Wurster v. City of New York

This is a motion for an injunction to restrain the city of New York, the New York Terminal Company, and William 0. Maden, from discontinuing or suffering to be discontinued five ferries running between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. These ferries .were established by the city of New York under powers conferred upon it by ancient charters, and have for many years been operated by the city through its lessee, the Brooklyn Ferry Company of New York. Since the opening of the Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges, the returns from the ferries have fallen off materially, so that they have been…