New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-17
THEY WOULD PAY INTEREST.
ROW TROLLEY ROADS MIGHT AID IN AN
ALIrRAILROAD BRIDGE.

MR. ROSTER SAYS THEY WOULD F'RNish ~
.xx,.,. PERCENTAGE on nALT TIE MONEY
PUT INTO THE STRUCTURE.
rhe trolley magnates of Brooklyn do not take
kindly TO the suggestion that their companies
bui,s an all-railroad bridge. Yet CLINTON L. HoS-
sitter president Of the Brooklyn Heigh's hai'-
road Company Yesterday made an oHo' t"a'
.bo1va keen appreciation Of the value such a
bridge would be TO the srcetcar lines or Brook
Ign.
.,yv,,bin seyen DAYS" he said "the surface
railroad conranics OF this borough would be
willing 10 sign a contract to the effect that they
would nav the interest on S3.OB.oOO or the
money nut into the construction Of an all-raH-
rood bridge II return for privileges of crossing
the structure.
II am heartily in favor Of another bridge, ana
concur in the opinion that the necessity for ad-
ditional means Of communication between
RrookIyn and Manhattan is every day becoming
moro pressing
1.-THE suggestion has been made that the rail-
roads themselves should build this bridge IL
has been said that Il is their place ard duty Out
do not agree with this. and frarkly CONFESS
that the company which represent has not 'he
money necessary TO be expended in such ia'se
undertakings and I do not think the other rail-
roads OF this borough are apie 10 HlaNe '"N"
an outlay OF capital"
Mr. Rossiter asserted that In all other muiliCi-
palities that he knew Of the bridges were built
and owned by the cities. He figured that an an
railroad bridge would cost about SlO,OoU'Vo'
and ~ the elevated railroad companies would
nav the interest on the ether SooO"ooo' the
bridge he said would practically cost the CITY
nothing A new bridge would be of great value
70 the Borough of Brooklyn. because or the al
ditional population it would bring to tho Dor
cugh. The elevated and surface railroads now
carry an average of 10000 people day. Whiie
the old Bridge trains formerly carried only from
10000 TO 10000 people. OF course, much o.
This increase is made up Of people who formerly
used the ferries or walked. but who now ride
over the Bridge for no additional fare.
"The lam and crowds at the Manhattan ter
minal Of the Bridge are not to be ATTRIBUTED
10 any fault Of ours" said Timothy 5 Williams
secretary of the Brooklyn Heights company
I'VE are not responsible for the fact that the
trollev-cars are so popular The increased num-
her Of passengers on the Bridge Is due part!
10 the fact that traffic has been concentrated
@. that point People have stopped using the
ferries in such large numbers and many have
stoned walking over the Bridge. They now SO
10 Manhattan for A fve-Cent fare. while by Gerry
routes they paid six cents in Communication hours
or by the Bridge they paid seven and a half
cents in all
DO YOU expect 10 be able to increase the
number Of cars you send across the Brloge
by putting in more loops" was asked.
NO it will not increase cur Roadway We
have taken cars off since the strict enforcement
of the 1O2-foot regulation. But the additional
loops will decrease the danger that comes from
overcrowding and Will facilitate handling the
cars With the present number Of loops We
often have to start partly loaded cars, since with
two cars loop and a third waiting lor
chance to move on the same loop The third car
blocks cars that are waiting 10 60 on some
other loop.
I'VE also desire 10 build an iron incline ap-
proach to the north roadway of the Bridge. on
the Brooklyn side The grade OF Washington
81. and that Of the Bridge make this an easy en-
gineering task. The incline would reach our
tracks on the Bridge just above the roadway
ticket box. The roadway 10 the right OF the IN
cline would not be disturbed Such an incline
would let the cars that turn north into Sands
st from the south roadway OF the Bridge go
under the incline and thus the cars on SANDS
and Washington SITS. would not DOCK ana de-
lay a