New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
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WILL. TUBES BE PLACED ON THE BROOK
LYN BRIDGE
,crtnX OF THE TRUSTEES -"fOstE CONNECTION
uirWEEN MEMOIRS AND THE HNS''"N
DISTRICT TO BE MADE

,,rtnX OF THE TRUSTEES -c1OstE CONNECTION
,.,.r,vrrx MEMOIRS AND THE EASTERN
DISTRICT TO nE MADE.
A, their meeting on Tuesday he Brooklyn BRYCE
r,,,s,.es granted permission for the placing oi h'
tubes on the Bridge but ON such CONDITIONS az "''
DELAY the success OF the enterprise For 'he Pr'NF
lao. offered To II the company which proposed To
construct the tubes VIII h. required by the ru..'
10 DAY 500 year tn first three years anu 80
a wear Ia. next two. In IA" opinion ol some o' mus
interested in the matter OF better mail communc"-
Hon between the two oiurs, 'n'se sums are ~
ccssi,e. go ,t.
Il don't believe In giving away phblc N|h'h's'S'
81 course" said one u them. "oui neither q" r'-
lleye making the price prohibiI!ve can say VIVA,
the company will 10 IN this case Du' al" "''1''
that the thing may be- killed or AZ any rate greatly
DELAYED The whole business j. an experiment. any
o.v I, seems 10 ine that tloC' To- the hif; year
AND merriam, s2eo for the second and succeeding
wears would have been quit" sufficient Inc COM
panv ough; 10 he encouraged instead o. hNI"S
great obstacles put N IL way. '1 course Il 'h'S
,,erin,.rt il successful IL viii mall probability
lend To a good deal more Still think "o"'
have been we'll FOR the lis"ise trustees 10 $40"
nor, liberal spirit"
The first plan OF The company was I" erect '''E
tube ~ steel about thirty Inches square through
which REGULAR mail pouches could be dispAtoh'''
When It's plans wcr. submitted To IN" Bridge IruS-
the matter MAS ict'I' - 80 ''"P''' '
tin. who reported adversely on IT, because number
Of the beams Of the Bridge would have to b. cni
through and the stou,worh ~ the towers ..k-"'Sc
broken Into 10 some extent Subsequently the COM
pauv decided 10 run two tubes across the Bridge
olons.llc OF the railroad tracks. These tubes Will
be ou!y eight inches square ana cannot accumulate
mail pouches OF the regular size
Mr. sullivan. the Brooklyn Postmicter. Is An en-
husastic advocate 81 tn" tube system Of connecting
the postonices OF New-York and brooklyn. wheh
viii reduce the time between them by more than
eighty per cent Speaking 81 me aciloh OF Inc
Bridge authorities lie ga.i
The advantages Of the system. II 1t is carried
Into effect, will be great Il is not matter that
concerns New York and Brooklyn alone. The VINCE
country Is Interested IN It. |: there can be sys-
tenn OF mail tubes between these two Offices. SINH
lar connection with the Grand Central station is
possible. AID the delivery Of nails over the CONT
nent will be FASTENED Then. too. why should there
not be similar connections between the general Office
here and all the stations The system Is one OF vas;
| possibilities These trines have to BE- done slowly.
but there IL no limit To VIVA; mlght he accomplished
| If only had the money and the authority to 80
| ahead and do them.
/ Postmaster sullivan ~ on the point Of compile.
ing n contract FOR the direct carriage OF mails for
the Eastern District az brooklyn between the New
York Pos,oHicc and Station w. at Bcdford-ave and
South FIf,h-st. THIS Will he of sreat advantage to
II large section OF Brooklyn about which 1t Is safe
! to say another large section OF Brooklyn knows
i,ue. What do people living on the Heights. or the
| IIl.l or the Park slope. Tor example. know OF the
the other hal. lives. meaning by the other
half the Eastern District" Here = city by Itself
or. at any rate. people enough 10 make city by
themselyes. The amount OF business done along
Broadway would astoalsh those no have no per-
sonal knowledge OF It, \ we-known public man
was talking about this matter day or two ago
! and said
| Not long ago had occasion to walk with a
! friend along broadway one evening for two or
three mlles-pcrhaps further. What SAW was
! revocation TO US. Here were hundreds and hundreds
| or shops, all open. and literally doing a rushing
business Not one o. them but mad three foul
or half dozen a dozen people In IT, These
shops ali keep open on Monday evening and Satur.
| Gay evening. and their patrons come from those
| VINO live within walking distance. There Is moth.
| ms IKE II that have seen In any other part OF
| me CITY Tae prices are low-lower. I am told
SoAn anywhere else In Brooklyn There could ID