New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-04
VISIONS ENTIRE.

MANY SPEAKERS FAVOR ITS PRO
VISIONS ENTIRE.
The hearing In this city on the Greater New-1orK
bill was continued, but not completed u! Mayor
Strong Yesterday afternoon. He sat IN the common
rouncu Chamber from to o'clock and patiently
,stened TO arguments. most Of which were In favor
Of the BILL and then granted an ao)ournmeh' ~
Monday afternoon. to enable the opponents Oh lhe
measure to prepare for further speech-maKihs inc
citizens who listened to the arguments yesterday
.xere fewer in number than on Thursday ana the
proceedings were at times tiresome. Mayor strong
began the talk.
1--WE have had great deal Of discussion on the
subiect of Greater New-York generally. he said.
..and now want to say that am In favor or
Greater New-York may say voted for 1t. and
guess there Is no doubt whatever that the people OF
this city and Brooklyn want it, They want CON
soidation. That much has been settled But what
want to call your attention TO now Is that we are
here to discuss the merits Of the bill simply apart
from the question of consolidation being desired and
wish the remarks would be confined TO that SUBJ
5ect and end
1T IS THE ONLY FEASIBLE MEASURE.
William B. Ellison was the first speaker in favor
Of the bill yesterday and he was appiauded ior mo
sentiments which he expressed. He said
The measure in question is in my mind the only
feasible one at this time 1t in effect declares for
but withhods suspends actual consolidation until
the commission to be appointed hereunder can
frame charter for the greater city which VIII prove
acceptable to the OF which ,ne Rs
clearly before the people as an issue ho sr ire
terested arbitrarily foist upon them distasteful
chs ossns could be moro liberal in its scope than the
plan proposed and no legislation could be more con
Of those Sh for oR W m eject or be
submission of the matter to the people and Ger,
that such legislation is arbitrary. harsh or in con-
hict with obtaining full and free expression from
The commission Is TO be constituted as 10 con.
tam with the exception OF the ss r
ed. Every material locality viii thus have repre-;
wiil no doubt receive careful and
Sesse hs o Se @ be
By desire to secure only men whose very names
I be Sa M be m a
conservatvely exercised: l have implicit confidence
Interests Of the greater city will alone be sonsdsreS
Will be entitled commentator and which VIII
receive the necessary legislative sanction
PUBLIC FEELING HAS NOT CHANGED.
No doubt considerable effort will be made to lead
Your Honor TO believe that public feeling toward
the Greater New-York has materially changed and
that the large majority previously given In its
favor does not really represent public senti-
ment. To this proposition vigorously dissent In
my mind the people are to-day more Overwhelmingly
the great advantages to be gained are now better nd
bill as first and necessary step toward the Greater
W.
the vast majority of our people
President Jeroloman. of the Board Of Aldermen.
and Corporation Counsel Scott took beside the
Mayor and Mayor Gleason, of Long Island City,
slipped into a in the Of the chamber before
Mr. Ellison finished his speech. Colonel Waring the
Commissioner OF Street Cleaning got seat near
the platform later and remained TO listen to the
arguments.
James d. Lynch said that President Seth Low
had used bad logic in opposing the BILL while other
IA been merely verbose. The talk about
"a leap In the dark was nonsense. he said. because
the people by majority Of 1900 votes had declared
in favor Of consolidation. and the bill only was
step in the direction OF carrying out the expressed
will OF the majority.
Mornay Williams talked at length about the pro-
visions Of the bill regarding the creation Of the
commission to which Is to be delegated the power
to draw up the charter to be submitted to the
LEGISLATURE. He showed that the charter must
come from the Legislature, and that in no case had
any city secured charter before the creation Of
such municipality itself.
ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW ERA.
John Freeman Baker. who spoke in favor Of the
bill. said in part:
Il showed itself in 1904 as we read in history, when
this City Hall was built The conservatives thought
would never grow in size so as to extend north Of
city Hal and S 80 ss wa ne orGer
expense to have the trent ana sides Su o or
sy s tine CITY How
necsss ar Greater New-York biz become law and
y w Il WIFI be the nsnssS Pa aH
city on the American continent IFS COMMERCE VIII
expand ana iss age Of
financial and commercial growth and municipal
s1a shs os as the City Hail. side BY
side with the orifiamme OF liberty then all OF us
=, E'1 NE ea xra Ind ae City Of the world.
lawson ~ Fuller made one Of his characteristic
speeches. and took 10 himself tho duty OF defining
.ths leap in the dark" He said that the Brooklyn
rsridre the Atlantic cable. the telegraph. the tee
,rone the washington Bridge and the elevated
abroad system all described as leaps in the
Aark at the time Of their first proposition 80 Is
~. trtmony a leap in the dark said Mr.. Fuller.
CO.. ,hose who don't take II come out at the little
ana Of the proposition" He said he deplored the
evidences Of timidty by the opposition to the 6
s Sss Eli. '.'0'0 not ''''' tue ~ ~ N''
AN OPPONENT SOON sTLENcED.
sbomss Barrett a paper manufacturer. Of No "a
Y)uane-st took the floor to oppose the bill. and OBJ
action was raised first from one corner and then
from another, the ground that the opposition 10
the bill had had Its day. Mayor Strong ruled other
wise, and Mr.. Barrett was allowed to proceed. He
VAS interrupted so often by those who claimed he
loud enough .nst ss Of as
co|missen read sDsssh de- .aIa the tSe
@ T toward SECURING the appointment the Com
D. = nroper charter should be committed. This
t.mission he said being made up In part OF the
TeVors OF each city, It beyond doubt that each
I3yor would look after the interests OF the people
deorse j. Greenfield spoke about the beauties ano
>sctiifjes OF Staten Island. He represented me
1fsSsrd Of Trade OF that island which. he SAID
1sSiiy should be designated as city OF the seeona
es1ss 10 You asking for anything: We come 70 yo1
I'm property representing NroV"" u assesse0