New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-14
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RHOOhLiN RAPID TRANSIT

PROSPECT OF ACTUAL wORK BY THE COMPANY IN
WHICH MAYOR GRACE is IN1EEtsIEp-IHE
ROUTE AND PLANS-A TALK WITH TIE MAYOR.
Tic connection Of Mayor Grace with the
Brooklyn Il ipd Transit Company has been the snblec:
Of discussion III Brooklyn recently This company was
formed under ac lou ~ the second Raod Transit
Commission appointed by Mayor Howell 1t laid out
routes last fa avoiding the principal business part OF
Fultonst. rs the suggest for building an eevat d
road there aroused Violent opposition TIE route
becins ut Fulton Ferry, runs through
Water Dock. Front York. Main, Prospect,
Washington and Adamsss. AID Myrtlc-aye FOR trunk
line. There branches begin, Myrte-avc to the
c,,v line and another gong on in Adlnsst 10 Fulton
st aud In that 10 the city line. with branches IN Fiat
hush Fourth Prospect and Nntaves TO twenty second
st. and ID Grand.ave Lefers-pacoa and FranEn-avt to
the Bedford station of the Brooklyn, Fatbush and Coney
Island II ,ilroad. The Commission opened subscription
hooks October O. anu few minutes after books were
opened Charles Flint, the partner of Aayor Grace Ia
the firm OF W. X. Grace Co., subscribed IN
the names Of himself and twenty-scven other PER
SONS for the entire 10000 shares Mr.. Fllnt SUP,
nteH and nod tbe treasurrr Of tie COMMISSION
600 the first per cent OF tue capital SHORTLY
Flint being made president. aud W. B. Dkena, L. wis
A. Hail, II. A. Root. Thomas PanteT' lr' Farmnn
Hunt ]. c. Hoagland, William Turnbnil' r. Ghoate' G.
l. Doe r. G. Shannon, B. +. Sears aud Ed. Ii. Tobey,
directors. - .,,.o, +, o., ,,i
,ion "a similar to that now i'll 1hlrd-aye, Ncw-f"rk,
except in Futonst where the structure ~ TO Dc On ~"
curb and the other III the middle Of the street. Nodes OF
the structure and me cars nave oeen on pe
report current lately that the directors woqu noid
important meeting sop1 ana e T T"rK Si cuss
10 he Brooklyn terminus OF the East River bridge as IS
a ph. Brn II Road Included tn the new scheme
plan to tine bridge to this city. and make
drect connection between the CITY Hal ana O"hey
TIE connection OF Mayor Grace with the scheme is
,,1aA, hnnan In .Af
twenty trustees Of The Brooklyn Bridge. aud VIII have
the power, with Controller Campbell and the president
the eight trustees who with the Mayor and Controller.
represent New York in the nanaSe@en5 Of that strGe
Murphy of tue Bridge trustees Ia largely interested IN
Witch the new elevated railroad will connect at the
bedford Station. aud also IN the Brighton Beach 0te
soDe Others trustees also stockholders in this
TRIpuSe reporter inquired Of Mayor, Grace
as to what truth IN the story Of his con-
nectlou with the above project am not directly in.
terested III enterprise but expect 10 be Mr. Flint
S Sed my Mr. Sne'HfT b
scpOn October had no more eEpeSStson OF 1elnE
i sty IN fact It Is proper to say right here that
made no effort to obtain nomination at any time and
10 Mr. Fints agreeing to furnish 1900 OF the capital
for the railroad believe that is about right but MS
t 10 cOmmasd 's the " captsl Himself If neces
sary. However, have no hesitation whatever IN In
saying tnab cHpecb W pooUmo
IA a Legitimate business enterprise and know OF no
reason 10 conceal any thing In connection with It,"
"As 70 the bridge connecticut" suggested the re-
porter. ,....., T., o..
have plan Of the road or single paper 10
connection with It have been too busy 70 give u any
attention. understand that ell roads are 10 connect
with bridge equal footing 1t cannot DO posi-
bic that the bridge trustees have any power TO give
monopoly Of facilities any one company. should
certainly oppose nythng OF that kind"
the prospects for the building OF the eieVa
'0% iO'S beeve the prospects, of the company
good, I could not have said 30 month
ago Now, however the intention s 10
get the consent OF the Common Council Of Brooklyn 1t
ss carly date possible. and then TO push the work
tight ahead. The plans were matured py commisson
OF Brooklyn business men, appointed by the MAYOR OF
that city There evidently Ia great need OF rapid transit
there az well urgent demand for IT, aud the COM
papyw endeayor ~ meet this demand Is early % pos
sble."