New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
4 HEARING TOMORROW.
MAYOR WURsTER WILL HEAR ARGU-
MENTs ON THE CONSOLIDATION ACT.

MENTS ON THE CONSOLIDATION All
BOTH SIDES ARMuNG FOR THE FIGHT-A LETTER
TO THE MAYoR-No ONE SURE JUST
HOW HE WILL ACT.
Mayor wurster has set Thursday the day
OF the first hearing Of the Greater New-York Dill
since its massage. Although this confiicts win
the hearing In New-York. at the same time ooth
the League Of Loyal Citizens and the Consohda-
ton League will have representatives al oo'h
meetings. The anti-consodationists neio
meeting at their headquarters last evening anu
discussed the best means Of bringing their areu-
ments before Mayor Wurster on THURSDAY al'er-
noon 1t was decided to select several OF the pes'
speakers representing the commercial ana ous'-
ness interests Of the city, and have them present
the Loyal Leagues side before the Mayor rieS
dent Redfeld said last night after the meeting
was over that 1t was not known positively VINO
would be selected to speak. and would not oe
known until the day Of the meeting. The League
is vet In ignorance as to whether they VIII nave
one or two days to present their side' OF w""'
will be the order Of the speeches All that VIII oo
decided later. 1t said at the Mayor on'"
Yesterday that Mr. Wursters illness "ouio pie
vent alternate hearings. and the exact me'hou
@. procedure VOID be deferred until 'he May"
resumed his duties. The following letter was
approved by the League OF 10y O'''"NN'
sent to the Mayor last evening"
BROOKLYN March 81. 1895
uo, = " Wurster Mayor OF Greater BrooklyE.
Sir am an American citizen ,Sa aiTslm,S q,sh, fo
Some rue ' and civil liberty from Massachusetts & 10
a;eorga have been resident in Brooklyn l irIni ,l
1ss ,Ss usi bln P0pnAnG NUMBERS over Of people
have grown with It's erowth; ,oni ;I" and ali the
morses connected with these which; wlsR MAKE it Il
SS,r for meream eties and glory the
record made by Brooklyn men for brooksn have tho
right superior 8s to Of address ySa %s IN
protest against your signature oi rhe ba, You Veto
York bin so-cal.ed. ana 10 denan' '''"' '''
It is bill frausht with momentSus evils sss 10 our
city and especially with regard to the ac'ua''es oi
Municipal Corruption. .,o .o,n,rv 20
You have adopted AmerGa as [ne S the city
Of Your residence and business interests vonr
ses lyn as aory hs in which you develOped y9ur
successful enterprise as SaeSn,iistjon which
Sos nave Nn msae ma esteem een Of Your Brooklyn fellow
and hsm honU aTd ySy Sy G Plead
that you vii vii be true ,Ss, fG Si you'Se' 10 Us
bTGIsgn * Inosous sno e it municpsl
ity it in effect dehes that CONSTITUTIONS ;i1en
wsheUt denies the rights Of mqn
cipalites self-governmen 1t vola.es nS nnWise as
the legislation in the Raines License bl was as sTe sT
rble Of evil for RepInsas sonev overhrow
our control OF beloved city ana rever, TIN N and for
han
their selfish purposes and your approval VIII over tno
whelm Repubicanism here forever as you or are tSo
wenS%sa o nT city mao so SswYorK Sss rempo,
0n Of on nu sod ni5 IN
sower s and Oowns esisas"re the foreign HE
ch w be xd xe W Sot e on md f
promises Of possible political q;uTs rootvn aGy hsyc ot
nsns whose right to be heard the proper eons
s0na ssns By By the s'fs lash al
has official position In our legisaVh NJ h Covernor
" ss s9sss sha n' h ;9
and threatens him, and threatens you: py - yo,
saq dare oy 70 'hetlssi' dsobey his viii 49, vou
This trust eonaded by Rrooky9 oe pe0ps ppcis az Dbl
ssSns your Ses e youa as
tr'se" trust You % viii i've honored and revered
rise in the dignity SyassnS 81 your
OF politician and stand II need m ne o light and
the hsf s iSs pehess Of esS ruler in
Interests Of community OH Of 09s 3. nSn he Fortune
men be honored II you are true to your 'roS' il"
0HSeM al n"d ths, Is involved in this bill to be sub
mitted 70 you, write N the spirit Of my ancestry
ofi77s am your 0'sdlsR; lSSsMXN ssTSsP'b D. SAMPSON
The Consolidation League held meeting yes
,sraav afternoon at which were present Presi-
don't Matthews George ". Chauncey. ADianafn
Abraham and others. The general situalon ~ao
talked over and 1t was decided tnat II possioI-
the Consolidation League would persuaoe Masoa VI
Wurster 10 allow it 10 present its case
at separate hearing from that OF The anti.
consoldationsts AS the hearing IN New i orn
end Rrooklyn will take place at about the same
hour on Thursday afternoon. the Consohdat'on 81,
League decided to send a sufficient nurnoer OK
noenber. to look after its interests at eacn near
;nS hut II was not definitely decided who the
speakers should be. o..oa y,
Whatever arguments may be presented at
the hearings II is safe TO assume that the press
IRE which will be brought to bear upon Mayor
Wurster by both sides will be something appaI-
Ing 10 hin, when he appears In his once on
Thnrsday and during all days thereafter until ne
anally pa sses upon the bill. Although each soe
asserts that they are reasonably sure Mayor
JT,,rster will act according to their wishes. they
are in fact absolutely in the dark Mayor
wurster at the present time mas not ony l"oSs
S;ssantions to battle with but also interference
from Albany and NswY9.k Is,sr Is neevsd .hst bs
LII a already made up. and that he will dis
the b in accordance with with ms
uho "a strongly say that he himself is uncer-
tain as to just what he win do 1Sr they ety., ada;
nerplexing question to settle. or so many In
terests at stake.