The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-11

Ferry Mass Meeting az BroOklyn.
NDOReEAHEr OF HON. j. .. OWENS BILL NOW Be
rORR rHE LE6IsLATvRs.
IN aoeofdaAoe with advertised sAn . hrge meeting
d otisons held n Ne Brooklyn OU Han On hosdAy
evening, ns the purpose Of considering what acon W
Jusas interest requires IN rssrssoe 70 the fsss,s %
tween Now York and Rsoklyn."
Tho meeting was called 70 order q Tho hour nansa
The Advertisement BY Jesse @. Smith, who sonassd NJ
NAirnan ASDGA Mann, Jr.
On taking the chair hY. MAIN briefly addressed ne
meeting, sssns forth ~ sbjeos. He stated shss for
meyiy Ne Yusn and Hsnitoa avenue ferries were ena
bed 10 pay bonus 70 ne city. How was Il thss s0w
they seoesstatsd 10 pay greater hrs than thsn
and the city gets - bsnus. rhh he explained BY
the iaoa ~ consolidation Of oil the ferries, a.d No
creation thereby Of monopoly. He argued thas the
system of oheap faro and oommutasssn should DO 10
turned TO- and that sSah could bo pursued with
due difference 70 tho rights and Interests Of the Onion
Ferry Company. In conclusion, he sugeessed hat sne
most enectua remedy for their grievances would bo
suspension bridge scress the East river.
A list Of vice presidents and secretaries Was tnen
chosen and COMMITTEES VAS sppoissed 70 dram resoiu-
tons The pressure Of the orowd IN the room DO
30 great n this time that was necessary to organize
Mr.. AI1xANDR Il. DAsA wAs then called upon, and
give suochct desaed stAtemess Of tue ferry grew
Sesn Nss Yo,s and no 1851
70 the consodasiou Of the Union Ferry Company, and
showed that previously fair dividend vas PAID on me
investment. and the competition gaze The people good
accommodations and low r.;es OF fare; but now higher
rates OF fare sreoharged and The accommodations nave
not proporiionstey increased.
AVoI-hy friends, you had all better do - do-splt
your tickets That's honest. Ny name 10 George Nus
W. DAsA continued = some length % suggest toa, the
alton Of the ferries may have been eeosed for
tie purpose Of creating . nominal capital which might
real and thereby enable them 70 appropriate divi
depds upon fictitious capital He advised that application
81 oud be made 70 the Lsssiaaure for redress OF
At the OK Inclusion Of his address mittee
buttons reported SERIES declaring st ferries sh oud be
run A. low As pssiols ,hs, the aamilton south And
that ferry franchises are granted 70 sccommodase ne
people, that ferry companies have mo right 10 levy NJ
dous ipecuatons that the patrons Of one necessary
Terry be taxed support another ferry run
Devi,u.s are .cooun.sSo whom ...ocis.sd 70
eether IN . corporate capacity; that the Union
Ferry Company bavo yolaaed hcir obnsauon:.
IN reiupnR 70 sommusston tickets, and that cu
should and will assert their light 10 receive them,
the bill Of NJ Osep introduced into the legislature;
the ferries thai petitions for the passsge Of
that bill shA bs extensively chcu'ated that the meet
ing o. citizens enlisted TO more respect than me loooy
tee be appointed to circulate memorial Addressed 70
the Legislature in favor OF the passage Of Mr. Ovens
bill
The resolutions were pimousy adopted, and the
following executive commlt,ee ap >outed-Ao'jah Mann,
Jr, j. J. Merritt, Geo g. ANDREWS, W. HArpsr, Philip
g. Crock, Tnoma. Rove D. 90 Kellogg, D. A. Lambert, E.
T. Back6ouse. A Dana, Henry Bowen, rhonas
Douglass John IAidlow, U. q Fowler NJ Beach, q. b
Cht'enden, P. Taylor John N TAylor, Jesse O. Smith,
CHARLES Kelsey.
The meeting was subsequently addressed by Geo. H.
Andrews Eq aud Others, and adjourned at late hour
There altogether full 100 thousand persons present
The bill alluded TO having been Introduced into the
First. Thu, no ferry company between New York and
Broohly shall demand receive greater faro than
Will yield profit OF ten per cent per annum upon tho
necessary capital OF the company
Second. That explcn statement OF the Affairs and
operations of the company for each shall be filed on
the 3et Of March OF year In the County Clerks o.
Zee Of New York and Kings
Third That after the 3lst Of March next the rates OF
fare oil ferries shall he governed by the per oentage
bssrs to the total receipts for passenger and ceh
during the same year,
Fourth That any surplus profits hey ond ten per cent
shall be carried TO the account Of the folio wing years
business
Filth That the Of any ferry establish
ed between The cities named shall tho highest
rates charged by any other exis,iug ferries.
Sixth. That when the statements alluded 10 call for
fractional parts Of cent ARE, that single passage
may be charged the cent next highest but tickets
In quantities 70 be sold at the fractional ratos
Seventh That surplus pvodu Of e'ry shall be ap
piled 70 the funds Of any other feSJ owned by the SAND
Eshth Ths, IL shall be imperative upon the company
70 lssue tickets for Communication.
Ninth. That every demand for more than legal fsre
sha be punished by . penalty of ten dollars fine.
Tenth That an attempt pass the gate without pay.
Ing refusal TO exhibit communication ticket shall DO
punh bed BY nnc Of ten dollars.
Eleventh Any wilfu perversion or misrepresentation
OF statements, shall DO deemed . perjury.