New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-19
AEEAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
LIVELY MEETING OF TRUSTEES
VARIOUS BRIDGE MATTERS DlsOooSAD
rporrprr COMES UP AGAIN.

rs np1ncr MATTERS DIscUssED-AN OLD
TROUBLE COMES UP AGAIN
.ror,m Of the Bridge Trustees was present
a ",,,,.s after the hour for tho speclai meouhs
,os,ordav afternoon and began the business
49, -, a ouorum prevented their ooing iaS' won
Moees May who was recently appoh'oo W .I' IN,
controIler and Auditor Of Brooklyn 70 su00o0i "i-
Marshall was present for the hrst une' anu "ss "a
ea',ood % his associates. resolution was oherou
'rouu.eo ~ -onosed amendment TO the statutes
1,Ia,,vo the BRIDGE which made employees subject
A. s,oharos only by vote of majority OF the trustees
urop nreferred charges superintendent Martin s0n
a communication urging that all employos S"o -
directly responsible to the heads OF departments
were responsible to the superintendent ana no ~ TT
trustees After speeches by General Barnes an
z Tburber. the resolution opposing the pin "-
unanimously adopted 80 ooo for
ssrv,ces as consulting engineer in 1887 whi0h "a
been referred to committee, was repor'ou a.
favor NJ having Mr. Emery $1,000 year no"' . ~
time no was called IN consultation unui ',o -,
increasing the facilities OF the bruso s"'1'~ =,
IN operation. Trustee higgins' 'N'
the committee, explained why inc Goo repO's
~. m.de IN favor Of paying S3,ooo
'' - M emery. instead of tho lump sum OF
eo 400 80 vb,cb he was entitled. Chief Engineer
,,art,n vas called on for statement ana sad mat
NJ Emery was employed as consulting engineer
~ 49, n,on known as the "hcadhouse plan" was
Ct .don,ed The matter YVES afterward reconsidered
m the plan was found TO be dangerous, ana ne" plans
rere reported by a board of experts Later anotner
,Ian was reported by the Bridge engineers
and was finally adopted. Mr. Emery
worked out independently similar plans ana charseu
81 600 for his services. 1t would perhaps DC S"i
before the plans were finally worked out anu Pu' -,
use. II was finally voted that President ho"0n
should have power TO settle with Mr.. Emery
Trustee Higgins made personal explanation Oh ms
action at tho last meeting in calling attention 10 INC
t.ct that Trustee Swan was selling oil to the Br1age'
auditing his own accounts and paying his own ons'
He said he thought Mr. Swan was holding 100 many
nositions. Ho was a bank director. and nenco us
qualified To serve as treasurer OF the Bridge Inc
nI,p NJ holding several Offices was bad one ne
moved that a committee be appointed TO invesugto
,ho accounts and report what Mr. Swan received LOT
ne os and whether no got fair profit 1t had been
aid ,bpt he sold Il at about cost, ana ne was surely
entitled to o fair profit -. -.
trustee Moenhauer said that this was an Insult 10
o FINANCE Committee. All the bills had been care
tr,,v audited. General Barnes, chairman OF the
FINANCE Committee also said that the committee was
reflected upon Mr.. Higgins had convicted MN
elf ~ inHdelity TO hts dutios trustee In bring
ing up the matter at this late day, when ne sau ne
had had the matter referred to special committee,
which never reported. -, .,,,,.,od and
two or three trustees tried 20 talk at once inc
hubbub was quicted by motion 10 snIVuIn suu :,
was adopted. Mr.. Higgins's motion was ieit Vitn"u'