New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-12
~ money paid into the cl'y y, ieas"' ~
senses are opposed TO the BILL
,,,vop sCuIEREN OPPOSED TO THE BILL
..,a ,,r.rrs OK THE ACT FOR THE REoRGANi~A-
1rox OF THE KINGS COUNTY BOARD VI
CHARITIES MEETING or TIE fh-

HIS LETTER ON THE ACI FL" i
Trox OF THE KINGS COUNTY boAND
CHARITIES MEETING or TIE hf-
PUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE
,... 10 avery prospect of an exciting time at the
,ae,ing OF the Kings County kepuoncah r,
'',n,,,oe nj the Johnston Building to-hgh'' Inc
nain issue will probably be a resolution coiueih'
, ,ssenhlv bill Nos Ga and 100, entitien An
40, IN ,roviJe for the reorganization OF the po"'
90 Charities and Correction OF the 'o""''
Kings" etc This proposed measure 's '
beinr pushed by the friends OF eN-'''' >, -,
Worth II legislates out OF office the' N'
s,orers AGAINST whom no complaint has been f'"ue'
ard makes a new commission or the 0up'' 80, a.,
Large the County Clerk and Sheriff H"el"' - -.
,lirc and County Clerk Saffcn are well known ~
warn, rcrsonal friends OF ex-senator W.,
they would. It is fairly certain msNe 90 -, ca
head OF the department. There are ~ asa - =.
minor rlaces and about twenty lucrative ~
the dcpartn.en t. and the man who mas inc p's
,rbutIon o, this patronage VIII be p'euS ' W
90 cop,rol the conventions next fan me '"P''-
Large Mr.. Ftchie. who at present i''s '''o
auDo!utiug OF the head OF the 'ha''''eS DeP''
meni q In favor OF appointing eN-HsS."'o,' Ian
roI,r H. Ruriis Willard Padweil ana Johh d. 'i'
c,,n!ss will IL IL expected strive to get through
resoIut!on coudemnatory OF Mr.. Worths aims
,,,.or @cbieren has written TO Assemblyman Nray
mat he would like the Charities bill sidetracN@i
g., tho Assembly until a FULL hearing can he had
mon f., and the Mayor has written Assemblyman
p,,,sh mon the b'll. Among his reasons against
the bill the following
Flrsi-lt legislates out OF Office three COMMISSION,
ore against whom no complaint has been made; !
have NOT heard suggestion from any soutce tniI
they have been negligent In tho discharge Of their
honorable public trust
ScconI Hut Il otherwise. the appointing
mower provided by the bill is open . very serious
criticism The supervisor at large has always been
elected with the knowledge on the part of the vot-
or. thar the appointment Of those Commssloners
ls ono " the most important functions, ana. az
baye sail the exercise OF the function by him -
ALREADY complete and satisfactory. The Sheriff and
Comfy clerk were elected 10 discharge any
such duty ana a tripleheaded appointing power In
s,ich n matter ls In ltscl' Objectionable Many OF
our citizens well remember a time before the pres.
.,f Law was enacted. when tho administration or
mo ruh.lr charities a public scandal However
tho voters OF BROOKLYN may dlrer. they arc pracu-
colly united IN the wish that the administration OF
Tho charities should be kept OF; OF the arena OF
nortlsar politics That the bill TO watch am refer
ring would operate 20 subject the ADMINISTRATION OF
tho charities ~ county 10 political consiiera-
ton e. plain 10 every ore
Thrl The b!ll IN question seeks % change with
ou, due cor alteration a system ~ administration
witch II II loo change A. all. should be altered
only after a patient and care'u consultation and In
response 20 a large popular demand