New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-17
The Nes-York and WilIiamsburSh Ferries,
and the City Council.


/ and the City Council.
/ 10 ts Editor Of The Tribune:
1t is understood that lhe Common Council are 10 con
der this evening whether they will extend the lease Of
the Wi.iarnsburgh Union Ferry Company for seven
rear. beyond the of their present contract which
extends other three years and halt, ending May lsi
1919 or support the Mayors veto OF their late Fesod-
ton in favor of such extension
do not blame few wealthy men who have bought
ont the original of this stock, and are likely
realize hundreds thousands OF dollars by tire specuia
,ion should they succeed for cxertins, b. their a;or
news and personally their uios; influence to letter the
Crapds, and Pcck.slip Ferries, and prevent any I'M
rovemen, that would interfere with gainiu monopoly
Inns To bo extended 1886 What want IS TO see the
,ub,;c interests as closely attended to as these men al
tend 10 that of the Ferry Company or In other words 10
money ulsking.
few persons have got hold oil tue stock III 0t9eI mat
,, mich, retain and ccniro! the management TEerc
have been no dividends but a!Se quantity OF ansuoseh
bed stock or rather OF money borrowed osei up the Fer
rs b.s b,ep maid oil .< water lots bought, extensive
,e-s r;l, no annual statements ~ DIAL fdtd 0't nc
Stockholders Of The public indeed any -iseii'e's ~ %
the terms OF , lease. the Mayor notices hSl' io' ecu
.onpli.f with very frequently last WINTER we u1u ON @
i,f,m,ninc II q boa met wiz IN accident, there was
NO bs,,c in repairing IL and occasionally INC ooays ae
should have served the public we're used rs 10"
it.rr NJ. eve Summer, theFe are ob!y wv -
each hour and aiter only one. The popu's.'on u
Willis,nsburghi about 1900 1--WE years ago " was
about eco by the time the present lease Is out II
exceed 20.000 There is thcSy settled couha! ~
hind and the traffic is very crca:. The payments arc
cash or better than cash, for you commute Vna' - pa
IN advanced so Tor year or II you are poor "u Co"
only pay Tor bali year in advance nj oncr they cAFse
YOU 20 per cent extra or 81. year II you wsA TO
commute for three months ahead they VIII not t"Ao
even that rate Noc they say give US a ne" lease and
we will only ask three months pay III advance instead
I =, Ne, "
cent Is il not generous
.l, contracts the standing OF the company Even now
L.vc MOI with i,ionicd men who said, We WI. take
the whole concern its actual cost give per
cent extra iulf all contracts, and proht FgeyoF me
half OF the lease upcNplred VIII oS I"' io'e si ''
that which has passed" .,c,.
Why should four continue 70 be pad IoF e next
ten years Peck slip and three cents al ~ ahd
at IIouston.st IL may BE- necessary H0@ i"ho SHOWS
bu, ii will hinder that free communication between
LonsIsland and New York which is so beneficial 20 oolh
If long continued. The South Brooklyn Terry 10 Two
cents and 1900 yards widcthe Grand ST. Terry If si'
yards wide and three cents Why this haste to eesH!c
for the OF 1851 ,,
Apnnwhy this hiring ofawyers, canvassns OF Aldermen
ana telling for new lease. when NOBODY IS ,'ee
with the Company VIII II give us better GOATS %
more of them than entitled to! Wan u ehH.
bic Ncw-iork and Wlinmsbursh 10 take advantage OF
new inventions or useful Improvements IL eeah ma
chinervf VIII il help the mechanics who have settled
in Wiiamsburgh or benefit Ncw.iorki No, but u WI.
place two great points OF communication WIN New ON
Swackhamcr the great antmonopoly city Assenu!yhan
of 1910 is the Companys great gun at the ineeths
here He halls present from the Custom house GER
tain nsn in which have interest on the side OF mo
nopoly for once. Perhaps the Common Council would
act wisely in kccpn: the Company ON trial for winter
or two-and il should have TO go round about occa-
sionay, TO other ferries. had to do last winter
through their neglect will travel the more cheeriuy
Knowing that the prvaton will not last seven years
after 1919.
| do not intend to blame the gentlemen OF the Com.
mon Council for their recent vote. The interested man
ayers the ferry company and their hired lawyers made
out plausible cascneithcr do argue against monopo
" where it is the best atcrnativc-but when England
loaded with 1000 millions OF dollars OF debt IS cheaper
ing her portages and buying OIL the monopolsts who
built the tobridscs the Thames, and all this TO bene
tit her commerce and manu- features, why should we
hecdlessy tie down the action OF the city for II years
nine privileged capitalists and give them control
may prove very Injurious, and cannot prove bene
ncial. MERCATOk.
pWiGmsbur9h, Nor. H. ISIS.
f. Sit should be remembered that Jamaica, New
town. Sc are nearer Williamsburgh than Brookyn-and
that Long Island (as tar the country concernod)s
much more interested in our Wliamsburgh ferries Than
in those Brooklyn. Why then niurc the city OF New
York by this foolish and lconsidered movement Which
all would soon regret