The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-11

Onaccrs Elected and Ccmmtttees AP-
pointed ny the Observation-Disclosures o1
the Executive Committee and the
Engineer-Work To BE Resumed.
There was . meeting Of the Directors Of the New
York Bridge Company held yesterday afternoon.
City Judge McCue In the chair. There were pre-
ent Messls. James 8. +. stranahan, J. p Robinson,
Isaac Van AndeD, H. H Wheeler, John b. Prentice,
w. O. Kingsley, Henry Q. Murphy, Henry w.
Slocum, Alderman Vance, Mayor Hunter, Conn.
troler Schroeder and Auditor scnaurmann. The
Inspectors OF Election reported the names OF the
directors elected in June. which have been pub
lished heretofore. Mr.. jeremiah p. Robinson was
reelected President OF the Board; Mr. O. B. Quin-
tard, Treasurer: Mr.. j. H. Prentice Secretary.
Messrs. Murphy, Stranahan, Kingsley, Vance and
hewitt were elected az the members Of the Execu.
tive Committee. Messrs. Comptroilers Frederick
Schroeder ana Andrew H. Green. and Husson H.
A communication was received from Mr.. william
Marshall, declining TO serve as director and
thanking them Tor the honor conferred upon him.
read she subjoined report
IS +,
rsss made IN the sresiion Of the towers and the
for suspendins work, owing TO tho inesmency Of the
loss Of the last or three months ne weather
Is matter regret. and should. ss far possible
ans ne 0S
Ss
by tine Gloss OF the year 1877. A ~ K
%sa tie Fl he
hs e
The entire a%onnt o money expended up 2 May !,
YEA 6, s. q *: 6ssn
on and Srs:
For the amount Of work done During the past year
and ITS present condition the comnittes refers to the
pSncls SSnasSg e z, the = a ct
mentS lar are also presented Gee w !.
from The COMMENCEMENT Of The work . May 1870.
Detailed settlement Of receipts during the last year
showing to whom and for what purposes hey were
General statement Of the receipts and expenditures
j. j. j. sTRANAHAN, Ex.oommissioner.
The receipts amounted to S%8i2Ssa The total
cash expenditures were $4,2S4l5a Tne balance
on hand Is $2S,230
The following report Of Engineer Roeblins was
read and Adopted t y
To THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE or rHH NEW YoRx BRIDGE
v.vrLr.Essnce the last annual report the following
work has been oone on the bridse:.
yards O masonry have been Lard the afches
work This can competed thss SEASON
ss cubic yards @asonry having BEEN aid sInoe jun:
last Everything Is ready resume once This
tower can be completed In two years.
Tho masonry Of the Brooklyn anchorage II now about
six feet above the surface OF the ground. %@$
The laying OF masonry was commenced July and
before the closed 1884 cubic yards w6re laid.
Everything ID In readiness to resume work
There II stone on hand tor all OF the masonry that Is
The work that should now be pressed forward with all
possible despatch s the New York anchorage order
tnat II may be completed by the time the masonry the
towers IL ready for the cable making.
The fact that the New York anchorage not com
menced for year amer the Brooklyn anchorage will
not interfere with the continuous prosecution Of the
should be completed Mt least six months In advance OF
that IN New York 70 give time for the erection OF the
work sp0os and cable machinery which will be- erected
ON Its top bcsdes the New York anchorage being stu
ated in sheltered position the work will not be
suspended by e ross OF winter IS the more exposed
During the winter large working model has been
made the Foot Bridge and suspender cables required
for the prosecution OF The cable making
BY reason of the long Interruption OF the WORK wncn
has occurred large number OF the best and most ex
perencsd workmen have probably been lost 70 the
men have been retained Nevcrtheless II hoped that
serious dicultv will be encountered In rcsumug the
work. Respectfully submitted.
cn;.r xo.,o.., New Y aGEs sliass comnany
the report was adopscd. and the Executive
Committee was direcred 10 resume work at once on
the New York aud Brooklyn towers and the an
choraQe. II was resolved thar cali be made for
payment OF the tenth inssanment OF she Capital
Stock OF the Bridge Company, payable on the 2sth
inst.
President OF the Company.