The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

10 tell IL Onre IA y while long suffering Aid
tender people towards indiyt .ah interests
Ths who undertakes TO tas pubic, iiss rho
who ony occupies hse in his private par sui l.
treated WIN the ta bearancs that anifes &c
domestic coniro and hs go natnfsi saoeiisi ia Of
The cnd paeLE carried out cs ana
aseptf n Il ut oec jmes thu es,sSnsaei se
W. gu nit quietly 10 stny gIpsshad np On ratr5a5i
blown up stesmb1gt, and rLnbbs1 into sileaee by
sl while hs ~ao vsptcres 20 a:te-n mnrou- of
ess oprobs en call in question the propristy u hs
rsstnent, is Irsrs ed ~ lumber, and censunced ~
an enc my of 1.-The CON psny."
ire v.raoving population Of New York wilt ind les
outlets, form for ise casonsls Of communication
with the surrounding country. fse great struggle up
peara to to convince crested Of the advAn
tsge thst must accrue from jud'cious increase OF sc
What are these fsrnss-but an extension OF the
uos ton Of The psspss hshwsyf In regard 70 New York
they become ehj,cts q fnporaooa ana
should be by every citizen, not only the de-
pzeIs Of IKE city sid vicinity, but OF the c,uaty at
lage All are interested in whs,eyer affects the welfare
of tenot where the property and he of 20 many
vuuss aucus An VIC demaud Is he exerc,ss OF common
aud fair psy Whist deep laid plan was thnt for
obts'n ng the control OF broadway BY means OF ra'
tlssk How peately that ga pushedl Add
cot suspect It il not YET BY any means absndonedY
II the prize Of such snopoiv damaads 50 bold
stake why not the ,nrt OF ferries whish b,t
e1 Of SINH ar privilege offsets Of proporon.e
deftef But Mr. Editor, this Is subject susceptible OF
.velopement thsn press 'msginss-more than
The moral Influences upon popvla i,- Involved in the
question are Of deeper import tAsl any othe' aspec
Of II.
Ihe Increase Of celibscy and consequent demorAza
top are becoming manifest amongst every day
Tie DO to the Of d,zestc site
and check the facilities for forming moderate and humble
estab. hm ents the eradicate the enjoymsn's
Of home and Ierver society to unvholssome and des
tSuctive Issues. CLINTON.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
To understand the position of this ferry Is necessary
to the year 1853. At that time Commodore Van
derbns held lease Of the Staten leland ferry Ale
the comptroers Office, by which he was only obliged to
bost, but he coversnsd To manage The ferry
accordance with any law ordinances OF the Corpora
lion, and he restricted from transferring the eass
xitht ut the previous consent of the Corporation This
lease was to expire on the lat Of My, 1855.
He had tue stssm boats Hunchback, (neariy new,
sylpn, Staten Islander and Hugueno old and uncomfr
bio enough 10 re Withdrawn and replaced b. th,ss
suitable for Jerry yielding enormous revenue He
was, however. building the Wyoming, fss. and beaui
fu beat for this ferry which rce under the charge
her experienced Staten Island captain and pilot besn
tIsr. 'erred to the Eliza bethport route.
The boats were being run hour y to the Quarantine
lsndi,g to the city, and to Vanderbilt landing
one size, ard New Brighton lsreiag the Otter,
n.ith.r Ct hem opposite to the city within the city
AT the same time opposition party were raining an
old and efortsbs boat the late Columbus, betwsea
the foot CT Liberty street and Sspetcn and Mr. George
Law ba5 put his Jose phipe in connection to
plisf houly Tips.
Thus the and travelling community had at tia
full hour boat between Whitehall and the Quarantine
and vanderb sndDe, making but two landings, and ..
the hat hour beat BEL sssu Liberty street sec staple
Let us see what a benefit tbsy have derived from
change of management. In Nay 1853, II currently
reported ind admitted that Commodore Vanderbilt had
pIed term Ct The ferry lease, with the boats to Msssr
George Law, Minhorne Tompkins, Staples, Thompson
and DeIauLay sein and Csrk for 5000 000 quAres
cash, the balance in yearly tnstalme1ts.
