The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-26

1 contemplated, including new lighthouses, slips,
boats, de-, &c: The lease Of the slips at the foot
OF Roosevelt street having been renewed it is in
tended as soon as the corporation restores the
dock on the south side to put up new tenders like
those on the Williamsburg slips.
We ought here to state that boats Of this COM
pany are provided each with 200 feet Of hose and
| have deck and donkey pumps with hose attached,
also metallic and wooden boats, &C., &c. About
twenty millions OF passengers cross to and fro on
THE HOUSTON STREET FERRY COMPANY
| il the third in importance ON the East river. Its
capital is about $4,000. Its daily receipts are
of which is kept as reserve" These are the
MasPeth. built in 1866, $50 tons; the Cali
| lorna, Duit IN 1851 1903 tons, and the Gerard
| stuyvesant. built 10 1854, 3l7 tons burden. The
| quiet though safe business. Its stock is in the
hands OF few individuals who are wealthy and are
quite satisfied with their dividends. boat runs
during the night for the accommodation Of passen-
gers. The lease ofthe company expires in 1875.
Inc Doats are all in good order. As we have
nnted, the officers OF the company are reticent as
10 pront and loss. They look on the company as
private affair, and unwilling that tho public
should know aughs Of their business.
| THE GREENPoINr, TENTH AND TwENTY-THIRD
STREET FERRIES.
The capital stock OF this company IL $500, 900.
The ferries at Greenpont were established in 1868.
The franchise for ferry was originally in the
! hands Of Messrs. Schultz Bradford and Bliss-the
last named large landholder at Greenpoint. The
gentleman, and commenced operations in the year
named Their boats the Greenpoint, Osprey,
Martha and Sonthside, their measure ment ranging
from 3l3 to ST. tons. The boats run to Twenty
third street, New York, until nine p. NJ, and to
Tenth street until midnight. The receipts of the
company are, winter and summer about $40, 600
| per month. The boats have been running thirteen
| years without an accident occurring. The fare is
| three cents for foot passengers.
EAST RIVER FERRY COMPANY.
ms company have boats running from Hunters
INF H. ft,~N - Dat1
road to James slip and to Thirty fourth street. this
| city. aI@
ON THE THIRTY-FoURT STREET
route are the RavenswOod built in 1865, 430 tons.
and the Queens and Kings Counties, sister boats,
constructed in 1850. and measuring each $40 tons.
lhis route was opened IN August, 1856.
TIE JAMES SLIP FERRY,
established in 1855, is supplied with two unusually
fast and well built boats-namely. the Huntington,
constructed in 1866, measuring $50 tons, and the
Suffolk, seven years old and 502 tons burden.
The boats on the Thirty fourth street route run
from four A. M. to twelve o'clock midnight, and
on the James slip from five A. N. until dark.
This company has been running ten years, but
as yet has not earned sufficient to declare divi-
dend.
THE QUEENS COUNTY AND ASTORIA FERRY.
The company has o capital stock Of $l20 900,
butt like East River Ferry Company, has never de.
clared a dividend Its boats are the Sunswick and
the Williamsburg. The last named is beautiful
craft. Its cabins are handsomely painted the
corniee work is blue and gold, the sides and cell
ingss frescoed and the seats handsomely divided
by bronze supporters. The SuDswick was rebuilt
In 1860, and Is $50 tons burden. The Williams
burg was rebuilt IN 1867. Its burden is $50
TONS The boats run from five a. NJ. to ten 2. Nj.
between Astoria and Ninety second street, which
thoroughtare is now paved with the Belgian blocks
to Third avenue.
In the summer time more desirable or roman
tic drive than through the Park, thence via Nine
ty-second street and Astoria ferry to Bowery Bay
cannot elsewhere be found in the vicinity of the
metropolis. This terry was opened in 1913.
THE NAVY YARD OR JACKSON STREET FERRY.
