Frostburg mining journal., 1894-04-28

Add T." New York city.
The bill which has been presented -
the Legislature simply p"uv,d, : .th 4
the question of consolidation ShalI h
submitted To the prup'r To he voted az
at the next general election "t tn
State. The people vote in their >cNrr'lt
election districts. Hud tine result OF ih
vote in each city. village and town j.
To he reported to th" Secretary ri State
and filed in his office. \uthn" l. To
be determined 10y This v"t" except tn"
preferences; of the people OF The various
localities. II ANY further steps are
taken towards consolidation They VIII
be taken by the Legislature. ana the
Legislature will probably uut disregard
til" opposition "f any important COM
muniiy To thr surrender "i lis Srplrdi"
municipal or political existence.
Th" communities affected are many,
but HE twu mo>l important are \'W
York aud l:rpuklym The line p,,n,,Svd
starts from Far Rorkaway. H.. run
ming ihTuUgh Queens County a 'rth"tiy
and n"rlhc;lSlCrly through e towns
of Il"mpSi,ld and F'mSnII-. +" irhrS
Long Island Sound at l.ittl" \",I> u y.
Passing through IN" middle of til" by
and turning t" iuclud" IlartS lSiHul
which is already til" property of New
York. ii enters the county of W">I-
chester through the channel that dl-
Vfd"> Hunters Island from ellen Island.
Crossing tn" county. il includes III"
three great suburban parks. lmd reach
~ the Hudson lt Mount St Nin, eat.
Immediately south OF l"nk"r>. Rum
ming S"uthrrIy. il ends III Rarian Bay.
Within these lines are included all "i
Richmond County. til" towns of .IAmAi-
ca and Flushing. and part of Hemp
stead. in Queens: the town of West
chester and parl of ElStrh">irr in
W"S' chester county New York,
Bronlllyn and Long Island City ar"
the cities that would he included ii,
the charter of he greater New York.
The iir>l ANA most obvious reason
for the consolidation is the practical
identity of tine interests of the people
who dwell within the proposed boun-
darrS. Nature has made til" great
islands Manhattan, Long and Staten
the boundaries Of tn" wonderful bay
into which enters lWu-lhIn$ of The i'm
ports that com" Ia til" country. From
the very first New York has been tn"
centre of tn" active life that has been
lived about IhcS" shores. Here the
commerce of the great community has
been carried ON. The ships that hav"
brought the merchandise of Europe 10
the new world ar" tied ut her WharVr>:
the transactions of commerce. have
been conc Juclrd in her offices and banks
and counting rooms. rhoS" who have
IWrlt in Brooklyn or the rural com
munitcS of the nrighbulng counties
have lived ON the toll and trade of the
metropolis. Year after year this has
grown to be more and more tn" fact,
Brooklyn has been called the board
ing house." the 'tlormilory. Of New
York. and what is true uf Rruniliyu is
true of Staten Island. and of West
chester and Queens. Practically. tn"
people who iw,'il in tn" territory which
it is proposed To mclud" in the con
Solidatcd city til" greater New York
are one people, having their home in
tcrcSlS wh"r" they dwell. and their
more important business interests
Wh"r" they. spend their active days.
This is the centre of the hive: aud the
census which declares the rropi" !iv
ing on Manhattan Island la constitute
the population of New York does nu
tell or even Indicate the truth. From
such II declaration ON" cannot begin
to determine New lork'S Real import
ancc among the cities of the Wurid-
lIarpcr'S Weekly.