New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
THEY WANT TO STAY OUT.
4 PROTEST FROM FLUSHING AND JA-
MAICA
MEMORIAL. RY SEVERAL HUNDRED ClTlHENs
DECLARING AGAINST THt"'h i"'
PLACES BnNG INCLUDED IN THE

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DECLARING AGAINST THESE TWO
PLACES BfnNG INCLUDED IN THE
GREATER NEW YORK.
,,emoral against the proposed consolidation
81, ulushing and jamaica with the greater new
| vork has been sent to Governor Morton ana eaun
=, The Senators and Assemblynen ny pet"eeh ''V
| and s0o citizens of those towns ~ says ''a' i
| 49,, ~, tho subject at the election in 1894 showed
| .h,, there WAS no demand for such consohdauoN'
rbe vote wa. $50 against consolidation To -'o''
| o. ,,s favor the total against the measure peihs
ess than one-eghtt>of the vote for coroner, ""'"
| was q gl2 The vote was small says ''' nv
mortal because the people in these towns DR. e'e
u,hera had been led to believe BY an a1nr's5 ''"''
| By the Commissioners appointea pS ''e ""
J .r,rnent tina, the upon the question "o"'u NC
| ,,.-ded ss A mere expression Of opinion ana
,o,l, subject them IN no final determination OK
the question ~ consolidation until after 'he "e'no's
| y, consolidation had been prescribed ny the iee's-
| .atute. :. ~.
| "r, ID making the assurance thus gwen py '''
State itself through its officers. species OF ue-
| -. =, 80 NOW that me vote 'fnality so
| o., .. tho voters were concerned. ana that con-
sollia,ion mus, take pace In consequence "',''
| m previous definition OF the metho1s Oh '''"
| d,,loo or tho terms and conditions upon ""''" !.
| shoulA be effected. In view of tnis a,""'
| rs officers fair dealing on the part OF the ''''e
o,,,,.s ,hs, II should at least submit to tho voters
/ ..
| = Tho localities affected anterior 10 any ''n'oh-
| ia,,on tho terms upon which II shal take p''c'
] II any such opportunity we're 70 be gwen 10 'he
voters OF Flushing and Jamaica, we can conhneh''Y
osscr, from our knowledge OF tho feelings OF 'hs
| p.oplo ,hat the vote against entering upon COM
s,ll1at,on on almost any terms. would confirm tho
| nrevlous vote of those towns by an overwhelming
| majority.
| Flushing is separated from the territory west
| o., I, by Flushing Bay and the ADJOINING sa''
| narshes which are overhowed by high tides Inc
| marshes arc formed OF mud Of great depth ana
| ,ro from one-halr to three-quar,ers OF mile IN
| With Tho bay and marsh together extend about
Two miles inland. forming n natural barrier IN the
| wav q, contiguous settlement, and the extension
| ., s,r.e,. across It. Flushing and Jamaica are
| located SO far from what would be the centre OF
| onu,,,ion and influence in the Greater New-York.
ard arc 40 largely rural that their claims to publc
| lmprovements would he slishted. as nave oeeh
! .hoso =, tho Annexed District OF New-fork wh.ch
| D., ,xs,,v wears was provided with only one new
| schoolhouse. The towns OF Flushing ana Jatha''a
are not essential TO the consolhauon p'ole'"
ho,h hecause the area OF the other civil divisions
,ronoscd 10 be joned is much more than sunicieht
for any probable increase OF urban popu'a'o' a''
,couso their geographical position on the extreme
eastern border, projecting nearly their e'.'e "'u'
| bevond the line OF the eastern Limits OF tne 'e
con,lv annexed portion Of wes,chester county per
| mi,s OF their being excluded without "''Ne
|
,rhnso ,ronoslt,ons the memorial argues. apply
| ,.uv w.l TO +. strip OF Hampstead bordering on
| Jamaica and including Rockaway beae" TIC '"p
| containing an area OF l'S square niles 'o'o'''
| man which forms a part OF the memorial s"o"'
Tho shape and area OF this strip and also OF flush
ING which contains 2965 square miles ana Jdhaica'
| which contains 1876 square miles Inc assiesa'o
rca ~ the proposed Greater New-York Is stated TO
be M777 square miles, or 2p,S'Z acres "h'c" a' te
present average density OF population woud give the
| on.olidatel cities and towns an area TOT 3o"p"
| inhabitants or many more II computed on basis
OF ro Tarn narts of %ewYorK Deductng the combined
areas OF Flushing and Jamaica nearly s,xV,.nreS S
square miles about !oa2. acres there w9Ta "" na
still remain for the Greater New YORK aoon, ic sn
capable OF accommodating on ~ the basis OF average
density regulation l. Of o%T 10 the fac, that the
| area OF London, with population OF nearly nve
ierr,nry is stl suburban This s the district that
is under the Jurisdiction Of the METROPOLITAN board
Works and s no, whs' nocs Iaer dIs,rIc exfend
| ing over many distinct civil divisions IN cosns,
the the nndeT the Metropotan Board Of works
made up Of thirty. separate a munfpass na
ment which was started several years ago for a
,rrnoscd consolidation something on the lines or the
pproposed Greater New-York has been abandoned
TIE HEARING ny MAYOR STRONG.
IT'S DATE NOT YET sELEcrED-BELIEr THAT IT
WILL. TAKE PLACE IN FEW DAYS
| Navor strong said yesterday that he had not yet
! ao,o,nlned on the date for his hearing the
| Greater New-York bill. lie had not consulted yet
| uuh Nayors Wurster and Gleason. OF brooklyn and
| o,g IsIand city respectively, but would probably
| no in possession OF their views In a day or two.
| Tho Mayor said that he hoped to make public the
| date of the hearing by Monday. with the details
| cnnrected therewita. II Is st believed thar the
| nearing VIII take place on Wednesday or Thursday.
MAYOR GLEASON FOR CONSOLIDATION.
| M,vor T. j. Gleason. OF Long Island City. yester-
! dov received from Albany copy OF the Greater
| New.York bill. The Mayor says that he will begin
| the pnb,ic hearings Friday In the Common Coun-
| cl caamber. As the people OF Long Island City
voted I'm favor OF annexation when the question was
| admitted Mayor Gleason says he Will favor the
| bill.
| In speaking OF the b.ll the Mayor stated that he
! had read that Mayor Strong intended inviting
| Mayor Wurster and himself 10 he present at the
| public hearings on the bill In New York Mr..
Gleason said he would return the compliment, and
| would give the Mayor OF New. York. as well the
| Mayor OF Brooklyn. the freedom Of the city. He
| said he would show Mayor Strong the place from
| Newtown Creek to Bowery Bay. while he did not
| believe Mayor Strong could tell him anything
| about .New-York or show him anything which he
| had not already seen
J The Mayor thinks II n good thing for Long Island
City to be included In the Greater New-York. and