New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-10
AGAINST THE LEXOW BILL.
ACTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY CLUB

| THEY REGARD 1T AS AN IMPROPER AND IN"''H
MEAsURE-THE wRAY BILL FAVORED.
A meeting CT the members of the City Club was
held last night at the clubhouse, No. 81 Fth-a'e'
! for the purpose of discussing the Greater Ne"
York The subject, however "as az
parenty Of very great interest to the fhaJo -!
of the club members, there were not more ''a
thirty In the absence Of the president anu
vce-president of the club. Joseph Larocque was
elected chairman.
The meeting was opened with the forInai "'o'''e
of the following resolution;
Whereas. majority Of the voters OF TINS ,; cry
have decar ID themselves in favor Of consohda''o"
and I'll,
Whereas. The necessary legislation to make tn'S
vote effective IS now pending and . -,
Whereas. 1t is OF the utmost importance 10 ',le
interests of this city that the legis shou rna
city shall not suffer from hasty legislation; now
Resolved That the City Club believes that the
popular mandate should be obeycd. and that con.
soidation should be effected the earliest poss Dc
moment consistent with the interests oil the CUM
Resolved That the Greater NewYork comm ,so
Affairs OF cites Gsena,e biz Nos 7sl and $50 .i is
improper and unw.se measure, because II seeNs sew,
scheme Of government has been prepared and
passed upon by either the people or the l.ess.a,
ure; because In requiring that the plan OF go ~
n ent proposed by the commission shall pioViae o
AN equal and uniform rate OF taxation, ,, IL Pie he
judges one Of the most important points w[ s s
ought s TO he paesage Of
effecting in part that consolidation CT the 'oe ni
governments which ought to be Tanned II nor o.
carried out as whole; because IN fxins 80" and
the amount 70 be expended by the conIn.ssi"., ~i
March l. 1897. as the last day for NE maj ieits or
either suffcicat time or suiicient money to enable
an unpaid commission TO perform the heaV! an
uncipaI oficers Of the Greater NewYork shall
be elected IN November. 1897, II threatens us VIZ" a
SUCH ofiicers without knowledge Of the system Of
government which they would have to administer
Resolved That the bill introduced by senator senator
Wray. as amended in accordance with sugges1l,ohhs
made By the Legislation Committee or this c'Ip
embodes in the opinion OF this club pan ioi
effec;ing consolidation with due deL6era.on Az.
compshment OF the end in view nancy tne ~
aration OF complete BODY OF IA" cohs''"'"e' -
effect. new CHARTER
William +. Rogers. a member of the Committee
Of the NATURALIZATION OF Taxation League an
association opposed to consolidate opened me
discussion After briefly outlining the history OF the
Greater New-York bill. he went on TO point out Inc
many objections to it. He said that the obJecuoiII
able features Of the consolidation measures Souaa
rot better be brought to the minds OF the auaience
than BY reading the circular Issued last inoh'n "
the Union League Club on the subject NJ kQg,
then read The circu r. the main ponts ol and
which show that consolidation WI mean d Sled"E
ncrease yearly axa'9 on for acrsy OF the League
just mentioned. LAID before the meeting TWO I'm p',
Rnle'S gd arm ms We're addced Slowing
the Greater New York project would mean lessen
ing or the brooklyn 'dNd''h al INV 'N''
New-York. .
l.. L. Dclafeld pointed out that at the pIcsch'
iuncture. when the measure was before the iests-
lature IL was too late 10 talk All VI tAc th'o,I',
and merits OF consolidation. The question they h'l
10 consider was whether they should or sh1ul not
oppose The provisions OF the iexow bill. The peo-
pie OF this city had expressed themselves ~ favor
Of consolidation and II would therefore. he I'm,
polltic for the city club 10 place itself on rccor
as expressing any formal opinion on the merits d,
the propOral He. however. expressed nins'i a.
fayorng the Wray bill lie moved that the r"soii-
lion should be amended to rad. In the r.ri para
sraph after the word believe" that consolidation
should be enacted II a furthcf investigation by
representative commission shall disclose ma a
charter can be framed that Will obvidic the am
culties urged against consolidation. and VIII nor
work injustice or wrong to the citizens oi any
uar1 OF the proposed greater city
The amendment carried. William II lbi-
nam and J Noble Hayes also spoke bfehy.