The New York herald., 1878-08-18
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

PROT ST FROM TIE COUNCIL OF POLITICAL
REFORM AGAINer The PAYMENT OF ANx
MORE MONEY BIZ The CRY.
Mr.. william II. Webb. Chairman Of tho Council OF
Political Reform, yesterday Board OF Ap-
nor ioumcnt municaton on behalf Of the body
which he represents protecting against the payment
OF any moro moueys 10 the Brooklyn Bridge Tho
letter reads as iollows:-
10 rHx noxoR .nLn MAYOR coxprRoLLrR AND BOARD
OF EsTlAArE AND AProRrIoNAENr or THE CRY
Tue Committee appointed by the Council Of Reform
to take INTO consideration the iurther issue OF bonds
OF tnis city TO the trustees Of the Brooklyn Briugo
have read the opinion OF Mr. William U. Whitney,
Counsel to the Corporation OF the city Of Now YORK,
upon the papers relating to Brooklyn Bridge, sub.
mItted to him BY the Board OF Estimate and Appor.
nmcnt for hts consideration.
We do wholly dissent from this opinion aud there
fore have 10 renew tho request or tho Council Re-
form that The Board OF Estimate and Apportioumeas
wttnh0ld any iurthor issue OF the aforemo nj onsd
bouds tue question whother this brdg. Is not
be contrary TO- the law OF the State Of
judcialy decided and which question Is now pending
Iuoepcndent Of the question OF legality the Council
Of Reform presented undsniable evidences tho
bridge viii many millions (approachng $8 900
% $40 oco IN addition 70 me 90 allowed
tue Bridge Company has admitted tnat the bridge
canuot 6s bull, ana compleled for $S0o0,Oo0 rhs
eng.nee Of tho BRIDGE J. A Roeolinx, estimated IN
$780, the cost OF building tue bridge height Of 200
fse, which he declared TO be necessary for the
this estimate Ia 1906 10 S4.O0JO00, and in 1867 to
81, ,OO0, ,00O
In 1872 his son, W. A, Roebiina having succeeded
10 his iathsrs position e. engineer In casl OF this
work, aud the height OF The bridge having been
ducod from 2O0 feet to the maximum hcisnt Of 13s
feet, estimated The cost ~ ~ 500 000 La 1873 The
same engineer estimates IL ~ $l3, ,0A5, 065 u. and
again, III 1875, at SIS l45. .U05.
The LEGISLATURE certainly gave NO authority either
to the trastcos OF the bridge to liabilities
your h0norab Board to make appropriations to tho
exteut OF 900 000 with the ASSURANCE hand thss
the expenditure OF that amount the bridge would
be lett Inc ,Dplstc. es .9fa.
Undsr these circumstances we cannot believe that
your honorable Board will become participants In 50
palpablc violation OF ot tno Legislature with
out being iuiy authorized oy superior judicial dc.
cision. ,
rue Council OF Reform therefore prepared to sus-
tain tho action OF tho Board Of Estimate ami Appor-
by the trustees OF the BRIDGE aud the Cou ncil will
that ,roper and iull defence Is made against any
action of tho trustees oi the bridge compel tho
tssus Of SAID bonds.
Dated Nyw YORK, August l6, 1873
W. H. WEBB, Chairman
President Henry {. Murphy anticipates that work
on the bridge with be resumed In q short time Dy =
favorable result OF the negotiations pending be-
tween the Boird ofrrustces, Mayor Howell and Comp
troiier Burrcl, OF Bropsyn, regard to the payment
OF portion OF the $1,000, 900 asked for. Nothing will
be done toward making tins city pay her share until
the meeting OF the bridge tru. tees.
largo number ot the workmen who were suss
psudcd o week ago received their pay yesterday.