The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-22
Brooklyn City News.

TIE FERRY QuEsr1oN pubic meeting Is to be held
this evening at the Governors Room City Hail. the
requson Of Mayor Powell to take into consideration the
best of securing the establishment between the
cities Of such system Of ferriage will ensure the
freest competition and the lowest Of fare II is ex
pected that the attendance will be very large good deal
Of excitement existing in connection with this question
II stated that desperate efforts have been made by the
monoposts TO get the injunction vacated but that Judge
Hogeboom was not 70 be shaken In his determination
give tho case full and searching consideration
THE Cry RAIRoADs.-At the last meeting Of the Com
mon Council the Railroad Committee, to whom the sub
ec in relation to the fares charged referred submit
ted report from which appears that the contract
scented to by the city and the company the Goth De-
cember, 1854, by which the company allowed TO
charge i've cents fare for all PERSONS except school Chill
dren (who were TO be charged three cents expired
the Goth inst The committee state that the company
have materially added to their own profit and advantage
In the construction and Of several of the roads
tanned in their original grant and the time had como
when strict enforcement should be made their part
any extensions of the routes now use that the pub
he might have the benefit Of transit and convenience and
the City Treasury repeted with the income Of taxes on
the property improved along the lines; and that they
should be compelled to increase the facilities, comforts
and time of running upon tho routes in use, aud
especially upon the extreme ends and discontinue far
a. practicable the transfer OF passengers to or from one
the books OF the company, find that the length Of
the roads is 2Ol6 miles, and that on the Both Of
September, 1859. the balance sheet stood follows
tyucton $3.50 1893 o. equipment, $3.50 50; real
estate sls2l40 SO. Total 81 054 07 &c. Capital stock
paid in, 81 600; surplus, $58 3 TO- Total 81 0S8
2o3 TO- Showing that the company have expended 1884,
lo7 80 out OF the surplus and amount has been
red TO depreciation account other than this The number
of miles in 1859 498 $685. number of passengers
carried 1921 1898, and receipts from passengers $46937
The committee recommend that tho company be alO we'd
TO charge the same rates Of fare at present.
executing bond Of 5000 900 TO comply with the following
conditionsFrst that the Fulton transfer be dis
continued and the through every Afteen minutes
10 East New York; second, that the Myrtle
fer cars be discontinued and the regularly every
seven mNutes from CassOn avenue to Broadway third
that the route TO Greenpont be Fulton street TO Myrtle
avenue, through Casson avenue to Kent avenue, and
thence at present to the city line fourth the company
TO build within four months the track Columbia street
TO Hamilton avenue ferry; fifth the Fhtbush route to be
completed TO the city line within four month"; SIXTH at all
pcips where transfers are made TO pvidosutabe
FOR thu accommodation Of waiting passengers The report
was made the special order for next Thursday evening.
UsSerxD BEgs-swnL FED GArryK PRRPARsp Pom sLauoR.
rnl--An Immense establishment has been recently or.
ganzed at Bookyn for the purpose Of aening COWS for
the slaughter for New YoSx market by swi collected
from all quarters. Already bolieve there are about
thousand head OF cattle In the establishment Hitherto
the public have been shocked by accounts of the sw
milk establishments in New York. Now there Is swirl
beef establishment In BROOKLYN, and trust the mnnci-
pal authorities Of that city viii look 70 the matter
Though the creator portion Of these animals will
New York many of them will be consumed in Brooklyn
for the butchers that city get their from this side
Of the Fast river For the sake therefore, of the citizens
d Brooklyn az well az those Of New York, and for the
sabe Of humanity trust this nuisance will be speedily
abated, and that the Inhabitants Of both cities will be
Haved from such poisonous meat There is little or no
exercised In the superintendent OF our meat
kets and unwhoesome meat ia continually on sale with
impunty to the vendcr.