New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-15

| 1854 ana was educated In the PUBIC SCHOOLS and
private academy. lie began business career Is
clerk in rope factory, but decided 10 become Law.
yer. in 1879 he graduated from the Columbia
Law School and admitted to the bar. He Is in part.
| nership with Edgar Bergen, Of Flatbush, and HI
practice Is chiefly in Surrogate and real estate
| lie Is counsel for the National City Bank and other
corporations. Mr.. AspinaI early took active part
in politics In his ward and the city, and has been
sent as a delegate to many state and city conven-
| tlOns In 1887 he was candidate for Assembly Ia
what was then the XIth District and elected By
a large majority and reelected the following yeas.
! In 1850 he was not candidate, but In 1890 ~
turned. lie served on important committees ana
was active in investigating the ceiling scandal. In
| 1891 he elected State Senator to succeed James
W. Blrkctt defeating Assemblyman. Charles W. Suth.
crland by 2,157 votes.
Mr. Asphalt Is member OF the Senate Committees
on Commerce and Navigation, Insurance and Library
lie has made many friends in his Albany career lie
Is a well-known clubman. belonging to the Union
League Aurora Grata and other social organizations,
| Is a thirty second degree Mason, and a member Of
| the Scottish Rite and Mystic Shrine The senate
district he represents includes the Third, Fourth.
seventh Eleventh. Thirteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth
| Twenty-first and Twenty-thrd wards. by the new
apporonment there will be five senate districts H.
stead OF three The Hid will be constituted Of ths
! Thirteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-hrst' I"ehS'uaN
| and Twenty-fft wards.
Mr. Aspipall was opposed to the consolidation Of
| Drooklyn with Ncw-York when In the Assembly IN
1890, but he has changed his MIND. In DISCUSSING
the subiec; he SAYS: The chief question at Issue
that OF taxation. In 1871 the property In BrooS!a
WAS Assessed at about S2O5, 100000. and In lsv.
| amounted TO over $i66OOQOO0, gam OF more 'naa
80 Per cent in twenty years. The tax rate Is hsho
now than IL was In 1871, and has ranged from - 81
| to s3 3d. The tax levy has increased from sa'ooo'
| 900 10 So.OOOOOO while the debt y now sfI'ovo'
OOO In spite of the fact that new ouiluihss 'osS
Hal 900 OoO were erected last year. In Ne"'i"s
property Is assessed at about 30 per cent OF us "
and the tax rate is 81 80. while in Brooklyn ths u
sc,,ment Is 20 per cent and the tax rate g CO.
proo,uyn Is annexed to Ncw-York she would reee"
tho benefit OF taxes on all large corporations doans
,rs;pess IN New-York. All the ferry companies pas
taxes to New-York instead Of BrA'kiyn. So'e 'aa.
hair tho mon Of Brooklyn go to New-York every day
and their financial interests are cen'cred '"e'''
two cities are practically one In all save NAME
The annual meeting of the Republican General o'.
! mi,,ce las, week was marked BY some pecuhar ~
cidents. 1t was thought that the new ovia" -
| ,nc r,.mhers 10 qualify BY 30 o'clock wouia eA
redit. the transaction OF business, but aiter te POI
mont OF dues ceased the secretaries LOON NIL " =,
70 make UP the roll and then an hour was -
amending It, so that II was 10 O'CLOCK oeio'e nv
business was reached. which was later IMAM III ioa
ro.rs The calculation that about $50 OF Inc Duo
r,ar,hors would nav 80 for the privilege oil par
,,ntr, IN tho exercises realized, but soo'e "
| ,Loso rcn,aincd away and only 800 voted' Inv
| nIur,luv by which W. J. Buttlng was eiec'es pr
dent was "A. The unusual spectacle was pres'
| Of - failure 10 make the election unanimous .! 80
| ~ the stubborn opposition OF franhin "o'"u
When the election OF the other onicers WIS t."
