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Moro than q score OF well-known citizens Of
Brooklyn met In the Art Association room In
Montague street yesterday afternoon In TO
sponse TO q call to consider plan OF organisa-
tion for good government. good citizenship.
and the material interests OF the borough.
The movement took shape directly after Mayor
Van Wyck announced his opposition to tho
formation Of separate borough governments,
and Its promoters for the most part had been
actively identified In the fight against consoli-
dation. Among those at the conference were
Former Mayor wurster. James McKcon. Lud-
wig Nissen, Alfred @. White. Willis l.. Ogden,
Albert @. Mcdonald. II. q. Gwillin George
8. Richards. Theodore l. rockingham,
George A. Price, Joseph A. Cabble. and
Robert Wilson. Mr.. Nissen was Chairman
and Mr.. rockingham Secretary. At the close
OF tho conference. which was held In executive
session, Secretary rockingham said that 1t had
been decided to organize under the namo Of
Tho Brooklyn League" on the lines set forth
in the call for the meeting. All citizens Of good
standing are to DO welcomed to the organization
without any regard to their political affiliations.
1t was urged by the speakers that, in view of
the changed conditions In the governmental ma
chinery. IL was necessary that such q patriotic
body should be formed to look out carefully for
the interests Of the borough and see that her
would also, IL was said, constitute a general
bureau Of Information for the residents OF the
point committee Of fifteen to draft plan OF
orGanization and report at . meeting to be
Other prominent citizens Of tho borough arc
Association with View to carefully guard the
ton and having the s6erin, the County Clerk.
and County Register made salaried oficers; :
Gates avenue, and among tho active members
are Howard NJ. Smith. Eugene ,: Barnes. Dr..
Mas wsm Rss q Henfs
President Grout is In doubt as to whether no
should insert the calls for the meetings OF the
local boards of improvements in the City Record
Corporation Counsel Whalen to oniigh ten him.
rendered decision in the matter OF Charles A.
Clayton to compel Register Henry F. HagEerty
gage, acknowledged BY the plaintifr, who Is 9
Commissioners Of Deeds. The Register declined
to accept the acknowledgment on the ground
that the plaintiff was not competent official to
in Kings county without additional authoriza-
OF oiH mandamus m ami Compelling Register Haggorty to
receive the certificate in question Justice Mad
dox says:
opinion, a Commissioner OF Deeds appointed there.
has has to take 1ah sn1 .s
% the IO5 1hS p se fs f. SeSs 9ss
whole city is therefore the "distrct wherein such
ofncer is authorized to perform onicial dutes'
within the contemplation OF section 24s OF the
Real Property law and section SAY OF the
Code of Civil Procedure. An instrument proved or
acknowledged within the city of New York before .
Commissioner OF Deeds OF that city is entitled TO be
read in evidence TO be recorded in the county in
which the ofcer resides without authorization by
the certificate the Clerk Of that county provided
the oficer has Ied in such County Clerks oice the
oath of oiice required by law. In other counties.
however, though embraced in whole or in part within
the city, there must be such Authorization.
T..l1 p,,n D
has cut down the salaries Of the keepers and as
sistant keepers in the public buildings in the
borough Of Brooklyn. That of Keeper Spitzer
of the City Hall has been reduced from $2, 800 to
81, 400 and there bave been corresponding cuts
in the others. Mr.. Kearney is of the opinion
tho keepers have been reduced.
Auditor Mckinney under the direction Of
Comptroller Coler. has notified the Secretary OF
the Board of Education that the salaries Of the
public school teachers and other employees Of
Feb IS. Hitherto these salaries have boen paid
at tho close of the month.