New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-28
GREENHoRNs AS JUDGES OF GRAVEL.

Mr.. RIDERS OPINION OF THE PARK COMMISSION
FRs-A QUESTION ABOUT BRAINS.
The hattie of the gravel stones was continued
Yesterday IN OF the supreme Court II the hvesu
cation into the methods of the Park Department Jesse
RYDER the gravel expert continued To recite mSophohS
az Roa Hook and Caldwell gravel, and incidentally eN-
rcssed his opinion the Park Commissioners as Judges
., Gravel He declared that he had made desperate at
tennis TO offer bids to the department. but he had been
" blutfed every time. In one year ne lhaue MS "'
tempt in March, only to be told by the commissioners
that he was too late In the season. Mr. RYDER there
fore tried again the next year, in February 100 late
again. Next year he chose January. Result the same
therefore Mr. Ryder said he had been oluted,"
and he knew that the Commissioners were determined to
make gravel contracts with ''fayoIites Only ooinS
sioners Vele Wales, Crnmns aud Olne shied Recuiary
when MI Ryder informed NJ Parsons that Il this Gc
CURED in the years 1877 1873 aud 1872 ere e begin
Mp Bangs asked Mr.. Ryder what he thought OF the
Park Commissioners as judges OF gravel Ihey are an
roveI" The commissioners looked as II they would en-
Joy buryng the witness in mis- ayoTe eGmP0mnd
rcvercntly that he had furnished gravel Tor one sam
Randall" . .,,o ,.o,,,,o,,ra
Mr., Rydcr-Yes; furnished 10000 cubic yards Tor
nun iOr nG seemed pleased that Mr. RYDER had sup
ned tGe sT,yel for sam" Randalls political burying-
% Rvdcr then took back seat and allowed Charles E.
Reechcr assistant Paeontologis 10 dissect snayze
and exIress his opinion upon Roa HOOK and CadweI
rve The assistant paleOnologIst first caused spaSm
~ ,ufc nnury 10 flash over the cOuntenances OF the
aud the stenographcrs, by the use OF the terms
.,ar,,Iorcousn and "calcarcOus." When tie lawyers
had gsrered the bearing of the terms ana the stenog
ranner had had the words spelled out for hin, Mr.
Reocher nrocecded that ROa Hook gravel was COM
nosed of oartzite micaCeous and h0rnDenuuc Ghe!Ss
PryalIiua GuartZ limestone, fcd5par flint mlcace0s
Granite and cencnting cacareous material Inc Cald-
veil Tr9yel contained hornbendc. In othcr
resnects tbe two kinds Of gravel were the same Both
,re 70 formed by the action OF Ice ana water
Mr. RYDER Waa recalled, and he ldenuneu inc clElr
boT of gravel one of which liz declared 10 DC 0a oo
rho other Caldwell gravel \ single look cnaDcd MN 70
y thc identity of the two. Mr.. Bcecher confirmed ms
c1 Of fho boxes and their contents. The paeOptolOgst
admitted that he had examined the two gravel Ptis aG
fhe request Of Mr.. Jones, the owner Of inc Oau"eH
banks =, ,.,to,ou, mi ~ II al M,
gone out for lunch smiled. -. oo,,s-
Mr. Parsons then asked tho witness about aqueous
learned more than he had dreamed Of regarding geoloS
cal formations. -. .,,,,r wanna
Then Mr. Bangs asked Mr. Bcecher-about thirty years
old-whether he thought that he had olgger piaI ga
for gravel than had Mr. Ryder-SeVenty years Vlu
Mr. Beecher was modest, yet as ne nau nau
special education as "a paeontologlst, hSVehtureu 70
suggest that his knowledge OF gravel geolOSicdy con
sidered, should be greater than that OF MI yecI MnO
had only been engaged ia digging and spreading dlrt
aud scratching gravel for nvlhS' -. -, .ho c.,duou
Charles H. Koher, who owns strip or the Cs,e tN
beds whence arises the cOguomen Koher gravel tn6n
tesned as 10 the merits OF the article James b 20
roat the lessee OF the Caldwell beds next a1Vaceu MS
reasons why Caldwell gravel should ma as muc M ~
the ewes Of the PARK Department rs inc hoa HUN
palcOntOlo heal formation.
The hearing goes on tnls iloihihS'