=, y late hour Mr.. Woodruff made the same op'e'"v'
q, ,he,r unanimous choice that he had TO the preSs
don't, election, and especially opposed the re-eec"oH
| =, treasurer Henry. lie and MIR. Henry rcca1f" ~
| tbo,r remarks old times when both were deiea'o' w.
| the mayoralty by large ma1orities' MI nu',"'e
taken active hold OF the duties OF his he" pa'e .
proposes to make his influence felt In putting inc pant
ip proper shape for the election next fai' s'ep'
| be taken In tile way oi seeurins ''
| representation next month. ~
Under the amended bylaws OF the Repuphes" ~
| cral Committee the members OF the f.Aeou'N. ~
| mittnc must be chosen before the nrst i"e,
| February, instead OF March as formerly ana .rs'
tion must be effected by the earlier date' olh' an
| executive members have yet been chosen. ihee W.
he 4 committee OF thirty five thus year. the t"o
| wards adding two TO the number IL Is "'e
| likely that H. j. Dady will not remain chairman ss
tho name of OK senator Jacob Worth Is being GU"
| sidered for the place. ,, a,
The experience OF the psst with indic'ed o"' :,
| Brooklyn does not give much nope ina. ."e ~,
indictments will result In convictions Inc poN' ns
| nlresdy made that the indictments are deiecuN.
| known to the law. The minutes OF tho "raha ' -.
| ore expected TO throw light on this point anu Wv
question OF obtaining them will be argued TO moi'V.
| There are Indications that the members Oh ue -.
Jury followed Illegal advice In certain 'hlnes' III. s
| ,b.v refused TO be bound by the opinions Oh Wv
Dlstrict,Attorncy and his assistants, ana loon oP
| outside of the Grand Jury room. Thus they IL" ~.
| indicted the City Auditor for acts commueu W =,
deputy While the principal can be bound os az q,
his drpu,v in civil proceedings Ii Is not posi9~ ~
| , man IN he crimlnally responsible for acts commune
| nv another The Grand Jury also maze s"eVr .
Indictment OF the supervisors on the ground oi ~
Ing false and fraudulent bills paid when tne "W
| prlation for the expenses was regularly naue .u,.
| thc constitutional powers of the Board ana 'ne -
| came within the appropriation. In the !uosm
an, :, wou,d have been far better TO have indc'es
roucr officials and have made the case so su s
against them that there would not have oeeh end
| hood OF the entire matter amounting to notmhs o'''
| a nine dlys' sensation. Mama
one OF the men not indicted. Out WIS. ,,,.s
figures I'm the Indictment OF the Aldermanie ' III,
for having false and fraudulent bill Is George .s
the caterer In Prospect Park. lie prV"ded 'n' .oo
AZ the Farm House after the parade was over o .t
| persons. and put In bill for s1,:oo lie COY! "A
| tho charge, were reasonable In view OF wha' "'
| I'D do, ard the service rendered. hIeh
| Tho lack Of public sentiment In Brooklyn 10 WI" :.
| attention was recently called In pubic a .,,us
apparent In the way the indictment OF SO "'any
r,.,a, ,s rccnrdcd There has been no express IA
Of poplar opinion that the laws must be EN-. many
that r,scas must be punished ON hc eon T;r that
mon ARE inclined to think 1t pcayunc aha,s Of
much fuss should DO made owe: the en"unt /,
| $40 900 when the cys annual expenses a''o'
| SlOOCOOO0 10, ,or,.s have beo1
| "a much enjoyed by Tribune readers, mas , ILL., w.
sionds I'm HrOklyn where she formerly hven. AZ the
Mayor Groy ia led u appear at the mee , "Ssmbe.
Bridge Trustees. OF which he Is an h,nn NH ta
h,si week The new terminal station, wnicn !. y" NJ
| A wear to build, will DO begun shorty Ds'"s~