The evening world., 1894-01-25
FOR THE GREATER NEW YORK.
Commissioners Discuss the Bills
Now Before the Legislature,
That Introduced by President Green
Generally Approved.

The Greater New York Commission met
at the offices Of the New York and New
Jersey Bridge Company. IA Broadway.
to-day.
Among those present were the follow
ing Commissioners. ~ex-Comptroller Green
presiding:
Andrew H.. Green, ]. 8. T. Stranahan,
John H.. Brlnkerhofr, Frederick w. Devoe,
George J. Greenfield. John l.. Hamilton,
Edward F. Linton, Calvert Vaux and
Secretary Albert E. Henschel.
President Green made a report on the
reYult of the visit made by him in com
p8ny with Messrs. S%tranahan. Green
field and Linton. to Albany. He told
how. meeting the Brooklyn Consollda-
ton League in Albany, they went be-
fore the Legislative Committee and pre-
sented the bill which provides that the
people of the territory sought to be con-
solidated with New York shall be per-
mitted to vote on the question.
I'VE did not feel at liberty to leave
out Pelham, the towns Of Queens Coun-
ty, and other outlying districts, and SO
they were included in our bill. The Con-
solidation League. of Brooklyn, were
anxious to include only Brooklyn in the
bill, they seeking to Join New York
| alone. And so two bills were submitted.
and they are now both before the Leg
islature.
at is suggested that the whole ques-
ton may have to be submitted to the
coming Constitutional Convention. they
having power over the settlement Of the
boundaries of the judicial District, and
over the Legislature. the Executive and
all other branches of the State Govern
ment."
Mr.. Linton, one of the representatives
at Albany, disclaimed any opposition to
the bill drawn up by MIR. Green's Com
mittee. He had offered no opposition.
caused the drawing of the bill submitted
by the Consolidation League are well
known. =.
said Mr.. Linton, that the legislature
would pass a bill granting to New iork
and Brooklyn the inaliennble right to
vote yes or no on 4 given proposition
munities. who might ask for the priv
Mr., Greenfield, speaking for, Staten
gence shown by those who pretended to
speak for hat territory at Albany.
They stated that we had a very sparse
population. and that there was not an
Incorporated village on the island; /
foubt IL tn Y were ever on Staten Island,
for we have one OF the three largest in
torporateo villages In the State-Edge-
le,oD0-Ne" Brighton and other thriving
villages"
II look upon Staten island as one Of
the mos. beautiful spots In the world.
1t would be a garden. n park. a play
spot for New Workers, and all we ask is
the right to vote on the question OF con
Horace Loomis spoke for Mount Yer
non, submitting 1t memorial from a pub
lie meeting held In that new and thriving
they, too, may be included In the %consoli-
dalton. Mr.. LOOMS said the sentiment
was growing rapidly. and that he be
would show a majority for consolidation.
Mount Vernon people are nearly all en-
gage in business in New Yordk.
a letter from state Engineer ADAMS
OF Mr.. Adams In the furtherance OF the
consolidation scheme.
A letter from &. NJ. Moseman earnestly
advocated the annexation OF the whole
Of Westchester County to the Greater
New York.
The venerable John, S.. 4. s%tranahan.
honored Of all Brooklyn, declared that
the Idea OF anneXing agricultural dis
tricts had no terrors for him. He said
that he was an Alderman In Brooklyn
thirty five years ago when two of the
wards Of the city were known as "aSri-
cultural wards"
Mr., Devo said thar he .ooK It that the
bill as submitted by the Commission,
There was a nod Of acGuiescence from
each OF the Commissioners.
Mr., Linton told OF the hSht over the
annexation Of New Lots to Brooklyn.
II was "a farming community. n two
farmers. owning ifty acres apiece, were
the strongest opponents OF annexation
because II would ruin them with taxes.
Their farms might have brought 81 1000 al
acre.
New Lots was annexed whether or not
. nv tho I.Rvislnt1lTp' said Mr. Linton
There was no vote Of the people, The
! Legislature had the power to annex.
II has that power now. II the efforts OF
this Commission fail, to annex us
whether we viii or no, OF weeks
after annexation those two farms were
sold fo- si.NN ~ acre"