New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-18
ALDERMEN REACHING OUT.
THEY HAVE \ CRACK AT THE BRIDGE
TRUSTEES AND WANT LOWER FARES.

FICIAIS. BIT HE K-S'l''
TONS ARE CARRIED
OTHER BUSINESS
Transacted.
The Brooklyn Common Counsel al its weekly
session yesterday afternoon undertook 'ne TASK
Of directing the proceedings of .he Board of
r,us,eos # the Vcw-York ana Brooklyn Bridge
md incidentally. during the discussion on one of
tie measures relative 10 that commission, the
cuestion Of consolidation was brought IN.
+, was near tie close OF the session of the
p,ard when Alderman Guilfoyle offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas. The premises in the city Of I Rr29@ HT
s;,na,c ncar In, terminus OF the New YORK ana
Brooklyn Brdee. kno|n as tmr n.' more han soo
o OF the public funds have been reneu OF ,. 1ahrs
10 the corporation known as the i'TooNyn li"Sni,s
Railroad Company al an annual rental Oh o'iy
s. 90, a year. A, ho too
b,, the presiden; OF this Board TO invest!sae an
matters touching and concernng tns ,nen
,he az. s,ia plsza and particularly concern NJ me
rental or irsing of said premises 10 80 end snd
- rsnort hack the testimony. together WIN the
conclusions thereon to ms hoafn 10 ,n rIss
or regulations as may in its judgmfn ut De- PROBE Hs
take such other steps rs may b" 80
proper In the premises
The resolutions we seconded by Alderman
Leich. who in doing 50 said;
Those resolutions are direct and TO the point
This property FOR the Ilaza was purchased AT a,Se
insi and VAS to be used for the beieI. %, tme
D,hio Yet before IT IS fully improved Or tnrown
p,, :, th, use of the public the Bridge trustees
lease a part OF The improved portion 10 I" prhese
,rs,des seem 10 think that they have the
right to grab every hing IN sign no. ,h r3ridge
AMI I think # IS time We made an EFFORT 10 nm.
omt how much control they have over inc s,,es ~, W
his city lying between the rver-iron' ana the O''S
Hall.
The resolution offered by Alderman Gutoyle
uas adonted by unanimous vote. Alderman
Gujlfovle then offered the following resolution:
Resolved That It is the sense Of the Commcn
Council of brooklyn that re- iWcuon IN r ,lc
Rrijsc is \ necessity. and they recosniz the a i
Visibility Of advocating earnest hh' N."rrS a. ,h
" That direction ON the part Of the trustees OF IN,
go said Network and Brooklyn Bridge. anu De "
Rsolved That the honorable Legislature OF me
statc OF Ncw-York he pettionrd mr. oush ,lt =.
resrntatives OF our city IN ne SeAa 80 an 10 ~
- 80 a measure authorizing ana 1rtrt.ne tu'
trustees of the New-York and Rrookiyn hT'ds. 10
reduce the fares the cars OF sara nruR,, - ,
49, s,rn. vill not be create than on" cent UP
snr n,rn person between the hours " go ana -,
a. m and between the h5ar o Of % an ob p T hou G
IN week davs said fare to be no greater man '"o
cents trip fox s9ss psr rrs q FOR g cent? N'
Rsvei THAT our repTTn, cycTv IN e taT - se
anr 1sition that viii bring about the relief de-
sired Aforesaid
Alderman LEIGH said. Il would like to amend
the resolution so that the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad and the Nassau Railroad be Included
in the proposed measure to be submitted To
the Legislature
Alderman Guilfoyle. in reply. said: i con-
slider the amendment offered frivolous The
LEGISLATURE has power over the Bridge Commits
sion that +, has not over the railroad corpora
tions"
SPEAKING FOR GREATER BROOKLYN.
Alderman Leich then withdrew his amend
msnt and seconded the resolutions offered Al
derman Guilfoyle. In speaking to the meas
ure said. There are thousands ~ working
Girls and boys and workingmen TO whom the
fare or 1--WE or six cents 10 and from their
work in New-York city is big question. Th"y
are COMPELLED 10 walk and thus lose consider
able time. !, - the interest OF these people we
sbou,d look after II may he said by the Bridge
,ruste.s that the reduction In fares Will cause
such a loss of revenue that the cities could not
afford To nut the fares at these low rates. Let
M. cay that there would be no reduction "'
revenue. ON the contrary | am satlsheH 'i"'
there would be such an Increase III ua'lc
because Of this reduction In fares tha' the
revenues would be- greater than they ar" al
present"
.you dor't want To- do anything to make the
volume If travel any greater during the rush
hours than 1t is at present said Alderman
Oltrogge.
"Why not?" asked Alderman Guilfoyie. In
reply. Don't you want to induce people to
come to Brooklyn"
eyes" said Alderman Oltrogge. but the
Bridge officials have all they can do now to
handle the crowds during these hours.
To lhis Alderman Guilfoyle replied: III you
want 10 bring about the accomplishment OF
Greater New York you want to keep on taxi
ing that way We want to make Brooklyn at
tractlve 10 working people There are large
nu,ol.rs Of them who now make their homes
here and we want t. draw more. lake the
fare one cent to or from New York and you
Will bring them over by the thousands, and
Brooklvn's vacant lands and houses Will be
occunied and we will not be wiped out by the
city across the river
This sentiment was greeted with applause by
the crowd packed outside OF the ran III '"e
Common Council Chamber
Alderman GufoyIe continued. when President
Clark had restored order 10y rappnH win ms
saveI 81 wish 70 say further that this charge IL
tIogai The law Of the State provides that NJ
higher toll than two cents mile shall be charged
on anv public highway These trustees charge
three cents for less than mile.
TRUSTEES ARE DOING WELL
Alderman Messenger said that he did not think
II was the province Of the Common Counch TO in
t4rfere in this matter. Thc trustees were COM
missioners :or the cities and IT was to thelr IN
teyest to conduct the affairs of the Brlcge III the
interest of the public. Heretofore they had re-
duced the fare on the railroad. ana also on the
rcadVays and had abolished the toll Tor 1901 pas.
sengers and he believed that wnen they deemed
(, wise TO still further reduce fares Trey would
| do 50. ,,. -,
Alderman Guilfoyle said that no DOUBT the
Bridge trustees were public spirited men, Dut :.
vas inst az well 10 remind them that the pubic
/ mad some interest in the management OF the
Bridge. 49,, ,,u,,
was adopted with only one or two votes In the