The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-18
BRIDGE RAPID TRANSIT
TROLLEY CARS WOULD CARRY PAS
SENGERS HITHOUT EXTRA FARE.

The Companies Mako Two other OGers to
tho Bridge for the Right to
Cross the Bridge Elevated Roads Also
Submit Oners, but They arc Not 90 Liberal.
The committee Of the Bridge.Trustees to.which
the question OF the compensation to be paid by
the elevated and surface railroad companies
for the privilege of crossing the structure was
referred. had another meeting yesterday in
Mayor wurstsr's Office in Broolyn and formal
propositions were submitted By tho companies.
Tho various trolley companies made three Of
fers. In the first they engage to carry the pas
sengers over he bridge without extra fare. thus
treating the bridge as . continuation Of the
streets leading to It and TO pay all the cost of
original construction and tho cost of op sration.
In regard to this offer the companies Gay:
1T Is not necessary to point out the advan-
taees the city of Brooklyn will derive by the
acceptance of this proposition. 1t would mean
that Brooklyn would have q very decided ad-
vantage over Staten Island. New Jersey. or
upper New York as q place Tor residence. No
ferry charges. no bridge charges. no double
iares-no additional fare from the heart Of New
YORK to the outskirts of Brooklyn-tho capac-
ity Of the bridge doubled. the comfort Of tran
sit vastly increased. Such . condition would
give a tremendous boom to Brooklyn. 1t
would be even more influential than the con-
ssruction OLA new bridge in building up the city
and would mean o gift of over hat q million
dollars annually to the people who now go to
anc from the bridge by the surface cars. Tho
companies would be put to an original expense
OF about half a million dollars in construction
and would be Obliged TO nay nearly 81 900 q
day, as the cost of operating their cars on tho
In the second offer the trcllev companies
also assume the cost OF construction and opera
t!on.. paying the trustees a sym per passenger
appaI IN tho naf rpreinIQ naF I'm SAAn ger shown
by the past years operations of the bridge
railway. This. 1t 10 said. would mean q net
revenue to the trustees OF not less than $780,
The third proposition Is to collect such tolls
or rates OF fare as may ne imposed py inc .
the operating expenses.
The Kings County and Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad companies. after giving statistics
showing that the bridge has not been . paying
IF there were accorded tn the elevated rail-
roads free transpo ration across the bridge.
conditioned that . fa:e of i've cents Eould en-
title o PASSENGER to ride from tho City Hall.
New York. to any point on any OF the routes
Of the elevated railroads and vice versa, the
travel over the bridge would Increase not lees
and moro than 100 per cent. within i've years
thereafter. and within that period the Asses
able VAIN. value OF r real e iSsts,s IN s 81. m x ai II n reS
moro than In tho period lss5-ls93. But for
the present and until legislation can be had a
free bridge and q single hve-cent fare can
not be-"
The companies propose to pay the net rev.
enue per capita. after paying All operating eE-
p~nses, which is estimated at from u of a cent
to n cent for each passenger. or to sell single
tickets for eight cents. excursion ticketf. dou-
BILE rides. for fifteen cent. retaining but nEe
cents for a single ride or ten cents for n dou-
BILE ride, turning the remainder over to the
trustees. In conclusion. the companies Sly:
The elevated railroads o1or u cross the
bridge on any terms that may be named by the
trustees, basi az their reliance that the terms
must. be:fair. II fixed by the trustees, TO item
and to the public. since the Gle, ated railways
will only charge. in addition IN thet- regular
fare of fSo cents. the exact amount that the
cities will in any form or manner add to l..
I'm conclusion we beg to say that the cross
ing OF the bridge by elevated trains canno. In
any manner decrease the revenue OF the bridge.
no matter how or on what basis the fare or the
bridge railroad r. collected rom the elo rated.
On the contrary. better facilities Will Invite
people to settle in brooklyn in preference TO
suburban to Gns in New Jersey ana Connecti-
cut. Please bear in mind that the same service
and power. you. give. the elevated railways
a. a bridge train will be taken off tor every ele-
waited train put on the bridge. and certainly no
one will contend that elevated trains operating
on the railroad of the bridge will diminish the
revenue OF the driveNays or interfere with the
free crossing OF trucks. bicycles. and CARRIAGES.
May we not hope thar before the legislature
OF 1897 adiourns the chief MAGISTRATES OF
New York.and Brooklyn will petition the Legis.
lature TO con secrate the bridge for any aid all
PURPOSES for which 1t was designed ~ q free
public HIGH
The ccmmittee will meet q gain on Satu rday
to consider the various propositions.