New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-25
PRICE THREE CENTS.
B. S. CHURCH REMOVED.
HIS OFFICE ABOLISHED BY THE AQUEDUCH
BOARD
THE WANING POWER OF THE COUNTY DEsfoo!
RAcY USED WITH EFrECr-MR GIGnoY

RAcY USED WITH EFFECr-MR GILRoY
ALONE IN OPPOSING THE SCHEME.
The scheme to remove Colonel Benjamin s.
Church from the Office of Consulting Engineer Of
the new Aqueduct, which was started some tina
ago, was carried out yesterday by the Aqueduct
commissioners under the lead OF Commissioned
Francis NJ Scott, who represents the recedna
power or the County Democracy in the Board.
The resolutions having this object in view, which
Mr.. Scott offered on June IL, but which were then
laid over at the suggestion of Commissioner
Gilroy when Colonel Churchs ans yer was read
assailing General Duanes title, were adopted, ex-
cept that the date for abolishing the office was
changed from July to August l.
When Commissioner Scott moved against COX
onel Churchs works again yesterday, Commis+
sioner Gilroy asked for the reasons why the Con.
sulting Engineer was no longer of use in the
work of the new Aqueduct. Mr. Scott answered
that the decision had been reached by the mem-
bers Of the Construction Committee after careful
observation and full knowledge Of the facts
Mr.. Gilroy was not satisfied with the explanation,
and grimly asserted that the resolutions were de.
void OF information of a convincing nature.
lie moved that Chief Engineer Fteley
be called upon for report as 10 whether there
was need for consulting engineer or not. If
this could be shown Mr.. Gilroy was ready to vote
to abolish Colonel Churchs office. In his opinion.
however, Mr.. Churchs services as necessary
now as they had been for two years. II he was
useless now he had been useless all this time
Mr.. Scott admitted that the Office was no more
important now than it had been for two years.
but he thought the request for such report from
the Chief Engineer would put Dir. Ftley in deli
cate situation 1t was question which the Com
mission ought 10 decide for itself. Controller
Myers said that he favored aboliShing the place
last November, when Colonel Church and Mr.. Fteley
exchanged places. Mr.. Scott thought that all the
members of the Board had gained information
since this exchange made. 1t was with great
difficulty, he said that Mr.. Fteley could be in
duced to take Colonel Churchs place as Chiee
Engineer, yet the Colonel was falsely accusing
Mr.. Fteley of underhanded work TO supplant
him. Mr.. Gilroy was surprised, he said, to hear
of any ill-feelng between the two big engineers.
There was more talk, and then Mr.. Gilroys
motion was put and lost MIR. Scott moved to
strike out the explanatory resolution which con-
tained the highly complimentary illusions to
Colonel Church's long connection with the new
knife into Mr. Church. Il feel Mr.. Howe said,
" that it is my duty TO say that have gone care.
fully over the whole subject and have examined
the orders made by Mr.. Church. l have reached
a conclusion so adverse to Mr.. Church's value In
this work that | think his removal a positive
necessity"
The vote was then taken and Mr.. Scotts mo-
tion to wipe out the complimentary illusions ~
Colonel Church was carried, and the reSolutlonsi
as amended were adopted. President Duane,
with Commissioners Scott, Tucker and Howe and
Controller Myers, voted to dispense with the CON-
sulting engineer. Commissioner Gilroy alons
voted in the negative. Mayor Grant was mol
DreSent