New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
ARGUING OVER A LONG ISLAND LEASE
DECISION RESERVED on THE MOTION 10 RE-
STRAIN THE RAILROAD FROM VIOLATING
IT'S AGREEMENT REGARDING THE

DECISION RESERVED ON THE MOTION TO RE
STRAIN THE RAILROAD FROM VIOLATING
IT'S AGREEMENT REGARDING TIE
ATLANTIC-AvE TRACKS.
The arguments upon the motion for an in)nnc-
ton to restrain the Long Island Railroad COMPANY
from violating the provisions of its lease from 'he
Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company OF the uach'
I'm Atlantic-ave were heard by Judge "aShoi !"
the Supreme Court yesterday He took the IaPel9
in the case and reserved decision. Hehefa' H. !
Tracy smoke for the Injunction. ana rehcarsed the
facts In the case. In 1871 the lease oil the u"cNS
from Flatbush-ave. to the Jamaica town me hau
been mad, for ninety-nine years. The Long is'ahu
company pay 10 per cent on the hrst SiV"'oVV
of receipts from traffic. and then down 10 per
cent the minimum. The lease had proVlde" ''''
eoual facilities for travel should be given to Brook
lyn and to Long Island City. The company hau
conceded the breach of this clause. as there were
forty-six castbound trains from Long Island CITY,
and only twenty-five from Brooklyn. Many Brook
Ign passengers had to change cars at Jamaica anu
stand from there to their destinations 10 get
parlor-car seats il was necessary 10 teiesi"p"
from BROOKLYN to Long Island city. This i-treat-
mcnt of Brooklyn passengers was notorious On
one day l. 800 Brooklyn passengers had been Obliged
to wait at Jamaica and take their chances OF get
ting seats In cars from Long Island CITY IL WAS
plain that the object OF this was to discriminate
against Brooklyn travel. and so reduce me p per
Avenue Company could no longer endure iurth Ter
violation of It's rights The losses sustaitu ,e ny
reason of 1t enormous. and spccinc per-
Torrance of the contract was asked 10 ne ehloIScu
bv the court The people OF Brooklyn were sunel-
ing by reason of the violation. ,.
William J. Kelly. for the Long Island company.
argued in opposition. He said that the travel was
twice as great from Long Island city as from
Brooklyn. and more facilities had TO ne pioI
yIjed Equality Of service did not mean an elu"i
number of trains unless the travel was equal. Inc
action was between two railroad companies; aiiu
did not represent the people. When BehJaiiin
Norton president of the Atlantic Avenue COMPANY,
was superntendent of the Long Island roah IN
1892 there were through trains from 'looss II.
and ONLY nine made connections nj JainaICa No"
there were twenty-five through trains me l,0hs
island company was giving the people OF i'roOki!n
as complete Il service as possible at present heIr
would not be as much travel TO and from 'rooklyh
ms TO and from Long Island city until cohiec-
lions with the Bridge were lnproNeu. y ~ ny,
station costing s215GN had recently been erecteu III
Rrooklvn and solid trains were run through from
BROOKLYN to Sag Iiarbor. The rental palu 10 ne
Atlantic Avenue Company varied from Sz''o" 10
$6c 900 year =. ,,. .,. ,or tho solici-
tnde Of the Atlantic Avenue COMPANY Tor tne ue a.,
nuhic of brooklyn. may God deliver us rom II.
Such a case Of cant and hypocrisy IL out OF place
in a court Of equity.