The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-07
TIE UP CORBIN'S ROAD
Gen. Tracy's TRADE Against the
Long Island Company.
Asks Justice Gaynor to Order Them
OH Atlantic Avenue.
Claims that Brooklyn Does Not Get
Proper Facilities.

Gen. benjamin F. Tracy. representing
the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company,
Of Brooklyn. and Lawyer William J.
Kelley. tor The Long Island Railroad
Company fought an Interesting legal
battle tefore Justice Gaynor, In the
Supreme Court. Brooklyn. this mornin;
Gen. Tracy asked the court to force
Austin Corbin and his associates to the
specific performance OF contrac; made
by the Long Island Railroad Company
with the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
pany, In 1871. and to practically suspend
operating their road until the contract
is kept Gen. Tracy In his argument
said:
I'm 1877 the Atlantic Avenue Railroad
Company leased for ninety-nine years to
the Long Islard Railroad Company nine
and one-hal' miles OF track on Atlantic
avenue from Flatbush avenue. BROOKLYN
to jamaica. the rental at first to be 10
per cent. on the earnings, and, as the
business Increased, to a minimum OF 4
per cent. The minimum has been reach
ed and is now In operation"
Another provision of the contract was
that the Long Island Railroad Company
should furnish the same facilities and
accommodations for travel from the
l>latbush avenue station to points cas-,
OF Jamaica as Is enjoyed at the 10. =
Island city depot. 'fhe breach OF this
portion of the contract is the reason for
the present action.
The Long Island Railroad Company
runs forty-six through trains from Long
Island CITY to points east Of Jamaica
and only twenty-five from Flatbush ave.
nue..
Passengers from F'la.bush avenue are
obliged to change cars at Jamaica. Some
through cars are run from Flatbush
avenue, but they are switched on to the
I.nT IC1 "A nd tFu Ing ut Ian iagl
Brooklyn passengers compelled tC
change cars at Jamaica are frequently
| obliged to stand up, the saets being
are no palace cars run from the Flat.
bush avenue station. They do run them
out Of Long Island City.
The object Of this treatment. Gen
| Tracy said. Is to discourage travel by
| way OF Brooklyn for points east Of ia
maiCa, 20 as TO avoid the payment OF
the per cent. rental. People who wOulC
| travel over the road from Flatbush ave,
nue. prefer to go to Long Island city
| because 81 the poor accommodate tons.
| MT. Kelley, In reply. read the atiidavits
OF General Manager Reynolds and Gen
handle the case from the standpoint OF
accommodation Of the pubic, but AZ
| In the light OF two corpora tions keeping
contract between them.
| He said n was impossible to give thu
same service out OF Flatbush avenue Al
at Long Island city. because of lack o
yard room and terminal facilities II,
| said all the service "as placed at the dis
posal OF the public that was possible 70
| them to give from Fhatbush avenue.
He said that no attempt had beef
made to drive traffic To Long Islam,
lfity by drowning II at Fla tbush ave
nue.. He said that the Atlantic Aven,i
Company received s6O.OoO nov In rentals
which was more than ever before.
General Manager Reynolds in hts am
davit says he thinks the whole troubl
resulted from President Norton. of tn
Atlantic Avenue Railroad. who wa
formerly General Manager OF the Lon
Island Railroad
Judge Gaynor took the papers.