New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-13
SLOW PROGRESS ON the BRIDGE.

THE OPENING NOW PROMISED IN A YEAR
JULY t. 1888, TIE DATE NOW NAMED-THE TRUs-
TEES ANXIOUS TO LEARN WHY THE STEEL Is
NOT DKLIvERED-TIGE CONTRACTORS TO BE
STIRRED UP.
Fourteen 6f the trustees of the East River Bridge
met Yesterday for the June meeting. The special
business was the election Of officers The choir
taken by Controller Campbell during the election.
Henry G. Murphy was reelected president by "A vote
of H. one vote being given Tor John |; AgneW
Mr. Murphy then resumed the char and SAID that lie
believed that the bridge woull he fully completed
for the money already asked Tor IN the Dll await
ing the Governors signature, and that the bridge
would be the pride of the two cities which II con-
nected. William &. Kingsley WAS then reelected
vce-pTcsideIit receiving II votes 10 | for y. {.
! Rarues o. Is. QUiutard VAS unanimously reelected
secretary. Otto WItte, one of the trustees, was
chosen treasurer, without salary.
The work done IL the last two months on the
bridge, as reported by the engineer includes the
erection OF some of the trusSes and the putting OF
upn4hts and dlagOnals IN position. In Apnl ~
tons of steel were received. Some of the needed
parts arc sill lacking, and the work
cannot therefore proceed in proper order
neer who superntends the rolling and making
of the steel, showed that all the steel had been
sent from Cambria to MldVdlc, and from Mldyale
J.G7s tons had been sent 10 EdCemoor. he Edge
moor Company sent $40 tons OF finished work 10
the bridge IN May and 1910 tons had been sent
previously. making 4,0S9 tons III all. There were
SUN $40 tons lacking on the old contract, and
none had been d,Ivercd on the new contract for
| 100 tons. AT the present rate OF delivery II
Mayor Low offered a resolution calling upon the
engineer for statement each month. IN conncc-
tlOn with the work done, OF the time which 1t
would take to finish the bridge The Mayor urged
this As due to the public as the
engineer and trustees had promised to have
the work done by March 81, 1882 lie had urged
the Governor 10 sign the bill Tor the needed money
but Win eAtIcnc reluctance; and he hoped the
work would be pushed forward and completed at
the ea,hcst moment. Controller Campbell SAID
that lac had also urged the Governor 10 sign the
bil but the trustees SHOULD take vigorous
steps TO push on the contractors as last rs
possible. The engineers report did not give
MN much hope that the work wodld be
done 10y March 81; j.; Adriance Bush said
| that Chef Engineer ROeOling could come before
| the trustees, and moved that Nh kOebllng DC III
| vited to staie his views TO the board.
| William Marshall declared that The real trouble
| was with the LugclnOOF Company, winch had gwen
| more promises tban steel, and most OF them were
lies Tue trustees should compel the contractors 10
deliver the steel Mayor Low remarked that every
DAYS delay cost the trustees from ~ 900 10 $4,000.
and that II was not worth Nhlc 10 wall iii NO
yember and lose this amount daily Ii the steel could
| be secured by paying more money. Mr. Sranahan
| urged the appointment OF "a committee TO Mr..
sellers the president OF the Edgemoor Company,
and Controller senior urged sucn an Oter 10 the
,ontracior as would secure the delivery OF the steel
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the cOntrac, Ors had taken
every advantage of the trustees and mad shown not
| "a particle OF commercial hOnOI In his opinion II
| would be worth while to pay large sum- perhaps
| several hundred thousand dollars, To secure ,he
steel promptly. Mayor Lows resolution WAS
| adopted
| Controller Campbell then said that every step
| should be taken TO hurry the work 1t misnt not
| be well 10 pin the engineer down to April but II
the trustees could 90 the structure III May
! and II could be opened To thc public on July 4,
| 1858. everybody would be satisfied. Mr.. Bush's
resolution 10 ask Chief Engineer kOeblng TO meet
| the trustees al meeting on June 20 WAS adopted.
| On the motion OF Alr. Stranahan the iyOrs and
Controllers Ol the TWO cities, with PTesld at Mur-
| pby were male "A committee to see President orl-
| lefs Ot the EdgemOOr Iron Company, and asccI-
| ta De Geil mo
| The monthly financial statement shows the rc-
CENT OF TlUJ 39l 90 IN May and the expenditure OF
| $50 Us Jo The tOial receipts up to June / were
| SI3 7J9,U42 80, and the total expenditures
| - UU4..}Jg