New-York tribune., 1884-02-24
BRIDGE AND ELEVATED STATION.
THE PRESENT STATION TO BE ADDED TO AND USED
IN COMMON.

THE PRESENT STATION TO BE ADDED TO AND USED
IN COMMON.
The removal of the elevated railroad station at
the end of the City Hall branch OF the lhirdaybe a. bc
Brooklyn Bridge has b cen obstructed 1or a IoIs
time by this station. The agreement Iecentty y,
reached by the Bridge trustees AMI AMI ssneommodate
the public travel in both directions. ne Ph Pmt hen
the changes the present structure nav ar
completed 1t is probable that temporary stdIWaHi H
Vii no built to the elevated railroad until the
Bridge trustees shall have completed the e1tehstpn
Chat6msd Sd General cGai Manager Hahn Of the
Manhattan Railway Company, Will propapIy DC
held tomorrow. The details OF the plan which mas
been agreed on will then he arranged.
J. s. T. Stranahan, one Oh the brldee trustees
said yesterday;
The Elevated Railway Company have given IN to the
extent Of arranging win me use1s C Cr m
Their station is not to be torn down moved up CHAT
ns n ~ and be wo depos viii be- one to ali ntens and
purposes They WILL however, shit Their tlcSet stations @
arrangements partly in the building which we ada to
the end Of their present building aud parity "ngTe .he
existing stairways somewhat, so to do away
with their present interference with passengers s
the public but we shall be enabled to double ard treble GU
facilities for carrying passengers across the B1dge Az
present we have only switching room at te New % dOrK
end for NO cars but with enlarged premises we sha
h~ able trains Of three four or even SIX cars IN
Elevated railroad and the work will be pushed as rapidly
as possible The injunction which the elevated railroad
obtained against us will be dissolved next week ny
mutual consent, and the work OF construction
viii be pushed asrapidy as possible
Mayor Edison, when asked If he was in favor of
having the Bridge tracks extended over Chatham
and Centre sts replied that he wilingthc tracks
should be extended if proper structure was erect
ed but, if possible, he should prevent the erection
of any unsightly building and he Thought he had
the power to do 50. He understood that the trus-
tees had under existing statutes, the right to cross
the streets In referring to the removal OF the hall
Of Records, Mr. Edison said:
There Is bill In the Legislature providing for the re-
noval OF that building. II is before the Committee on
Cities and there il stops II should he passed at once a.
Il also provides for the erection purchase or building
for municipal purposes We need such building this
spring. The Register should be i'm freproof bhildihs
aud the Controller will vacste his present oihces
I'm Nav as the two new judges Of the Supreme C0uIi VIII
need the rooms which he occupies. The stewart budS
can he purchased now at fair price. 1t Is admirably
adapted for our use
Under the combined influence of the holiday and
the honors TO the victims of the Jeannete eXpedl-
tion the Bridge receipts on on Friday were S2,099 ;
81 .45S was from the railroad, $l47 from pedcs-
trians and $154 from vehicles.
The snow that fell on the Bridge yesterday was
rapidly CONCEALED and the planking became so
slippery that ii found necessary to sprinkle u
with sand