New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-23
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
.clAT!LEJEK PLAN OPPOSED.
AR. BERRi THINKS 1T MAY BE IN VIZ
IATrON OF CERTAIN RIGHTS.
r. WILL. OCCUPY SPACE LIGHT AND A'N ." NIL
r,1,svR BY THE MANHATTAN ELEVATED
OR Mr. OTTENDoRFER.

rr1rsER BY THE MANHATTAN ELEVATED
OR MR. oTTENpoRvER.
.,s.r, rerri Chief Engineer Martin ana irus-
,-so,o, of the Brooklyn Bridge and fresieen'
c,.,on T. Rooster o: the Brooklyn heish's nan
.oaa company held Il conference yesterday wv
-, =, the Bridge office with icierSlCe 10 vac
nv, O, The new plans submitted by Cmet
r,,,,eer breckenridge OF the Hes"'s coii'p"'S
.or Tho handling Of the trolley cars AT the New
- ~ tho Bridge. AIR. Disadvantages new
- rrovide for 4 cantilever structure WIN Il
-, high enough IN the air to be ABOVE al 'e
80 and ironwork Of the Manhattan E-eVa'cd
road I; was 10 discuss the advisapiil'y o. a"op'-
IT, chose plans that the meeting was heiu'
wen Characteristic dash Mr. Rooster Is ANXIOUS
=. r,rN, ahead and put UP the oantilever stiuct-
80 Tins obviating the necessity OF ASKING MI
o,,o,dorfer's permission 10 put up an extra p'ii"'
,or The support Of the rev structure uio'r '"o
n,ors Arst proposed. My. Rossiters IDEAS were
no, fully Endorsed by Messrs Bern ana MAJ '''
oc,nrdov for the reason that the latter bsheVe
~ hrilding OF the proposed cantilever struct-
- ,,cb, violate the rights of either MIR. Often
sor.sr or tho Manhattan Elevated people Inc
IN, structure will occupy light, air ana space
ohovo the Manhattan tracks. ana IL the MaIh"'-
,on co,upany does not own this space MI oeii'
nd Mr. Martin and Mr.. Kecney have a suspicion
81. Nr ottendorfcr does. that either horn or
.ho ,uerma is formidable. and one OF them mas
49, oss,hility OF the stlfrest sort OF lawsuit IN
4, This Mr. Berri Is anxious the surface roads OF
p-ookIvn should avoid In or'ier TO save time
rho whole project has dragged along so dolcfuIy
Cor The last three months that President Berri Is
Incoming FESTIVE. Mr.. R0ssitcr holds mat the
p,oollvn surface roads can go ahead and build
,ha rrorosed cantilever structure over the Man
haitian tracks and that they cannot be enJolhed
nermanently. He is apparently Wiling to FISK Il
,rssle with the people the other end of Inc
bridge in order push the work aiohG. MI
0,,endorfcr to whom the Legislature gave GER
,ain rights at the end of the Bridge with references
~ obstructing the street IN front OF MS news
nsper office, is in Europe, and no one seems 70
know when he will be home. His business asSocl-
ates have been advised il is said, that they may go
ahead and give to the Brooklyn surface road peo-
ME any privileges they see n and ne VIII not III
fernose objection hut his business associates seem
dsposed 10 act In a slow ard conservative manner,
and will not say definitely whether Mr.. Ottendorier
will allow an extra pillar in trent OF his once 10
support = steel supefstructure. -.,- -
The conferences have developed the interesting
fact that the Manhattan elevated people 90 hot
want the cantilever structure. ana they say ,they
do not want it because tho day is close at hand
the City Hall. They assert that II a cantlleVer
structure were put up their present structure
IL would prevent them from building a double
decked structure. which, they assert would pc q
great calamity 10 the people of Newly ork MI
Rosster evidently does not think that Mr. Fran
sioli seriously contemplates tho building OF an!
such structure. and is more than willing 10 60
on and appropriate the air above the present
tracks. Another conference is soon TO be heid.