The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-24
BRIDGECONTRACTS SIGNED
RELATED AND TROLLEY ARRANGE-
VENTS TO cross THE RIVER.

BROOKLYN Bridge ana inc wv e'o'a."N i"iiVaN'
and the principal trolley INES IN DrooKlyn' IN
~. bridge to the New York terminus, were
'ia,od Yesterday. There seems now to be no
- IN doubt that within six months one will
=. .h,c IN take a trolley car for any part OF
n.,oLlvr at this end Of the bridge, and that
Dt,hin n year the same will be true Of tho
.,.ya,cd trains. The bridge fare In each case
al, bo eliminated. and the entire ride over any
~ Tho various lines in question will cost but
B cents.
--..,inn ,hc river will still be . cents for a
80 rim or > cents for two,w will still be run.
a., 4, smaller numbers than at present, and
.ho-o ia A good prospect that this traffic. which
.-nn now forms but about Is per cent. OF the
,o,ol business. will fall to such insignificant
nroportions that the service may DO ultimately
abandoned.
usre prepared on Aug. 8. when the representa-
.,r., n The elevated and trolley lines met the
h-,dUe trustees at the Office OF the Brooklyn
prsdue IN Brooklyn. 1t was agreed then that IL
,ho contracts wero not signed by Aug. % all the
r.,ot,ations UP TO that time should be declared
~ President Berri and Secretary Beam OF tho
hr,dee. with the bridge counsel, Mr.. Bergen,
ware At the office of tho bridge trustees yester-
day morning at IL O'Clock ready to do their part
IN closing the contracts. The first persons who
.nneared to sign the contracts were tho rep
resentatives Of the two elevated railroads.
These persons were satisfied with tho draft OF
the contracts as prepared on Aug. 3. Both roads
b.inr in the hands Of receivers, 1t had been
necessary to get the consent OF the court to tho
contracts. This had been got after Aug. 8. and
the representatives of the roads signed the con-
tracts.
The contract with the Brooklyn City Elevated
was signed for the company by Frederick NJ.
I-hlman as receiver and President, and by Elisha
Dver, Secretary. In behalf OF the Kings County
Elevated road the signers were Gen. James
Jourdan, receiver and President, and H. ].
Robinson, Secretary.
In the afternoon the trolley line men appeared.
There was a slight hitch before the contracts.
which had been prepared between these roads
and the bridge trustees. were made acceptable
to the bridge people. In the plans which were
submitted by the trolley people as part Of the
contract. 1t was proposed to use the track Of the
Flushing avenue road in Sands street as a means
OF crossing trolley cars over from north to
south and from south to north In getting in and
out Of the two bridge roadways. Chief Engi-
neer Martin refused to approve this plan. He
declared that it would tend to block at all times
me LVU UIlubC Loou" ~ ohieuA Nv
and, in case Of any interference with the regu-
lar movement OF the trolley cars coming from
the south roadway. would create q complete
block to the movement OF wagons on and on the
bridge at the Brooklyn end.
After considerable discussion the plan was
abandoned by the trolley companies. The bridge
people wanted them to abandon entirely the
tracks which cross the bridge entrance in Sands
street and find another way across for the Flush
ing avenue cars, but this they declared they
could not do under tho charter OF the road. ~
,.o-raa Hnallv that thaQn frarEQ ahnu1h nnt
be used except for their present purpose; that
all the cars which are to enter the bridge should
Washington street without crossing in Sands
street, and that they should all leave the south
roadway also without crossing the Sands street
This will involve q Encouragement of the lines
Of travel for a considerable number Of the troll.
Tie arrangement will DO has not yet been de
termined, but in a general way 1t has been
come eSusso 10 sh the bridge down Fulton street shall
leave that street either at the City Hall or at
trance, and come 10 the bridge down Washing
ton street, while the cars which now depart
from the bridge on Washington street shall go
up Fulton street until convenient crossing
places can be found. either at the City Hall or
below. some Of these cars may also use a loop
When all this had been arranged the contracts
were signed. The signers were: For the Brook
Ign Heights Company. {. L Rossiter. President.
City and Newtown Railroad Company. John n.
Partridge. President, and Duncan B. Cannon,
Company. A. l. johnson, President. and w. F:
Ham, Secretary; and for the Coney Island and
President. and ti' Wiili aDnBB Brown, Secretary.
The contracts require that the trolley roads
shall begin the work Of altering the bridge for
The thsH WORK pHtip Within n' six month"; sen 6s'' The BPooEiyn
elevated is to begin its work within sixty days
e siehi0 0i ten ng months hS a1 09Re tSe kings ieesSs County sne of rosd
has a year. within which 1t shall be ready to
operate. The roads are TO pay the cost Of all
the elevated roads will be insignificant and con-
sist principally of a Ions, Island platform to DO
erected between the tail tracks in the New
York terminal and of stairways to reach this.
The Brooklyn City road will have the use of this
platform, while the Kings County trains will al.
ternate with the bridge cars in using the present
platforms. The elevated roads have got to do q
great deal OF work besides this. They must both
bridge with cable grips. and they must build out
their car platforms three inches on a side, to the
width OF the bridge cars, and cut on their own
etation platforms the same amount. The Brook
along tho whole line to electricity. and for all
spehd si.25o.ooo, to $i,5oo.ooo. The Kings
County road will probably make NO general
s sn sssanS Ss 1hi' wi S9rt' the but ori S,I, n %sis
sSs,4s on and Of the b bsGiss' Both roads saads VIII III
Hillary street end: and there will be a passenger
station there. While passengers are changing
tneIe u regular crow Will leave each Train ana
the bridge crew will board 1t and operate 1t
across the bridge and back. The bridge trus.
tees Will furnish these crews free and will as
sumo all risks of accident which may result ex-
clusiveiy from the faults of these crews or de-
fects in the bridge tracks. Each elevated and
trolley car will pay a toll of 8 cents a round
TRIP; and the elevated cars will pay 7l2 cents in
addition to this as long as the bridge trustees
choose to supply the power to haul the cars
bridge for fuel.
The trolley cars will not enter upon the road.
nays at the Brooklyn end of the bridge directly
from the street. but viaducts will be built just
OUTSIDE OF the roadway and running at a level
Win them TO a point over Prospect street, where
openings in the rail will admit the cars. The
tracks will be laid on the outer edge of the road,
ways, leaving a clear space of ten feet for horse:
ana wagons on the inside.
Al this end OF the bridge a deck will be laid
2ne story higher than the present station fol
bridge cars. and here the trolley cars will re
eeiVe and deliver passengers. Twelve passen
ger elevators will reach this deck. Ono oil
taem Will run from the first gallery deck, just II
nont OF the entrance, to the Third avenue Gle
yated station; two from that same deck, just
where passengers reach the terminus from tn,
bridge that crosses Park Row, and the othel
nine will go clear to the street level, along tn,
ooo1dth side OF the terminus. 1t will cost $3.50.
w or 5000 900 to mako the changes under
Aken BY the trolley companies. No smoking
WI ne allowed in any cars while they arc upoI