New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09
THE DEFECTIVE AQUEDUoT work
ENGINEER MLEANs COMING REroRT-MR. sHEE-
LAUGHS.


HAN LAUGHS.
Controller Myers yesterday received a letter from
Engineer Eugene f. Mclean, who Is investigating
the condition OF the Aqueduct for the Finance DO
nartneut stating that no had not intended making
rcrort Of his discoveries until entirely through
with the work. lie thought II would take three days
moro to complete his Investigations, and he would
make his report Friday As the estimates como
I'm about the 18th Of this month no thought that II ne
had his report ready then 1t would be sufficient MI
Mclean said, however, that he would present par
tal report Wednesday II the Controller desired.
Secretary shechan of the Aqueduct Board, laughed
heartily yesterday when referring to the disclosures
which Engineer Mclean expected TO make Il
can tell you,s Mr.. shechan said all about his dis-
closures and discoveries, and how he discovered them
The story is somewhat amusing. On January 10 tho
Committee on Construction adopted rcsom-
lions directing that all papers ana To-
ports regarding the bad work Of Brown HOW
ard & Co.'s sections be referred to CHIEF Engineer
Church, the Deputy Chief Engineer and the prnci-
nal assistants TO examine thoroughly with instructions
to take the testimony Of engineers, rodmen ana
inspectors. To facat, the work the employment
OF stcnographer authorized The taxing Oh
testimony begun at and continued FOR more
than two months. Every bad spot and every DOUBT
full place in tho work was brought out and made
matter of record. When tho investigation was con-
cludcd Commissioner Fishs resolution Of March 2o
calling upon Brown, Howard & Co. to appear and
show why their should not be annuled
was passed. When the stenographcrs bill for his
work in taking and recording the testimony came IN
It was in the usual of business referred 10 tho
Controller. For the purpose of Judging whether tho
bill rendered not exorbitant controller
Myers sent up for the stcnogaphcrs report On
May I sent It down TO him with an explanatory let
ter While in the Controllers Office Engineer Nc
Lean had access to 1t and from It he learned all no
knows about tho defective work on the Aqueduct
Mr.. Mclean had been going up to the Aqucduct every
month and making reports to the Controller upon
which tho estimates of the contractors were paid Not
until the trouble began and he had access to tho tss
tmony taken by the engineers upon which they had
begun to remedy and repair the work which was dis
covered to be unsound did VIC hear anything OF
Engineer Mclean or HIS discoveries. He docs not
know to-day anything about bad work on tho
Aqeduct that he has not learned from the testimony
taken by the Chief Engineer and his associates Dy
order of the Aqucduct Commission"
Controller Myers said yesterday that he had informed
Engineer Mclean that he should not expect his re-
port until he had finished his examination next Fri
day. - o
sltlon of putting the Mayor and Controller back on
the AQucduct Commission.
Commissioner Rldgway's letter upon tho Aqueduct
bill and therefore had nothing to say In reply to IT,
II Mr. Ridgway doesn't like our manifesto" said
Mr. Hewitt, looking up with that bright light In his
ewes peculiar TO him when he Is In good humor, let
him lump it,