New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
TIE REVENUE OF THE BRIDGE.

The traffic yesterday upon the bridge was slight
with the exception Of the railway Whch ~ oad
weather takes nearly all the money On New Year
Day the receipts We're S9S2, OF Whlch me cars
earned $3.50. Although the funerals have deserted
the ferry all the heavy truck business connected
with the bonded warehouses OF BIOOklyn remains
with the boats because they have reduced tLcn
tolls to nearly the Bridge figures, and the horses
escapethe terrible hill on the other side OF tho
river. Ii is only the prOmlscuous vehicle trainc
that uses the Bridge. But the passengers by the
cars are increasing daily. In the worst weather.
and even upon off days there are always more th9n
ten ttOlsand people who pay TO and fTO. fof the
greatt1 part of yesterday, there was dense fOg so
thick and close that upon the Bridge il was hard to
discern objects 100 feet away. The homing pigeon
fancers who intended to fly their birds in the fore
noon from the centre of the Bridge, concluded that
they would postpone the trial until clearer weather
Two cars only were heaied'N9; ana No,Zu. COM
municatiOn has been received by TIE TRIBUNE re-
spectng the running OF cars al night
time after II o'clock, This the Bridge
authorities say, cannot be done until
there is some understanding with the Elevated
Railway If union depot should be established,
then the l. road, which now takes It's passengers
down TO the ferries would run the usual acConitno-
dation car to the City Hall square, and Bridge
trains would be run in connection. But so long as
the Bridge railway is prevented from obtaining the
necessary switching facilities, 81 long will 1t be
impossible to run all night.
THE MERCANTILE EXCHANGE MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Mercantile Exchange
was hcld at the Erie Building yesterday, Washing
ton Wnsor, the retiring president, in the chair.
The Executive Committee reported nluety-two
members elected during the year, of which thirty
five were produce commission merchants; sixteen,
wholesale grocers six, grain dealers five retail
grocersi four, bankers three, oleomaFgari1e deal
ers ! and two each, of rope and cordagc dealers,
fruit importers canned goods, and tea and coffee
dealers and one each of the following trades and
callings, VIZ; wool Insurance. wholesale fish trade.
cotton, chemicals, hops, soap manufacturing, hour,
tobacco, broker Paymaster United states Navy
master mariner and one with no business"
Superintendent. c. Rouk reported for the gratuty
fund receipts $7,503; disbursements, SG,ll315 !
balance on hand, 81, ,3S9 So, The, report Of the
treasurer ". H. b. Totten, showed receipts, $3l !
S83 10; expenditures. Sl4,7 ,779. balance on hand,
$l7, ,lO4 49, The Building Committee, appointed
last TO consider the question of rooms report;
ed that the Exchange owned a site, at Hudson and
Harrison sts, 75 feet by 100 which was eligible
for a building firm Of Tumsellers hold a lease
for a building occupying 20 feet on lludson,st.,
which Will expire in May, 1885 and for which they
demand $4,000 Tie committee concluded that 1t
not best to wait, and the meeting accepted its
report.
The officers recently elected were installed.