The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09
FOR THEGREATER NEW YORK
THE BILE PASSES THE ASSEMBLY HITH
ONLY sBTBN SEGA7ITE TOTES

was tdSstN Nub ulll DToNiutb hllubil AoA ~ SUI
mission t. the popular vote at the election
next fall o. the question OF consolidation. All
the voters In New York. Kings county. Staten
Island. Long Island City the towns Of Flush
I ing, Newtown. Jamaica. aud West Chester.
aud part Of the towns OF East Chester.
/ Pelham. and Hampstead are TO have
furnished them two official ballots. one
marked For consolidation" and the other
| marked Against consolidation" All the bill
provides for Is for the simple expression OF
! opinion % the part OF the voters. without any
| plan outlined for the consolidation or the set
Element Of the questions Of taxation. indebt-
edness. and municipal government. which are
necessarily involved in the PROPOSAL The
consolidation will not take effect until the
| Legislature has passed the necessary bills and
until some com plete system OF municipal
government shall have been devised for tho
Greater New York. OF course. II the popular
vote should be against the consolidation. it
would settle the matter for the present
There was call OF the House at ~ o'clock.
which secured the attendance Of almost all the
members. The debate was opened by Mr..
Marin. He opposed the bill. Mr.. Marin is
one OF the Assembymen from the annexed
district. He favored the extension OF New
York city to the mainland above the Harlem.
instead Of to Long Island. There was plenty
Of territory TO he built up on Manhattan Island.
even without reaching out to include brooklyn.
Mr.. Marin thought that the enterprise and
cArital Of New York city should be expended
in developing itself instead OF Long Island.
Mr.. Butts tho other Assemblyman from the
annex ed district, followed Mr.. Marin in oppo-
sltion to the bill He made vigorous speech
in which he said;
This bill provides for nothing except the
submission OF n vague and abstract PROPOSE
ton to the people. 1t has nothing to say about
the rate OF taxation which will result from the
con soljation. or the way in which the in
debtedness Of the different cities and villages
in the proposed territory should be adjusted.
How many Mayors 10 this consolidated city
to have Who is to be its District Attor-
ney when It extends over i've counties. all
with District Attorneys Where are the
public buildings to be located? This bill pro-
poses to submit a question which means moth
ing except the expression OF a wish. II arbi-
trarily defines the boundaries OF the proposed
consolidated city. aud says nothing about the
details OF government This bill 10 wholly In
complete"
Mr.. Fish favored the bill He said that the
people OF Putnam county. which he repre-
sents would be glad TO come into the corsoli-
dation. 1t might be that the limits fixed in
the bill were not the most suitable. lie be-
lievet in extending New York further still. SO
tnat everybody who wished night become =
~
There should be no restriction q the people |
wanted the consolidation they should have 1t. !
! would 10 time enough afterward to discuss
Mr.. Taylor Of Brooklyn said that the Assem-
YORK were jealous Of Brooklyn. and feared that |
the growth OF New York would be diverted |
should take place. The bill merely asked the
opinion OF the people whether a greater New
this proposition to the people. and he knew
that they would vote as they thought best
about it. he would be satisfied to abide by the
Mr.. Epiphanetus Howe OF TioCa county par.
ticipated In the debate. He described himself
Epiphanetas Howe l. remarkable both he
the master. resides and because he raises
reddish gray mOuStaehes from the corners Of
regarded as a hsysced now. in his ycunser
days he lived in New York city. and he con-
tinued to be interested In its growth. 1t was
a good thing to submit the question to a vote
Mr. sulzer said the bill was in line with tho
general policy of home rule in the Democratic
party. and he believed in submitting the ques-
Mr Ainsworth said that the coauetting over
the bill was reminder Of his courtsLip days
EsSrs ago ne hoped that he might see the
as 70 include the city OF sandy Greek. which is
The debate continued some time. when tho
previous question was moved and vote was
taken. The bill now goes to the senate. whore
These bills were introduced:
Mr. Butts.tor the requirement. OF Third avenue in
Nj. AarIin-TO extend Robbins avenue in the an.
M HoyTaai-To PrOhies the burning of oyster shell.
whn one mile OF the corporate limits OF city or In
NJ the
Mr. ENTHUSIASTICALLY from III TO on inch The size OF
cans nlsn 1y sTn.y be Sa 81 and sod
ny cahiaTo !!9G,9, Advertising 'iEn' on elevated
Mr. shyfhsid-fO exempt Gramsrey Park from taxa.
MI Ntt,naeht set .part piers to 8, East River.
oSo h nc SE N xs~{ais "AsH0o'sm'n 10 pay
he
senator 90 for deep
other STAT. canals
70 SO a year, and - provide mileage charge FOR
Also tor the OF New Utrecht to Brooklyn
The Bufal 10 bills went over In tho Senate I'M
~ next week on account Of the illness OF sena-
pointed TO investigate the wickedness Of Troy
has postponea the 1eginning Of It's invsstlga-
which went to New YORK. is a warning to other
some dozen OF which have been
NJ what Dsmocrats the they may deS lev e seek
Inc members OF the LEGISLATURE are taking
Platt favors. The announcement OF Mr.. Platts 4
,osition on this question has effectively dis
FORK Police bin QiIhe three hepubiican As
from New York MIR. sheffield is
openly opposed TO Mr.. PlAtt and Mr.. Lawson :
nd Mr; l.obertsqn are classed among the !
.nti- Platt men Mr.. Sheffield is n member OF
he Committee on Cities TO which the Police
ills have been referred. q
senator Bradley had the Senate pass reso-
ution asking the opinion OF the Attorney I
General on the legality OF the call for special
lection for Supervisor in Hinge county. :
The Legislature IL receiving n great many /
editions from labor organizations protesting I
gAnst the proposed consolidation OF the I
'actory Inspector the Bureau OF Labor 9
statistics, and other departments which were
reated at the request OF the LABOR organiza-
ions. !
Attorney General Hancock to- day wrote An !
pinion involving methods OF procedure in
petitions To the state Legislature. / q
ie Gays n question has arisen whether Rule b
I Chapter 8 OF the Assem- bly, rules which pro- i
tdes that petitions memorials. and remon- Il
frances may BE- presented to the Clerk ~ the Il
lose Ot each days session" assuming that a
has ths force OF a legislative enact 4
1ent does not conflict with section 10
I article ~ the State Constitution which 4 \
roylies among other things that no law 5
hall bs passed. abridgng the right Of the Z
eoE!s Ueaceably 10 assemble and to petition 5
he Government or any department thereof" d