The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-10

The ByoshIyp FeTysss-x dlgnasaon a8aanH
tho Monopoly Company.
no TIE EDITOR OF THE NEW YoRK HxRALD.
eIR-TAepe is one universal feeling ef Indignation
by the residents Of Brooklyn against the
Union (moBopoIy) Ferry Company, for the manner
in which they have msDGuvrcd the doubling Of
their charge for crossing the river. How have these
willy monop< lists . ttd7 They hrst, by trick
worthy Of political dpomstists, manage to get the
whole of the Brooklyn ferries within Il cir avaicous
gYssp; and M y, when each resident Of Brooklyn Is
bound to bis house or his tenement for the remainder
Of this year certan-some Of them, perhaps for two
or three ears porethey raiss the ferrisge and dis
honorsbly subject those who sought Brooklyn q Q
place Of CON psrsvely cheap residence to an impos
ton which cannot legally be resisted. They can how
ever and will, express their Indignation at public
meeting, which y about to 10 called BY some Of the
du ed suffe, ers of this baneful influence of mono
poly; for wherever that monster IL allowed to have
growth the masses invariably suffer, asd become the
vicfims Of paIsimory and Avancisusoess Sir,
assert that this company dare not have raised the
fer isge Immediately preceding last May, for this
rasoD:-syery owner Of house property would Rave
protested against II, Diet mental to bis interests,
and professionally calculated to drive Brooklynites
to New York; for the additional tax upon every "a
Eily, however few it's members, Is by this usjust
impOst increased to over $50 year. Even be
e. visits Of the female portion like angels,
STEW and far between" the head Of the family
win feel the increased burthen at the end Of
the year. Yet Why IL this The company
are making over and shove the legal per centsge-
whatever they may say to the contrary nOtWith-
standing and their snrplusage has been 30 great
that within the last few years they have built seve
rel new steamboats,, at q cost OF some hundreds o.
Thousands Of dollars; and yet they want moro mo
Dey! Put money In thy parse" Is the password Of
each member of the company to the other, regard
less of the poor lsboyer who upon his ten twelve
dov fhav Inns mr. in mas oh
ira Per week. And yet, Mr.. Editor, these are the
men whom the "reform"-( Heaven save the mark!)
the reform Corporation Of New York took under
ttion Was presented from the inhabitants Of Brook
Ign, sskiDg them Che C0rpcratioD) TO compel the
company to run their boats on the Hamilton (mo
Dopo, ferry 70 a later hour than twelve at mid
night, and TUNED deaf ear to the appeal, and
still permit the ferry company to go on in their own
devi-mAy care.fOr. the public kind Of way until at
last We have their present resolve to make rs pay
This uifais impost. But now, indeed, the company,
Hamilton avenue eide Of Brooklyn third boat for
few hours In the day, which we find rather An i'm
pedment than facility to trsnsit and for this
reasoD:-tley lDger so long in the slips at each
side that the intermediate boat hos invariably to
wait at least two minutes in the stream for the
boat in the slip to make way. This l have
experienced nearly every day for some time past.
Is 1t fair or reasonable, would ask that the Brook
iibit the privilege Of committing by the year, sh ,ud
charge two cents for en- OF their various crossings
some Of which are in extent little quarter Of
mile others about three quarters, whit the COM
mutation ticket on the Williamsburg ferry (as yet
beyond the pale Of the Union monopoly Company,
from Peck clip, more than mile and half reduces
the charge to about one cent and half per diem
for each foot passenger crossing and recroesing -
the influence Of the NEW YORK HERALD to beat
down this impending wrong. As Subscribers, We
ask its advocacy; ss men doing business in New
York, We expect citizens protection, and We feel
that - the weak imploring against the strong, We
shall not plead to you in vain.
cubs Iibe myself
One DUPE ON BEHALF OF MANY OTHERS.