New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BROOKLYN TRUE TO THE BRIDGE.
suv prrnars seOOo,OOo TO THE ENrERPRIsE-

| REVOLUTIONS OF DELAY DEFEATED.
! snecial meeting of the Brooklyn Board of
Aldermen was called for yesterday afternoon and the
rnnor, that the question of Brooklyn's subscribing
A. o M upoualedly for the continuance OF work on
,ha hr,aoe would occupy the attention OF the Alder
| men caused o largo number OF prominent pol
| itciaps and other residents TO attend The
members were called 10 order AT y. m''
| with President Bergen IN the chair After
an invitation from Mr.. Reid OF the East NewYork and
Canarsir Railroad asking the members to take free
excursion on the road, had been read and accepted
| Tho FINANCE Committee made a report An animated
took place the rates to be paid to corpo
| ration newspapers for printing tax and assessment
sales and it was finally resolved that the old rates
should DO preserved.
The Chairman Of the Committee, 70 whom was re-
ferred the subject OF appropriatng the 10 carry
on the East River Bridge then stated that tho Commit
toe ,rere ready 10 report the CLERK ordered
Rad the conclusions of the Committee, which fol-
lows:
"I the question presented to us had been az to the
expedency of inLuguratng at this time an enterprise
of this magnitude. we should, I'm view OF the heavy
burden OF debt now resting upon our city, have hest
tated to recommend the necessary pen BIt
been begun but IL has advanced 80 Tar that In an en-
cheering point OF the chief obstacles TO its success
ful completion have been already overcome. aud over
s4oooooo has been already expended upon IL: dne
having the feasibility OF the enterprise, in
deed, after having nearly half completed IT. we are
pete losing In the time the interest on the money
already invested, and what Is or Tar more importance
foregoing the great advantage certain to result 10 Dotn
cities from its early completion The bridge should he
completed as soon as possible ana when competeu'
he made as free and nntrammeled az it is upon any
street In the The work up to the present
Controlled e by private stcckhOiders who have thus
far furnished 10 per cent OF the money e&pendeac
nile 90 per been provided by Brooklyn ana 80
per cent by NewYork SThe act under consideration con-
templates the retirement Of private stockhoderS ana
tfntn IN a h.
mittee cannot believe that Newf2fk haVihf put no'
hand to the pillow, will for moment look back"
The report then reviews the work on the Bridge and
repeats the Bridge act, to the third seetoh Oh WHICH
particular attention is drawn, "a follows:
The sale bridge hereby declared be public g'9Ty Gs 'n
Of rendering the travel Gfssen s cue neS
shall from time to time and for the of
Completing the same the YewYos Brooklyn rrpeeuye
to ne bond. bearing Interest
and 70 provide e, Sa 20 u m5er vi, Tue CITY, Of
The sum 10000 in e1a 900 o yn5' si
and Se cities and BrooEyn invested
spev with the stock in said Company in addition 10 s1el as n
said Tor which purpose capital said COMPANY shalt By r
such payment increased to the amount thereof " 10 ~
as the shall be paid"
The report closes by recommending the adoption Of
the following resoutons
Resolved That Of the .ahor conferred h ' thrd
section accepted hereby authorize the OF bonds 10 the
sum Of each the 1874 and 1879 to provide and
the same shall appone aud the said Boad
ofD
Rd That accepting the provisions Of The third section Of ss
the distinct intention mat no portion o. ne ogs va R ny
tosurIa he rights private stakeholder Of said Company Dat
that said nights 'ha De psa ior n' @ 81 f ny ,sns there
Of or sooner al the option Of drecso with the interest
thereon payable semiannualy
Al the eoneius'on Vi 'no ''s ~ w
Aldermen went ih'o d 'o.''"i'''o VI NV ""' ~
Alderman Clancy in the chair.
Aluerm"h i'opeS ono ~ -. :,
substitutes loi 'no i''O'"'''"'
the coinm,a'ee' ., -. -, ,,s,,.,
Re.o'rea Ina ,ne s New Tos Brgs Conpany
nn.ei Juae 1874 be- and lie same are hereby accepted
,.o,a That the officer. the city are hereby
aa aefe =, i eoS' a bp S Boar Of
,ovi M in d set shs have been duy appointed Organized
seeoran 70 ,Ge pio,o % the pe Of bonds 10 d. extent
named ni, II in ri the said act
sa LIZA h 'ne ops so 10, the e1sIeion AMI eomse.
Ion Of the bridge and that settlement with private stock
holders having its object OF their interest should be
@ Aforesaid Set for The bridge shall be applied
uni said bridge shall he completed
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minority report on Tue co"pe'on Vi INC D''S'' ou'
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