New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-14
; THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN
BRIDGE TRUSTEES MEET.
THEY WE'RE TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH
TO REFLECT SEVERAL OFFICERS.

ALI. OTHER MATTERS. SOME OF WHICH ARE OF
GREAT IMPORTANCE WE'RE DEFERRED
UNTIL MEETING TO BE HELD
NEXT MONDAY.
For the first tine in about six weeks the
Rrookyn Bridge trustees succeeded In getting a
suficient number Of their members together yes
.erday to constitute quorum for the annual
election Of officers. The meeting lasted nearly
an hour. At the end Of that time it was ad-
iourned because Mr.. Henrques wanted to catch
a train to Manhattan. because Controller Fitch
was anxious 10 get back to New-York, where he
could take off his coat and be comfortable and
because the other members present were only
too anxious to comply with the wishes Of the
men who wanted to get away
The trustees did nothing, as usual There
were present President Howell. Controller Pal
met, S. L. Keeney, Clarence A. Henriques and
Controller Fitch. OF New-York. Mr. Howell was
reelected president and ]. Seaver Page vice
president Treasurer Barr and Secretary Dean
are Followers and therefore no election was
needed in their cases. Chief Engineer Martin
made report on the use Of the Plaza by the
BROOKLYN Heights Railroad Company The plan
outlined in the following letter to the
trustees
G-n;emen-in the matter Of surface car tracks on
te-red TO me at the last meeting of the Board beg
have given the matter careful consideration and
am clearly OF the opinion that two tracks should be
lad froal Futon-st near Tilary-st.. down Liberty
the station and so arranged that 1t shall be parallel
10 Sns c'Se alongside Of the Bridge station side
feet. and thence curve with a 1OOfoo, radius run
sands-s thence curvns again with radius Of 100
zee, LOT eoou; ninety degrees. and thence in a line
,unl u meets or Joins the second up track on
Two other tracks are provided alonssd. Of the
station building. but outside Of the one just de-
fuoa-st reads viii be brought directly to the sta
the plaza as they do at the present time: and by this
arrangement, no railroad track crosses the plaza,
the westerly side Of the railroad tracks in Liberty
81 SO that vehic:es going to or coming from the
detour o. about fifty feet. the plaza without
crossing a railroad track.
reaches 1t by the way Of Clinton-st. and by the
bulk OF car travel will be removed from Fulton-st
ana vehicles VIII have comparatively nnobstructed
A decided imPro, emen, in the exit from the Bridge
the PROPERTY marked on the plan, "B. G. r.. r. cos
in tfsnse
The S aG5s6 ped lines marked "A plans
fully submitted. G. C. MARTIN
Chief Engineer and Superintendent
desultory discussion followed the reading
Of the report Controller Palmer sent in a reso-
luton recommending that the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad be allowed to occupy the plaza and
that they pay rental Of $4,000 year for its
use. their tracks to become the property Of the
city. Controller Fitch and Mr.. Henriques op-
posed the motion to adopt the report and
luton. Controller Fitch said that he was not
familiar with the plan. and he thought the law
was absurd which provided that q New-York
Official should vote on the occupation Of Brook
lyn streets by railroad companies or on any
other local affair The report was finally laid
over until next week. when Controller Fitch
promised to come over and take part in the
discussion The time agreed upon next
Monday at p. m.
The contract for the iron work Of the new
power house was given to Milliken Brothers
The Sicilian Asphalt Company given the
contract for asphalt President Uhlmann then
addressed the Board upon proposition to run
Il" trains across the Bridge. He said that the
matter had been neglected long enough, and
that his proposition more important
TO the city than the plaza question President
Uhmann said he spoke for both the elevated i
companies and he handed in an elaborate re-
port which had been prepared by Engineer !
cornell, and which contained answers 10 all the !
objections made by Superintendent Martin and |
Engineer Leverdge when they advised the !
Board Of Trustees to reject the offer Of the ele-
waited road several months ago. when the |
Proposition first brought up. Mr.. Uhlmann |
wanted the matter discussed but train time was |
At hand, and the meeting adjourned. after prom |
sing that they would take the matter up next
week
William j. Kelly Of the United States Pneu-
matte Tube and Mailing Company, and Deputy |
Postmaster McCooey invited attention TO the
proposition which had been made for tubes be-
tween the New-York and Brooklyn postoffices
Mr.. Kelly was told to submit proposition TINS
week, and It would be taken up at the next
meeting. Afterward Mr.. Kelly said that there
would be two tubes running across tie Bridge
structure, and with the necessary machinery
the would not exceed S133OUO The ca
pacty Of the tubes, which are eight inches In
diameter. would be 1873 900 letters each way an
hour
Treasurer Barr's report for the last month
showed the receipts from carriageways to be
siSS5 81; from railroad. S90,26l q; rniscella-
neous S1795 80: total S105,94l 90 The bal
ance on hand on July l was $123S9S -. Sec
rotary Deans report showed that 3,56S,441 pas
sengers had been transported during the month,
q daily decrease of 3302