The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-16

pcr year. m the lease Of 1S1 tne line nom Grand
% @ T e the
opened until ls5s' y John A 0ross Richard Leay-
ST S sas y Ss p ss e The Io e.
ferry from Grand to Grand street, It 10 ssid. no
revenue has 6sen paid since isSs owing g the sale
HOUSTON STREET rxRxY
was opened about 1854 by one RomSon and ssso-
GATES who sovenanted In 1910 TO pay for thirteen
years ct the rate OF $3.50 year Tor the first three
$500 of the p BALANCE per The PROPERTY ~ sS
a. sspn ssa ana
$4,000 per year. The lease, however, was never
executed, and finally the rent was reduced 70
S''''~ ~ TENTH STREET PERRY
lease was given IN 1851 to Alexander Il.
schntz-permisslon to run . ferry from Four
latng pay $3.50 for the first nine years and $3.50
per year for six subsequent years. The lease
finally got into the possession OF @. L. Knapp, and
the landing on this side was changed t0Tenth street.
the rent being fixed at $1,000; but 1t does not APP
pear that the present owner pays any revenue to
the city, as 1t owns no property on either side.
EAST fwENTY-THIRD STREET PERRY.
This ferry Ii indebted to the trustees OF ST
Patrlck's Cathedral for its establishment 1t was
intended to run TO Penny Bridge. near Calvary
Cemetery The lease was Tor ten years from De-
cember q, 1882 at 500 per year In May, 1858, the
the Long Island terminus to Greenpont new
5000.
THIBTY-FOURTH STREET PERRY
This ferry was opened In August 1857, by A. d.
WinanS on ten years. lease at $1O0 per annum.
In 1857 1t was again sold to the same paroles ct
was started from the foot Of Eightysixth street to
Who used pSw Of
a a 70 pay sl2S per year II got into the hands
VINO TOOK seventeenyear lease at 500 for the first
In 1872 they secured lease until 1857 At $50 per
Tn 81 "a. no~e~
$50 per year, but the lease was never executed.
The ferry was finally changed to Ninety second
street, and purchased by A. d. Wlnans at $50 per
THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY
lease was granted in 1924 for the establishments or
ferry from whitehall slip TO M0rsereleaus Point.
Staten Island, for thirteen years. the nrst three
years at SIG, the next ten years at $500. It was
Killed IT, Finally new fsrTy on the nopsS sias q
the island was established about 1S47, under the
suspices OF William 3: Townsend, one Of tue own
about 1915 but ls early history Is but little Known
Bank '- for ten 'Ay years. a' At $500 per annum.
The lease subsequently came into the pos
p pssson among 1 the principal stooHnoiders Of
which were Oorndatss Mauran and Cornelius Van
derbilt. On the death Of the former Mr.. Wander
bit became the sole owner, and held the lease
until he sold out to George Law and his associates
about 1855 or 1864 BY the latter 1t was transferred
mentioned in this connection that Vanderbilt and
Nauran consolidated the North Side and south Side
G to run OF Sy the e. NSn
derbit or The staten Island Railroad Company
paid $1,000 per year for ten years. rom May
North Side ferry, which only occupies part OF
pier although some years ago they paid s., 200 or
THE ooRrLANDr STREET PERRY.
This ferry was established In ISL, TO run rom
point Immediately south Of Battery Garden !Cssslo
ert r. Livingston end Robert Fulton. his brother
in-law. The lease Is dated April l6 ISL to run for
poH soasn r. Garden
ditional privilege to run from any part Of New
ns = r tho psss ss
basis OF Cortandt street ferry. The same lease
THE BARCLAY STREET FERRY,
to run to Paulus Hook, for fifteen years and
six months from November l, 1925, at 81, 500 per
that nxes rates, the corporators, Francis B. ogden
and Samuel Swartwout, Collector of the Port under
General Jackson, binding themselves to charge
For market wagon and two horses. ........... Soc.
Gig, carriage and two passengers sc.
THE PAvONIA FERRY
was opened by the Erie Railway February. 1854, to
run from Chambers street to Pavonia avenue at q
yearly rental or 1885, with the side or pier ad
ditiona to 100 feet and the whole OF pier SO North
and 81. The property OF the city used by this ferry
Is estimated to be worth 600 or 900 per year.
new lease for ten years from May i, 1854 paying
therefor $4,000 per year: The first lease was
made to the Pav0nia Ferry Company, the last to
the Erie Railway Company.
# l DESBROS5ES STREET FERRY
was established May !, 1852, on ten years. lease
to Jersey associates and who pay 900 per year.
CHRISTOPHER STREET FERRY.
This was founded on q lease to John Stevens,
made in 1873 and 1t granted permission to run from
Spring street basin to Hob0ken Tor four years at $25
per year. Another terminus was at Spring street
until about 1888, when 1t was changed to point
below Canal street. Eight years ago 1t was aban-
dOned and the Christopher street line remained
running In the meantime. Alease to Stevens dated
1885, gave the property to him for zone cent II
lawfully demanded About 1862 1t was sold to
VIM. W. Shipper at $500 per annum.
THE FORTY-sECOND STREET FERRY
was established on lease made November l, 1860,
TO Francis Price, OF Weehawken for ten years.
He assigned 1t to the Weehawken Ferry Company
August 1859, the rent being $50 per year. but they
now pay $500 per year.
THE TwENTY.THIRD sTREKT FERRY,
on the North River, was established few years
ago BY the Erie Railway Company, who pay but
$50 per year, the city owning no piers there.
The above u q brief and as accurate history Of
the ferry establishments OF the city az can be COL
lected from sources visited and leases and con-
tracts carefully scanned The following table Will
be appreciated, although year or tw0's errors
may be made in some OF the dates:-
FERRIES ABOUT MANHATTAN ISLAND.