New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-26
ROADS WILL PAY TOLLS.
BRIDGE TRUSTEES REJECT ALL EXCEPT
ONE OF THE PROPOSITIONS.
PRESIDENTS ROSTER AND ril-MANN ArrN"
EMILY DETERMINED 70 GET THEIR CARD
OVER THE BRIDGE HOW MUCH 1T
WILL. COST THEM WILL. BE
SETTLED SOON


.,o,hor r,os.,nr Of the Bridge Trustees commit
tee appointed TO make arrangements VIII" w" ,
1srookivn elevated and surface railroads by WIZ"
the roads may cross the Bridge WAS hc'u
oay and after tho meeting 1t was c""' ..
he desires Of thousands OF people 10 seO"'o -
transportation facilities over the bruEe "io ,,,
nearer realization than ever. Mayor N"@', 49,,
s, ., ,no committee announced that all the
orono.,ions OF the trolley roads. ara III eNO'P
one proposition Of the elevated roauS' ma" -
,ected and Presidents Uhlmann ana hoss''1'
co,ad before the committee receive this verdct.
Tho one proposition OF the Il roaus VIM" W.
not rejected was which pracuca"E siN'' ~
,ru..ees mower 10 make any arrangement theE ma!
decide upon. Messrs. Uhlmann ana NoSS'''' me-
extended statements In which 'heE p'o'es s
orousy against the evyng OF tolls upon TIE io"u'
for the privilege OF crossing the Bridge on' AT e
same time announced that they We're Wiling 10 pay
Tho tolls if they were compelled 10 DO So i'eioie
the meeting was over they were informed lh't inc
trustees had decided to Insist upon the to's'
The decision to reject the propositions alreauy
made was reached Immediately AFTER me commit
zee was called 10 order Controller Palmer sus-
es,a ,ha, the roads be requested to send in ne"
sets Of PROPOSALS but this idea was opposed oE
MAYOR Wurster who thought that the committee
should now make Its own proposition
Tho trustees know what they want, he said'
land they should decide how much 10 cnaise ''Ie
road and provide for the collection OF the ois Just
a. they do now from other vehicles which cross
the Bridge President Berri's suggestion tl't 'i''
!Avying Of tolls might increase the PASSENGER i"'V
led Controller Palmer TO say that the people "o"'
mover submit TO an increase IN pay II our "s're
mon, with the roads In any way increases the
fares" said the Controller. the best thing for MS
20 do would be 10 resign before we should DC o'Ne"
from ONCE by public d!sapprovai.
Mr. Berr made the point that the charging Vi
toll by the trustees would show the proprietorship
exercised by the trustees over the Bridge. and
no r,ii,i
given away Controller Palmer asked Mr. thlmahn
~ in case the Bridge exaced tolls from the roaos inc
roads would in add 1t to the passense' iAIe9'
Mr. J-hmann replied that the toll wouId pioodo'
be 50 small that II could not be divided among 'he
Messengers and that the money would come out oil
Tho a., treasures and not out Of the passengers
pockets
The meeting settled the two points when nave
nom the first been more or less uncertain me
first is that the trustees never intended 10 give
away" the Bridge, or, in other words. that they
will make the roads pay for crossing and the sec
ond Is that the roads determined 10 cross even
II they are Obliged TO pay for the privilege. Inc
next questions 10 be settled the rate OF toll ana
the form Of paymen he Gay6 bdse aes
tons open for the consideration of the trustees an
relieve The roads from the r s TaroS ID osa
are next called before the trustees they VIII DE
10 y or Ts Sp sr' and o
believe that the propositions WI! De s t,tor -
II may he remembered that, when the proposition
FOR the roads 10 cross the Bridge was frst ma e
the officials limited that they should be pald lor
carving passengers Ovcr the structure. rms Sug-
gestion was thrown aside as soon as It was pre-,
scented The roads then made a vigorous protest
agains, any of toll The last echo Of this pro,
test heard yesterday, and the track was c!eareu
for a speedy settlement. on the basis OF syslem
of CONDENSATION which will protect the rights OF
the public and at tho same time enable the roads
10 cross The Bridge with proht 10 themselves
Two petittons. bearing In al about 800 names. |
were presented the committee yesterday. urging
Them 10 complete the bargain with the railroads as
encndilv as nossible The cOnsummatiOn of tho
deaf the petitioners say. will improve business. ad-
vance real estate values largely increase the popu
latIou Of Rrooklvn and generally promote every in
terest I'm the city. The petitions were signed hy |
nearly all OF the best-known merchants In the !
Western District.