New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-25


forth II iniquuy" thus became the OBJECT OF sr"a ss
picion. ana Of eprcjuee which has not been removed
nOunceuen WHEN ate tac ihcOnIrOvergblr fact. that
10 mOnes eve. stO-n by the ring lie funds OF
the Bridge; Tie whole mOuev raised has he h0u-
have nor been materially exceed If aud t,a lie excess
Of cost over ihe due t. purchases Of land
winch were never Included IN the estimates To interest
rld on The city subscriptions; and % ,he cost of adm
tOnu! eiht and hr adth Of 'Eer &c, an he increase
IN strengh GENDER ii n"r>sary ny better cOmreneh-
sol 81 the volume Of Il lic Ott yen the tyD c TGe
Items covered by the oriGini estimate o. 5000 900.
have thus Dren raised to $9OOOOOO tlar s2.OOO,OOO
represents tie ate ton the 0rigna estimates. aud Tor
tis excess. au Ig 10 less nan 30 pet c"u there ~
actual value ia ia" Bridge IN increased dimensions ana
crca-cd.
the cairiasa-waya as originally designed would have
permitted 0A!y single line o. vehicles ~ cacn direction
IAc spec! Of ;hc entire pr0cessiO". more than mile
long. would therefore rave been limited by the rate OF
tae sowe5t md every 'cc lent ctu ~ st9ppaSe TO
single ctrt wOnd hy' stopped every lnS Dc ma II Tor
an iudehhts porod It - no too much 10 say that the
removal of fh5 "olrctlOu, by wie tc carriage ds,
mas multiplied manifold the practical usefulness of the
TIC statement have made is due to the memory not
only OF JOi. 4. KocDdg. but also of Henry c. Murphy.
tina great MaG, whO devoted his last years To iS enter
PRISE; aud wn0, naylng ike Noses. yea tne peopo
through the toisOme way, was permitted only TO look
but no. 10 enter upon the promised land.
THIS estOuy s due also 10 the ng trustees tnd To
the cngn crs who have controlled and directed thls
Soll9cc"tlpuS "ischuse oi pIolt ssIonai "ul gnu h
former wlIa no other 3oct than tue welfare OF te pub
lie and without other possible tBau the good
opluiOn OF their fellow citizens
THE STRUCTURE HONESTLY Built
DO not make tins statement without full sense Of
the responsibility which 1t involves, and L realize that
it's accuracy will shortly be tested by the report Of
pers who examining the accounts. But it will
be found that have spoken the words of truth and
sobcrness. When tue ring absconded. asked by
William {. Havemeycr. then the Mayor " NcwYork, TO
become trustee In order to investigate the expendi-
lures and to report To the prOprety OF
going with the work This duty
performed witaout fear or favor. Tho methods
10y which the ring proposed to benefit themselves were
enough. but its members fled before they succeeded
in eimbursng themselves the preliminary expenses
which they had betrayed With their II ght 4
commenced and during the three years when acted
a trustee am that no fraud committed and
that p '-sblc Since that date the Board has
controlled 10y Of whom thorough
experts in bridge building, and the others OF such
imprOUHbe TO aDsurdlty
Tue Bridge not only been honestly built but may
be safely asserted tna IT could not bo duplicated at
tho same cost Mucn money might however, havo been
saved the work mad not been delayed through Of
means and unnecessary obstacles rtcrposed by
taken puOc officials. Moreover measured Dy its
pacity ana the limitations Imposed oH it, construction
by rea lou To the interests OF trac ana lgatou
II Is the cneapest structure ever erected tue genius or
man. THIS Will Oe made evident by single comparison
with the britannia Tubular Bridge erected By stephenson
over Msua Straits lie adopted the tubular prluci-
pie because ne believed that tne suspension principle
cUuid not br made practical for railway tTac although
he nad to deal with spans not greater uan 47O He
built stIuctuie that contained 1910 toLs OF irUn and
COL 900 pounds sterling, or about s3O0OOOO For
tunately mas lett u calculation on record to the
possible extension OF the tubular grder showing that
would reach the limits in winch II could ouiy bear its
weight iG2.OOU tousj at 1870 feet Now, u span
OF l.6UO feet tue Brooklyn Bridge GAO
tons OF material aud Will sustain seven times its
weight It's cost is $1,000 900, whereas tubular bridge
Tor tue same span would contain ton times the weight Vi
uea and though costing twice Iuucn money, would
De without lae ability 10 do ANY useful work
EoeDlng, therefore. solved the problem which had
deued Stepnensou ana upon his design hus been built
tnat would have fallen when loac IL actual 1t Is
impossible to furnish ANY more striking proof OF the
genius which originated aud OF the economy which
stlucted tHls triumph OF American engin -rrlng.
