New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-02
THE BROOKLYN FERRIES.

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ing. presented the following
REPORT.
That in pursuance of the resolution passed this Board
q, Aldermen, Nov. !, the Committee conferred with
the fceIs OF the Union Ferry Company aud n ceiyed
every courtesy and civity necessary for full and
proper EXAMINATION Vi tue oooAS ana Anairs Oh the
Tie Company furnished your Committee with
ststenet OF the profits and expenditures together with
conn urcaon in defense Of their course in refusing
IN commute, both of which are annexed.
And ytur Committee, although having numerous
business engagements have devoted a great deal
nj time TO the consideration of this subject and are
clearly satisfied, after reading the lease between the
CITY and the Feny Company. and with full knogege
az the facts that this Company are bound to commute
:. the rates mentioned in the schedule ATTACHED TO the
respective leases.
hall not and will not during the said term raise the
crates of commutaon above the present prices as
"sppesrs BY the schedule thereof hereunto annexed
n must at once be seen, the only just and infer
ence that be drawn from these words is that at the
tiue the lease was made, it understood that the
system of coumutation 10 be continued, and the
words above r.cited intended for the express pur
pose Of more fully protecting passengers against any
dtsign overcbarge OF the Company thereafter But
the custom Of the Company has recognized and estsb
shed the law showing the construction OF this clause
and governing their action.
Ever since the running Of these ferries to Brooklyn
the syttem of conmutati n has been maintained When
ton conn arativey ruialland again when 1t was re-
duced 10 one ,ent-cOmmutation extensively prac-
ticed All the ferries running ont of the City OF New
York 10 the cities and towns of Long sand Staten
Island and New jersey, &c, are Obliged to AMI do
commute your Committee cannot see the proprety
or Justice of permitting the Union Ferry Company To
be exempt from the general rule.
II this is Intended TO be test question for all the
ferries, il way as wen DC met now as at some luLWe
period. !,
lease TO conduct and manage said ferries 10 con-
fDmity with any solution, ordinance, &c, that may
be parsed by the Common Council
Your Committee are thus authorized TO declare
that according TO the ttrms of the leas5, the said
Company are obliged to. commute with citizens d.
sir NJ IT, or else forfeit their right to run said
ferry.
The people both of this city and Brooklyn remon-
strate earnestly against the proposed infringement OF
their rights by the Ferry Company, in refusing to com
mute The officers, in the statement annexed, plead
in exenuaon Of their conouct that they must raise
revenue ST cieIt to pay the stockholders at the ex
piTatIOn Of The lease.
Now. as your Committee view it, the Common
Council have nothing whatever TO DO with the wi:h or
necessity f the Company to raise a revenue. IL Is
sufficient TO know that by the terms OF their agree
meni they have agreed to commute, and this agree
ment the citizens expect to have enforced as the
Con pany. even taking their own annexed acco Int,
are abundaDtly able to comply Herewith. This sub
iec of the rev onue be raised would have to come
before the Con on Couuc in different shape.
Your Con mittee therefore the sslon OF their
opinion, wosd recommend LOT auoPuch TIC 'oi'o"iuS
re olution, viz:
Resore9 That Union Ferry Company be and they are
hereby directed with heretofore and
tie Corporon be and he authorized and directed within
ten days the this recuon TO take the nece
sary Il gal measures to carry the same into eject
Current Receipt. Expenditure. q he Ferrie' from My
|, 1855, TO May 1855:
RECEIPTS. $1,000. 40