The New York herald., 1878-08-16
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

WILL BROOKLYN ISSUE THE BONDS AND co ON
WITH rHE WORK OPINIONS OF PRESIDENT
MURPHY, MAYOR HOWELL AND CoMPTRoLLRR
pUERELL ON THE SUBJECT.
There was nc change in the situation OF affairs In
shs Brooklyn briAso work yesterday. Work on the
approaches on both sides OF the rvor has been
aband ndoncd since Saturday lsss owing to the
refusal Of Comptroller Kelly TO honor the
dom and OF the Board OF Trustees Of the
bridge for s5oo0 00O made under section g. Of chapter
30O Of the Laws OF 1915 for purposes of construction
There are only l26 men at work. and these are en-
poyed In ona, galvanzing and running the wires OF
the great cables. Since Comptroller Kelly has
put hts foot down on iurtner payments
the BROOKLYN advocates OF the bridge, who
desire it's completion at the earliest possible day.
not wishing 20 Ioee time In sxhuussug litigation,
have urged that their own city issue BONDS rather
than that the work should DO discontinued This
latter desire, II 10 thought, may possibly DO complied
With In tho course OF few days
President Murphy, OF the Board Of Trustees. said
yesterday that the call Tor money was made
In tho reg ular OF business, and In con6Fmty
with the law, pursuant 10 o uhsn,mous vote Of tho
board on August 8. In March last call was made
Brooklyn Tor S1.O0o,oo0 and upon Now York for
$500 600 Brooklyn has paid, but New York has
failed 10 pay her quota up tho present time. When
N
patton Of dficulty in getting the asked for from
Brooklyn MI. Murpny would not however. express
any opinion as what the Board Of Trustees
ouid pursus. aeffsri afh ..rof ..1N
MAYOR HowxLLs vIEws e -r
Mayor Howell, yesterday that no oonridsrs that
the sioppnec work she bridge would bo,
ctsssrous 10 tne city Of Brooklyn. II ~ is stopped
now VINO tell the extent OF the injury that Vi
thereby DO donor II would he suicidal alter Nc ueh
money has been expended on the great enter
d.l.u A ptasto tha alrc
depressed ssai estate Of Brooklyn would
srnk s,ili lower, and the city would be in Voc
IL. HIS Honor added That aside from this fact the
hardship failing upon SIX or seven hundred men who
thrown out of employ nent Is serious point to
consider The ple,,on Of the briage Is ei vital
I'm portaucc, and the Mayor says he Is in favor OF
sy." isy's lie, 's Inc " city Of Brooklyn Issue issue It's is
bonds promptly TO carry on the enterprise. Tho
law on SH ss 10 us ysry p, sas Mr. M0ws ssys
have boon made upon him by she Board oi Bridge
Trustees He had been informed tina. q meeting Of
the trustees would be held and call made upon
the Mayor aud Comptroller. There was no reason,
that lie could see, why they could not i-suo
pending the litigation in New YORK. rho Mayor added
That he had no apprcne whatever as 10 The
suit OF that litigation, as tho Law mandatory, and
any effort 10 dodge II in the present state OF the
bridge was unscciniy and useless The bridge, Mayor
Howell says, must go forward; this Is no time 10 de-
Comptroller william Burrsil, of brooklyn, said TO
TspS wnS wos es@ps % ~ tho so
made upon the Mayor and himself by tho trustees
he believes that oonp,roisr Kelly was wrong In the
would so decide. Since no PASSAGE OF tho
ACT making shc IS. 000, 600 appropristion for
the Bridge the oty Of brooklyn has made, tho
oIcwing pay 81 900 900; 1870, $780, ovO
1917. $90oooo 1878, l,25oooo. he $3.50, 900 the
81, z5O, 900 paid year incodcd, the Comp.
troIicr said. the 81 The law provides that
the bonds Issued shall not exceed 000 900 In any
QUE year. rhus far the issue has not any one year
rcached that amount 1904
,fs.! gt-r.s ANXIOUS woskisGnEN :. a.
A committee Of worKingmen from the Brooklyn
Bridge called upon Acting Mayor Roberts yesterday
at tho City Hall and asked funds would be FORTH
coming for the contin usncs OF the work Mr. Rober,s
expressed regret that they had been thrown out of
employ msnt, but said he could not tee, however,
IRON the position taken by prominent oitizens and
taxpayers oppositoa 10 the payment OF any further
moneys for bridge purposes how anything could bo
dons the courts had ueeiscd upon tbs Law qoes
uous ,bvutvcd He was niso of the opinion tust the
Comptroller couid not have acted differently under
the crcumstancea
A second formal rsquistion tor $500 900 vas yes
tsrday sent V the Board of Apportonmsnt by the
brtSgs wustesA