New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-07
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
READY TO PUSH THE TROLLEY SYSTEM.
ALDERMEN DISPUTE THE POWERS OF THE RAIL

READY TO PUSH THE TROLLEY SYSTEM.
,r.nrRNEN DISPUTE THE POWERS OF THE RAIL
ROAD COMMISSIONERS,
Railroad matters engrossed attention at the meeting
,f the Board of Aldermen yesterday afternoon WIZ
lam Richardson president Of the Atlantic Avenue i'if
r~ad COMPANY addressed letter TO the Board hcios
, conv Of fine permission granted by the State Rail
road Commissioners to the company to SUBSTITUTE te
overhead trolley electric system for horses In Aao
and Fifth aves and portions Of other sUeeVs' ii0
called attention TO the clause providing tha' inc Po.
shall be of iron or steel and OF construction anu 0s'
aupropriae 10 the respective streets, ana oeIoc c'e
ti)-1 shall be approved by the Mayor ana Oo""o"
Council The matter referred to the raiirOao eo"
mitteo. 49,. .,o
fNr Richardson saws that within week atter tnc
sort of poles ore prescribed he will begin the WORK. anu
homes "a have the new system In operauoh III ioui
months. .,,r,.
Alderman Cofey chairman OF the raiirOa" 0oin
tee saws he does not recognize the rs' OF 'ie S'"'
Board OF Railroad Commissioners TO superSeoc ue
authorities in the matter of granting permission ior
oho,ro 90 motive mower Alderman McCart, Pfesl-
don1 ~ IN. BOARD agrees with him. but says tha' IL
is shown when the matter comes before inc bo"u u
Aldermen that a majority OF inc prVpo'" wv"
favor the trolley system he wouio hot opPoS0 10 -
though personally he believed the system U" p0 U''
gerous one - . . com.
Long
runication TO the Board asking permission 10 elo'
its tracks In AtIanticsve. from NanderbitaVe' "uu
tbo Flatbush.avc station. The company desires "
mt ND an iron and steel structure I"enW.t" 49,
ABOVE the surface the columns to stand witn'n Tne
hounds OF the right Of way OF the company iN
Elevated structure for the west bound track Is 10 sU
hetween Vanderbilt ana CiermOnt aves and reScn us
fuu elevation between Carton-ave ana oui,poli@1
60 and for the east bound track between CaI41 We
and Cumberland-st., and reach It's inil neign' IN
tu-een South (sxlordst. and south PortsnuaFo II s
Street crossing win be closed or nterlered w s new
nrncscd 10 run all the passenger trains mo te be
eTated station by the tracks ana reserve cry naS
nrrsent ones for freight only. There are 90 RI rhe
ttcnger trains daily. and eight freight tdlhs' %
mator was referred to the Railroad Com'hLicSS. o,s
rhe prs sidcnt of the Brooklyn, BushwlcK anu
,,untv Street Railroad, now operated from DioS Tatrn
20 Kcrtaye North First and second stSi anu San+
nol fan.ave TO Lutheran Cemetery, asKeN ~ toi
or t6e extension OF the route Of the company Inter
lows beginning in Metlopolitan-aye al T TYrnpte
sectlon OF Fresh Pond road and Jamaca nt - ~
across the turnpike to Marketst, along Mareo ,lonS
Tiberty.ave along Liberty 10 Rockawsy- N Us
Rociswayave to the parkway and tnenSe 70 II Rnc
landing Also, beginning at the nterSeDC0E ortawev
gYay-sve. and East New York ave. sios ~ East
ave 10 broadway Also from RockaWuA .Nt, 9cn"n
New-York-ave along East New orhSee S 70
oVe near Prospect Park. This was aiso i0i0'i0" "
fl,e Railroad Committee.