The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-21

paid, and the Last had boen discontinued When
Un.o. ts!ry Company We. Organized and wanted -
" combining them the lair presumption was that they -
0tne owners Of the nproductive ferries something 70
munere tnsm Tor the losses hey had sustained 1851
would run the i've ferries without any augmentaton
capital In addition b The real estate and other proper
which ne company owned, they had on hand accordis
1884, and coal and WOOD delivered and to be elvere
sol 862 Tho difference between S657 800 and 1sOO oo3
ns nsTe Psu ,9 Sss O M and the
:.d above shs annual dividend q eight - CENT 10 =
Alderman DAYTON remarked that the importance or -
subject had been felt by the Common Ocunciu uekiy
opI ho Se o ~
Of the leases in lot the Board unanimously apppn
committee, and the Mayor signed the resoufon tks q
alter the terms Of the sale. Tho Common oounon
Brooklyn had mot agtated the matter before the appo
sncs q The adv. saverss@ent simply Ssoauss the time
months from the date Of the advertisement BE (Ad.
was appointed chairman Of the Common Council comn1
Of Brooklyn Thai these ferries could be proaiaby run
one cent and be endeavored to effect this object II
commsss proposed 70 New York 70 change the world
the next ten years should be those Of 1854 instead q IT,
Of The present time and that Il This should b doss
that they should moi receive les tSss tbs ' UrsS
ienn Tho authorities q New York disrecsrde2
IN the s meantime p sSs Sornsy Ss..r. AZ
instance Of the committee, procured m inIunctis~1
There had been petition after potion to the Booliy
Common Council, from men who offered 10 sve the -
cent accommodations, and yet not charge sxeeedAg ~
rates Of 1854, u they were suffered 70 Jerry NJ
ther The city Of New York Brooalyn va bsnentee
by Tho present arrangement II was only Aosas ~
monopoly 70 indirectly tax the citzens q bon c
who crossed the river Hs oontendcd thas Asmud
10 the interest Of New York Of Brooklyn that the
Ties should be run for cent Some had commended
the part OF New York that these ferries were priv
The Legislature in 1873 undsrtook to az the rates Of ~
There were influential and wealthy citizens Of Broou
standing ready TO pay New York the same prices that q
now obtained for her leases and run the ferrie1
with equal accommodations, at one cent. 4A III
Mr. GnBkRT called the attention Of the committee 70 -
fact that some OF these leases would not have expired u
til 1868 had they been horcocd by colusion bstws
the city and the Ferry Company. 1~.
Alderman DAYTON ADDED, that II time u
Legislature should interfere when the Comptronnl
(Haws) OF New York would Sit down with the manaG1
ing agent of The Ferry Company and draw up resousie
and tie Common Council pass Il, and the Comptroller,
advertising, pat in conotion which was not in the re
llion-tbat the party purchasing should advance tws
per cent OF the rst years rent and deposit il sxts
monbs ahead OF the commencement Of the lease and
net lees than the present rents should be taken T1
things were not IN the resoution-it merely ordered
leases TO be sold In lot 10 tho highest bidder n
ties we're licensed TO indirectly Tux citizens a.
ferry company appeared to be-so take from the D
time they crossed the ferry above what was
yield fair Prontf this monopoly licensed thus =
deprive the poor Of part Of their daily bread the
them, would be matter Of duty he thought Tor ~
committee to report favorably on the bill
Senator MURrur-who will buy leases to ferries
cent? ~ M $500
Mr. GnsERl--we have here TEN men Who say they If
The bill to be OF any effect should be put through soo
or the ferries win be leased until 1871 and the bill viii
null and void passes after the leases are sold aoeo
ing to the Advertisement It cannot take effect until
isting contracts expire. E III
Senator SPmoIA-I DO not wish to have tho bin lum
cd up with amendments. Let the question now beC0
the courts be decided by the courts
Assemblyman BRiGGs observed, this was partial RI
only extending to portion Of the ferries of the Cit
Brooklyn. Il was worth while TO suggest that III
this kind should include in n operation the entire -
instead OF being limited to particular section 81
four or five ferries existed In his Bs district AID
Part Of the city were equally interested in having low
rage He (Mr. had not yet seen the bill, but wo
like hereafter to be heard upon the subject
The Committee then adjourned.