The New York herald., 1872-11-30
RAPID TRANSIT IN BROOKLYN.

The Incorporat0rs' Address TO the Public
The special committee OF the Brooklyn Steam
Transit Company have prepared report to the
'owners Of property" upon the subject OF the pro
posed Improvement. Among the incorporators o.
the company are Samuel Mclean, Demas Barnes
Seymour L. Hustled, Henry e. Pierrepont, Cyrus r
Smith, b. +. Tracey, W. O. Kingsley. A. NJ. Bliss, A.
G. Masters, J. s. Stranahan, s. B. Chittenden Alex
ander McCue, J. H. Prentice.
The first piece Of road TO be built will begin at
or near the Fulton ferry connecting with the grea,
bridge at Sands street. following Adams or Wash.
ington street, with depot or station near the
the junction OF Flatbush and Atlantic avenues, to
sirable), and from the city line to East New York.
The charter pr0yides that $500 900 OF capital stock
must be subscribed for and ten pei, cent paid in
The cost OF the work has not yet been confirmed
for the reason that no thorough surveys OF the
is practicable at less than half the cost per mile Of
any underground railway OF equal Importance yet
protected In this country. Tne The road % wiz be for
the city lne-thc distance Is three and a half
miles. During the improvement there will be no
occupied BY the width Of the tunnel The
report continues :-"As to its important relations
to the future Of Brooklyn and Kings county,
present convenience OF the 2e,l435 500 passengers
transported by the Brooklyn City Railroad alone
IN IN rs s consy IsS ssS S ne 'sSss sSs
daily visitors to Prospect Park or to the fact
that with the present ratio OF increase the travel
on all these lines will double In about eight years,
or whether we add to these considerations reason
able estimates for the very great accelerated
growth Of business always realized in populous
cities and districts with increased facilities for
rapid transit, we shall reach results both remark.
able and surprising. Couple with these the con-
S1s p al Broosn SSn we esss
startling estimates OF future growth. II we
look little further on to the day sure to come,
when the Hudson River and New York Central,
Harlem and New Haven railways, traversing
bridge which can be easily built at or near Ran.
daIl's Island, viii ind more convenient and
cheaper terminal facilities and storehouses In
Brooklyn than elsewhere for their immense fxetghts
more remote bus nnuence s to
rest we shall find the motive to begin work under
our act absolutely irresistible. What will this rapid
From information received from responsible sources
we are justified In saying that the cost OF the
whole work win be from three to four millions Of
It is estimated that the line to Flatbush alone
will in one year after the completion OF the bridge,
carry up and down 100000 passengers or
500 each way daily. In conclusion the commit.
us for excess OF faith or zeal In this matter OF rapid
transit for Brooklyn and the sure rewards OF 1t,
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Long Island. and that they will especially
study the natural and proper relations OF
roads already built, and other improvements pro-
| jected and In process OF development In various
directions, which seem to need only the facilities
success in tn the y respective oppof
| tunites Of EACH II remains only to say that i'm
| mediately after the subscription to the stock
viii be elected e and the WORK Of s careful surveys
| and construction Will be pushed forward without
unnecessary delay.