New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-03
BROOKLYN NEWS.
NEW TRAFFIC PLANS.
TRANSIT AND LONG ISLAND
COMPANIES
ANOTHER IMPORTANT MOVE IN THE TRANsPoR-
TATIoN PARLIAMENTARY AccoMMoDA-
TON FOR THE PUBLIC AND PROFIT

ANOTHER IMPORTANT MOVE IN THE TRANsfOfs-
TATIoN PARLIAMENTARY AccoMMoDA-
TON FOR THE PUBLIC AND PROFIT
FOR THE ROADS EXPECTED.
As has been frequently told in The Tribune the
officials of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
have for some time been negotiating with the Long
Island Railroad looking toward a traffic agree
mcnt which would give the trolley lines and the
elevated lines recently acquired by the RAPID
Transit Company more extensive field Inc
official announcement OF the completion OF the
traffic agreement was made yesterday In the fol-
lowing statement given out by President Rossiter:
President Baldwin OF the Long Island Railroad
Company and President Rossiter OF the Brookyn
Rapid Transit Company announce that agreements
Island Railroad Company and the BROOKLYN Rapid
Transit Company which complete another I'm, I'm,
portant stage in the revolution OF transportation
facilities on Long Island
These agreements provide FOR general alliance
system and OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system;
10 foster and encourage the business OF the other
in It's own territory by joint operation and other
greatly improve transportation facilities and pro-
mote the PUBLIC convenience as wei as to increase
the receipts of both systems.
DIVISION OF TERRITORY.
In a general way the territory westerly OF ia,
maica for the purposes of local business is treated
as Rapid Transit system territory, and the ter
ritory northeriy and easterly OF Jamaica and In,
Guiding Rockaway Beach is treated as Long Island
system territory at the same time increasing the
throughroute business OF the Long Island Railroad
1t is expected that these agreements will be the
beginning OF plan OF operating the two systems
IN harmony for the mutual benefit Of both The
travelling public will OF necessity receive gre eat
net income Of both companies VIII be enlarged py
Increased revenue and economies IN opepa' b
companies OF each system over railroads OF the
other so as to form number OF new Few mrE%se
centres of Brooklyn and Ncw-York 10 the suburban
districts and summer resorts on Long Island
ROUTES TO COMFY ISLAND
One Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit companies
becomes the lessee Of the railroads Of the Prospect
Park and Coney Island Railroad COMPANY, OF the
pany and OF the Newly ork and Coney Island Rail.
road Company. thus giving several Snort ana GRE
Island and Sea Gate. as well as to bensohhurs'
and intervening territory - ~. w.,
to Coney Island viii be b. the line of the Brooklyn
Syaied r. me me nene sren ne a
ne by O wa 5ge of the and
Island road to Coney Island and thence via the
ei He connect S with the Prospect Park and coney
Island road by way OF the station at nm nbor
est OF all surface routes from Broadway ferries ano
the heart OF Brooklyn to Coney Island. o,,,ro cha
Y6rR p Rrodtiyn and Manhattan Beach Railroad
company to Manhattan Beach, giving direct con-
nections between Manhattan Beach ana an points
reached by the surface and elevated railroads.
EXPRESS FROM JAMAICA TO BRIDGE.
A new express passenger route is also opened
between Jamaica and the Brooklyn Bridge. by the
Long Island road 10 Flatbush ave and thence oyer
the Brooklyn Elevated road 10 the brooklyn
Bridge. This route will be operated by the Lone
Island Railroad Company and will bring the "a
maca territory within thirty-fve minutes OF the
City Hall in the Borough Of Manhattan. :,
Cars OF both systems will also be Operated be
tween the Broadway ferries and kockaway Beach
by the Brooklyn Elevated, the incline already com
pleed at Chestnut-st and the Long Island toa1 e
Rockaway Beach furnishing the shortest possible
and only feasible route between points In BrooNyi
and Rockaway Beach. 80,
These agreements enable the Long Island Ran,
road Company TO bring all points oi Brooklyn ane
New York into close connection with lts lines ant
following the acquisition by the Brooklyn Rapic
Transit Company of the elevated system ana or th'
Brighton Beach Railroad enable the Transit com
pany to solve the problem OF local transportation
within the Boroughs OF Brooklyn and Queens anc
between the Roroughs OF Brooklyn and Manhattan