New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-24
FERRY LEASES.
CITY CLAIMS FOR OVER 5000 000-PRoPosKD
cu,ScE N TUE sYsrEN.

FEKE1 LEASfS.
CITY CLAIMS FOR OVER 5000 000-PRoPosRD
CHANGE II THE SYSTEM.
At meeting Of the Sinking Fund Commits
sioners yesterday, Controller Kelly made statement
concerning the ferry leases which presents the following
facts:
Ferry from whiteast staten IsaniThis leased to
tie staten Island Company t 10 years from May
and TO- Nor6 river 20 Staten island withoa authority
Ferry from Icrty.st Conmunpa has been run
Ferry rom Corai4sr to jersey City-rhis was Ieased
r rec ef 10 1t Of s75i6 70 the Department q
Docks Thecompany refuses To pay percentage o. T'eP
e eseCa cd 'i' Ns"'''''' ''" "'' wv '''' '
iloOoken Ferry nom Barcayst-Tbs company refuses P
Psydnia Ferry from YES l3a'e] for S on,
year from May l. 1876 Tho rent has been pad 70 REQ l. Out
Dr5rossc 81 Ferry 20 Jersey CityThe company refuse.
pay than "a per cent ON gross receipts taken On s
Clarkson.si. Ferry to conmauipag.rhis pays rental
$500 portion OF Pr 30 a. bat has no Franchise
oeompo ie compan @ comply win the lsy ,...o, ,o
d t AID G yc M3 r Of to the Dock Department
Twentythird street Ferry PavOnaaTe, Jersey city
Ferry sc wesha VIE n. waf d IssSs
Tor 10 years from May IT, 1890 al s5So pei ah Ou' "'
Ths Umon Ferry Conpany.Ihe CRY claims tina; this com
paly owes years at SlO3l00 per year msldBg
S5l50o The claim is contested and the Hit VIII De tsa
Roosevelt Street James Slip and Grand street Ferries
These have pad rent up to Feb l. -,
for several years and begun by the city.
GrcenpOint ferries from Tenth and Twenty stsTheso
leased for hye from Nov 1919 N 2 per cent Oh
the gross receipts but the lease has noe ben .isngd NATL
10 Feb l. at $500 aunU bat The lease has not Dee
sighed
Astoria ferry from Ninety second sThs has paid rent to
Feb |. .
The total amount due from the ferry companies to tho
city is estimated 100000 exclusive Of the $4,000
claim against the Union Ferry Company.
Corporation Counsel whitney, after pointing out ct
length the defects Of the present system said: There
is at no time any far competitive bidding among real
parties for that which constitutes ferry the franchise.
and the property necessary for its enjoyment In my
opinOl the law should be changed that these Two
things should he sold and the came time 10 tue
same officer or department Of the CITY Government
Mr. Whitney also said that the method Of liking uiul-
nun price 2o per cent receipts was Liable 20
much abuse when a franchise sold without lock
property the minimum pri should be specified IN
money. III the muinum price was liked at . ccitiii
sum Of money, and the bidding was IN money IayaDie
whether n ferry was not the purchaser uhdtr
those terms would be compelled TO Tor the luxury Or
owning franchise, and the city would az least OBTAIN
income therciroD."
The Corporation Counsel requested "a draft law,
TO be submitted t. the LEGISLATURE, authorize the Corr
mssiOucrs of the Sinking Fund TO dspoS" 81 the leases
% the ferry franchises public auction III connection
With the docks and premises belonging 10 tue cry ana
used Tor ferry purposes.
Col George ". NngatP, Dwight Townsend, and James
McNanlec then addressed the commission On the dis
puted questions Of the Island Ferry leases Col
Staten Island Ferry Company, 10 be awarded me Hau-
chisc a ferry from Pier L, East River BE- grted Mr.
hicNamee on behalf of John H. Starln, and Mr. Town.
send opposed the grant