The New York herald., 1879-07-02
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES-ovER TEN MILLION
DOLLARS SPENT ON THE BRIDGE SINCE IT'S
coMMENcEMENT-A CONFLICT EXPECTED OVER
THE AWARDING OF A CONTRACT FOR WIRE.
There q meeting of the trustees of the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge Company yesterday after
in the office of the company and. in anticipa-
ton of lively time the award of the contract
for wire. there present not only unusual
number of members Of the Board but a small army
OF reporters President Henry c. Murphy occupied
the chair the trustees present being James s. I
Stranahan, William G. Kingsley. William Taylor. w.
Humphreys. Henry w. Slocum. William Marshall.
Mayor Howell. Comptroller Steinmetz. OF Brook
lyn, and John G. Davis. James NJ. Motley.
Herman Uhl. Robert b. Roosevelt, Isaac
Newton. j. Adriance Bush and Mayor Cooper. of
New York. The cash receipts from all sources for
the month ending May 81 s5O4. .1s2 IS;
pendtures, $780, 497 o. loan OF $40 191 % paid
to the Atlantic Bank. general statement of the
financial condition of the company showed the entire
receipts since the commencement OF the enterprise
to the 31s of May to be Sl0621 674 52 expenditures
$104s7,747 81; liabilities $97.547 81. President
Murphy appointed Messrs Agnew, Davis, Newton,
Smith, Stranahan, NJ irshall. Slocum. Stenmetz and
Motley an executive committee and Messrs. Uhl,
Roosevelt. Bush. Kelly. Taylor. Barnes and Hum
phrey "a finance committee.
When the minutes of the last meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee read Mr.. Stranahan objected
to the speech of Comptroller Steinmetz. in which
charged insecurity of the wires, becoming part
of the record He thought it an injustice that the
speech, which carefully prepared beforehand.
should be made public. while the remarks Of the
other members of the committee ON the subject
withheld President Murphy explained that the
speech had crept in part OF the proceedings of
the Executive Committee on the minutes nadvert-
emily. and on motion of Mr.. Kingsley they
ordered be stricken out The following letter
from Comptroller Kelly was then read by Mr.
Murphy
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
CoNPTRoLLER's OFFICE, July l. 1879.
Hon. HENRY G. MURPHY. President &c =
DEAR SIR am In formed that at meeting OF the rus
take place this o'clock Is
tended make the award of the for furnishing
the wire for the bridge have business ut
the hour which will attendance ut the
meeting As this matter Is of great Importance would
respectfully ask that the award of be de-
ferred until the regular meeting bo held in few
days when shall be pleased to attend Very respectfully
yours, JOHN KELLY.
On motion of Mayor Cooper the awarding of the
ing which will be held on Monday next. signif-
cant and interesting part OF the report OF the Ex-
ccutive Committee, which was adopted. was the in
crease in the pay of bricklayers from twenty-five
to thirty cents hour and OF their assisants, or
hod carriers" from fifteen to seventeen and o half
cents per hour. making respectively SO and 81 IS.
per day for ten hours work. The pay OF the carpen
ters left untouched There was little war of
words between Messrs. Marshall and StenmetZ-a
mere foretaste OF what is expected next Monday.
during which Mr. Marshall said that the statement
Of Comptroller Steinmetz the present condition
Of the bridge and that ropes had broken. was rin-
true, but Mr. Murphy ruled the debate out Of order.
and after passing upon several unlmportant con-
tracts the Board adjourned.