New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-07
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
LAST CHARTER HEARING.
MAYOR wURsTER DECLARES THE DoCU-
MENT THE BEST WE CAN GET"
AN EXTREMELY BRIEF SESSION HELD YEsTER
DAY AND ONLY ONE OPPONENT TO THE


MEASURE HEARD
Mayor Wurs:er yesterday held his second and
las, hearing on the Greater New-York charter
The session was brief and of little interest except
for Mayor Wurster's emphatic statement that the
question G! CONSULTATION or no consolidation was
a ;hinc OF the past. and that the only point n
issue now was tho form OF the charter BY TINS
the Mayor wished 20 have Il understood mat ne
did not care TO listen TO arguments for or against
consolidation and that he simply wanted to hear
criticisms the charter itself This statement
was called forth by the remarks Of George W
Meade. the only speaker against the charter
The Mayer called the hearing TO order al Z4o
o'clock. and in less than half an hour he decIdred
It closed. lie fret asked for the opponents OF the
charter to do their talking. and Mr.. Meade re-
sponded. He acknowledged in opening that con-
solidation was no longer the question but ne
wished 10 make one more protest against H. ne
spoke with considerable feeling, declaring that the
judgment OF Brooklyn against the movement
This is not hearing" said Mayor WursteE'
''ss TO whether consolidation shall be approved or
approved by the Mayor Of Brooklyn mat
question settled year ago when the Con-
solidation bill was vetoed by the Mayors OF New
made law Consolidation Is 70 pe d IaS' ~1'
asusdy N any GSf a ba.e consodated civ
without uniform charter Now the question Is,
severa i ehSrters We are not consdering con-
solidation. but charter under which the sIcate;;
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charter is perfect No. charter ever was. Sull 1t
is the best We can get. $50,
The Mayor then had lively converse ton with
Nj. Meade. in which he secured an acknoWledS-
ment from Mr.. Meade that he was speaking
against the charter because he hoped consohda-
ton might be defeated by delaying the adoption
Z would be glad to give you a hearing on con.
sondation" replied the Mayor but / cannot do
SO. The time for that has gone by
Nobody else wanted 70 speak against the char
ter. and the Mayor invited speeches from the
otner side Sanders Shanks Of the Gonsoldation
League; &. 4. EVertZ and William II. FRIDAY re-
sponded. Mr.. .shanks said IL would be lidcuiqus
10 refer the charter to the people. THE question
is he said. lis this the best charter we can get
/ believe Il is. 1t points out the only way Dy
which can more bridges over the East
River Even II New-York put through all the So
called grab bills now before the legislature, the
charter will be a good thing for BROOKLYN
Mr. EvertZ said that any criticism OF the laboTs
Of the Charter Commission would be an insult 10
Tho Commissioners and 10 the intelligence OF the
TWO cities Mr. Friday thought ii would be highly
discourteous 10 ask the Mayor 10 oppose somet hing
he had heipcd to create. All the speakers avoided
detailed criticism or condemnation OF the chdI'e''
speaking only in general terms -,
Aftor Mr. Friday had finished, and nobody else
had shown a disposition to speak, Mayor WuIsier
announced that the hearing was closed. About
twenty-five persons were present throughout the
hearing. and Of this number thirteen were re-