New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-04
THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE.

eprc1,t MEETING OF THE CORPORATORS-MR.
WASHINGTON ROEBLING ELECIED ~ 81
CEED HIS FATHER AS CIilEF-ENGlNBEk-
THE PIER FOUNDATIONS TO BE LAID THIS
SUMMER.
A sDecial meeting of the corpOrators OF INC
Brooklyn and NewYork Bridge Company was heiu ~
oon Yesterday at the gas Office in Remscnst Brooh1n
f the election OF officers and other business Of import
ance The Hon II. c. Murphy, President OF the CoIpO
ration presided and Mr. Fowler was elected Seerelay'
The President read over the list OF members anu '
faov,nr gentlemen answered to their names meSSiS
8 B. Chttenden, Samuel Booth G. T. jerks Johh No"Cr
william A. Fowler, A. H. Greene, A. W. Benson, a. a.
~, ,ri,lio Hunter ir l. H. Prentice. John Morton
H. c. Murphy Controller Connolly InO"i"S III.
president of the Board Of Aldermen ana wy Ai0"'
urer sprague Brookyn. .....,,ou
The President said lie desired 10 can 'no ",oH'-on
NJ the meeting to several points dlscuSSeu AZ lolo
meetings. which, owing to some msapprenenS'onS
he thought worthy Of explanation IN 'no nIoY
Mace the act had passed through Congress
,yborobv those gentlemen from Ncw-York-wlth
whose names the meeting was famiar--had been
made members of the Board Inc SooOgOu Wiiie iIy
ai,,o1 70 ia Subscribed had not been taken up wholly
NV the coTnoratOrs, but had been taken up Dy theu
p3rv and partiy by others Already the entire amount
@ io,a ACT had also been obtained by which the struc
fire when erected wOud be in accordance WITH the law
Committee submitted at former meeting, tle engineer
had been appointed to look over the plans ana speeu
tioUs INT subsequently, i'm of the Importance OF INC
rtai5g IL WAS resolved 10 appoint engineers
of the greatest experience Iher names Te t Krj5
wood, and Col. Adams. This body OF genucInen nau
held meetings Tor TWO coScc1'v Man s1bpted by Mr.
IoSn Poehjing who was present on each OCCASION ana
fun ,SS Banri o GSa En
neers and although there had been all kinds OF oppo
ton ntsed against it, that Board united in their
oniDion of the superiority OF Mr.. ROeblng,s scheme
Now the cOrpOrators were prepared 10 90 peIoIe tne
Conrt FOR title to the lands adjoining the landings OF
tle DropOsed bridge Mr.. ROebliDg. during his Hellc
had employed, as his assistant III lne enIePIise' ~
son, Mr.. Washington ROebinG, young man OF
great promise then residing in Cincinnati, ana
only SO wears of age Previous to the death OF Mr. ROeD
ling, ST. that gentleman had frequently told MN tl9
carry the work through to suecessiu teImlnaon
had since gone to Europe Tor the purpose VI @
ing all the works gong on, or which nave Dseh IN
shed, of character similar 10 taI RoSI1 D' Al
who knew young Mr., Roebng spoke OF MN III the gn,
manner, and eXtoed ms abilities as an ens,eoI'
the meeting appointed that gentleman 70 suocgu ns
father and he would have his he speaker vote EthOu
hesitancy, they should also appoint the pest ~
the country to consult with MN. Ihere WA, 9ttC
another subject which the speaker wanted 10
draw the particular aen1G Ib fbe opcanisoto
of the Board The amount OF subscriptions had to be
% apS Toper that they should be represented in the
Board designations had been sent in by a number OF
iaces lie had before him the designations OF Gov
Holman J. b. Myers Charles e. Bell, William Woods,
had subscribed 10 the stock and whose names he would
present as candidates for the vacancies In the Board
i j. ,. l.
Slocum BrOOkyn), Hugh Smith, i. X. SWeely, ana
William Tweed sr Each Of those gentlemen had sub
scrbed $4,000 to the stock 1t for the meeting
TO act though the first question before them was inc
filling place vacated by the death OF the laheted
Mr.. ROeblng. $500.
In reply TO member who asked il it was imperative
on the corporatOrs elect successor so soon the CHAIR
man replied in the affirmative, stating also that one OF
the foundations of the bridge would be laid TINS summer
On motion Of Mr. jerks, seconded by Mr. Green, IL was
unanimously resolved TO elect Mr. ROebne IT., to sue
coed his father rs CHEF Engineer Tue Chairman IN
rcply to a query as who would probably be the eug
neer selected to consult with Mr. Roebng said he would
probably be Mr. HOTatO Allen. With regard TO the sal
ary he said that salary OF $1,000 per aInum TO Mr.
ROeblng would be moderate His father only asked that
| sum.
vote having been taken, the gentlemen alluded to In
the concluding remarks by the Chairman were appointed
to M the positions the Board OF Directors vacated
by Gov. Hoffman and others who had resigned. Mr..
G. T. jerks moved, and it was resolved to request
the Executive Committee 10 take such proceedings as
may be necessary for tho tito to the land Adjoining the
proposed bridge each side Of the river The Chair
man then announced that the Board OF Consulting En-
giBeers and others had sent in their bills against the
! Company The subject was referred 70 the Finance
Committee aud in the meantime the President was en-
| powered to audit the accounts The Chairman men
oned that the Company had spent, as yet, no money
except what had been voluntarily subscribed by the
| Directors. The proceedings then terminated.