New-York tribune., 1895-12-06

HE SAYS THE REDUCED SPEED or TIE
TRO1AEY-CARs is A BUSINESS CA
LAMITY TO BROOKLYN.
President Rossiter. OF the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad system. told a Tribune reporter yester-
dav afternoon that the theatre cars promised
some months ago will be ready for use on Jan
nary + 1895 There will be three OF them. Each
Will be twenty five feet long. running on eight
wheels. and each one VIII be fitted up luXuriously.
Their interiors will be finished as finely az
the interiors OF Pullman cars" said Nj. Rosster
There will be heavy and expensive curtains and
draperies and the chairs viii be something like
that" And MI Rossiter pointed to easy Of
fee chair. richly upholstered with leather.
Each car OF the three he continued. will
have buffet and there will be other accommo-
dations for the passengers No. l can't say
what fare will be charged. You see these cars
will be for charter by theatre parties, who Will
pay a certain charge TOR the trip The cars VIII
run ali over the lines OF our systems.
Mr. Rossiter had on his desk contracts calling
for the completion OF the cars by December 20,
but il is not likely that they will be in use before
the first Of the year II is probable that these
cars Will be popular with theatre-goe who Will
thus have a means Of transportation. accommo-
dating large parties which may ride In cars that
are really warm, well lighted. provisoned and
ftted with comfortable seats.
In other cities as well as Brooklyn. cars fitted
up for special purposes. such as summer Noiie9
parties have proved extremely popular In PM
sdelphia the trolley companies vie with each
other in trying 10 produce the most luXurlousiy
appointed cars There seems TO be reason for the
belief that many Brooklynites will prefer the
new theatre-cars 10 the draughty, Joitihs ana
extensive "four-wheeler" cab In going TO the
.bat rfv &c one
The postponement by injunction Of the sale of
the Long Island Traction Company does not
worry Ex-Governor Flower bit. He is cheerful
and fluent in speaking OF the present SITUATION,
affirming that everything Will come out an
right" and that a new company VIII be moor
,,era,aa ard take charge Of the leases and in
teres,s Of the present operating company
eve not enjoined from selling s.orrnI the long
Island Traction Company, says the eN-GONerHoI,
The sale is postponed until the l2th' tha' az.
There is to be 4 hearing the 10th, but thats $
all right. All persons who mink they nave oee''
or are going to be injured should be on mana.
..Fu. | think ! know {. e way the court Will
6e.ide lis only question OF whether the tail
shall wag the dog or the dog snail wag enf 'ar'' &
We have go 900 shares represented. ana ohF
about 10 per cent Is left out Those VINO nave
not come IN do so .,
president Rossiter is considering the quesuon
of redYcing the fares 70 the ocean. and oN-ahu-
~, there will be only fare TO Bens onhurst.
We want greater speed, and believe the peo,,
-la want II too That resolution OF the board oi
I,1asrn1en aid more harm t. real estate in Brook
ivn than II did 10 the company. You see men
want t. get to and from their places OF business
as ran,dlv as they can That's why they are go
ing uptown in New-York City and over 10 JeT-
saV" said Ex-Governor Flower. They can reach
,heir homes In better time than theE couId II 'le!
rved In Brooklyn. Why. now We can run
faster than the horse-cars can IN NeW-1 orK
citv the cable-cars in lower Broadway are al
lowed 10 run at speed OF nine miles an hou''
md IN Iexlngton-ave. and upper Broadway they
~mn a. q rate Of twelve miles an hour II such a
proposition were made in brooklyn the Peopie
would nave spasms.