New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
INSPECTING THE AQUEDUCT.
WHAT ENGINEER MCLEAN FOUND.
nv r.ooKHp Isro THE TUNNEL ron The risAFck
,v,,v1xrxr-A BAD STATE 8r THINGS

nv rooKEp IHTo TIE TUNNEL ron The risAEch
nrp,urNrxr-A BAD STATE Bv THINGS.
rpo,nesr Fnsene r. Mcr,ssn, of The Finance Dspsrt'
mont who has been making an inspccuoh Oh tnc
alleged bad work Of Brown, Howard TO-, 'ns CON
tractors of Sections q, and OF the hf"es~' -
preparing report which is Looked ier WIN e'os' WI
terest II there is no mistake aoeu' h"s's'.' .'e
Leans conclusions, an ehormous s"ou'o " . ~
work has been discovered in The masonry pun W TINS
firm and tho action Of Chief Engineer Chuirh ana the
,cports of the three general officers OF Unteo s'ses
rns,nAers who examined the work ana mace reports
sustaining Chief Engineer Church ana aequi'ehs MN
OF the charges made by Engineer H. o. OA,en WIN
Stand in a ouosr Hight Engineer Mclean ssid yester
dsy that his report was under way ana "ou'" 70 'eH'
to the Controller the first of the Week
81 have Just completed my examination OF shsit
a, section os said Mr. Mclean, and have discovered
,h., IN. n,llns between the brick masonry OF the
Ao,esurt proper and the rough tunnouins Is "oiuly
d,fectiye That section is $4,000 fcct IN ehsn'
masonry "a As good can be expected ou' inc ruoo'o
o,rg has been either deliberately negiected or caro-
,s..lv aone The fng should be done Is the masonry
work goes on, By nxins two parts Oh SNAIL s'ons
With enc part OF pure cement IL 10 now discoveries
ne .,,naIno that much Of tbs space between the
,xslvsinch brick arch and the rough cutting OF the
80, a. vsean, 1t 4, also known by tho statement
n, csr,snt used that the work was improperly done
aOpe Of the members Of tho nrrn ella med tnss No
hnew nothing Of this defective work "hoh Tue ai'
.o..,x ru srss made tho contractors absolutely TO
fused to repair the work. but ten Gays ago 'ne'
Systematically to 60 over It and mako IL seet ms
~, so, ,or 600 600 TO 800 900 The method adopot
. . IL can't or pure cement, and cut holes not more
a.. o., feet apart through the masonry, through
which the trout Is forced into the space ~hoo 'he
,hble should be- The holes which are only TWO ''hcS
IN diameter. extend around the whole Arch. Inc NOR
%. was first poured into the holes through tho chuto
hu, that did not reach every point IL is no" iorcco
,rto the space through pump You mag gain an
NV - 49,. ex,ensc Of this when say that saw an
amount Of cement equd TO SIX OarrolS Pu'i e
a single one Of these holes.
Chief Engineer Church was In the tunnel when
met him. experimenting with new pump Win "h'on
m sorce this rrout through the ruboe such a. may
no rexpect to find that the defective work continues
through shafts 1, 9, 3 and OF section = Inc CON
tractors now say that all this defective WORK VIII Do
rcmedled cannot say who Is responsible for aho"'
ing THIS kind of work to be passed An inspector
x,d ia With avery gang of masous, but often no Is
NOT nrrsent when the rubble filing Is done Many
things might be done in his absence of course tine
cement is spread over the work, and IN most cases
set, 60 tina. he cannot tell Whistler there Is any cement
IN the broken stone beneath. The inspectors DUTY -
to report defective work to the engineer
Mr. Mclean said that he did not believe that
empty cement barrels and the like were used TOT MI
In portions OF the tunIci Hc o"'''
h bad and there are In such places ana empty
barrels may have been thrown in between the ear'h
and the protecting tmbers, but mono so FAR as have
discovered between tho timbers ana the hqueuuo'
Mr. Mclean said that he had not yet ns pcctsd we
work OF O'Bren & Clark but that he had e1smihea
section /, which is being compieted ,.a oSS
Smith d Brown and he fouhd A." s wen
dnne Engineer Mclean expects 70 con.
tInuc his Investigation after submitting Ms r,Po.'
Of what no has already Inspected and thu i VIII re-
n,,irp Al least six months 10 complete the INJURY
II IL understood that the Controller VIII a,io" no
payments to contractors until he finds that tho Guy
will not sustain any loss. .. p..rs ,.,a
secretary shechan. of the Aqueduct board; sara
yesterday that General Thomas attorney TOT biuWn'
Howard & Co. appeared before the Construction Jom
mittee and demanded the unpaid money duo Tor rep.
rmarv March and April, amounting 70 100000 IT
was withhold Besides this amount, the sum OF
500 600 has been withheld from Brown. Howard q
Co So that the city is amply secured against loss
Chief Engineer Church Was not at his office yes,er
day II vas said At his Office that he was up o. tho
A9ueduct. Tho printed report Of Generals Gliimorg'
yevton and Greene, made I'm 1880. was given as evil
dence that the Chief Engineer had fulfilled hls duty
In every respect