New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-10
AFFAIRS IN BROOkL1N.
STUBBORN BRIDGE TRUSTEES.
POPULAR INDIGNATION OVER IhE NAOhH
PRINTING CONTRACT DOES NOT
MOVE THEM.

popULAR INDIGNAIlON O'4@A'
PRINTING CONTRACT DOES NOT
MOVE THEM.
lively meeting Of the Bridge trustees Yesterday AL
,roon resulted I'm the complete defeat Oh Oohtfoier
Myers in relation the appointment vi d" cNPe'' q"
tn.er % mass upon the plans for terminal improve
So. I'D in tho effort TO set aside the contract FOR
intirr nachace tickets with the Hamilton Bank Note
romnanv. President Howell was not only reeicctcd'
INF his action In this matter was SUSTAINED
neither Mayor Chaplin nor Mayor Grant was present
Tho trustees in attendance were Aora''ain '''
corae Uillabrand George W. McNulty, Angelo l'
~ = Z Lawrence E. c. stanton and Theodore
~ Nvcrs NJ New York James Howell, Seth L. keehey'
George W. Anderson, Alden 5. swan Aired " pa'''',
Moses May Reuben Riley and John hoiiehiauo', u
l,roollyn As IL the annual meeuhe' '0''
Ream called il 10 order and MI McNUi'S "a' '"SS
,,rorarv chairman. Messrs. swan ana May "eto
,nnointed teers The vote for president ro'"ou Il,
thc reelection Of Mr. Howell by the unanimous Wv "
~ uovtrustec, Vice President /. Worm'er was
40 unanimously reelected. Upon taking u'c ,'"i'
President Howell said: - All can say Is 'n"' -
Won for the honor you have again beSto"e" "p ,
I hope shall prove worthy OF the commence '0
shown in me- 49,, .o,roct with
Mr. Riley offered a resolution that rhe contract "i'''
49,, >,,ionaI steamship and Railroad Advertising ION.
-. adonted at the May meeting, he resch'"0' ~
mis- WAS unanimously accepted Tie heN. ~, y.
public interest which came up rcIa'eu \" W ,,o, ,on
cyuert engineers whose appointment Wa - ,n
lat month and who to pass ui''" ''o - :. -
,rnroved terminal facilities. one expert va" cAt
Into, hv MAYOR Grant, another by haS"' ''P''
nd chief Engineer and superintendent h"'. -,
ia the third Mr. Martin sent IN ie''c'' Nm 49,,
- declining to serve. as it seemeu o's' ~ 49, .o,
., act - he had previously withdra"h MS -. nT
-, hiu before the Legislature when P'''' -
II, in the same capacity. Ills req"e''
mo
- ,rointrent of a third expert MI ho'"''
80 10 empowcr the president to MAKE ,o ap
i,,mept Mr. Anderson moved 10 s'rAo ""' w ~" .h h
Continent OF the chief engineer ana " " 49,. .h
ro.idcnt 10 I'll the place. Mr. hlIey "io' .,,a
, ox,erts appointed by the Mayors sco'' ' -
Mr. Anderson said viii accept '.'"' 80. ,,a,or
NV, q az, have any assurance that inc pieSe'o 'S
will appoint an expert w.
.un,ptlon that he WILL ,. -, o,dor
president Howell finally enforced the pun ,,.-.
that the resolution Of last month "u'' w -, hi.
,d after thi, was done Mr. Ahderso" '."e 80
o,iou saving that he wanted inc P'c.' ~ =
''o''" oynert IN lieu Of Mr.. Martin. Tax Cole'"'
swan thought that no one was pe''' .i, - a,
,han PRESIDENT Howell in regard to the 'n''' - ~"
en- gincer u pass upon ''' f'''
about the Bridge :, & din
cult to ma W SUn r. is because President Howell
| b.s 80 mnch Information about the structure "
/ inf.
