New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-23

r,srcer from the post of active supervision 10
necessarily II many w1 Hcard Soes hereby appoint Mr.
Roebhng Consulting Engineer and Mr. - h,ef Fngineer
rTesent First Assistant Engineer 10 oe Naioi A-e
~ The New.Yo and Brooklyn Bridge ana; 90 ,.or
Pesorcd That doing this Board oesi.es ~
nos cordial testimony the services hitherto renueaou
Nv Mr. Rnehng and express its regret AZ tue heooS
city making such change az lnis o +hore Is dis
ZION OF the structure and need the care OF de-
Law must be avoided. There many causes o we VIZ
lay which must not lay to the ib mn tho
are not Justified i'll drifting along we can in'" w
work AN
MIR. Bush then moved that the matter lie over t, Ill
the regular september meeting Inc hcAV 'p
was Mayor Grace, who said
rise second Mayor Lows motion ana 10 ' me re-
we consulted several times, and we all rean%1 have te
sponsbihty we are under TO 90 an We ~ The legislature
We nd that the engineer named the end OF me Mayor
Low was in Newport, whittier we req% Would
him to ga M Tho nrasc by the end next wear
tink sfter consulting eminent engineers ana trustees
who arr familiar with the details Una, h t1nc already
Giaicuty in completing the work ny tne Iiiic a
stated TO the glsature We must Sc, ae forprj the
considerations in public du's III" "e0
work. fl, ,,o
Co,trolIer Sender said that he agreed with Mayor
low rs TO the need of pushing the WORK Al M:
Roeb!ing caused one day delay he Sn1ul" ~, -
with: but there was no PROOF OF tnls' anu my
shonld not act rashy. lie urged an inNesuea'on
bv "A committee of three -, L.
Mr. Stranahan. III his bandest manner saiu no
thonght n word al least should he SAID for Eng lneer
Roehlmg When he thought OF the eminent ao lily
of the elder and the younger koeOlihgs nuu NV ,h
murh was owed to them for the finest bridge III we
world hs considered that something was uue re- ~ -
(hIof.Engineer. His health was not souhu Vu. :.
was as good rs in past years. when ne oou'u rVo
have been dispensed with, because OF the aCouia i9
Lnovled0e which be alone possessed. inc Viu
trustees knew his abilities Mr.. Stranahan saiu nc
had travelled $50 miles to attend the heetIne anu
II would suit HIM not to have special iheo'ihs
next week. lit, ,,,t,ino ovor
ibe matter TO September / would only make a
delay of two weeks, there should not he weeks
or n DAVIS delay in the completion OF the DRUGS.
lie agreed with the two Mayors that something
mnst he done and that an aDle ana active lhdi
should he appointed TO be on the work ana 10 neeV
with the trustees The work must be riglulE az
tended to ana nothing left undone. Nhlle an the
trustees we're responsible for the WORK. yet lne
authorities of the two cities we're pe.uIlaiy 80
and he was ready to support Mayor Low s motion.
IL was then voted TO lay the resolution over uhtil
the September meeting. Controller CaihppeI edNo
notice that he should call mp at the same I'ine
motion to reduce the X cutlve committee lIoIii
eleven to five members intending the mayors VI
the two cities the president and Nlcc-pfesIuehe VI
the Trustees and one otl er trustee. - ~.
The following is the financial condition OF tho
Bridge: Receipts Sl3. 6.SOl sli expenditure
Si3,743.Os3 50: cash IN hand. Sl33,7lo 20; cash
liabilities Sl4j. $50 A.; receipts IN JuS'
$685. IL; expenditures III July, SS2,3ll H.