Cal tired and great raoisipgs hsd in the pros
pect Of the great reforms and improvements hoeray
IN the first place the beautiful Wyoming vas not put
the ferry and her captaia transferred
TO another route Next the Josephine being the private
property If Mr. Law, was Withdrawn: ihe line to Liberty
street vas discontinued; the boats were only from
Viii ehs, ana nade three landings the island, thus
rqui ing nesiy hour to reach Vanderbilt landing
less than seven miles from the city.
Great indulgence extended to the company and
little tsh paint the old boats there was peror-
and II became apparent thAt Whatever
of plant existed before 1t had increased
fold. II there had been Jrarny before l. had At least
been The part OF who understood his business.
1t became evident that the whole interest and
nience, tafsty Of the pa bic rekei
order to ensbe The to pay for their large real
e.tste speculation out OF the p,ofts Of the terry.
Tits. believe, susceptible Of proof that the company
land otlsIs all expenses repairs, profits
They then purchased the Jcsephine she has since
been put On as summer fair weather boat when sh'
RI u full.
Tie infringement OF the CON pany has existed general
fgrst ane Inclination, and the pubic looked foi wAe
to tbs domination Of the lease (Which had not bee,
IAI serrtd ty the consent OF the corporatiop) q
efom incubus which sacrificed both their in.eress
On The st Of Nay 1885, the lease Of the Staten LELAND
ferry expired. 1t was known TO the Comptroller, IL
known 10 The Common Council 1t known to the Cor
Coz e. that under the amended charter ferry
Leaf nnst be sold 1t auction after advertisement for
thirty days. II known that ii the lease should be
for airy legs reason the new parties should not ne
obliged to tale them 1T appraisal such parties mus
have sn opp Ituriy to provide proper bcate.
1t evident that The lease should have been put at
least ss early tire LIST Of January. IL desired to
promote tie interests Of the ci.y and the public BY in
But What are The facts The lea.e was advertised to
be on the Id OF May fortnight after the old lease
expired thus leaving the oo company either to their
boats for fifteen Days without license and ainly not
rs ferry company, to Withdraw their boats and leave
the public without the L sufficient accom- odstion
The sale sas postponed till the 26th May one Of the
copchi Of the ae being thst be lease should be gu
ed within thirty days.
the public interests, Alderman Lord introduced Ia the
Beard If dernan resolutions providing that the numb
and character Of the boa the termIr the rates OF
rage hours running should be under tho d.
rectop OF officers Of the City Corporation and that
lar returns under cath should be made Of the receipts
and expenses, 30 that where q monopoly granted
The public interest should be secured and the
tion OF the sestee made reasonable for the Of
capital and the expense Of management
These u.ions reerJet to the Ferry Commit
tee, but the chairman deeply engaged in inquring
toto he nativity Of the police, and report made
Bat s'1ar go to relate just preceding the sale resou
'icns were passed think through both Boards the
evening" PROVIDING conditions Of the SALE that
boats at eAs. equal to those Of tho late any hsr
character The late invest gsion has shown should be
to designated points the Island under the control
Of the late company, thus efeotuay securing then,
against competition.
These morstrous revolutions the Mayor promptly
vetoed, or in ten Gays they would have become Ia
and ther perhaps the purchaser would not
ed tsere would have been prompt sale the old
psny wcud have been triumphant purchasers, and the
Island refaddltd with the incubus
The ssle then took place the 90 May and the lease
struck off to Mr. Smith, for IS 100 yearly rent. thus
there was apparently new purchaser. Bat he had
thirty Gays sign Ills lease, this left the route in
hands Of the old company for ftysix days to with
out icenfe and with absence of all guarantees to the
public.
One would suppose that all these crcum stances ex
hibted sufficiently extraordinary view of the pubnc
interests entertained by both the Comptroller and the
Common Council but the lease signed In thirty
days. The egept OF individual FIRST not al
lowed thirty where there title
exsmine snd then failure to ply with the
would have made resale. The counsel of an indi