New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-18
against Mr.. Blaine, or those who may hold opposite
political opinions to mine"
MORE OF CLETELANDS SH1M REFORM
SUSPICIOUS HASTE WITH WHICH HE SIGNED THE
BILL MAKING A NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
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SUSPICIOUS HASTE WITH WHICH HE SIGNED THE
BILL MAKING NEW JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Governor Ceveland's hasty approval of the
bill creating new judicial district in this city IA almost
universally condemned by the citizens in that district
whose taxes increased by $4,000 annually and VINO
did what they could defeat the bill Theodore RooSe-
welt his cndcavors to get the Governor to veto
the measure without avail Under the act referred to
the Board of Aldermen has chosen building in Flfty-
fourth-st for the new court within few blocks OF
another District Court I'm Fyseventh-st, while 1t Is
claimed that court needed there but that one should
he placed uptown in the vicinity Of Onehundredand-
| twcnty-hftlist.
Gilbert r. Hawcs. an attorney of No. 100 Broadway
who lives in Onehundred and wenty-hfthst one OF
the most earnest opposcrs Of the bill The idea thaI
Governor Cleveland be called 'reformer in any
sense" said lie. His action in approving
the bill creating judicial district in this city ought
TO he enough settle that question. Let ne tell yon
about that bill A. senator Plunkelt lntroNuc't
il I'm the Senate large number Of citizens who would re-
side in the proposed district entered their vigorous
protest and communicated to Senator Gibbs, Assembly
man Roosevelt and Others aud Governor Cleveland,
their objections to the and stated that the court
was not needed was appointed to handle his matter
for these citizens and TO try to prevent the
passage Of the bill; and | corre'ponded WIN
all the gentlemen named and with General Hustled ana
received their siirauccs That they would try to defeat
20.
IT, wrote to Governor Cleveland after the bill had
passed into hi hands and asked for audience and that
argument be- heard why the bin should be vetoed III
reply received telegram from Colonel Lamont saying
that the Governor would not grant AN audience ana That
any objections must he submitted in writing commit
tee Of citizens headed by Henry Stcmar then waited ON
Mr. Roosevelt in Albany and presented facts and figures
10 him which were aferwarl laid before the Governor
The arguments used by the committee were a follows
During 1883. the receipts OF the Seventh Judicial
District from all sources were but $1,000.
The salaries aggregated 81 100 including SCOOP r the
incidcntas footed MP $1,000 in addition The business
before the court occupies justice HluoIl lo o Ky
days In the week During - there were 339 tlsaicd
were Inf ninety three landlord and tenant cases. II
argued that the district was not needed, because
there was sufficient business 10 occupy one JUS
ice II The hin bccomrs law besides the new set Of Off
cals drawing ~ 100 annually initial outlay of $1,000
he irrnricd and 5000 would have to he spent
woud cost The city $4,000 annually. These
then wrote letter TO him aud in closing said: We do
need judicial district - provided for III thlS
Hill, and consequently il f. merely calculated To create
useless Office and impose an extra and unnecessary
burden on the taxpayers. speak for many clients ana
Twelfth Ward and who aside from party utilization, are
unanimous ina opposing tll, hill This question should
if fairly ON if, newt the b should DE- vetoed The
ground tha e., hostile To the best Interests u the cy
of NcN>oik' No reply over came l" iIS ''''' ana "
"Nithin the past two weeks the Board 81 Alder
Frt fourth H. as the colrt-hou-t for thc new district
Ih, building Is WITHIN - Jew n.'GNs "' W. 'S', u,,
i1ct conn mousse li ll' '''.'. 81, Ny''I- ,i"''
than this fact is needed 10 show WJt was The auu> oi
those who introduced and urged the passage OF The
that must have court u should bee located m
whore il would accommodate the people of Blooming
dale. Camau-yillc. NlnhIttanvilc and Washington
uri. tIHt Ih- p,.. wa NJ" w., j IA ,i,,.
inc interest, OF i~ p'iiil "4i.,il.'' I,S Viii,