Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-06

FULToN Ferry OuTRAGE.-This morning, as one
Of the market boats was dropping out from Fulton
Slip, on the New York side, and getting under way
to 60 down the East River, she run afoul Of and
driven from her course by the steamboat Olive Branch
The small boat had two persons on board her, and
by the activity Of one of them appeared to be pre-
served from injury This man, while bravely bearing
off his boat, demanded Of the persons on board The
Ferry Boat, why they had not stopped, or backed
Their boat, or if they had ntended to run him DOWN.
A rude and dlctatorial reply was made by iona
than Iroter who was on board the Olive Branch, 10
the effect that the boatman must have seen "us (he
Olive Branch,) csmlng and ought not TO have come
cut, until "wE" had passed into the slip.
~ One OF the poop hands came forward in support Of
Irotter and told the boatmen, who had just escaped
drowning, that when two three of them should be
run down, they would learn to get out of the way.
In September, 1886, while holding the Office Of
Mayor of the city of Brooklyn, Trotter presided at
large meeting OF the citizens thereof at which The
following resolutions were passed unanimously -
lsf, Resoired That the Fulton Ferry Company
have utterly failed TO provide either good, sufficient
or safe passage across the East River to the nume-
rous passengers who have occasion TO cross at said
ferry.
ID, RESOLVED, That the Fulton Ferry Company
have surreptliousy taken the casks of their boats
and in so doing, have wantonly exposed TO imminent
danger the Mes Of the numerous persons vino pass ut
that ferry.
Sd, ResOlrsd, That Company of persons, SO reck-
less Of human life as this Company have proved
themselves TO be in this and other instances have.
ty; and that the public confidence, once withdrawn
can never be restored 10 them under any circum-
stances, let them provide what accommo iatons they
may.
4h Rcsoipsd, That il in the right and duty of the
Corporations Of the cities Of Brooklyn and New York.
or of the counties Of Kings and New York. mutually
10 agree on, and at their joint expense TO provide,
good, sufficient and safe ferries the East River
charging emily such reasonable rates of ferrage the
expenses thereof may require.
9Th, Resolrea, That the Fulton Ferry, under its
present managers, is, and has lsng been, nuisance
and ought 10 be Immediately abated
September 3, 1886.
Several members OF the old company, knowing
they had no lawful title to their monopoly, were
frightened, and sold out and Jonathan Trotier became
one OF the nominal purchasers, and self constituted
director, or Dictator of the new tangled concern.
IL may be well for the citizens Of Brooklyn 10
ascertain how many of their Aldermen are stock
holders in this company One OF their number 10 ON
agent in the employment, and in the pay ofthis Ferry
Company. Under such circumstances, should ques-
tons involving the security ofproper:y even lie IL
SELF come before that body, what chance have the
people for an impartial decision
Among the grasping and avercious monopoles with
which our country abounds, the Fulton Ferry Com
pany has always held prominent place. .s
For some ten or twelve years past they have ex-
tortsd from the public net profit OF about fifty thou
sand dollars per annum, and they will continue 10 do 10
az long as the people will bear il.
II is disgracefu TO our Common Council that they
permit such robbery TO go unexposed and II will
be disQracefu in the 10 the people themseivee
il they much longer submit to it.
OSs or TIRE PEorIE.