New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
CITY CLUB MEN PROTEST
GROWING OPPOSITION TO TIE GREATER
NETWORK BILL

SETH LOW JAMES c. CARTER, EX-MAYOR HEWITT
AND OTHER PROMINENT MEN SEND A Me-
MORTAL. TO ALBANY. POINTING OUT
FAULTS IN THE MEASURE AS
IT NOW STANDS.
The opposition to he Greater New-York bill
which Is being pushed at Albany under the lead
OF Senator Lexow Is plainly on the increase md
daily intensfying Following the adverse action
OF the Union LeaCue Club 'he leading members
OF the City Club have sent a protest to Albany
signed by Seth Low. James c. Carter. Abram s.
Hewitt William B. Hornblowcr, Joseph Larocque.
Gustav II. Schwab and Ehu Root.
James w. Pryor, secretary OF the City Club,
enid yesterday that others prominent in that
association would forward their names 10 AL
bany with a request that they be added 10 the
protest.
They are against this bill any other OF the
kind that enacts consolidation as fact 10 take
place at some future date before scheme Of
government for the enlarged city has been en-
acted. The signers IN their memorial 10 the
legislature gay:
The undersigned very earnestly protest against
any measure which frs. actually effects the con-
solidaton in terms and NJ the same time post.
pones the actual government OF the consolidated
cities as q whole until future indefinite time when
O charter shall be prepared. The anomalous cond-
ton In which the governments OF the cities OF New
York and Brooklyn would IN the mean time be left
would expose both OF them 10 the danger OF irrcg-
ular and provisional modes OF administration which
would be fatal 10 good government and especially
to sef-government
They respectfully. but very earnestly. protest
against the injury TO the good name OF the State
that is involved In a proposition TO deprive the
proud and Independent city OF Brooklyn OF Its
name a city notable among all tho municipalities OF
the State for Its political independence. under con-
dtions that leave the city. for period no longer
Brooklyn, and yet not a part OF New York.
They respectfully but very earnestly protest that
the situation created by the pending bill. II less hu-
initiating equally unjust to the city OF Newly ork.
rs exposing It to the necessity OF incorporating into
itself a territory including the cities OF Brooklyn
and Long Island CITY that has either been deprived
for a long period OF local improvements or has been
driven by the peculiarly OF It's position into reck
lessness born OF Indifference
such an outcome OF the movement for consolida-
ton would be scandalous In tho extreme, and that
such action is imaginable only upon the theory that
the movement for consolidation cannot survive the
detailed consideration that wise men are accustomed
10 give TO matters OF great moment
They respectfully. but very earnestly. protest that
such a method Of dealing with n problem calling for
the highest statcsmanship IL unworthy or the Iegs-
iature OF free and intelligent people and they re-
snectfully and earnestly remind the Lcgsla ture
that the public sentiment In favor OF home rule for
strIk,ng way upon the new Constitution OF the state
rs A se tment that may not be trifed with without
threatening subordinate. In the minds or the cti-
sens of aneercd cities all questions OF National and
State politics 10 q desire to avenge the feelings OF
OFT ra ged independence