New-York tribune., 1874-04-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rrp rRooKLYN BRIDGE.

-, ropV CITY OFFICIALS on THE
AMENDED CHARTER.
,f the Brooklyn Bridge Directory
iD Nu o" tsAnonoo 10 bear upon the Legislature az
-, ..,o the appropriation OF money 10 continue 'no
-. ,,dely discussed in New-iors and BrooKVn
s,-o..ors appear 10 have abandoned tne nope oi
e.,,a half the expense upon Ncw-fork' ana no"
F@oe'i"e s,,e to 20 forward II New-York will bear
- ,,trd originally provided. As the Legislative
.~no,tee which has charge OF the Dill 10 aI'er 'he
80, IA understood 10 have no intention OF reporting
,.vorab,y unless It be shown that the representa-
,es NJ New.York IA bridge affairs favor its PROVISIONS
~. d,noctors now are working for appropriation
a., ope Years work because there seems TO be little
hope of obtaining the sOoOO to finish the bridge In five
wears They have not shown "a desire TO have very
sbeetonable feature of the bin amended, that wmch
the prvate stockholders five representatives IN
directory OF nineteen General comment Is To the euec
that is preposterous to expect that stockholders VINO
eny hold half million OF stock, little more than $780,
60 OF which Is paid up should have so large repre-
sntation especially II, as provided by the ohl' tneiI
stock h certified to by the cities and semiannuai er
est is 10 be paid them the disposition OF the ocla
rsprese-atves OF NewYork in the Bridge Directory is
erpected 70 have considerable influence upon the fate OF
the bill TRIBUNB reporter called upon Mayor have
never Controller Green, and President Vance OF the
Board Of Aldermen TO obtain their views with regard 10
its provisions.
,ent were humbue and that he would try all he could
that Eew-York should not pay another cent toward
while he was in office. 1t had already cost seVerai NIL
hons he said and the not finished and now
the bridge people want six seven million more III
sesed ridiculous TO him that New York should be asked
"a bear half the expense when 1t scheme to carry
people not into EewYork, but from IT, and to benefit
Rrooklyn Even II II were built he thought it would be
insecure aud that a gale would strain il not destroy IT.
II would take so much time TO 80 around by the
bridge that almost universally people would pre-
fer the ferries except in foggy days OF wheh
she river IL choked with ice. He caHed lts
construction a waste OF money. II It were built at
cost of $4,000 OOO-out who believes they would finish II
for that after what has been spent on 1t nlwnere wouo
the money from 10 pay interest on thdt amount
He knew no way 10 which revenue oi a ta al.os n
nnnun could be obtained from II. lie advocated the
eIneDditure OF money in deepening the Erie canal ana
thus bringing trade TO ,he city, not IN thro%ne ~ away
the hr dEc where there hal beeh 50 uItI
He would oppose 20 tho hest OF MS powers Tue payment
OF onetLirt OF the expense by Newly oIk, nuch more
onC-haf When ASKED hls op'ulon ol tv 80 ~ ro,,
ston of the directors for appropriation Tor Neh
sfyaii "a prt on the screws ali az once but when
they have got the money for wear thev Wont oe sis
beside what has already been spent Tn against giving
them any money az ALL" lie Questioned concerning
his opinion OF the plan 10 give the private s'oCkhoatrs
five directors and replied that "t would be ridiculous
to give them many Ihere are haIuH any ~ Ny w
have only $e0OC0 soGk' ana they Should & hot oe
allowed TO control the work. AterWarI, IN conpiilns
the Eue Canal, which he deemed of primary importance
fhp MAYOR very plainly spoke of the bridge constructo
as it hid been, with other schemes as tine Work oil
bands OF thieves - -,
Alderman Vance declared that he thought the bridge
a great work pressing importance, aud believed that
labor upon it should without delay suspension
OF construction for year he thought, would nc
very uiudciOus Rather Than that the WORK slOulu ue
stOnped he woud favor the payment OF one-ha the eX
pcIle by NCW-YOrk, although II could not Justly DC
called uIou for more than OBe-third. with regard to
the representation Of private stockholders IN the d
Tectory he said that 1 Jhey did not choose men IN
whom tine pulic had entire confidence, efficient and sat
ifctOrv men, ther large representation In the drcc-
ton woua he very injurious Ia any case, as the st0CR-
hoIdors nearly all BroOEiyn men, II would Dc
Giving Brooglyn II out Of the 10 directors II the
Stockholders have five rcpresenauves as the mn pro
vldrs for the appointment OF hve members Oy the
Mayor and Controller each city, those officers beng
members CrOGOO. For tins reason, and because OF inc
small pro portion stock held by private owners he
opposed large representation for them lie also oD-
ctod to the shOrtues Of the term OF Office stated IN
the bu for The city directors, which is one year he
said mat the directors ought 10 be thoroughly cOnpe
tent men. aud would not give them tllne enough
TO become convpYsant with bridge affairs lie favored
me nlan OF one director going ont each year
Controller Green, when called upon, expressed un-
Willingness give any opinion on the saulect, uness
requested 10 10 so by legislative committee