New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16
FIRST OF NEXT YEAR.

Friday night usually brings small battalion
OF Plat statesmen from Albany to New-York
but the arrivals last evening did not exceed the
strength Of good corporaIs guard. They We're
In sufficient rumhcr however. to brii < an Inter
esting story. which if true. indicates that the
Platt plotters are at work on scheme of NAM
moth proportions 20 bring about the object or
either intimdatng Mayor Strong or mastering
Inn ont OF office al the end of/thr present year
IN, Tribune gave the exclusive statement last
week that Mr. Plat and 81 me Of the state S"na-
tors suhservicnt 10 him were studying the
G ca;cr Ncv-YD problem. and considering nov
they could best utilize II for the purpose Of cur
failing the powers Of Mayor Strong and short
ening he term of oiIicc. Reports from Albany
last night corroborate,. this view II The Piatt
programme with the additional statement that
the Greater N"w-NorN charter Is u be pu-
throl ch within o." next thirty days. IN DIS
posing oc Mayor strong and all his appointces
and ordering an election I'm November next for
new head t. the greater municipality. with a
brand new government to succeed the present
order of things in New-York. Brooklyn. Long
Island City. ana the other corporations which
voted for consolidation AT the polls last faiA
The immediate passage of the Greater New
York charter. it was said last evening entered
Governor Saxton came down to New
York on Wednesday. March 6. 10 snake over
Mayor s,rong's head II the Mayor would
change his policy and recognize the regulars
in making his appointments of Commissioners
and other officials. nothing would bc done with
the Greater Ncw-York bills introduced hy Scna-
tors Lexow ana REYNOLDS. but the measures would
he allowed to sleep on In the pigconhol"s ~ me
Senate Committee ON cities. as they had been
sIceping for several weeks otherwise the Mayo
might expect 10 hear from them At an cary DAY.
For some reason. however. IT j. now related. This
section of the "ultmatum" was not produced
during the famous ral st the Mayors house IN
the evening = ih. day first mentioned.
The plan # me Plat legislators is now alleged
10 bc - pass the rexow bill with an amendment
directing the Grecn-~tranahau Commission Z"
prepare a charter for the Greater New N"rk
The Legislature g. then 70 adjourn. possibly 'rYn
April T. {, September l. instead - adj 'uruing
sine die Ry September / The charter would o'
ready and would receive ;h" sanction ~ me
Lcgisla;ure Il would provide for now munici-
pal government 20 supers"io tho present govern
ment. and would <, into oNc,'' January
Tho Plat m-u IN The scheme AT" represented
az saving that they have 81, 80 sir" to push ftis
project and are willing 10 l'f D. drop n Nav
strong Will agr"" 20 max" terms WIN me NJ
chine organization and rccognizS It's rec 'nfn"n'"-
,i1IN
The opposition - tn" BROOKLYN press ana IN"
most o. the Kings county senator AMI A.
sernblyrncn 70 the consolidation plan II vel
known To u"utrelizc this .opporiflou ar4 -
gain. n possible. IN" acqu.csccnce - br' 'k'
and Kings County IN m" scheme 80 max" way
with Mayor strong The further proposition was
roreshadowed that Brooklyn should b" l"f' out
q the charter and have another opportunity 10
vote on consolidation whi- ~" new muni ipa,ity
should include only the ether cities and towns
Ero,k.yn could come ~ q year or so later. - sh"
desired to do So.
Rciublicaus who heard - the proposition lat
evening and talked about b. N'rr almost unanl
nous in ,Nprcseirg tho bel - tha' uH .luh Tom
p',ff could Wi.ll Was big enough o frigh'"n
Mayor strong Thov mad great conf ien"" iu 'hr
Maynr's eouraEe and staying qualities. ana DO
not look for any weakening on hi- part
NJ Plat WAS "puf' last evening when inquiry
was made for him at IN" Flfth Avenue Hotel