New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE U1vcsrry & KEENEY CLAIM.

ARGUMENT OF MR. PARSONS FOR THE DEFENSE
Mr.. Parsons began yesterday afternoon 10
sum ND for the defense in the suit OF the contractors
kingsley & Kecncy to recover $4,000 from the O'V Vi
BROOKLYN the amount claimed TO be due them Tor thn
construction OF the Hampstead Reservoir The argument
was made before the referees in the Circuit Courtrooms
Brooklyn The original appropriation. Mr. Parsons said
for the building Of the reservoir was Si40Oo0o But
TODAY the work was incomplete. the appropriation was
exhausted and the plaintiffs still claimed Sl'e'oVu au
dtonal al time when taxation had materai! III
creased The plaintiffs had already received SlOooVo' UT
$500 600 more than they entitled TO- even ior per
feet COMPLETED work. Tho Board Of Ciy WORKS hau no
r,bt % authorize the payment OF any beyond TIE
appropriation
Mr. Parsons made two general cleims-hrs'' 'ha' the
contract had not performed aud second th"t 'ae
Water Board had right to change the orghal pans
approved by the Common Council lie reviewed Tue e'r
dsnoe on the frs; point Tue flinG the paving and ire
,, ., che dams were MI imperfect and inferior to what
- had been agreed to furnish The city had paid the
contractors s. per cubic yard for gravel which belonged
N the CITY, and which filing did not comply win inc
specifications Mr. Kingsley knew that as long as We
nm: he therefore determined to keep II unhnsneu AZ
long as he could When MAYOR Hunter paio 20 dSs{
rho last Slcp OGO Il was condition that inc WIZ
sbo,ld continue and he finished. Kingsley put li i
money in his pocket oui dld no ~, ln"iS S,,nrcIne
Court which allowed the city t. 20 ON aAI nuiSn ',,
reservoir Ia regard to his second pos'tiy 20
winch would cfcctuay prevent The panuna 'r p "a
covering Col Adams, as engineer or ING "IieI Pc,
had acted in ha1snt violation ot ms u'it. Ne
j.ics and acts from S71 TO 1870 wCrc n,t ID ne '.VC
intcros ~ these contractors. aud II thcF 90 hCl par
iate In the making Of these plans, men tncFr
s. most remarkable series or acclacntS louS a." -.
wears always i'm favor OF tho contractors ny u'vo.
mat tbe lroper method Of supplying bl'"hl!l v, \.
water was 20 tap that iiu'nensc natural reiNo IN "a,
- hareath the uuper strata % Long Islam" IoIH.uls
This fprnry though thcrOu gh!y proved 10 De rc v'
HE and cheap rejected. instead 'hc pun -
noSed bv Kingsley accepted oi pu..ii,'-
q reservoir at an immense expense anu paSSi'oo
x cerfs pcr cubic foot f0f excavation VIII
Good authorities SAID that 1t could DC cone ~, ~
Nr ParSors claimed that there was no ;ccu oi We
reseryoir nd n was built simply 20 supply the contact
otswitr lob" IN support of this the VOun'' -,
the history of The water anime scare III oI',' ,o
show that Tic water Board aud the contractors
working together 10 fIich;en the people mo 'i "s
MI tlc Reservoir was incyGhlc ntctNH'l' nv
$50 thar tho contract made wlthoNt al4 'oit'i
t,on fiat the man who stood wiling aiit was az = 10
fuIlJ the reservoir for $4,000 less ia' 10 Tau
, allow o o compete ana that tGcWholc mai tI ".lo ~
Iuaniuuiatcd by the Water Board thai "nN thuSc WIZ
cn0-ru who we're acting with kingsley g htci'S r,.s,
Affer reviewing the action OF the C'tihli &c OF
counsel had Just reached the point WIcle We s, s
adjourned until this morning.. az lO:lo UtlOcA'