The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-02
WATCH THE BRIDGE BILL!
THE PENALTY If IT FAILS WILL BE
RELENTLESS AND SEVERh.

RELENTLESS AND SEVERE.
Secret OppositIon at AIbany-soue New
Suggestions for the Relief or the Present
OveroroVydine-Nothih 90 be Rxpeeted
from the Dummy Board OF Trusteeu.
Many suggestions have been given by THE
Sun in the series Of articles upon the bridge
MANAGEMENT for the temporary relief OF the
great pressure OF travel while new facilities are
being provided All OF those suggestions have
received the endorsement OF eminent engineers
to whom they have been submitted before The
Sun has offered them. Mono OF them. however.
has been favorably received by the present
managers OF the bridge, and II Is not likely that
any outside proposition will be adopted by a
MANAGEMENT which says openly that nothing
can be done to improve the situation until new
terminals are put In about two years hence.
Even II this inability to cope with the existing
situation was not confessed In words, the
actual failure TO provide relief In the face Of the
dangers which President Howell loudly la
ments would be full confession In itself go It
Is palpaby q waste OF time to offer suggestions,
however meritorious, to the present manage
mont. Those who have done 80 by communica-
ton or otherwise know that such hints are re-
celved in aspirit OF resentment and are treated
almost as an unwsrrsntable Interference with
the business OF tho management. Gentlemen
who have called with the best Of motives to sug-
COST some point that has occurred to them have
met with such responses as: What do you
know about managing the br1dge2" Do you
think your judgment is better than that OF our
enRineers2"
President Howell pays no attention to popular
criticism. He doesn't read The Suns discus.
sions OF the bridge situation-so he says. Pm
like old Talmage." he said to a SUN reporter
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say about me-" It 10 obvious at the outset,
therefore, that nothing whatever in the line OF
improvement can be expected while the con-
troll remains in present hands. For the benefit
OF the public which owns the bridge and OF
its representatives, whoever they may be,
who will probably soon replace the present in
competents, THE Sun will continue to make
record OF such suggested improvements as
seem to be in the line OF progress,
One OF the best suggestions that has been
received is that line Of light stages or beach
wagons DO run over the bridge with slightly
extended route. Such vehicles with capacity
Of twenty Ave passenGers, Il run at minute in
SSS The There would profit IN
ess o tho bao and ar GuFnT
nine months IN the year the coaches would no
doubt have al t the they could ea
nd Sha@ers S som 81
them run. most Of them. to the City Hall in in
Brooklyn. Three or four horses would very
be Ssdd ihs f Id r6 the
In the line, There would be great deal OF
pleasure riding in the vehicles during the less
thar all the thousands Of strangers who como
to see the metropolis would be sure to take. If
VA a n nickel
the rush hours. when bridge railroad tickets
could DO accepted It would not be rash
lively bidding for such a franchise II 1t was
put up at auction.
the Freatest sFasS Se t bPase rRHs
road during bad weather, and especially when
Shower zones Up and
sRfs SeFs R fa
PERSONS Ps cross tie on foot botSeen an and and
$50 O'Clock. When this was suggested to
Persistent Howell some time age he discarded
out facts to back It. The bridge. 50 The sex, ex-
RSe' m sas tracks rSRs the
with cars running thereon. and still there
FfsD D nss ' d%afs ha o. s as
can Be- doubled or trebIed ia number without
OF the Iightest description. either Of stout can
vas or OF the thinest corrugated iron. on light
supports. Such device would provide shade
from the hottest suns rays In summer and
protection from rain and snow In stormy
weather. 1t would be easy. too. to arrange for
transfers from promenade to coach at the two
piers in connection with the stage line above
suggested.
management will provide either Of these excel
lent plans for public accommodation which
have been described. But II sufficient pressure
is brought to bear on the Legislature by public
sentiment during the few days that that body
remains in session. there is reason why both
new features should not be added within six
weeks. Every legitimate influence must be
brought to bear at Albany to force realization
OF the exiRencies Of the situation. When that
"a accomplished there will be no doubt about
the adoption Of proper legislation. There Is no
politics In the matter II Is said that all but one
OF the present trustees are Democrats. But the
Bridge Trustees Must Go!
The dangers and Absurdideg Of the Barnes |
Martin ail-sWitchnG plan which the trustees
voted to adopt have been fully explained by
THE Sun. but II remains to be said that II the
Board insisted upon combining itself to n tail
switching plan It might have found one vastly
more convenient and safe with equal capacity. |
Moreover. II Is one which involves much less
expense, fewer tracks. and no murderous X
A Sun reader who does not claim |
10 10 an engineer sends 1t In as Q suggestion. |
and IL Ii here shown: