New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,AYMENTs FOR THE BRooKIYN BRIDGE.

PAYMENTS FOR THE BROOKLYN BRlDGE'
snE ACTION OF CONTROLLER KELLY APPROVED BY
THE COUNCIL OF POLITICAL REFoRM-HIS PER-
soNAL VIEWS.
The Council of Political Reform sent dele
CATION to visit Controller Kelly yesterday The COuheh
maintains that Corporation Counsel Whitneys eoncu-
siOns that II Is the duty Of the Controller TO pay 70 the
Brooklyn Bridge trustees acquisitions to the amount OF
50 G66 666 &C. are The delegation protested
against the payment Of any money until the courts
have adjudicated upon the matter The Controher
stated that he would the bonds called for until
the courts settled the matter He was anxious TO OBTAIN
a judicial decision soon as possible ana was o.
opinion that the bridge trustees would take immaculate
action toward compelling the City OF NeW-York TO pay
the money. In that case the matter womb NC ue0u "
a short time.
Later in the day Mr.. Kelly explained more at length
his position He said that Controller ne would take
whatever action the law should direct as ctlzen auu
taxpayer he was opposed to any further sppropria-
tons The bridge was intended, and would be used
wholly for the benefit Of Brooklyn. New'York would DC
having part of the cost OF enterprise which WOud re-
sut in more damage than benefit to the city The Duge
could not be completed, i'll all probability "l'hin Ho
sum appropriated and was able yet 10 say "nd'
would be the ultimate cost. Besides, when eOnpeIeu'
A. would not be adequate TO the purposes for which II
was intended BY the showing OF the chieI engineer
himself, in his latest report the bridge would only sup
port about ninety tons; say, one engine with Two cars
attached II this were true, it would not furnish proper
accommodations for the many persons WhO WOulu Msu
to pass between Brooklyn and New 1Ork lu INC 8
and evening II the persons who gathered at the ehs Oh
the bridge had to wait for the passage OF single Iuh
hack and forth before they could cross would ne un
better for them to use the erfy-OOatS EEen u .D ~
Eens of Brooklyn did receive great dement's from tne
project they were the only ones ana they shouu pay
for IT, ~, =, ~, ,., hahn,
aetuated bv political motives in his refusal 70 issue any
more bonds for the Brooklyn Bridge was published yes
terday as coming from Colonel Thomas CaFf0I OF
Brooklyn, of the trustees OF the bridge. COOneI
Carroll, reported, stated that the EOnIOnttt We s
OF posed TO the regular " Brooklyn Democratic AS
s6elatop and was aiming to suppIant its delegation TO
the next convention by whom he could use 10
extend ms patronage Mr. Kelly said, with smile'
There is nothing political about IT," -,
A few of the suspended men were found about the
bridge apprOa shes yesterday The seyentyhye caDle
workers were still at work Those who had Deen AT
work on the approaches the men that have been
suspepded They seem to feel encouraged 70 expect
work in a weeks time. Some said they DIDN'T nlhu
Ngeek--tbey rather enjoyed it," but would not wait
longer than that tine before seeking other WORK MOSt
OF me workuen on the Brooklyn side were OLD hands
while those discharged from this side OF the river are
said have had less experience at the work me men
were Inclined to lay their suspension 10 OOhIroHeI
Kelly's action entirely.