The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-24
FOR NATIONS ON FERRYBOATS
ALDERWANIC COWNITTEE HEAR
SUFFRAGETTES PLEAD.


eAEuN AN"@AN ANANfH@h -" NN--@H
Mrs. Sophia Loebinger. Miss Helen
Murphy and Miss Mary Coleman spent
two hours az the CITY Hall yesterday
afternoon trying 10 persuade the Docks
and Ferries Committee II tho Board Of
Aldermen that a great Unjust ice had been
done 20 the women % New York 10y the
discharge Of the twenty-ons mAtrons
formerly employed ON the staten Island
ferryboats.
Mrs. Loebingcr and Miss Murphy eX-
planned the various dangers which
threaten women and children and Young
girls On the trip from Manhattan 20 ~
George or TO Stapleton. One 10 the cN-
matrons further explained that ever and
ever 30 many 10 the unprotected young
women residents of To'tenville ,that -
TO say. Bentley Manor had formed AT
unfortunate habit of missing the last
train and Willing away the hours between
midnight and real morning 10y riding
back and forth ON the ferries
What else can they do she asked
REALISTICALLY. They have nowhere 20
20. and II there 10 no matron on the boat
90 look after them there IL no telling who
may insult them
Mrs. Loebinger rushed up to Alderman
Cornell. who was presiding. with a bundle
al petitions from the citizens Of New
York and Staten Island begging for the
reinstatement Of the matrons Miss Cole
man. who had been sitting IN the seats
allotted to spectators. advanced To the
platform and begged to Ice allowed Ia
aign IL and was at once invited To- speak
It's . crying shame to heaven an
nounced Miss Coleman.
The committee asked all sorts 81 ql..s-
tions end then they wanted to know
whether there wasn't some representative
81 the Dock Depart nent present t. defend
the action 81 the Commissioner NJ
one came forward aud after waiting
few moments Aldermen Cornell sent
several persons out TO hunt up the Com
missioner. Some one found HIM IN N"
City Hall and brought hun in
Mr.. romhns was asked - explain
why ne Ind thrown twenty -one employees
out Of work and replied that the ch ngs
in the ferryhOat service had h"en M Dc
from motives Of economy and th~t h.
thought u was a wise one committee
man then made hrief rccl pit ulP ton Of
the Agunents advppced by IN" -uffra-
gattes and asked Whit h" thought Of
then
the city 10 prv very high rate of in~ur-
ance for som" very remote Contin ;.r".es.
replied the Commissioner
Suppose that ~ this sO-cdl.Cd high
rate % lnsuT. uC,. one hfe wer" ~rVrd or
one girl rescued. DO yoI think the prev
too great" demanded the ouilinttssng
PERM - not. - % th. Commissioner
The COmmissionsr sod th,t he b a not .
raised Pny salaries End ia . ths nun opel
ferr - must ~ put On Ions - IA. -
Their Mise Coleman opu.dn k"cp gu"t
sMsv / ask the amount II your :. ~
asked Miss Io."rlSn
Seven thoust and Ave hundred dollLrs-
Baio Mr. romkr-
unDhantly. -wou!cE't u be good de
% show your desire "a S7v" money for the
city by reducing your oSu 81. ry'-
Tint y g Tttfuiy e very T,.rt.UDrt
sugg, stion SAID Ny TomkiEs
He strUd" hastily toward th,. door a.
he spoke. hut his progress was int.T-
ceptsd by on" Ut the matrons who held
q Whispered collo,luy with him
Tell that TO the committee. hs ss1i.
a. be finally got away.
The woman then Sait aloud that she !
was Mrs Iassi. German. q widow with
two little children 20 support that ~" ha|
gwen up pla,-. N e !.-'tarfm. a. store
90 b" t.rryboa; mItr.u '-.'.,g-' III,
thought civil s"TNI,s' pol. p l.--t 4 Z RIVER .
Chairman Cornell .~-,Ir,at ~. -ufrl-
gstts.- that th. '1mmr't'.. Np4li e.. rta4nIv
send recommendation - th'. Ppart ~
Aldermen ass NJ them - 10 what they
could with ia" DOCK ,ofnmi~~.or'r n.
then adv ISL the. wlulHu 20 g,.i ono #
their frI"Ufs 10 INTRODUCE IN tT'lrtI,#
making n compulsory on m" tufufnrs-
SION 20 keep rnatr1I- on hpITi tl" f. nv.
boats Mrs losttug'T -ili %. vur.,4
have n" or 'IuaUu" ~. w. vs. % tim
t. -. Il