New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-18
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
ROADS MAKE PROPOSALS.
,,rs,nrSrs OF TROLLEY AND ELENAT-
ED CONFER WITH BIRDIE
TRUSTEES.
VARIOUS PLANS SUBMITTED PROVIDING ''''
ruso,.cH TRAFFIC. FROM BROOKLYN ~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WCNSih"
DENT THAT THE BRIDGE WILL
MAXE MONEY OUT OF THE

..vvyoHK-MAYoR wURsrEE CONF
DENT THAT THE BRIDGE WILL
NAME MONEY OUT OF THE
COMPANIES.
Brooklyns elevated and trolley roaus y.
ted thei, formal propositions 10 Il
the Bridge Trustees yesterday stains "o -
which they were willing to make io' .
.ha rr,v,,ere Of crossing the Bridge. M"s'.
Wurster. President Berri Controiei ann.
CTR I Keeney. the four Brooklyn trustees
.,....oa ,ho committee which heard the
rroros,tions and the papers presented CAV WV
=. tho trolley and surface roads IN the
city. ,.,ared IN
,., ,ho roonest interest by the trustees ""''
,,...r reserved comment upon them ioi
,v,a,,,o which will be held on Satnroa!' "
-. ,.saet,ops made regarding compe"S"''
,,.srs NOT especially explicit or comP'e'e' NV
..or,sd ~ III, trustees fair on the who'e e'p'
iii. that Of the elevated roads. winch cav
avery detail plainly. and apparently !" " '''
Of fairness oa Tho r,oro-
pres,der, Uhlmann first presented Inc p''Po
49,. o,ova,cd roads. His paper was n
,or, one the most important part oe'"S 40 ''
lows ,,r ,,o
- no charged to passengers crossing , ne
Bridge either N cars o. ram shah he uniform
e.oNa,'' ,osesnscrs The railroads 10 "" NV
smoun their regular rI at its own expense shall
sssh ,s 'ronnections with the Bridge s ,he chiof
nocions T. he be sq RrGse 10 WV ~ ,,o
sSpeTien@e shall demonsiTsHs ' terminal Of
irobSySsrs no, cross over the carriagewaS ou W
that only limited number ssnasnnoriaiion from all
s ssren Of Brookn without Shsns s f 2, Of lines
n.
-, ,or,oe ~ the advantages to be gained ny
o,,d rho roads. the document ended
with the following alternative proPoS'''0
PROPOSITION 40. J.
The trustees shall determine the net derived
s6n tho railroad Of the Bridge dnrlHs Sc fsTe
since opened to pubic mse is s cents has been
e-abilshed and charge that amount t"m r,bs " one
eve 10 be some Were 90 the elevated com
NAMES and addition thereto cn d 5isb,rsamenfs
nSn-rei for the elevated RAILROADS TO me I'm, gn rss
he ne; revenue derived ny ne nn Se he same
S,nge o snd no less than the trustees derye from
passengers using the cars OF NE oSd' r.ro5a snail
Re n, more than ve cents plus nc resua, r ale
are ordns the or I nsy for ne prT
OF fare through ride as ine! rs, 10" '"'
Iere 81 changing cars twice uaA!'
PROPOSITION no. .
Tia. ,be elevated railroads shall sell snsie iSkes
tor eighl cents. excursion tickets 'ooups ,'r ii; or
n Sents for double ride and turn the sntrn re
Tnsindtr over the trustee Inc grin md
No wsa Gnsr arg t sS 81 the emposf v9s
as Trans Of cars arc in possession AMI undcF Inc
mana cement Ct the BIids'
pRoPos. TON no. :.
The elevated railroads oer 70 cross ihs Brdsf on
inc her reliance that the terms must nc far. y
n fSs! ~ Se 'e eeva|a Viii only charge addition 10
that the cities viii an; form or manner add to 1t.
After President Uhmsnn had finished few
ouestiors were asked Of him by the trustees
Mr. Uhlmann said he trusted the committee
would consider al the points carefully What
the elevated roads most desire is speedy action
He said il would take the elevated roads eight
months after the contract was signed TO get
their cars on the Bridge. President Rossite:
asked for recess OF a few minutes because ne
had been delayed unavoidaby in the prepare
ton Of his report After a short recess the
trolley men handed in their report The most
important sections of it read as follows:
First--The companies will carry Passengers across
e t5 SSe a RpSSe without extra fare Additional to
tie fare charged for carving passengers 10 and
from The Brdse in other words, the Bridge Will be
treated as continuation of the streets OF the city
OF Brooklyn far relates TO rates of fare 10 be
charged by the companies runnns Their cars across
the Bridge Under this 'rreng emeHt the companies
vii; pay the original cost OF ali construction neces;
viii pay the cost Of operation over the Bridge.
The advantages TO the city of Brooklyn of the
acceptance of this proposition then pointed
out Continuing, these alternative propositions
are made:
secondThe companies Will cary passengers
across the Bridge charging the present tolls per
passenger paying the original cost Of new construc
lion ana the operating cost and will pay 10 the Bridge
trustees FOR compensation a sum per passenger
q receipts passenger shown by the
last years operation of The Bridge railway. This
arrangement would probably mean net revenue
year which amount would increase year by year
Indefinitely This moons would ,ll, be addltona 70
The Bridge Assuming that the cost Of operation for
the surface companies would be as great as the
n,ent al their net profits 10 the Bridge trustees
The only profit they could expect TO make would be
by an increase in travel which would come from
through transit: or
passengers over and across the Bridge in through
cars. collecting such to or rate OF fare as may be
amount less the cost OF operating expenses TO said
trustees
The paper is signed by Presidents Rossiter,
johnson, Partridge and Sullivan. representing
the FIVE trolley roads in the city After the meet
ing had adjourned Mayor Wurster was asked by
a Tribune reporter for his opinion on the PROPOSE
tons He replied:
II do not care TO consider their details at the
present time, but I wish to say that the trustees
thoroughly intend to guard the public's interest
in this matter When the bargain is completed,
the public will find that the Bridge will make
money out OF the railroads and that the rail
roads VIII make money out Of the Bridge"
BEFORE THE LAST TRIBUNAL.