The evening world., 1894-10-01
The s. |. FERRY CASE.
No Goats to St George After Next
Thursday Night.
Only Two Of Starin's Boats Are
Now in Commission.
Staten Islanders Fear They VIII BE
Staten Islanders Fear They Will BE
Greatly Inconvenienced.

From present Indications Friday OF
day" for the residents OF Staten Island,
as on that day the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Company Will discontinue run
ming boats between st. George and New
York.
Last Saturday Howard Carroll. SON
in-law of John II. Starin, purchased
the franchise OF the ferry from the foot
of Whitehall street to Staten Island.
agreeing to pay l-2 per cent. of the
gross receipts for the privilege, and to
give the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Company Sl75,OOJ for the offices and slips
at the foot Of Whitehall street.
At the office OF John II. Starin an
Evening World" reporter was informed
that Howard Carroll was in Fultonville.
N. y, and that Mr. Starin was in the
Adirondacks. w. c. Edgerton, who
attends to the transportation department
of Mr.. StaTin's steamboat lines. said that
he did not know whether Mr.. Carroll
represented Mr.. Starin in the purchase
or not. He did know that ten OF the
twelve boats owned by Mr.. Starin are
out Of commission, their crews dis
Winter.
General supt Cannon, of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Company. said to
an Evening World" reporter to-day:
I'VE had a right to discontinue run
ming boats last Saturday night, and the
only reason why we operate them at
all is to accommodate the people. and
not allow things to fall into the chaotic
condition which this sale was calcula ted
to cause. We shall give the new pur-
chasers a reasonable time in which to
begin operations
what do you consider a reasonable
time?' he was asked.
We'll, say by next Thursday night.
The conditions of the sale should be
then complied with. These conditions
are that Mr.. Carroll pays us $4,000 for
the slips and offices here. and that he
duplicate the service given by the Rapid
Transit Company, which means to leave
New York fer Staten Island fifty times
In every twenty-four hours.
while we conducted the ferry two
trains were run to connect with every
boat, one on the north shore between
Arlington and St. George and one be-
Sixteen stations were served by these
trains, and a daily average of 10000
people carried during the Winter"
Asked whether the Rapid Transit Com
to connect with the Carroll or Starin
boats, and II the latter would he allowed
to make landings at St. George, Mr..
Cannon said:
I'VE certainly will not let them land
at 81. George. This affair is exactly the
same as II an outsider had come in and
purchased the. ferry of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. You don't
think the Company would offer its rail
road 10 aid the new ferry owner, do
you?''
What facilities has the new purchas-
III you take Starn away from Car
roll. ] should say none. John II. Starin
has only three places where he can
land in Staten Island. These places are
New Brighton, West New Brighton and
Port Richmond, and the running OF
boats to those points simply means a
return to the old system of taking pas
sengers to one or the other OF the three
landings. OF course, we shall continue
TO operate the railroad. but that will
be done Independently of the boats, and
Will entail an additional fare TO each
passenger"
DO you contemplate running an oppo-
That is leading question. You must
not expect too much information at
once"
d. R. Norvell. Secretary OF the Produce
Exchange. who resides at st. George,
said:
1.-THE old ferry company. under Mr..
Cannon, gave us excellent service and /
cannot understand why the old service
should be returned to. The fact Is that
am so weary Of the way things have
gone on In connection with this sale that
/ dislike to discuss II"