New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
TROLLEY-CARS ON THE BRIDGE
MAYOR sCHIEREN STRONGLY IN FAVOR
OF THE PLAN.
WHAT OTHER OFFICIALS THINK OF IT-TRAFF1C
DELAYED BY AN EARLY MORNING

A
DELAYED BY AN EARLY MORNING
ACCIDENT
Traffic on the Bridge was delayed four hours
Yesterday morning and about $4,000 people had
- walk. on account of the derailing of car at
2.2o o'clock at the New-York end. The wreck
ers had unexpected difficulty in getting the car
hack on the track. No one was hurt by the &C
cident George Davenport. the switchman on
au,v in the New-York terminal threw the car
Of the track by moving his switch before the
rear wheels OF the last car had passed the
switch. At the time the train. which was pulled
nv engine No. 70. had passed the exit platform
and was being switched to the outgoing plat
form 1t kept or It's way with the front wheels
20 tho last car on the south track and the rear
wheels on the north track. The consequences
was that the front platform Of the car pumped
into the outgoing platform and tore OH ABOUT
eftean feet OF the woodwork before it was
thrown off the track and stopped
While the work of getting the car back on the
track was going on shuttle-trains were run on
the north roadway under ifteen-mnute head
way. At a few minutes before O'CLOCK 'he
track was cleared and traffic resumed
Superintendent Martin. when seen py l'iu
une reporter said the blame rested wholly with
Davenport and he would be discharged when
he reported for work. Davenport had been IN
the emplov of the Bridge for eight or nine years
and had been considered a careful man ne
had never made serious mistake before II IL
said in connection with his duties
II was learned yesterday that Mayor Schiereh
&c unreservedly in favor of a trolley system VII
the Bridge believing that the lighter cars can
he handled so that greater NUMBER Oh P"7
sengers can be carried than by the caoie >! sem
ransrtlv the Nassau Electric Railroad people
Rrdee trustees for the privilege OF runh'ne
.rorev-cars across the Bridge without chanee oi
oars and without an extra fare. Nhen Ma'oi
cobieren was asked his opinion OF the IeaSi-
h,ltv Of the project last night ne sdiu "
was convinced that IT was feasiDle anu '''''
the idea an excellent one .s
m.s ono ~ the trustees have given goou
o-., Of Thought the subject OF carrSiHe pas
sanrers over the bridge by trolley-cars ~
uava q loop system could be devised oy W hcI
this could be accomplishing. nave co sis ne,
H. engineer about it, and while we dld not
90 into the subject as deeply as We ms -
has not said il could not be zone i'Oi nc -,
arnrounced in favor OF il. He Is or the opinion
tbat the Bridge would have TO be stIehs 'i IN.
N order TO bear the additional weight uouD C
II the Bridge engineers nave soi'S '" "
ter deeply. - .oe.;o, ny have
Won one relative to the manner III WHY" '"'
i2-9ge could be strengthened .,
~. tho subject was not gone into at length,
hr, nevertheless ! am confident the scheme Is
practicable and don't pe eneIy of the opinion
,bat many more passengers could be carried by
che trolley system. 49,, A., In. ., rsvanue
pn account Of carrying the people across -
So,,id he made up by charging the trolley COM
uauy a half-cent or a cent a heau ...
.'Tha revenue derived at present is aDou u a
,,-itnr and a half year" said the Mayor, put
the evnenees are over a million ana there re-
mains only about s45O,OOO net income. ,a.
Relative TO a Accent fare the Mayor salu'
~ bave no doubt the trolley companies coulu
give me people a fOur-celt fare II they dluh
water their stock 50 much ,,.,.,, 1,,o,.o, ed
president Uhlmann of the BrooKEn $500,
road go a year ago wanted 10 try the expert
ment OF running trains from ms roau oNei III
Bridge direct without chaise "a "a roirbt
r,rouosition was not accepted however. ! nisht
a5d an relation TO Mr. Uhlmann' continued the
Mayor that he never has Insisted on Ihe ~
elusive privilege Of running cars over we been
posed East River Bridge He has always pe In
willing that other companies should nave the
Wben PRESIDENT Howell asked relative
% ~ raasibiIitv Of running trolley-cars over
the Bridge ne took strong grounds against IIe
innovation. as 1t was expected he would lie
said IN part: 80, =. o,d
II do not think the scheme feasible. II would
be impossible for the trolley cars to handle the
traffic unless we had loop system thdl W.
can't have on the Bridge. we wanted. 10 pu' ~
a loon system on the New York side years ago
but were unable to get the permission 10 secu ar
the necessary property In tnis sci,e ''i re
o
not considered. neither is the question a. 10
what would become Of the people VINO walk 10
the Bridge and then take the cars 10 the otheI
side If however this plan was adopted aho
the trOlley-cars ran over the Bridge In place. OF
me rresent cars ! should insist that the Bridge
get a certain percentage OF the railroad re-
ceipts No: ! am not in favor of the plan
Chief Engineer Martin said the plan seemed
darperoIs 10 him as by the present system the
cars were all tied TO the cable, while on the
trolley lines each was separate and Wholly
al the mercy Of motorman who If careless
could do an incalculable amount Of damage.