New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-21
THE BROOKLYN SUBURBS.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY MAY FOR

CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY MAY FORM PART
or THE CITY
The Commission appointed under an act of
the pas Legislature 20 devise plan for the eonsoda
zion Of Brooklyn the OF Kings County and the
division OF the united territory held its fourth
On the County Court yesterday the Hon. John A.
Lott presiding The following report in the form Of
oct. was received:
ART I. on the terms Of consolidating the City lof
Brooklyn aud the towns of Kings County into one munic
a government and the division OF the territory thereof
SIC !. The public property Of the present City Of
praised at the present market value tue amount OF the
debts Of each locality being ascertaned the amount OF
the appraised value Of its public property other
acts shall deducted from the amount Of the debt
any there be- each and the amount Of the assets shall
become u common debt upon the whole city, and the
property shall become the common property o. the
SIC q The phrase public property, as herein used
sha unde and construed 10 refer only 10 such
property IL, under the laws liable to sale under udg
SIC 8 Thai in the adjustment Of the existing debts
and credits OF the present divisions OF the county each
town aud the present City OF Brooklyn snail be as
between each other liable only for its own indebtedness
Tho prncipa and interest Of uch existing Indebtedness
shall be levied and assessed accordingly; but all the
rights interests PLope5y aGrne io tSe towns AND
present City OF Brooklyn shall belong to and be vested
md All responsibities OF either the towns city
favor OF third parties shall be assumed by and may be
enforced against the City Of Brooklyn as proposed TO be
kEC a SUI d towns az shall have a balance ia their
favor shall credited with the same in the tax levy OF
The ensuing year and such have public property ID
exoess Their Indebtedness shall DE credited in The an
nual taI levy with the rens or interest," hecrhg nom
such property =,
SIC The wards Of the present city OF Brooklyn shall
subject 20 the same and Ike rate OF taxation Tor
municipal purposes. ,
SIC c. The county towns agricultural wards shall
he subject 20 taxation alike with the whole CITY IN
Tie general expenses Aforesaid, except as hereinafter
pfOylded tOr lighting streets aud the expense OF the
F,re Police, Water and Health Departments.
$50 Z In MI evies OF taxes assessments on prop
m the several real estate not divided or set
sprt OF usoi building lots shall be assessed as now
a. agricultural lands. -.
,aene yer they sna desife form district, and upon
me Of JOrity OF the owners OF Tue properly
a. ~ ~ therefor the Common Couneh shaft include
ai dsffics within the territory cnatgeabe with the
cEnenes of street lighting and the water, Pre-, Police,
an1 Health Departments VI the City OF BROOKLYN, OF
INV -, MI Of tbem and thereupoD sad dstrlct ths b.
made liable for its pTOport0Date snare VI uie cosi OF
establishing and unaintaiDing the same. 49,, -. a
SIC. 8 The City Of Brooklyn shau DC uisiueo snto
wards provided by Law, except tnat ts uiNuhs
lpe the Thrteentb ami Nineteenth HbIdh St
be the Of DiyisiOnaye,; aud eAcept thhi lhe
Twenty second Ward shall include the whole OF fIopetl
PArk. and that portion of Franklin wing souLefY
thereof between Oceau-ase ana the southerF Dounua
Prospect Park: and each Of the county towns sum
constitute ward CT the prOpoSsd consolidated clJ 70
be known the Twenty sixth New-L0ts Ward the
Twenty seventh Fiatlands Ward, The Twentyrighth
the Thirllstb or New utrecht Ward.
SEC 10 Public highways In the county towns shall be
az the expense 81 said towns except where
otherwise now provided BY law, and except where
sgteis are opened. or cradrd paved Inaeldauiz'C
ne expense thereof shel be assessed aud collected