New-York tribune., 1902-02-10
SAYS B. r. T. is TO BLAME
SCHIEREN DECLARES 1T COULD PAY
FERRIES AND MAKE MONEY.
WILLIAM BERRI FAVoRS PAYING NEW
BRIDGE CONTRACTORS EXTRA TO .
WORK THREE SHIFTS OF MEN.

Regarding the congested conditions on the
RrookIvn Bridge and the urgent necessity for
doing away with the prospect of another Dead
Mans Curve at the Manhattan end. Ex-Mayor
Charles A Schieren of Brooklyn, at his home
No. 4O5 Clinton-ave, that borough, said yester-
day TO a Tribune reporter;
The concession of the Plaza in Brooklyn 10 the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company WoIiS ho1 u and
The only thing that would bensht tne siSeaJon Si
and that lies in the hands Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company and the Union Ferry Soanpaihiy, pihi
But the rapid transit company Is the respohSloe
party. 1t has to transport each passenger a mile
r ana 9qarter @ yG wGr rs H d on euTes il costs
cent PassengeT SO that II y mace an for thrse
quarters of cent a passenger or less Il would
benefit financially by it At ia any rate tbat rs an an
present exists at the rush hours In Manhattan and
the city authorities should take drastic ne@su 80 & -
necessary to force the rairoad COMPANY any id 70 ne
some arrangement by which the tran1c couId De
one thing i want draw attention to is that the
present condition OF AFFAIRS is dlrecIiy 1ne res 4tn W
possession Of the traffic of the bridge and trans
pGoved sTeat BENEFIT to the people of Brooklyn
especially the working classes. who thereby saved
Tnow Gsne persons smpoyed in the Produce Exchange
who patrOnize the bridge for the sake OF saving
Furthermore, person is obliged to take the the
9egt sgon n e Re hds a1 w to the fact that If person
went the Wall-st ferry and took car on i the
Hall but could nor get a transfer TO the elevated
paw another five cents to reach his destination.
making u cents altogether 1t Is natural TOT sueh
people to 90 TO the bridge and save seven cents.
By Issuing transfers at that point from the surface
10 the elevated roads many would be drawn away
The Rapid Transit Company has been liberal with 18th
its transfers. which is greatly appreciated oy the
transfers at that point TO both elevated roads 1t
will be concession to many who are Obliged 20 use
}9s 69 jklsHa''a k% roads ana VIII De greatly appreciated
William Berri formerly president OF the board
of trustees OF the Brooklyn Bridge, said yes
terday at his home, No. 4O1 Grand-ave.:
As TO how the present condition is to be met. it
will solve the problem in a large measure. wrote
70 Mayor Low a fortnight ago suggesting that tne
It would cost TO put on three gangs OF men ana
when necessary TO complete the new pPIiuse -
II be done in two years by working eight hours
could be completed inside OF twelve months If work
went on continuously for twenty-four hours a day
assured there was lack OF material. and that it
was only question OF men and money II II were Were
am certain that before twelve months cars would
be running over II.
It does to construct skyscrapers when the work is
prosecuted night and day. but the city would be
would be quicker return on the money invested
an and & an d Ion IN 1 f9e ne b @
Increase OF population within the first year two
that Brooklyn has ever had: -
missioner Lindenthal about my letter TO Mayor
Low but ne did not seem to grasp my idea be
clared he had no authority under the contracts 10
knew this but thought there would be a way by
paving for IT, II II cost the city EnoOoo or
question Of life and death to the people-an abso-
Lutte public necessity. Cars could be operated on
the bridge fully six months before carriages could
be driven