The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-02
NO FERRY IN SIGHT.
Messrs. Starln and Carroll Are
Still Out Of the City.
What Will Staten Island Commuters
Do with October Books z
Stated that the Transit Company Is
Reaping u Harvest.

The fact that Howard Carroll or John
II. Starin has purchased the franchise
of the ferry from the foot of Whitehall
street to Staten Island, does not seem
to have occasioned as much uneasiness
among the residents of the island as
does the dilatory manner in which How
ard Carroll goes about executing the
lease, If he means to execute it at all.
There are not a few people on the
island who profess to believe that here
after thede will be rival ferries in opera
ton between New York and Staten ISL
and.
There is to-day a practically aban-
doned horse-car line, which for a short
distance goes more nearly through the
centre of the island than daes the pres
ent steam railroad line which, for the
greater part of its route, skirts the
shore. 1t is limited that 1t is Mr. Car
rolls, or Mr.. Starin's, intention to con-
vert this horse-car line into a trolley
| road and extend 1t from one end of the
island to the other, with many radiating
branches.
If this be done. instead of getting a
setback, Staten Island would, in all
I'Sphpihts' ShJpy an
boom.
But whether or not such line will
be put in operation seems to depend
| entirely upon. Mr. Carroll or Mr.. Starin.
Both gentlemen were expected at their
offices this morning, and 1t was even
said that Mr.. Carroll intended to ex-
ecute the lease of the ferry franchise
at noon to-day in the Comptroller
office. Neither of them, however, put
in an appearance.
General Superintendent Cannon of the
Staten Island Rapid Transit Company
1T seems to me that Mr. starin and
Mr.. Carroll are showing a great dis
regard for the rights and well-being OF
ecuted we will have to stop running
| our boats, as after that moment we
| will have no right to use the ferry
| slip. At present we are doing what we
can to help the public out of its dilemma
but we do not mean to do it much
longer"
| Comptroller Fitch viewed the situation
with great equanimity. ~
| roll promised to execute the lease In 8
| day or two. Two days Fave elapsed, bu
| he has not put in an appearance yet
| However, he did not say positively tina
| 1t may be that he intends to come to
morrow. There is nothing in the situa
ton which should make the citizens un
easy. Mr.. Carroll has deposited Sll.o
in cash, which may be forfeited in thu
event of his failure to execute the
lease.
There is no definite time fixed IL
which 1t is compulsory that the lease
should be executed. A reasonable tint
| is the stipulation, and 1t will not do foI
the city to be too harsh in this matters
| as we do not desire that all ferry con
mun!cation between Staten Island ant
| Manhattan Island be cut off,
When asked II the Staten Island Rapi'
Transit Company would have to pay tn
old rate of per cent. of its gross re
ceipts while 1t is operating without
| franchise, the Comptroller said
THAT is a matter which must be lief
for future settlement"
| 1t would appear from this that tn
Rapid Transit Company Is not havln!
such bad thing of 1t while Mr. Carol
is dallying over the signing of the lease
The probabilities are that 1t will refus
to pay the per centage to the city, II
view of General Supt Gannon's asser
ton that the Company is running 1t
boats solely for the benefit Of the pub
lie. Indeed, there are some Slater
Islanders who profess to believe that tn
boats will run as long as there Is
good clear profit in it for the Rapi'
| transit Company.
Supt. Cannon may surprise thes
doubling Thomases, however, by with
| drawing the boats next Thursday night
Mean time, the advent of Messrs. Staril
and Carroll is impatiently. awaited.
Another phase of the ferry troubl
Evening World:
The Staten Island commuters somewha
| anxious 20 know what provision The Ferry an
Rapid Transit Company intend making for the
patrons, who have purchased their October con
mutation book OF tickets. While believe tn
COMPANY will do what is right, still during thi
| period of uncertainty as to the future ferry al
| rangement. Information on the subject throug
your columns would be OF great interest to State
Islanders generally. tsgnedJ coMMUTER.