New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-11
NO LOWER BRIDGE TOLLS.
THE TRUSTEES VOTE TO MAKE NO CHANGE
Mr.. sTRANAHAN's PLEA FOR THE fE"h'"'
MARSHALL, WANTS FREE BRIDGE

the February mee,n t;on Of reducing the charges.
Govor I ow reported that the UNANIMOUS ouu t 20
sion had been reached that IL was cbief consdera
90, in reaching tins had been the oeneI .nss az, e
valley shond DC adopted 10 lessen inc revenues VI
tha two cities from the Bridge at the preSene uo'
tnT W. Sirsnahan who is member of the exec
ntiye committee of the Union Ferry company,
made long plea in favor OF Keeping 'O aaucHd tbs
ar threatening that If they were reduced tne
ferries wonld not be maintained. In the course OF
his speech he saiu: 49,.
The question that especially desire to present re y
to tha rolicv witch New-YOrk aud Brooklyn VIII very
son he ored TO consider in regard 10 the East KVeI I
ries II that while we are ooon" 70 o ,on3
f OF the Kindred interests the prosperity % o1 s
cities The Bridge receipts Tor Showing
steady Increase OF business, while the receipts OF .ne
Union Ferry Company on Its nye ,ee aDr iae YEAR
F4S40s or at the rate of $i73092 for fu year An it
sng change IN ieTS aa cs the Expiration Of its
lease IN 1881 declined renewal tor the usui .ern ~
I've wears feeling confident that with its surplus
and ability for emergency no serious u,n ios.e
will exnire Tnfs calculation will doubt be fo9p4 cor
rect proyided the Bridge tolls are not cbangeo a. n
from the ferries any considerable share OF the business
now left to taem II the receipts shdi ian 81 ~ nv fbs
RrSe tbe prospect OF renewal OF the lease ior more
than three of the five ferries by the Gno v the ieaS
a. SsaonrIEinc The and stockholders laIy u
oerssnd d ths Eo mo w the Of the two
atiss mean of course that power which can az any
time nm, I'm the tax levy every expense OF the brdge
NECESSARY 10 make not only to loot passengers anu
vehicles but virtually free 10 those VINO may -, NJ
cars The first remedy viii be 50 20 leSdS 'aU rItes
tolls on the Bridge aud the time during when sue rue
shall continue without reduction that lie ferries c' "o
safely leased for given and exist MISUNDERSTANDING
the competition OF the Bridge The secOhC anu peaaps
the ultimate remedy wiz De tcnn" ID Io ,ii no1eso9
will think, find many advocates certainly an VIZ 49,, ~
desire free transit, well as those VINO may oesie W
secure their interests against dangerous contingent
cies.
William Marshall said that he emphatically pro-
Tasted against keeping up the tolls for the beneht
of the Union Ferry Company. Mr.. Stranahan
smiled and said that be urged no such thihG'
Mr. MarshaIl-How much money is there IN yOnr com
Nj strdnanSn-A large surplus and intend 10 use
St 10 the ferries TO the end OF our lease
Mr. MIrshall-lS 1t = million
Mr. Suanahau (htstily)-Od, no H., ,-. -.
Mr. Marshall Well IL was Ss5OoO0' ana must be more
Mr. stranahau nOddins his head)-YOu arc about
Mr. Ma,ha-so You ask us keep up the Bridge fare;
vle your company charges per cent more nan II dd
90 wears ago aud has 400 per cent travel You ask
the 20 tax poor in order that the Union Ferry
Conpany can pay heavy leases TO the CITY OF New-f1rk
ask for nee Bridge for the shopsrs oootoscks hoI,
carriers and other vOrkmen who cross H. Inc taxpayers
can take OF themselves bui te poor are no, FRO
tected IL Will be best ior BOTH cities TO msse ,ne hlge
free "a foot passengers. Yod ponng at ar SCananan
are the telephone between me URon Fetly (onPan .y
and this BoaTt don't believe IN mat doht Dee'e
IN helping You 10 keep large surplus
Mr.. stranahan QUietly took pinch of snnf while
he was beng called "A telephone, and when Mr.
