New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-25
TIE UNION FERRY COMPANY.

The c, mmiitee on Yerrles Of the BIsid Of Alder.
men met IN Mr. Valentines ofcs yesterday snsrncon,
ard resumed the inve, Sgson n IsiSe 10 the adA Of
the Union Ferry. AID. STEERS 10 ihs chair. 4
AUSTIN l.. SANDS being sSorp, sGd-I cross ovo
the Rooseye street Ferry snoet every day; the oosa
have recently been 10 bad order; they are not hep -
tioy &c they useo 10 be: think tue route no. 20
good when il gas in ssion OF Mess III
den 4 Havemeyer.
AID STEERS then read the requirements Of the esae
uncer which the Coupa operate tue ferry between
Rooteve, street, NewYck and Bridge street. Brook.
yn providing that they "a q. ran 90, good an sub
stsntial boat every thuty minutes and shen he Co
mon Council by orcln1Dc or dhersee require -
bosts they shall be put on and the mpAny shall
subiect to the duectoo Of the Cooperation lne lee
was executed for IL years at : w year
JoHy + PHIIIIrs OF Bro kbn sw rp-When The
Roos4 set street Ferry started the public wc'e lei
70 believe tnst II would bc god feFry, ne MI os
seiyed hit tIips ~'Ie made 10 at ~ u mute sno ~
after the I'M CompsDy came u o possession Oh 'ae
Fty; bis in preston is that before that change
made every thug was done y .ccOmmeds's toe Pe.
lie: the first esoes started two boa g. the stoppaSs
IL ferry word deprecste witness property ~ pc
c. nj or more since the terry has been unnns no =
chased property. paying much high toao Il oraagm
before did not think toat the boats were ats'c'Ss,
ard they do ot appesr 10 DC kp Ia IS gooo oraer Is
as The Fulton Ferry bUa's
WV Al. SsIPNAs of Brooklyn Wa next examined
Had q, ssec Roosevelt ttr,et terry since ~ eoi
uenced running, though NOT daily; thinks thI at on
tine the rst es-ees Of the f-Iry hao III ee boss on
cannot state whether they ever ran Q boat Gil niHn,
the boats not kept in good order as tue fau "a
ferry ats; the cabins are a ~ snd tho roots hoax
Jew DAYS ago 40 nDues elapsed from the tine when a.
left Bridge street I'LL be was la ded In New-fork tier,
was then 10 ice in the rlver DO, was II toggy the ter
~ luLs 60 regularly that the witness oots not not
ally carry goods H. be often prefers 70 g doEa
TO lhe South ferry the Company cnsge ~ Tor ee
tickets for teams whereas formerly The pieo vas So
at this season ,f the year eau make 80 good time BY
the SoUh ferry a. by the other.
FhEpEnoK W. GREEN, OF Br >oklyn, testified to the
general d,lsy in the running Of the ate On toe kDS
Welt tteet Feiry; thai tie caolus OF the boats vera
usually very wet, and he hs. teen to Cahsune ana
Futon Terree in eierence 10 wal ins az brdgesfeet
WILLIAM MARVIN, Aldermen of the Fifth Ward OF
Bro Uk,r teeiifi d that he had been In The haot OF
crossing the Roosevelt-sireet Ferry siuee Hs tsnoen
uont; be unce e;ood when II was started theie were
tv boosts ruplipg al day, end sho lily after that one
boat ell pIght Tor q short time the Un'on Ferry Con-
pary made ~ good time as tue previous ownen l
boue pro )erty and erected tenement nouses 10 Brock
p With tie eapt that The Ferry would oontnae
running punciually; called tbcie one day last week
AZ ten mIIut past III o'clock III the mornlog and no
boats had sta d. the ferry mater tod witness thai
the plst started the boat and the plot being inter-
NJ atcd eaid that he should stirt when the steam g
no; the ar was Gear enough 10 vessels quite DIS
iincty en- the Nea-luk eicos The ENGINEER It'd him
u at the epgee were aky, and there ~ss three ioche
Of dit in tie bottom Of the boat; has bad to reduce
tenants rtnt fom fifteen 10 twenty per cent the ten
ants have iouDs fault with the terry commo isoon;
it is generally Understood that property has been do
pecissrg in value OF late on account OF the want OF
fncilies; from morning 10 night his seen hse persons
from the fry ION occouIt OF drays) aud croeshe
lower feIries in etoruy wea her the Cob rs wet
end witness has queDty seen the cushions piled up
in one corner OF the cabin, the Company. during tho
Winter, dfcbaeed Two women VITO cleaned tho ferrg-
houses end the boats.
Some fnrher testimony Of the above character was
taken when the Committee a. Joufned uu thursday
afternoon al o clock.