New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-03
CONTACTS FOE TIE GREAT FRIDGE.
STEEL FOa the Observation-Disclosures ACTION
POSTPONED,

STEEL FO.s Observation-Disclosures ACTION
POSTPONED.
At the meeting of the New-YOrk and Brooklyn
Bridge Trustees, Tuesday, the receipts for May
were reported at $5DL1S2 SO, aud the cxpoldi-
lures S33J, 4O7 OF. Tle entire receipts thas far
have been $40, G2t, GA 90, and the expenditures
SlO,487,74 81. The present outstanding l'abil-
lties are S97,J47 81. The standing committees
were announced, as follows Executive Commit
tee-Messrs, Agnew, Davis, Newton, Smith, Stran-
ahan, Marshall. Slocum, Steinmotz and Motley.
Finance Committee-Messrs. Uhl Roosevelt, Bush,
Kelly. Taylor, Barnes and Humphrey The report
of the meeting of the Executive Committee on Mon
day was then read. The principal parts are as fol-
lows:
John T. Agnew was chosen chairman. 1t was re-
commended that the masOus be paid 30 cents an
bour and the hod-carrers 17i2 cents an hour, and
that no change be made III the wages of tle caIpan-
ters who now receive % cents an hour The bids
for furnishing iron and steel for the Super5tracture
were taken Up and motion, made by Mr.. Strana-
han, was adopted, that the contract be awarded 10
the lowest bidder, the E1gemoor Iron Company,
provided that the trustees should not be required 10
receive or pay for than 800 tons OF steel dur
ing $40. and that they should not he required 10
receive any after January l, 1880 and until May l.
1850, and in case no notice should be gwen before
the last-namcd date to furnish the balance then,
and until July 1, 1881, the contract shouid
be no longer obligatory, and after July |, 1881,
either party should be at liberty to cancel IT. All
thermometers Of the committee voted for the Tes"lu-
ton except Controller StoinmetZ who SAID that the
bids uudsr consideration ranged from the lowest
grade of BassemeT steel to q high grade OF cruCbe
Steel Price not the Oaly thing TO be consid-
cred. An opinion Of Il. ). Hewitt, unidYOraDlc 10
Bessemer steel, dated January :, 1870. was on file,
lie quoted the opinion of James Is. EadS that he
would never dream OF using Bsssener steel IN so
important structure. General Stelhnetz con-
tended that the contract should not be awarded to
the lowest bidder but steel should be chosen which
combHed the greatest strength with the least price,
and said that he preferred "Open-heirth or
SemenS-M Martin steel. The Controllers remarks
were written on and embodied IN the minutes OF
the Executive Committee.
Mr. Stranahau said: 81 am astoHished that Con-
troller Steinmetzs speech should be injected into
our proceedings 1t is remarkable that his speech
should 90 &, the public while the remarks of other
members are withheld and the matter goes out in
One-sided manner"
President Murphy 1T was put in inadvertently
by the secretary. Is d lcs not belong there.
Mr. Kingsley moved that the speech be stricken
ont of the proceedings, and the motion carried.
Mr. Murphy read a letter from Controller Kelly,
asking that action on the contract for the super
structure be delayed until the next meeting, as he
was unable IL attend Tuesday. The other recon-
mcnGatous Of the committee were adopted,
and it was decided to print the statement
of Engineer Payne on the use OF BeSsemer
steel. and such other information upon the
subject IN GIT be necessary for the INSTRUCTION OF
the new members of the Board. Mr. Marshall re-
ferTcd to some published statements III reference 10
ally charged General StonmetZ with dIVulPing tie
proceedings. General Stelnmetg replied that he
IN favor of having the public know all that oc-
CURED, and If there was anything secret he gave
notice that he would reveal II. tell you" he
claimed, that you are all wrong in this business
Both the gentlemen were declared 10 be out Of
order, and he Board then adjourned. LIS next
meeting will take place on Monday.