New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-07
GREATER NEW YORK..
A BILL AUTHORIZING A CHARTER SENT ~
ALBANY
THE MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATION COMMISSION

rur ,,uxrcIpAr CONSOLIDATION GYMNASIUM
LISTENS TO ADvIcE-MR. oURrIss DOUBTS
=. .o,s q lopg time TO work up In NcW-iorR anu
proorIvn n warm interest in matters to"c uo no'
appeal strongly and at once 10 nui'u"a 'a.
Tho ouestion OF municipal consohuati"i mas nv ~
succeeded in whetting the puDhc enthusiasm anu
oono aro content to let IL drag along vi the score
Of nublic men invited to appear before inc COMMISSION
"a. tic, yesterday to express their views on the
,,a. Cor tbe enlightenment OF the members, only
- - to,r ,pere prcsent. one OF these was Generai
Henry w slocum who spoke briefly In favor OF con-
,,,.,on Uo believed that New-York and Brook
I,r under the same municipal system, coho DC gov
orned much more cheapy than as separate muhcf
nartos The tax rate would be much lowered there-
nv The Geneeal favored the construction Oh more
bridges over the East River as meaiS Vi pro"'''o
the interests of the two cities.
Another speaker was Anthony II. Dyett properly
owner In both cities He, too, favored consohoa.on
He REPLIED to Edward G. Gravcs's New orK
iaxrate address Of last week by saying that te
once was more apparent than real; that, WHO 'no
taxrate was higher Brooklyn than on New iorh
property, the higher '"iu"'oA ~
equazed II. ,, ,,
r A. bradford thought that consolidation would
result in New ork's benefit.
Dr. Paul IL. Kretzschmar, SupervlsoraEha'so Vi
Kings County In long letter when was N'u ~
Secretary Henschel, opposed consolidation he 'ous.
IL might be good thing for the cities anu towns vi
Kings County TO be united but he believed tllat the
interests OF New-York and Brooklyn were TOO diverse
fo- union and that the citizens OF the latter were
entirely capable OF governing themselves lie con-
cluded rs follows:
The future may bring great changes, and I would ld
not undertake to predict waI "a deslrsbe
but mt present do not hesitate saying Ley T tI
enough St 6 %o Of mune RG S spirit to the end that
best efforts may be advanced to impr0ve ouI iVCai
29G y9 9nS VII Br6oyR in much broader
sense than by planning what has been peaSeu W W
called greater Ncw-York."
II was hoped and expected that George William
Curtis woud appear before the commission, but he
oonented himself with writing the following letter.
which does not seem TO have remarkably strong
consolidation flavor:
am highly honored by the invitation OF the Com
mission OF Inquiry to attend the meeting on Monday
mnrnng and / greatly regret my inability personally
n respond to IT,. There have been articles IN the press
NJ fine country favorable to the project OF consolidation
Tt have not observed any active and vigorous dis
csson of the subject either in the local newspapers or
I'm neghborly conversation. There Is undoubtedly gen
eraI impression that our local government is sscepDe
of Improvement, but am not aware Of any sJronE con
which according TO the most Intelligent authorities IS
one OF the worst governed cities In the "oilu' "ouu
probably secure such Improvement.
IL is perhaps question whether an increase OF the
population of city by increasing the extent ana re-
sponsby of its government does not tend to greater
care in the selection OF its administrative olces upon
whose honesty ability and efficiency the excellence OF
yeeaiy agreed that the municipal government OF New
York Is more honest and efficient now than 1t was when
the pHP e 9aeso % Of Ce Should be submitted
to popular vote in the county and 1t could n pc sno%
better roads, cheaper water and better police and hre
department., very sure that the scheme would DC
warmly supported. In common with other taXpay efs,
would gladly the for anticipating these good
results stated with little more definite detail thaI
have yet observed am, as you see an adVOcatuS
dabOli so far as asking for these make me one.
yet do not ask as an opponent OF the plan put oiy
very pronounced opinion upon the subject, but who
entirely willing to be convinced when the argument
descends TO particulars.
After the reading Of this letter President Green's
bill was again brought to the front, and TINS tline
with success, as the board unanimously adopted It,
The members present and voting were Messrs Green,
StraEahan, DevOe, Greenfield, Linton, Vaux and
Veeder. The measure, which is published below In
full, was forwarded TO Albany last night:
An act to provide for the framing Of charter for
the incorporation government and administration OF
a city by the Commission appointed by and under
Chapter 81 Of the Laws OF 1890, and authorizing an
he people of the State of New-York, represented in
Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
section l. The commissioners appointed by ana
1890 hereby authorized and directed to prepare
corporation government aud administration Of city
to comprehend the following described territory
county Of Richmond, the town Of Westchcster, and
that portion OF the towns Of East Chester and Pelham
IL
point where the northery line OF the city Of Newfork
ntersects the centre line of the Bronx River TO the
middle of the channel between Hunters and Glen
Islands, in Long Island Sound, Long Island City, the
town Of New0wn, the town Of Flushing, the town OF
WHICH IS Westerly S' of par straight line drawn from the
point where the eaSerly line OF the town Of Flushing
middle of the channel between Rockaway Beach and
shelter Island 10 the waters Of the Atlantic Ocean.
said charter shall, in the discretion Of said Commits
soners be based upon and conform as nearly as prac
ticabo to the following propositions -
powers, privileges, franchises tcnements, heredita-
ments and appurtenances thereto belonging, should,
merged consolidated and Incorporated into one mHnici:
pality, to be known and designated as the City Of
Now York" and governed and administered by single
2J That the government and administration of said
city shall be under elective brms, concentrating all
local legislative powers in one chief executive officer
and two separate legislative boards. The executive
By departments comprehending duties Of a homo
geneOGs nature, which. so far as may be, should be
co. That all public property, rights, franchises, i'm
muntIe5 and easements belonging to each Of the mn
and be the property Of the united city and that all
debts obligations and liabilities of whatever nature
city and practicable shall be adjusted and
paid by the ayails of bonds to be issued thereby
a. That there shall be but one and an equal rate OF
See .. The Board Of Estimate and Apportonment
pirate for, and the Controller Of the city Of York
Shall pay TO said Commission the sum OF s.; to be
this act and the purposes for which said Commission
was created, which sum shall be paid to said Com
OF said city. said hoard OF Estimate and Apportion-
ment is hereby authorized to raise said amount by
or more OF the following methods viz. BY taxation
the real personal property liable to taxation in Sac
CITY by the issue Of bonds Of said city, and by the
use Of any unexpended balance for any year prior to
the year 1901.
sec. 3. This act shall take effect Immediately.
Tho Board meets again next Monday at No. a1s
Broadway, at IL q. m
SHALL THE GYMNASTS WEAR DIVIDED SKIRTS1
There arc nlnety-hve members Of the Central Turn