New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
TO EXTEND IT'S SYSTEM.
ARGUMENTS BEFORE a COMMITTEE OF
THE BROOKLYN ALDERMEN.
APPLICATION OF THE SOUTH BROOKLYN RAIL
ROAD AND TERMINAL CoMPAEY-ADDREss
roUS w AMBROSE


Railroad and Terminal Company for permission to
extend i;s system through and across certain streets
in the Twenty-slxth Ward of the city. The hearing
was before the Railroad Committee Of the Board of
Aldermen and Alderman William ii. Co.son pre-
sided The company spent large sum OF money
n few years ago in erecting an immense terminal
station at Thrty-ninth-st AMI the river, and In
establishing the south Brooklyn Ferry to the
Battery az well in constructing great railroad
cut through the hill back Of the terminal station
This is between Thrty-eghth-st. and Thirty-nnth-
st. ard is provided with double tracks, running
back mile more from the Bay
IL Is now proposed TO build road extending these
tracks through the towns in New-Utrecht and Flat
bush across the Twenty-sixth ward Of the CITY,
formerly New-I.ots. and into Jamaica Township
and farther Eas. upon Long Island. The road
when constructed. would speedily be a rival of the
Long Island Railroad reaching ti1cwater at
been made to connect It with tire Brighton Beach
centro Of iRe cty at the icprl sutton at Frank
lin and Atlantic ayes. for freight station.
The Aldermanic committee = composed & Alder
men Cclson cary. Wallace. Hnubert and Walkey.
and all were present Thor we're many interested
company, explained it, plans. The part II the route
within the city limits begins at Ames-st.. between
I~gan-st and tnen On gr"dc 70 tho WooIiaven line.
Tho low level Il tee grc una beyond L9Gan-st. pre-
vents continuing the cut further.
srEEcII oy MR. AMBROSE
llvereI the following address befcra the committee:
The right To- cNtcra tie South BROOKLYN Railroad AMI
Terminal Company through the Twen'y-siS'h Ward for
which application has been made to your Honorable
Eoard large bearing upon the material needs
the community that It r9es far above the level Of
n private Interest reach to tho dignity ~ an i'm
poan; public question. and IN appearing before you
aG1st r'aly to forget that am at the head 81
private corporation and TO fool myself public spirited
citizen ~" aivarco % tho public inter
ssts u Irr.lyn and Long leland
Tn" facts md Data disciosci in the application sub
mii,"d your lonrl srcw IN detail the benefits already
derived IS tho Community mi establish the character Of
Tho whoi, enterprise 4 widely beneficial public
character
It appears that tho work its infancy has Ind
beneficial effect the material growth OF the district
covered - ~ c:";a'1ns which Is nothing less than
phenomenal
The statistical ca,a contained IN the companys nppli-
cation show ,ha, during tho years since the railway
end ferry established the assessed vs!u" % tho
tributary and d'I eni"nt them for transit
facilities Nov York had risen from $i6f3 80 20 s36-
GG757G tai Increase in value - s2o2lG.ic6. being
ISL 7G greater than tho Increase Tor the six years
preceding their establishment TINT the number Of miles
= .r4.d st,''s during the same period from 100
20 81 IA miles AGAINST increase o:
cniy preceding six years. tina, the length
% increased from mile to CT miles practically
entirely now Improvement: that tho miles Of water
mains FRI 20 whore they had stood without
change iurrr TIE preceding -iN years o. Increase
creased 20 iGs another substantially improve
rn'n' and that ~" number u miles ~ lighted streets IN
creased iy precisely 'he same figures
THE CAvsEs or THE PROGRESS
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