New-York tribune., 1872-04-25
MORE BROOKLYN FRI UDS.
SUPERINTENDENT KINGsLEfS Shhnh IN IhE
ppIncr pROFTrs-FIGUREs FROM Ills OWN
ROCKS DISPUTE HIS REPORTS.
.bo ,,,h No ttoo

SUPERINTENDENT KINGsLEY's SHARE IN THE
ppIncE PROFIrS-FIGURES FROM HIS OWN
BOOKS DISPUTE HIS REPORTS.
The following report of the subcommittee
Of the Committee OF Fifty, which continues Its nyestt
cations into the frauds the Brooklyn Ring is in reply
10 the abusive co nmunicaton of superintendent W. Z.
Kingsley which lately appeared in TIC brooklyn ana
New-York papers:
To The Ertcuhue Committee ~ me c0"bTee O fVyV
The ctr Of BroOtiy'. . 4. .,.., ,
Your b-Commltee supplementary to Their report
Company would respectfully set forth that our atlrt
tion hal been called to communication 10 lhe puniG
nress o. this city and of the City OF New Hork, dated
Anil 15 is72 and signed william c. kingsley, General
Superintendent New York Bridge CO. Ihe irst nan 1
said communication, conslsting OF SeurNus pu" ~
ities, It's before the respccloic poIuon VI
community. OF the latter hail. inc argG purtoh
hudatory egotism, In which the pubc can nav 10 ln
terest EXCEPT it To gauge the cabcr OF man
who TO be the main spirit Of an important eh
toa referred TO in nOwc controverts po ton az
sumed in report And there are IN 1t but ionr POINTS
of public interest or ID when teIoy IN or NJ "S,y ~
charge are involved These points We VIII ho" 'Ao up'
The report Of your sub Committee set forth THAT
Brooklyn has controlling VOcc IN me nahdsS uHt
the company though owning GlO Ol lic ttOCA NHiIo
nrivate u owning 1lO the stock send IS members
10 the Board" or the truth OF THIS, adInlssoh Is Ia'
in the aforementioned communication, by the acknoW-
odgment that me STOCK tnustL"c9 py 'is ~ 70 oiy
represented in the Board by the Mayor Cohliod ma
Ci;y Treasurer. At the same time denial Is maie' ny
the assertion that the peOe Ol bOoky arc d'C i'IC
scncd IN the Board by II private stOckholdrs ~ho hlo
weight Of their "cmcut characters" ~ inc 'utr-
PRISE, ana WHO nave nade CosicIaulc d 49,
the stock" This may be satisfactory as regards Hehe
gentlemen, with Their personal irenus anu p,Tt,,t
adhcrents but Is not satisfactory 10 the eonh.Hy ac
large nor is 1t tenabe as business position Ihe poPlc
of Brooklyn through their corporaio subScIoel ior
clio of the rst 5000 the Bridge, ana they
have the right ana demand, corporate oncal repre-
senaOn in the same proportion; IL lOr 10 OteT IetSon
than that such representation shall become a CHtk On
the Individual interests which bear the relation OF 'ny
23O snarcs subscribed 10y the parties named In the
communication TO $1,000 shares as the ciiys S"Dsc oo
The Committee OF Fifty have already demonstrated
sufficient abuses Of public trusts In the various mudpal
departments 10 pcrineny caution against Tue IiA III
TINS Bridge Company Of clothing individuals WIN uh
checked power to control immense disbursements.
THE LUMBER PURCHASES.
Your sub-C Committee set forth in their report: That
the Brooklyn saw-Afill and Lumber Company, orAm-
norman & Co., Gn which Mr. Kingsley is largely inter-
csted) had furnished much Of the lumber and timber OF
the cissons" II Is asserted n tho communication re-
fcrrcd TO, "That the whole amount paid by the Bridge
Company to received by the sawMIll Company Is
{2l0 81 SO II appears on their books But IL asOap-
pears that the further sum OF sS4l22 % was paid A.
zimmerman, who is the superintendent OF tno oa"-l
Company and whose name is 80 recorded in the dty
Directory. Carrying tins position httle inrthcr he
books show of S65H 81 paid for humber ana tln-
Der TO L. NJ. Mayhem Co.. by h. " h'-Ahss!eJ q
MR.. KINGsIEY's coMPESsAToy.
In the aforesaid communication the return Of $9o IS
admitted as set forth the report Of your suComnit-
tee nor any contradiction made as to the date ol se
return TO the compensation OF $4,000 PAID 10
Mr. Kingsley il Is claimed in justification that he lai
eXncnded of his money S25)OO ana tlat thc amount
Of compensation TO be allowed him was at various tnlrs
discussed in the Executive Committee some of the men,
bors which, stated III favor OF such copn-
stion being per cent TO- ij and some 70
cent or Sl,OGOOJ0 The nrst Sj,NdOOO expended In
view the eminent characters OF the citizens whO
compose the Board, and the garantce, as caimcd,Of
such character III the management, the public wOld
probably de sire TO have the names or these hlghpd-
centage members of the Executive Committee. Andm
this connection IL might be pertinent 10 ask-as tie
s125OOo contract VIII expire ~hch lhe oi t
high-Water leVel-Wlat Ia TO be Mr. kugslcys suDSt
quent salary General Superintendent! and alsp
whether it il understood, or agreed an,
that for present services lie Is To receive additional com
pensatiOn4
if correct, il has been me2suaDy reimbursed nom
paid the cty's subscription TO the stock, have
not the taxpayers the right to demand bi or part cu
laro Mr.. Kingsley implies, in his communication htt
large OF money expended By him IN the pur
chase Of legislation aud asserts that he was out or
uockct more than "A quarter OF "a million before blow
was struck" II has been, however stated from the
Brdgc Companys Office that the allowance OF S2j0Dl to
Mr.. Kingsley was hnt lair compensation for services
necessarily is that this sum covered services ana MS en-
tire disbursements. What then become. OF his assertion
of expenditure OF quarter OF million 0f his own
money!
In conclusions DO the President and Directors OF the
Ncw-York Bridge Company nforse the communication
oi their subordinate oictr, and accept him their
$4,000 per annum, consulting engineer IL 5000 per
aunuIn, and four assistant engineers at sdIiesOu oi
5000 Of s. UOp, of $500 per auuum, and one at
- 80 per day VIII The Directors inform the pubc what
duties required OF, and performed by MT. supcrin
tcndcn Kingsley And do they suppose, Ia the face Of
the assertions made by Their superintendent, that the
people OF brooklyn have confidence IN Their manage
meut OF the an1.rs OF the Bridge Company. Your sub
Committee may from time 10 time, make further sup
Elementary reports OF the all'rs OF the New York
Bridge Company as matters Oi Importance relative to
sd Company may be developed IN the course OF their
invest tigaons. Respectfully submitted. AhEO-E f&OW,
L. NICHOLSON, X. II. CHIT1ENDEN, NATHANIIL COIHEkh,
sub Committee.