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

Gen. Benjamin r. Tracy, representing
the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company,
OF Brooklyn. and Lawyer VI lhsn j.
Kelley. for the Long Island liai!road
Company, fought an interesting legal
battle before Justice Gaynor, IN the
Supreme Court Brooklyn, this morning
Gen. Tracy asked the court to force
Austin Corbin and hia associates to tn"
specific performance OF u contract 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:
''ln 1871 the Atlantic Avenue Railroad
Company leased for ninety-nine years to
the Long Island Railroad Company nine
and one-half 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 q minimum OF 4
per cent. The minimum has been reach
cd and is now in operation"
Another provision OF the contract was
that the Long Island Railroad Company
should furnish the same facilities and
Flatbush avenue station to points east
OF Jamaica as IL enjoyed at the Long
Island city depot. The breach OF this
portion Of the contract is the reason for
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 Flatbush avenue are
Obliged to change cars at Jamaica. Some
through cars are run from Flatbush
avenue. but they are switched on to the
Long Island CITY trains at Jamaica:
| Brooklyn passengers compelled to
change cars at Jamaica are frequently
Compelled to stand up The sea- seats 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
naica, so as to avoid the payment OF
the per cent. rental. People who woult
nue. prefer to go to Long Island City
| because of the poor accommodations.
MIR. Kelly, in reply, said the aftidavit'
or General Manager Reynolds and Gen
handle the case from the standpoint o
accommodation OF the pubic. but a.
In the light OF two corpora lions keeping
u contract between them.
He said II was impossible to give tn
same service out of Flatbush avenue a
at Long Island City because OF lack U
yard room and terminal facilities. II
said all the service was placed at the dis
posal OF the public that was possible 70
them to give from Flatbush avenue.
He said that no attempt had bee
made to drive traffic to Long Islam
) city by drowning It at Flatbush ave
nue.. He said that the Atlantic Aveni
Company received $50 900 now in rental,
which was more than ever before.
General Manager Reynolds In his an
davlt 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.