New-York tribune., 1874-11-11
o,1ARRE1,s OF BROOKLYN OFFICIALS.

OUARREI,S OF BROOKLYN OFFICIALS.
AN ALTERATION BETWEEN MAYOR HUNTER AND COM
MISSIONER sTRANAHAN-CHARGEs AND COUNTER
CHARGES IN REFERENCE TO THE SALE OF THE
EAST SIDE LANDS AND OFFICIAL ExTRAvAGANcE.
If is proposed by the Prospect Park Com
nssiopers to sell at public auction on Dec tue uis
trct known in Brooklyn the East Side lands" Inc
land TO be sold comprises several acres ana was oren
alv a part of Prospect Park Park Commissioner
strapaban aided IN securing the passage OF bl author
a. NO tho sale of these lands although considerable real
estate adjoining had been bought by people who
were given to understand that the Est SIDE
lands would be kept as part OF Prospece furh'
He proposes TO sell the land now' at d ulno
when the real estate market Is very au'
The proposition sell has given rise to great
ton among taxpayers OF Brooklyn In Difference TO
feeling Alderman Rowley will offer the following reSou
,ion at the NEXT meeting Of the Common Council:
Bo,d That IN tho opinion this Common Council
4. the pesent depressed condition Of the real elae msiA ds
sas s e PARK they hereby respectfully
per iod Of greater financial prosperity
The Park Commissioner says he expects the land wiz
be disposed OF at low rates, yet IL must DO sou' "
throws the responsibility the Mayor ana the Cono
ler The Park Commissioners held regular Hee'ns
last night for the purpose Of considering the sale Oh INC
East Side lands Park Commissioner Stranahan I'D 'ne
chair The proceedings were opened by Mayor huueer'
uniting the query to Mr.. Stranahan, What nave yo"
been doingi" Mr.. Sranahan replied that tne oo'ni''
soners had been busy getting up maps showing ".
situation of the land to be sold He said the law
that the Mayor and the Controller should sign deeu' io
the lands sold, at the request OF the fdrK commissioner
Tho arrangements for the sale were almost complete
,d rho mans would be ready at the end OF the week
He thought that the land would bring fair price, Dut
nothing extraordinary. A., r,.,,ou s,ooa
In tbe way of the sale Of the lands az Mr. Stranaha
had stated He asked. with some warmth. what rlgnt
innep then said that he didn't the Mayors name,
ahouch ne had him in his mind He then called atten-
tion 70 The fact that the Mayor had been unwilling 70
nav the debts incurred by the Park COmmls IN
the discharge their duty The Mayor replied that ne
only nrrered for the purpose Of preventing specdi
eislation as for himself he wanted no more special
bills outside of the Bridge bill The discussion grow
warmer and finally Mr.. Stranahan SAID TO the Mator,
never could tax T. you not SnreS want 'nSr any
taE obont BROOKLYN matters and tnat he doubted very
much il the Park Commissioners could take any prop
ohan asked the Mayor arcastically he expectei TO
get through the Winter without special sgsia.,on, g
eYes hope will" replied the Mayor. Mr. strananan
wanted to know what the Mayor had to advise aud me
Mayor answered: &c" do not undertake 10 adYse 'e he
would like TO have Mr. Hunters assistance In selling ne
lands and Mayor promised TO gave IT, ie uu NJ
To- be I'm unIson with Park Commissioners In ms
opinion, would he better for hhe city to assume @ es
the lands which did not look invltlng ,
Mr stranahan then accused the Mayor OF naVng i s,u
ous and the Mayor denied the accusation He made
tne counter charge that had been dSnllsse1 from
the park because he would allow certain money 10
he maid TO the PARK COMMISSIONERS Mr.. Sranalian de
CHARGED that the present Commissioners never would
pass the money realized from the sale OF the Las.
Side lands into City Treasury, but would suqihuer
and, steal IL all. The Mayor replied houy, " never
SAID tnat the Board wOdd steal did say II you hau
your wav you would squinder the money, ana say so
now. do say better Park could nave been maze Ior
Onc-half the money You nave squdnder.d the money.
To this direct charge OF extravaganza MI strdnanan
answered that the Park had cost only about sooooo,
ana thought s2jcO0Oo would be realized rom .ne s
of the lands Park Commissioner then lurneu on
his Honor and asked somewhat contemptnons " nai
nave YOU done for the city - Mayor Hunter leaned
over tie table so that could look the Commissioner
straight IN the eyes and reored, &c" not to be cafe
chseti by you. My acts open 10 tue public. nave
lived all my life and suggested many improve
mcuts. bat 1 will not be catechiscu by you"
The by this time had taken such per
souul turn that "a motion to adjourn WAS carried No
business was transacted during the meeting the time
having been taken up by Mcssrs Hunter and stranahah
IN discussing their private dihcrences Alter the meet
ing two cOnYe1sru III very irlehiJ way, anu iIt
the building together.