New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30


SUBMISSION NECESSARY.
y,res sMafthsws nresidAnt OF the consolidation
League Of Brooklyn. saio:
l am decidedly in favor or consohdatiIun: an
always have been II snouid r nav , o 81 fhs
two cities are and the carrying on Oh ING ~.
n,nnso5ation large number OF Improvements whcr
would be for the good OF the whoie coin mn nan
could be "a 6Ti6re il in Itself one Of the i'm
portant OF these measures with better aSconmoaSh
tions in this respect which could be easily Droush
about with joint municipal government' II wou un
be practical for business men OF New otk, no hT~
in the State where they do business, and the incom
they to another STATE wS%d "a ~ thu
Two ,s c nsx wiz session ana viii have doubt b
nexation Will force the legislature TO ADOPT In
and Equality in valuation. and the people of New
York have never annexed any territory on any otne
terms You cannot find one person VINO can give
good reason against the proposition for annexation
except the one idea Of sentiment and old association
identifed with IT, believe in its institutions Q
learning its school system and its churches hes Tn
there il great room for growth have never ye
city 10 Ts anS %f w
N proud TO have us annexed for this city il largel,
When eonsodai iS,' is brought about Yorker
will be the first TO possess land here Consolidation
Will be for the best interests of merchants in Brook
Ign. This city is destined to be the great retailinl
centre of the greater metropolis. New-York viii
yn i' viii III have 'i the trade Of Sew.York espeeisls
from that section south Of Twenty thrdst, and thf
York will come TO this section of the greater city
Our stores are supplied with every variety Of goods
ties for reaching them VIII be better under unnec
government than they are at present. The one great
follow II will be to the interests OF merchants
business men, financial men. property-owners. tax
joint government. and this believe will be &C
ceinplSssed at the next session Of the Legislature.
will not be necessary to resubmt the question 20
vote OF the people. for when the taken tn,
subject had been fully discussed and every one voted
nelligently, If he voted at all.
Sanders Shanks. secretary of the Consolidation
League of Brooklyn, said:
The sentiment in Brooklyn. as far as | have beer
Greater New-York now than it was when the vot'
taken on the subject. Since then We have seer
Is admitted by his opponents to be absoutel.
honest and all the departments have been conducte
minist alton has only served show that Brooklyn
a corporation. has not sufficient income TO sup
port such government as her citizens desire am
demand They insist upon finely paved streets. al
ample water supply. adequate school accommoda
over one million people. and they have less thar
sl30oooOo year with which to pay for these things
the demand without adding anything. practically, Il
the annual supply Of funds The only way TO IN
the assessed valuation of real property and boil
are too high, For permanent improvements
such as the contemplated bridge over the Eas
River bonds must be issued. and the city H. nov
Within about s. 10000 Of It's constitutional debt limit
leaving out of consideration the new issue OF certih
is out OF the question. People did not realiz
the true condition of affairs when the Consolidation
League began its work three years ago. Just
many of them do not realize now that the entir'
water front Of BROOKLYN valued at So oCoo GOO be
in Brooklyn is built land purchased or LEASED
from New-York Even the privhegS OF Spsra,in n