New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-29
TENNESSEE.
.ycraey City Ferry.

a correspondent in Friday paper has furnished
ycu l.t OF rates the Jersey City Ferry VIZ lour
passengers twenty cents Tor one horse teams
dirty for twohorso teams, &c also, trips every
ttsen minutes in the day aud every halfhour in the
evening commutstion tickets are offered at from three
sten dollars per suuum for passengers and ten and
sen,y cents per trip for and two horse teams to
bose living IN Hudson County who purchase at least
Tn dollars worth ia advances To the above II may DC
SIDED basket of potatoes Two cents, barrel OF Hour
IN cents and other articles IN proportion Inc NAN
s.e.tous asked are " What Improvement II any, Is
:ss.rsble p" and With whom lie the power OF re-
tres
The improvements desired arc-mOrc frequent trips,
as every ten minutes during the day. and every twcu
G. minutes daring the evening fate reduced 10 one
al the present rates OF TO the lowest point 'ns' VII
save fair remuneration Tor capita! employed alter
tsductnr the proper costs aud charges Tor conducting
he business with annual statements under oSth OF re
pts and expenditures distinguishing tue cost OF con
uetng The Ferry proper from me cos. oi Heo seNe's
nd secret service money, usct 90 create an undue p"
ilence with the Legislative aud Municipal bodies VINO
y Jaw control ihe -rcat highways OF travel, SO inst
DE public may ku0w aud be able 10 regulate ia con
Hiuioual way the precise amount 20 oe assessed on
Travellers who srs compt lied % use the public highway
The power OF redress lies ia the legislative and mu
tspa boiles State Government may requisite N.
uastl On al It's highways whether OF lana OF water q
FRY between two States 10 be distinguished from a
eossting license TO carry freight and passengers
aust have particular location % erect toll gates sno
AID al al times The cry OF New loTS under the
D0san sud subsequent grants possesses the power 10
fisnt such exclusive landing places aud, her BORDERS
hasng been reclaimed from the tides, she, by the same
lt possesses the lee title 10 the street or oLShtsu
saee the toll gates 10 be erected Beng more lot
Nrsie in this pec than her sister city the CopoI
saou Of New York not only hold the power OF redress
~ they are morally bound, IN granting the tietHsttt
s VI slip for erryng, 10 TX just and equitable resu
saons - 10 prices and accommodations snd 10 Auii
De csse 10 the shortest possible term 80 that the rap
! ny Increasing travel mas In due time be amply pro
| Vel ior.
| he Corporation Of Jersey City although, Ike New
fcsi municipal body created by the Legislature yet
ss4 % fortunate In the municipal rights the sol
loved by the udes which by universal law Is vested IA
esvereisnty has never yet IN due iorm been ceded
1s clty sbe Is now petitioner q Tue Legislature
kins, object In the meantime, other parties are
asrpas her lights and endeavorng 10 tn"Nt her just
og<eialoas The Associates OF tne Jersey company
seoty Incorporated IN l-Oi prinepaly 10 ulV1e n'o
y. sat dispose OF the lands comPriseo ~ Jersey 10y
have without color OF law attempted TO appropriate 70
sssy.s the entire ri ht OF icrfyins using the stEets
"a kaesds that have been reel Amtd rom lnc 49,
~ Rat purpose sni have actually lessea .el IuS ~.
seed right for . 1900 per year, 10 the NoN''eisos
@s'osd and Transportation Company, coIPoIa'io3H
-'e&sd f9g railroad purposes, but whose successes ~
s&snve sppNc atoms have embOldcncG tDen 10 vh'ol
sous ferry speculation. without any apparent s"o"
| eoosaigaonA suihOriiy. These two pFste corpora
-s.' s,h similar associated Interests, have en'i.
'~A saort period. controlled the elections ".u
s-,ets Of Jersey City The population hss no" Ia
1eo % so voters. who have thrown on me incuot.
sse bow having the Just rights Of the city eoludi
81 WI the Corporation OF Ncw.iOrk, who IN the
s--He hold ample power, guard and protect lfou'
sue public interest IN the public highway between
"io;k and New.jersoyt :.