The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-27
STATEN ISLAND RAILROAD FIeH7.
Tho Trolley ~Conpauy's Passengers Com
PEELED TO Pay Again ut tho Ferry Homo.

The Trolley Conpauy's Passengers Com
PEELED TO Pay Again ut the Ferry Hou--.
The contest between the Rapid Transit Rail-
road Conpany and tho Staten Island Electric
Railroad Company over the right of the Elec-
trio company to a hve-cent ferry fare for its
passengers began yesterday. The trolley COM
pany's bridge from Jay street TO the new ferry
house at St George was completed yesterday
morning. and At noon u car containing about
fifteen citizens. among them several officials Of
the electric company. ran into the ferry house.
Tho party attempted to pass into the ferry
house, but all were stopped by the ticket takers.
Each OF the party had paid ten cents fare on
the trolley car. aud the ferry ticket takers were
informed of that fact, but they insisted that
they must have tickets. General Traffic Agent
Pollock of the Rapid Transit Company was
appealed to. and he upheld the ticket takers
and declared that he had no evidence that ten
cents each had been paid TO the trolley con-
ductor. When asked II he was acting under or
ders In refusing to pass the trolley company's
passengers he replied that he was,
Superintendent Quigg purchased ferry tickets
for the entire party under protest. paying ten
cents add tional fare for each. The trolley
company then purchased 1000 tickets at ten
cents each and all the afternoon Supplied them
to passengers who asked for tickets to New
,roTIsv and paid ten cents Consequently the
The Rapid Transit Ferry Company on
YUM "oo ECINCo . hh u W
show cause. The ferry company which for.
tho Rapid, Transit Railroad Company has
always sold New York ticket for ten cents at
the railroad stations. The tickets were de:
posted at the stations and passengers passed
without hindrance to tho boats. The com pnny
has paid its percentage to the city OF New York
on the basis of a flve-cent ferry fare and five
cents for railroad fare. This system was
changed yesterday to overcome the order OF the
court. No tickets were taken up in any OF the
Rapid Transit Railroad stations but all tickets
were collected As the passengers entered the
ferry house at st. George from the trains. Con-
sequently 1t was possible for persons TO ride FREQ
between stations on the Rapid Transit Railroad
cars.
The fight between these companies began
when the Staten Island ferry franchise was sold
two years ago by Comptroller Fitch. The
franchise was then purchased by men represent
ing the Electric Railroad COMPANY. The com
pany was then generally known AS the Thomas
syndicate and the men prominent in it were
Gen. Samuel Thomas, II. H.. Rogers. Thomas
+. Ryan. Col. G.. b.. VI. Harvey. and J. i.
O'Brien. The Staten Island Ferry Company
was then formed. the Rapid Transit Railroad
Company was permitted to have half the stock
and received tho majority Of tho ferry company
directors. 1t has been stated publicly by the
representatives Of the trolley company that
they had q contract with the ferry company
which gave them equal rights with the Rapid
Transit Railroad Company and guaranteed to
their patrons a five cent fare to New York. The
outcome of tins fight Is of great Importance TO
the residents OF Staten Island,