The New York herald., 1876-12-20

masterA His reason for this he said that he had
NO more right TO express opinion than turyman
would have before he had heard al, tha evidence OF
ease IN which be sitting, aud ne did not wish 10 be
qrotcd ~ giving positive opinion until he knew more
o the matter than the Information then IN his posses
sion. He had read the articles IN the HERALD but.
not being an expert. and not having consulted with
any persons who were capable OF crtcslne. he could
ness or incorrccsness OF Mr.. Hills statements
kxroRrER-wnat do you think Of the propresy OF
allowing The firm Of kceDngs 10 bid tor the wire
tractsy
TRusrEE-Thai is a very delicate point Imrst say,
however, that IL the intention o. The trustees TO
award tho contract 10 the arm offering The best ma
tcria Al the owest price, You may rest assured that
we wal use the money OF the people OF The two cities
TO tho best possible advantage and do not sec why
we should DO prscluded from receiving the bid OF any
hrm. merely because It 10 composed OF relatives OF
MI Roebling. When the award will be granted can
not definitely say. This matter left IN the hands
OF tho Executive Committee the last meeting, when
the committee was empowered to call meeting OF the
Board when they had prepared their repost whether
not the awards will be made edatey upon the
receipt OF the report cannot say.
THE ASSOCIATE ESGISEER.
REPoKrEk-You probably remember that fn the
HERALD OF Friday last Mr. Hill made statement 10
the effect that motion 10 appoint committee OF
three whose duty II should be 10 whether
ASSOCIATE chief engineer needed passed the
November meeting Of the Board, but that 1t has since
fallen through How do you account Tor action
having since been taken in the premises?
TRusrEE-n reply 10 that must say that the resolu-
tion has not fallen through and that the subject still
under consideration know. IL Will certainly be acted
upon ultimately. We intend 10 DO iuli justice 10
Colonel Roebling l have made II my business TO In
quire into the character and standing OF his assistants
and find them 10 be young men Of high merit
MISUNDERSTANDING that Mr.. Hills charges are
SOUND do you think that the bridge contracts should
be reets
TRrsrEE-The trustees will do full justice TO the <.
payers ia the performance OF all their iunctions aud
whatever should be undone or done will be, TAR
lies in power. |! II be proven that Mr.. Roebing
is engineer you may be conudens he viii be re-
moved; but II he does not understand his business
very much mistaken. tic has lost hts health
through his abors this undertaking. aud his future
reputation rests ON its successful accomplishment
that Mr.. Hill's discoveries have received the
Endorsement OF General Vinion, the Professor OF
Mining and Civil Eng necrng OF Columbia College, but
do not think tho contracts ought 10 be rcleL IL is
natural that VI Roeuhg should desire his brothers
obtain the contract Tor wire You or would nave the
same opinion were IN ais place But tho trustees
will do what right, and will the pubic funds
the most economical manner
X. MorLEyls
Mr.. J. n. Motley, another member Of the Board Of
Trustees, called upon by HERALD reporter at his
o.hce No 10 Broadway, ana requested to give his
views IN regard 10 Mr. Hills exposures. Mr.. Motley
said that his business had kept hm occupied late
very little attention. and had ideas
on the subject He had peruscd the interviews with
Mr.. Hill published in the HKRALD, but, not being an
expert IN such matters could give opinion on
them. He could only say that tho actions Of the
Board OF Trustees would be perfectly right and impair
tial in everything that IL undertook.