The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-04
THE GREATER NEW YORK.
BROOKLYN MAJ. YET BECOME PART
OF the GREAT METROPOLIx

1ASRtS0S1tNo8
100000 Worth or Property.
ALBANY. March a-New York and Brooklyn
may be consolidated after all. The Assembly
this morning reconsidered its action some
time ago In excluding Kings county from the
provisions Of the bill to consolidate New York.
brooklyn. Staten Island. Westchester county.
and parts Of Queens and Suffolk. and tho bill
in the shape 1t was introduced By Sir Peroival
Webster OF Harlem was ordered to third
reading. after beautiful speeches By Gen.
and Bald Eagle Hustled and Col QuiRley Of
Brooklyn. The bill continues In existence the
Commission. which consists OF representatives
Of New York. Brooklyn. the other parts Of
Kings county. Queens county. Westchester
county. and Staten Island. to investigate and
report concerning the consolidation 1t pro-
vides for the appropriation by New York
city OF $4,000 to pay the expenses OF
the Commission. and it directs the Commits
sion to report a bill to tho Legislature TO pro-
vide for the submission TO popular vote OF
the people OF the several municipalities and
towns affected OF the question whether they
want to be consolidated or not The progress
of the bill was delayed BY an amendment
striking the county Of Kings from the pro-
visions OF the bill.
Sir Percval Webster Of Harlem. who has
charge OF the bill. called It UP and moved for
county Of Kings was omitted. The Bald Eagle
OF Westchester swooped down the middle
aisle and. perohinR on the steps, gave his
views as follows:
Tho day is coming when the city OF New
York will be the wonder OF the world 1t Is
the great city Of tho future II needs room for
expansion. Brooklyn. Staten Island. and West
chester should be consolidated In the same
borders as the city Of New York. The people
ut -l~r ;,S %, - Tb>,
Of Now York are in favor Of it Charles A.
Dana. one OF the fairest minded. most fsrsee-
ing. and ablest men in the State has printed
editorials in favor 1t. Not only should these
cities be united in one. but they should
be formed with the adjacent territory
into new State. to be known as the
Imperial State. 1t would end the long
dissension and pickering between the people
of the city and Of the country. 1 believe that
the people are in favor Of this consolidation
and OF the erection of new State. The rep
resentatives from Brooklyn have opposed the
submission Of this question to the vote o. the
people OF Brooklyn on the ground that the
people do not favor the consolidation. II the
people do not favor the consolidation why
should the representatives. from Brooklyn OBJ
ject to having their opinion thus confirmed? ?"
Col. Quigley OF Brooklyn opposed the bill
He said:
Z" II there is to be any new State it should be
the state Of Long Island II any annexation
is to be done New York should he annexed to
Brooklyn. and not Brooklyn to New York. We
in Brooklyn get enough Of New York now.
New York is an overcrowded. congested city.
while Brooklyn has room to expand to Mon
tauk Point. ! have not heard one OF my con-
stituents say anything in favor Of this bill. All
the Brooklyn newspapers are opposed to it.
Brooklyn is good city now. and We do not
want have it spoiled
Z" Brooklyn is distinct from New York" said
Mr. oooney. =" and It should be kept so. Brook
Ign Is a city Of purity and morals. 1t has no
large tenement house or degraded population.
city Ct nsasi H. sn Sry 6oar
1T is a city q virtue" reiterated Mr. Coopey:
nss come s ovss ~ 70 EieStiyn eeesscnsy 0u.u
OF e to r. snd the iii ordered ~ third
reading. A second roll call showed that the
hill has about ~ supporters. will have to
s, the h I DTasa M Me- bill
ment Of barmaids came to the Senate from the
5siassbs HTs Ssys al Sss ssn
favoT q this 6iil; j did not know that bar
! would like to know where they are en-
don't know" said the Lieutenant. Gov
Who does know 2" asked Zerubabe Erwin.
der tSs the
a anse G dd asked me to introduce the BILL
The Bill went to the Committee on Judiciary.
hin to aye tine Assembly
iishment. The Assembly destined. ''''
The D1ypolsher bill to stamL gliding and
protest from Senator zerabaSel Erw s'' Who
About two years ago paid two dollars and
waterfall in the rays Of the setting sun clean:
sss IN S~ es APa ess
have to stamp on that frame that i Is not gold
say d tt d efs &
thaP ty dolsTs xoTh q sn SSS Ss
il carat 9r carat sod Or 10 sHFet at all'
ing to inspect my shoes and stamp split calf |
%n thgm or put tag on coat This coat
Notwithstanding this .eioquence. there was
no oct, ether onpesltion to the bill. .,,.
Ihs hs NJ Ss%
!ssssss + IT, Hft esSs
agreed to pay q high percentage OF their gross |
receipts to the city for their franchises. to scale
down the payment In a roundabout way.
II also passed the Walker bill to change the |
definition OF tenement house. 1.-THE Walker |
bill passes. tenement and lodging houses will 1
be defined az follows. and any one can know In |
what kind q PLACE no lives BY finding out how |
whether they do their cooking there. Here Is |
the definition.
tenement house. within the meaning Of th,
title shall be taken to mean and include house
building or portion thereof which rented Leased let
hired ont 90 be occupied or 10 occupied the home
or residence Of -FOUR families or more living indspen
premises or by more than three families upon ANY
hoor so living and cooking but having rigut
In tho halls sfairways yards water closets pryies
some ~ them, Alodxipg house shall be taken to
thereof IN which persons are harbored.
Fx-Judge Ernest Hall. r. II. Mcintyre, ex-
senator William C9uldwell. John Do Hart, Carl |
before the Senate Committee on Railroads this |
afternoon In favor the Huckleberry Road bill. |
si.nad by John W. Crimmips. John b Haskiu. |