New-York tribune., 1902-02-08
RFJECT THE FERRY PLAN.
10Th SIDES ARE UNWILLING TO DE-
CREASE THEIR EARNINGS.

president Greatsinger of the Brooklyn Rapid
--.nsi- COMPANY. and Julian D. Fairchid
..ssident. and H X. Knapp, secretary and
os,-e- ~ the Union Ferry Company, held
conference Yesterday morning at the Office
:. +be Froolylvn Rapid Transit Company in
,,,r.se,,e-st Brooklyn. They decided that the
=, devised nv Bridge Commissioner Linden
Ri and i1dorsed by the Chamber Of Com
..s,,a for relieving the congestion on the
P-ooklvn Bridge by diverting travel to the fer
lies and transferring passengers TO the Brook
=, trolley cars for single fve-cent fare was
-, feasible. President Fairchild said it was
impossible for the ferry company 10 agree to
such plan, since the company had been paying
onIv q , per cent dividend. He added:
Personally I should be glad 10 see such plan
adopted put al present o-l -s VINO cross on
only one cent iaIe IRON! -, We ,eaII,.
o1r boats during commission hours e IedlIl
frs si-hoUcb We are doing so. As 10 entering into
any arrangement with the BROOK! 4 tlIi
SroyoTary Jcherehy passengers can be carried Tor
baif cent on the ferries and then transferred 10 the
cars Of that company such a scheIae Is cat t
@ aD5 sI nix night The bridge gets two and onehaf
AZ present but the low rate OF fare and the present
~ e-giT1re OF the money which the purchase OF
these boats involves It is Impossible TO operate our
ferries cheaper. When the tunnel between the Dor
oughs IS put in operation It IS certain that me
will OF their business. r or several
~ Union Ferry Company stock. Had this not been
so we could not have paid our per cent dividend
OF G Sar never heard it intimated before that the
BrCoy6 a{ yg0s!ss6n KsP2 IF t fer2s The report is @
true The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company has
siHsgs ferries. '"'"'' 49,
NEITHER SIDE WILLING TO CUT.
President Greatsinger denied that his com
pany was trying to obtain possession of the
BROOKLYN ferries. He said:
The company has never considered the subject
Our average earRnsS pSSgse6 | e on ceD4 g4I ,stesS
az being FIVE cents as is generally supposed. Our
se1rer # we were TO enter into any arrangement TO
carry ferry patrons over our lines for one fare.
PaDid Transit Company TO deliver all passengers
81 the ferries instead OF transporting them over the
nearly go day for rents and me Gpegaatops asg of OF
$4,000 which is paid out yearly by the Coney Island
and Brooklyn Railroad Company. and from which
no revenue is derived. We have always taken good
care Of the ferry traffic, and have diverted more
cars 70 the ferries in the morning than the people
sgs s9 issued 1o ~ Tvrtea1 and Fntonst to the Fu
ten Ferry and at Montague-st TO the wall Street
Ferry which demonstrates that there are enough
run 70 the ferries.
among the plans that have been suggested TO
Bridge Commissioner Lindenthal for lessening
the crush on the bridge In rush hours is the
encouragement Of walking over the bridge. Ad-
vocates Of the plan say tnat walk over the
bridge is better than medicine, and that many
persons who live on Brooklyn Heights and do
business in Manhattan would be much better
physically if they would walk across the bridge
instead of risking their lives IN the crush at
the trolley loops
Some persons have suggested to Commissioner
Lndenthal TO place a moving sidewalk on the
bridge 70 encourage walking over the structure.
They say that a moving sidewalk would take
the walkers along at greater speed. while many
persons could step on the sidewalk and be car
RED across without walking. The chief objec-
tea to such a plan would be the necessity for
inclosing and covering the moving sidewalk.
thus adding greatly TO the weight and expense
Of the contrivance.
WANTS EASILY REVOCABLE CONTRACT.
Commissioner LindenthaI, when asked yester-
day what compensation would be received by
he city if permission were given to the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company to lay tracks across
lie bridge plaza in Brooklyn. said:
That Is Just the question that is being considered
ey The Corporation Counsel now; 1t is my belief
without remuneration, but il is nice legal point
: 5sf he gRt 8 that IT R aEa 'iy give re1ocabe al Short
a9aae az any time. Such a permit as ! wish TO
non the company. and If 1 enter into a regular
contract. o. Il franchise be given by the Board
along that there would be successful objection to
~ oeing rescnGsd when the time that IL
tEzs
asFe no doubt that in the course OF time the city
~ esslre 70 embellish the plaza architecturally,
Llsn II ought to have the right to order that
racks be placed where the city wants them.
t1e was a somewhat similar permission given
sc 4annattan Railway TO erect its tracks in
rssry PARK, and when. under the right that was
s~sgeo under the permit. that company was or
Sss 70 remove the tracks, it did not do so. and
~ not done so yet
pS.s,.s.,hsandng my desire to require just com
;ssssoon 70 the city for the permit, think that
rs;,st est important point involved is the matter of
fs--s-S control Of the situation. and I waiting
-S corporation Counsel's opinion the matter