The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-15
THE FERRY SITUATION
Carroll Says Hes Waiting to Pe
Summoned to Sign the Lease.
And the Rapid Transit Boats Are
Running as Usual.
A Trolley Line May Cross staten
l land to l. )ng Branch.

This is Howard Carroll's last day OF
grace, and he declares that he Is only
waiting to be summoned to Comptroller
Fltch's office to sign the lease that will
put him In possession Of the ferry line to
Staten Island.
Meanwhile the Rapid Transit Company
continues to run It's boats as usual.
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Com
pany has declared Itself snuarely opposed
to Comptroller Fitch and the corporation
attorneys. Mr.. Fitch has said that II
the South Brooklyn Ferry Company per-
mlts the Rapid Transit Company to use
its slips at bier East River he would
take steps looking to the revocation OF
the franchise OF the former company.
THE Comptrolle can take steps" said
General Superintenden Cannon. OF the
Rapid Transit Company, to-day, but he
does not make laws. That IS an Idle
threat on his part and should not be
made by man in his position.
II do not see why the Comptroller Of a
great city should take the position that
IL Ia his duty to create a monopoly. 1t
Is to the interest of the. city and the
suburbs to have as many ferries running
as possible. His threat Is a.so in direct
contradiction 10 statement he made ut
meeting OF the Sinking Fund Commits
sion when the petitioners for five-cent
fare We're last heard.
might have as many ferries as they
wished and II the Rapid Transit Com
pany did get the franchise any one
could get another by paying for 1t. He
said that in open meeting.
Probably the Comptroller has grown
impatient over the delay In executing
the lease. II he is reported correctly, he
has made other peculiar statements.
For instance, he said that | had been
visiting him daily. l have been to the
Comptroller's office but twice in two
l . IL l..
response to his request that l should
call. and on the other when / went to
demand $4,000 purchase money. l can't
imagine, therefore, how my two visits
have been magnified into daily ones"
II the South Brooklyn Ferry Company
permits the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Company to land boats IN its slip an
| injunction order may be the least harm
| ful Of the methods employed to prevent
| It. The claim. 1t Is said. will be made
| by the new Company that the present
slip of the South Brooklyn Ferry Com
pany is in the Canal District, and that
Winter months to the uses of canal
boats and vessels navigating the North
River who may wish to tie up there,
| II this contention be correct the right
Of the city 10 grant a franchise TO the
Ferry Company Will be brought in ques-
The New York Harbor and staten
Island Ferry Company has secured e
right TO aid five miles OF double trolley
| tracks through the heart OF Staten Isl
and. and Mr.. Carroll has an agree ment
| on the part OF the contractors TO have
| this road completed six months after
| the letting OF the contract.
There VIII, II Is saiu, be bill in
| troduced at the next session OF the New
| JERSEY Legislature for the construction
| OF a bridge across the Raritan River a;
| Tottenville. By this means. IL is report,
| ed, the New Jersey Traction Company
will enter Staten Island from Railway
| and the union OF that road with the cleo,
| trio roads 20 be built will omen up &c
| trolley traflc the towns OF South Am
boy, Mattewan, Keyport, Red Bank and
| Long Branch.
| Al % =. NJ, A. r. Boariman. coun-
sci OF the Staten Island Rapid Transit
| Company, was at the Comptroller s
| office waiting TO see the ferry lease
| signed and TO nut in his objections. The
| Comptroller said that Mr.. Carroll would
not be on hand until after o'clock,