The evening world., 1888-06-01
II WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE l., 1888.

stable, on Atlantic avenue, who. spent time and
money in lighting the re-introducton OF steam on
waited road. Deacon Richardson pretends he can't
get an elevated road because the Aldermen won't
give me necessary consent for its erection. me
road from East New York to south Ferry. We
want u two-track road and OF course object to any
other. The Long Island Railroad Company has no
legal right to use steam on the surface OF Atlantic
avenue, and ! am for testing the question In the
courts"
John IL. silick, a prominent real estate man.
largely Interested in Atlantic avenue property, said:
81 am very glad to sec the matter of the AZ
lantic avenue railroad ag1tated In THE WORLD. II
" a burning shame and disgrace to the city OF
Brooklyn that II allows a steam surface road
distinct sections and cutting on the "Eden " OF the
CITY by making II unarptoachable by pedestrians
or carriages Men, women or children practically
take their lives In their hands when they ATTEMPT
10 cross Atlantic avenue anywhere between Flat
bush avenue and East New York. ! have seen
time and again an average OF ten trains In ten
minutes passing a given point, each engine ring
Ing Its bell, blowing OF steam and Sizing to such
an extent that life was almost unbeatable. have
seen trains rushing by at a rate of forty miles per
hour through the thickly settled portion where
horse cars were crossing and recrossing; have
hundred feet by an express train-and all this
on one OF the broadest and finest avenues
should be compened to sink their tracks and bridge
them over. Compared with the cost Of the Harlem
Railroad cut in New York the matter would be
nue. and south OF 1t would Increase four-fold. !
would like to see q list published OF the deaths by
accident on the road between East New York and
F1atbush. l think II II could be published, giving
names and dates, the people Of Brooklyn would
rise almost In a body and demand that the surface
steam road be abolished"
w. II. Maxwell, of the Long Island Railroad
Company, was accommodating enough TO say: ut
would cost -, 600, 900 70 depress the tracks Of the
Long Island Railroad on Atlantic avenue. We
cannot afford to do II, but " the city would advance
its credit we would pay the interest on the loan
and sink the tracks. We have the largest interest
In Brooklyn and certainly do not want to do any
thing to damage property or retard advancement,
but 1t seems TO me that by their opposition there Is
n disposition to render BROOKLYN the unique
city of the world by driving from II
tho only steam surface railroad within its
limits. We are perfectly willing TO build
an elevated railroad from East New York to South
Ferry and only await the consent OF the Board of
Aldermen to work. We bind ourselves
to discontinue all steam transit on the surface
road, except between l2 at night and 4 In the morn
ing, between which hours we reserve the right TO
run freight trans over the avenue. We would
ike to establish direct communication with South
Ferry. In a few months the Kings County Elevated
Railroad will he running to Fulton ferry ana the
bridge from East New York. This will he an ad-
vantage to the travelling public and Will increase
the bulk OF travel over the road"
Four years ago the Common Council gave It's
consent TO the building OF an elevated cable rail-
road from East New York to South Ferry, but since
then nothing seems 10 have been done. Deacon
Richardson claims that the hindrance TO the work
comes from the opposition elevated railroad com
panies.