New-York tribune., 1886-03-31
ENGINEER CHURCH'S REPLY.
ANSWERING THE CHARGES BY MR.. CRAvEY
LAWYERS COMPLAINING THAT SOME OF THE AC-
CUsATIOSs ARE IGNORED.

had !.-on decided to omit the seventh charge
because il was embodied III CwO OF tne 9lleI counts
Nr Macedonia said that the charges had been drawn
mn uudcr the direction Of tho Aqueduct Commits
sioners aud were based on the facts submitted III
Mir Cravcn's letters tie found that many OF Inc
accusations made by Nh. Craven were totally
ignored in the oiicial charges.
General GrcHoe asked what i9oSle Taa6 NE 'f that m
Ie was counsel for Mr. Craven. Genera! Greene
replied that Nr. Craven was not on tnai; re " as as
only there witness and was not enhtird 10
cnr},sri General Gilmore said that Mr.. Craven
0ld rot need lawyer to enable nm 10 zen tlG
TRUTH Mr. stone the associate counsel attempted
to nmi in - protes. against the ruling but the COM
mttcc declined 10 listen to hun or aoW pr CI"Efh
TO question witnesses. Mr Craven Sald that lH9
charges on which Mr. Church was being tried did
not cm8:lce some Of the most serious accusations
against hm. Ihe charge had been made that he
wa. cndeavoripC 10 get square with his supe-
Mr.. Chutchs reply 20 the charges made against
hin was then read by Secretary McCuio4.
Cnlr.e is that the Chief Engineer has approved
b,l,r charged AGAINST the AQueduct Commissioners
for articles furnished for his private u,r an! mas
paced his private servants IN , tho A4Heduc' Pay
rollS. This WAS denied by Mr. Church
Charge stated:
Ta. ma 3onry condemned by tho engineer o constroc
ton two engineers and three INSPECTORS WAS
scccptol by the Chict EnsneeI'
TO this charge Mr. Church replied:
The masonry referred 70 is hG Idbhc stone ma5oHly a.
g.. sa A Eye s'Gg; 81 "G 'T Tss u9ny asony r,m
I'm, 70 time durug the progress u the Work was care
5I@i ii 8iysion Hncimscr WoGrcct rrns't HIanarer
Bowlcy and Inspector DEley, the local inspector II
chaclG thereof who inspected the work tnrQn.hoat. o"
Of WHOM approved % 4 o( y,uHE jhe Lr4l'Gh,yS m %
aol tiv OF rubNe roo glrcl ny the contract ana
tp.cica Ions, aud since completion has been h4Hlcc''!
without injury 20 severe TO- 10 fe1e.t hoo' N'.'
broke into the onl hlcl the section oi tho aqueI"ct
Thc reports six ana -pcctae 'ions Of Assistant
Engineers Horne and M''le ana oi In'isct@r I'uibi,l
EGAve' & Gt9 m oy I,ii @ one IN the chts and an
= fbg1r
had anything to do with construction on TINS division or
this wall.
Charge was:
That Contractor. O'Erisn & Clark havc not withdrawn
tinGetiuc from the ROOT OF The tunnel or ..ed IN IN,
space with stone, rs required by ic >tt.!t"l'oii u'
have hIlet IN the spIc" VIA los Ind tH9ef, there.
which MS charge r-,r IS at and near sh't l. on
fec'ou g. of tA' "a IA" iJet.
MI Church sand IN answer:
By the contract auJ SPECIFICATIONS 3ar'r1qh @1'rs;e
15l All timber wolh To- Dee ieu'Fti ID 'i ''I '.,,'''
timber uor: ne located N tHr tunnel or s9tJ e..
t;eaeles , - ''. M Wt w. ~ & IN c,Tc. ,Tn 5oGt
81 shall hc 81 VITA .-'af} or sIcd P-AeE utA''.a" rs
le may ",d yg c no - a "'' rAoc srscidaa,ons we're
CareI out 10 the letter by compac;ly filling IN ne
.%,e' .;,e fi I, rcmoy Of the timber TouG have
eudan-rre iic 9.onry ana ~ WAS 4e'' III III "o'''"
Glcr with tA~ above specification.
Charge read:
That on tAs I.t. division sh3fts i anl :, timror
@a, & &c ."' P % '5I 5nlsr GT? and m in Violation o, tie
on 'ei4i Mo 'nTa,aPr1 InG6c 'd lrn9S i % 10 is IS
IGnn.t -.9ar M l ive5p Shai,, l. anI l..
The ,cp,y was as follows:
10. rss {, 1nirta ~ ryeri naIt',nar ..o I;2 Der
f,r ..niu Las never oee1 measured OF lh' i'' ]"
aHy iu>iJucc.
Chaf.c +, that attempts have been made t. pre-
,eut ,;F (rlyru's honest .uprINi 81 of tie work.
