New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

MORE STEEL NEEDED FOR THE BRlDUE
ADVERTISING FOR 900 TONS IN ADDITION TO WHAT
Is CONTRACTED FoR-wHY THE STEEL is RE-
QUIRED.
Fourteen of the twenty trustees of the New tGrk
and Brooklyn Bridge attended the regular tad thai
held Yesterday afternoon. lie was expecteu Iua'
something wonld De done in regard 10 the iuoApi
able delays in supplying steel ir tao ra,tor the
Edomooor Iron Company. Instead OF DONG any
thing 10 COR pei the tultment OF the eAs.,ns III
tract howeyer all the aei,os upny 600 tons more
Steel than The amount already enHaeeu 10 pc SUI
piled. The announcement Una. SO rge lua ,ass
of steel is yet needed caused much surprise Ia those
who thought that the original specifications called
for ali the material needed, amounting to some
thing over 5000 tons. for the suspended super
Alter long discussion in executive session, the
public meeting of the trustees was held In report
ing the proceedings of the Executive Committee
President Murphy said that he subject under con-
alteration had been proposition on the part oil Mr.
Sellers Of the Edgemoor iron COMPANY 70 sp ibs
bridge, and the Executive Committee nad iesoiVeu
10 accept the proposal. He was about TO read the
terms proposed by Mr.. Sellers, when he was inter,
rupted by William G.. Kingsley, who suggested
that 1t would not be fair. IN case other BIDS were
called for. to make known the terms offered Dy tla
Edpemoor Company. Robert Roosevelt moved
that advertisements for bids Tor supplying the
additional amount of steel required by 5nne i,
1882 be published the bids To be furnished DV thb
next meeting OF the trustees. Mr.. StrGnahah
urged that the time I've limited to two weeks anu
General Slocum moved to limit the time oil making
bids 20 ten days. this would give an opportunity
10 discuss them before the proposition OF the Euge
moor Company. limited to two weeks would lapse;
spirited discussion followed Mr. Roosevelt eald
IL was by strange fatality. error, or accident tnaC
the amount of steel already contracted LOT leil
short 10y a thousand tons General A. Z. barnes
said that ne was not in favor OF considering the
Edgemoor Company IN the matter at all ne ne-
Heyed the trustees were perfectly honest IN their
intentions. but his confidence IN ther energy was
made TO compel the Edgem0or Company to complete
or cancel its Contract had been received WIN
alarm. 1t was time now to change tactlcs; tne
old argument that the contractor could a1ord 10
throw up the contract was no longer aVallaole;
The contractor could no longer afford to qnaLlei,
with the trustees. The Edgenoor Company htu
treated the trustees outrageously.
Mr. Strauahan in reply said that the contract lor
saeot Ia" no"tpactnr had lost money and in spite
of the criticisms made the trustees had oeeh JUST
fed in making the contract at so low a rate ne
company would fulfil it, But its misfortune had
placed the trustees In bad position. hlter
further discussion General SlOcuns amendment
limiting the time Of bids to ten days, was adopted,
and the resolution as amended was carried. Inc
trustees then adjourned.
TRIBUNE reporter asked Mr. Murphy how IL
was that the specifications as originally drawn ny
Chief Engineer ROebling did not call Tor enough
steel to finish The bridge. Mr.. Murphy said that
the engineer reserved the right to increase the
amount. In reply to question as 10 where Ihe
additional steel was needed, Mr. Murphy said that
it was wanted all over the bridge; not In any
particular place, but in every part >,
Controller Senior. who took no part In the as
cussion, said after the meeting that he dld not
think that any steel needed tor the bridge
than the contract with The EdgemOOr Company
called for, He believed the contractor was bound
10 furnish enough to finish the bridge without any
more paw. The amount of steel called Tor Dv the
original specifications estimated at 0.3Sl TONS.
The EdgemOor Company contracted 10 supply the
material at fraction over cents q poun'
amounting in all to about $45O,OO0 hgure much
less than that offered by other bidder
Up to September 80 the total receipts TOT the
bridge amounted to $l3224,l2S SO, and the totaI
disbursements to $l3.l66792 A, thus leaving
$57 1886 80 cash on hand
NOT WITHIN THE EXTRADITlON TREATY.
Angel Castro alias DiOnisio Castro, Cuban, who
arrived from Havana Sunday by the steamer
Knickerbocker of the Alexandra Line was ar
raigned before United States Commissioner Osborne
Yesterday afternoon a charge of forgery. war
rant of extraditiOn asked on complaint OF the
Spanish COnsul-General, HipOlito de Crlarte, who
had been instructed on Saturday night by the Cap
taln-General of Cuba. through the Spanish Minister
an official document or Justification OF
the official acts of the Government of
Spain on September %, 1881. Deputy Marshal
Holmes, assisted by Marshal Colfax, arrested Castro
after a long search, at No. 125 West f1tteenth-st
dispatch from the Captaln-General OF Cuba yes,
terCay stated that the alleged crime was committed
In 1863 Commissioner Osborne ruled that the e1-
Tradition treaty with Cuba made i'll 1877 ana
that the prisoner could not be eXtradited should IL
be shown that the forgery was committed before
that date The prisoner released on ms own
recognlzance TO appear before the Commissioner
to-day.