New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10
CITIZENS OF BROOKLYN AND THE
UNION FERRY COHPANY.

In accordance with a numerously-signed request,
the citizens Of Brooklyn held q meeting in the City
Hall last evening. Toe hall crowded to its utmost
capacity with an audience which indicated that they
appreciated the motive which had prompted the call
ing Of the meeting.
ABiJ,H MAss, jr., occupied the chair, and after
calling the meeting TO order stated its object to be
that Of petitioniDg the Legislature 10 relation TO the
vrrr % hich the citizens Of Brooklyn were suffering
a, the hands ST the Urion Ferry Company. lie stated
that The old rate OF Communication carried on up %
the year 1854 sufficient 10 render the enterprise of
the Company paying one. They had not only raised
the ARE TO two cents, bat 10 November last had re-
fuFeo 10 commute even at that rate The citizens
were thus driven TO take shelter under the authority
from which that Company had received the charter,
and in terms OF which their les.e seslred. There
IVES yet another plan which the people Of Brooklyn
ccuo nee to protect themselves AID that practi
cable ono-s suspension bridge over 10 NewYOrk.
Mr. ALEXANDER II. dana then proposed Me,srs
s. Barnes ard S. NJ. Parsons as Secretaries OF the
n eetipg. which met with unanimous consent.
The Hal berg packed aud hundreds still unible to
obtain admission, Mr. DANA moved ths. Mss.rs. p.
G. TAYLOR Kelley Ladlow and Thos. A Ware act a.
Vice PTosdtnts, and that one OF them be authorize
10 orp apze another meeting outsde in another
This wss unanimously sgfeed to- aud Mr.. kelsey
reouested to organize an outside meeting A )mmt-
tee of FIVE then appointed 10 DRAFT resolutions Of
which ths folio wing Is summary:
Rsss!reJ Thai Ft'i, are public necessities. the people
rave he sht demand that they be at the l1ses possible
f,r, cor with reasonable proh, the The
at.ns Of tie bLsLcss done By the Hamilton South aud
FULTON Ferries uIu the three and more OF the operation
cent e Prove oobc1'iyey that those Ferries
Al a ought 70 b. run a. the same fare.
The principle OF isHirs the aeees' Of three quarters Of the
o. population 10 lay fjr the e.Hrestsnee OF the ether
quarter mound tse and carried could ony end Ia
, The bsurdiy If running ieEre from The fot Of every
.;rttt -. , :. ,.s,-, l., -, -,c,,. , -,
obhrAoE Lot Isssned by their i'soeiains in corporate
iu,ns 20 !ssae commu,.ion tck-ss the Dire Of the
AZ, nc,tirE n the representative 4 Thousands
ms those necessities compel them % the
,jr. NtwY0fk cay and that they cannot present
,hs.elve, reson.ny before h- L s.re take
,cSe usi5E TIE pssssgs OF at for the prOtec
,r the sgpea This neetrg aud tie pe,i'ors ensnp.ug
ron emitted defrTeEce the
p.3 oby agents 81 ohef rpeE sentlyes ola wealthy co'po
Esolred Ih,t Executive Committee BE- sppois,ed PIE
pte lne ootan signatures 70 suitable memorial = the sac
Ls-ss,uTe nd forward the and also take sgch
10 them nay p opor by Application to the MAJOR
-. ConuoI Council q the City Of Nes i0rk Othersise
20 promote 'hr objects OF this meeting
The resolutions were put TO the meeting and nlani
uously adopted. They were then recommended 70
lie Outside meeting where they NE, with Ike success
Mr.. ALLxASDER II. DASA delivered "a address
setting forth tie nature Of the grievance lie reyesed
he snbsc. IN It's present aspects, us lndI aons Is 70
ibe future, ard pointed out the remedy tor toe eV
lie taid that 10 1913 there cIcely any boats 70
erCs with, aid in 1871 the Legh!atare passed laS
suihoIizirg tie establishment Of alton Ferry, pas
tei gers 10 pay one ceLt each At htst the Company
e~ned tie three South Ferries, tulIon soath And
Hamilton, in which was invested slSo,VV IheY
;bc1 puIcbsse5 lie four upper ieres kooesVe4t ie-'
Val street ard CsthaiLe and GJuSerfeH susc'r,
witch cost as foows: o,..
n-setelt sfs-tt FsrTy'. ~
" al street terry.
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