New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-11
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TRUSTEES.

ENGINEER ROEBLING STILL ABSENT.
MAYOR Low WANTS BUSINESS PRINCIPLES ADOPTED
INTHE Observation-Disclosures REPORTS CALLED
FOR.
The July meeting Of the Bridge Trustees was held
Yesterday afternoon III BROOKLYN, ten members be-
ing present and President Murphy ruling that that
number constituted a quorum, the vacancies caused
by the death of Erastus W. Smith and the reslgna-
ton of Robert Roosevelt not having been filled.
President Murphy announced that he held a GER
tilted copy of The bill passed by the last Legislature
apprnprating 100000 for the completion of the
bridge
The Executive Commit tee reported that the Beth
lehem Iron Company offered TO supply steel rails for
the tracks on the bridge at $40 % "A ton. The
mttee authorized the president to call for bids to
supply the elevated platforms at the ends OF the
bridge, and to call the trustees toge her TO act upon
them, and, in lack OF quorum, himself to accept
the lowest responsible bid The trustees approved
the action OF the Executive Committee.
The report of Treasurer Witte showed receipts of
Sc 976 II III June, and expenditures of 1864 81
ia the same month. For the committee of the two
Mayors and Controllers of the two cities appointed
to confer about the steel contract with Mr.. Sellers,
of the EdgemOor Iron Company, Mayor Low re-
ported that he bad written TO Mr. Sellers, who
fused to enter INTO contract under forfeiture TO
supply the steel by October 81. Mr.. Sellers SAID
that tue work of such nature that contract of
the kind would not be wisc and il could not be
made by the Edgemoor Company, which had made
no wlful delays and was doing all in its power to
supply the steel.
M Murph, read letter from Chief Engineer
Roebling who was asked to appear before the trus-
tees. Mr.. ROebllng wrote from Newport X. H.,
whittier he had gone for his health He wrote thai
he was not able TO talk more than a few moment at
a time. He had not written that his health pre-
vented him from coming, as he was tired, and sup
posed everyone else was, of having his health DIS
cnssed III the newspapers Mr. ROeDling added that
he did something for the bridge every day bur he
could not return to Brooklyn if his presence was
dispensable. lie would be highly honored to ap-
pear before the trustees as soon as he was able.
The work this summer was OF routine nature and
the assistant engineers could look after it. II the
nlIsIta az tenn he
be delayed. 1t would be to authorize a con-
tract Tor the iron at he elevated tennIni.
Controller Campbell called for the engineers re-
port of the work done in June. The report showed
that the twelve lacking floor beams nearly ready
at Edgemoor l he eye bars for sections Ia to 20
were being forged. As this report incomplete,
Controller Campbell called for further facts, and
the secretary SAID that 300 tons furnished in
june and 400 tons shipped, of which SO tons were
on their way LILO tons were TO be shipped yet
Mayor Low called for the statement of the work
done on the bridge proper IN June, but Mr.. Murphy
said that IL had not been received. The Mayor then
| smd that he would ike to have, IN this as i'll his
own business, weekly reports of the work done, to
be furnished to the Mayors of the two cities. The
one thing the trustees had not done To hasten the
work was to let the light upon 1t. lie moved Tor
weekly reports.
Controller Campbell said that monthly reports
had been furnished before. and he would like to
know why there were none now.
MI. Murphy said he did not know why they were
not furnished by the engineers.
Mayor Low wanted to know If il was because of
the quIbbic that the Chief Engineer could not give
the information that it was not supplied as the
engineer in charge could give it. He then drafted
tn following resolution and offered it:
Resolpe That IL be the duty Of the president TO fur
nisn weekly TO the Mayors Of each city detailed state
ment work performed upon the bridge during the
preceding week. together with a memorandum OF ma
terial received during the same period
The resolution was adopted.
The Mayor then asked 1lT. Murphy if lie could saw
what had been done in the past month. Mr.. Murphy
said that the bridge proper the work ofputtng up
diagOnals aud trusses had beeu continued from the
Franklin Square bridge three out of the six trusses
were done.
Mayor Low asked if there was anyone engaged
in the work who could tell how the work was gong
forward. Mr.. Murphy said, testy manner, that
he could not give the information ohhand
but would send it TO the Mayor to-day
Mayor Low said that in his resolution of n
month ago he had called for the countersigning of
the engineers report by President Murphy. and
1t would not be lllberal construction to say that
Mr.. Murphy was required by that resolution TO see
that there was report. Mr.. Murphy said that he
had received no report from the chief engineer, and
therefore had none 10 sign.
Upon motion of Mayor Low il was voted to ask
Assistant Engineer Martin 10 appear before the
trustees at their next meeting