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. PA Broadway. |
to-day.
Among those present were the follow
ing commissioners. ex-Comptrol!er Green
presiding:
Andrew II. Green. j. s. r. Stranahan,
John II. Br,nkerhofr. Freler.ck ". Devoe.
George j. Greenfield. John l.. Hamilton.
Edward F. Linton, Calvert Naux and
Secretary Albert f. Henschel.
President Green made a report on the
result OF the visit made by him In COM
any with Messrs. stranahnn. Green
field and Linton, to Albany. He told
how. meeting the Brooklyn Consolida-
ton League In Albany. they went be-
fore the Legislative Committee and pre-
scented the bill which provides that the
people OF the territory sought TO be con-
solidsted with New York shall be per-
mitted to vote on the question.
We did not feel at liberty to leave
out Pelham. the towns OF Queens Coun-
~, and other outlying districts, and so
they were included In our bill. The Con-
soiidation League. OF Brooklyn, were
anxious to include only Brooklyn in the
bill, they seeking to Join New York
alone. And go two bills were submitted,
and they are now both before the Leg
islature.
1T Is suggested that the whole ques-
ton may have to be submitted to the
coming Constitutional Convention, they
hawInE Power oyer He the settle pT Of a md
over the Legislature, the Executive and
all other branches Of the State Govern
ment."
Mr.. Linton, one OF the representatives
OF Brooklyn on Mr.. Green's Committee
at Albany. dlscialmed Any 9ppOsit'9n to
hut the conditions In Brooklyn which
caused the drawing of the bill submitted
by the Consolidation League are well
known. -.
1T does. not seem to me. however"
would pass u bill granting to New YORK
and Brooklyn the i~nalienable right to
vote YES or no on a given proposition
and refuse that privilege to other com
nnunities, who might ask for the priv
ilege."
Mr.. Greenfield, speaking for Staten
Island. deprecated the lack Of intelli-
gcnce shown by those who pretended to
speak for hat territory az Albany.
"They stated that we had Avery sparse
population. and that there was not an
Incorporated village on the isiand; !
toubt IT. they were ever on Staten island.
for we have one OF the three largest in
,orporated villages in the State-Edgc-
wafer. with a population OF 1000 or
l.. ooo-New Brighton and other thriving
villages"
n look upon Staten island as one Of
the most beautiful spots in the world.
1t would be n garden. n park. a play
spot for Now Workers., and all We ask IL
the right to vote on the question Of con-
solidation."
Horace LOOMS spoke for Mount Yer
non. submitting q memorial from a pub
Wcstchcstcr County city, praying that
they, too. may be Included In the consoli-
dalton. Mr.. LoomiS said the sentiment
lievcd that II nut to n vote the city
would show n majority for consolida ton.
Mount Vernon people are nearly all en-
A letter from State Engineer Adams
was read 1t promised the cooperation
OF Mr.. Adams In the furtherance OF the
4 letter from e. Nj. Moseman earnestly
advocated the annexation OF the whole
OF Westchestcr County to the Greater
New York.
The venerable John 3. 4. s%trsnahau,
honored OF all Brooklyn. declared that
the idea Of annexing ~agricultural dis;
that he was an Alderman in Brooklyn
thirty-hve years ago when two OF the
wards Of the city were known as "asri-
cultural wards
Mir. Devo said that he t.oK II that the
Commission proposed to stand b. the
bill as submitted by the, Commission
There Was q nod Of aeqn'escence from
Mr.. Linton told OF the fight over the
annexation of New Lots 70 Brookiyn.
1t was Il farming community, and two
farmers. owning fifty acres apiece. were
the strongest opponents OF annexation
because II would ruin them with taxes.
Their farms might have brought loo al
acre.
New Lots was annexed whether or not
by the Legislature" said Mr.. Linton.
There Was no vote OF the people. the
Legislature had the power to annex.
II has tina power now, II the efforts Of
this Commission fail, to annex us
whether we will or no. -Four weeks
after annexation these two farms were
sold for sI,Oo an acre"
The Commission sdjourned after this.