The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-08
STATEN ISLAND GRIEVANCES.
WHAT TILE PEOPLE THINK.

PEOPLE THINK.
AT sapeton yesterday the public feeling seemed 70
resemble a volcano, the fires smouldering yet ever
ready TO break forth. Knots Of men were gathered on
the street corners discussing the situation and ex
pressing their indignation against Vanderbilt and his late
performances The people thoroughly alive to the
advantages brought them by the new line and are de-
tarmned upon keeping them. Beyond threats Of
sorting to extreme measures II the ferry companys
pier should be again attacked all quiet further
violence attempted is such anticipated unless
the Vanderbilt party succeed their attempt to have
the present injunction removed
MASS MEETING
in stapleton Park well attended by tho inhabitants
OF Stapleton, but the principal speakers were absent
As the lanterns had been placed upon the plat
form erected in the park crowd Of about persons
gathered around. Mr. A. G. Schroeder opened the
meeting His address was very impassoned and
pointed tIf they take that ferry down we will take
anotherSdown, y elected tremendous applause.
He introduced Mr.. n. J. wyeh. This gentleman
was more calm. lie entered at once into the ques-
ton OF whether there should be opposition line.
If the Vanderbilt line would do what 1t ought, then
perhaps the people would be atshed The man
who does the best for the people is entitled TO the
trade and VIII got il. The man that is opposed TO
the people forms the true opposition.
Judge Garrett followed these remarks with few short
words Of advice TO the people and announced that as
sufficient number Of speakers were not present. tho
meeting would be adjourned TO Saturday the 9th inst,
at half past seven O'Clock in tho evening.
During the meeting a cannon was hred several times
in the park. II is expected that majority of the
voters Of Richmond county will be present NJ the
meeting Saturday. Resolutions TO be adopted
sustaining the Garner line and censuring Mr. Wander
bilt for his unjustiabe attack private property
A STRONG PROTEST AGAINST FERRY MONOPOLY.
STATEN ISLAND, Oct. 7, 1875
To THE EDITOR OF HERALD;-
That history repeats itself isno now discovery The
saying is both trite and true, regards hc
tionfor the curious of former days often finds
its parallel in history years after conception in the
brain of the novelist. When Washington Irving de-
lighted the world with tho Rip Van Wrinkle of a hun
dred years since he little conceived that other Rip Van
Winkles-real, existing, dreaming, browsing Rip Van
Wnkles-were to sumber through a twenty years. nap
within five miles Of this wide-awake city Of New
York. Verify, truth stranger than fiction The
Catsklls have furnished a charming ideality Staten
Island a somnoent fact While the outlying suburbs of
the metropolis to the north cast and west have grown
in wealth and population under the wde-awake energy
Of their inhabitants, the tight little sand south
has slumbered along in torpor profound ever
overlook the sleepers.
An Isle of Wight for beauty with riparian advan-
tages of unquestoned merit villas and farms are
drug on the market, and commerce is forbidden its
shores
These facts that few Staten Islanders will venture
to deny How they have been brought about and why
last few days will probably develop The is,
the island under incubus From the day that
Commodore Vanderbilt pulled his wherry as
the jolly young waterman, the ferry over the bay
until to-day, when Captain Jake accommodated tho
public with his double the island has been under
incubus and that incubus the Staen Island Rail
way Company apd the family Vanderbilt For years
company and family narcotic. While crowded
trains in other directions whirng thousands
into the country with speed that makes minutes
mi In
boats are slowly poughing their sluggish way with the
few passengers that its parsimony and bad management
have left resident on the south side of the island
In strong contrast to the North Shore ferry boats we
find now laundering in fog, fearful or power
less TO encounter ice, dropping trip out of the
table, 'knocking o' the last night boat when passen
gers are too few to make 1t pay-these, with an
occasional blowing up or scaldng, have been the
characteristics of this monopoly for back Like
the Bourbons, the House of Vanderbilt learns nothing
forgets nothing With the. Legislature at its beck and
call the judiciary favorable and the Harbor Commis-
soners amenable what is there to learn forget?
The shade Of its rootree is the shade Of Upas and
1t has fallen like pail upon the energies and
prise Of the islanders No wonder Island prop
erty is drug, when the vanderbilts are the adj
ministering doctors. Within a few months
past, however, attempt has been made
to wake up this somnolent community, and New York
capital and enterprise have been exhibited by the
doctors stimulant How the treatment has
succeeded propose TO show In the following nara
tive:-At first the North Shore Ferry Company by q
proper representation TO the Dock Department (which
was composed OF men apprecativo of the wants OF
Richmond county, secured landing place pier No
TO provide for the first time in the history OF Staten
Island decent accommodations in the way Of waiting
rooms for passengers
This position however brought them into an unpeas
ant neighborhood The Vanderbilt line door
from next door came at first grows both loud Deep
and next an obstacle OF more serious nature in the
shape of an opposition boat backed up by the wealth.
power and interest Of the Vanderbilt monopoly.
Despite of this rod held in eTTorem, the North Shore
Ferry Company refused to be frightened off kept on
the tenor Of its way, and at last day noti-
fed the opposition that unless their boat was with.
a no est shad uno
the east shore
Persistence was the game however of the opposi-
ton, and intimidation their best card BY dint OF
the Vanderbilt interest at Albany bills were forced
through eventually to be defeated by the
Veto The next effort to bring action law in the
Of the people by which they hoped 70 deprive the
North Shore Ferry Company of their dock property
and the Attorney General was brought forward the
representative Of the peoples rights Next the Cor
poraton Counsel called upon act in the OF
the people upon other complaints tending to hamper
and annoy the company, and finally the Commissioners
OF Pilots egged to attempt 70 destroy the prop
erty of the company including the New York Yacht
Clubs new house at Stapleton
This last procured by displaying to the
Pilot Commissioners decisions which had been OBJ
tanned from the Judges OF the Supreme Court and by
artully rcraning from entering Judgment the case
upon which the said Pilot Commissioners called
upon TO act
requircd the Pilot Board resolved itself into a
Board Of Demolition, awarded contract to the dock
builders Of the Vanderbilt ferry to destroy the club
house and dock property and snapped their fingers at
the injunction which had been served upon them within
two hours after the above award.
Although the Pilot Commissioners had been enjolned
hours before the destruction committee kept at work
whenever opportunity offered during the entire night
and only desisted when orders them do
so the following day. STATEN ISLANDER
WHAT THE PILOT COMMISSIONERS SHOULD SUP
PRESS.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Would it not be better If Mr. Blunt instead OF de-
stroying valuable property, would give his attention
the large loads of ashes and garbage that are
daily towed down Coney Island and dumped in the