New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-14
RAILROADS CONSOLIDATED
FIVE STREET CAR LINES GOBBLhD or'
TIE BROOKLYN CITY COMPANY ADDS MORE
r., ,ct,s no ITS EXTENSIVE sYsTEM-THE

TIE BROOKLYN CITY COMPANY ADDS MORE
TRACKS TO ITS EXTENSIVE sYsTEM-THE
CHANGE TO DE MADE ON AUGUST 1,
The contamination of big railroad deal was
,oodo known Yesterday BY it the Brooklyn City
companv The largest in the city, acquire control
NJ five additional car lines, operated principally
in the Eastern District. At Thursdays meeting
NJ the Board of Directors it was resolved TO lease
in perpetuity from the Brooklyn Crosstown Rail
road Company the Calvary Cemetery, Grecnpoln'
and Brooklyn Railroad Company, the new Williams
burg and Fhtbush Railroad Company and the
Greenpoint and Lorimer Street Railroad Coq-
pany of Brooklyn, all their franchises, rights
railroads, equipments, real estate and all
other property, and TO acquire 'helr
capital stock The officers OF the company
were empowered TO take all Necessary action t"
carry out the resolution. meeting OF the stock
holders is called for July 20 TO vote on the queS-
ton.
The acquisition of this property is only another
move on the part Of the largest railroad company
in the city toward consolidating majority OF
the companies. The only companies not now
merged with the Brooklyn City Company are inc
Brooklyn City and Ncwtown Railroad Company,
which operates the Delalb-ave and the franKllh-
ave lines, the Broadway Company ana the Az
lantic Avenue Company. 1t is not thought TO be
unlikely that one or two of these companies may
at an early day be consolidated with the Brook
lyn City Company At midnight, August /, the
company will take possession Of It's newly ac-
CURED property. BY this acquisition the capital
stock OF the company now estm@ o66 at
number of lines then operated by them VIII DE-
twentv.six They will have 5000 horses, l,3OO
cars and mileage of % miles. President Lewis
SAYS that this consolidation grows out OF a ne
cessitv to concentrate so as TO conduct business
said, will be benefited as well as the company,
as system of transfers will be put INTO opera
ton. There will, of course, be many changes
among the officers, but the conductors: drivers,
stablemen, etc. will remain undisturbed.
The new lines as follows: The BROOK
lvn CroSstown Company, from the Erie Basin to
Hunters Point, at Thirty fourth-St ferry through
Richards, Woodruff and Columbia stS., Atlantic
ave. Court JOra lemon, WillOughby and Raymond
SITS. Park, Washington and Kent ayes, Broadway,
Driggs-st, Van Colt and Manhattan aves., 70
Newtown Creek. The Calvary Cemetery, Green
by the Brooklyn Crosstown Company, runs from
the Hunters Point Bridge, through Union, Ihroop
and Park ayes, to the Brooklyn Bridge. The
New Williamsburg Company runs from the FOOT
of Broadway through Broadway Lee ana Nos
trand ayes. to Prospect Park. There Is also
line from the Willinl entrance to the Park to
Holy Cross Cemetery. Tho GIeenpoint and Lori
mer-st line runs over the NO>trand-avc. tracks
from Prospect Park. and through Lorlmer-st and
Manhattan-avc. 10 the ferry at the foot OF Green
pont-ave. The great Importance Of this con-
solidation TO the Brooklyn City Company is that
they get stronghold in the Eastern District,
a new line to the Bridge and u new line to South
Ferry.