New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-05
THE BROOKLYN RING.


,pvsrnKNT MURRIY RESIGNS, BUT Is PREVAILED
UPON TO REMAIN TEMPORARILY.
At meeting of the Brooklyn Bridge Direc-
ors held Yesterday with two three exceptions those
nresent were identified with tho Bridge Ring. Those
VINO answered to their Mayor Powell. Judge
McCoe Messrs Van Auden stranahan Murphy, Tracy,
Moulton Kingsley, Keeney, Goodrich, Wheeler, schroe
der and sprague. Senator Murphy went through the
form OF resgung the presidency OF the Board but Judge
McCue and Mr. Tracy prevailed upon him TO remain a
short time until his resignation should be duly considered
or proper be appointed. The resignation OF
Abram s. Hewitt as Director, was laid upon the table
The following is his letter.
NETWORK, June 8, 1873
The Hon. HENRY c. MURPHY, President Of ne He'0- YORK
Ny DEAR SIR: / have received notice Of my reSlec1
ton as a Director OF the NewYorG Bridge Company.
beg respectfully to deciDe appointment Tor the fol-
FirSf do not approve Of the legislation which has
bren secured at Albany in regard 10 the reduction and
consolidation of the stock OF the private stocKh0ders
aud am not willing share in the responsibility OF
the action which 1t will require the Directors TO take
in case IL should become law, by receiving tue up
prevail OF the Governor but which trust VIII 10 WIN
Second have served for year at great personal
sacrifice In the Board and on the Executive Comttee,
and was a member of the Investigating Committed the
duties of which lCbOrious During TINS tlme nav
rent Operations the Company. In the report sgne9
by Mr.. Schroeder and myself we eXpresseu ueoiuop
opinion that the affairs of the Company had been al
muistered with great integrity, economy, ana success
There only one drawback 10 our faVoraoe
and that was in regard to the aHa ,a tbe
snperiutendence Of the work. TINS aTange-
Inent did not commend and could not Justly nut Wa
we're satisfied that in ali other respects the work hau
been administered with singular ability ana sucoeSS,
During the past year have personally aoeu On arm
In the city has been more economically anu
attended to, aud yet day after day nave seen 10y
iected to attacks in the newspapers utteTy uyust
and very hard 10 bear. confess that do not see an
why /
Yate interest the performance OF so thankless t
II nv presence in the Board and on the committee hu
served to shield others from injustice, might be
q aid in the management Oh one vi tHV
Greatest and most useful enterprises OF modern times
tire EXPRESSING entire confidence. however, ~ tno Eo
faith and Integrity the gentlemen who, during tIe
nasf wear served with me on the Executive Commtee
i have the honor TO be, very respectfully, ,Y,,rr
1bo Hon Henry g Mummy said that he had held the
poston OF President the past four years. but the
time had come when he decline to continue in the
office This discrimination he said, doubt would be
surprise TO some OF those present, and he hoped tht II
the Board were not prepared 70 e,ecV Suo0'o ''
Judge McCue sand that he had come prepares 70 VOC
for MIR Mummy for President and tbat ne couu ot con
sstenty vote for anybody else. he urged MT M1IPA
TO serve for week OF two longer until tey sGuu nave
time 10 think Of successor, although DIS opinion Was
that Mr. Murphy Indispensable. MI. Tracy s" "a
that MIR Mqrphys resignation was s Eth f vot Tor
him. and he hoped that MI Murphy wouid reconS1uer
his determination. -, 49,. s,,-
prised him He felt somewhat embarrassed yer IA L
Tered and acting with their wishes, ana
indspOsed oppose the views OF his friends, ne CON
ssned 10 act President until the next meeting OF te
Roard Judge McCue insisted that Mr.. Murphy cOuld
nor resign that he had right to resgD and IN order
To prove his statement read paragraph from te ol
laws which provided that the President must DE electu
al the annual meeting, and suggested that Mr. Murphy
would accept reelection with the assurance tnat hls
resignation would be accepted at the next meeting OF
the Board Mr. Murphy finally consented on That CON
oon TO hold over. He therefore reelected Presl-
dent Mr. QuinaTd, the present secretary, and JOhn
NJ. Prentice. the present Treasurer, were also re-
elected To their respective positions. b. f. Tracy there
uDon offered the folio wing, which were adopted
Resolved meetings Of the Directors Of this Company be
open public representatives Of the press be always a
plfd 10 said meetings. . 80, - -
S,ored That monthly report Of all the transactions Of this Com
usnv he furnished the press the cities oBokn and New Yerk con
tping purchases and expenditures giving Hull
ana detailed statement Of the same.
The following committees were apPOInJeu -,
Tupe-Jeremish b. Robinson Jas s. T. strauaban Abrtm s.
Hewitt, VIM G. Kingsley, 5. H. H. Vance
fiEGs-Messrs spgue Green, Wheeler Schroeder and Wander
bLt ,.,-,,
Mr. Schroeder moved that superintendent should be
appointed in the place OF Mr. Kingsley, but the Pfes
dent decided that under the rules no appointment could
be made until the first Wednesday IN July Jeremiah r.
Robinson was elected TO I'll vacancy 0ccasoned by the
resignation or Mr.. j. W. Lewis.