New-York tribune., 1886-07-29
NEW AQUEDUCr SECRETARY
A BREEZY MEETING OF TEE BoARD.
yoan G. eKEEaAN ARpoINTED IN PLACE on NR
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NJ M'culLnB-viooRoue rRoTRsfe.
The Aqueduct Board yestsrday received the res
ienstion Of A. A. Horne. division engineer. xo teke
Howard q Co sent another complaint that thers
OF che work done by the contractors the warrants
beng held back by the Controller Ite C9rpora-
t,on COuns:' made public yesterday the following
hs JAnsso o. srExcEn. Iyssdsnt lq.sdne' oorm'sses'
DEAR sm ava TO receipt Of year favor ssEnx rer
. s,r sSSos Il. sSssaaos q O. CERT
Ssd Lass month You state hov estimate.
s.s. s -se' ss S sSa.h asS 'a HDni s::y:a
f1s ss.s ,Ss a.Aso"s. vsi
wh the savee sjves the ccnsroef Sy h S r.ssop that
The ss,ns,.s sonisoed for which toe son'r.1, or
s.s ss.,ra S 70 PAY psSymspa eq auv r. the aud
under the statutes Ssyopd thai Of p.ym.s.eri ="
1he srter 70 no, snst.d 70 demano no N"
procurement "f the Aaneduct Commissioner re Sn
tSry ha .uihor,,y toeoatrscs for r.;m.pt from he
ss FOR %Srs Shes =. Sss cot h.' be b: paid
higher ,:ss .9sS sSos
ebsain tions 10 the tassnes sha VI
his s eni% 1, Ss ssp os upon
c@raostes only 10 the Controller ot 'us ~ o ~, ." nnricr
nr.vsr il wss not The ipiention Of the act that tne
,ssmseVss but city rs.pu should operate TO give
Ss,iditv 10 a claim Otherwise improper
dss e To III.
ssly. He Uus,. "i o"ursr pay all lssa s,a'Ss 9nt o.
TSe .smses upon when II ninety per cent psyme1ts
to be made are not, ~ the s1 wus
BE- appru xmate only, sRd absolute accuracy I: NJ"
~ .sss sir va. o the u.
suthos partial pay Dens 20 be made to the eontsctor
aim. wnsch the Commissioners had hight 10 contrao
for vhieh they did NOT IN fact contract 70 pay i%r
suthoris- the making of such estimates upon basis OF
mia lad n he
opinion that the Cstrcier has the right TO make suoh
Kin 20 Hss.rm,n. Whether the rssmsts undsnrntally
srontous BY ressob Of any such iupr"per .lovsneea
Respectfully you're htSsr III ,ns a00n.
Eer- York, July %. 1885.
Mr. Barnes moved that Maurice A. viee BE- ap-
Was referred to the Committee on Construction.
The Chief Engineer was directed to report
force was sill smpioyed on that work when The
work will be flushed and when the force will De
relieved # 80 employed. Then Mr.. RidGway. much
BALDWIN, offered . resolution that John c. sheehan,
of kewYork. be appointed sefreisry OF the 60aso arc
appointment TO take effect on August 1.
Mr. Bsidwin-This u uncalsd for. We are entitled to
have 'eSre':ry whom S We rsSw D"s ws a0O
MI Ridgway-Tne seereiary told me. whom hl. SALARY
:S.t sd re s@ Of not pay and
than the position Of secretary. Idesre that my reso
Mr.. Bsldwin-I am opposed to voting for secretary
WHO nvrs 500 ulles awsy move 10 lay the mOton Of
Mr.. R,dgvay on the table.
Tbis v as lost. Chairman Spencer, Vice-Chairman
Dowd and Mr.. Baldwin voting in the affirmative,
ana Messrs SQUIRE Barnes. RldRway eod flsn IN
the negative. Chairman spencer SPOKE strongly
against the proposed sction OF the BOARD. Mr. NC
(ullob lie said, was of great service TO tn CON-
mission When the reduction OF the secretarys
saixry was first mentioned he had submitted 10 MS
colleagues in writing his reasons for opp0elng IT,
There were some matters that only Mr; McCuilon
was cOnversant with. No man c1u'd take MS Place
without causins greaj delay to the ComnisNon:,
Mr. Baldwin moved that the Board adjourn. lnle
was lost by the same vote a. before; Inon ne
moved that the matter he referred 70 the Finance
Committee. This also was lost,
Mr., Dowd-i eek the privilege OF entering my pro'ss'
Mr. nsidwin-i also wi,h to enter my protest asaiust
What cnnsidet ah OUTRAGE,
he resolution waa again read.
Mr. Haid win excilsdly Addrrssps Mt RidswAyl-You
thsrnSn spsnssr-ls he NOT {. resident o. bnnslSi
Mr. Rids way lie bsonRt TO tue state ot Nsw'fork
This urw Aqueduct IL AtHh rerfprM
The roll was then called on Mr. Ridgways reso'
iution, and II VIVA carried BY the following votes
Ay.s-I Iounssionssa squlrr. kidswAy Fish and
TGss-Chairnsn Spencer. Vice Chairman Dowd and
Mr.. BsIdwin-I am anas.d at this conduct
MI Brldwin-And a'S the sane privilege.
Mr. X dEwsyNo further protest 10 needed than the
Mr. BaIwin (tsrlIy- do not require advice from you
Cd this subject.
Chairman Spencer then requested that Mr Nc
Culloh be retained for time as secretary OF the
committee having charge of the purchase of land
for the aque0uct Alter a considerable discussion
Al vas agt eed that MIR. McCuliOh should he
tanned IN that place until October l, with ne lame
wear Johu T.. Shee IAN is a lawyer, n resident OF
Buffalo and brother of AssembiymIn Sheehan.
he owes his appointment 10 the favor of Con-
tractor John D Bnen aud Governor Hill.