New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-04
-, -ur THE CITY ros LAEsE AMOUNTS
.,r WANTS SPECIAL COUNSEL APPOINT
.o, rq4E DEFENCE.


rD FOR THE DEFENCE
=, ,.o,rn that most Of the contractors on
AZ - .otuct are preparing to bring SUIT asain''
inc no Co. LARGE sums for extra excavation iep"i,
ui' o..' o.c and apprehension mas ocen oNPiossS
grou'"e' Quarters that the ctys interests may sunoi
III so tbe fact that the prncpa oo"",ol ~. sas
OWING w Rourke Cochran until lately the par'nor
plaintins . ,', Counsel William H. Clark. who would
OF III no called upon to direct the citys oeionoo'
nA a. n,rpose evidently Of avoiding thcSo apprC
toi - Mr. Clark yesterday addressed the ioho"ins
80 20 the Aqucduct Commissioners ..
"0 ,.srr from the daily newspapers that Is inc 'aas
=, At least some of the members Oh your DO''S 49,,
,hs validity Of certain claims MADE py ,a, % tor
n~own Howard L Co. and Rogers snausy ~, ~.
royed on the new Aoueduct should be contested
by the city 100 and for nearly a year
st has been attorney for some OF theso 4
deem IL proper that the defence Oh INC u" " $780,
should be conducted by special counsel Am. on po.-s
have therefore, the honor 70 FequVoS I'M Si"' ha =,
s,,hmit the names Of not less than SIX letuns mn s
the bar and from the numoer % ,, CHARGE %
nate 70 whom shSl ooi4' WV
S,rnsioner Francis NJ Scott was the only mem
,sr ~ ,he AaueducG Board present when MI Clarh
,o,,e was received. He read it carefully ana SAD
a.. b. ,bougat IL a very good scheme' aadlng'
.~' not ~ course prepared to indicate now any OF
~ names 10 be submitted the Corporation Counsel
tn, am sure we shall have no difficulty In finding
s,x able practitioners in the hands OF any one Of
whom The city's interests will be safe"
Mr.. scott added that there were no new develop
ents in the Duane case. and that mono OF the fUu
commissioners had as yet received his June pay
he added that the difficulty might be obviated by The
controller ~ he would draw four warrants for th'
Commissioners' pay instead Of one. If the Mayo
sbo,ld then sign all the warrants except Genera
Duane's as was probable, the latter would be IN
only one TO bring suit for his salary.
The suits 10 be brought by the Aqueduct contractors
Il, which Mr. Cochran is counsel are likely 10 noun
mn n pretty high figures Rogers, Stanley d co.
contractors for Sections ID and a. upon whose wori
a final estimate has been made by the Commissioner
o already fled their demand for $241 256 in addition
~ the sum allowed. Brown, Howard d Co., WIZ
have but sections ., 8, and g. will ask for between
100000 and 100000 for the repairs they "er'
conpelled to make and as much more for extra eA
cayatons and grouting. making 100000, proDaDiy
over and above what will be adJudged due them u"
The construct ton of their contract TO be aIrlseu
subject 10 the rules laid down by CorIolauon ~ h.
peekman. OBncn q Clark, whose claims ar n, Son
adjusted on the same principles viii demand q q, ~
00i for about 500 900 barrels Of grouung Rt b,cb
stgen alleged weak spots IN sections ~ cd0 ooo or
they constructed, and Will ask some SODeraI re-
100000 more for extra excavations anu a. coon
nais asserted 10 be outside of the contract oascs
a. the final adjustment has been MADE III SV sI;t
nj ali these contrac tors IL IS safe 10 say So Iii
smountna In the aggregate 10 nearly So'oVO'00' "'D
he brought