The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-09
What is It that makes bridge management

What ia It that makes bridge management
30 valuable that the most desperate
measures are resorted to to retain it2
Upon this point some interesting information
has come to The SUN In the course OF tho
recent agitation This information is not yet
rants the observation that Senator Fassetts
committee would find inr more interesting ma
the big bridge than they have yet come across
In New York city affairs. Win revenues OF a
W,hS all Te 10 h me bs
bridge bonds. the value OF the patronage In
the hands at all unscrupulous Is easily ap-
parent. The Standard Union touching on this
point yesterday said:
IT was never Intended, Of course. that the
yet more se01 Than s2o66oS6 have been in eject na
taken out of the pockets of the people on ac-
count Of construction since the bridge opened
pal and interest on the bridge bonds Is used UP
every year by the Board OF Trustees, and tho
meet he charges S Yearly thar should be met OF
out OF the bridge receipts. Cost OF mainten-
ance should OF course come out of the bridge
count ought to ' be yraisod BY bonds part Of
tho payment ofwhich should fail on the Gener
payers OF TO day pay more than their share for
tho construction OF bridge which will be used
for al timo. And even as to maintenance. lt
would be much better to have the amount as
boards Of Apportionment of New York and
AS It is now tho immense revenues OF tho
bridge are spent BY the Board OF Trustees
without any check from the financial officers
Of the city and practically Without INK ,6 &c,
and the ability to grant certain fayors to
wealthy railrond corporations which makes tho
Board Of Trustees SO tenacious Of their grip
on the bridge management. At least that is
the CHIEF reason. but there may be. some
others that have not been fully explained:
There has certainly, been good deal OF
mystery about the bridge management of late.
and the DESPERATE means adopted at Albany to
retain the trustees In power would seem to In
dictate that there Ia something to hide. 1t must
BIO OF a very serious nature when It nerves the
trustees not only to openly try to defeat the
will OF the people OF the two cities but to resort
TO deception and even worse means TO accom-;
let in light on the bridge management"
This Is a subject to which Mayor Grant.
Mayor Chaplin. and the preRs will. no doubt.
Tho Repuh lican majority iu the Senate. which
Birkett succeeded in winning to his anti-re-
form views, was rebuked by the Tribune yes
The % aboti SGe Of the Board Of Trustees is
essential to any successful bridge reform. II
no loGlelaton is had on this important Gues-
ti0n the blame vii rest S Sn0G l. the Senate,
BILE manner"
The Brooklyn papers continue to denounce
the treachery at Albany. The Times says:
II all should fail II tho present inoerabo
lesser be hsa chiefly re,pSnshoo They arc
relish.
The Eagle says:
Tie Indication. are re- howsyer thS. there viii be no
events the public may ask for an explanation, II tho
&ro Gnn"my Barrett might tale Untold Indeed,
State senator Birket would not be left out OF the
be- ronsed Meanwhie the ayerAae rn6c ed ci,i
gen OF Brooklyn viii continue to wonder what he is hero