The evening world., 1894-10-15
The FERRY SITUATION
Carroll Says Hes Waiting to Ie
Summoned to Sign the Lease
And the Rapid Transit Beats Are
Running as Usual.
A Trolley Line May Cross staten
I,lapd to Long Branch.

This Is Howard CAROLS last day OF
grace. and he declares that he Ii only
waiting to be summoned to Comptroller
Fitch's office to sign the lease that will
put him in possession OF the ferry line to
Staten Island.
Meanwhile the Rapid Transit Company
con tinues to run its boats as usual.
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Com
pany has declared itself squarely opposed
to Comptroller Fitch and the corporation
attorneys. Mr. Fitch has said that II
the South Brooklyn Ferry Company per-
mits the Rapid Transit Company to use
its slips at pier East River he would
take steps looking to the revocation OF
the franchise of the former company.
THE Comptrolle can take steps, said
General Cannon. OF the
Rapid Transit Company to-day. but he
does not make laws. That Is an idle
threat on his part and should not be
II do not see why the Comptroller OF
great city should take the position that
II IL lis duty to create monopoly: II
IL To the interest Of the city and the
suburbs to have as many ferries running
as possible His threat Is also In direct
contradiction to statement he made at
a meeting Of the Sinking Fund Commits
sion when the petitioners for a flve-cent
fare were last Leard
Then he said that these petitioners
mlKnt nave as many ltTTltr as tuty
wished and II the RAPID Transit Com
pany did get the franchise any one
| could get another by paying for It, He
said that in open d meeting; has r,oan
| impatient oyer the delay In executing
has made other peculiar statements.
For Instance. he said that had been
visiting him daily. l have been to the
Comptrolers office but twice in two
weeks; on one of those occasions in
response to his request that l should
call. and on the other when / went to
demand BIZ. 900 purchase money. | can't
imagine. therefore, how my two visits
have been msgnifed into daily ones"
permits the Staten Island Rapid Transit
| Company to land boats in Its slip an
| injunction order may be the least harm
| ful of the methods employed to prevent
| It, The claim, II is said Will be made
by the new Company that the present
slip OF the South Brooklyn Ferry Com
pany is In the Canal District. and that
It's property must be devoted during the
Winter months to the uses OF canal
| boats and vessels navigating the North
| River who may wish to tie up there.
| II this contention be correct the right
OF the ci,y to grant franchise To the
| Ferry Company will he brought In ques-
| ton.
| The New York Harbor and Staten
| island Ferry Company has secured the
right to aid five miles of double trolley
| tracks though the heart OF Staten Isl
and, and Mr., Carroll has an agreement
| on the part Of the contractors to have
| this road completed six months after
| the letting Of the contract.
| There Will, IL Is SAID, be "A bill in
| troduCed at the next session OF the New
| Jersey Legislature for the construction
| Of n bridge across the RRritan River at
| Tottenville. by this means. II Is report
| ed, the New Jersey Traction Company
| will enter Staten Island from Railway
and the union OF that road with the cleo
| tric roads to be built Will open up to
| trolley traffic the towns Of South Am
boy Mattewan. Keyport. Red Bank and
| Long Branch.
At 20 +. NJ. A II. Boardman coun-
sci OF the Staten Island Rapid Transit
company was AZ tht '9inpttoiler
signed and 10 pat in his objections. The
| Comptroller said that Mr.. Carroll would
not be on hand until after 2 o'clock.