New-York tribune., 1884-01-15
BkOOHLYN RAPID TRANSIT.
A REPoRrED COMBINATION.
TIE CoRB1S AND CULVER INTERESTS SAID TO BE
JOINED TO BUILD ROAD.

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JOINED TO BUILD A ROAD
The Brighton Beach Railroad has passed into
the hands OF a receiver The stock changed hands last
spring I'm large blocks at about fifty and sixty cents, and
then fell off to almost nothing. There default in
the payment of the interest June last Anticipating
this large investor in the bonds living Fldtbush
bought UP a considerable quantity Of bonds
at low prices and threw the road into the
hands Of a receiver. 1t is understood that he hoped
sell it company but IL there is any truth in
reports generally circulated throughout Brooklyn of a
combination between Austin COrbin and Andrew Il. Cul-
yer build rapidranst road, this elimination Of the
Brighton Beach enterprise is not likely 1t has been an
unfortunate scheme from the start 1t originated In an
imitation of the previous Of Culver at West
Brighton aud COrbin al Manhattan Beach. 1t never paid
and only injured the others by the sharp rivalry 1t main
tanned. terminus at Couey Island had to be bought
from William Engeman, who would sell only small
frontage in the of largo tract which he owned
Then he built either side Of the
Brighton people, and kept up n dirty bath
house bar anl restaurant side, cheap hotel on
the other aud swindng in the rear. all Of
which were nuisances which drove away reputable peo
pie the Brighton Beach Hotel This sort OF terminus
the the road people found not desirable
In Brooklyn the road had terminus except at point
four miles by from ;he ferries Even this Is
likely he taken away from them Culver and COrbn
ca ry out their alleged scheme
Their idea il said TO be- to build heavy viaduct four
track railroad from the Bridge to the Flatbu>h Depot
OF the Long Island Railroad capable of carrying the
heavy freight and other Of the Long Island Railroad
Company Thence they propose to extend the line by an
elevated road for two tracks Of lighter structure along
Flabush and Nntaves the Culver depot at Twentieth
ST., by which connection could be made at that point
with the road to West Brighton and Parkyc with the
Manhattan Beach and Bay Ridge route, which belongs to
tho Corbn syndicate. OF this would leave the
Brighton Beach road at Frankn-ave without rapid con-
necton with Bridge and ferries and would practically
Isolate and finally destroy it.
This would not, of course provide rapid tram
sit for Brooklyn, yet it is regarded a combination ad
verse to the Kings County ofan elevated road be-
cause It practically effects much that company pro-
poses present do Ofcourse the main object Of Mr. Cor
bin is to quickly through brooklyn with his Long Island
trains. Mr. culver wants To take New ofhcs as wen rs
Brooklyn people to Concy Island quickly as possible
The Kings County Company Just now conte.nplaeS DONG
only the same tang Tor thc people III thc 0ulH ug "au9 o
the central part Ofhe city aud carrying them To one pOlLt
Ouly-thc Bridge. Before any rapid transit scheme IN
Brooklyn can be sald 10 ne coMle,c II mus PioNIue
branch roads South Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Green
Brooyncspecaly the surface VIII say that even
with such branches the service cannot he made satisfactory
with only single terminus ut the Bridge aud thcy add
, ~, DgT ivaI o shUrgS and I,sf TcrYor bnt Ter
mini not only at the Bridge, but at Hamilton and Fulton
and the Williamsburg and Grecnpoint ferries one rall-
road man who has made study 9i lae suect maintains
New-York such Mr. Corbn c0ntcmplaes but crcuiar
he London underground systam Brooklyn does
not geographically accommodate itself to parallel !
parallel lines rs In New-York, nor to u number !
OF divercing lines with main stem and single !
terminus at the bridge.
william H. Hazard the president OF the Brooklyn City
Railroad, which several lines OF surface cars IN
conversation with friend recently expressed himself as
not at all afraid that tie contemplated elevated road
would seriously niure hi, lines. There are more paSsen
gers, he explained, at certain hours than the existing
roads Accommodate II the companies put ON
than present IL wOlld be only To block the
lines and delay travel The experiment had been |
tried and failed lie did not believe that the women !
children form the bulk OF tine local travel during
the middle OF IN day would climb the stairs OF an
elevated road and pay ten cents when they could Use the
surface al half rates Only those who were going 10
New-lOrk and could get quick ana continuous rae !
would do this, and they few in number In the COM
chiefly by those living IN very remote part OF the city;
ard In these hours, a. he said before, the SURFACE
roads already had ~ much "a they could do.
BrODkyus demand Tor rapid transit does not appear 10
pressed as was the same wish in New-Yors.
In this city both ends Of the island wanted IT, and the
of th" city not adverse 10 II, but II anything
merely indifferent TO IT, In Brooklyn the heart OF the
city aud the most populOus districts are nearest the
ferries The piOper yUwucrs there oppose It; the shop
people on. Indifferent. aud an uu those living within
tones throw Of the elevated stations would continue TO
use the hOrScCars II an elevated road now existed II II
became necessary hu.f mile 10 station the people
no further distant than miles from ferry would lake
horsecaT only ,hoc four or five miles or more away
the ferries Bridge CamOrous tor an elevated
road; and Of tA"ac II Is doubtful II majority would
Use road which landed them only at the Bridge These
IDEAS frequently expressed by those who believe tnat
Ripley Ropes docs not Intend 10 approve the Kings
hat MAYOR Low would decline to do aud admit they
may be disappointed by Mr. Ropes acuOn.