New-York tribune., 1878-06-11
PLANS FOR STEAM TRANSIT IN BROOKLYN.
UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHAT WILL BE DONE UNDEI
vERY INTENSIVE CHARTER,

A VERY EXTENSIVE CHARTER.
The intentions of the Brooklyn Steam Tran
sit Company, which. during the past week, has made
half dozen excavations at various points IN that city
aud placed in position the foundation plates for two or
three iron columns surrounded with considerable
mystery. The cOmpany's charter authorizes 1t to con
struct and operate an underground and elevated rail
road with two or more tracks with lateral branches
under or over such streets Of the City OF Brook
lyn living between tine Fulton Ferry and the
southern limits Of Prospect Park, on or near
the line Of Flatbush-ayc, shall be found
most convenient aud scryeeabe wherever the road or
It's branches lie outside the city limits the company may
construct its road upon such gfade a we laIe oI .nS
ground may admit, subject 70 the conditions prescribed
In the case OF ordinary rsilroads. Ine e9mpany Us az
lowed 10 extend its ROAD through any OF te 0Wns ~
Kings County This charter was granted June =, ISL,
aud was to be forfeited unless mile OF the road was
constructed within ibree years. On M{ 70, ~ % e1e
company extension OF time uht July 4lolO
Under an act passed In 1873 which provided that the
charter of any railroad company outside OF Ils ctyl
which for any had failed to build It's road should
be extended for two years from the time O Us e1pIa
eon this company claims that its charter will be rem
dered valid If mile OF road is built before the 4'h oi
few days ago tho officers OF the road said that 500
men were be set al work at once ana niie O lne
done Is 10 begin work at several places along the route
laid down on map lod IN the REGISTERS Office IL has
fhe required mile OF road somewhere outside OF the city
limits where it has the right TO run on the surface M Op
don the secretary asked yesterday II ths was tne
plan He eYaded the question, and, when II was re-
newed he finally said that ne didn't know Just where
would be built, out that 1t would be built ne had no
doubt -, "a ,r..,.
The opinions Of several members Of the Rapd Transit
Commission sought on the subject 1Dey sad hat
fbe Transit Company was acting independently OF them
sltogcther and they had no views to express II the
eOmpauy's charter" said President Cainpbel mas any
fe IN ~ they have more power than We or any number
Of commissions like this give them They can 20
under the streets or over them aeloss private properly
and almost anywhere" A., -
William Richardson, who was arrested on the com
plant Of five employees OF the Transit Company, who
charged and his with throwing sand ana graye
upon them without prOvOcatiOn, was before Justice
Walsh Yesterday tor examination EX-Judge Troy ap-
peared iOr the c0mpaiuants Mr. Richardson conducted
MS own defence Re said that he told bis nen 10 throw
the dirt so that II would not fall upon the
gentlemen IN the hOle In conclusion he said he would
make no speech he considered the case very plain
one Judge Troy replied that Mr.. Richardson had con-
etuted himself sort OF governor and bOrOughmaster
and that he had right TO complain Of people creating
Dusanee III the street. he bad done this Oh week
days and Sundays Justice Walsh held Mr.. Richardson
10 await the action OF the Grand Jury He was released
on his own recOgnizance.