The evening world., 1894-09-29
LAST EDITION.
STATEN ISLAND
FERRY SOLD.
! Howard Carroll 0utbidS the
Representatives Of the
J S. | R. I.
" IL PER CENT. THE PRICE.
1 The New Owner Declares He Did
Not Buy for John e
Starin.
WILL USE HIS OWN BOATS.
unjust Pay $4,000 for improve
ments Before Taking
Possession.
WILL USE HIS OWN BOATS.

The Staten Island ferry franchise was
purchased to-day by Howard Carroll,
who is a son-in-law of John H. Starin.
The sale took place at II o'clock in the
office Of Comptroller Fitch.
The price paid by Mr.. Carroll for the
franchise was 8 1-2 per cent. Of the an
nual gross receipts which, by the terms
of the sale, should not fall below $44, 900.
Representatives Of the Staten Island
Rapid-Transit Company, including supt.
Frank Cannon, Director ]. Frank EN-
mons and Lawyer A. B. Boardman,
were on hand.
They evidently expected to get the
franchise for the knock down price,
s44, 900, as they had done for many years
past, and were entirely unprepared for
,he bidding by Mr.. Carroll.
Mr.. Emmons started In with his offer
of per cent. as soon as Comptroller
Fitch, after the clerk had read the
tefsns OF the sale OF the franchise.
called for bids.
TN give s1-4" said Mr.. Carroll
quietly.
This was followed by . bid Of 5s-S
from the Staten Island people. Mr..
Carroll followed with a bid Of 8 Ia and
there was a look of determination on
Prepared pis ared to I 60 still higher.
w ai. s%mS Snd t the f hr %ss
knocked down to Mr.. starin's son-in-
IlaW.
There was crowd of interested
Staten Islanders in the office, and the
tsuddenness with which the thing was
Idone seemed almost to take their breath
4 The representatives of the Staten ISL
pnd Rapid-Transit Company, which has
e long controlled the ,r ferry looked lSs3i
little to say, and when an Evening
World" reporter asked Mr. Em En- IONS,
Efect the interests Of the railroad on
Staten Island, which has always been
kun in conjunction with the ferry, he
We came here" he said. with the
not to be forced to pay
Ihy higher rental for the privilege, and
Y Their than do SO we have let the fran
Mr, Boardman said that at Mr.. Carroll
ould have to pay sl7S, 900 for the I'm,
ovements made by the Staten Island
possession. This was one of the condi-
tiens in the terms Of the sale.
hys ferry-boats on its hands, which 4
will no longer have any use for. Mr.. Car
1vFoll has plenty Of boats of his own.
1t was generally supposed that Mr.. Car,
voll had purchased the franchise FOL
4 ubjeet. he said:
I'm going to run the ferry"
III He added that he supposed the new
ubrder of things would begin at once.
will you purchase the boats belong
Ing wss to Il the he Rapid Transit Company h'
mo, / don't think tnat win be neces,
sary." was his answer.
Last year the amount Of rental pale
Ito the city for the franchise was about
UsH,O0O. the knockdown price. BY the
Eterms of the sale the Company has
Railways agreed to pay 8 per cent. on III
ugross receipts, with the provision thai
the amount should never fall below
It has always happened that this
Uper cent. amounted to just about THU
Nsum, which represented $4,000 for tn,
franchise and 81. 500 for the docl
privileges.
cent. more on the gross receipts thai
the Rapid Transit Company has beef
Ipaying.
Staten Islanders see no end of com
OBLIGATIONS abroad, arising for the differ
ent ownership of the ferry and the rail
road. and not one of them could tel
this morning what the outcome woul