New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-01
CITY OWNERSHIP or STREET. R1ILUAfS
pr.otyc MEETING IN BROOKLYN TO pIs'r rs
THE Bill. INTRODUCED N THE ASSEMBLY
by MR. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ny
WEI.LKNOwN MEN


A public meeting was held last night In the Cr!-
terlon Theatre BROOKLYN under the auspices of the
Social Reform club Of New-York 81 which Ernest
H. Crosby is president. II Was called 10 take ac-
tion on the bin introduced in the Assembly by MI.
Conkling and In the Senate by MI Bradley. SUB
hitting 10 the people Of New-York. Brooklyn ana
Buffalo the question ~ city ownership OF the local
railways occupying their streets
The audience about hllel the theatre. Mr. Crosby
urosilcI and r. his opening remarks he said that
the entire plant and tracks OF tn" Br0oklyn cay
Railroad. the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
ana the Long Island Traction Company could be
built for 100000.
Dr Rainsford rector OF s., George Episcopal
Church. was the first speaker He said the plain
people could not afford to have the Legislature or
rascaIly Aldermen give away public irdnchises He
smoke OF the embi,termcnt Of spirit engcndered by
the recent labor conflict in Brooklyn. and declared
that hatred and social enbitterments could MOI be
put TO sleep til justice rcisncd
+ W Hinrichs Register Of Arrears. said the cH-
rerience Of Great Britain proved that economic
question would pay Brooklyn to own rs street
railways. M a.. ,o t.,.,, -,,c,ior
Company can be committed without being rtbuk"d.
and IL has been rebuked." he said.
Father Dncey was received with applause when
he was introduced. He claimed tie RICH, as par par,
Who Oppressed Gods children In the last year
had bn taught r6 nm "f S e' h wa" or
were oppressed and starved The toi,'rs loved the
country 'uith a deeper ana more ablllHg love IMAM
did corporate wealth" lie said the Pope and Mon
s'enor SaiollI through the late encycca approved
the work which he had been engaged In for The last
"ThSre il no reason" added Father Ducey. why
the vast earnings Of tho street railways should rot
ind their resting place in the city treasury for the
e'Tbomas g. Sherman followed Father Ducey.
Among other things. he SAID that the Rev. Dt.
Rainsford did not know what he was talking about.
'He meant well. bless him" said Mr.. Shearman.
You have given to the Brooklyn City Railroad a
franchise that the city OF Glasgow would cheer
fully have given you $4,000 year for. You have
given these franchises for nothing ana you don
lax us or charge us for them, bless YOU
He said the city OF Brooklyn could get from the
Legislature the privilege OF building and operating
street railways in the city. and run cars over
existing lines For s60o0oo the city could dnplica
every car and rail In the cdty The privilege OF
road would not cost very much
Edward King followed Mr.. Shearman a letter
from Or. Lyman Abbott was read. In which he said
ne was prevented from attending the meeting I'm
support OF the proposed bill permitting municipal
ownership OF street railroads. With the details OF
that BIZ, ! am not familiar but ] heartily approve
the fundamental principles, involved IN the munich
pal ownership Of street railways, nancy. the pub
lie highways should be under the control OF the
that It ought TO control Ia highways. and We may
be very sure that wise and honorable business men
Will find wav by which that control can be re-
sumed without dsreyarding the rights Of private
property on the one hand or sacrificing the pubic
welfare on the other"
Resolutions were adopted denounclng the corpora
tons. and pledging enthusiastic support to the bill