New-York tribune., 1884-10-04
ACTION OF THE BRIDGE TRUSTEES.

COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CoNSiDh" III"
FUTURE MANAGEMENT
Another special meeting Of the Bridge trustees
was held Yesterday at the call OF Mayor Edison auI
jenkins Van Schaick to consider the questlons Oh
lowering the fare on the Bridge railway rtann anu M
creasing the transportation facilities thirteen
trustees attended Major Edison was unable 10 De
present and sent the following communication 10
President Kingsley:
Bridge trustees he held this afternoon at oclocs.
signed the call for this meeting because the Bdse o1s
practically completed the time IL near at band whei
some legislation will be required IN oI,er 10 pro''un a." r
& e fn.nrs cn II phe eT trustees to make snch recon-
nendatons respecting the policy which sh3na nc , p
public sentiment, and 10 furnish basis i9r
legislative action. II seems to me dssii;'p,c r; nc
that those who have interest In the matter ha ne
afforded abundant opportunity to be heard. Il seems
unnecessary however that the whole Board OF lris,ees
suggest that commiiee be appointed to hear citizens
Of NewYork and Brooklyn who may desire TO DC % ncao
the subject OF the future managemenV oi to mnc
When signed the call nrers,dmSnc for TINS nSSb With
those who expressed to desire TO be heard that the
meeting would be arranged for such time as aitcI con
vcmicnt on the same day that signed the call con
eented To the Of this afternoon as the time Tor
and consequently find myself, much to my regret nn
able 10 be present at this meeting of the trustees
After this letter had been read it was decided
that special committee of five shonld be APP
pointed 10 hear the matters referred to IN the
Mayors letter. President Kingsley appointed the
following trustees AS the co unittce: Mayor Low,
John +. Agnew, Alfred {. Barnes; jenkins Van
Schaick and William Marshall: The committee
will, hold its first mecung Oh Wednesday al the
Ex-senator John G. Boyd, in behalf of the ANTI
Monopoly League presented the resolution OF that
body calling for reduction OF the faIe 10 TWO
cents on the Bridge cars. ,D,
IIuon the applcat ION of Mes,fs. Bergen and Dyk-
man Judge Lawrence Yesterday signed the ORDER
in conformity with hls recent decision, granting,
percmptnry writ of maudaDus, directed 70 the
Commissioner of Public Works and the l'ark COM
missi ,ucrs requiring them TO issue 10 tnc bTidse
trustees a permit TO enter upon Chatham ana
Centre stS.. and the triangle between those sticra1
Law the foundation and erect upon IT the structc
urc which has been proposed for the com pieloh vi
the Bridge.
NEW PASTOR OF A BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Rev Isaac VI. IIaldcman formerly OF VII
minpton. Del will begin his work as pastor OF the
fIrst Baptist Churcha at Park-avc nh hlrly-nh,,H- ~,
ST. Tomorrow, preaching morning ana evening ic
il forty years o age originally FRIEND or QUAKER
lie has mad two ettements previous to TINS. for
the last years he has been pastor oI me Del1
are Avenue thurch, in Wilmington, and peraonaI-
Iv he ~ utlc known outside oil ne STATE oj Dc IL
ware having gwen al his time 10 MS iocai pastor
al work. HIS church has always been ,clo"a'u
asst SUNDAY the OccasS on OF hlr Il -
well sermon IN WImingt0i, the chuIcb Was
packed with 1000 people, whiIc many were unapio
To enter tn budIng. In his ministry III WHINING
Ton he has baptIscd 100 persons and many
GO ,vcrted under nis preaching have united Win
OF Ier churches. ,,,, r. , an
The Frst Church has been established for lac
ycar, worshppinG original IN Gold-st, souih OF
tu.t0n-st ihc building was sold IN 1913 ana
new churcn erected at Broome and EllZabe II SIS,
now used by ST. Matthews Lutheran In 1850 the
Wese1t binding was erected ne chu.cn ni hds ',au %
amou- is pastors men of eminenoe. notably the
Kew pr Cone for years distinguished actor, VINO
left the stage tor the editorial char ana later ior
the pul ut He was for fortv.hve wears a distin-
rnishcd preacher and the lea Ter of the Baptist
denomination. Miss Kate ClaXton Is gianu-
daughter OF DR.. Cone.