New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
THE NEW BRIDGE PROJECl.
PROSPECT OF ANOTHER LINK TO CON
Meet NETWORK AND BROOkLhN'
rA11J.Rr OF THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE CUM
PANY's PLANs-THE PENplN" BILL N'
TO PASS IN \ SHAPE ACCEPTABLE

For the last ten days or so great 'c'' VI
terest has been taken by brooklyn pcoi' w.,
project for building new brdse across Wv rh
River near the present Grand-st. Terry
need OF a bridge this point mas peen D, ana
ever since the construction OF the New-h o'" ",
rroo,i.r rrtloc showed that such WORK Wo"i"
be practicable. a, If,
Beginning half a dozen years ago set'i"i a.
tcmpts were made TO secure chartel "Y
LEGISLATURE for a company formed 10 buu Il ".',7,
brit none Of these was succ'SS'" u""' " -,
ago when the East River Bridge Company pacNe"
bv a sirong public sentiment, was able TO op''n
the desired LEGISLATION 1t did not obtain IL "''"o'
difficulty The company was 10 an i"'ou,'
purposes second edition OF the BrooN'yh r-'''"'.
Railroad Company. and It's plans included inc "n-
ming OF through trains from Its ei'''cu SS''s'' -
Brooklyn the proposed bridge 49,,
So large were the company's ideas that one bildSe
would not satisfy it. and so 1t planned seCo"'
bridge to extend from the western slice oI 'l' '''
Yard. at Iiudson-avc, to the SAM TERMINUS "
Ncw-York which to be short uiS''''c ''' ."
OF Crand-st The first bridge was To S'dr' 'i''"
the ne.ghborhood of Broadway brooklyn anu
WAS TO build this that the company was orsahl"e"
The second bridge side ISSUE as II WIZ anu
it cannot be said that its construction was ever
regarded as anything more than re'Ho'c fo9''-
bty
Nor would two bridges content this IarSe-'io'''
corporation 1t must have an elevated road 'oo' as
an essential part OF its plans. This was TO run
across town in Ncw-York. in order to carry f'N''"
gers from the end of the bridge Cor br:Jf'"' 10 ana
bring them into near relation with the udi'SPo''d
ton systems of New Nork so important was TINS
feature deemed that when it had to be abandoned
the company was ready to throw W the entire mat
ter.
As might be suspected 1t was not an easy matter
to get so large "A project through the ieSSIH'u'c
Various interests were combined against me "h
dertaI,ng. especially the company operating the
fhn -
ccipts would be reduced to a few dollars year If
the bridge were built The people % the Eastern
district. however demanded the bridge ana hnaHy
they prevailed association containing a mum
Der of influential men being organized TO pus1 ne
matter ard public meetings being held 20 influence
tho Legislature.
But after the Legislature had at length acted
airrmatiy,ly on the bridge scheme. Governor
Flower took a hand and sen. the bin back for
amendment. the ground that the interests OF ne
cities had lot been properly guarded 80 an amend
mcni was added providing that after tho Iecep,s
o. the company reached certain amount a Ter
ccntase should be- paid into The ct.cs tr"aSur -
received the Governors approval
The company proceeded 90 max" plans for The
proposed bridge and there Wa iormi' hI'tKlns oi
ground IN a back yard mar Hro"i" ~. Hpr''t en-
ppi~vaicl railroad anncx and cfor,s we're made to
secure the consent OF the o"u'rS OF property along
n1'.siontfs wcre appointed by the supreme Court 70
act under the RapiI Transit act The commission
eral FERN refused 10 confirm The report An ~.
peal WIS ;heu iakgn by The com;nny i' thr t.ur l
= Appeals winch decided t"At u nan 10 JAZZ '''
Ii.n,. M. plans o. The company were ic,, hang
ing In tn. air and through lts prc-l.ut i - ENTITY
declared Is willingness 10 part win a.. 81 - FkhtT
and privileges Il ID were reimbursed ior l'' "'''"'
Il ahoail be aided tina, the plans Tor NE bridge
Secretary Of War after the height OF ne structure
had been raised few feet 70 meet ~ IDEAS ,,,
so the subject $1,000 when Mayor s'h!,rcn recently
took Il VI and hal biz. Ifrptrl d"ihyI'~i "'
two cities proceed win the building - .iI1st
shared equally b. Nc~-Yofk and Hrook!yn. Mayor
10y the Mayors nni other leading on..n y,
both cities. and with THIS strong ."I'iE'"''"' '"'
hearing promptly given IN I by The A..
