New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
THE NEW AQUEDUCT.
SEEKING THE SERVICES OF A SAN FRANCISCO EN-


srrpryc THE SERVICES OF A SAN FRANC1sCO EN-"
GINEER-suRvEYs NEARLY COMPLETED
The Aoueduct Commission yesterday received q
letter from Herman Schusler, promin emit engRaee
of San Francisco, who had been asked 10 behan VI
the Board whether his services could be proculeu
under certain contingencies as consulting e2gl o
neer and what terms He stated that nus rare
was fully occupied that he could not give n tbe
commission and that in view of the magmtaddeo o o.
the work and its cost of $15 ,00O,O 900 OF ~
OOO he would fix his charges at one-fth OF one PHI
| cent of the cost Of the work. The COMMISSION wiz
make Its decision after consultation ..o bowtbe
ChefEngineer Church was questioned asto nom haS
work of surveying was going on ne ss Rver and one
other pont. The Mayor said that there, were Two
bugbears which were happily got I Iia ci sat.
Church added that the saTVeS sd delayed the field
work somewhat but notes from the field parties
were MaHnS wanted to know whether any plans
had been received from the Department OF Iupr a
Works Mr-Church said that none nan DeTn f Of
fSe peparfment of Public Works said that Eng
neer Newton was waiting for a cross section OF tne
| proposed aqueduct In order to ascertain just "ha'
Engineer Julius Y. Adams called the attention OF
| the Board TO a matter that he deemed OF goou
deal of aere was sc as seped With
Croton water. OF these, $4,000 acres are below tne
Harlem River, $40 acres are above the Ha 1i;
5000 more viii be supplied from the Bronx klyer.
In view Of the probable growth of the city dnIhlg
the next twenty years he asked # IT to- W Onn
be well to have goo Of the Is new
anueduct is finished directed to the use oi m, rne
| territory lying above the Harlem River. Inc
from the Department of Public Works, He asked
how long it would take to complete tne surveys Surveys
| from Maurice-ave. to Croton Lake Mr. ChuIcn
| said he thought they could complete the surveys
| and plot them in about three weeks. =, II,
| The Mayor wished to know, whether tue prellml-
naries would then be 50 far advanced tnal Ie COLL
] 10 adv tiSa
| on the aqueduct Mr.. Church said that nc could
not promise that. There were many speeiilcatOhss
TO be prepared but it was possible that they might
advertise for proposals for the construction OF the
| shafts. The members thought this would not help
matters much and it was not advisable thaU lhe
work on the shafts should be let separately. -,
| Commissioner Spencer said that maps OF the
route would have to be filed before the commIs-
SION could proceed to acquire the land heeueu ior
Considerable discussion was had as te whether,
| in advertising for proposals the cost OF nateiIaI
should be included or whether the eoniiSso o,,
| should purchase the materials used IN t1e con-
| structiOn of the aqueduct. me mayor saiu Ir 1
he had had experience in both directions, ana ne
found that much the most satisfactory way was 20
have the contractors furnish the material. Inc
inspectors could be held responsible for seeing thd
the material used was according to the specifiea-
tions, There was less chance for delay when the
material was furnished by the contractors.
| USING THE NAME OF A WELL-KNOWN FIRM.
Postmaster Pearson wrote to Inspector ByTnes
and suspicious increase in the number OF letters
sent through the Post-Ofice TO No. 146 West:st
Nearly all of the letters came from manufacturing
firms in various parts of the country, whose names
| were printed on the envelopes. Inc ietters were
addressed TO G. Comstoc k ~ Go. Whiie Mr. rear
son knew of c. COmstock q Co., well-k known mer-
chants at No. 20 Front-st. had no knowledge that
there was firm of the same name in good stand
ing atNo 146 West-st. He suggested that swndlers
might be making of the name of respectable
| firm acknowledgements Fields and Williamson
found that two ex-conyicts, George Burnett and
| James COmmerford had desk room over the Hquor
store at No 146 West-st., and were receiving the
| letters sent to that place. The swlndlers had
stolen the firm name of c. Comstock Il Co., and had
sent orders TO many manufacturers IN cl1Ies ana
towns at distance from NewYOrk. On tuesday
Fields ascertained that ninety-iye kegs OF white
| lead had been sent over the Baltimore ana ONO
| Railroad by Hazlett g. Co., of Washington, PENN
| consigned to the swindlers He procured q bull of
| lading for the goods and presented himself at the
liquor store in the guise of an agent OF the railroad
Burnett received the BILL claiming to be a member
| of the firm of @. COmstock ~ Co. Fields arrested
him: Commerford was arrested yesterday by D t,e
prisoners showed that they had sWindled Brown a.
Co, cigar manufacturers of Washington Borough,
Penn Moore OF R9Gneste[ G q @reenS OF Of
Auburn; kellogg & Miller, dealers IN OIL at Amster-
dam; A. Cutler q Sons, desk makers at Buffalo;
| T. Brace. Stove manufacturer at I1llwood, Penn;
Best & Co.. cracker bakers at Milton, Mass, and a
number of other firms. ;.
! Commerford was sent to prison Tor hye years IN
| 1874, for swindling Meyer & Co, brokers In TX;
change place, out of $4,000 Burnett has served
three terms in prison for swindling operations.
HEIREss TO A LARGE ENGLISH ESTATE.
| MISS CLARE, OF NEWARK, SAID TO BE ENTITLED
| TO A BIG FORTUNE.
Newark is priding itself on the possession of an
| American heress to an English estate. In 1888 Sir
Michael b. Glare died in London, leaving an estate
valued at about 800, 600. He was an English ply
stefan who had emigrated to Jamaica. In the hrst
Napoeons reign large number of French loyallsts
their exile by DR.. Glare; So great were
Ionis XVIII. recovered the throne, his
! attention was called to them, and through the ex-
erions of his Minister to England the latter Gov
eminent was induced to confer knighthood on DE-
| Clare He was man of several families however,
and since his death there has been much litigation
| affecting the disposition of his money, which has
| meantime been accommodating. Lately j. +. Rob
erts, formerly bond clerk IN the late District,
| Attorneys office visited Jamaica to learn what had
| become of the heirs in that island, and found no
legitimate descendants Of the baronet; and he says
that Miss f. Clare of Newark is the sole legitimate
heiress to the long-disputed estate.
being made by some of the claimants in England to
compromise the claims of Others in America; She
has not been personally approached to settle her
| claim but is credibly informed that Others have
| BEEN She says no proposition VIII be entertained
by her, and she has employed counsel here and IN
to her great grandfather's estate.
FUNERAL OF DIR. THOMAS C. KENDRICK.
| The funeral of DIR. ThomasC c. Kendrick, who died
at his home No. 1913 West Twenty-iirst-st., on
| Monday took place yesterday afternoon in Grace
| Church The services were conducted by the Rev.
| George F. Nelson and the Rev. DR.. +. @, Flagg
Wallace, Jacob Kohn and w. II. Darlington. The
Waw ayanda Fishing Club, of which Dr.. Ken
| drick was a member was present in a body, among
| Mcneil, John F. Carroll and James A. Flagg.
Among Others present were r. d Alliger and Mrs.
| Alliger. L. j. Brown, Stephen Hosmer George Z.
The only relatives Of DR.. Hendricks present were
his sister, Mrs. George A. Freeman, and Mr. Free
| V. s. eddie. and Mr.. Oddie. The burial will take
| place tomorrow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Chelsea,
Mass and the funeral services will be cOnc uded in
o. paults Church Roeton nr Kendricl was horn in