New-York tribune., 1886-03-04
ENGINEER CRAVEN REMOVED
ACTION OF THE AQUEDUcT COMMISSION.

ONLY ONE VOTE FOR RIM-THE CHARGES A0AiN0i
up CHURCH TO BE INVESTIGATED.
A email bu interested group sat III the onter ouco
of the Auueduct Commission yesterday altSInoohh ath
IA Ioaitsd for the Commissioners to get through
their secret session in their inner room ana % Cn1n
come outside and act upon the case OF H. ,.
the Construction Engineer OF the AoueoiT "f tie
resSnation was called for at the last meeting o to m
FoaTd but who wrote long letter puulIsmeo p n I'd "a
THr TRIBUNE of yesterday refusing o 10 TGnTnb
making charges against Chtel at En- fS's counsel MIR
Wacdona was on hand. SO were Maurice ID. 1 ET. ETLa
Contractors Clark and OBrlen ana MI; Cnu;ti, f
Cunn;Ssioners kent the group outside Waitlng IoI
~ Gafore thev 1led ont and took their piaces
an the table The Mayor looked serious Mr. sqnre
happy ths S he had been eating green per
amwons. while Mr. Spencer was flushed ana seemed
ongrV Mr. Craven's friend, Mr Dowd, was absent
McCuIGh fela GnS en?s' fhe f Com
missioner OF Public Works SAID sharply;
move that We dispense with the reading OF TINS
in ai The journals this city and Its contents
are familiar the public aud 70 us II shou sav So1
sent 70 the Commission first move to nave IL lcuoreu'
Tho Mayor and Mr. Loew remarked that It might
not be the same document and asked 10 nave IL
read The clerk read the lctter AZ IL mas oeon
printed. Clark OBren SiIea S AZ avv rSt and Mr.
Church listened amusedly to the alterations OF con
nivinp at fraud brought afasL n b cnrk read
reading was finished MT Baldwln uau 'ho oi ''''0
the following resolution: ,u
Rssolred. That II. s. Craven he and he Is nere9y y
removed from the osice OF engineer OF cohsrucon' "
take effect March 4, 1856. n,u
Tho Navor. Controller, Commissioners of Public
Works, and Mr.. Baldwin voted Tor me res9iu.on 9 M
and Mr. Spencer voted against IT, AI'vt 'niS " t ~.
ceremOn, ,ouS I" bounce MI Dalu"'H "" 49,
read the following: ,., ,o
P,soyred That Mr.. CIaven's commnnlcatomn m m os =
referred committee OF three enfint % snail inyes-
nv this Commission on saturday next Wio sl, ND t1a
gate the CHARGES made therein by Mr. ad Se to
."o% " enSnepTs en to this Commission
turlay next for their consideration auu %GTh .,E tH
Commission adjourn it be to saturday next "' o"Cn
This motion was carried unanimously MI.
MocAono WHO seemed taken aback by tpe prompt
action of the Commission in discharglng MS Gilen,,
asked if the engineers mentioned III tuG l9Solu.,',
were to try the charges con'aiheu III N'
letter. oors ,,.op1d renort 70
The Commission, which would try the chareeS VI"
Mr. Macedonia remarked that the interests OF the
eitv would be lefU practically with three
Mr squire with dionityl-Does Mr.. Craven mean & 10
orraicn the Commission incompetent 10 u! tno
charges cha
MIR. Macdona disclaimed any such desire on the
part of Mr.. Craven. After the meeting oIont up;
while in the committee room the peut- up wTaVn VIA "a
Commissioner Spencer broke upon the sllRhU anu
Shrinking form OF Mr. Baldwin, whom he accused oil
Yeu promised to try these charges before you
dismissed Mr. Craven SAID Mr. Spencer " IL Is
the old game of hanging man hTSt anu anu @ lo
ming the door in the face of Mr. Squire who endeav-
ored TO answer him. Then Mr.. Squire talked TO
Macedonia ana assured ullu
fraud on the Aquednct work should Oe urea lilH
and freely All of tine Commissioners declared tia'
Mr. Craven had never made any Oi MS chaTSeS O!e,
fore the Board. The Mayor and controller Shld
xbat II was decided at the last meeting that MI
Cr.ven would be removed unless he resigned
For irht months" saId the Controller, " nave
kent Mr.. Craven in Office by my vote. re NaS a
nuisance and an obstruction instead OF help 10 Tue
work and we finally got tired of hin
Mr. Church said in regard to charges OF MMl. M
Craven that sub-letting of contracts was dohe on
fhe work contrary to law the sub-contractors pehe
snoken of as superintendents instead 81 contractors
that he ALWAYS treated these sub-cOntrdctOis a.
f1Temen and removed item when they did not 30
their work. He admitted that the contracts were
snhlet bnt said that il impossible TO aNOll IL Oh
n great work Ike the aqueduct.
Maurice B. Flynn was asked about that part oil
Mr. Crayen's letter which referred to an Ghort on
Mir. Flvnns part to get Mr. Craven BACK III the
Navy @last summer" said Mr. tEhh' Nj
Craven. accompanied by friend OF mine came 10
INV Office ard told me of the trouble between nm
self and the Chief Engineer and OF the proposition
then before the Commissioners to remove MN ana
he asked me if would interfere in his behalf. l
replled that the thing for him to 30 was 10 90
ahead aud satisfy his superior oihcer ana thc ON.
mssiouprs As to his fitness and had no doubt ta'
he would be retained in his place. That was all
At that time did not even know that DIT CraNe ei
was IN he Navy and the laDgage he lmputes 10 NE
so far as il relates to getting him back IN the Navy
is false"