New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-03
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
THE BUSIEST YEAR on THE BRIDGE.
ovEE FORTY MILLIoE PEOPLE CROSSED IT ~
THE LAST TWELVE MONTIIS-THE

OVER FoEcY MILLION PEOPLE CROSSED IT IN
THE LAST TWELVE MoNTHs-THE
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL REPORT.
The annual report Of Bridge President Ho"cH vas
sent to the Mayors Of the two cities yeslcINaN'
essential fact SC; forth I'm it are these ihc ~
for the wear ending December 1 were *ll2''o'9 %
divided a, follows: Proncnade. 81 on 90 cari"9"
WAYS s7G4GJ 30 railroad. IL O32,0l4 20. Inc mum
Der Of passengers carried In the cars was %
IL 1883 there were 3395i,773 passengers al" a '
road revenue Of S931373 80. The whole "",'''' "a
foot and passengers was 4o'0'7'40', I" -,
Of 374..O24 over the previous year Ihc lhV'T"','
reyo,.ve from tolls wa, si0G,i31 81. The promenade
receipts fell OF s1sl Al
The recent, Of the Bridge from all sources amounted
20 Slo39 403 90 and the expenditures Sl'o'o'i"' 49,
leaving balance Of gl6fO35 70, to be added to mo
balance Of sol. 6I9 IS year ago. The ahohh' p'u
ont for real tate. improving the warehouse prop
eytv rev rolling stock, machine shops, corridors,
Legal expenses ETC.. $4316l4 90 reducing Tho
running e. lenses 10 $G49,s2l 20. The ponce io'ce
comprises 100 officers and men. In the year ~
arrest, were made. Two persons died suddenly on
the Bridge and ninety hcc were accidentally injured
ty various causes There we've SiXty-three runaway
accidents Of which forty caused no damage
In october persons were carried over the
bridge than In any month b"for> on November "a
100 $50 passengers were Garnet tle greatest number
in any one day in the year. and only exceeded on
was l5a259 since the opening ~ the Bridge railroad
~ December J. ,721 f0 persons have been carried
III the cars TIE last year the total delay 10 travel
was seven hours and ffteCn mirrtcs. average OF
minute and eleven seconds f0r each twenty Iouf
hours. The Platforms In both stations have been
wGcned 10 accommodate increased traffic on the
railroad there are now sixty and six locomotives
H. aoi!Vc service. All OF the Cd Hight weight cars
have been retired from service. and DHT ones. NY
re- long and weighing nineteen tons each, have been
substituted Eight new warehouses in New forh have
been completed.
To BUILD MANY NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
~ tao meeting OF the Board of Education Yesterday
the Committee or Scn0Ol Houses was authorized TO
propose plans for building TO be built for school
No 20. in Fifteenth st. between Third and Fourth ave-
The preparation Of plans for twenty ourr)om SrhOl
house at Irving and Harmon SITS also auth0r2cq
The tide Of the head drawing teacher was changed
10 that Of superintendent Of drawing and Walter =
Gooaeuouch. of Columbus Ohio, elected 10 the
place I'm place Of ,ieman p Smith, who resigned
The purchase of land for school houses at Evergreen
ave and Covert St.. lIcrkin.erst. and Atlantic race
Van C0tt-ave and MOlor-St. and in the rear OF the
BOYS High school authorized at an aggregate cosy
of Sc 900 and plans were ordered authorized to be
nrcparcd for building on the EycrcTccn-aNe site.
ON recommendation q. the Central school and studies
Committees, the curriculum III the bows ann ri!IS
,ca.s' course 70 three years, ana the three wears
course % four years. The elect OF the chihtc j. 70
III graduates Of tie schools 10 enter any CoIcsc Will
ont other preparation.