The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-06
THE BRIDGE TRUSTEES.

AN INTERESTING SESSION AND DISCUSSION A
TO THE RESPECTIVE MERITS OF BEssEMER
AND cRucIBLE STEEL FOR sUsPENDEa
RoPEs-sroNE CONTRACTS.
The monthly meeting Of The Board Of Trustees OF
the East River Bridge held yesterday afternoon al
the Office IN Brooklyn President Murphy in the chair
Present-Messrs Leary, Hasweli, Hitchcock, Hall,
Maclay and Davis, OF tho New York trustees, and
Messrs Strananan, Marshall Carroll. Burrlll and KIM
sea, OF Brooklyn.
The secretary, Mr.. Quintard, read the treasurer's
report for tho month OF October, by which II was
learned that tho receipts during tho month had been
S1ui,4s5 49, ana the expenditures $ll6,65 20.
The sccretary's monthly statement OF the financial
condition Of the bridge company was presented. The
total cash receipts up to the date OF November
were 49, 1872 432 So the principal items being rent,
s73247 Oe materials sold, lis II; interest,
$40 1888 30 city of Brooklyn. 81, $780, 600 city OF
Now York, 81. 800 The cash expenditures wero
O96 553 II, OF which $292 i52 rs for engineer.
ing salaries 1891 oil 81 Tor timber, 6i 236 90 for
construction, $12l278 " for machinery ST. o93 uS8 %
ior labor, e. l49, 736 81 Tor land and land damage
s62s. 6ol So limestone l,5ll $50 W Tor granite
In cash in bank 800, $40 o. Their Liabilities ut date
S5b,053 b.
the Executive Committee to tho specifications
which they recommended to DO issued for bids
they had adopted Bessemer steel as the more suitable
BEssEMIR CRUciBLE
The question OF the adoption OF the report OF the
Executive Committee being before the Board Mr..
Knscllu mado motion that advertisements should
be made for both kinds OF Steel so that could DO
seen which the cheaper, and that, II difference
was great the better material could be used The
motion. being seconded by Mr. Burrlil, caused good
deal OF discussion Messrs. Kinsela Burrl and Car.
roll speaking in favor Of the amendment and Messrs
Stranahan and Marshall OF the Executive Committee,
against Mr. Marshall said II was not question oil
NaV fha nj ut
whether the Board should adopt the recommendation
Of the engineer-in-chict He knew from his own OK.
pcrience ut his own establishment that there
uniformity in cruciblo Steel
Mr. klnsclla stated that the relations OF tho trustees
and the chief engineer were peculiar; he had not seen
the bridge and could not come before the Board and
explain the matter, for II he could he might Influence
them. He would always vote for the best material, so
that If any accident should the trustees would
be blamed He stated that he had asked the opin-
ion Of Colonel Paine, one OF the bridge what
steel should be had, and ho had answered cruciblo
steo.
The question then put to the Board ON the
amt dmcnt offered to tho report to change from
..Bessemer" to 'Bossemer or cruc'ble." Mcssrs
Hitchcock, Kinsoia, Hall, Maclay, Leary, Carroil,
DAVIS, Strsnahan anu Marshall voted no, tho amends
ment being ndopted-S TO 4.
THE GRANITE CONTRACT.
Tho minutes OF the Executive Committee and the
report tue contracts Tor tne approaches was
read before the Board. II recommended that the con-
tract be DIVIDED. The bid OF Pierce, Rowe Co, Of
Frankfort Me- to be accepted $40 cubic yards Of
pier plaster jamb for 1874 cubic yards oil
abutmen pier sone Tor ,S9S cubic yards OF archace
ring stone tor side tor Az cubic feet oil the
same Tor side arches and for 3l nea feet OF
parapct stone, at total amount OF $500 631 TO- The
bid OF the Collins Granite Company, OF Phadclpnia,
who the Blue HUI quarrics Maine. TO be ac-
copied 955 cubic oil sxcut work al $222 97,
ana tho bid OF the Bod~eli Granite Company, OF
Rockland Me- Tor ,6al cubic yards of rough pointed
base stone, tor 26O cubic yards OF rockiaced
for 833 cubic yards Of bond stone at total Of
$l55 548 co. The total contracts TO DO placed tn
amount to $500, 15i 90 Mr. Gilday, builder, mad
been awarded the contract Tor six-cut
base stone either separately or together ut the pricoa
he had given III his bid Tor the whole work, but had
declined. The committee reported that examinations
had bsen made to the capacity OF the parties
commended fulfilling their contracts and every thing
had been found satisfactory.
Mr.. knsea after the report had been read, wanted
to know necessary 10 DO then acted upon Tor
he confessed no did understand H. the president
explained that action was necessary. DR.. Hall said
he know nothing about the matter from the reading,
and II necessary would beg TO be excused from voting,
and would to lay the matter the table, and TO
adjourn.
Mr. stranahan begged 10 say tho Executive Commit
tee DID.
Mr.. Carroll granted the Executive Committee the
majority of talent and brains but II Il
vote for expenditure OF $500, 900 on simply Nos
3, 4 and 5.
The president then moved that the Board 60 inte
session, winch done, anu the report OF
the committee adopted and the contract awarded as
above the session then opened, and tho Board
adjourned. at quarter past nve r. NJ, to the
first Monday III December.