New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-06
NO HOPE FOR THE BRIDGE
THOSE WHO KNOW THINK THE TRUS-
TEES WILL DO AS THEY PLEASE.
EVEN SHOULD THE BOARD OF EXPERTS MAKE A
FAVORABLE REPORT on ALLOWING troll
LEY AND ELEVATED TRAINS no
CROSS THE STRUCTURE THEY
WILL REJECT 1T.

The engineering board of experts appointed by
the Mayors of New-York and Brooklyn to consider
the problem OF running surface and elevated trains
over the Bridge will probably hold their hrst meet
ing Tomorrow All of the engineers-lI l.. BUCK
of the New East River Bridge; e. V. Bogue OF the
City Works Department Of New-York, ana u. ~
Thompson Of the Wagner Palace Car Company
have accented their appointments The meetings
will be held In the Westinghouse. once OF the
Bridge where all the plans of the Bridge are Kept
The work will necessarily include every Phase Oh
the Bridge problem. 1t will include the separate
questions Of allowing the elevated road ana uoieys
to run over the Bridge. together with recommen-
dalton to the Bridge trustees as to when system
will afford greater facilities to the public ana also
whether both systems could be accommodated on
the Bridge The experts will also consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of increasing the facilities OF the
Bridge After the Board has held It's preliminary
meetings II will decide the important question OF
open meetings.
The most important part Of the problem pro-
yidins the experts make favorable report upon
President Uhlmann's broad proposition, Is the ac
ton OF the Bridge trustees 1t was SAID !es'eiua!
by an engineering authority that the Board !ie'u
ing to the pressure Of public opinion, simply al
lowed the investigation matter OF FORM lhoso
who are best qualified to judge from their knowi-
edge Of the Boards makeup Its intents ana Pur-
poses have no hesitation in saying that even a1ter
all tho trouble and expense favorable prop
osition through some pretext or otheT' VIII po 80
jected There is a bare possibility that favoraoie
report for through traffic between the two ci'ies
would be adopted by the trustees, but this is con-
sidered a remote contingency. 1t was pointed OUT
by more than one man having knowledge OF
Bridge ways and methods that the strong oppo
sition which has been so persistently hou'eu !"
the faces of President Uhlmann and his associates
and the travelling public Will by me ananse or
ing experts may say. Messrs: Howell ana Eeeney
have shown by their attitude that they 10 NOT
want the elevated roads on the Bridge
The report regarding surface roads going over
the Bridge can. with reasonable assurance; ne uis-
counted in advance. The terminal facilities In
New-York are so plainly cramped and inadequate
that unless some new and ingenious plan Is pro pro
posed to get the continuous line OF brooklyn 9ro
ieys which must necessarily go through Iaih
Row on their return trip to Brooklyn, the.e Is
little likelihood that the engineers VIII report, Ia.
vorabiy upon the passage of surface cars Mn na
could this do therefore, except decrease the earn
ngs of the Brooklyn Heights system as well as
the other roads. principally the Dekaip-aV,s;;
line and the Nassau road. both OF when wouu
cry for share of the good things? This, the sur
face managers say. would be DISCRIMINATION IN
the worst form. For the sake OF few nickeis
they have inaugurated the strongest knd or II
fight The agitation seems to be case Wheres
the comfort of passengers and the prosperity Oh
the CITY more or less suffer because the sur
face lines might be injured.