New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
FAVORING THE NEW PLAN.
TROLLEY PEOPLE ASK PRESIDENT
BERRI FOR AN ALTERATION VI
THE EXISTING PROGRAMME.

p,ssENGERs TO BE LANDED AT THE sIfhhi
,rvp,. ,xp CONNECTIONS WITH NEW YORK
LINES A PossIBILATY-A BIG M
pRovEMENT OUTLINED
William Berri. president OF the briose iIus'ees'
on Friday received from the presidents oi 'he '"ii
Gus trolley companies a written application io
change Of plan In the method OF laying theii "'h'
at the New-York terminal They cite the convent
ence Of the public "A reason for asking 10 pace
their tracks the promenade, or grouhu "oo''
rather than a structure.
This application is just what President Bcrri mas
been waiting for. Although he has desired the
change for a week or so. he has retralhed from
making II appear that he was asking LOT the
change for the trolley companies would ask 10
have the two cities rccompense them TOT the loss
an their contract with the iron company which
was 10 build the New-York structure. The work
has been pressed under this contract ana some Oh
the ironwcrk has already been delivered. 1t Is
said that the trolley companies will have to pay
upward OF $4,000 for breaking this contract
The new plan, which will enable passengers 10
step upon the cars from the street and which Will
hermit the connection Of the surface lines of
Brooklyn and New-York, was evolved by c. C.
Martin engineer of the Bridge and Mr.. Leveridge
his assistant. Mr.. Leveridge drew the plans Nr
Breckenridge saw the plans at the headquarters OF
the trustees one day. and being impressed by them
showed them TO President Rossiter. At first the
latter refused to consider them seriously. But
finally he saw that this construction would cost
much less and would attract many more pas
sengers 10 the trolley roads than would the struct
ure which required elevators. He talked the mat
tor over with his feow-presidents. and the result
was the application
FOR THE GENERAL GOOD.
A Tribune reporter asked President Berrl whether
he thought the public would sanction the giving to
Of I'm nl
said:
1.-THE greatest possible good to he gained by the
CITY Of Brooklyn has been the principal object
sought by the trustees New-fork does not care
much about this matter but to Brooklyn people 1t
is vital Ny personal object has been to develop
more desrab BILE place TO live In. The improvements
Bridge made the promenade nearly perfect as 1t
could be- and expected that there Would be no
H by at m osh they
so Interfere with the promenade that they could
az ac that time had no knowledge OF the plans and
had 20 idca Of akng any change They were
Ge efr were to forfeit $50 day If they
were not completed by January |. The more in
eon @ an 1ae from BENG % II became
WINGED that n IT were possible for PASSENGER TO
a car il would be great Saving OF time to the
travelling nu snd dogror Of pGng in Sn1
loaded elevators. which would be required to carry
thousands Of passengers. As 10 whether or not the
NV plan was cheaper than the other plan was a
matter | did concern myself with as the com,
paneg were to pay all the expense in any case.
am told that they will probably be able 10 save
from $4,000 to 10000 by adopting the new plan.
but II will cost them considerable to set out OF the
contracts ready made.
"As regards the promenade. We shall build COM
modious stairways starting at the street. these
VIII enable foo; passengers TO reach the gallery.
which will be extended so as to carry them 10 the
pa thway After the trolley-cars are running a
Messenger will have 10 climb only a little more
than half the stairway that he has to limb nov.
II will be no more effort for foot passenger 10
reach the pathway then than 1t l. now. IT VIII
simply be case OF climbing stairs hsteaa OF
climbing an incline. as al present.. -,
There Will probably be built likewise wide s
white brici-lined passageway leading under the
trolley cars. Thus Will be given chance OF get
ting 10 the pathway by two ways. Mr. Martin.
however thinks that the underground pas5ageway
is unnecessary as he thinks that foot pass engers
would prefer TO use the wide stairway and gallery.
which would require more climbing than at
present The advantages OF the new nlan oyer the
old are no many that any one comparing the two
would decide unhesitatingly In favor OF the new
one Besides the avoidance OF the elevators and