New-York tribune., 1902-03-18
BRIDGE VOTING BEGINS.
TWELVE BIG BOXES NEARLY FILLED
LAST EVENING.

BROOKLYN PEOPLE GIVING ON COUPONS
THEIR PREFERENCES AS TO ROUTES
SOME DROP TICKETS.
Twelve big boxes. aluminium COOred. were In
various places IN the Manhattan terminal OF the
Brooklyn Bridge yesterday They are there by
direction Of Commissioner Lndenthal and for
the accommodation Of the bridge travelling pub
lie which has been requested by Mr.. Lndenthal
70 fiji out coupons with which the people
give their choice Of routes 20 and from Brooklyn.
The boxes are about three feet high and two
by two feet square. To prevent them being
carried away they are chained 10 pillars They
are placed along the route most frequented by
persons when hurrying toward the ticket sellers.
Three Of them downstairs at the main
trance TO the bridge. and near the trolley loops
The others are the promenade In big black
letters these words painted on each side Of
the boxes: Drop Bridge Coupons Here"
In spite OF the fact that the boxes are big the
coupons small, and that half OF the thousands
that crossed the bridge last evening did not
know what they we're for. the boxes were well
filled before the rush hours over
Several people mistook the boxes for the ticket
choppers, and without looking, dropped in their
elevated tickets. When they were held up by
the ticket takers. and discovered their mistake
they wanted their tickets back. But there was
always a policeman around and the Brooklyn
ite soon was persuaded that he'd have to buy
another ticket
The boxes are all right said a policeman
on the bridge last night. but wait until fresh
young fellow comes along and drops a lighted
cigarette in of them. And that's what will
happen"
There were also twelve boxes AT the Brooklyn
end of the bridge. The boxes will be in place
all day to-day
The coupons are for the most part cut out Of
newspapers. where they being printed at
the request of the Bridge Commissioner. one Of
these coupons is printed at the end Of this
article.
Commissioner LindenthaI yesterday gave out
the following statement about his voting plan:
It, Is highly important for, the Department of
Bridges, I'm the planning or terminals Tor ih"
three East River bridges. 20 know the directions
and comparative sizes Of the main currents Of
passenger travel across the East River.
,,FIn,rf in TaIibattan Who jly. in ly"ms
burg would naturally patrontze the Williamsburg
Roth Of these classes of traveI now use hr BROOK
!yn Bridge, which viii be relieved wien the other
How much would this relief be? People employed
south Of chamhers-sl Who hys In East New-
York Woodhaven anI the neIgho'.iinE 8IsrrlG, -,
naturally come 70 N""- YORK by inc br"ohiyn
Bridge Elevated Railroad. while thos" who DO
in FIatbush or north and west OF Prospect Park.
would probably GthsT eo4IinHe L TO uSf ne SHrl'rT
adequate car service were provided 20 the ferries.
There Is at present much uncertainty about the
subject. and the statements made 10y iut-r'S, ed
parties ar" conflicting The simplest way l. get
at the facts appears to be to request the pass-u-
gers themselves furnish the information by filling
the suhioucd coupon The questions upon the
following nave been prepared by the fommiSSi Sirucr
Of Bridges He requests every reader OF this paper
who hahituallv uses the bridge to cut the
coupon answer the questions thereon and then
,lcp0s II I'm one the boxes 1t the MANN end
Of th. bridge on Tuesday March Is 1902 The
value OF the Information wlu depend largely upon
the number of replies received. Let every reader