The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-04
tJS, G67 600 90
S,462,7B6 80
Sinking fund.


.7os 81
I'm addition TO this sum BROOKLYN will have TO
pay $3,I2BSQ, as her portion OF the county debt,
but as the city had no hand in mourning this
dent me Government ought not to be charged
THE SUM-" said the reporter. "has estimated
deduct the Sinking fund, and do not diminish
the citys share Of the county DEBT, you make
your figures tally with THE SuS's-"
THE BUN Is technically correct" responded
the Mayor, but constructively wrong We
cannot assume l,,, the county EXPENSES as
the county, we viii have to pay our share.
There is great portion Of the debt
which IL being gradually extinguished, year
by year, and winch is absolutely bound to pass
out OF our way: The clty's financial condition is
excellent at this time. and management Of the
city funds Is made easy by the fact that we
know precisely what our dent Is, and know how
10 handle 1t. Were II not for the bridge we
could reduce the bonded indie btedness tl,0O0,0OO
this year. and II we can guard against interfering
legislation, feel sure that We can continue and
finish the bridge without addition 60 the bonded
Indebtedness. Kingsley and his men will not
press their claim for their f5t00U0 for they know
that " the Common Council do authorize II, my
veto VIII be set upon IT, There ia nothing that IL
can detect jObbery In in the city improvements
that are being made now: The Bridge street
WIS begun loosely. but l am assured that the
Local assessments for that will be paid. We are
tuG ring severely lroul tue extravaganza OF four
and five years ago, and the city Is passing already
into better future. Tue credit of the city with
moneyod men was never better than now, nor
could its bonds OF obligations be sold al so high
q premium, and IL new schemes can he pre-
vented the deot Itself can be safely managed.
We have too expensive loo u government, and
this Is harder Tor US to bear than our debt large
as Z U.s."
days. Kingsley, klnseIla, Fowler, Keeney, and
Stranahan have made fortunes out OF the city.
Can you aot recover some hing from them2"
Mayor Hunter-Tnere has been perfection of
Ring In BROOKLYN, made up Of sharper and
longer. headed men than the Tammany, All
this extravaganza was preceded by cunning
devised legislation, and do not see how the
men who spent the money can be reached ex-
oept through an authorized inquiry, approved
by the LEGISLATURE, and commissioned TO ascer-
tain how the money was spent. II there Is any
way to recover this amount Of money. or n there
should be glad to know It. have no desire 10
shield any one. but do desire to get back the
money. IL any citizen has evidence which will
warrant proceedings, will aid him u the best
OF my private ana official ability. There has
been no direct stealing from the treasury, that
am aware OF. II fortunes were made, one mode
was through street-paving Jobs and contr act 2,
by which the contractors received large sums
which may have been divided with Others.
II should undertake 70 prosecute them-and
would willingly If had a law to operate under
these men would open the statutes and point
me to q law under which they have acted. IL,
next winter the Legislature will appoint a com
uittee TO inquire iuto our local affairs, then. |
think, there may be a romedv; but | have
thought IT all over, and cannot see how can
ACT unier the common law.
In conclusion, Mayor Hunter said "The cit
zens Oi Brooklyn have a greater faith IN THE
Bun than IA their local newspapers, and IT 10 my
NtSie AhtN bhall hilknN Wutl AutN
read Of Brooklyn AFFAIRS. As for individuals
who have In other da wronged the city, they
must answer for themselves. JobbeTV has
ceased, aud while am In ONCE II will not pro-
ceed but don't allow my fellow citizens to
think that we are progressing at the wasteful
rate Of former years. We have everything un-
der control now. and II there Is no meddlin..
LEGISLATION we are secure. Kingsley has no ne "
Jobs, aud Fowler Is fastened between two good
men and can do no h-rm. IL you can whip out
OF the Ring the money that has been vast d. do
so, and We will all rejoice. But they have been
very lonRheaded."