New-York tribune., 1902-02-17
TO UNITE IN BRIDGE TALK
u. r. T. WILL BE REPRESENTED AT
MEETING IN BROOKLYN TONIGHT.


There IS just one thing which the Com
fnittee Of Fifty Of Brooklyn, which has turned
Its attention toward relieving the overcrowded
rendition of the bridge. has so far decided
That is that the ferry companies should be made
20 carry thousands more people than they do
The committee believes that the ferry companies
and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
should cooperate in diverting traffic in this
manner. and that if they refuse to do II some
way should and could he found to force them
10 do So
Tonight in the rooms Of the Manufacturers
Association. No. 19S Montague-st., there will he
a Joint meeting of the association and the Com
1nittee OF Fifty to discuss the bridge problem
II. G. Prout a civil engineer. will talk on
-'Congested Traffic and Its Remedy" Bridge
Commissioner LindenthaI has consented to be
present and talk on the bridge problem from his
point OF view 1t is also expected that the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company will be repre-
sented by President Greatsinger General
Manager Brackenrdge, or both No definite
action viii be taken by the association tonight,
but within q few days the Committee of Fifty
will undoubtedly indOrse one of the many plans
that have been proposed for the relief of the
congestion. When William McCarroll, chairman
of the committee, was seen by Tribune
porter last night he discussed freely his views
and those of the committee About the ferry
plan he said:
Notwithstanding all that has been said about the
tmpTacucability of making some sort of a working
arrangement between the ferries and the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company committee still believes
that both they and the Broakiyn Rapid Transit
Company should be made to serve the public along
communication between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Should Carry s thousands more pedPe every dag
than they do and they would if an adequate ser
should be forced TO run more cars to the ferries,
we do not take much stock KIN in the the plea that 1t
would not be feasible TO carry passengers to Man
be that as II may. were II necessary as now
much prefer to go that way if they could be as
Hured.of an edaquate service.
Concerning the many plans for obviating the
present dsgraceful crush the bridge Mr. Nc
Carroll said that the committee was not yet
ready to recommend any particular Per
Eonally he is much in favor of Commissioner
IindenthaPs plan for temporary relief. which
provides for running a continuous line of cars
around the bridge structure and transferring
the passengers to and from their particular
cars at the bridge plaza. He said:
think this would work exceedingly well and I
confusion in transferring in the plaza hut not
arnaf 70 The n6nos s tbere r are mot onv dam
gerous, but degrading. and any scheme which holds
nv idea IS that an incIosed terminal should be
cars coming from Manhattan could unload their
pTartic9lar line If the rapid transit company
should provide for this plan in adequate man
ner- believe that it would work satisfactorily
any plan that could be placed in operation with
in short time. The plaza IS Of at present.
and there should be no hesitation about using it in
This way.
Mr.. McCarro11 said that the committee was
not losing sight of the need Of some permanent
solution OF the problem He thinks il Will
probably favor, finally, plan which will be a
v7o.5fHcof fioT OF many hal hay heer urOnoSed.
He added:
Personally, have always believed that good
deal OF the property the Manhattan end Of the
bridge should be acquired for the construction of
terminal that would provide not only for relieving
the congestion the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
lines but also the City Hall station Of the Man
haitian Elevated Railroad. I also think that as
the bridges opened they should be con-
nected by elevated structure some other
means.