MARSHALL
The Union Ferry Company has no desire TO labor
against tie public interest That ferry hos been con-
trolled for forty years ny lnt salc ne .y 80
wise enough not 10 compete WIN Two clts III pegu 20
tolls IL wise charge one cent fare ON the Bridge Iof
protection against cl0Wds
Mayor LOw-l think there should ee 10 cnanee IN the
tolls now Tor financial The debt Of Brooklyn is
now $40 600 600 and we have been paying SlOJuoOo
year the Bridge for the past twelve Years Id tuaI
time we have done almost nothing toward paving our
streets; in two years not dollar was spent on new pup
he schools and the utmost economy mas Deen observed III
our water aud sewer appropriations thigk 1t Is the
sense OF the people tnat there Is plenty Of tune before
the Bridge will accommodate ltSet 10 us sIeditsl useful
ness The OF Is DOW IN the TAX budget On a
tbe bsoosyn OF to-day for the benefit of Brooklyn of
The future In the past seven n0Eths the receipts ex-
nnal interest is $225 600 and Brooklyn must be taxed to
pay the difference between $4,000 aud It's share 81 re
ei REGENTS The Bridge must not be managed In the in
terest ferry hut it will not DC wise to operatg the
ferry The best pole % ee 10 9 ber Vie g s tGS
After brief discussion the report of the commit
tee keeping the tolls as they are was adopted by
the following vote;
Affirmative Kingsley stFanahan, Wltte; Low Brinker-
ho6, Agnew, Davis. Grant Nesative-Marshall, Swan,
Thurber. Hendrix
The total number Of people crossing the Bridge
on foot ND to March 6 was 5,S79 700, and IN the
ears g. ,0G0. A contract was ordered with Pull
mans Palace Car Company for SIX new cars at
So G75e EACH The engineer was directed - contract
for 200 coo feet of spruce plankng for the roadway
WHAT A BROKEN CAR-WEEEL CAUSED.
THE ACCIDENT on THE HARLEM RIVER BRANCH or
THE NEw-HAVEN RAILROAD.
As the $50 accommodation train from the Hsr-
lem River TO New Rochelle on the Harlem River
branch Of the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford
Railroad approached the Gonverne4r Morris Bridge
at the foot OF st. Ann's-ave about half a mile from
the Harlem RverstatlOn, on Sunday night the fange
of one of the wheels on the forward truck
of the middle car broke. The train was deralied,
the middle car was thrown bottom up INTO the Har
lem Kills and the last car was thrown on It's side
partly into the water he tram consisted OF com
binatIOn smoking and baggage car aud two ordl-
nary coaches and under the charge OF COnduc-
tor George II. Miller. 1t was drawn by Engine No.
/, with Engineer Philip Penney. There were -FOUR
teen grown persons and ono child on the
train, most of them III the middle
car As soon as the accident occurred the engineer
blew the whistle and one of the tram hands was
sent back 10 the station for assistance The con,
ductOr, engineer and such OF the ram bands ana
passenger as were net ID Tue wrecked caIs sue
passengers were not IN the wrecked cars sue
cecded in breaking open the doors and widows, and
AL the passengers we're rescued without serious i'll
in the family Of +. Ives, of Ives Il
Beecher, whose home is at Hunters Point. She
was taken 10 Kyles boat-honsc and cared for ny DR..
f. NJ RaynOr who said she was suffering from
fracture of the skull. She was afteTwaTd taken
home In au ambulance.
As soon as news Of the accident reached the liud-
son River station, train was ordered down from
New-Rochelle 10 take the passengers TO their des-
tinatioDs, and WTecknGmaster W. IL, Car er and
gang of ne1 proceedgd TO Inc scene Oh Inc wPeeA
The last car taken 10 tho shops yesterday
morning. The middle car VII have to ne lowed to
one of the tracks was cleared early in the morning
and the trains were moved on time.
Train Dispatcher Payne said yesterdays
The wheels OF that carefully inspected by Fl.
Couuors Yesterday and everything found all right.
The lange broke about 100 yards from the bridge and
before it had struck any frog or switch
Chief Csr-InspectOr Charles Douglas said:
Iexamined the break This morning II : perfectly
clean break-not sign OF flaw; The only way can
exulan that the 1ange must have been uucveDly
t4,perd and the frost must have affected a soft spot
The wheels were new not three months old at the
farthes and should have lasted for al least year longer
George Parritf, the fireman on the engine said:
As anon as heard the women | went back and
beIped two OF them and little girl out OF No 10.
Then slipped and fell overheard Tie passengers all
behay ed we'll
NEED OLE TEMPERANCE LEGISLATION.