New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-25
THE POISONOUS AQUEDUOr.
vrRrHER ACTION BY THE COMMISSION

vreTHrR ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.
rxprnrs TO MAKEAx yxAMlSAT1oS-IHh o~No-
OF GASOLINE.
rr ..,rr+ c,,np,,.uscn devoted msst Cd rs session
vss,,riay 10 discussing IRE lighting anu 'o' -,' -.
me tunnels by the contractors ~nis e S-rS,.s,.,
..r.ctry the Aouedact Is in prosresa Inc e"nn'''
- "a. mind that there must be an Improvement.
c..' ~ -. ,ha mart of Brown, Howard d Co. ana
John BTunton d % - -. corror~-
when tie Commission met ne opinion OK INC .o'p'
sson Counsel tho greater part Of which was printer -
.,.rsavs TRIBUNE read by Secretary sheenan oa'
~ the re xular order Of business By vote OF me oo
son letter was read Brantcn q Co s"ung tAss
eey haa made contract with the Brush Electric Nea'
Company and that the plant was already on 'ne s'
and that within two weeks the electric lights "ouu oo "
working erier. ..
M Barnes. chairman Of the Committee on ooN'''"'
tson offered the following resolution; -.
Rspsa That be given % s ,hs s,srr !. the
q. os%mi-ss % sPl .sa ' aan Soeas mining sss
sr such others approved by TIE IN III
SSn oas oSsd work. Aqnssno sne rs2er - M
~ @sSse eonSon Of the What
= :o GssSiss' % mas ''' -,... ~. matte,
=. srssT been gene Sssr srSo and eor
sy investigating The charge me- hen declared
st hs Hating venion bad Tses mas b Ssc so% n'
s9ss sr tie Sssy r. ' sSsa sU Smpe
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un ossarea The following amendment Mr.. Barnes's
resolution:
Rorsd That chief be and hereby nS sr az
to, e I sssrs;.a y ht or .as
sonrt OF u" ,ss wgrk as IL has been each day
the g. ~ inst ss4 S0a Via s
sy uea 20 the eontnscar, q .s ss =, & Commission
and hey Will conformity with the opn on ., ,s oTF
- e or o hsrs the orer and vsHSia
oS S DG SSs Rs wos n saacry With the contract
Mr Fs-n The chief engineer repor'ss nat s1e
se%YAe DE so5si9s sl9s Is. the he
line that t. ven y ncs - ga; SaS. ssse ana capable
sag1ssr ere we h.ys h-V ~ rsport hs and
1pntstscn on ps Of the wek being eSns,r,ssH
Ipor foD various earns-rs made The ch Of engneer u
sgssssTTs needed s Pot rs: 70 .cn lamps s
tnLe with eGi ges The ,ug hs . me esy one where
as tunnel oS csea a. IAF0as1 and 9snn 'a''' see
sansd by ealing S oSsss n ssPe eS To:
resolution it the expense 70 be Issarr-s %
es later Sas wednesday second Mr. RsNay'
DO :sy . %5 o. P ,. CORPORATION
Counsel ea sspey rsgsr, .s'% Ts IL
o. 81 ,se ss. the testimony experts
VA eHs eV not depend On ergtneersi
Chairman 10 you ssy General SeT'o .rve
MP when srpught court and confronted win expert
Fsa on nSd"rsssS mat the chic, has made
tests Of the condition atmosphere in some OF the 'u
Chef Engineer used instruments ana made
ssIs ss ss Sad the iSs All aud poor light
.eraIly retarded the work.
nsn;a one was pretty clean the other through which
The air Of OF the tunnels had been forced iOr Twelve
taken Mr. iddsxays aInehament' !, ana az
Messrs Spencer. Dowd. Barnes, Newton ana baIu"4h
Chairman Spencer announced maj VOC wouid nc ne
taken On the original but before this was doue
Mr. Fish offered amendment mat me e1gsose "a pr
curing exper1 testimony should not exceed sou ana iat
the perts should examine and report ID zen Jay HS
was lost only M Fish vesS Gs at the gentlemen men
toned could be correspondent with and Tie expense anu
time needed thus learned
MT Barnes-I VIII be willing to limit the time 10 'h"V
Hf Fsh-I am unwilling give the contractors thirty
additional days
The resolution was then carried, Messrs Spencer Dowd
Newton, Barnes and BALDWIN NOuAe l0i Il anu 110'-'
Mr.. Fish asked Chief Engineer Church t." How much
About 500. including travelling expenses ,..-,
Mr. Barnes next called up M H.. ag rsa ., ans on
the Chief Engineer 70 furnish certain illornaaoH !"
the Board AFTER some siS & that he use
Of gasoline OF Lighting the tunnels e IL, s serious bsT
occurred and that therefore the Chief Engineer be az
rected 70 issue orders to the tSS G S Of ssone
on anv mart OF the after November so and at eaeh
Of e sney NeWou said tat in the work OF
honeycOmbing Halletfs Point and making rey Wy. O .
Ing mp the oestr7cuohs ID ben "ate, III NJ F td
lampswere used hef Engineer Church and MI hsn e
OF an explosion OF lamp IN one OF the tunnels "hcn nss
have caused serious loss ~ life. The res9ihlon ~
pasd with the provi-o Committee on CONSTITUTION
roure nom the Corporation Counsel an opinion mat the
Board has the power 10 order ms ulhg zone d r.
The special committee appointed TO investigate ana re
rort on the value Of tie work performed ny ex-
secretary McCuoh instructed 70 report at 'e neA'
meeting. 1900 .A.. .ho co-
a9 Counsel mad decided that the Commission could
moi make a partial payment to smith q brown, ton-
tractors for stonework in the gaehouse AZ Nroon
Lake. .sss.,o,o,
The Committee Construction asked that an ao1lnnl
sha be authorized sunk 10 be known as Shait Ih
t. Animated bet thirteen and fourteen 10
tale the place Of Que heretofore authorized MT Dp"o
sail he would not vote this shaft until he knew "hal
II would cost The contractors should SINK any extra
shafts rraured At their expense. General Newton
was Of the same OPINION but said that us merely tooh
the Mace OF authorized Ihls was heeeu
because there soft ground IN the vicinity On Tie
line of the work The resolution was adopted
William Gushing Was appointed an inspector OF ma
sorry