The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-04

piled to the New York Common Council in the shape Of
memorial and eau,ed the to DO published 10 this
atirg I'll the charges preferred against tho terry
and concluding BY comparing the management Of that
ferry with those running to Brooklyn and Jersey City
comic song called "Peck slip Acoomm I'd atoms y
then sung BY the author the whole audience joining
In the chorus, being rather . funny document and .
little severe upon the monopoly ferry company. weap
air Of "rother Side Of Jsrdsn:"-
ferry runs to Williamsburg from New York,
Wild accommodations dat you can't disciber,
Case You pay four cents to stand mp oil de way,
Till dey land you on dc oder side de rber.
DEN pull of yer coat, and roll mp yer sleeves,
D., For 1I Rsss sp 1:ss rS to
For Peck Slips nasty road to trable, believe
NOW the Peck slip Company has always bin bad,
But lately they're getting worse than ebsr;
For when you take yer passage yer ast Hike to 20
TO the bottom, IS the oder side DO rbsr.
Den pull on yer coat, go.
think dey say the boat leaves ebery ten minutes.
Bat her passengers she cannot deibsr;
For I've often bin there and waited half an hour,
For . boat from the sdsr side dc riber.
Den pull on yer coat DO.
They smoke You outer cabin wash You outer todsr
30 yer like to kotoh cold In yer Iiber;
And before you ges the stencil entirely from yer
Yer have to walk half mile from the riber.
Den pull on yer coat, DO.
Dr. NcFARIAs then addressed the meeting upon the 70
port he said that the committee had worked night and
day caring for nothing but the good viii Of the people Of
charges preferred the ferry company would 70.
COUNSEL Of New York who'll committee were sure would
report favorably on the subject.
Here he referred to ,he charges made against them BY
the ferry COMPANY which he said false % the
that circulated and invented those lsehoods Tbs
people Of Williamsburg had too long suffered nconvs
high time for them to take the matter In their hands,
act think and Judge for themselves Of the necessity Of
a e ~"
Company (cheers) to run . new ferry to Williamsburg,
and WITH the Peoples Ferry Company for the purpose q
South Tenth street in order TO run ferry 70 the foot Of
Roosevelt street, New York.
He ooDsludsd his remarks By saying that II the people
IN tho matter, there would b independent Terry
tsblishsa before the frat day Of Nay mex. and thsr:
% IN enc S 20 ,ns snas nov oosssd
coiscton WAS then ordered to be taken up 70 dsray
appointed to take the contributions Of the audisn,
~ they passed from tho bulldog.
sppsuded He said that before ths on arst
Of Nay nexta new fsrry-ons that weud accommodate
:. Of % ~ oSs
the Commodore Of American steam navigation, and any
efforts Of the old monopoly company would BE- sure to
succeed BE gave way he sAd for other speakers for
yArsty he assured thsm, was always spicy and charm
Mr. PAIMR then made some remarks. he said the
monopoly company might q well try to stem the mighty
Williamsburg against the abuses and corruphons OF that
rascay corporation All they wanted now was the sneWs
sess to tn: STOCK new, cheap anS
ferry company would be established before forty days.
Mr. Corr then came for ward and that they
wanted money, the boats were already built.
Mr.. PAIxn-So much the bsttsr. Then, al we want
IL that the Committee b empowered to continue their
nssotssions; ..S - that all We want orsr resola
The question the option Of the resolution was then
Mr.. Fns then addressed the audlspcs BE said. that
- George Law was engaged In the ferry company
they h,a hv GAv) on thsk ~ and surely would sue
company in ans style The prsss company complained,
the srry hnt 30 knew there xss very u. sHDsn.
for the boats ~ not half manned, and tho bridges and
doei. we're nds nsA.sa :. might, producing, many
Jet had been 20 unanimous movement the part Of
the people % that of the people Of Williamsburg ssain
Ferry Company They had shown the directors Of thai
company that they would not be gulsd any longer.
Nov. the be-: thing that could b done would 81 sup
port the pro ced Union Ferry Company, Who by their
well known repuat1o Is good and sound body Of men,
would ensure the iDhsbitants Of Williamsburg good
cheap safe ana expeditions mode OF communicates bs
Mr. CRAWFORD said that Williamsburg suffered from
two great was fer, company that waited for
the Bages and the other stage company that wait
ed for and Was governed By the movements Of
the the ferry . company It ~. hard matter 70 take
only way to secure to themselves good ferry
would be TO SGT mp opposition ferry and It would b
tbs duty Of sverT citizen to support the new ferry COM
pany; every man even though he did not live quite
convenient to the ferry should walk several blocks In
preference to patronsug the old monopoly That parsi
INGENIOUS company, Ike every other cs handed corpora
tion could never succeed against "Peope's Ferry
under the direction Of such . % George Law.
Mr. NoRIHrr then addressed the meeting briefly with
the intention OF impressing upon their mine the
y OF supporti the new ferry company and foraking
the monopoly Who for ave past he'd been n nding
cheating and swindlins the inhAbi Of cit, OF 900
population
Mr. Gnaor was next o.lled for he also pitched right
and lett into the monopoly The card published By that
company In reference to the memorial Of the psopls TO
the Common Council OF New York was one Of the most
rdioul pieces Of prevarcaton that sv he rssa The
people granted the right OF the ferry TO the com
and they we're mot accom- nodated why II Was their
right to take the grant away from them The COMMITTEES
deserving Of great credit for their arduous Ia sors
and would he had doubt receive the warm thanks OF
the people Of the city for their dsptsrestsd exsrons
Mr.. WATERMAN then came forward and inform ed the
audience that there were In the room and
thathe bad just lost gold watch valued ct $50
Mr.. MUMMY, apparently . Hibs rniau by his accent
then related voyage that he had board the boat
Oneida about two weeks ago. producing roars Of laughter
After some few remarks b. some othsr gentlemen the
meeting adjourned.