New-York tribune., 1896-01-15
DIR. FLYNN HAS IDEAS.
He TALKS FREELY WITH A REPORTER
ABOUT TROLLEY MATTERS.


Patrick n. Flynn. president OF the Nassau
7 Electric Railroad Company. the man who repre-
sents that combination Of trolley-lne capitalists
usually called the Flynn syndicate" has been
keeping himself in the public eye during the last
few months in number Of interesting ways.
Among other things he applied to the Aldermen
Of 1895. president of the East River and Allan
tie Ocean Railroad Company. for the privilege Of
operating trocy-cars on many miles OF Brooklyn
streets. and when the property-owners in those
streets protested strenuousiy and. In the end.
avaiiingly against the granting Of the franchises
Mr. Flynn appeared at the hearing before the
Railroad Committee. smiling. watchful and keen
eyed, and with nothing In his appearance indi-
eating tho franchise grabbing monopolist which
some people say he is TLen Mr.. Flynn. for the
Nassau Company. offered TO carry passengers
across the brooklyn Bridge free provided his
company received pcrmis sion to run cars across
the structure. and later he proposed To give
Brooklynites a four-cent carfare on a new system
II he were allowed II extend the syndicate's
tracks In these and other ways Patric' H. Flynn
H. aid and done original things that have kept
his name in current gossip.
HE FAVORs CONsOLIDATION.
\ Tribune reporter a few days ago went to Mr.
Fynn's private office in the Real Estate En-
change Building and had a pleasant chat with
him about some Of his plans lie was ask d II
lc favored consolidation, and replied.
%. course 10 I'll be- glad to sce H. own
bcIicy. tnii consolidation would be- a good thlnt
f2r ne Improvement OF Ieai os@tG !" vrrs ,n% cn
>ol.dato'. and We had enough bridges ACROSS thg
an ii.fS,ic az the oiowanus canal is The two
cities would grow together. ana bo ., on. @,u @
brooklyn should have and that s-onee farc ana !.
continuous pnr,"sc 20 on r S'lS 10 % n,rt Of brook
En Ctp' Won 'oe hor, that would develop Brook
ln 9nl nan.e ggnpo t. 'oG %D nIF made NE
a propo-i,lon To tie Trustees Of the BROOKLYN
The proposal was that the compnn, OF Wn'4 4ni an
peslent would sry passees ope ns'oS oSwe 10 run
2 5nr ,rollcy-cara across the bridge Tho Trustees
nave nat answet,d th,i propo,, i'' l'"'''
II should he mentioned here ihat Mr. Flynn
since then has sent to the Bridge trustees
communication proposing that th@ possibility ana
advisability Of running troey-,ars on the Bridge
be submitted 10 the Judgment OF Army and Navy
engineers. the Nassau Company to pay the eX-
penses OF such an investigation Thls PROPOSE
ion has been published in The Tribune. Nheh
Mr. FLYNN spoke or the subject several days ago
he said:
TROIIEY-CARs OK THE BRIDGE
rc, me explain our plan to you. Suppose the troll
ley system was In operation on the Bridge ana take
the arrangements at the N'w-fork end a7 an ,H-
ample We should have TWO Platforms on each sue
OF the terminal: one set for the outbound and one
set FOR the inbound passengers. Between inc TWO
nl,tforms OF each set would be two lines OF track
4 passenger FOR Brooklyn would enter the Ne"-fork
terminal and going up the steps would see TWO sc''
81 signs set would direct him to the cars lo'
one part OF Brooklyn and another set to the ears Tor
another part. This would divide IN" stream OF pas
bound" platforms. and the other haf To- s me o'"' ,
And from both Of those outbouhu pla,,on" ,, NE % e
crowd OF passengers would take cars standing on ~.
outbound tracks that Would carr 'h." M 20 Jwl,homt
change and all FOR a nickel In the slot Inc sys-
g. would be reversed OF course, In discharghs pas
Yes this would make necessary iour nnes ,oa oa
The roadways We ought to two tracks wh,Ts mr..
H. caeecar uaok aIe fng6er n0W he hlSeMa each de
there would b. plenty o, room tor ne o,nrr Me
Pshaw, Docs anybody think the troliey-cars are
a heavy as the blg cable cars now run? OF course
We would bear the expense of laying the ,Tos rds
wouii cost the Bridge people about Sivo~l possoly
30 I don't care To say what the expenses OF our
W' onsh, 70 be able TO- run roey-caTs over oi the
Bridge or head~iy o, Two secoas ~nth e woI,n c,I
Tiy this arranss ment and ihe double patiorm & sya
tom AZ each end could carry i9" passengers
across the Bridge IN an hour' ana ana ,,iE be
and jammng Of passengers Al sarm m s'u Wv myu, hoU m
ep ioo neo1lr ar hour although at rush periods
believe they carry Few more
"Mr FLYNN. do you really expect. or did you
really EXPECT. that the Trustees would grant your
request" asked the reporter.
no MONOPOLY WANTED.
Mr. Flynn did not answer this question def
inltelv but warded 1t of with the suave diplo-
macy that becomes trolley magnate."
our offer was made In good faith.' he said
"We don't aek for n monopoly. Not at all We're
perfectly willing to have other lines-all ths
trolley lncs-run over the Bridge. The PROPOSE
ton we made affected our own company OK
course and applied only to it. 1t still stands
Mr. Flynn lntimated that he had expected
considerable opposition from the ferry com
panlcs and the elevated railroad companies
when he made his offer. "They would lose 50
much you see. II IT were put in operation salu
he by our offer mean the offer of the Mas
sau Company, which, with leased lines. could
carry passengers from the Bridge all over the
city about 200 miles OF track
TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY.
THE Nassau Company" said Mr.. Flynn, EEK
poets to spend about S3.000.0O0 during the next
spring and summer in extending its lines OF
track. one OF the lines Will extend from the
Thirty-nnth-st. ferry through Flfth-ave, to
Fort Hamilton. to Bath. to Bensonhurst, to
Iynionville and Coney Island That will give
connections from the Bridge to Coney Island
and Will furnish twelve miles Of additional track
The entire fare Will be a nickel
I'VE also intend to build from Hamilton Ferry
through Union-st.. to Douglass-st.. and To the
city line. carry ing people eight or nine miles for
five cents In all these extensions will result
in the operation OF about fifty more miles of
track taking In smaller additions.
THAT FOUR-CENT FARE.
How about that four-cent rate of carfare. Mr.
Flynn
Well" was the reply. 1--WE applied for fran
chises to the Board of Aldermen and If we get
those franchises we are willing to make the fare
four cents / offered in the Common Council to
carry people for four cents If they would give me
L ha FOL u Willing D