New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
TO HELP STATEN ISLAND.
M4YOR'S FERRY PL4N.
Prouides for City O7cnersh'p OF
Terminals at $3.50 900 Outlay.

AT Yesterdays meeting of the Sinking Fund Com
mission Mayor Low brought up the question or
better ferry facilities for Staten Island He read
a statement of what he considered was the best
way to solve this problem and his recommends
tions were adopted ny the board The question VIII
now be left to the Mayor and Dock Commissioner
Hawkes.. who will decide on terms OF leasing the
ferry franchise TO either the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Company the Rogers syndicate, or 10
both Jointly and report to the Sinking Fund Com
mission The Mayors recommendations whlch
plan an outlay by the city of $95Oeo. are as foi-
lows:
ferry TO ST. George. freight ferry to staple
AS TO st george Between WhitehaIl-st. and St
George trips every fifteen n mnuies IN m trips every
half hour. from to 6 a. m trips eve every " aonI. @
er fare TO be Charged on the ferry be those
row prevailing on the railroad on the broohiS II
single passengSrs @ three 6r,e Gfnts (tsG sfe tf fbe
cts to be sold for % cenIsl. For pidn roadu-av:
Single horse led, cents; single horse ana wagon
cents teams, 10 cents; automobiles of any kind
As to stapeton- Fifteen round trips day la AND and
by agreement between the operating company and
esbf s fy cents oT S Single gS tickets or cents for
tickets. For vehicles, etc, the same 1afes as 10
As to Port Richmond-Trps and fares on the
same basis as to to Stape54n to be replaced ny
ones as soon as possible except the Fooest 10 @
built so as to provide as much headroom for teams
as the Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboats on the
epee MeTh Tfr 6e GID boa @ to 10 be sold soon as posi-
bs Al neT beats he to haye to a ere @ the
running time in all weathers: IT,. Ill, ,.oso
the ferry to a company representing both the
Baltimore and Ohio and the trolleys equaiE with witt
ditonal on giving the service above outlined on
FTrst-The city to construct suitable terminals at
sapet9n and Port Richmond a anT & to PTote nd ts
adapt them for double decked ferryboats. ana TO
acfs facfory aseommodation 1 fp to both raToads
The city to make no charge either for the ferry ferry
accounts can be made out Of the net earnings
cent per passenger both coming and going. for
access to the ferry at st. George
The company opera ting the ferry shall be an
operating company only its income 1s snd expenses
to be balanced in the manner outlined below: -
The new boats needed are TO he bought ny me ne
ferry company, and at the end Of the lease If the
at their book value. Boats that are retained by
the ferry company for immediate use are to be
ton by the operating company. together with a
deterioration of per cent, to be marked off each
The company operating the ferry to. keep its its
books open at all times to inspection by the city
and by both railroad companies. It shall be per
Initted to charge 212 per cent on all operating ex-
equally Between the two railroads 1t shall charge
this and all other actual expenses pei & nc1ndng IN b6 @ md
a suitable sum for sinking fund, for repairs: TO
come and expense account to which also It shall
credit the earnings. Ali items of expense to be
fpfFag Bock on behalf Of the city
If at the end of the year there is A debit balance
in the income and expense account oue-third OF
the amount may be deducted from the sum due the
citv on account Of the payment of one-half cent
passenger from the two railroads. the renander TO
be divided equally between the TWO roads W hen
there is credit balance at the end of the year
said balance shall be used to make good pro rata
the losses that may have been shared by the two
railroad companies and the sum that may have
been deducted from the payment to the city of
one-haf cent q passenger: to pay the city its Gus
tomary charge for the ferry slips and its usual
franchise tax: as additional payment to the city
against the risk it runs of receiving return at
all on account of slips and franchises