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Meeting of Influential Brooklyn Men to Purchase Co-operation - Mr. M. B. Hittell - News - Society Organized.

Influential Brooklyn men met last night to discuss the question of annexation to New York. Present were S. B. Chittenden, J. S. T. Stranahan, Demas Wight, C. S. B. Butcher, William [illegible], Nat Ellis, Massey, Horace A. Miller, Dr. M. B. [illegible], John Ives, J. Wyckoff Van [illegible], Henry Weldon, William H. Warren, N. B. [illegible], John P. [illegible].

Lowery, president, said that the object of the meeting was to bring together the friends of annexation. He thought it the beginning of a movement. He favored the union as it had irresistible arguments. Many taxes in New York as in Brooklyn, but [illegible].

Sw[illegible] for [illegible]. [illegible] must claim as her own the people [illegible] as much right to be known as the two points in the question, as though living there. He said [illegible] of Brooklyn or allow Philadelphia [illegible]. Philadelphia has an area exceeding that of New York. New York's business [illegible] people to New Jersey, to West[illegible] other places, and the recently an[illegible] us can not provide for the [illegible] with the contemplated rapid [illegible]. Buist takes forty minutes to get there [illegible], while the bridge will enable [illegible] to East New York in less time. As a Brooklynite he [illegible]. He then recounted the ad[vantages] in real estate, the [illegible] in music, [illegible] in Brooklyn. He followed with a description of [illegible] in the Legislature. This [annexation?] so pointed by the gov[ernor?]. [illegible] men to protectively draw up petition to be submitted to the Leg[islature]. J. W. in favor of the project. He [illegible] that truly [Brooklyn] could never become a city with properties and qualities of [New York]. It would be robbed by New York. It [illegible] be the centre of business [illegible] unless [illegible]. Fears that it would be disturbed, as said by Massey, Stranahan, and others. Mr. J. [illegible] interesting West. [illegible] lo[ng] operation with New York paid [illegible]. [illegible] to ensure with a [illegible]. At [illegible] meeting of the Kings County [illegible] club [illegible]. [illegible] use of [illegible] for what [illegible]. [illegible] sub[ject] of [illegible]. Cottingham [illegible] on [illegible] without [illegible] in [illegible]. T. J. M. [illegible] the ex[ecutive?] [illegible], (court with [illegible] D. re and said Yo[ur] [illegible] guilty to perform in [illegible]. [illegible] 3 [illegible] sy[stem?] in [illegible] to conscientiously pay, and able to [illegible] as su[ppose]d to pay.