We have thus MONUMENT to tue pubuc spirit OF the
economical those which save us tie Enc Canal. tne
CrOton Alueuot. aud the Central PARK II had been
otherwise. II wond nave Deen monument to tne eter
nal ininy OF the trustees aud OF the eg ieers under
supervision 1t mas been erected and TINS bIn-s
me 20 Tue unHl consideration which ee Constituted 10
ofyr tnis point.
during al thcse years OF trial aud false report greA
long cuoUgn Tor tuc completion of the wOrS 10 which he
mad rd ms NE say great SOU, he spring
time Ct youth, with friends aud fortune at MS cOlIuld
he ave hin~e! to MS country, ana tor ei sake Dryvd
death on many Il wr!ll"ugut patte Held NHcn
rc,, or,d b. civil life, his health sucrlnucd The
duties Nhcl ii deyoycd upon h'm 10 tne mneritor ~
Ills fathers tame and the executor e. hs fathers plans
Living only tOT uOnUr, anC freed rom Tue temptations
oi narrow means, how Is 1t conceivable ina sucn
hose approval WAS necessary To every expenditure
should. Dy cOuniylns Wlth JOUbeTs throw away more
NE life which Was dear 10 him that lie ul- HI fulh
h,- destiny aud leave to hs children the heritage OF
GOOD and the glory Of grand achievement Well
~ ma. ,,.eI MIN W"nirr mon t,,,. wi,r m
.o!row AMI ptVAton and boIly GiscomlO., aud sca-
ness @uIcu fue shadow OF DEATH have worked right
ou - The accomplishment Of tAcir great purposes toni
Iug uu.Cn, cudIuu< mutn, tuluAns murni and then,
Win shattered nerves aud sucNs ali uis rang have
d th,ts We down ia the grave Ind slept the sleep or
DEATH aud the world talks or tucu wAnc they srcpi
Am IA hc st ccpso We can behold tIo ged, stars
suI.As 10 Ac "eA'cno 50 ia tGs uc-rci.s nave Acse
cn Jcacd nc ign " tie great eternity, b-rulus
soiCmulJ dhi i"teNc.
ruE QUESTION OF UNITING THE TWO CITIES.
Ana nov " Eat Dc iue outcom, tAis graf ex-
pcnatrc uion the highway winch has constructed
between tAc two cIu,s for wAcA Dr. stors aud have
the honor ,o speak todayl mat BrooAyu VIII gam IA
numbers and m wealth with accelerated speed IS fore
gone conclusion. Whether this gam shall any
at xpcuse Of Ncw-l"rL. is matter ia regard to
which tic great metropolis does not concern herself
Her ctI-s are content with the knOWirlge tuat sAe
Is amt crows with The grow, oi tho whole country
o. whose progress and prosperity she ia but the
non cut aud the index MI tn bridge lead as has been
iorclby suggested. and in quarters hopefully
auiicipated TO the of tue clces under oac
name and government THIS suggestion Is pagt
sentimental and Iu part practical 81 tar the union
IS concerned, II scarcely worth consideration,
for IN any conprlson whch local pride
may ms between this metropolis ami The other
great cities of the world its environment whether IN
Long island staten Island New Jersey. VIII always
be- .ncludcd IL considering the population of London.
no uuc ever separates the Guy proper nom Je surround
lug parts. lncy are properly regarded one homo
scrcons ~ sIr-"''"h "l "'man ihAs.
r. uutS WDru We come To CONSIDER the problem of
governing great masses mat the serious elements ul the
,tu,e present themselves. and mast De determined
hr,Orc satisfactory answer can De- ~ ru The tendency
q u.olrtu cfNlL. &, towards the concentration of
la uIs- MASSES. tuis Is duc to the hlgst
.ud dN crsru lie which can hr secured ny as-Dci
alton and cooperation ARG scale. tnOrdug not
comfort and often luxury, bu actually
distributing the nuts II Labor on more equitable OASIS
ta II possible sptrsry settled regions. and among
couuunl Ihr great impIoN cnrui OF our day
III aDur--ivlus uachu, rl and ltS Application 10 a.rl
he led WITH less percent
asc of its total force tuu- applied and leave large
mOrsin of population rec 10 engage IN 'ucn other pnr
sun, .ts are carried on III large cities.
Rae O~urc o. th' lts census prove thc tuth OF
thl, Al the Ist census IN 100 tar population
80 cent. o tn, ,Ota upu.J
ton ihl- percentage slowly galn"u al each successive
census uutI fla l. 80 d hSd reached - pei cent. Ia
mt, ear, hdd gained hite live per cent
bui ia To 20 per cent lu loOO II Ii
Ter cent; 1870 2O9 pei CEN, having IN his
ON, decade l9,hrd mucn tie uI,t hly years