The evening world., 1894-10-01
THE S. |. FERRY CASE.
No Boats to St George After Mex
Thursday Night
Only Two OF Starin's Boats Are
Now In Commission.
Staten Islanders Fear They VIII BE
Greatly Inconvenienoed.

From present Indications Friday of
this week promises to be black FRI
day" for the residents OF Staten Island,
as on that day the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Company will discontinue rum
ming boats between st. George and New
York.
Last Saturday Howard Carroll. SON
in-law of John II. Starin, purchased
the franchise OF the ferry from the foot
OF Whitehall street to Staten Island.
agreeing to pay 1-2 per cent OF the
gross receipts for the privilege, and to
give the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Company $4,000 for the offices and slips
at the foot of Whitehall street.
At the office of John II. Starin an
Evening World" reporter was Informed
that Howard Carroll was IN Fultonville,
N. Y, and that Mr. Starin was in the
Adirondacks. w C. Edgerton, who
attends to the transportation department
OF Mr.. Starin's steamboat lines said that
he did not know whether Mr.. Carroll
represented Mr.. Starin in the purchase
or not. He did know that ten OF the
twelve boats owned by Mr.. starin are
out OF commission, their crews dis
banded and the boats tied up for the
Winter.
General Supt. Cannon, of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Company. said TO
an Evening World reporter to-day:
I'VE had a right to discontinue run
ming boats last Saturday night, and the
only reason why we operate them at
all Is to accommodate the people, and
not allow things to fall into the chaotic
condition which this sale was calculated
to cause. We shall give the new pur-
chasers a reasonable time in which to
begin operations"
What do you consider a reasonable
time?" he was asked.
We'll, say by next Thursday night,
The conditions OF the sale should be
then complied with. These conditions
are that MIR. Carroll pays us SIZE. 900 for
the slips and offices here, and that he
duplicate the service given by the Rapid
Transit Company. which means to leave
New York for Staten Island nifty times
in every twenty-four hours.
while we conducted the ferry tive
trains were run to connect with every
boat. one on the north shore between
Arlington and st. George and one be-
tween South Beach and St. George
Sixteen stations were served by these
people carried during the Winter"
Asked whether the Rapid Transit Com.
pany would continue the train service
to connect with the Carroll or Starir
boats, and II the latter would be allowed
to make landings at st. George. Mr.
I'VE certainly will not let them land
| at St George. This affair Is exactly thu
same as II an outsider had come in ant
purchased the ferry OF the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company. You don
think the Company would offer its rail
road 20 aid the new ferry owner. d.
your"
what facilities has the new purchas
err"
roll. should say none. John H, start,
has only three places where, he cal
land in Staten Island. These places ar
New Brighton. West New Brighton an
boats to those points simply means I
return to the old system OF taking pas
sengers to one or the other Of the thre
iandinss OF eourse .o. we shall , SORti n,,
be done independently OF the boats, an!
will entail an additional fare to eaci
passenger"
I'D. DO You contemplate running an oppo
THAT is a leading question. You mus
not expect too much Information a
once"
A prominent resident of st. Georg,
John H. starin has been lighting To-
this franchise for eighteen months. Dur
ing that period ne nad ample time II
which to make every preparation, Blu
he has not driven a nall His boats ar,
out OF commission and their crews dis
banded. Before he was given this fran
| chise he should have been made 4
demonstrate that he could duplicate tn,
| service on the day of the sale.
Now the people on the south side, anC
half the people on the north side of tn
island are practically shut of from New
York. l regard this sale as a piece o
gross carelessness on the part of tn
authorities who permitted It."
d. r. Norvell, Secretary Of the Produc
Exchange, who resides at St. George
said:
THE old ferry company. under MI
Cannon. gave us excellent service. and
cannot understand why the old servic
should be returned to. The fact is tina
! am so weary OF the way things hav
gone on In connection with this sale tina
/ dislike to discuss It,"
There is talk OF Indignation meeting
| to be held on the island.