New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12
TOLLS ON The BRIDGE.
THE QUESTION OF REDUCING THEM.
A REMARK THAT MR.. sTRANAHAN LAUGHED Al
THE REMOVAL OF THE ELEVATED STATION.

REMARK THAT Mr.. sTRANAHAN LAUGHED Al
THE REMOVAL OF THE ELEVATED STATION.
The Bridge Trustees held their February meeting
Yesterday thirteen being present Inc eA eeritcb
Committees recommendation that fourth
ing engine Be .cSm waf railway
shont $50 day less than in the s SUI a0d
He thought the tolls we're ioo m ~ Eve TO
moved the appOn at;nn of vehicle tolls. Mr. Van
ScaicE moved that the tolls for vehicles nc o Mr.
one half but the motion was
Ma Mars6sli wanted to know how many passen.
gers could now be carried and s Mp more oonId
be- carried Red until there was more room tG9
switch cars q the NswY oTs, Chatham ena
the sev dond rum four of and
double the capacity of the Bridge MI. Mafsnati
said that 1t was shame that tolgatSs mnu as
bill before the Legislature, he added, 10 nave
the footway free; 1t passed both houses; houses,
and then it was stG he theft. needn't laugh
said Mr. Marshall looking at the who
the bland countenauce of j. ). L. Stranahan, VINO ',
director Of the Union very were t%o
interested in that theft and they were the Gly Of
NewSrk and the Union Eery susbter as if this
were huge Joke Mr.. Marshall further saiu tnaS
the Bridge woud not be finished until sliGe Tas
taken off Washngton-st Brooklyn, anu WI ynT we
Zone, terminns Now all the tolls should be re-
duced. . -o-o ,ooson-
Mr.. WHITE said that a great many more passeh-
GERS code to New-York from Brooklyn than RODE tne
other way: one cause of this was that tne DIooSS-
lvn City Railroad Company did not start ehoueh
cars iS Stra ans said that the whole question
of tolls on the Bridge should DC oeoCea
understood There were many large inieIesis
TO no affected nv the question, and the whole length
and breadth of it should be LAID before the trustees
for judiciOus action. IL, ob,oot NJ
An amendment to include the whole suplect VI
tolls was made to Mr.. Whites motion 1or ooi"0
mittee of tive and 1T was then adopted. n 4bo
MevorIow asked regarding the progress OF the
init 70 remove the Elevated Railway stauoh III
Chatham ST. and President Kingsley sald tna1 nT
tice of trial had been served and the case WIN n
nrobahIv come I'D week from to-day; nc
Mayor suggested that it won be long time OeIore
thc matter could be determined. and tnat arrange
ments might be made to do the swltchIhg wltno. y.
extending the Bridge structure over Chatha,m st.
Mr. Kingsley said that the whole design ana con-
strnction of the station building would nave 10 oe
changed to allow of this. ou. ~
In regard to to the report OF the expert ac-
countants, showing discrepancies /, OF Pc
tween $4,000 and $4,000 IN tne ooS Wr
since the work on the Bridge oegSn, MI
Kingsley said that it was shown that Ile b0u" tn
Granite Company had been overpaid $I,I4o; ne
had written 10 the company and their reply set
forth that they had some claims against tne
trustees and desired to submit the whole matter 10
arbitration Ii was voted that Mayors Edison ana
Low select the arbitrator for the trustees;
The Cape Ann Granite Company @, nao
been by clerical error overPald 81 eoo
and they had not replied to letter informing tnen
of the facts 1t decided to take legal proceed
mos AGAINST the company TO recover the money.
Six additional ears for the Bridge are to be
houphf