New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-14
Mr.. SQUIRE'S BIG CLAIM.
AIMING TO CONTROL AQUEDUCT WORK.

FALSE REPORT ABOUT a DEAL"- 1.-THE AoUE-
DUCT COMMISSIONERS NOT HARMONIOUS
A rumor about the City Hall yesterday that the
Aqueduct Commission intend today 10 TX inc
southern terminus Of The new aqueduct al one
hundred and thirty -ffth-s and give ever TO Com
missioner Squire the work OF max ing c0nnec'loh
between that point aud tne Central Park Reservoir;
awakened much interest among the adherents OF
the opposing Democratic factions. The connection
between he gate house at One hundred-and-thirIy
ffth-st. and the reservoir is to be made bv son.
dut or pipe lines rhe cost of tins work VIII De apcut
@i25O,0OO. IL given 10 Commissioner squire ne
would be ole to furnish employment TO large NUM-
Der of men in IL elnterest 1t was sald OF SoNeIoi
Hill. An official long familiar with anal1s COIL
nected with the wafer supply said that TINS was
mart of a scheme growing on, 3i ,m ", =,
81 the new members of the Board. who were al III
favor of il. he said that Governor hi nau enid
plete control over Mr.. Squire. as this oihcia ,
BE removed by Mayor Grace ii the Governor "ouio
give his consent ..or C;sb IN
When inquiry made Of Commissioner h hsn r a.
regard TO the matter laughed heartily AT ,no ii
port which disturbed the City Hall oontlcIas. 90
said 81 suppose this is one OF the WAYS .anH ON
annoy and msrepresent us py .ao Iher of
posed the change in the mehoei srt,orlar
the Board. | bese men take ,r Uaa.0' no
pains to misrepresent every thing we 40 anv snch
truth in this report e an every member of the
Board, excepting Mr. Squire hlliset' tbe l.st meet
it, This matter was brought "f q. M now thing
inc of the Board by Mr.. Squire III Is no ucM tnns.
ny u ds he claim as year. On the ground that
the M no lines south of .n mi
4orfa
and with the distributing mans service. e'c., III
charge of the Pubic Works department; the Com
missioner held that under the Consondatloh aGo
his work legally belonged TO him TO perform. lie
asked the opinion of the CORPORATION Coupsei on III,
and with that before the Board 1t voted on Janu'
airy Is to fix the southern terminus a. tne
voted alone in the negative. lie was called upon
IN snbmit plans for this connection below one
hundred-and- hirty-hft9-st II was IN connection a
with the resolution calling again for these plans
that this subject came mp at the last meeting. lie
claims that the WORK should be done under his SUI
peIvision. Even ii this were allowed the contracts
woul id he given out by the Commission, and Mt
Squire's engineers would meiely supervise the
WORK But know OF no member OF the Board eX-
cepting NJ. Squire. who Is III favor OF allowing Mt
Sonlfe 10 supervise this wOik. Commissioner
kIdgway told me this morning that he was opposed
to H." ,.
Commissioner Barnes, whose high standing as an
engineer gives great weight to his recommended
tons to the Commission, has been look ng INTO this
matter. and when inquiry was made OF him on the
subject he said ,
III $ matter will have to be settled by the Cor
poration Counsel. If he hoos that the law vests
The Supervision of this work with the C0ninls-
sloner of Public Works why we can DO nothing eX-
cept submit. The opinion he gave before was Lot
called Tor by the COMMISSION, ont was iuinlsned
10 the Commissioner of Ppbnc works AT MS re-
quest. IL true that engineers familiar with the
present wafer mains Will have to be employed 10
connect the pipes OF conduit and the malus. But
there is 10 cali for the Commission to act on this
subject now. Further than TO call on the Corpo-
ration Counsel for an opinion do not IhinK any
thing will be done bout II for months"
The Constfu Committee, which was in ses-
sion Yesterday, Is SAID have resolved on n num-
Der of changes in the engineer corps whch VIII DE
recommended to-day. The place OF constructing
engineer, made vacant by the IeniNaI Oh MI;
Craven will be fiji ed. and also the vacancies caused
by the sickness of Engineer Kelly and by the reslg-
nation of another engineer. here Will also be
other changes member of the committee sad
that il had delayed making recommendations Tor
these places hoping that the co 'Iinttee which III
yestieated the CHARGES made by Engineer craven
would make / S report. But the Cons Iuctlon Com
mttee had concluded not to walt longer as the
interests of the city required that action be taKeh