New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05
GREAT FERRY MEETING.
WILLIAMSBURGH IN ARMS-A CONTINC-
ANCE OF THE PECK-SLIP FERRY DE
nINnEn

ere was led isst evening /, Washington H.l S,u.h
Seventh street. TO protect sgsrs the recent action 81
the Common Council Of New York, in regard 70 IA.
projected discontirusnce Of the ck-slp Ferry.
AID. KALBFIrIscH wss called to preside Fleming
Durcsn, Vice President, X. A. Domingo aud Deniss
Strorg, Secretaries. The cal Of Vie mse.ing was
| read as follows:
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yil il ps!rc6 r.'FFa Fsat + sesy DS
Wm Bre,t, Oliver Leah Tho, No Rae, Hsary Pope
soa, W Wco,-y jobs Hot sni hundred, Of o,hes,.
Brooklyn, r. u. Aug s, 1885,
H.. GEo. FIELD, Cashier Of the Wil!ismsbursh
City Bark gave history OF the Transactions Of the
past few months in reston TO tue Peck slip Ferry.
| l-ule uore than year ago new terry vas estao-
| lsbeG by Geo. Law ard O.iver CLarock WITH CREST
souLd Cf trunpets, snd then came acalm-the calm
| tefors q storm. movement set on foot in New
Yc,k 20 sltnse the Peck clip from iIs present use,
cstensby for rev ferry site 70 Fulton street Brook
iyn. resolution introduced into the Board OF
dxft fnr4 al
clip away from It's present The only person be-
fore the Committee Of the Aldermen in favor OF this
scheme Oliver Chsrlock On the opposition
side there were reEonftrances signed by thousands
of people ana many OF the first citizens
tf the Burgh were present. Bsf0re that COMMITTEES
reported its Chairman, AID. Murray, died, and last
Friday evening the Board Of Aldermen took the nat
;er out Of .he hands Of the Committee ard without
report for or against attempted TO pass the Council
mems resolution when an rj jurcton was served upon
them. IL that Injunction every William ,burgher was
Interested. If the Common Courcil succeeded In
their scheme to destroy the Peck-shp Ferry, every
mechanic, workingnsn ard woman, merchsnt aud
trader residing here would suffer greatly. Applause
TIE Intercourse with the lower part OF New York and
the busress Of that part OF the city would be greatly
embarrassed. When the Peck-slip Ferry, which had
row been in existence for twenty three years, should
&c fesiT0}ed people woIid De. De d "odssa ssSr.hsp 10
on the other than they do now decreased
Ferry Accommodations were needed, end he did not
care If there were half dozen ferries. Applause
He ut tie rienc Of ole ferry more than another
hut he wanted the Commiss toner's Of me Sinking und
of Nsw.York to put the eny Up at auction and lease
i to tie highes bidders, binding the lessees to pro-
vide ample accommodations to the public. lCheersl
He did lot 10 say hat the Peck Slip Ferry Com
pspy without faults lapplause but he knew that
they got the esse sgsn they intended to build some
rev bosts lAppause. The present boats were good
IN their time, bat they getting out Of date. TIE
CompsBy, however, did not stop their ferry at 10
o clock d. night, and rrn only one boat on Sunday.
Cheers. In conclusion he urged that the OLD Peck
Sip Ferry was imperstiyey required for New-lork
and Wilisnsburgh lCheeIsl
MD. L. NoRTHRuP, City Auditor, was in favor Of
epenirg every facility for transit between NeT-lork
and ell her suburbs lCheers.l There was no better
location 10 whole district for ferry t1an SoStn
Seventh street The Common Council Of New York,
az the irstgs.on Of some secret agent was about TO
do q grievous public wrong. he had no particular
preference for any Feny Company all ne wante was
owners, aid the tax payers. WBat rgat had tue
Common Council to Destroy an old established route
CT travel to aLd from this city, 10 tue secure pones
soI G: which dwellings, stores, and other investments
bso been mace. ii. waited the next Constitutional
CcIverticn 70 amend the Coustituti IN in such way
81 tc rest hese Franchises in the State or to give
ard regulation of Ferry Franchises. lGreat cheer
icgi There hac been too muca huulbug altogether
eorut the DoIgan and Mottgomerie charters. VINO
ever heard Q. ctarters which tbs State coad NOT
sutnd or revise. he hoped that tne next Constltu'
tonsl Convection would take this sube into cUnsid-
ers,ior. Great cheering.
A Committee Of Elk composed Of ID. L. Northrup,
H. G.. DEbrow II. b. Robbine. Jas. ". Rggs. John
T. Rupoie, ard Geo. Flslc, was appointed 10 uait
resolutions. =
Some cne nouirsted e1 Mayor Wal az & member Of
the Conn itee. ,
TIE CHAInM.s aaid be was atockhc.ter n tbs
Mr. Nal said he stood there az citizen and the
fact that he ow1eG stock il the Peck clip Company
should not disfrar chise him. Great applause lie
believed that the Committee vss composer CT gooi
TT ard r. and he CID net Wish 70 serve tL TX.
b.. a. citizen be had importar. interests here, and
ne had always stood up in suqpor. Of the Interests OF
hs fe.low-ctizeIs. tApplause.l
The CHAIRM.s explained that he did rot appoint
lin or the Committee from motives OF eeAcacv
msiey. -
Mr. JoHs u. BOWIE ssid that ne cid not wish any
fery abolished the contrary ne desired that there
ahoald be more ferries than there We're. II peop
choe tc rur boats at loss that was rot his bus ness
He protested sg.ns. abolshirg ST old ferry IKE the
Peck SIP srd property owner lie was largely ~
te-estsd N its Continuance.
Ex May or WALL, n response to repeated calls, de-
fir ed his position. He owned $4,000 worth o. stock
IN tx ferry bu. Ldepelden. Of that ne had lager n-
te:e;ts sisked On tne continuance Of the FeskSip
Fer1y Compsny. II was well known that he had no
yocs In the direction OF the feIy, having been turned
out ot the Bcara of Directors for ME hboIa. yews'
ICheeisl A. a lsrge property owner and manu-
acturer his interest in the continuance OF the Terry
.ss very lsrgs. He wanted both ferries continued.
The Peck clip Company had been approached by Tie
New-Ycrk Common Council and iriinNlons tnfonn yn
out hst this project could be stopped for money lie
tod The P.ckslp Company that they should get not
collar from biul," lCheers. This ewinde should
be stopped He had been interested IN this city Tor .
yea,s ard nsds his property here Inc lntereNs ci
Wuislnsb sburgh were HE interests. be die not care
who got tie Peck-slip Ferry lease next time but suea
| an q established highway must lot be blocked up
| Tie Common Council CT New-io-k b must be ~atcned
| and this thing stepped. The Common Couocil OF
B,coklyr must also be wst.hed for they not 8
| hsttar | .Iust such seOuLireis