New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-11
TUE EAST RIVER BRIDGE.

A NEW LEAF IN THE HISTORY or TIE ENTERPRISE
4 PRESIDENT CHOSEN.
The management of the East River Bridge
may be said TO have assumed yesterday new aspect
and the Board OF Directors have taken new departure
At tho meeting held In the afternoon, jeremiah p.
Robinson OF tho firm of Woodruff Robinson was elected
President OF the Company. The directors voted to
furnish ell the transactions OF the Company TO the press
and make monthly reports OF all their receipts aud eI-
pendtures in detail TO the Mayors OF the two cities
Judge McCue Ms Chairman OF the Law Committee,
announced that all the Brooklyn private stockholders
had paid in the full OF their subscriptions and
that he had reason believe the defaung New YORK
stockholders would do the same lie stated further
that il they should not do 80, he would carry ont the
instructions OF the Executive Committee and institute
legal proceedings against them at once.
The meeting was called 10 order at IA m, Jas. g. T.
stranahan in the chair There present beside the
chairman Mayor Powell, Judge McCue, the Hon. Henry
c. Murphy, and Messrs. Kingsley, Schroeder, Vance,
Prentice, Keeney Tracy, houlton, Robinson, and
sprague On motion OF Judge McCue, the election for
President of the Bridge Company then took place. Sen
ator Murphy moved the nomination OF Mr.. Robinson,
and Judge McCue seconded the motion in few euogs-
tic remarks in which he spoke OF the long services OF the
candidate IN different enterprises and his lifelong fdel
ity 20 the interests Of Brooklyn.
Mr. ,Moulton said that certainly he could not he
cused Of personal hostility to Mr.. Robinson he did not
sympathze so strongly with Judge McCue as to believe
that the candidate should be elected In examining the
history of the Bridge Company he found that the per-
son who had so ably performed the duties OF this posi-
ton in the past was Senator Murphy, and the speaker
asked him TO withdraw his announcement Of retirement
and give the public the benefit OF his experience and
superior knowledge by again serving as President Sen
ator Murphy remarked that his determination nTed
his health would permit him TO serve, and his bust
ness engagements imperatvely called for his retire
ment.
ballot was then taken for President which resulted
in the election of Mr. Robinson by unanimous vote.
upon taking the chair the new President said II thank
Won for the honor conferred upon me, and thank my
friends for the attering they have given
eat neTDrse of the acc TO final and successful ter
mnation, and shall devote to its interest al my time
Jndge McCue then stated that the private stockhod
ers in Brooklyn had ali paid up their nsdllments OF
with one of the New-York stockholders, William NJ.
Tweed relation 10 the matter but the death or MIS-
Richard Tweed had prevented the keeping OF the APP
pointInent lie believed that Mr.. Tweed and the re-
naming New-York directors would pay up they
did not they would be prosecuted.
Mr. Tracy said that in pursuance OF resolution
which passed two weeks ago. the secretary OF the
board was empowered TO make out monthly state
ment of all the transactions OF tho Company, aud fur
nish it to the newspapers He now moved that such
porters should be allowed simply to examine the books
| aud accounts OF the Company, but that actual
! report, put into proper and Ineligible form,
| should be drawn up every month by the
Secretary and given 10 the reporters who may, II
Mr. stranaan said that it was usual for the monihly bills
OF expenditures minutes OF the meeting which are al
thought that was sufficient lie did not believe that the
time Of the Secretary should be taken In making
regular report every month Mr.. Tracy thought the
transactions should appear in that form. Mr. Vance
moved as ali amendment that an official report be made
10 the Mayors OF the two cities every month and That
the proper cerhcaOn be furnished az To It's correctness
by the Secretary and Treasurer OF the Company. In
motion was, after some discussion, passed without any
dissenting votes.