The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-14
EAST RIVER BRIDGE.
INCREASING THE WIDTH OF THE BRIDGE ROUTE
z IN THIS cITY-CoMPTRoLLER sTEINMETz ON

INCREASING THE WIDTH OF THE BRIDGE ROUTE
IN THIS cIrY-CoMpTRoLLER sTEINMETz ON
ECONOMY. l4tFa
The Board of Trustees OF the East River Bridge
held an adjourned meeting yesterday afternoon at
the Office of the Bridge Company in Water street,
Brooklyn. There present President Henry c.
Murphy. William c. Kingsley. General slocum. j.
S. I. stranahan. John Il. Aenew. Herman Uhl, J. G.
Davis. A. c. Barnes. n. p. Roosevelt William Taylor
James NJ. Motley. A. w. Humphreys. w. q. Stein
metz and William Marshall. The meeting called
to order shortly after three O'Clock by President
Murphy and the minutes of the previous meeting
were then read by Secretary Quintard. The follow
ing was afterward offered by the president of the
Board tf
Resolved That the Of the New York and Brooklyn
North William streets in said city be laid in
width BY taking seventy feet each ds OF the centre
ton with proper certificates thereof DC filed in the oico
OF the Register OF the city and county OF New York
At the meeting OF the Executive Committee held
April %. 1878. it had been decided. Mr. Murphy said
to increase the width of the route strip of land
seventy feet wide located each side of the bridge
between North William and Rose streets. this CITY, it
was considered necessary to have. The Board had
already acquired three-fourths of the land. and it
necessary in order to secure the remaining
portion that a two-thirds vote OF the Board con-
demning the land be cast, that the land could be
purchased. The resolution unanimously
adopted The trustees then signed the necessary
map, required by the resolution.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The report of the Executive Committee read
and adopted. 1t set forth that arrangements had
been made for the payment of $500 to the family of
Patrick Murphy who was killed in July last $3.50
to c. w. Stewart, carpenter, who was severely in
jured in this city during the same month; 500 to
David Parents. workman, who had one OF his
legs broken; also 500 to two young ladies who had
their clothing ruined while passing through Cherry
street by concrete falling from the bridge.
At the last meeting OF the Board communica-
ton received from Comptroller Steinmetz, of
for services rendered. Mr.. Hill called i'll an
engineer expert by the Comptroller. during the in
vestigaton OF rumors against the bridge engineers.
The Board decided that Comptroller StcinmetZ had
authority to call in Mr.. HILL and he alone must
be responsible for the bill. The Comptroller when
the bill was objected to- because the committee, as
u WHOLE had not authorized his employment As
chairman OF the committee he (Mr. Stenmetz) could
not call that committee together and knowing that
it was necessary to have an expert engineer AS
Witness he secured the services Of Mr.. HILL It
to be hoped that the benefit OF the taxpayers OF
this city and Brooklyn the Board of Trustees would
continue this policy OF economy until the work
the bridge had been completed. In
fact. it would have been better for the
gone by. Comptroller Steinmetz stated in conclu-
sion that he did not wish to be chairman OF the In
vestgating Committee. aud intimated that the work
of investigation had been pressed by General Slo
cum. The latter gentleman said he had never made
any charges against the engineers. but from all that
there should be Investigation and the matter set
at rest.
The Board then adjourned until the 10th of No
vember next when the regular meeting will be held.