The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-07
TIE UP CORBIN'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 F. Tracy. representing
the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company
OF Brooklyn. and Lawyer William J.
Kelley, for the Long Island Railroad
Company. fought an interesting legal
battle before Justice Gaynor, in the
Supreme Court, Brooklyn. this morning
Gen. Tracy asked the Court to force
Austin Corb!n and his associates to the
specific performance OF a contract made
by the Long Island Railroad Company
with the Atlantic avenue Railroad Com
pany. in 1877. and to practically suspend
operating their road until the contract
IL kept Gen. Tracy in his argument
said:
In 1877 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 minimum OF 4
per cent. The minimum has been reach
ed and is now in operation"
Another provision OF the contract was
that the Long Island Railroad Company
should furnish the same facilities and
accommodations for travel from the
Flatbush avenue station to points east
OF Jamaica az Is enjoyed at the Long
Island City depot. The breach OF this
portion Of the contract is the reason for
Tae Long Island Railroad Company
runs forty-six through trains from Ions
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
I.On frpt na n lar too
Brooklyn passengers compelled to
change cars at Jamaica are frequently
compelled to stand up, The seats being
all taken at Long island City. There
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
maica, so as to avoid the payment OF
the per cent. rental. People who would
travel over the road from Flatbush ave
nue. prefer I" go to Long Island City
because Of the poor accommodations.
Mr.. Kelly, in reply. said the affidavits
or General Manager Reynolds and Gen
eral Supt. Blood. He said he would moi
handle the case from the standpoint OF
accommodation OF the pubic, but n,
In the light of two corporations keeping
a contract between them.
same service out OF Flatbush avenue a,
at Long Island City. because OF lack o
yard room and terminal facilities II,
said all the service was placed at the dis
posal OF the public that was possible 70
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 Avenu
Company received $50. 900 now In rentals
which was more than ever before.
General Manager Reynolds In his affi
davit says he thinks the whole troubl
resulted from President Norton ~ IN
Atlantic Avenue Railroad, who wa
formerly General Manager OF the Lon,
Island Railroad
Judge Gaynor took the papers