New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-22
ENGINEER CHURCH RESIGNS
Ar,pHoNsE rrErEY SUCCEEDS HIM
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE BY THE
AouEpUcT COMMISSIONERS.

SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE BY The
AouEpUcr COMMISSIONERS.
The Aoueduct Commissioners made some I'M
r,ortant. although not unexpected, changes IN the
engineers department yesterday. All INC men,
hers of the commission were present AT the
meeting except the Mayor and Controller al
though Mr. Hewitt came in for moment 10
explain TO President Duane that under new
construction of the law it was beheved 10 DE
advisable to make the appointments OF Oom"is-
sioners of Education and School inspectors al
once which would render the mayors presence
at the Aqueduct meeting Impossible. Inc Ion
struction Committee submitted report ehcios-
inc the resignation OF Chief Engineer Benjamin ).
Cburcb and recommending that it be accepted.
The committee alluded TO Mr. Church's intimate
connection with the new AQueduct from the first
and the especia study and attention he has
c;veo 70 the water supply Of the city. fortu-
na,elvr the report says, Mr.. Church's resgna-
,ion as chief engineer need not operate to deprive
the city of the knowledge he has acquired as
he has expressed willingness to continue IN
nhe capacity of consulting engineer" hesolu-
lions were then adopted accepting MI. Churcns
RESIGNATION rs CHIEF engineer and appointing
Alphonse Ftelcy chief engineer in place OF MT
Church. who is made consulting engineer AT
IS. 600 year Mr.. Fteleys salary as CHEZ en-
gineer was fixed at $4,000 The resignation
of J. Imbrie Miller as chief assistant engineer was
accepted to take effect November "a. ana inc
position abolished from that date. Inc resisn"-
ton of B. W. Barlow, private secretary 70 o'.
chief engineer, was also accepted, to take ehec'
December 1.
.ABoLIsHING A COMMITTEE
IN the recommendation of the Construction Com
ro;t.ee the Real Estate Committee was abolished
and its duties divided between the Committees
on Construction and on Finance and Audit Inc
postion of secretary to the Real Estate COMMITTEE
,yhicb has been held by james w. McCullon, az
81 600 a year. since his transfer from the sec
,etarvsl,ip of the Commission in 1856, Is dis
continued from and after January l. anu 'he
CORPORATION Counsel will be asked to assign
member of his staff to do any work that may De
rcouired which has been performed by Mr.
McCulloh ,
Sealed proposals were ordered to be aovefuseo
for in The City Record" the New-fork tribune
and The New-York World for building Dams
Nos. and 2, on or near Bog Brook, IN South
east. Putnam County, with adjacent tunneis'
eate-houses. and other appurtenances, in connec-
zion with the east branch reservoir. Inc sum
of 81 500 was appropriated for the purpose VI
defrayng the expense OF procuring eApero VS.,
mony in connection with the coming uis SnaTer
regarding the propriety of building the QUAKER
Bridge dam; the money to be used unuer unis
direction of the president of the commission anu
the Finance Committee. The following esullnaGs
for 1889 submitted by the Constructor Coni-
mittee were approved and transmitted 10 INC
Board of Estimate:
Finishing supersructures. etc., 100000; ming H.
anshipg etc. sections 25 s1o674o filling n' hnshing'
.,c sections SO $50 364 sections and b, slooooo'
section 10 s214 396; sections 10 and IA. s2s274; sec
ton 1e pipe ine s709,4o0; section IL 0eh1r'i iN'
cate house $50, 600; covers, head houses Il ena'
highway bridges etc. s139976 east branch reservoir
faadtonaD $4,000; Quaker Bridge DAM soooooo'
Muscoot DAM $4,000; salaries and expenses ensioo
ing corps (reduced third 100000 salaries etc., Oo
m,soners ONCE $50 900; 10 per cent on contract WORK
.a,,od on sectors 1 10 16 and east branch reservoir
and shafts s43; 10 per cent on contract WORK
be done in 1889, $685., 500; total se'49s443
WHO THE NEW ENGINEER is.
The new Chief Engineer, Alphonse FteIey, was
horn in France is about fifty years Ola anu is
a graduate of the Polytechnic School OF Parls. III
1873 he became resident engineer OF the adoi-
tional water supply of the City OF BOSTON, anu
soon after the beginning Of the work upon the
new Aoucduct he was appointed deputy CHEZ en-
piueer. and aftcrward became consulting engineer
lie has attained National reputation as ny
draulic engineer, and is familiar with all quesons
which have arisen or are likely TO rise IN con-
nection with the work of the Aqueduct Mr.
Ftciev is vice president OF the American society
Of Civil Engineers. and has been extensively en-
Moved as a consulting engineer on WORKS Oh mag
i,jtIde III different parts OF the country. a.
Mr.. Church said to Tribune reporter a1 n'i
the meeting of the Commission yesterday, thal
the changes in position between Mr.. Fteley ana
himself were perfectly agreeable to mn, now una,
the work was substantially done. MY dutles,
said Mr. Church, have been very arouous from
the first and none were more exhausting than those
which grew out of the frequent changes IN the
constitution of the AQueduct Commission these
changes have produced at different tunes lhlr'eeh
new commissioners who have had to be instructed
Political turmoils also attend these changes ana
then there arc the troubles and contentious pc
tween the Commissioners and contractors, whlch
I have not been able wholly TO escape. You
can readily see that with the legitimate WORK
of the position there is enough to tie man
out in four or five years. | feel therefore, tha'
/ am greatly in need of rest and the Commas
sioncrs have very kindly given me the ,oppor.
tunty for it Ny relations with Mr. Fteley are
most cordial and the city viii ma MN III H.ers