New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-16
THREE CENTS ON BRIDGE.
Both Railroads Make This Offer for
Use of Structure.

Mayor Mcclellan received yesterday joint
proposition from Presidents Freeland o. the
HSev,-York city Railway and Winter Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit companies Offering TO
run their cars across the Williamsburg Bridge.
TIE bridge win have four trolley tracks, TWO
Cor each direction. Each company VIII use one
ret ~ tracks the NSe7v-Torlz City Railway cans
using loop az the Brooklyn end OF the bridge
and the brooklyn Rapid Transit Company doing
the same thing AZ the Manhattan end The
proposition also includes a bridge service for a
shree-csnt fare. OF two tickets for Eve cents.
The letter 20 the Mayor from the presidents
EoIows.
In compliance with your request that we work
Fur some rlan by which the surface lines may be
CONNECTED WITH and operated over the Nllilams-
burr Bridge ~ the earliest possible moment
srith "a view, 20 meeting the public demand foI
transit facilities over that bridge we now beg
40 propose the following plan which, as 10 mos
OF the connections involved. can be put INTO
rueratf0n Iv July J. provided the work in
charge of the Commissioners o. Bridges IS co-n-
frrrnrements offered by the Brooklyn Rapid
rransIt Company:
me r--s ron The system Of that company VIII
D. operated 20 the New-NoIlI terminus OF the
hrlfEo where passengers win Doe received ana
delivered. no additional fare VIII be charged
sor carrying Brooklyn Rapid Transit rcsseiE gers
over the bridge 10 and from the Nc"-4ofA ter
arrangements offered by the 2lev-YorlI city
RAILWAY Company, operating the MelIopoil''N
mo metropolitan system VIII be connected
with the bridge. and The Metropolitan cars VIE
be operated DO the broaNyn t'fn'lilal oI l-.s
f,-ffrr and There receive and deliver passenger
40 aaEf.Hor-l fare vIl Doe charged Tor carrying
metropolitan passengers over The bridge 10 ana
frou emo brooklyn terminal.
Local bridge service:
n-.rro cars win De operated between The
J7ronir-u and New-York terminals ~ the hrl1se
sor fare oi tlree cents. or two tickets loi I'VE
5leco.7lzinr your desire that ARRANGEMENTS
sor the traffic over the bridge DE competed az
Tr0wrrlv as possible we are prepared 20 la>e
N pr once with the municipal authorities the
working out OF the details of tais plan provided
81 meets with your approval
The Mayor says-aul his opinion is shared by
railway men familiar with local railway traffic
~ condltioua-that this bridge operating plan VIII
7lsake great deal ri the traffic of OF the Brook
Iiyu Bridge. and thus give the city leeway in
providing for suitable connection between the
bridges President Winter told the Mayor that
the Coney Island and Brooklyn company cars
EDe KaIk-ave. svsterl). now connecting with the
ErnnI-st. and broadway ferries. would use the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit tracks on the new
bridge, the companies dividing up the loops In
much the same manner as they DO at the Park
ROW end OF the Brooklyn Bridge
The utility Of this angement les IN the fact
that most OF the passengers OF the Flushing.
Park-Rve and Greenpoint cars Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system VIII use the new bridge
route instead OF taking the longer ride 20 the
Brooklyn Bridge and Park Row. The tire
tnendous volume OF Coney Island tranlc handled
by the Coney Island and Brooklyn lines. both
from the Brooklyn Bridge and tho Broadway
and Grand-st- ferries, VIII De further divided
nnder the new plan, much Of Il using the new
bridge.
The New-York City Railway IS likely 20 be the
biggest gamer by the new arrangement as 81
will give Il a direct entrance TO Williamsburg.
president VreelauI told the Mayor yesterday
Shat by the time the bridge was ready for
sranc on July hs road would be ready 10 run
Ehe Fourteenth-st.. Ilighth-st. and East Broad
way lines over the bridge. and that little later
a. the year the G-aud-st. ana DeIancey-st. lines
Would be ready TO do the same. The iron IS on
ahe ground for eqGi9ping these lines with cleo
tricity. and the underground system IS installed
in Second-ave as FAR south as Houston-st.. and
in Chrystie and Forsyth SITS. as far south as
Grand-st. The gain 10 the Metropolitan VIII be
On picking up traffic within a half mile radius Of
she Brooklyn end q the williamsburg Bridge
and carrying IL % any part OF the Manhattan
system. Thousands o. factory employees living
vithn half a mile Of the Brooklyn end OF the
bridge VIII take the walk In the morning and at
nght take advantage OF the Metropolitan single
Eve-ccut fare.
The Metropolitan company VIII use It's under
Surface system in crossing the bridge, while the
brooklyn Rapid Trapsit Company VIII use Its
overhead system.
Mayor Mcclellan said che terms offered were
Entiroly satisfactory 20 him.
Controller Grout was much pleased al the
propoeitI8u o. the companies. u is what DE has
ndvocate9 all along AN chat remains now is
the approval Of Commissioner Best. and that IS
assured, as the Mayor favors the scheme.