New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
MORE PROPERTY ACQUIRED.
SYNDICATE SAID TO HAVE SECURED
MANHATTAN BEACH INTERESTS.
RAILROAD AND HOTELS. 1T Is REPORTED WILL
BE CONTROLLED BY THE BROOKLYN
RAPID TRANSIT com ANY.

RAILROAD AND HOTELS. 1T is RbPORIbp' "iHH
BE CONTROLLED BY THE BROOKLYN
RAPID TRANSIT com ANY
The syndicate at the back Of the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit Company's big deals were reported yes
terday 10 have completed negotiations by which
they have practically received control Of the MAN
haitian Beach Railroad and hotel properues IL
is less than week since the syndicate. headeh py
Ex-Governor Roswell p. Flower received controi
OF the Brighton Beach Railroad and It's properties.
and the new acquisition reported yesterday WIZ
TO them complete control Of the best emo OK
Coney Island and all the transportation INES 'ea"-
ing thereto.
The Manhattan Reach property IL owned ~ ,ho
Manhattan Beach improvement Company. ana IN
cludes the Manhattan Beach and Oriental hotels
the controlling interest Of the improvement com
pany being held by the estate ~ the late Ausun
COrbn.
Besides these properties tho Rapid Transit COM
pany recently secured the privilege OF exten'Hs VI"
Sea View route along the beach from "ha'
known as the West End or coney Island proper
through Brighton 10 Manhattan Beach. Iheh NJ"
extension will be- begun this spring ana w" 10
equipped with such superior iransp'f'""0" 70
cilities as ~ put the little railroad. known - 'n'
Marine Railroad" which has hitherto boon 'ns
only connecting Ink between Coney lshnn an"
Manhattan Beach. ont ~ business
As stated I'm The Tribune last week. me WORK OK
equipplng tho Brighton Reach Railroad MIN e'eo
fricffv is 20 DO begun - once ana h"''' "'7 -
given that tho Brighton Beach Railroad tram scr
vic. Will boz shu, down on Saturday MINT neNt ior
a month 20 allow the change Of motive P""''
belng mad President Rossiter expects ~ nsNs
tho road open again hy NAV J. in time ior mo SUM
NOR trafiic 20 the beaches
The work r. 30 be- begun ON Monday. ana ar"any
there are nfty tons - heavy steel rails dfirionied
along tho truck ready ~ ho laid The roadhed IN
IN be rebauasted with stone and 'hs sides oi ihs
tracks are 10 be- laid out with grass ana Improved,
40 that when the work o. completed inc ralf"a'
will be ono 81 tho best pieces of railroad '"ns'"o-
,,op within tho boundaries ~ New York CITY
Connections are ~ D. mad" with Tho elevated
roads and tive hundred mon viii no puf 20 YORK
Immediately on tho new construction nc ffltni'nn
Reach Hotel r. n be- renovated and refufniisnen;
and tho grounds around ~ VIII TO IMPROVE" ~"
laid out In lawns and flower beds -,
That the CITY lines ~ tho BROOKLYN Eet atca faii-
road NAV DO uniform with The shor" llnfr WIZ
which n will connect the Work oi 'qhippne ,-sltsn
electric motive power ia 90 begin 80 once, me fNtn.
ave line being tho nrsf chosen for 10" cnhht's ann
,his n ia expected viii h" complete IN mourn
from now Al the necessary Fupplhr nav" Frh
nle,od electrlcty will b. substituted for sifam on
Rrooklyn RAPID Transit vas M" feature ~ ne
stock market yesterday. both M Voume n I,pns
vonced on heavy and persistent buying 70 10y.
mainly under the influence ~ no reported acqui.i-
ton Of tho Manhattan Reach property ana n,-pl,s
continuous realization selling IN mo W, n"u..
tho market. forcing the price down 20 - io ON
which point ~ rallied closing az ls-s nov az
vance FOR the day N points tn" fo'hl Fan,s-
nc ions vere G9 a7o shares Manhattan Beach stoc..
Transit closing A. f. q net Fain for ~" Gay o'