The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-16
COLER OPPOSES VAN WICK.
THE COMPTROLLER WRITES 4 WARM
LETTER TO THE ALDERMEN

IL. Asks Their Attention to the Mayors
"scandalously ExtravaEant Bridge
Scheme" which, lie says, L. in the In
terest OF n Few Real Eatate Spectators.
when the mem bers OF the Board OF Aldermen
reached their desks In the City Hall yesterday
each found an envelope containing the follow
ing abatement which was signed by Comptrol-
Ter Golfer;
The Mayor OF this city has publicly declared
that il both OF the proposed bridges across the
Eaet River he built at a cost OF $3OWO.COO. II
will be- Impossible t. enter, Into the construc-
ton Of tunnels. This declaration raises the
squarest Of Issues. IL means that the interests
roSSSn Be e for sss
benefit of few real estate speculatorsi In Queens
county N.Y. |. seems that that We must have sls.
cannot have a double tunnel 10 South Brook:
Ign to cost s3.OO0WU. The necessities OF
there now. The population which the Biack-
Wells Island Bridge is designed to serve is
Gy mS Ts after the bridge re
at s sce@ az tho Gapc2 Of oG
the great borough OF Manhattan and BROOKLYN.
Such scheme ant icipatcs the natura growth
tnh sns soud be s tear Iops island
city whch would not cost over S2.OOO.OOO and
which would accommodate the traffic require
twenty-five years: 1t - possible therefore, to
huild tunnels both to Long leland City and to
this bridge will cost. Moreover, the tunnels
could he comnleted IN less than half the time,
in all probability within two years from date OF
South Brooklyn to-day stands more in need
Of, better communication with Manhattan
River. The Bridge Dcpurtment acknowledges
that II would have located one ~ these bridges
iiy. Tie 'oniitipns. however, are declared br
eminent engineers TO be ideal for tunnel con-
present necessities Of this important district
must he ignored 40 that an unnecessary and
scanlalou-iy cXtrnvagant bridge scheme may
bc damned through" without proper con.
Tut the issue now raised by the Mayor IL no
longer one between the relative merits Of
tunnels aud bridges a. applied to Manhattan
md Queens ansportatt2ni Ho has raised raised
understood, II the relative claims and de:
monts AMI rlshtss Of Long Island City and
Mayor declared that the Blackweli's Island
Bridge shall be constructed and that there
do NOT know what action the Board Of
Alderman will take The members Of that
SSds hfys s know n "a sT o
mo that any Brooklyn ember; he he Demo-
crat or Repnhlican. should deliberately vote
to sacrifice the enormous present interests OF
pectIvs 's speculaiivs rrcnts Of certain iani-
During the session Alderman John T. Mccall.
the TammHny leader. called up the report NJ
the Finance Committee endorsing q resolution
OF III. Board Of Estimate appropriatng , 900
and Long Island CIV. Mr. Mccall moved that
the report he cnncurrei In, thereby stirring up
row. Hail dozen members jumped to their
feet and protested: and finally Alderman Wood.
ward Rep moved thai the resolution he re-
committed 70 the Committee on Tunnels and
anu Bridges, with ius'ruc'ions 70 rcrort next
Tues nav. Mr. Mccall opposed this motion
vigorously
Alderman Msclnne- Jumped I'm and shouted:
Il won't vote for this bridge until some con-
sidrration , given tho remarkable reuort m ale
to rs by the citys chic' llrancill "flcrr--"
Chief financial lihrV' interpolated Alderman
james Rep. QueAus)
~ We IL az you wish" replied Mr.. Machines
The vote was overwh-l InRly in favor Of
rccommitting The resolution arpropriAtlnR
81 .OUOpO tor the Irn; o~s1 bridge between
Manhattan aud Brooklyn was sent to the same
comm ttee.