The sun., 1899-10-22
$1,000 n DAY FROM FERRIES.
New York's Share of the Local Navigation
Business of This Neighborhood.

Business of This Neighborhood.
Prior TO Dec. 81. 1897 the last day Of "old New
York" officially, the total ferry collections made
by the Comptroller for franchises given to COM
panes running into OF out Of Manhattan island
amounted To S6, 200 900 for the twenty-siX years
preceding or average OF about S24O. 900 a year.
The separate political divisions Of New York county
distinct from Kings. Richmond and Queens
were Of no essential Importance for the reason
that under the original English charter Of New
York. perpetuated in Legislation ever since, all
the river, water front. wharf and riparian rights
on both sides Of the Hudson and both sides of the
East River, including the lower bay, were the per
quisies so To speak, Of the city Of New York, the
ferries whether running TO Brooklyn or New Jer-
sey, paying for the franchise TO the city Of New
York Under the present city charter, however,
the collection OF ferry rents and franchises no long
er devolves on the Comptroller one OF the sources
of revenue 10 New York. but is under charge OF
the Department OF Docks and Ferries, as il is now
called and all revenues from ferry companies are
collected by the Commissioners OF Docks and
Ferries
Considerable curiosity has been expressed
as TO the effect which the consolidation OF New
York would have upon the ferry returns. BY
some il has been alleged that the larger freer
cheaper and more progressive use Of the Brook
lyn brIdge would diminish certainly the earnings
OF ferry companies while the development of the
transit system in New York and in Brooklyn would
inevitably lead 10 some loss TO the ferries, further
threatened in business by the construction Of a
new. East River bridge and the resumption of
work on the Hudson River tunnel To New Jer
Sey.
The figures for 1899 are. Of course. not com
plete, but those for 1893 have been added in de
tail and they show n condition Of affairs which
Is not such as TO make the advocates Of consolida
lion regreiiul The total revenues for the year
la9S from ferry rents and franchises in oil New
York amounted To 1894 ,973, or small fraction
less than $1,000 a day for the calendar year OF
sos, Sundays and holidays included. Toward
this total some Of the ferry or railroad compa MES
contribute a stated sum while others contribute
the Roosevelt ferry the city gets $50 600 from the
Calharinc street ferry ~ per cent Of the gross
Island City $1,000, from the Twenty third street
ferry 10 williamsburg Sl3,00O. from the Grand
street ferry SIS 900 from the Houston street ferry
$4,000, from the Tenth street ferry 10 Greenpont
tireenpOn S2l 900, from The Ninety second street
ferry 10 Astoria per cent of the gross receipts
and from the Ninety III street ferry 10 College
POnr s2.5OO, The Wall street ferry pays "a. Of
island City -. and the Fulton stree, ferry "a.
Per cent. Of It's gross receipts 4 like percentage
is collected from the Whitehall street ferry To
Hamilton avenue and the Whitehall street ferry
10 Atlantic avenue and from the Staten Island
ferry to ST. George $4,000, On the North River
the city collects $4,000 from the Liberty street
from the Barclay street ferry $4,000 from the
Jay, street ferry tWcst Shorc) $500 from the
DesbrOsscs street ferry $1,000, from the Christie,
pher street ferry si7,5OO, from the Fourteenth
third street ferries Erie and Pennsyv S33 600
from the Forty second street ferry Sll 900 from
the Fort &c feIly $1,000 and from Chambers
iced 10 bc not less thai So 500 year. THE Brook
lyn Annex ferry pays 81 500 and the Port Rich
mnnd ferry tn Bergen Point $500 year