New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-09


/ crease.
Brooklyn standing alone mus: always remain Compare
lively poor. New.York has tremendous advantage Of
her in every material respect NewYork even owns the
waterfront Of Brooklyn up TO low water mark Those who
talk of Brooklyn becoming not only rich, but Nev-YOrk
commercial rival have heard Of this fact Every
ship anoat around brooklyn Is within the city OF New
York. BY virtue Of ancient chsrers beginning with thu
government Of the NcwNethcrlands confirmed and re
newed after conquest by the British and ratified by act
Legislature the Independence. the city Of New
York not only her water front but all the way
20 low mark ct Brooklyn Many people seen
have inquired thought why 1t Is that New
York Cty the ferry rights on the Brooklyn SIDE a
well the NewYOrk side and receives all Of the remit
thcrerOm II docks be ever built out from
Brooklyn 1t must be on land under water purchased OF
leased from city Of NewYork, or else the wharfage
must be paid to the city o. New.York. The very few
extending out from Brooklyn stand on land
under leased acquired from NewYork The city
OF Brooklyn dock from which TO dump its garbage
1t may lease the land under water for one
from the city Of New.YOrk.
Speaking now from q BROOKLYN standpoint say
that the people Brooklyn have the right 10 share IL the
beuents the for government collected In New
York They have such right because they largely helI
the property from which such revenues are de-
rived Justice requires that this state OF things be not
pcrpe,uaed Brooklyn does not wish TO continue longer
as the dormitory bed chamber OF New.fork In
relation she has been subjected TO Indifference ana
dersion long enough.
senator McNarTen mhue u lOHR spceCh III "n'Sh nc
tried 10 that Brooyns Increase In population had
been proportionately greater than that OF NewYork-
that rate per capita had been for the last nine
years scarcely than neha-that the cost OF run
ming her various municipal departments had been mnci
lower per capita and that on the whole the city had
been far better and more economically governed In
conclusion he said:
There il a moral side 10 this question OF consolidation
tina. must force ,oH upon the attention OF the people
the more the question 10 ag!tated. From the expert
ences OF municipal governments In our country we
are justified in concluding that mammoth municipalities
not the best interests OF the people as cohtaa
ting ushed from smaller municipalities Tbs dihcuity OF
city government economically Increases in
exact ratio with It's growth Smaller cities more easily
governed than larger ones. 1t will not require nuch
argument TO convince the average resident OF
cs Brooklyn various departments under such
city would be presented by the consoNdatei ciues
would become more expensive.
j. Seaver Page, Of New.lOrk followed Senator NC
CaIren. He declared that the Senator's speech was
entirely out Of place at this time 1T would be In
order" he said sin case this bill were law and
asking yS to S no ask
20 % Is nE now ask QUESTION S1 Of
1t is question OF submission. ! am one OF those
people to whom he refers as sentimentaiists. i 40
want TO great and grand city ~ the ne" New
Inward c. Graves also attacked McCsrren; He sald
tina. It was false that the b py0p Were OF not opposed
IL; they were in favor OF It, Here was c9mhn..ee
composed OF representative business men who Knew
the sentiments Of their respective districts ana they
knew that nine tenths OF the people Of the city were
in favor Of the consolidation OF the territory named
I'm the bill into one grand city . -. A.,
CorpoI alton Counsel jerks spoke he saio ior inc
Mayor OF Brooklyn, who would not oppose the blii
II one amendment were made. This amendment
was in the line Of doing away with the craving Oh
The bill TO b. presented In the city OF Brooklyn
should happen to; vote for annexation or consOida-
ton. .. H.
said that there was nothing now to prevent the
Commission drawing bill for annexation 49,
senator Asphalt, who introduced the Dill IN INC
senate conferred with Mr.. Gaynor and Others OF the
leading ConsodIsionissn as they call themselves.
and thew decided not TO accept the amendment
senator Asphalt declared that the Mayor OF Broos
been here for two months. and the city authoriues
OF Brooklyn had paid no attention to nn'i and ,s
you'd have TO stand or full just as 1t was:
The committee did not consider the nil In e1ecu
tive session.