New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-30
DJSPOSSESSED FROM PIER 1.
,,o>, STEAMBOAT COMPANY EvICTED
FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT
.o,,pv,rrr1oN FROM BICYCLES. TROLLEY LINES
AND ELEVATED RAILROAD HAS CUT DEEPLh
INTO ITS COMFY ISLAND TRAFFIC AND
CAUSED GREAT DECLINE
IN IT'S PROSPERITY.

IN ITS PROSPERITY
The Iron Steamboat Company has been dis
rossessed from its landing at Pier NO. l. North
p,,.or and representatives Of the Dock Depart
,onnt are now In charge of the pier rms move
,,os made quietly yesterday by the Board OF
rock commissioners. who ordered the company
aisnossessed. The dispossess notice was served
unon the officers and copy was posted on the
,.r but II was soon torn down. Later in the
aav however the Dock Board sent keeper to
the pier who ic now In charge.
Tho COMPANY which is capitalized at S3ooo",
has been running boats from the pier now taken
nossession Of by the city. and from the Albany
nav Line Pier, at West TwentY-secohu-s''' 10
the Iron Pier at Coney Island. For NUMBER Oh
wears The company had practically monopoly
~ the Coney Island traffic. and under the man
apement Of Samuel Carpenter 1t was prosper
Gus With the advent OF the trolley anu 'he
cheap fare by rail 10 the island however 'he
patronage OF the route began TO fall on Ano'heI
formidable rival to the line appeared III 'he VI
.o.c,a when the excellent cycle path to Coney
Island was constructed and the business Oh ''ie
cornpanv materially declined. The company
oradually dropped from its prominent position
ord was little known. 1t curtailed Its expenses
l., averv direction even reducing its advertising
oXnanses 70 such an extent that many persons
were ignorant of its existence
The nier leased from the city cost the COM
,snv an annual rental Of S35.lO, and as the
cornanv used 1t for only two or three months
socb season Il sublet landing room to several
ocsanaolnc lines. For all that the company
found II difficult to meet the rent as II came
duo each month and the collection or dues ire
o.,an,lv caused the Dock Board some delay IN
making I'D its accounts. The rent actual! que
g., tho present time Is not large, 1t being only
for The months Of November and December
INT the Dock Board decided that the account
must be closed before the first OF the year, ana
nccordinGly informed the company that the
money must be forthcoming or il would De DIS
Ucssessed. .u
The present officers Of the company are Allan
C. Washington. president: Ur!ah Hermann,
treasurer and 4. L. Harrison. secretary Inc
officers and the employees were eNceedlhsIy
re,cent as TO the details Of the dispossesslhs
Of the company from the pier yesterdai' ana
the fact that this had been done was even o--
MED by some Of the clerks at the pier Az 'he
Office Of the secretary OF the Dock Board IL was
said that the company had been dispossesseu
and that the actual rental due was not Idrte'
The parers in the case. the clerks sald' We're III
the possession Of Commissioner Einslein' WIN
had charge Of ,he collection Of the rental due.
II Is understood that the company Will MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS 10 Obtain landing room al soIi'e
other pier, and thus reduce its expenses Inc
disDossess in no way affects It's rights 10
landing at the pier in West Twenty -second-s'..
as IL obtains It's lease there from the Albany
Dav Line