New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
\ STIR OVER TIE BklDiE.
MR. uENRIOUES INTIMATES THAT THE
MINORITY Is SILENCED
A REPUTATION FROM PRESIDENT ioNEI-I-MR
MARTIN THE CHEF ENGINEER. RECON-
MrNDs THAT ELECTRIC CARS BE Used
EXCLUSIVELY Or THE SPAN
MOTION TO PREVENT PUSH
ING AND CROWDlNG

was on his feet with motion that the minutes
he ap,ended Tbe clause to which ne took excep-
ton was the record Of the resolution granting I"
the BROOKLYN Heights Railroad Company lac
right 10 lay tracks on the Bridge plaza beneath
the station Of the Kings County Elevated Raii-
road.
According TO the minutes Of Secretary Beam
the trustees adopted the following resolution
R.solvad That tracks be lad upon the plaza for
the accommodation OF street surface iih'o"uS' ac-
cording 10 plan No. 2'lsH H., J., lat, -, rho yro,k
lvn Helghts Railroad company unler an abiteheH'
with tht trustees To be approved ny Guns 70 ,.e
Board and which snail provide. among other ahinss,
inst for renta! of 5000 pr annum, seroni, ,"H
the tracks when lad snaI' peTonr ' IN yyns,crs
under chapter l2s of the Laws OF 1871 thru' lhat me
Brookyn Heights Railroad COMPANY De sur E'n man,
but MOI exclusively to use Such Iackr ~ suJ ,',"
pleasure OF the trustees No. sunsedne c h'y mg
ner as to obstruct the first lcensee in such use.
HENEIQt'Es HINTS AT GAG RULE
Mr.. ucnriques said: no such resolution was
o1optca The only resolution offered by Mayor
Wurster was one II the effect that plan NO.
2ls9 be substituted for plan No. 2li9 ard call
upon the official st"nographer to read from his
minutes the record Of the proceedings as noted
by him | don't think the minority even L 1t
is A small one should 3c sil-nced.
President Howell said there was no attempt To
silence any one. ana. upon his request, Secretar!
Beam said that Mayor Wurster had called Tor
the reading Of the minutes OF the meeting at
which the report Of Controller Palmer on plan
No 21i9 had been read. and offered to substitute
plan NO 2ls9 This. Secretary Beam said. was
practically an amendment Of the committees re-
port.
4, the request Of Mr.. Henrqucs the stenos
rapher reported that Mr.. Wursters motion was
70 substitute plan No 2ls9 for plan No. 2'l49
Hoo f.f
about forty years. and do not believe ne wouli
intentionally falsfy record"
Mr.. Henriques moved that the minutes be cor
roctod by striking out the recorded resolution.
The motion was not seconded. On the motion -
adopt the minutes as read. Controller Palmer ana
Trustee Keeney voted In the affirmative. MI
Henriqucs in the negative and President Howell
declined 10 vote.
LAW AGAINST PUSHING.
Mr.. Honriques then moved - reconsider the
vote by which the resolution granting the
Heights company The right TO Law rails on ia"
Plaza was adopted. but President Howell re-
fused t. entertain his motion. as he voted In the
negative and Nj Ucnriqucs then appealed froh
the decision ~ tre chair The ruling OF The char
was sustained
President Howell chen offered the following
resolution. which was adopted hy unanimous
vote:
Whereas. From time to, TIM, pa.s'nsg,r' 1I.q
the Bridge railroad haze by pushing ana or1"H
other passengers 10 the railroad cars. c"lihs'!lhs
their lie ana Inn thergioie, u e-.,,,,,. 10 AMI
the same Is hereby adopted 10 he ordinance u the
fret class mentioned IN Chapter SJ o. he Laws
Any person who wncully obs,ruc's or cndansers
railroad cars on the NewYorh ami Brooklyn urllge
by pushing or crOwding passengers nnnec'eshrly l.
line not exceeding i've hundred dollars 'S'D. ana
IN DEFAULT OF payment o. sGch hnc ~ symyn,
exceeding six months
\ communication from s Lcschzner Of 40.
lal schormerhorn-st.. Offering . lease that por-
ton # the Bridge structure between Concord
and Tllasy SITS. was referred ~ the Executive
Committee.
Nassau Railroad Company. asking permission -
| operate trolley-cars acro.s IN" Rridr" ana -
TRANSPORT passengers free of charg,, was referred
/ t. special committee II three IL consider the
subject In conjunction with the chief engineer.
REPORT OK THE BRIDGE MOTOR.
Chief Engineer c. c. Martin transmitted the
following report 10 the trustees:
In compliance with your directions. | asked tho
! General Electric Company and the Westinghouse
| Electric and Manufacturing Company to M UP
ON Of the hr'dse paSnrnf r r1t "i. nw of de
termining whether sn'h an a!Ia4srn,mt wor' ne
/ adapted the work OF WiDhiug trains AT IN"
Bridge terminals. Tho General Electric company
/ at once prOc"cdcd TO ~ up car while the W est
| inghouse company declined
| The outcome Of the whole matter Is that one or
our cars has been supplied with new trucks ana a
complete electrical outht, consisting OF four hity-
! horsepower motors with controllers, CoH'ct9rS
and all other appliances necessary. IN IN" Judg-
mcnt Of the General Electric Company to operate
the motor car successfully Tor 'hr PuiPoSes plu-
posed. This car has been In successful operation.
without single failure. for three days The motor
1t consists OF three ordinary Bridge cars and the
| rrips as usual and the motor-car without: IT
| being the intention TO have the three grips propcl
! the train by cable over the Bridge. The operation
OF the train IS as follows: The tram being at me
outgoing platform at the station and being loaded
the starting signal H. given and the motorman
applies the electric power; the tram Is propelled 20
the fitting sheayes 10y the motor-car when the
/ cable and the motor power IL shut Off. and re-
mains of. the train being propelled by tho cable
sengers are discharged from the train and then
the motor-car switches the train. thus doing away
lions for switching purposes. As | said before
this motor train was put in service on the sth
! inst and has done regular service since. working
in with the other trains without interference and
without interruption to travel
Several advantages arising from the use OF the
motor-car have become apparent: first. since the
train. It leaves the station. reaches the run
ming cable at the exact speed of the cable, 1t Will
result in the dscarding OF the somewhat cumhcr
some roller grip which Is now in use and which
/ Fridge without which, with the conditions here
tofore existing the bridge railroad service could
never have reached the safety and efficiency which
have been It's CHARACTERISTICS
I'm this connection | cannot refrain from paying
/ n trbiIic 10 the memory OF Colonel w. VI. Paine to
whose mechanical skill and perseverance In the
face OF almost insurmonntabl" obstacles ar" due
The invention and perfection of the grip which has
made the Bridge cable system the success that Il
Is when at ono time II bid fair 10 be a faiure)
Second-As the loaded train leaves the platform
very closey-in fact. in contact with II so that
as soon as one train leaves the n"xt viii be along
side Of the platform ready to reeve the passengers
at once: this Will do away with the possibility OF
passengers gathering. n they nov do. IN masses.
= y, the polnts AT which the car doors VIII be when
the train backs down. And the result VIII be that
the excessive cro"l'ng during me 'ush hours Will
I he freatlv diminished. II not entirely prevented.
Third Heretofore. when for any reason the grips
on a loaded train fail Il on the up grade the trains
have been Obliged - so back 20 the station. thus
| Interfering with the traffic and sometimes causing
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