The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-18
LAST OBSTACLE PASSED.
ELEVATED CARS MAY RUN ACROSS
BRIDGE.

Justice DicEey Gives Conssnt-Ths Brooklyn
Elevated Receiver to sign tho Contract
with tho BridEe Trustecs-No oppositiou-
similar Action Probable in tho other Cases.
Justice Dickey. in tho Supreme Court in Brook.
lyn yesterday, granted Receiver Fred Uh!mann
OF the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad permission
to align the contracts madc with tho various
trolley companies and tho Kings County Ele-
waited Railroad. by which all tho lines shall
cross the bridge. An affidavit by Fred J.. Olcott,
a member of tho Reorganization Of
the road, accompanied Mr.. Uhlmann's appllca'
ton. Mr.. Olcott, after giving the financial con-
dition OF the company, says:
I'm my opinion, and ulso that OF the nom.
bers OF the committee. the proposed contract Ia
extremely valuable to 1t, and 1t Is for tho in.
terest OF the owners of tho honds and stocks OF
the road and of those which 1t leases that tho
contract should be executed by the receiver.
Tho committee will DO In possession OF funds
which will meet the expenses which will BIO
necessary to DO incurred By tho railroad in the
matter"
Mayor wurstcr also came out strongly In
favor OF rapid transit on the bridge in this afi-
dovit:
THE project of having the cars of the Brook
lyn Elevated Railroad, the Kings County Ele.
waited Railroad. and Of tho various trolley lines
sun across the New York and Brooklyn Bridge,
DO JnhU passengers can Do transporter ITOm INC
city OF New York to various points in the city
OF Brooklyn without change of cars, as is con-
templated by the contracts authorized by the
Board OF Trustees OF the bridge. to DO made
with tho Brooklyn Elevated Railroad and the
other corporations. is ono which / consider to
be very greatly to tho interests Of the city Of
Brooklyn. The drawbacks which are con.
nected with tho present system by which the
passengers over these railroads reach New
York over tho bridge have been very great. They
have seriously affected tho growth Of the city
and retarded its prosperity. I am confident they
will be largely removed by tho methods pro-
posed by the in question. l have, in
my official capacity as the Mayor OF tho city. Of
Brooklyn. boon largely Instrumental in initial
ing and have done everything in, my. power to
carry out this plan. In doing this l have re-
SerSs . sne t SSup Isyye NM interests in bus,ness and n
real estate in that city. .
Brooklyn regard these contracts as being of
great value to tho city, and they will result in
Increasing its population. adding to It's business
and enhancing the value of it's real estate. l
am personally so confident upon this subject
that I regard the passage of tho resolutions by
cution OF these contracts as one OF the most i'm.
portant. II not the most important act of my
administration as Mayor OF the city OF Brook
vi earnestly hope that the Supreme. Court
Agreements byy the receiver of tho Brooklyn EIe-
rated Railroad and by that OF the Kings County
Elevated Railroad"
In asserting to the application Edward Lau-
terbach, counsel for the Brooklyn Elevated road.
said that this rapid transit bridge project would
undoubtedly prove a great blessing to the people
of Brooklyn.
~ suppose you expect to see Brooklyn outstrip
Now York in about two years
81 have been willing" Mr.. Lauterbach re.
piled, las has the party to which. l belong. to
wipe out the nomenclature: We have always
been willing, as the opposing party has been
opposed, to the carrying out of tho grand
scheme of consolidation, of which this bridge
rapid transit Is n feature. l hope that the man
will To a member of tho party of which l have
the honor to he a member"
Perhaps you mean yourself" smilingly sug.
gested Justice Dickey.
No opposition was offered from any source,
and Justice Dickey promptly granted tho appli-
cation. Similar action will undoubtedly be
taken in the case OF all the other interests in
volved. This is the last legal obstacle In the
way of the scheme.