The capital stock of this company is about
$50 ,000 The route was established on the 17ih Of
August, 1925, Mr.. Henry Cook, the present
gneer OF the company, running the first bolt
tie General Jacks0u--whch, on The 18th oiAugpst,
1886, sunk in the East RIVER TO rise no more.
The boat in Use at present on this route
IL the old Williamsburg boat the Seneca,
built in lS49 aud of 233 tons burden. The
company earn in ;he summer about $95, and IN
the winter months about S45 per day. The ARE is
three cents; tickets, however, can be purchased
by the package Ut two cents each. Tn, company
do not run boat later than ten AT night.
THE nAkLEM AND NEW YORK NAVIGATION COMPANY.
The capital stock OF This company is 100.
The boats are the Sylvan Stream (three hundred
and sixty tons burden, built i'll lS63,) and the
Sylvan Grove (three hundred and fifty tons aud
built in 1850. These boats have run without mucn
interruption from ice thus far the present winter.
new boat, for freight principally, will be put on
In February. The iare is ten cents for foot pas
sengers. This company is prosperous. 1t has
declared as high twenty per cent dividend.
In connection with the arlem ferryn-the
dream OF Governor Stuyvcsant over two centuries
ago-is the High Bridge route, supplied by the
little steamer Tiger which charges ten cents from
Harlem 10 the bridge.
There are two
STATEN ISLAND rERRIEs.
The first in Importance is the East Shore ferry.
The capital stock Vt the company is nominay
$500 900; 5000 500 has been paid IN. There are
three boats on The route and staunch, reliable
boats they are-namcly, the Middleton, the North
field and the Westiield, each OF $50 tons burden.
The Nautilus was the first steamboat that pied on
! IL route IL was commanded by Captain De Forest
This Is the second ferry established by the Mu
nlcipaity OF New York. The boats OF the company
run IN connection with the Staten Island Railroad,
which connects Vanderbilt's landing with Totem
vile, and the latter is in communication with
Perth Amboy by steamer. This is pleasant
summer excursion OF twenty-one miles for twenty
hive cents. The fare to the island is ten cents.
The receipts of the ferry arc not known. The
dividends are, however, salts actory.
THE NORTH sHoRE FeRsY
Is dong exceedingly well on a capital stock OF
slOO,OO0. Three years ago the company was in
debt 100000, and It's boats all OUT of order.
By careful nursing since its obligations have been
hquidated, rs boats put in good order and two
SENT annual dividends OF four per cent declared.
Its boats are the Pomona built ia 1861, 500 tons)
the Thomas hunt lbut in 1851, $50 tons) and the
Huguenot rebuilt in 1855, $50 tons) They make
the outward and inward trips in about two hours.
The Communication IS ut the rate Of $50 per year.
single fare y twelve cents This terry was es-
s"oiishSA VI taS 80 " way, loOVs Inc CoiHphuF
propose increasing their stock to the extent Of
$40 900 and OF putting another boat on the rouie
TIE coMMuNIPAw FERRY.
This ferry runs in connection with the New Jer-
SEQ Central Railroad. 1t is part Of the property
| OF the road, and such It's accounts are kept
| with and form part OF the general earnings. Tie
Comoiunipaw ferry boasts three magnificent
| boals-namtly, the Central the Elizabeth and the
Communipaw. They are all over coo tons bur-
then and have very powerful enginss In them.
The ferry was established on the LIST of August,
| ls64. new boat, OF the same toinagc as the
Elizabeth, will be put on the route In May. The
| fare for loot passengers is three cents
THE PAv0NIA FERRY.
This ferry connects pier 81 North river with Pa
| vonia, jersey City. There are five hDats on the
| route:-The Pavonia, built in 1862 600 tons the
Susquehanna OF the same age and tonnage; the
Delaware, 700 TONS and the Onalaska aud Mag CARA,
old East river boats. A new boat will be put on
the route early this spring and new ferry estab-