New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-29

the city government such a comparison Is legitimate.
but 1t ought complete. On the drst OF January.
lS2, when / enteei upon the duti", Of the MAYORS
Office. the BROOKLYN Bridge s; unfn she'd the IN.
used plan. Of the oosvn Elevated road dsGgurel many
= cur e. luf neither That elevated load any
otIer was OPERATION. \ great volume OF OF
take, oni amounting TO $1,000 COO
los had been accumulated. ONLY 20 I"r cent Of the
levy collected during the first yeag Of Of
oiicc. The many Of the most valuable hoses
in the city hal ceased to pay taxes. being tired Of
laring not ony share ,owaFd the government
OF the city. but addition the share that ought to have
iest"d upon the vat mass Of delinquent property. ]
pause only g. that this condition OF affairs was the
ispt Of tie alnni Of BfooAlyn, under the sane
auspices hat local Democratic Osgani'at OF
ioday for unbrs.cn period since The wa except for
In two years u honorable administration by tfed'Ick
\. Schroeder.
THE DEBT ROLLS Up.
The debt Of Brooklyn at the time of my FIRST inaucura-
ton s33 gOc, ooC At the end o, my second term
thc debt hac $50 600 600. The not debt Of
the lily The last day Of last year was SGOO0OOO but
even th, does not tell the whole story. During my term
u Office arrears problem solved but the benefit
IT. solution IN the collection OF the cty's bal debt,
va, not fct until after my term OK office had expired
At the end OF 1855. the first year OF Mayor Charhs
administration. the debt the city hal fallen To
81 Oo0.Ooo. Thon it that Mr.. Chaplin said the time
had COM when IIooNyn tsuh properly afford u pave
,ticcts. tuilI more -chO0houses and generally
TO supply itself With tn necessary appointments OF
great city viii, ff'cr hand have lao criticism To
make upon 1t a. question ot policy. / question only
The financial arrangements which made 20 carry
out
since January l. Isso the net debt Of Brooklyn has
increased ly 4Ij OCOOCO 30 per cent In ir,' than
ave year, Of tn vast ,um moro than $1,000 coo had
l-n ,ad, ., IA. ,r, auet debt OK the city which /.
to lie mo. hv t,xa,io, III. Pavement laid by these
democratic ..ue- of bond viii ha,i been worn
replaced tine and tine again. before the city q Brook
iyn pay r them fut The worst OF IL i thai it makes
tn. current sauntriroa Of the city absolutely rcckle--
OF cour.. TIE 49,. I'd value OF the city has grown
cornousi, sine i--i The assessed v,luation a.
the rat u sl2 600 eco ycar during four OF my
term u Office since thea has grown At the rat u
Geo Oo var ur'u today i, &, :i-5 100000 against
70 valuation on y. oniof 81. 1857 Of $3.50 0'ooOo. IL
f., only n..sr f. t out tina, this great increase In
...-ca >auato, in~ic,.cs the current tax levy po-
ior.lona,,y Tn. lew for city pumps. in lsss was
= 100000 IN. levy for 1898 /, sioooooco. The al.
minlstrl,on since nv dly must account for.
ONLY Tor sn IN r"-" ~ IA" ne d"bt by *lD'o'Vp' ou'
io greater current outlay o' Pfh'P '-'0oooV year
Th,rc #. howaya one apect Of th. contest IN Brook.
Ism witch seems o. me- . bc Of ful Importance only
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