New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
MORE SPEECHES HEARD.
SECOND DAY OF THE CONSOLIDATION
HEARING ~ BROOKLYN
SHORT ADDRESSES BY REPRESENTATIVES, or
BoTII SIDES or THE QUESTION THE coM
Mr1-rEE TO MEET ~ ALBANY
ON TUESDAY.

The Lexow Consultation Inquiry Committee
changed its base Of operations yesterday morn
ing and met in Part OF ;hc County Courthouse
I'm Brooklyn. AS on the previous day. the crowd
OF representative citizens was great ana the IN
,ores, dispiaved was as wide ana deep as II has
been eyer since Brooklyn divided herself into q
factlonal camp and her citizens became At l,g
perhca Is on the Important hssue. When the com
mittee was called together at 1l:"0 o'clock Chair
man Iexow announced that the session would
last four hours without intermisson. and that
as on Friday each side would be allotted two
hours II anything more formidable array OF
epeakers was on hand william &. Redn"li
president Of the Loyal League announced ;hat
his cohort numbered twenty-on"; and on the
other SIDE President Matthews declared he could
cover that rumber ana beat T.. II necessary
There was plainly no lack Of material and when
the respective speakers were announced
wearied but amused smile oveirpread the feat
ures of Chairman I<xow and ran all IN" way
down the line even to the stenographer. Mr.
nea0e,d had on his list w. y. Dykman. Dr.
Storrs. Dr. Cuylcr Joseph 4. Clark president
az the Board OF Aldermen. ". j. Co,'n0s, prcsi-
dent Of the Manufacturers Trus. Company;
George H. Roberts. chairman Of the Republican
County Committee; Henry Hentz. ID. q. Harli-
man. DR. Truman j. Dackus Foster l.. Eackus.
Dlstr,ct-Attorney; a. q. McDonaid. Corporation
Counsel; ex-Mayor Schlrren Franklin Woodruff.
s V. White. w II. Maxwell AMI :. l.. Wood
house.
This WAS Mr. Matthew's lis;: stephen VI. Gris-
void. John Winslow. Edward NJ. Grout, Nelson
!. Gates. william darkness S.as B. butcher,
f. w. Bliss. y. T. sprague. Nelson w. Carman.
ir.: ]. c. Hendrix j. L. Snow. J. Y. Mcseroe,
CITY Treasurer John Klcly. Judge \. H. DAILY,
J. |. Van Nostrand, NJ. J. McGrath and Police
Commissioner Perner. ~ New-YCrk. Only few
of the speakers were called bcc2use 9f the I'm
tied time allowed. Nh Redhell and Mr. Mat
thews both entered protest and filed The addi-
tional names with the committee 10 be called
upon in case OF future hearings.
Several petitions were introduced. including
the following from ex-Mayor Scheren:
Whereas Several bills have been and are being
prepared tor Introduction IN tie present sesson OF
Inc stature OF Ncwl ork. the purposes OF which
are senousy modify abgidge ana suppiant the
laws afTecting the public Interests OF the city: ana
therefore be L
Whatever legislation IL proposed no law should bc
enacted which will deprive the people OF brooklyn
they viii accept or reject any charter or other
measure which shall be intended to replace the
poiate existence OF the city OF Brooklyn
Adopted by unanimous vote.
Among those present at the meeting were ex-
Mayor Charles A. sehieren; chairman: ex-Mayor
David 4. Boody, the Rey. Dr. Richard s. siorrs.
Sheldon. Elijah r. Kennedy Henry Hentz III J
Coombs. Isaac II. Cary James d. Bell. Professor
wheeiock. e. l.. Woodhonse Henry ID xtwa,sr "a, ~
Henry w. Maxwell and Henry Sanger Snow
Another petition praying for consolidation came
from TIE city railroads, signed by their presi
'-~-- AM tsc7, We rrcs,een. Patrick H.