New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-13

interest on that money pays the running expenses On
the Bridge two Or three times over Would do the city
az much good the present one has !" asked inc to
COMING CLOSER EVERY YEAR
swell that is hard TO ell,D was the answer ~Ihe
two cities must necessarily be drawn closer together
each year. II is natural that they should, IN many
RESPECTS And as their relations become closer some
better means of rapid transit between the two cities
becomes more and more matter Of nn pecessiV
q In what way do you think 1t win beneht New
York; was next asked. MA a,ho
question of whether one city Is going TO receive
greater benefit than The other ought not 10 s,ise
What is a benefit 20 one is benefit 10 Doth. MAN
haitian Island is peculiarly situated ana there NUS %
an outlet somewhere. The l1nd anywhere wsh, y. "a
must necessarily become more valuable for homes ana
business places each year, and there mus % d Hu
"Ve Do y YOU think such bridge would make i pos
sble for people to live on tins sue or W enter
think IL would tend TO stimulate pusinesS eh'oi
prises ~ said the reporter.
{" Both especially the former" :, -. - ,,,h az
aDo you think q new bridge would COST as mucn 90
Great Improvement has been made n or,qes
architecture since that was built and thihA anoui0
one could be built more cheaply
TWO REPORTS FROM COMMISSION.
Corporation Counsel Almet F. jerks, of RrooRlyn-
said: al have never felt the peoples puiso
enough to know whether or not ,nes
are in favor Of being taxed for another
bridge between this city ana NcW-ioIh Az syn"
TO me though that we need sort of rapid transit
between the two cities, the present bridge Dc.re
entirely INADEQUATE to the needs Two years ago
/ was one of commission appointed by the Legisiac
tllre to INQUIRE into this matter New-n orr Ma
represented on the commission by ADram ,. heMl.|
General Newton and Corporation Counsei beeknlaI'
The BROOKLYN the commission, nVwcNo,,
were I'm the majority, and the report tnat VIC nauu
I'm was I'm favor of another bridge being Oult alhUuEn
tbere was a minority report handed IN by inc New
York members. saying that In their opinion mere
was no present necessity for another oridge. nave
no reason to change my mind now from the OPINION
that I held al that time. 1t would seem 70 me
that we needed more rapid transit facilities between
tbe two cities but whether 1t should De IN tne loriu
Of a bridge or a tunnel am not prepared 70 say
park Commissioner t. r. Kennedy, OF Broohyui
vas sked 10 express his views with regard 70 tno
construction of another bridge over the East hVor
MIR Kennedy said " am not In a position 10 en.ea
into any extended discussion of this sublect noL
have had time filly to consider the sublect VIII
regard 10 ifs accomplishment In the near iu.uioi
hf I think that in the present financial connl.l9n "
Brooklvn which admits OF increase In us lnneoteu
ness there are O her ways In which the money mlsn.
be applied to better advantage. as there are man,
improvements 10 be made In Brooklyn WHICH are az
the present time urgent. But al the sainc
time would say that the facilities on the eAstns
structure totally inadequate TO accommOuaue ne
traffic My opinion is that at the present time biovh
yn and New-York are practically one cry, ana inc
crea or number OF connections that arc madc octwecn
Brooklyn and New-York and Jersey City ana New.
York the greater will be the traffic and consequently
the trade OF the latter city become.'