New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-21
PUBLIC MEETINGS.

UNION FERRY COMPANY INVESTIGATION.
The Committee on Ferries OF the Board oil Alner
men me-, pursuant TO adjournment, Yesterday atter
poop. in Mr ysentine's office City Hal, and reeun-d
the pvestis s,ion into the affairs OF the Union Ferry
Company Aid. STEERs In the chair.
SIhos McaLPISE, being sworn, said he was ena-
pioye until few days since as Assistant Engineer OF
The Roose yelt.s'ree Ferry from the time OF s e-sb-
,hu emf; the boss made as good and perhaps better
trips subsequent to lite coming INTO the possession OIL
the Union Ferry Cor paay az before until the tine
when Of the bosts was taken OIL; the ooss were
ALWAYS kept clean and repaired wolfe be was E0gneer
the bos's made pretty good time; lat Fsl they lett
each side every twelve minutes; he IL still in the en-
poy of the Company but In another capacity.
PHILIP +. DUsHAA OF Atlantic street, Brooklyn,
testified iha, he had beea employed fJr the las, ave
wore in painting the boats Of the Company h.s To-
cfby painted IT, insice of the cabins Of the Iose-
veit.su.et Ferry boa's Eagle and CurleS, sod ~hen
painted hey we're ceoper than boats usually were
sben taken of for th.t purpose; hsf always se7o
them before painting, and found the n in cIeaIly
condition
HrxRY W. CoLLIss, chief carpenter Of the Comp,-
ny testI TIA be had repaired eak.ges IN he R)ose
yel,.rIe.t F.ny boats when r.qurci, ne had twenty
or thirty men upoer bin who cOnst .n,ly
po, ed in repairing the boats of the company, and De-
rice tbese there were ten or tEelVe snip caoenters
eIgsged he bad never seen Wlpte Th On mai cause
more IN age n boats oy Ice nan the last one.
BYhJAMls DoXr swOrc-Has been ferry master o.
The r. vetsueet Ferry srce II fret ~eOt into opera
tiCp re not aware that toe frequency OF toe TIPS
bsd been changed snce il came toto the hands OF the
Union E.Iry Company; tels no Communication tickeH
for veh!cs befoie the Union Ferry Company 10 * the
fuy a we're tao ais run all day un1 40 CLOCK
.. u ard one boat curing the night; there is only
one tost OIL The route, shi1h rnns from cii
u max trJ every I'VE niy fur Q. thirty miouei.
SEAMAN WEEKs tsiif,d tsa' the r.cs,ps 10 tho
Sum- Doptbs betgofn and III O'Clock p. L. would
lot syeTa. more th-I fifty cent.
CHARLES DRChhOND, al .nsIoeer on The X 7se'eN
sIfet terry teri n.d ths the boats A. irrqu hlJ
after the ULsn Ferry { Inps0V assumed ide D.ntr"
ueI. Ss previously. Tie sngiLes >rt D Hieis VI Vie
boats seTe good a. those ~ aoy 81 .ne' "a
been il ufe tor the same length Of rne "h-n re
DOuib cf tbe slip obeTuciei u r"nr"H'e ''N
tseD'y five or Hitty as.Dli.s % D,ak- ~ ,
GILBERT BAEkEE h.s been 9l1. 90 "a II -, -
tfrtef FtJy liz e UDA iBODh amer =" ~" "
mig; recoIlecitd th.t Mr. Hrvn c'e' 49op o. II (l7
Yer, gsy d,y al IL O'clpck = kno" wy
rCt ,upl itg; fhs reason because X Eaa ua'se -
do ., The .ieam a ,e.i, tor he boat 10 s1rt -
soop a, p,aoiiesbe which she DO a. 94.fe pi7. ~
NICHOLAS q Vas DUYSE. SlD~n 'le1'sn y. ~
Company vas recalled Oh behalf o, '.eC on
ssied ibs, the ND. OF the RDo-eve'fee rrEJ wee
q sne n or. freq emil! sfer ths Ini2n 10Y asah
he napsoeutn than bsfors the oos,s leave zee
.fo .v.ry tseIve u iputes, and the cn1laa are cies
,hs two women employed - cesa ths oos's s'e en-
.s,d ,h. post trcirnt on toe rvef The bJ.te Sere
In .ooa IL OCTOBER last, - ma they so I'D
net REQUIRE rpariog uptl his Scrlngi the obstruction
by ice lsst Winter as very great
Mr. PERRY Secretary OF the Company, stated thst
The ss. on the ROosese Ell, street Ferry from lay 1850
70 NAV 1857, would rot be less hau so 900; there
bs. been d. Increase Of receipts IN tina. ferry SINGS the
Company oos charge OF it, eIcsp. when tns
r,j,td ip Angus 1854; the total re,ips Of the year
.soirg Nay 1856 oornp.Ied with those ending Msy
1855, were $50 .ss the receipts 1t the sse for
Aus Dst 1856 dc not equsi tho-e Of the ssms month
he too pres ious Year,. AfSr some further sSinony
from Mr. Perry relative to the ocs: o. eesI, bridges