New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-27
NO OBSTRUCTION 70 NAVIGATION.
WINS OF As,rsTANI ENGINEER rAiNf-MTERAiloN
or TIE RoAr-BLD A viHfCAL ABANDONMENT
or TIE WOER.

WINS OF As,IsrANI ENGINEER PA!NE-NThRAlIoN
or TIE RoAp-BhD A viHiUAL ABANDONMENT
or TIE WOgR.
The new effort which hos been made to stop
the bdiidng OF the East River Bridge according 10 th'
pres, ut plan cxcitcs interest IN this city ana brooklyn
"TAo ,lJt Of Mr. Miller to obtain by injunction chang
o, plan" sad W. Il. Pane, ASsss1n, Engineer oi The
WORK to TRUNE reporter on Monday, seems - me 10
be Simply an H. tcntisu Kill the enterprise" Mr. Paine
iociard that ia tho inciprucy Of the work when The
senior KOchlins preparing plans for tho bridge ~
considered TIE SUBJECT o tie elevation fer long uc
and only arrived at his nLal conclusion after long rcrr
ton and thought He found that Of al the We; scs lynn
At New York and BVo'lvn wMarvos oiiy one III eF'ij
200 would b. put an inconvo Hcnco b. tie bridge AMI
those would merely I've compelled TO loTo. tier Top
gallant masts-a thing which has always hr'h
REGARDED of little consequence nmpnG salioi-
and Of hardly more account thfl housing 'LcF
sa.ls. Thcre opposition made at Lat tiii', ssh
Mr.. PANE TO the project by any Of the ship owners On
the contrary at public Inosn2s ana at the session ~ tn'
SLpowncrs' Association they expressed their approval
" Mir. HoobIng's pln' and tnc.c was genera! enthu
sasn everywhere expressed Gt te prospect o uniting
c two cities with ridge. IL WA considered is 'hc
slight LoHJic OF lowering the upper sP"is wa not
worthy Of a minutes meu;on IN companion WIN '-e
great benefits to accruo to TIE community nom We
building or the bridge. The Old English ruiz. continued
Mr.. Paine. that nothing Should n;"riet" Win water
travel hao hong ago been sDfOittd ny me lhtlHh 'nh
Selves aud n st. Lunis tn ne" bfid-o was peidit""
g"h,Ia conc vt 20 be- bit - low li a. III H'' 80"
has been .cosary tu ronSbv" even iht p'L"u>n .,
s,.i4,rs Land tis.". Wae. bo c'CsWc'rl "a wen ~
water passage aud the spirit 81 cunpr"i-" Th lh n'
cxnIi,u,d IN mo case oI me E3n, hEer I'm ~ '1
owners lG-,c vessels WL.t' hllc' WdI "e ~ va
cmnFarls. WIZ the bcArlis To nc IcecV1d ~ NV
Enssci |anc tleu spoS OF tho oToSi o. ieqaitios an
alteration 2" no hight 81 ne lriia no '' ~ , 49,,
roadway Shoud 'e raised, TIC sddiet sunluHi we
i.cra Ul.d h.yO 10 TO elevated, Hhd That W"hi h''io!
H., .,,,,t-v ,f the " io.e structure Tuoi tIs .t %.
trc cables wound be altered, aud th' are q - g rl,o
10 nrd b. l. Cubicc..nA iEicGdrd III ~" "'''hI! W
tue anchorage would hive 10 h' CHANGED - a1ooi"'
date tne altered iinc Of the wires. ILls ""i r"htr
t W. ,riu9 down uf a. IA. work wAltd Nuud
csir more than 10 ;rOt 10 st tlr sOit IN pos
osIuct'ifp a changed Wouid be OUT OF hoi"i'sD''
uusyiLetTrai, and hardy s.e, Tor ~ ihh "!l"l "a
Mr. Pam, " GojId be Necessary II ihS'ot '"Naoh
were obtained "a increase thn thiynho-s ci he
towers below the roads me ibdo lia. bH'l W."
ana BAN. which woald y" very slow ana cSicns''e
work. Tie r.ls up b!ch thn N"fh hHo ddN'li'"i
cinplId 10 chan e. 10 u 100 ~ ~ ~, ~. y,
hid Oat wuh aiciLlly-iH'"cd lT"i'oi non pi Io",,
ro,dhcd ccyatiOi AOraS'o C'b!ts-b IN hhiH"hy
ana ncc-iud Ia att lnrt % change any i'.
nIAos neccsary chang al te "Gol" pan. Ia re,
L carcu tnc engineer To- order the roruWay To - ct7
means the erection ci structure 81 ~ thdt ""Ii
eaa immense cost. more we TO cor Gown tiH II IA
,akcn UUIiG al, al ott lnhc 10 icpul' tIo P"pt-
biity rs Ina: ~ D-C would DO erected al a.-dl an
rate pot IN our dar.
MIR PANE though the opposition was made by persons
I,Iuc, Ia WiIdro 90 Brvo alJh ana 10 Hir l'ur ~.
.r,;- Of merchants and Ju5iucS- men ~ I've lover pay
~ tbs city, aud that tle lowering " topsihntnt"S
was on, made pIoicAt tor calrth Oh - W"ii. &
a.. luii liur OF IN. briRo. IlU .id tndt while
the war Vessels that approach aud icird the navy
would have lower tncir upper spdIS Toe oiD "fr
OF ,os y,s,is aud the serrc;;.iic- mo Navy bad
made no objection rs t5o sailors were Hccu-t1n'd 10
y,tt 20 ln,sc Mn Plinc believed that pdbc soGti-
u,cut wo n. permit Bs great ent0rp iso 10 BE- stopped
by Mr. Milcr and his associates ami Tie SVopoipVo
ae,iy ended upun he bligG to Da LlO"u away By
reuupg n c ang,. which mast virtually put an end 10
tbs WhOC enterprise, aId when l. MOI JdhNh,u y! ue
necessities OF uc caso or tnc iS"t" oi any c4tiIoS