Nr ,h.rcl denied tins statement, and sad that on
he ro1trqry Ire had cudea,orcl 90 have him per
form h., dates. The slNtr charge was:
Tnl- ry .casoa oi n> Mr.. Crav"r's' discovery and
"u oi es.ol"'l@ ani cNc"''.vG nc j % '',.T M M "
masonry on Division .. Ae "o lr.en 2n o.u'.tr - ~. M
uont1Iy cstru,tcs except cIer.caIy.
The answer was:
Il autrue that Mr. craven discovered or corrected
n, erlonros or excessive measurements % masonry on
DIVISION al auy tim or on any ot'er tIl''oH o iAc
aaaaaa Nr IrNcn Ho.A.I Hieau> 10 Ie.yf /. an
in section &, Division B. which are estimate i"T ph.,H
j-5g-h,,nan tn plotting cross sections o. u ~ 10,
lu"u's nf ua~'nr'. iit A't 't N We 30 ,,' .,23
Ig,. t.. t' T,u nf f". tlHrc. ana lI.-"'Nr'l'ci
r -,,rtS ,r.,,,Il, H. I ,l. -I,l.. &. e. sgccn Inc
i.r, eo a,i te ro,h %. ;a- i1Hn. W.. ,l'.e ley
Il F.. Il u-....l!,tion OF 'ae quaary o' n'-o"r' 70
cor Division EeI.c.r Np.h'ocat IL covered himself
nnt r,irird j, out 20 Mr. Craven.
/, I.rIy to ha,cc : That so far a. pr ctcal
bflrt.i AID eticic"cv g". the ClIef Engineer has
ovcclulc. tie COMMISSIONERS and an!lShed tie
Otf,.c IF iuo.ue-T o' tOn-tInctOn,. Mr tHutch
said that hr IDr.n. ended the abolition OF the ONCE
because Il. gIacticl benefits and efficiency were
I4ifErI br NT. i.lAH~ neg G'''I ol Nllht lli".l'
dna;ion and the generalization cATcHe'fed "E
him throughout he Luluerr Corps In his open
iDG Nj Church 'tlt:
-rls7 l, objection, which De pr"s'n'el % their
r,I- % 'I"-" or any offence fault, or
wrong, committed by iu connection with the new
G..cdIct
After the Witnesses bad bocr sworn BY Commi'-
sior,r @acacer, SIR. Craven testified Substantially
g. follow:
The la.-onry complained OF, d, the saw MN River
ero..'n, I- soy eu't-Ivt or c. y irct IN Ieh.tl'
Nr,II VS. h.-.u o." CONTAGIOUS Laid mp OolIder-
eI ,n.. ,..s: .l.u the tuuae.. lie stone used WAS
hot .a, -,.r.o.g. MS was rep,uei 10, blFiNon IN.
sin,s' .ids " m nv w., w. fiaor ,lt.d I'm,
10 Eu..ao.r Church. Th.. report va ior tho week
Wta 'l 4cS,crai ,o cine, Lnf nrcr directed IN
ho!tlc Inst oypoI,uu, to 90 OVER TIE work a'ter
t.rsu..- I loptri over ID" masonry ana cthcI lhe
S,r.@r Y, W,l5.ecnt ma, s,T usly-lobs Stone bcn,
hut In the val and dicc'"i hin io caution the inspector
hat tn- could not be permitted Not long a'ler M
comm g,oarr. Do',i SPENCER ani Baldwin, win Cni"i
Eicmc'r Clurch. -i.rd the wore I"H luSl"r'r lo',
thru that -tht- oi the stones used WeT' Did ana
NY "!r cl,.rca-Ic ,-ii nothing - the kind.
Nj Cravcu-Yo1 can -~ca. ?" what you pleas.
kaow w'ar pr"ps,c 70 t~L had tie masonry r3'm-
iae9 G@; ! ?9G @ o'f % n II @ rS@F S c c4ay o . d's s
god as this am desrihns which was condemned ana
covered WIN cement t, c"arco II ,,o,
Mr Cravcu--No f.o wall IA faced with brick
Engineers HON aud Moore identified report
made ~ them taat Tie masonry c"ubed was ol
pOOr quality Division thEhccr N"Ibrccit ideht
led certain reports made by HIM. Eoyai thapin'
assisflnt engiuecr was called to testify that in
firuidaton was piacti scd to prevent his testIylnc
lie con- ONLY swear that Eng nrcr NOlbrecht h1d
cautioned him gaiHst rdlcuIlIg diamond arm.
Mr. Chmcl-What hd- th, 10 10 VITA the case
General Grcene--NO;uIg.
The hca1ing was then adjourned until to-day at
IL a. u.
PUSHING THE IIALF-HOLIDAY REFORM.
nN IL HOEK-
ACIION DECIDED UPON.
The Half Holiday Committee Of One Hundred
held It's INST meeting yesterday IN tie lecture room
nl tLe Ynnnn Mcns ChllolIaM AssncatL0n ILeIe