New-York tribune., 1884-12-17
THE BrfDGe MaNAGEMENT.

Ne Ki,gslcv's abatement ut the last meeting
or ,bc Bridge trustees that the members OF that
bodv were anxious 10 resign their duties WIS
doubtlcss received with u smile of incrcdnliiy
an fine pnrt of the public However il may be
with thc majority of the trustees. il is hardly
corccivoblc that Mcssrs. Kingsley and Slran"-
ham, who bavc manifested such excellent Stay-
ing qualities, should be willing to turn over
lhcir trust TO n commits ion that WILL II j.
carncstly hoped, manage 1t solely Tor inc
benefit of the public. But doubtless UT.
KINGSLEY thought this would be graceful way
of accppting the inevitable. Tie general us
satisfaction with the management OF the Brldge
and the demand for new and differently
constituted board of managers have penetrated
tho minds of the two gentlemen named ana
thcv scr that further resistance would be- to
say the least. unwisc.
\ committcc was recently appointed by the
trustees to prepare bill providing for ~ncccs-
sors to the present board. II IL likely thoi tHis
bill will b. among the earliest measures
presented to the Legislature next month me
oonpral opinion among those in position to
know is that The hill will provide fer commis-
sion nl three members. one 20 br nhmrd by ihr
N,vnr nr rnrh of the cities. HN1 th" tliid 10y the
Nlrrts acting tngrthrr AnDthpr suggestion
s that ilu Nprnis themselves shnrll nri as
pri.p commissioners 49, iins'"rs nnH th'i ihrt
shHrii nrrsni tho hiil mrinhrrri ihr bnnuN
Nhn shnNi va iht tturu'itr hinnNeri ~ ilir
Nrib. eu,h man shrnih Nl rNuien lr Hh
aua,HDor ani shNii Ur.i'n q sHi'i ln'
Ua,ntlul. ts Whoin iUur "a Ns duties lli'
rulings Wnuid im ealuru io r'ie"n ~ a'i
umo hY his lulluN cuuuis siUn o., the MN 1''
II is at the fast Importance th'i 'ho ludan
should be- taken out al poliics. II must also he
MANAGED without regard To the Union Forty
Company on any othor eNtrancnus interest
Although Bruuhlyn has paid twice as much
as New urk for th, expensive structure lnele
is general consent that each city should have
an coual voice in ITS management, Rightly
viewed, however, it is impossible to conduct
thc Bridge In the interest of either city To the
dctrmcnt of the other. In the long run what
ever is to the interest Of one OF the sister cities
is to the interest of the other for they are
practically onc and the Bridge is only street
connecting them.
There can be- 40 question that the new board
of trustees should have few members. The
present board of twenty has been unwicldy,
and much of its work va. done in private by the
be perpetuated. The trustees are managing
public work, and all their proceedings should
be omen and above board. If three commits
soncrs are named by the two Mayors. they
should be well known citizens, not at all poll
ticians who would be willing to serve without
salary On the whole, however, we feel
inclined to favor board of trustees consisting
of the Mayors and an engineer appointed by
them. For this position n man of cminencc
should be cnoscn--a man whose character would
make it impossible for the Bridge to be used in
any sense as political machine
To such board the questions Of tolls, full
and adequate means of transportation, ana
everything that relates to making this expcn-
sivc piece of work as useful and as much used
as possible, could safely be left by the people of
New Y York and Brooklyn.