New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
ANOTHER HEARING LIKELY.
INTEREST IN THE CONSOLIDATION CUES
TON NOT ABATED.


ROBERT D. BENEDICT WRITES TO SENATOR LIN
ow-A. W. ROBBINS ASKS SOME PERTINENT
QUESTIONS REDFIELD's STATEMENT.
7, is likely. as foreshadowed in The tribune Oh
last Sunday that another hearing on the "rea'ei
New.York issue will be held in this city next
Saturday Senator Lexow yesterday ihoi"'"e,
before leaving New-York for Albany rel'eia'u
a previous statement to the effect that II SUI
acton. Number Of people in Brooklyn wanted a
further public discussion they might get It,
"AsI stated last Saturday" said he that If a
matter which will be decided dehnl'e! ny ''
committee when they meet IN executive ses''o"
at Albany tomorrow. / am in faVor Vi '"V "
,oost fairness on this question: and can say tha'
~ the LOYAL Leagues officers want aho'"ei i'e
ing II will quite likely be granted 1t Is prooaoie
49,. tho committee will sit in New-York this
coming Friday, and it will be an easy matter 10
,econvene across the river the following DAY
Commissioner Lexow said that he had not heaiu
~ any opposition to the consohda'ioh o'' III
New-York He refused TO answer any queSuo's
concerning his opinion of the respective merits Vi
the arguments made at the hearing last riiua'
and Saturday He added that 1t wouid oe mann
testify improper for him to do so.
The following letter, written by ROBERT ~
BENEDICT. one Of the Observation-Disclosures Is no"
IN the hands Of Senator Lexow and VIII De us
cussed. together with other documents at 'ne''
executive session.
Brooklyn. n. Y. January ls 1886
u.,,.or Clarence I,exow Chairman of Committee
Dear Sir and Senator: You asked me az me neal1
s on,non that the bill would be unconstitutional
think you will remember when ! recaii IL - : !
was directed against the bin Of last year on me
ground that 1t practically was an 1er Inc Con-
stnOn That View been adopted in the press
aration Of the bill Of this year ios h not he dis.
turbed. .,,,, ,,o,, rnust agree with me that
The only consolidation that is possipie Is oe ia a.
would reinstate the County Boards OF 90 ,hn
Cr.ater New-York city the government OF whose
affairs was divided between hve boar ,;h he debt
vsors and municipal government WIN tne TO
Contracting limit twice high as 1t was n'ehueu u
be by the Constitution -, ro. that ,be con-
sucton Of good form Of woa be q is one Of
city as the Graa Works of legislative architecture of
the time and It to me that an mus g, a,,
governm d "rteasponsibty as have indicated would
he faulty in design and would be not oi' '
mSGoss ns eus IS not of so much importance that
consolidation shall take place IN o"s snail be upon
plan which shall not increase the % ~ GOOD cIti
government and discourage the exercise u e0'' ~
The only sure foundation Of wise M th
whicb shall enable the Legislature to make one i"u'
cipa government for the Seat orce Of the positions
above expressed should determine no Longer he 70 cb
coed in whose results canno dssr and should
lead off in what seems to me the only way 10 "a
compish 50 enable our legislators to
deal freely with so gigantic pan az rea sonabe and
eny ,i Unframed men must be that II was course
dictated by a far-reaching statesiiais"ip "'O NV -
beg Your thoughtful consideration OF
80. co smggest,ons remain. your obedlent serNan'
these suese ROBERT d. BENEDICT.
THE QUESTION OF MORALITY
mil. ,...or .,so has been sent to Senator Lexow:
.,. .xd Rr9 sna ya.n 5fn 70 d 5s' the
10 legislative L@s Consolidation Committee Albany
1t does not that the ors Phase Gt ise
question Of consultation o mas in this city
would therefore: respectfully submit ut FOR your con-
n6, the h moral phase Of Of SonsG
dalton vital 70 the future snscatve real es
1 a,s values and the glory Of riysng other great
cities population and ne TssaTd to great cities all
though not the ns make We should
s a1sH Sefos uniting and Brooklyn
DO =, the to rf mora Ct Se*f0sN anu
Does intelligent w saT res S Ts ha
t the moral status Of Brooklyn has been ana IS
WSat will will be effect upSn BTOOk ;ss
shG grsa nusce 0 ali
Would i, np Tt TO force consolidation without
rst allowing fnll 6 and fair d's'"SS0''
other p has also ask Has not Brooklyn the City OF
clutches a higher reputation morally thsOusHo w
YORK? If this be so. ask Sha We No. Respec s
reputation? l say No.-einpha"rd''STj Roy}RfZS
fully yours,
. citizen Yesterday, who modestly declined TO
40 his name mentioned. made a statement
o. Tho effect that the City Council possessed
.ho r,gbt 10 order special election on the ques-
.,or y, resubmssor. He said that he was not
= member Of either Of the leagues. but ne was
most thoroughly interested IN tne .ho sta,n
.nant was propounded later in the day 10 Attor-
new W. ~ Dykman. He disposed OF IL very
quickly. so,d no "a,,ber in the city
,arter or the election laws that will fit that
case The City Council is utterly Po"er'ess ~
do anything OF the kind.
RECKLESS ASSERTIONS AND WILD STATE
MENTs
President Redfield Of the Loyal League, was
osked Yesterday what he meant when he stated
Saturday that the consolidation people had
made n,entiful misrepresentation of fact, and
that their arguments would be exposed at a
later hearing He replied: at mean that in
many II not most Of the speeches on the con-
solfdation side there ran a broad streak or
reckless assertion, Of wild statement, OF half
truths and Of ingenious misrepresentation
II will be easy to set these matters right and
make the truth perfectly clear at a subsequent
hearing which expect 10 have this week,
II present intentions are carried out
President Matthews, OF the Consolidation
League yesterday said
I'VE have no complaint so far to make In re-
gard 10 the hearings. We are satisfied Should
there be another In this city. Will have plenty
of strong speakers on hand.