The New York herald., 1874-08-11
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
What Mayor Havemeyer Thinks
of the Project.
HIS STATEMENT OF ITS MERITS

In some OF the city and Brooklyn journals
while commenting on the action OF the Bridge
Commissioners, II was stated "that Mayor Have
meyer was totally opposed to signing any more
warrants on behalfo New YORK for this enterprise
and that Mayor Hunter OF Brooklyn, In connec-
ton with Comptroller Schroeder, would probably
soon make the appointment OF commissioners for
Brooklyn, and in all probability the courts would
be appealed to to compel Mayor Havemeyer TO
appoint commissioners for this city, whether he
would or not, according to the provisions OF the
law"
ON the strength of this statement HERALD
representative called upon His Honor Mayor Have
meyer, to obtain from him personally his views on
this important subject. His Honor holds tnat 1t
Is a scheme to raise the value OF Brooklyn property
at the expense of the New York municipality, and
that the Brooklyn SPECTATORS, who are pushing
1t, should not De permitted to saddle any further
share OF the enormous outlay required
ON the city OF New York. The argument
that New York has already committed
itself to the project and would be inconsistent in
retracing step already taken, the Mayor regards
as extremely sophlstcal, as 1t is we'll understood
that the contribution OF 81, 100000 already wrung
from the City Treasury, ostensibly for the proper
requirements Of the bridge, was obtained through
q conspiracy OF political trcksters operating on
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detected, exposed or imprisoned, or have become
fugitives from justice, or have been degraded
from the offices OF trust they have polluted and
betrayed. The Mayor ailuded with indignant 1ee-
in0s to the TACT that the private stockholders VINO
have hitherto controlled the work OF the bridge,
and who Ostensibly contributed but $500 600 ont OF
the So OO0, 900 which the treasures OF the two
cities have been made to sweat, and who, as ne
has been informed entered into private bargain
with pet contractor by which ne was to receive
for his services as superintendent OF the bridge
commission OF Is per cent on every dollar to be
expended, that these private stockholders with
the disgrace Of their wrOngdoing patent and
inefaceaple, shall be permitted, as tne
recent act engineered by Hon. John Kelly's lobby
permits them, to get out from the enterprise with
their $5O0OO0 and interest paid to them In cash,
wnle the burden OF this speculation to benet their
property in Brooklyn Is thrust on two public mu-
inequalities, one Of which, the city OF New YORK,
actually damaged by 1t to degree that can De
scarcely computed. And this "mOst lame and i'm
potent conclusion" says the Mayor. bitterly as ne
dismissed the subject and resumed his usual lapor
which the interview OF the HERALD representative
had interrupted, 'this Is what was paraded IN the
newspapers as the compromise enected Oy HON.
John Kelly and his chosen lobby associates with
the Legislature of the State on the question OF the
Brooklyn Bridge. II this Is true should IKE 70
know what authority the Hon. John Kelly and
his new Tammany ring had to compromise away
the rights and pecuuiary interests OF the city OF
New York in this manner" added His Honor. as
he readjusted his glasses and bade the retiring re-
porter good day.