The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-27

Use Union Ferry Company InvestiEati
TVblBER COMPLAINTS OF CIflZRNs-A srOc uOLDRR
5HIEKs THE ROOSEVELT STREET FBaRr Is RUE
VILLA NEW DODGE OF ,HB FsRRY COMPANY
IhTE RESTING TESTIMONY OF FORM II PRESIDENT
OF The SOUTH FEARY COMPANY.
The Committee on Ferries CT toe Board Of Aldermen.
continued eserdy the investigator into the complaints
ssairat this ompAny
Fred. Q. Havsmeyer was sworn and testified that he
bad been interested In the Roosevelt Street Ferry before
the consolidation now owns d, teen shares In the Union
Ferry Company, but IL not director; never examines
the books thinks The Roosevelt street ferry 10 better
managed Low than 1t beore the oonsoI,os',n; has
no occasion 70 the ferry now and therefore, hasno
positive knowledge Of its present management te daily
expense OF running the ferry before the consoldscu 10
that when the Terry fEst commenced rubnipg he
Futon ard Other ferries werc running 81 one cent fare
for passenge white tho fare the oseve stret
been the cause Of the terry being upproutsbe.
A. W. HendYicksop eworn-HN Hveo In bfooxth
eight yearS, and has been 10 The hso 0. c,0ssnS me
FOL the consolidation they ran 6osis Gil nent ne raso
at that time cents; the Faion snd osnef Icsres
commocstion At first very good the Roos ,velt
street ferry the fare was two cents and 80 per for
oommutatioa; have crossed the ferry but onso or
twice since DECEMBER wen, here the cay be'or Cnrst
mss with his family to crtss, bu after waiting for soyeu
feri ;, snd when be sot the Brook yn aoe taa
beat ad last the New YORK side Of the Roo1,
ha,s rerared from orossiDg the cry Cd ACCOUNT OF tbs
great delays his family bsve complained q the ooass
berg c n o. 20 o n ss .oS
half ins ad Of full tens on account Of the irregular
ronpirg OF the aocsevei' 'uso' ferry
the chair Aide StseTs, here stated that sum
Client had eeer adduoed the part OF soe com
p,nspis but consented 70 tear few more sitneAses
Alderman Marvin OF the Fifth ward, Brooklyn, was
recalled ard esaed Roosevelt etre er'y had
ed at the Bricse street Zip, on the Brooklyn
ste so That passengers sm" down the street would
20, sec airy wouj therefore go to toe other
.s'res; Tho oonpsn!, hoseyor run s,ra. 60 ooas
STREET Ip, the Brooklyn eide ne though that this
for The purpose OF oiverrns travel snd making
app ar that tbs ferry was lei probable than really
a!sermso Backhouse, OF Brooklyn, addressed the Com
nr9e at some length, complaining generally OF the
management Of the Union Ferry Company. Tas deten
loni 1t the Futon terry ., the pretcnt time werc too
great anS passengers were much luoe%m saed ey me
airy OF tbs ohrs though was The eas, prodiable
he hourb. tss. -. mainly hep. up 70 sooomm'date
Mr.. Kehey had listened With astouishment ct tao
statement OF the mposons saa Z, be pyaotced tho
ccarses sfa the ase men. but after beng sworn
The request OF the Chairman. proceeded to Stale
D.asmsu. 1'1 Of 9s The FUTON ana asmison svenus
erries There was forty per cent surplus declared
dprng be opS,ssocs Ct sns union o. me :nses ferries
lpSs Of the o'ner tvo aud there were very fswcom.
piA:S,s The trips we're made, on the average, aoout
egg mir ule the South ferry, or ave minutes on the
Fulton Jerry. tbis VA bstween the years Of lsal and
1851 Recently be haa wa,sed twenty for
boat TIE cost, when did como, remained twenty MI
Iutes IN tie alp and took twenty minutes 70 this
was IN The sun he stated case whore he had
South ferry, srd fer hort tunes at Other feTes Hs
coad see wi 81 object tho company could have VII
hey had three psynK ferries 81 AMI below Fol ON srea
buy three other ferrts kuo 70 be Improbable He
consrded tkat the company cid not employ competent
and enforced tbs point that one com mutation
to psse either terry the main 0ojec, Of the unos
and that that object led out the union
void be great mouopa'. the last Of The boats Brook
Iya AID New York, rvu BY the oil ferry company, cost
abe q. $50 Geo each. They were very powerful Ia
trg thftrgn the Ice Most Of the boats row Ia use are
lsss IowFul AID the uton then used OF sheathug
;ie tcas with iron 10 rot now prsc,ised by the Uno,
Ferry Company. There we're formerly sore supcria
RE, und. the old Sia S Ss svsr ne .n1 s.us Fey
the company with sev,n ferries There were formerly
II rec supsrin end uts while there bat four.
M Join n Smith sworn and testoed-tost he owns
p-crsry N tiyn some thirty ,hrec lots OF ground
sayns be, bought and several factories bulit
Brifge sreet on accom- OF the Establishment OF the
Roofev cit suset fer, large number OF teams a.c en-
tcy cd 10 croung vi.h loads OF merchandise
we are to regularly ., that rry ~ that NO
&c obliged 1T the EHlton forty; while tho ferry
ron by the nist lees ees the ups were quite rcGulAr
bat the console alton they have been very Irrexu
ar the property In tnat ncishborhood much depre
lat on account OF The Irregularities II appears that
be company bal frisd 10 encourage the public from
yctsrs ct that ferry; Mr. p Smith offer to soil the
try % ps ineluding boa, bridges g. at te6 COO
nyftr and Lumber OF friends thought somo Of buying
the Jerry bot thought Unnecessary {, mako IN Offer
b tbs views OF IL value were 80 high; NO eugges.cd
the valuation 10 three s?praiscrs but the psopo
Il ceclned.
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