New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-17
r.Sr n1rER BRIDGE SCHEMES.

Tho latest pIan proposed for bridging me EaSA
p;ror uossoSses uncommon interest '2onVn''
f,r throwing n bridge from the Eastern DiSlricV
= urool,Ivn 70 the vicinity of Grand-St Ill thiS
o;+,, ave no new thing. They have been Deiore
noIog;slature in one form or another lof sever
- ,o,rs Two bills were presented az Albany
- Loan ord the same number, we believe TINS
''',v ,ror 70 the bill introduced by senator
Rrkett last week. Some OF 'heSe n','' =,
horo nroposed that the two cities should p'h'u
another bridge on practically inc Sah'c on,'' ""
which tho present structure was cre',e"' ''Vc
yvp having two-thrdS and NeW-l DIX oiie -,'""
nf tbc EXPENSE Others, OH the contrary nave
soucht TO grant charter to pl1Vaoe COMPANY
.honcb thcrc has never previous to the present
.:.o Loon any guarantee that the HeccS>af!
tel would he forthcoming or that the charter
,,a,,Id not no Haunted in the face OF any com
narv that really and honestly desired 10 b'hId
= hr;dco with 4 broad hint that 1t could ne got
r;d If for a considcration-a valuable one.
TIE TR1T,INE has long INDUCED the Dellei
that New-York City'S experience In coll''e','' D"
,,i,b thc New-York and Brooklyn BRUCE mas
no+ boon such rs to make it wise for 1t to en-
,o,J, in any similar enterprise ut the same
,;r,o v,o have said more than once that IL biooh-
l,.n tbinLs il 70 its advantage to engage IN iur-
,her brGgc-building there Is no reason III VIZ
world why this city should put the ''i.'''c>' VIZ
stoclc in the way. Oar conviction mas orc''
however. that the next bridge across the EiS'
River would be a private enterprise """
have hopcd that when company dPpea'v"
which really meant business, 1t Wcu!u P'"'"P''!
rocoiyc such fmthclancc as it Is Iii the power VI
tho Iocislature to bcstow. We therefore look
u h more than ordinary interest on inc uouplc-
hridoe nroicct. which has as ITS hackers inc
moncvod men who control the brooklyn EIeVa'-
cd Railroad. The plan which they nave pu,,
forward looks as If they were IN earnest ANU
tbore is reason to believe that there VIII De 10
difficulty in providing the money necessary LOT
carving their scheme into effect.
What they propose is to build suspension
bridge from the vicinity Of Broadway IN hIUoN'
lyn 70 the vicinity of Elvington-St III Nc"
yorl, carving the approach far enough on TINS
Island n render connection with the elevated
roads oo the East Side easy. Us supplement
- This plan. another bridge is projected nom
Uudson-ayc. in Brooklyn to nearly the same
terminus on this side OF the nver' bo'h "finS''
coud be readily connected with the lines oI 'nc
Rrooklyn Elevated Road in Broadway ana liuu'
son-aye.. and arrangements would undouhtedi!
no made for running through trains over the
BRIDGES and on the elevated lines in both cities
| The project is large one, hut men OF wealth
| and biz ideas are not daunted by thoughts Ike
that. There can be no question OF the advan-
,aco - both Ncw-York and brooklyn OF the
successful carrying out Ct this enterprise lis
| nroioctors have already had measurements made
| a. 70 the length of the bridges, showing that
| ,boy have given the subject serious conSIdeia-
| ton.
The questions involved in the legislation
which is sought ought Of course, 10 be decided
strictly on their merits. We can see no reason
,rbv harsh conditions should be imposed. Never
thecss. il will be wise to insist on large de-
Gree of public control over the operations OF
| the company An omnibus charter should by
M means be granted. But if the Legislature
| is fairly satisfied that the company intends "a
build the bridges talked Of, or either OF them II
will do a GOOD thing for the people OF the two
cities. as well as for the capitalists interested
if il authorizes the company to proceed with Its
work and to complete it within reasonable
| limit Of time.