scrnby Committee ON Commerce ana NhFifhNot. a.
counsel Mcdonald and dciegal'n ~ Vfom,inrnit
citizens from the Eastern ll@tf4',. anl N'" o.H
vas no, a single voice raised IN opposition. nor @5s
there any subsection az ~ he9';nt ~ aiS "i. .
ana sch.eren. II provided That the ords" should be
hult under thr are ,on ~ ,t' Wav"r. he Mayors
themselves beng - -oficio members % the boar
Inmcdaicly after the hearing. however this pro-
ranged That two commissioners snou.i %" api,n'.i
-. Vay"r ana controller ~ Brooklyn ana three hy
the G1ycrnor +, required ui,.c penetration g. see
Worth backed hy Thomas e Pat. The Controller
OF brooklyn IS Wor,hs creature ana j. ,''rei"3r
Morton could be prevailed on 70 appoint men
81 b. Plat. these FOUR wonii De- r"I2i' ID ,n
board. while tn" favor oi IauuHiS iaI ~ ~
T,mioanv @bn,rolIcr Of New-york to name on"
man Mr. sir9aS "nl o M MEN oi r. the sever
Instantly there was howl from The pres ana
the people and arrangs meuis were prompuy De
,,In Tor holding mass meeting Ia Brooklyn 20 ie-
n1un.e the amendment ana lLslsi On tH' i-'' i.''
dnc,i hy Asscmblyman Wienan. VII" was aston
lhci ly what he learned on his visit 10 Bro"Nfh on
nGnn,r OF tne rtaI To AIbany at The begin
ftf. fs4
oe r % ,r Sas sicccssfui and when the iii
was next heard from the appouting power was
nro@rrss in the assembly and has likewise been
introduced In the senate 10y Senator OHcns n rs
original form The chances are nov strongly ~
favor II It's passage without any amendments '"''
Talking about the subject yesterday, n well
known Brookyn man; holding an oicaI P9s,'ibo as
been taken up at last in me rgn, way W., W.
Schercn has done splendid thing for brooki .I;
and If this bill goes through lct IN" assure You
that nothing can prevent his renomnmu0n , qi
ne had any such idea IN view when ne TOOK lns
snr SURF hc is lick and tired OF his once and have
no doubt that he means To- ge' Out nt vnicd on 70
change their minds. , ~.
= remember, too that very large percentage OF OF
| eastern part OF the cty-thc part which VIII DC
most directly benefited by the new bridgc. Sh ha!
no, bo I'm the least surprised n tho people o! tat
section rise In their might and Insist on nis beng
Mayor again II tie nrd age scheme goes '''''S"
/ "But II won't DO to take It for granted at this
/ stage | never saw "A more striking illustration or
the power of public opinion Than the backdown
! OF the men who thought they could turn the hiusc
/ into a political scheme They VIII bear watching
/ There may be some sharp playing OF politics IN
! the matter after all before the bill goes - the
Governor or. rather | ought to say to the Mayors
/ for IL Will have to come 20 them irst am IN
/ clincd 10 regard that backdown with some sns-
melon though certainly the attitude OF the people
! has been clearly shown. that the bosses WIZ
! scarcely have the temerty to monkey With the
matter any further. 800
There is feature OF the bin that desery YES
.,ccIal examination and care II provides that the
/ Commissioners may acquire the franchises ana
! a bridge across the river at the point In question
| Now the question is. How much VIII the East
No one can object rclmbursing II for It's actual
/ outlay but what does that include? Perhaps thc
/ plans drawn by It's engineers can be used by the
/ engineers employed by the Commission with more
| - nhl cNpcNSc be gnNcd.