The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-04
CONSOLIDATION HEARING.
FRIENDS OF the GREATER NEW
YORK UAYE THEIR ely.

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u.ror s,rore Declares. U,r,..,s a. r.-..
or the Proiect, and sac say. that an,
People want -, Too-The OnIy Question
Now IL How Hs Htto Hse Brought About
The hearing before Mayor Strong on the
Greater New York bill was continued Yesterday
afternoon. Only a few opponents OF The meas.
ure we're heard. At thu conclusion OF the three
hours session Mayor Strong adjourned the
hearing until Monday afternoon, at tho reoue,,
NJ several who are opposed To the measure ma /,
now stands and who wish an opportunity To an.
aver the ume ad yanced by its ad voootes
Yesterday. Mayor Strong opened the hearing
liz saying:
we have had a great deal OF disou,sion
about Greater New York generally. I myself
am in favor Of It, and I voted for 1t. There Is no
douot u my "'nu US 10 "hether tne people OF
New York and Brooklyn want II. think they
uro hore ,o'dan 20 d,.cn.. tbs mor,,s ~, ,ho VII, MI
h'e gig 'o-""S ou'S'us' 'he m'ritao 'ho VII
'reating the greater city; ard ! wish the speak
s,, No, antor Jn,o - discrssion -, 49, a.a.i,s =,
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William b. Ellison was the first speaker. Mr..
r,,,son said ,ho, bo ,arooa nI,s M"ma. &C..
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in thinking that the unequivocal declaration Of
the people precluded the speakers from dis
cussing the merits of consolidation. He said
that he thought the bill that lay before the
Mayor was the only legislation that could have
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peeh Auop'e". ~ y 10 iar' u e"'u' ~ INC
people had gone. and the Commission could not
noD,,pn had h..n 49, a. a 49, 10.
question . oeon ooiore the peopie LOT some
,,me .,a u O,.o,sd ,ooonso ,san t.rs- VINO vo.eu on
49,. "a o. 30 - r.
ton anu ~ no other reason. Inc
fling communities II they wisbad IN
n.n.o.. aaa,ns, ~ oomom o,S
protest against IL. A commission would
be appointed under II to draft a charter for the
GREATER CITY. This charter will he known IN tho
Eree,ef Ivy IN w ".i o Known to the
laturs, thus being practically put before them
to act upon. The people themselves could never
agree on tue many details OF u charter. The
most important thing to be considered, Mr..
Ellison said, was the Commissioners. They
did not think that the Republican party had
lend himself to any such act. Mr.. Ellison said.
ia conclusion:
,b. A Gov y P MoTton win ! 'a ars .n"1 pa ! az not in Ss,ie Eye
Commission TO draft the charter, / think thai
matter they have an Opportunity to build for
themselves a monument more enduring than
brass fsou | an R, hssTti, ! d in accord man With this PILL elIaS
to MAKE an argument against annexation. He
objected to paying for city improvements in
70 he heard ali over the room, and Iawsnn =
Fuller sugeested that he write out what he
Barrett became ANNOYED at tbis and refnsed 70 =;
taik any more.
He was followed by Mornav Williams VIII
the snesestion that the chayter ,or the the n anv
civ shonid he drawn nm as the Constitutioi ~
the tinted states was. He said that he hill
wa. he oniv me that eouid ave been d a.
under the circumstances and that there was
ur.a, Il iTerenca he,wsen The citias aHactsI bu
h and The States mt the time The Constitntionn
was adopted. The charter. he sain' would
cr.c,;caitv he submitted To the ,eo,,ta when ~
Went hefore their renresentatives n tbs neais.
iasmre' ' A'A - As
Lawson n. Fuller took as the text of his re-.
All new eniernrises economical social noliticaii
and f;nsnciat were nIunoes in The darx and
That he vas WILLING 10 follow snch n conserva.
tive munger as M Green. N-'
Sinynr Strong. in the case of the next sneaker.
v;oi"sad the rnie he laid down at the onepin% n;
the hearing in regard to confining discussion to
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