New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-12
work throughout For this they were paid % a
cubic ward. 1t cost them, Mr.. Craven said, about
.nn,Nc LARGELY TO THEIR PROFIT.

,,or. .bror gbout For this they were paid s. q
cubic ward 1t cost them, Mr.. craven SAID, apouo
$50.
ADDING LARGELY TO THEIR PROFIT
In addition to the 81 so which they made on
zach yard they also saved the former expense OIL
putting in dry packing at 81 80 cubic yard. Inc
total profit to them The change, then, was - so
for each cubic yard Pit in. In DIR. craven
division there were $4,000 yards OF this work-a
proit Of about 500, 900, and the other divisions
would bring the sum up TO nearly 100000, II
nor more. This change was not made at once. On
November 90 1886. Mr.. Craven received letter
from the Chief Engineer authorizing HIM to allow
for rubble masonry over the arch, ana ne qua 80
until April so, 1887, when he received another
order telling him only to allow for hubble masonry
when the ground was bad during the Tour
months he allowed for it everywhere lie oDeyea
This second order until July. Then the Aqueuuc9
Commissioners decided that rubble masonry SHOULD
be put in whether the ground was good or pao'
and paid for by the city
This led Mr. Bcardman to ask IL the witness
thou ght the substitution of rubble masonry was
necessary. MIR. Craven said it was not, adding
II It needed at all. It was certainly needed IN 'h
early part OF the work, but 1t is not USED thec eAp
in bad ground Hence TO be consistent we shouo Var
down all the tunnel that contains dry packing.
About half the tunnel is packed with the loose
stone above the arch
POOR CEMENT USED, THE WITNESS THINKS
The cement question was taken up. Mr. Craven
Aid not think much Of the Akron cement such
as is used on the Aqueduct The division en-
gineers were once called upon to make iull en-
animation of it. They did so and the report
submitted was against the cement III stood inc
laboratory tests well enough, but it did not answer
practically, especially in wet places. , Notwith-
standing this opinion Of the engineers the cemehss
was adopted by the Commission and the Ohiei
Engineer.
o-speakng generally Mr.. Craven. did you ever
Chiaf EDon
not take the contractors as against those OF
the city7 A.-No Sir can't recall single instance
claim that the division engineers have not oeeh sup
ported as they should have BEEN Men have been Kept
az work after recommended their discharge ana IN
general we have labored under great dlscouasemenu~
BY system Of secret signals the inspectors VINO are IN
euson with the contractors enabled to give notice
OF ny approach that OF my assistants Ana IN TINS
way bad work is covered UP before can get TO It,
The witness mentioned several other lllustra-
tions of this the most conspicuous being in regard
10 the removal Of timber from Shaft IL Accord
ing TO the contract this was TO be done When
possible. In this case it was comparatively easy.
Mr., Craven ordered Clark * O'Brlen's contractors
to take il out. They refused to do so, and went
to Chief Engineer Church about 1t. Inc result
yas an order from Mr.. Church telling the witness
to let the timber stay where 1t was
Mr.. NIooLL TAKES THE WITNESS.
Mr. Boardman here handed the witness over to
Mr.. Nicoll, who prefaced his questions with little
speech IN Wn1Cn ne ueCldreu tlLtV ~ "oo Aio III
tention to cooperate with the counsel OF the ma
jority Of the committeeman TO oppose them
lie did not desire to be considered in the light
of q crcss-examiner Of witnesses.
Then he began a series of questions about the
work and the previous testimony of the witness.
He piled them skilfully, but Mr.. Craven held
his ground well. He admitted that altogether
the Aqueduct was good piece OF work. All
the defects could be remedied. Less than 81 100000
would fix up anything in his division. Section
cost 81, 376,7S5; Section s. sl,1572S5, and the
ten per cent retained would cover ali defects,
he thought. AS q rule the inspectors dld not
pan out we'll"
o.-You always assume that man is honest until he
turns out the contraryi Al do, much to my regret
sometimes
All these inspectors had to pass the Civil Ser
vice examination but he never at any one time
had what he considered honest lot of inspectors
There are several now under cloud, he added,
and there were others about whom he felt suspi-
ciOus.
In response to Mr. Nicolls request, the witness
repeated the testimony which he gave on Saturday
about the removal of Inspectors Corrlgan, Ryan
and Quin for receiving money from the contractors
TO pass bad work. -
d. NJ. Carey IL Co.'s superintendent, Mr. Morris,
who paid the money, characterized these strikes
Of the inspectors cases of blaclxmail.
The investigation will go on to-day.