want out'las .mi,. Wr have Welded much TO the
,,i,r rI,mor in regard to the alrsed ,
nent If the Bridge lhe ItPoIt ~ az, Wv done think
/ b.. a uractlcal report upon All We nav u~
ur Howell should mahe the "Pl" 'n ,ve ought To-
controller MyeFs-tor that very reI'o .rttons'
| have on'sidc people Ia pass upon "'' "''''''
/ ,r. rr,roll.r then amended Commissioner An'''
-. motion to give the power II appointment 10 '"c
! r.c-,tcrt by A provision that the TWO eAPe'.' "p
oir, tho third This lost rs vote OF /" D anu
/ ,hn motion Of Mr.. Anderson was adopten VII" ~
| yo,e. If, the negative The appointment " N"'V
Grant n >naucl spencer A. the Ne"-forA cAp''' WI"
received and hled . ,,..h NJ
/ - W, 49,, ,'. friend. when resolution va, offered
49, NJ Riley prov ding for the return un"pccn "i 'o
- ~, new lid, for supplying the -oo"v"'" Pa 49, w.,
ticket, advertised for ana me app1, orpany' witch
/ tract with TIE Hamilton hthh ''U" ~ f,Tner nd
,s,, made hy President Howell mon III, 10 , ny
dr-,r. authority delegated 10 hfl by ne trus'ec,'
rhn controller .ad that there wa, no 20; ,h lou
tcr,!sns unlc,- contract Wa a" Ai','i 10 ny ",
e> bidder IT ", y'i ioJ nS SlS s,rcS
Mr Howell explained that no c9nir@ S,o i'r a"e
strip ticket, Wa granted To- me h''u it, nH ~
So'' rilIet II bid 80 cent? and informal BIDS
~cr. made hy some Of the bdder,; he scnc ior ,"S
/ rcnr..c,fativc 4 the company. Nj @ccUe,h ah'
| F.J HIM what the ticket, ooald be hrll,hcn i9''
| n. - cent, thousand "ns now pad. he pa, ,n
- ia, ryurr ~ to the hand pres printing. Ui,
,,a, nccc.-arv 20 guaid against count rrirl,nS' an
| the 'lehct, were a, good A. Dan" h"o' "''0' INV
A. ,t,.r. aid that tho difference could not De
,id t.,0..u ,l. results Of the hand and -'tam pro
| CO. The ~jocA Exchange used the N,''I lrll,
| ,,. prpcc.s. Tn" hand pres Wa, mcih"h u l''i'
! ar twenty year, ago. while the steam pto'c@, wa, wa, =
! .,hoa -, today The trustees desired 10 do VIVA,
Ca, ri.ht and Just. II bids were asked the love-,
bidder should g.t the contract Inc trustees '"'"''
/ ~, bu.iu,..- ln A business, like way. ,
| Nr Riley asserted that tho trustees ooup' tc
| ,o,t All other bids and aWari ID" contract 10 me
! hl.hc-t Power in ms matter had hccn dcI'Sa,t ~
10 the president and superintendent, ana theF "'''o
should be- sustained - "a, ,,,
Conirocr Mycr. said that IN rejecting bids there
was no right to invite bidders 10 put in lower
rr,ce after tho bids had been received.
Gc,.rol Taruc, said that tho trustees had taken
a nrourr position and should stand 10y J.. lie wa
sorry that Mr. Myers. after moving To- reier me mat
ter TO the president with power, nae "peheu VI
tho .rb,cr, Ly A letter To the newspapers.
rortr,llrr MYERS reiterated his vicwS, ana Mt
Anderson aid that the bid Of the Homer Lee Com
narv was Informal and that the Hamilton Bank Hot
r,nn,n,,v offered Ia do the work for a price Thci
,ronid save the two cities SllOo. lie thought th'
sction Of the president should be approved
when the matter TO vote IN" new bld'
,rerc ordered returned and the contract WIN I'M
Hamilton Company waS approved by Votc OF II I.
. only Controller Myers and Mr.. Schwab votcC
In the negative. " ,... 49,
" RECOMMENDATION Of special committee tha
the claim Of the cold storage company for ri'oW
Tor damage done hy enIagr In their warehouse undc
ono Of the Sew. York arches be settled for 1900 wa
approved.
| Apple ATOMS TO Use ELEC rEICTrN
The Aldermen received yesterday the formal appl
cation Of the BROOKLYN city Railroad Company for cor
80, =, ma electricity upon all lis lines and II r.