New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23
LIGHTS FOR THE BRIDGE CIHS.
TIE TRUSTEES UNABLE TO SOLVE COM
rARATIvEIY SIMPLE PROBLEM


rARATfyELY SIMPLE PROBLEM
Tho Bridge Trustees nni it an exceedingly hard
,. ..ar q, reach a solution u the problem 81 light
INK their railroad cars satisfactorily They hrEah l.
about -ix months ago-p~rhaps !ong"r-ani while II
cannot D., said that they have made no progress t"e
Gr,l solution seems It'll - be postponed for con-
.ll.robl. period At their last meeting the trus-
toes directed superintendent Martin to ct frr-
thor estimates regarding the comparative cost OF
,s and electricity AMI laid the matter over tI IN"
n,Nt meeting II seems a. II Nj Martin hAI '-eh
doing nothing except 20 get estimates on TINS SUI
lee. ever since i was first preached 10y the trustees
anil ., u or, .r,rcay Dee hoped that the latest est!-
mates which he has been directed 70 obtain VIII De
accented as satisfactory and final l. the trustees
we're setting about the construction OF announcer
bridge. they could scarcely have given 1t more time
AMI attention than thy are devouns 10 this matter
II detail as IL may be- called
Hetter lights on the Bridge cars are badly needed.
one Of the Brooklyn papers takes tn position tna'
-, matter is ore % triiling importance any way 1t
vs maj rha ride across thr Bridge - so snort that
f.y. pe,ple care % read. and virtually claims u"a'
f. doesn't make mu,h difference whether there are
any LIGHTS AZ all In the cars or no.. Inc "rNei Va
that profound editorial opinion doesn kho" '@' Nv
is talking about \ large proportion OF 'he pas
kenger. who use the Bridge cars at times ""e" ar
hr, Light is necessary wish to read their papers OIL
h,r ,,.,,, home and the season is now approaching
,., good lights are especially needed. There wouid
ANY more readers II there were proper lghtS' rs
is in a crowded car not more tnan uo"'" VI
t,e.n Of the passengers are able TO reih al All inc
,ops shed such a dim and uncertain Illumination
! Ils question ought 10 have been taken IN manu- III
the - uroyldc improved lights before the coming u
| m .b,r, DAYS Of autumn and winter IL was 'aAe"
| hand early enough. for that matter put the
,r,, ts ,b,t n mas been kent in hand al this time
| T. ax,arim.nrs made with both gas and electric
tween 10 Messengers to have ptOVvu "a ~
fh,.b arrqugrinent of electric HShIS a'o.ih
side. II one Of the cars used III the SNI.n,,a,,nf
| nor s.-l,, many people SoOd drI'H7rii' 80,
| ,',sn,. ~ anI hest dnused Illumination ana !,
| ~ H. bouhtel whether anything steauier anu
| NOR. ,,ree,be than the compressed gas 8Ss'e"
| can b employed. ,, - ar,rlovsd in the
runnin OF trains the sht question: Wou'u y,.d he
| none a me fluctuations and breaks III me 'Ie'I'r
| that ar aunoVng passengers Oh tio.''' -, a.
] Iuf so far AS appears. the trustees nay ~ "a
| tentiOn u substituting eecttlcS ,,.rtric.
| though according 10 thc nlUUH1' nocsssarv To run
LIGHTING ian proposed u VIII D. heCesaa.y D,,ah,
tr,',v win across the Bridge Inc SAINT VIZ ~
, caslv be- n,de TO supply both motive Pow, az, -
h,unstio1 hui II he trustees shoulu uiite1 -
r,d,ral u ,nge and spend proportohaVey az VS,
zinc N Isrs.lng n as they have given " VI. o1
in or'tioni, would unquesonably BE- PAST ihe en-
~ "a. centuN before the obnoxious anu
i,rns were lisolacei. In private esta ~
wth A good business man IN charee, ~. h,. '~n,ld
W. maj, of isf,ering the Bridge car llHnts "ou'a
,T,b"hly nave been disposed of In ioithshS W.
month The fridge rustees seem my - l.,
ov.r 4, FOR a var No one can wltleSs ~. 80, %
/ ,ithout roRratsng thar Senator brd1Iey D''oe
| Rr1rgani "a Ion III failed 10 become {" law