New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-03
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BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL POLICY.

THE GRAND-sT. FERRY-PROvIsION MADE FOR WORK
ON THE STREETS.
A large number of persons attended the
meeting OF the Brooklyn Board of Aldermen yesterday
as 1t was understood that subjects the Grands
Ferry Company and employment for worklngmen would
be considered Alderman Clancy presided. The bills
of Samuel Morny, amounting to s24128 49, for
veys and maps for the Board Of Assessors for the va
GUS wards referred to the Finance Committee for
examination Alderman Nolan then offered the follow
ing:
Resolved That be referred the Committee Perry and Water
Rghs to confer with The NesYo aunePs the BroOt5
with the citizens interested With view Of deyng and reporting to this
much needed GraDd-st Ferry.
Alderman Nolan said that 1t was q great inconven.
fence the public have the ferry stopped that
the value of real estate In the eastern portion Of the city
would be lowered account Of 1t. Alderman Zindel
said that New-York demands $4,000 year and per
of gross receipts, which is than the Company
afford pay. Alderman Nolan said that the
buttons simply proposed to inquire into the facts Of the
He said that before 1859 the lessees Of the ferry
paid an annual rent $4,000 they renewed the
lease the terms for 10 years. but failed pay
what they had agreed. Many persons would be will ing
present Company piece Of land the Brooklyn
side the slip the OF which is necessary TO the
rent, but collected rent from newspaper dealers
and others He thought the subject should be thor
and has been cents Of late with large increase
in passengers.
Alderman Birdsali explained that the late lessees
OF the Grandst Ferry the Divisonave Ferry also.
they compel the people TO the latter and suffer
nothing from the stoppage OF the former. Alderman
Strong said that while the ferry rates had been reduced
increase Of travel more than made for 1t. The
Company of course, would rather have all the people
who both ferries compelled TO patronize
and thus save themselves the expense Of running the
other which is only seven blocks away. They want to
get the slip at reduced rate from NewYOrk, and IN
that desire Brooklyn ought to uphold them. Brooklyn
Ia having entirely
York slips Tue ferry should be reGstabished After
further remarks by the members present the fesO
buttons adopted.
A communication was then read from the Board Of
CITY Works stating that the streetrepair fund Is eX
hausted. that large numbers OF men have been thrown
out of employment and that the Department can en-
plOy TO advantage the same kind OF work ana win
great advantage to the city the force heretofore en-
Alderman Donovan then offered the following which
were unanimously adopted:
Various the ctT are In need OF more or less re-
to render them safe for public travel ana ,o-a T., 49,
Rsolrsf THAT the Mayor Controller in connection with The
the eIpeency Of applying Sections and
Of City Charter that the existing emergency may be met
Ie such shall result keeping the streets in repair
Alderman Mcintyre offered resolution calling upon
the chair appoint committee OF nye 10 CONFER with
the Mayor and Controller 10 carrying on all needed
public improvements SO far as the Interests OF the city
win admit, and that the Committee report the result OF
its labors at the next meeting of the Board.
Alderman Ropes said that under their previous reso.
luton work would immediately proceed and explained
sections referred 10 In the resolution lie salu tat
they provide IL streets become dangerous that
the Board OF City Worka shall examine them and, with
the approval of the Mayor and Controller cause them to
be repaired if the expense does not exceed u 900 in
one case. To meet such expense the Controier Is 10
issue certificates Of Indebtedness. the payment OF which
IA TO be provided for in the next annual budget The
work would therefore Immediately 20 on Tue resolu-
tons were adopted unanimously