The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-05
WORK ON THE BIG BRIDGE.
PROGRESS REPORTED 4TTHE MONTHLY
MEETING Yesterday
New Contracts Awarded-Now shall Pnssen-
GERS he Carried 2 From the sun Once TO
Sands street, Brooklyn, In Four Minutes.


New C"ntrnct' Awaraed-"ow shn" lessen
Sands street, brooklyn. In Four Minutes.
-, 49,, &c.,, A., ,r.....,.. ,
The monthly meeting OF inc trustees Oh
of,,r,na,t, , prcsii,,, ttorrvC ,rur.
s,e'oiu,' 80 "o,' - ~,
phy ana Mcssrs' Siocum, S'rahnnah' Ii"ch'ock'
Carroll. Lcary Burrcl. Davis. Haswcl Asncw
Morabau Noci,v on1 si,s.lln Tho Tvn.u,ivn
Hi"rsHhiI' h"''ay' III" Hi'ls ,''' ''' ''N' "'''
Committee. which arrnnEcs the business iorthe
meeting reported that map had been present
-, ,s,', ,,,,,.i,,,,ri I,,,,,,o,, ho,.,n,,
y" ',"i'' wv ,"e'"'''", =" "
tho land WHEN was required lor the purpose "i
changing the termination of Garrison street
der to construct the approach Of the bridge and
=, a.. t,,.t n,i u,r .,.,.,ro,i.r - ,ho str,ct
OF 'ne i'hu anu ,ho reS''.,,'on VI ~" noo
On the recommendation Of the COMMITTEES. the
no.. ,,., o.I,,.,,.J mud nl,I mud thc oi,l,crs
map was h"op''" anu n'c"' "'" VI. WI,
md tLe work WAS ordered 10 be done accord
inoi.
The President said that rcduisition had
been made COR wrought iron pins for putting in
,hoa,oto,. ., mo rnno s,,snn,,,,nrs on,,,,,,,,,.
inc so'hr's ~ inv rope su7pchucIs' amounting
to about II 600 pounds. Bids had been received
from BILLINGS A Spcnccr. Hartford. Conn. II, %
,,a -. ~ o,,',,t.',' u.,r'.' ~, ~
GEMS po"nu f. ", ,l"u'u''s' proINlyn u" ,,, -
n,t1a. cnnts n Mound Tho con,r,,, o,,,o,,r,s IN
mbant Al 3oo nnd II y,'I ne o(r"d ~ Il Nmts
MHoCT o si'-oV' anu WIS """ru'u I" W. An''s
The pronosals for tho four pnlyonizod stool
workinp rome Ia tnk, thr ,in',n nf H., trn,,
a. ~, tn,,i,,a, 49, ~ , ~, wv 81, %
der Thn LII Of i inyd IIai1s.h WINS o,oG cents
ap2hun,b Tor erHcinic cgei sirrl; a., ,.u,.
of ,h nr % ,lr % , ~ NV, ~ ,hc
Iridyc "r nc, % ,,t,,rchy Nii Nl,ii,'n n,, If
,hc , IN i,,'' So ii,H itu ,Lc ma
ING "f III" roronrr's iirv. ond ,,nv6 Ne resir 81
cured in r"ns"Gncn"c Dian injury To the uppcr
nor,inn ~ ,hn ,i"r an ,yi'irb H. s,,rnI nr,i
rested. received in Resting one Of the skew,
in,urv vyhicb was s' nn't rovardn1 nj thn
time TO be- Il a serious chnracicr
bricks was supposed 10y the workmen to have
en-. ensued ana no report oil th, nlW r,r,yen rom
tne iniling stInn WIS 1iau" 10 VT, aNui,y we
TIE pier in a seemingly gnSkiltnl way 10y rcas ~
foreman engaged IN the rcse,ting oi me stone
drums There We're eight piers 81 the same
r,harater az inc lr'senI one anu Win arches
Ike those in question huii up, They have
shown th.mseiV,s nnuniaitly able To- sustain
me wrght ulNh u'm which Is much gr'ntrr
HID the aEumcnt Wall and H the ncrVcnns a ir
been built before loading the arch that fol-. the
fractured pier would undoubtedly have re-
mained standing. Culpahility was not to he
fastened on any one. but the prouri,iQrs were
not relieved from the moral duly OF at least al
icyiNting the Misfortune OF The Victims
The Board directed the President to make
suitable provision Tor the i've children who 10y
Neil MuIlcn's deaih wore deprived Of their only
means ot support;
T Va, P P Sgcre'arys rGp2r sho%Sd that
for the bridge. and that sS.3G7 .6S2 II had been
expended that there was sl0l .G2iis Of cash on
hand. and sGi .sil.5i OF lahiitit@. Tho receipts
in the last month wore SOP i76j 50. and the OK
penditurcs ssl ss9.sS, The President said that
the pay roll amounted 20 about $4,000 "A week.
MI. Haswcll said that the question Of what
form Of passenger transit over the bridge
tied and he offered the following. which was
adopted:
E.s,,.i Tia, in view Of tho oyicr, rrourie,y n an
the bridge When completed % order that an con,iru..
", n." m mo,i,s nay na,m,ll' WIN ny msih2i
views thereon w ~ '"''''' ~ '"' yum" '''
NJ. e,, 80.
mr., Stran1ilan.We had almost con on, lnded TINT
world IL looms ns uough we must use some
otpsr. ma,
MaIphyi said' Many inaairSs have BEEN
ihuu" 81 me hs 70 Why lll WORK on We chtles
Ieen mad bwe cn' liz Work ami The ran MD
RroTf's1 nludI IN N, flrV'icl i'nur3ni ~ Nv
u0IN. u.N, hoatl W." lltllnntlHh thn' IL thlr
lht.nt On r9alzhE on, tnelr Investment. the
w"ur WEES 90, i4Sl1r "a. wireq 9,I bpn
MN work on NV; Yr"rs T6nuL spivinr b nv.
Chris;mas bay ana other holdings Why d.
prrsidsrf Nurniv"T ,bonl Won Tor tho a..
t,r,v ,r -, ,,.,,,i ali' i"e Us WIN
nre moi Vs.. fonnd" fr thn work h.r ,s ,,o'
.n,diug ,,.,tL ,,',,, ,,,,,, iri,," mn 70 - y. ~
Inn /, al 80, ~ it Hal rrriyS, nv" m, < a"S,sl
Fails or M Cineinnnt Wben the w"rt s a, ay
inv mo cnll's v.e h,run !, t,,u .",,,i ~, 70
Mr. Kooiiins ihat II vd1II t't" oydr No voor9
II" h"r,,n ii,, VIII an linn IN NH iw Ih M
cn.,biif - i, i ,viu 49, I'M ~, an" y ~ 90 ~
months or siytnon rnonths H. "h al ,.i IN
romnl"teI eiSht mnrtbs ehnrt v"', ,5 wi, , Do
tved hv Tho sn'.i,i..,.r ~ & w r ' ~,
four eaii"s nj on.a Hut v.h w. an" v WA
H..
engine,r- are nj work sdiu.tinr rar,ilsti NJ
nnd lowering tho strands On the Other Two. II
i innns-ihi. Ia send ,yirn ny..r On ~ f,,,r -,
ono 'hnra,s. Vs s,n , sat ~ ~ ,0ii ~
Uni-Lod fhr mon rust vr1,, fher, -, a. - ia,
length. The cables are rs long again, ~ any in