New-York tribune., 1884-10-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
nIsCUsSING THE BRIDGE.
,,.xop VOWS COMMITTEE AT WoRk-SoNS'D''
va" -. Avn MORE EXPECrED.

or,ow,s Committee At wORK-CoNsiDEi'Abih
TALK. AND MORE EXPECTED.
nj. oo;a, committee of the Brooklyn Bridge
trustees appointed 10 consider .Io orrr The bridge
Inn, The cxrenditures and lowering tnc nnn,s .n,,n .
held It's first meeting Yesterday. vi t Van Schaick
-, ,ha committee MAYOR Low Jenkins Nah o..'' n,
a ~ R.rncs and William Marshall were P.u..so,''
and John r. Agnew was absent >. = !. iea""o
nhan acting president of the trustees III & @ nresent
"l MI N,nSo; me- ,mcmIer Several other trustees
and persons interested in the mee,'&s Ky nn n5incer
tendance W. A. Rocblns iHr'ctH rt timc he recently
returned from Eur'Wc with ms 1e'.n 1.or t'ting The
proved Mr.. Low presled anu I,ooh ha5 ni', "nv snp
11u,nnsc of The meeting asked all VINO ia" any ous
p'pos 20 =, ,maLr 10 the committee to present theii.
Senator Boyd of the Autobiography h'ns"n ,s y
in favor of a reduction of fares on t,ie i uld
;,reauc the nsc of the structure. proposllon
in regard 10 the Bridge railroad mad' oy 3s"H' :, Il
Gam6e, of No. Wallst was re tea" Make "s certain
changes in the road at cost OF T-''"o 3rs 3u, and
apteet to save 100000 year 10 lhe podn i All
10 carry all the passengers tnat c If cent for
lc asked for himself was one-quarter u ''"' '0'
LAWSON =. Fuller said he woull not wax eyer free
the Rr,d,c for ten cents He was III iaNor Oh @ ,oo
Rridrc which would adj SO to real estate Naas' ns
for every 81 collected in tolls IDS bi!eGp G rst
new thing. and like Young NOW, nvsk,warv. The
Rde was NOT built to protect the ferr es or s,,er
car co.p,nics Mr. Stranahan c9'lintnsr" % t' amsed
L. "a ltto
mncb a.,uscmcnt by saving that he ald no' NV" ns
"the old gentleman he was taikihe W, "o " oan+ to
q shame to charge such veneraoic h',il . not
walk over the Bridge Leu III" '
charge hlm for IT. o,os;tion from w.
General Robert Avery read proposition l't,m ta a "
H. Session who wished to after Tue pinuev Div uithont
and platforms 50 To SWITCH 'pc Ch'
resolution was offered by Mr.. Stranahan @ anu
oionted ealing upon Treasurer Witte anu lis, .s
,,oor Martin Tn report such information as .n.!
NOS ,essc,l upon the points i'll the scope ., 'h0 N
1nittpp regarding the expenses Oh thc r,ol
MAYOR Low suggested that car tracks III M ~, ronsa
Uavs and street cars run on them wonlu ihoIeuS1
The facilities of the l}ridgc.and W"uiu n""i ~
transit as the raro I'll and he more con con, ,t
MIR Stranahan called his attention ~ VI" l''o "'
This was IN the original plan OF 'nc 'S y, @ Llt IN
was LETT out after elevated Ioais hhu ''on
NewYork The Mayor said ne had h9l Co.I'o I ,,s
how the plan could he carr Ell ou' or 10Y , au
rnnld be switched He added tha' 'hc wv" f'.'i I,
had not sucnt 500 0OO,00O on the Drlus' W S''' ~
nm to any individual or corporation. .,, ,o
Mir Stranahan said that he did not neltNc III, u"v =
,vnuld favor leasing the Bridge To private P"iS
or an incorporated company. , 49, 80, ca
Tho commttee will meet again NJ T. III ou 3"
urday. >. ,, Ia. I,d,o Law.
A stay of proceedings, granted ny 1uusV ss'scl mu"
,enen an tlr application of the Corporation ol
ni his citv and at the instance Ut commissioner "
q Jhomrson was served on the Bridge trustees VI W.,
t,rdny restraining them from entering on nn,p, NM,
am st aud Ccnttc-st, to lay the l1uhhht"h H. ' ,,
I,rldpr extension. under mn "ileI W Wv. ,, .,,r
ptnntrd October y. directing n nain'e,u@ '" , -
10 H. o. thompson tn HHbc poiihit ~ we 49, N
'Thr Vtii il ietutnnhle to-day Tie matter VIII
rtobably go 20 the Court of Appeals