New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-11
LOCAI MISCELLANY.

THE KINGSLEY AND KEENEY RESERVOIR SUIT.
Ex-Judge John \. Lott, George A. Fisher,
and Thomas NJ. RolmaD, who were appointed by tue
Brooklyn City Court referees TO take the evidence III c
suit OF Kingsley and Keency against the Cy OF BROOKLYN
10 recover S17S0O0 for extra wOr alleged 10 nave Deeh
done on the Hampstead Reservoir, in addition 10 the
a coo at first appropriated, VIII hold their first se'-
sion tomorrow. Under the authority given nm at inc
last meeting of the Common CoJnc, Corporation Com
sci Dewitt has secured the services OF Samuel McEroJ
an engineer to assist him IN preparing the case Hh
sloculn the President Of the Board oil civ Works l"l
nhed to Mr. Dewitt the monthly estimates OF the wosK
done on the reservoir and while MI McEr0y was IN Tue
Law Department Thursday making extracts nou'
these estnatc4 Chief Engineer Julius ". Adams came
in and stated thar notes III The estimates
which needed explanation. Col. Adams then went to
Gen socum and said that the estimates were private
property and should not have been placed 10 t,
OF expert Gen Socum replied that the cstIist t
were among the most important records Of the CITY
Works Department, Wbereupon COL Adalps re,Vrhtu
TO where Mr. McElToy was NJ work ahd III
an cxci.ed manner, seized the estimat : and
carried them away. M7yor Schroeder saii on
Saturday mat Col. Adamss action In detyns Cen $40
cum the mead OF the department III when ne vas ON
pOyod, a serious matter, us Col Adams vas III te
position OF city emploNe standing IN the way 81 nie
city's interests wbilC the city was defending user III
lawsuit. Mr.. IcIrGy said that h. had learned that
copies the original estimates we're Oh ME IA me tOh-
tr0lerS Office lie Thought hat COL Adams was anxious
not 10 have incorrect cstinaj" taken az he ad pre-
vously stated that tde alterations notra ~ iae
had corrected tn copies HE'D with the COhiOe
reporter of TIE TRIBUNE Caen on Col Althis ~ MS
residence last evening" and learned that the records
which he charG vita having stolen were MS private
pr1perty said the hook which Mr.. Mcltlr was en-
gagod In examining contained simply the Engineer
estimates from which the official reOrds IN
tue Cor; ;Olle'a aud infants offices made III
formed no part OF the official papers uf the department.
and Gen. SOcum, Col Adams though was not aware OF
the use 10 winch 1t was TO be put Al the lnC wien me
book was removed from ,he Law Department Col ADAMS
was not aware that Mr. McElrOy had been officially en-
gagged by the Corporation Counsel. Mr.. hciaToy was
employed ABOUT 20 years ago IA an assistant IN tue de-
pdrtineut.
that the documents tee Official monthly eStn !tcs
furnished o the ROard Of Cay Works. signed by samuel
Pr0basca, the of the reservoir, and counter
sisned by Col Aims himself. They were properly the
prOpeitV OF the department. and IL necessary 10
refer them in aSCcrtaning the measurements, %c OF
the GtseryOlr. They CJgd be produced IN court Col
Adams, Mr. HcEOy said, IN the Anomalous position
o. witness Tor the contractors III the contractors SUIT
AGAINST the city, although hc was the citys enlet
en- iuecr lie could LAY what Col Addnss object III
removing the records could be.