New-York tribune., 1896-01-25

stroying Brooklyn
There a pause. Senator LeXow gre" reu
in the face. and. with strong emphasis replied:
You have no business 20 make any such state
ment 1t adds nothing TO the weight OF your
argument, and you don't show youIseIl 10 pe d
gentleman 10 make such a remark
Mr. Redfelo-It Is not the function OF THIS
committee to decide whether am gsNteiiia. IL IN a.
or not AS TO my position here to-day, II is as
debater. and, as to my arguments tney are
spoken as l believe them, and | give them TO
you for what they are worth.
This ended the tilt between the Senator ana
Mr.. Redfeld and the latter proceeded with his
argument, speaking on the subject OF mort
cages and the ease with which they could be
obfained enther in New-York Brooklyn. He
went on to advise the committee to go slowly:
and said that it would find out IFS mistake Il
II did not.
CARAVAN SETS THINGS RIGHT.
When the session began in the afternoon. Mel
son G Carman, jr., was called as the irst
speaker on the consolidation side. lie said that
the main reason why he appeared was due to
the fact that he had been wrongly reported In
one OF the papers as speaker at the Academy
Of Music time ago in favor OF re-sup.
mission He did not believe in that lie han
too much respect for the deliberate Judgment
Of the community to ask for re-submlsSon Inc
people had already voted on the question. ana
ihat was sufficient Since the vote of 1894 moth
ing had occurred. in his judgment. to indicate
a change Of sentiment, except the efforts TO
have it so of the so-called Loyal League OF
Brooklyn citizens.
Mr.. Carman said that he deemed 1t utterly
impossible to enlightcn the committee on the
question Of rcsubmssion. 1t was familiar with
that already. and the right thing to do was to
enlighten ii on consolidation. He referred 20
the fact that the majority of merchants nearly
every president of the banking and trust .ns'l-
tutions OF the city and the executive officers
Of all the railroads were united on this sub
jcct of Greater Ncw-YOrk. On tho ether
side the people who oppose this union are pro-
fessonal men and ministers. Their arguments
az al n
toward cffecting large municipalities. continu'd
Mr. Carman "are rife all over the country.
There Is always a minority who believe in the
existing order of things. as in Brooklyn. ana
fortunately they serve to bring olt by thelr
position in the community the questions pc
culiar TO the one which have before us now.
That is we'll for their agitation tends to hasten
the contamination Of this project. Now, shall
not speak OF the equalization OF TN" tax rates,
and of the many material benefits which would
accrue 10 this city. for those arguments nave
been gone over before and are understood. but
as citizen of Brooklyn want to ADA my
voice to the Will OF the people for the consuin-
nation OF one OF the grandest schemes of TINS
age"
ELACKFORD FOR CONSOLIDATION.
Eugene G. Blackford, president and director
Of several financial institutions In the city. SAID
that he wanted to place himself on record as
in favor Of consolidation. He did not fear tho
result of resubnlission. nut thought II unncce:-
sary ana loss of time. But II this wei"
granted those people who haze been crying out
about a change Of sentiment on the part o. the
people against union would learn of their great
mistake Mr. Blackford referred 10 the fact ot
his connection with several banking institutions,
and said that In conversation with many ~ the
directors he had met but one or two who were
in favor Of rcsubmsson. He further said; i
am positive that by constellation our financial
resources will improve. and IN the matter o,
facility by New-York banks as well As Brook
lvn and with equal rates. | am a taxpayer In
Ncw-York as well as Brooklyn. ana at the pres
cnt time am paving about one-haf the 'aXrs ks
in New-Ycrk that am on my property In this
CITY Once let us be- joined l. New-York and the
contempt which New-Yofk has oficn shown uS
and the discrimination as practised by her banks
will be forever done away with.
HtMOR OF \ "LAND BOOMER"
Percy c. Williams was the next speaker. He
told the committee that he was one of those un-
fortunate beings known as a spcculator and
land boomer" All prosperity which accrucs
70 cities" he said is due t. the fixed rcal-esiate
values II that city. Take a town ~hcr" IN"
real estate Interests are sihgnatcd. whcr" th"rr
are no nxcl values and that town IS p-atu.liy
dead This f. the picdlcam"uf that Bro lkltn
finds herself IN. Their rs absolutely no demand
for property hero. There ~ not one houS' IN
100 in this city that caa be- sold At The same
price 1t was purchased for" He closed by say
ing that he came in contact with all classes ~
people, and had found the sentiment for cons1ll-
dation stronger every lay
Assessor VI. J. McCrath stated - IN" outset
Of his remarks that IL was wost ridiculous
proposition for the officials %, ths ,ity and GER
tain other gentlemen TO ask that the vote be
taken over again.
H. b. hubbard said that his family tree on
Long Island dated back for 30 years. H. had
watched the progress Il affairs. and. as lawyer
and nan who knew Brooklyn from childhood
be could safely assert that cOnfOlidatiOn was
the only thing to benefit this city.
Senator Grady heard tn" argument years
ago that the Jcrseymen would come over To
Brooklyn when the Bridge was built. but | have
seen no steady stream Of Jerseyites materializ-
ing on this side OF the East River They never
came to an alarming extent. but on the contrary.
remained whore they were. The Jersryman. az
was his habit tarried In New-York from the
first break Of dawn to pick up all the spare dol
lars he could find. t. -njoy them in Ncw-Jersey
THE ELOQUENCE OF BURGESS
Charity Commissioner John II. Burgess made
n great speech. IL was frequently interrupted
by laughter In which the committee joined and
which Senator Lexow several times vanly en-
dcavored TO suppress. NJ Burgess began by
saying that he had lived IN Brooklyn for more
than thirty years. lie said that the project for
the first elevated railroad had been formed In
his house. and that he had watched the onward
stride OF brooklyn ever since he was boy.
NOW said he. II consider this side Of tn" river
TO be a most delightful place 70 eat in and to
sleep in. but We 80 10 New-York TO make our
money. and when We heve done and laid down
our work Brooklyn is just the place to come to
and be buried. We have cemeteries here more
convenient and more numerous than any other
city on the face Of the earth Hut Brooklyn az
II is to-day IL practically dead MI Burg So
then asked the committee in loud tone whore
all this consolidation opposition came from.
ASK \. A. Low" he said. ASK the president Of
this so-called anti-consOlidation league. Ask "A
great many other old gentlemen in this part OF
the city who have been paying the expenses OF
this so-called Loyal League Now, ! want 10
know why city Works Commissioner White OPP
poses this bill Wher, does he live? On the
Heights. near New-York where his property is
below the City Hail. just IS near Ne~York as
possible. How does ii come that all the OPP
oft gch fy- 81 O. Gpsp
the CITY HallH TIL" reasons are obvious They
know which side their personal interests lie"
Mr.. Burgess continued that. as Charities
Commissioner. his office placed him directly
In communication with the poor lie said that
daily mechanics skilled workmen and others
cam" to him 10 ask help They wanted aid.