New-York tribune., 1894-04-22
SENATOR ROBERTSON CRITICISED.
PEOPLE OF rEEKsKIIL OBJECT To HIS COURSE
IL REFERENCE TO THE ELL EXTENDING

PEOPLE or rEEKsNlLL OBJECT To HIS COURSE
IL REFERENCE TO THE ELL EXTENDING
THE crTYs BOUNDARIES.
Tho people of Hockskl are bitter just az present
against Senator Robertson "A resident OF that place.
and Tammany Hall. whose combined opposition has
been Instrumental IN defeating the viii Of over 900
~ IT'S l20oO population IN regard - the extension OF
lts boundaries. In accordance wiki the request OF
every member OF tho Board Of Trustees and tho
president Of the village. backed by strong rcsolu
ton Of the Board OF Trade. and an overwhelming
sentiment Of the citizens and taxpayers Of Peeks-
Kill tho Board OF Supervisors In July 1892 extended
the boundaries OF tho corporation as To take In
Il large outlying district. comprising many hand
some suburban homes. whose owners and occu-
pants enjoyed thr privileges Of light. good roads.
water pls etc. and yet escaped the taxes by living
Just on tho outsi,irts. Among these homes were
W2ri neccher paCc. Boscobci': iicniamin XII
trcI,s beautiful plri and residence and the hand
som. v!lla of the late Moses s. Beach.
Aftcr the Supervisors had voted by Il to 3 II
favored annexation. They appealed TO the supreme
Court, on a writ OF ccrtlorlrl. 10 review the
nent roll. and. before Justice Brown. won vic
Tenn. which sustained the decision Of Justice
Brown: Justice Iiarnard however disSented from
The corporation took the case to the Court Of
Appeals and IT. VIII be @]rsnch ] at A6any on Non
sci and Edward Wells appear for Pcekskll. avid
IA. T..
Garfield appear for the respondents.
In the mean time the authorities appealed to the
Legislature To- secure their ends. Senator Robert
son introduced In the Senate bill amending the
Pceksknl charter ana extending thereby the
boundaries by his aid 1t was promptly passed. and
went to the Assembly. whore IT slumbered in com
mittee for several weeks. and was finally brought
Senator Robertson. however. experienced a change
o heart. when the bill before the Assembly
beaten 10y large majority, through the In
stsatlor Of senator, Robertson. The Tribune Of
April told In It's Albany correspondence. how the
Senator had stood at the railing Of the Assembly
Chamber and importuncd his friends not to vote
for the bill saying the people OF Peekskll did not
duced 1t and passed it by personal efforts In the
Senate.
Not only this. but George b. Mcclellan president
Of the New-York Board Of Aldermen, sent word
son-ln-aw Of the late Mr. Kittredge whose rich
estate Is affected by the boundary. is a personal
friend Of Mr. Mcclellan. lie Is also an attorney In
the case The biz badly beaten On April
10 an attempt made to revive the bill But a
motion To reconsider the vote by which the bill was
killed lost by vote OF Il To %. Hamilton
Fish and Tammany leading the opposition.
At the meeting Of the Board OF Trustees OF
Pcekskill Wednesday the following letter was
received and read from Speaker Malby which eX-
plains the source OF the defeat OF the measure:
Some time since bill introduced into the
Senate b. the Hon. George w. Robertson extend
Ing the boundaries OF the village OF Peckskll pur-
suant. as | understand IT, to the unanimous request
OF the authorities of your village. | regret very
and especially the failure to reconsider the vote to-
day by which the bill was lost. | am however
credibly informed that the Senator changed his
mind in reference the advIslblllty OF
the failure. | make this statement so that the
responsibility OF the failure may rest where II
should"
The local press. Republican and Democratic alike
condemn the Senator's course.