New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-04

rmprovement are justly subject for pride and
s When the present city administration assumed
iiquidating liabilities of many millions of dollars
vision for payment by the issue of bonds had been
mage M Ihus when consolidation took place the city
In condemnation proceedings and for which no
bonds had been issued in the sum of ss5lis 1888 1s
similar wav the Contract liability in Excess Of
a @ provided therefor has been reduced from s
An honest and sound hnancierns policy has been
ing Indebtedness. whiie IT the same time refrain
ing from the old and vicious system of postponing
present ard Known liabilities for future adinistra
tons 70 shoulder 80
A reduction of the citv's old floating Indebtedness
amounting to less than SAG $40 9s1 50 been eff
fected with increase (on August /, 1871 OF only
drciTdng sas 500 goo foS rapid traneif3 and this s
neT T financial showing has been made concurrently
on scale never paralleled. -
SCHOOLS.
One of the most urgent problems with which
the city administration has had to deal was the
9ughs At the time of consolidation. Though
consoidstoS anna ndnf fn deuteS esd res%tng nom
mands of other necessary public improvements the
Of Manhattan and The Bronx twenty-seven new
school buildings at cost of s979OSSi, and afford
eleven new school buildings opened under the ad-
is and aor S for G0I 20 1G1
In addition to the school buildings already opened
1872 three high school buildings and nine public
s sf 81 Dudings which o will provide accommoda-
In the Borough OF Brooklyn twenty-eght new
school buildings and additions furnishing 25,7S2
new sttings, have been contracted for in the last
four years and in this borough, well as in the
lions for new school accommodating have greatly
exceeded the expenditures made in those boroughs
in any other equal period of time.
We condemn the Republican legislation Of this
year. which will take effect January 1902, and
destroy
which the several boroughs retain control OF pub
citizens of Brooklyn declared in mass meeting
se6ed on April 1901 this i 81 h @
principle and injurious in the highest degree; not
but TO the Intelligent interest of public spirited
citizens in the greatest institution Of the republic
We demand local control of school administration
We pledge ourselves to continuation of the pres
ent policy of increasing school accommodation to
the end that every child in the city Of NewIYork
and enjoy all the advantages of our public school
system.
RAPID TRANSIT.
This public Improvement the greatest OF its kind
ever known and for which bonds to the amount OF
$50 SOC COO have authorized is being pushed 10
largely TO the intelligent and efficient cooper ton
of all the city departments While other admin ni
tratons discussed rapid transit the present admin
Recognizing that the rapid transit route serves
but of the boroughs Of the city the present ad
mnistration has begun the construction OF two new
oughs of Brooklyn and Queens respectively. in ad-
dtion to expenditure of sl00OO.0Oo on the New
also furthered the construction of an extension
nen aae or the the E R1e viii gve to the
Pile of Brooklyn the rapid transit facilities Of the
public works while enormously expensive. are
Seay the most d to the PF0 o 5
we believe that the great adyanaseS sure TO result
adopted in boldly and promptly attacking this over
shadowing problem.
been followed II ali the depaTtments q the city
material Improvement in dock and wharfage facir-
ties In the construction OF new public library
ment and extension of the ctys water supply, in
the requirement. and Improvement of the city's
TeqgTed for the police IRE and ether dspaTmsnts
inadequately housed in rented premises
PUBLIC FRANCHISES
We believe the time has come TO remove the ques-
ton Of municipal ownership from the sphere OF
academic discussion to that Of practical applica
to the municipal ownership Of ali the sources Of its
cy wafer front in all the Soroughs the taxing
control and management the law and
he varous Counties n the City Ss and
70 the county Of Richmond and. in regard to the
East River. we insist that they shall be held and
the railroad and OTHER only to the eS
tent of granting them right of way for adequate
IN which %a the
IN 6e ear fe to a IG the Of
as limiting il TO them The party looking
TO the future and realizing fully the difficult
complete application of the proposition that all
proper municipal functions should be exercised by
the municipality itself holds to the doctrine that
the best interests of the community to be pro-
NOTED by steady advances along the lines here
Indicated.
EXCISE LAWS
We denounce the present excise law as ubiquitous
and intoerable Ii passed a the dictation
of the Republican State machine. against the
protest of a majority of the people of New-York
Irrespective of party 1t has given rise a sys-
tenn of spying, and official intermeddling abhor-
rent to free people 1t EFFORTS exorbitant rev.
of the State. II promotes intemperance, furnishes
a legalized refuge for vice. impers the innocence
We therefore demand the enactment of an excise
law conservative OF the public morals and liberal
in it's provisions that shall place its administra-
ton and revenue so far as shall apply to this city,
within the control of this municipality thus .lsur-
ing the enforcement of the law by the Of /
the governed.
LABOR LAWS
We urge the passage OF amendments the labor |
law of the State which will result in affording !
laborng employed city contracts real pro-
their legitimate interests. and will sup
ply city officials charged with duties in respect |
interests can be practically conserved.
In respect 10 capital on the one hand and labor |
on the other. the attitude of the Democratic party
largest sense to beth. In capital and the enter /
prise of the employer recognize forces that l
must be conserved and encouraged If the city of /
New-York Is TO prosper and maintain Its position
as the great business and manufacturing centre of
the continent; and in labor recognize the force
of manhood and character, which. II neglected.
our State. but of our nation and our civilization.
DIVER MEN MAY SUPPORT LOW.