New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-02
COMPLICATIONS OVER FERRY RIGHTS.

Piled her with throughout the day.
COMPLICATIONS OVER FERRY RIGHTS.
BRINGING AN ACTION AGAINST THE ci1f-"''
sT.RIN STEPS ASIDE FOR MIR. LENNON
The Staten Island ferry war assumed new
nhase Yesterday by the withdrawal oil John ~;
Starn the leader of the opposl'ion w a;Jnnt ~
Transit Company. John LennoI, as presiusentL VI
the Independent Steamboat Company, mas 'a an's
his place This latter company, MI. s.nIhh JS
has leased his boats aud piers on inc mui to
onorato Tho ferry between the island anu
Ills city. Yesterday the boats lanurn W. M ~
NJ. ~ North RIVER at the ioot ~ III, ,nt m"rc con.
x"nicnt 9nartcrs would be secured soon; 49,, T.. ,,,
Earlv Yesterday morning II circular ptlh'e9 W. ~"
ink WIS distributed 1T the staten leland whatN,ii
IN ~ Wv, ""i b"adri nown with Fraud Down Win
mnunnnly |" and asserted that mo so Calcn
Rapid transit l'crry Company nag Wy WIZ WIZ s aim
gf thr Nnuh shore Stntcn Island Ferry Packages
of Al Ntccn Tickets would he sold hv the new r"h
pany for dollar In lew Gays ho aus v, tth
could hc carried out. II would he ih' hln W. Wv,
rompnny "touyethc pcoplco ~ liou l7lalu lnono',
and cheapest mode of transportation lucy hhNn ',rI
"mioyrd6 The omployra NJ Picr2l said mat tue
hn1,t Ind made regular trips aud That the trips
ntt"r ~ an. would ho eat on, The tickoi-oico
WIS pncling box behind when tNl NouuR u1n
IN hpcctnclcs. Occasionally passenger M"uu
como along aud lay down a. III wan w. au'T
" SiXtcci for n dollar = " No| was tue reply
The Rapid Tiusit boats from the foot of White,
hall-,t ran regular trips until noon when lhc u
O'Clock trip was missed, because ol the tahl'lt on
of one of the iron steamboats, 10 run UP rom
the iron pier. The $3.50 aud OiO p. H. lllp5
were also missed because of some accident ~ inr
steamboat Chancellor There was some dissall'-
faction expressed hy ne passengers Nhcn IVY
found that they would have to wait over unll :
p. m. Many Of them decided TO take the nolI i
Shore Ferry and 90 home from lonipkilS me oy
way of fine h0rSc-carS The officers of the company
said that docks had been secured ~ close proA
to those used 10y the old line, ana ihat ny I"-''aY
the trips would be made regularly, a. Two Oh iholI
own boats, the Sylvester and AdriPnl' Whch EJN :
bcenreiittcd with round bows would then he aud'u
to the service.
Mr.. Starm was seen at his Office by TRIBUNE re-
porter. He sand:
Idop'fwant 10 say anything just now. | have nothing
more to do with "a Ter j. Rhrh IS leased to the mae
pendent Steamboat Co a'ty. II true thtt ! nave Ne
,un suit ag3a / the ~ aud the Rapid aA't IN
pauy. but | must refer Oh 10 my lawyers WORK ~ N
Nance, for furhet Information anGi L. nm '3ou, a.
counicn. several other IL { 3Rd nave several OF -
lawyer, bat emit tel yoI nov VIII the suits are about
10 are the lawyers.
James Ne Nance, of Work " McNamec NO. =
Wali-sl., SAID:
oneobi,.t Of he suit aga ast the city aid the Rord
Transit Company is to cI1 > the N 'ner IL whch IA
l.ase 10 tbr ipid Transit Company vas miic AMI 10
Ask the C,nr. 10 orl'r its cancel alton. The con
staten Island Rapid Transit Compty ted to
that suit believe that the ieTc'h'l
sys en- j. al fra I'd on h. city, s"yer!l pope nayG
have mad. NOR money from thc cent Of gross re-
ceipts bii Be- dr StrIp thln II vii ir m he III OF
The Rapid Tran people is t0di oonthI the Norm 81 re
hoIts alter III y comp L. th + 'oli a IN r - thor
ferry Il der the nth II franchise fJr Wnta iiF
pay per cent Of the ross receipts
A. b. Boarlman, the counsel of the Rapid Transit
Company sad:
Ihtve received cooy II tie com2ai't in tn" St OF
Mr. Staviu Assuming that il is tIOdght 10 sci a. u" e
sac of tn ferr' franchise. on e s'onn !
that tie terms OF sale wer' illegal can
only that the court has aiiraI
passed upon that question adversely To the mnhuH ;
views Bcfur, tie sale injunction vas ohtaln'I ~
Mr. Starin IN an action brought ~ alleged tApV-
NJ ned Ful cr and OF grounds al the inCloh o
con inIc 30 was at OF the pop Sed stir were
ll..a IN IA the picr 10 ne leased for lNei sum
and ;he t1 fra chs sold or percentage o. ne ross
rcrriYiS. rhs iuiu lc-uu WaS, however, Nicdlrl ny
Jul Ia rcncc. W aid nos Gu. how the cl Y -ol: W"
wa d nave pad more than ~t'ri". Tn" Nu lnE tund
Com Iopcrs did all they could to sttisy Mr. otuln a.
e. he terms OF o, bu' ne med MY u de-irr
Within week ho pa three HoIh' rent Tor ~ Uh' ne
was N possess. after tn expiration Of ms lease lie
pa SO year for tbc pier ana ,Jo) Tor Inc ran
ch -c The city viii certainly maze ds much ont OF tue
new comp iuv IN mpnth as It did out of HIM II year.
:zThe summons In the action has been served on
the Mayor City chamberlain and the Corpora, I"h
Counsel. one of the Iron steamboats, ana "a" N9t-
rsanla ran regular trips 20 Bay R"gc taking the
place of Mr. StaTns boats.