The sun., 1873-07-02
THE FERRY FRANCHISES.
mas NEW Y0RK Any RIdHrs WHICH
JERSEY MVsT RESPECT.
The Bsbehen Lsss esd ls,provcmcnt Gem
rnuy again Actively In tho Ficid The
MsNet'. Prete-t naninst nIopopoIics.

| M~yer'- Protest against Mopopoiics.
l Yesterday morning about II dozen Of the
| thirsty pol,ucas who daily frequent the city
! Hall assembled In the main corridor. and talked
1 over the quarrel of Aldermen Cooper and Kchr.
| While they were thus doing Alderman Cooper
| passed. There goes Cooper" said one of them.
| "Nc looks as he was angry with somebody.
| wonder N he L. satisfied with the reports in
! the newspapers this mornin1 ?"
| ~ think that Alderman kehr got the hest 81
| that light" said another "If I had been in
Alderman Coopers place, would not have
| apoloeised until Mr.. kchr Withdrew his threat.
| do you believe that Alderman Kchr really
| had n cowiide2" asked one, or was his talk
| for buncombc -
"iIe says he h~d 1t there" wss the rcpiy. ." aud
J believe he d,d. He lisa determined man. Like
all Germ aus, he is slow to anger, but when
aroused he Is tiger"
- was told" said anether that Alderman
Kshr gave the whip to the Ssrgcant-at- -Arms.sud
| that I've kept It under his coat during the moct-
! Ing. II was a rcd cowhidc"
! "Itb,nk," esid another. that tho whole trans
| action was farce. IL Aldermen wish to Heht,
1 WHY don't they pick up an inkstand and throw
! It, or do something Of that kind. That Is tho
| way II used 70 he done. In Old times an Alder
man AID not make thrcats and then hack down.
! lie aiways acted on the spur of the moment, aud
did what he had to do without any talk"
INFORM NOMINEES LOBBYING.
| II - iaid that the Mayor Is not pleased with
the hasty action ~ the Supervisors IN appoint
Ing ti,e commissioners to build armorics and
dull rooms Under tho law the commissioners
cannot build an armory without his consent.
lie Told an Alderman yesterday that when they
| came TO him for his consent n would bc time
enough Co show his opinion OF the action Of tho
HE nominees for the Poire Jua,ic,thiua are
busy lphbving 70 break up the Aldermen's coiu-
| hnatlpn Some 81 thcn attended the meeting
VI the supervisors on Monday, and. after the adj
! iournmcnt huttonhuled them nnd tried to con-
yinre thcm th-t the welfare of the ueuple de.
Z thrr, NJ. Eiwatd Fitch. visited the Mayors
: once. and after = long conversation with the
private secretary, was clo-cted wlth iis Honor
MORE PROMISES.
II q said ih't tn. nominees sre willing that
the Aldermen should namc all their CLERKS, pro.
Ndcd they ~ confirm thtm.
the iicallh ComWi.siud'rs waited uppn the
NNor on NpndN and informed him ,hat tho
sanitary condition ~ the ca, could not be much
hctrred urti the nriniut IS fot the Polite Iu--
u,eships were c"unrn' a. They thuucht II
Necessary that the polic,, the magstrstv-. md
tie Herlih depart ricnt should act As unit.
In suite of the pressure Brought ag1ins, II, ,he
! combination TN holds together, and tts men-
@S VA bne S 1GS o Ssm 81 sa S% "3Ts
the caslns ~ tue door leading into the onlce
uf the clerk Of the Common Cuuncil j. posted a
I H, =" the main.s ot the Navors n"niinecs Tor
has WI ten. 'rhc, arr on lee whoever wr1te
that hit the nsil Oh the heed. They are on ice
aui are likely To be there for some time TO
come"
THr BRooHLyN ASp JERSEY FrRRus.
The Comm ,sloners OF thc Sinkine rrud mot
ycstcria, ~ .'n"on; Cnmp'rlcr .Grr'n pr
svntcd the bids tOr the fprry f-inchises and rr-
qr"Sted that some action might he taken on
I th,m.
coI porstiu' Thought that thcy had some inter-
ct ~ the ferries and the ferry ,lip- Bu'. Juds
ing by the charrrter of the bids. n srcmed 10
hiIn ,hat the ciiy had no prqprrty anyw here. He
n"ticed that the Hubnkcn Land and lmprus"-
street ferry. and thst thc New Jersey Railroad
ana Transportation 'owuanS' hid for the De
his way he would give the framchisc. TO other
versions.
ihe Comptroller thought that those com
rauc, owned the ptulVtiN on bo,h sidcs ~ the
river. and ttnt the city had an interest in the
! Franchise oriy.
Hrw did they acquire the ownership Of the
properly askcu the Mnur
suppose Nv tease answered the Cop.P-
~ 1,rou rurr rrLoxG.
"fh,s fcriy hu-.r.a' has got 90 he n farc, 4"
said the Nav !. . about time the ciy
The companies say that they rsy 50 n,,ch
for the right 10 run tn. ferries and that they
Comptroller They o~n the property a,ri tury
h'g What they please II is uscnss FOR Hnybodv
to BID asainsi them hecaose they viii not per
II we have the right ,o ask siOoO for the
b.NlA NV WV Hltb w NV hNh ftAN"f lhfhlttn
In ~ "Gn'on. .sid ihs Mayor, ;, the onls
! right which the Uwn~rs ~ the pi~fS have is to
! CNuect the wharfage. They have no risht to sar
what vessels shall come Ia to or 80 Qua fron
them,
That position IL undoubtedly the correct
one Ia take, generally speaking, said the Comp-
ti,e Las grown ~ az having special laws pas ssi
giving cert ~ right- To owner oi land on winch
piers are built
Du.s rHE CITY owN ANYTHING
n, Ill
~ late ytTr 10 give away all "t the city proper
~ SAID the Mayor. Al one tine the city
boat unless through the special Intervention ~
= harbof master. A ! thi; sort q tns iulures
Nv" used 10 receive Sis5ND annually from The
lnion Ferry Company, Now We get oHly ~ "a
l.rsen.ers an hour IA the morning fur one cent
II s"ems " though New York was to DC made
,he foot ball of Brooklyn, Long Island Jerse,,
Here the CieII, % the Boprd ventured to say
that some "f The ferry companies mad not paid
40 fAvoRs To NoN-ErslprNrs.
"Of course not. said IA" MAJ or. 80 II Is ti"e
This -urt of business Was stopped. don't think
that tuis city should suffer that tc-idrut, II
liruokl lyn or jersey should bc accommodated.
They do business here, they m Ike their money
GS a4d t ""i 81 i t2"M , oe'+I'G a. ss can I'VE
York Jet theiu gay their i.irr. see no reason
way they should be favored any more than our
+ m tiS. were referred tu the COMPTROLLER and
IN. IN &ban lcrlaiu for examination. 4 re,o-
l'ton wa, ad%p,ed dlFe'inF "a, Conplrglirri T."
be- printed in the Reform, rtG F,cpr1 onice,
showing the amou''t - red "siai" m IA" city,
together with diigrat - hh""liI ltS !o'1tl luh ana
tho board adjourned
since the Ruard nf App @1ionment rut down
/ thoir estimates for salaries 400 ehp"hsc-, the
heads of the several den1rtment, uaNr dismissed
7 many of their employees. and have teeh stialIi
. iue scale Of reduction Of the salar = ol lhosc
who Hre to he retained
Couienr- oil the Weekiy sun.
TuE WEEKLY Sun published this morning CON