New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-28
LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE.
THE BURTIs GREATER NETWORK BILL
READY FOR THE GOVERNOR.

READY FOR THE GOVERNOR.
SENATOR REYNOLDS FOUGHT FOR \ CONSIDER
BIT WAS BADLY DEFEATED-THE
FINAL VOTE WAS IS TO .
IRON REGuLAE CORRESPONDENT or THE -HrnrSE.
Albany, Feb 2L-The Greater NewYork bill
| of Assembynan Burtis. OF Brooklyn, passed the
Senate to-day In precisely the form In which II
recently passed the Assembly. 1t will there
fore go 10 Governor Flower at once and the
people OF the metropolitan district will probably
have a chance next fall TO say whether or not
they wish to live In gigantic city possessed OF
a great territory and an immense population.
The bill provides that the people who may
vote for or against Greater New-York" shall
be those who live within the territory COM
prfsed Of the city Of New-York the city Of
Brooklyn, Long Island City. Richmond County.
portion OF the counties OF Westchester and
Queens, and the whole Of the county Of Kings.
This the measure favored by the members
Of the Consolidation Commission and by large
proportion OF the inhabitants Of New-York and
Brooklyn Senator Reynolds, OF Brooklyn. how
ever, wished to incorporate In the bill pro-
vision that there should be uniformity Of taxa
ton in Greater New-York: that is. that there
should be the same rate Of taxation In Brooklyn
when 1t should form a part OF Greater New
York as there should be in the NewYork por-
ton OF the new municipality.
Senator Cantor moved 10 strike out the Rey-
nolds amendment which had been put in the bill
In committee. He declared that this provision was
unnecessary. Moreover. 1t put new question
in the bill The people Of New-York and Brook
lyn should simply vote upon the question of
whether or not they favored the consolidation of
the two cities. After that question was settled
the terms upon which the two cities should be
United could be considered. ~ htt rsf ::
Senator Reynolds. in support of his amend
ment said that there sentiment in favor
Of the annexation of Brooklyn to NewYork I'M
less the consolidation would lower the taxes in
Brooklyn. 1t was only fair TO Brooklyn that
this subject Of equal taxation should be under
stood before that city voted for consolidation.
Senator Cantor said that II Senator Reynolds's
amendment was adopted 1t would kill the BILL
since the Assembly had already rejected his sug
geston. There were two rates Of taxation in
Brooklyn now, and he did not see why there
should not be two ra ties in a Greater New-York. |
Senator Mcmahon opposed the bill With or
without amendment. He did not wish New |
York to accept Brooklyn. New-York a we'll |
governed city, while Brooklyn not. He did |
not wish New-York to assume Brooklyn's bur- |
dens.
opposed to the annexation Of Brooklyn to New |
York, but yet he believed in giving voters
chance to vote upon the question He read a |
etter which he had received from County Clerk |
Purroy favoring the passage OF the bill with
)ut amendment. and saying that only by an
nexation Of its suburbs could New-York keep up
With Western cities In point CT population.
Senator Saxton opposed Senator Reynoldss
while declaring that he could not see
any especial harm In It, since If BROOKLYN be-
tany would pay the same rate of taxation as |
hose In New-York He thought, however, that
the bill should be passed just as It came from
also opposed the Reynolds amendment. saying
that II would imperil the success Of the BILL
Reynolds amendment was adopted by vote OF
g to T. The bill was then passed by vote
# % to 2. Senators Reynolds and Mcmahon
we're the only Senators who voted against the
Senator ,saxton presented to-day the High
license ,bitl Of The Excise. Reform Association.
wish to commit himself to ali Its provisions
some of which he thought were good, while he
vas in doubt about others. He said further
hat the Excise Reform Association desired to
,e heard upon the BILL and 10 give them an
opportunity he had introduced the measure.
Senator Cantor introduced bill to-day pro-
riding for the laying out OF st. Nicholas Park
" the Twelfth Ward of New-York
Senator Coggeshal presented bill appropri-
ting 100000 TO rebuild the Oneonta Normal
school.
Senator Bradley this morning introduced a
which brings UP the failure of the
Commercial Bank in Brooklyn. 1t says that the
,ank appears to have been insoivent since Oc-
ober 1889 yet II allowed to do business
Until August IL, 1898 The insolvency was
aused by overdrafts Of $4,000 by Paul c. Gren-
ng and $l66 900 by Gilbert L. Hassell. Bank Ex-
miner Cahill in 1890 and 1891 and Bank Exam
ner Greed In 1892 made reports showing that the
apitai Of the bank had been seriously impaired.
>otv- % IL
ostors organized to inquire into the affair. sent
augustus c. Haviland to Albany to examine the
between Banking Superintendent |
Preston and the examiners, on the ground that |
he communications were public property. Mr. |
Preston would not allow all the correspondence
o be examined. Charges were made before the |
Governor February Is against Mr. Preston
or his action but the Governor dismissed them
Senator Bradley's communication Is In the |
orm Of petition. instead OF a resolution and
fter reclting the facts, says: 1T is believed
hat careful scrutiny of the conduct of the | .
Banking Department In its relations to the bank |
rould disclose a state of things that ought not
D be allowed To 60 unrebuked and without
emedy There are matters which cannot be set
orth in this statement which have come to the
nowedge OF the depositors' association and ,
'hich confirm the impression OF gross impro- )
riety In the Banking Department and which
he association desire TO lay before the Legis- !
iture. We. therefore pray for an Investigation !
the Department Of Banks and a rigid scru- ,
my of Its conduct in connection with the affairs
the Commercial Bank"
The petition Is signed by Messrs Graves and
Iaviland Z
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