New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-31

~oo -, ON almost unanimous public sentiment, had
opposed his plan for riverside sidewaIK, ohiy
Welding after the Governor had approved the p'i'
advocated by Mr.. Dana making the construction
80 ,wo sidewalks mandatory. The unpleasant per
sona1 relations between Mr. Dana and his asso-
ciates-Messrs. Happen, Stratus ana CiauSth-
heightened by their reply. which appeared IL"
DAYS later 1t was a long and caustc document
and was said to have been the WORK OF 'ile 'olo
pen of John Foord. who shortly after"aru was
annointed an examiner of the Municipal civil ser
vice Board at 5000 year ,
Tho hoard was in session when Commissioner
Dana entered the boardroom. 1t was the day loi
oneninr the bids for the second section OF 'ne
sneedvav and Secretary Burns opened the p'u
HOY and took therefrom seven bids. For the hrs'
section which James ID. Leary secured there were
thirteen bids. - - ,r.er
Mr. Dana had on the day previous. In an inter
view published in yesterdays Tribune Po'te' w" W,
that the specifications for the second secuon u'
not conform to the law which prescrioeu '"'' ~
s,dewalks should be of a width of not less IMAM
Zen feet He showed that under Washihsto" ID
Il was intended to reduce the Sidewalks 10 n'e -,
IN width which he asserted to be a direct N
ton Of law. He regarded this as only add''ori'
evidence that his three colleagues meant ~ wa
tinue their obstructive policy
MIR DANAs PROTEST.
Secretary Burns was about 10 open 'he ''U''
Commissioner Dana said: ,
..My examination of the specifications u'I'.'
which these bids are offered leads me TO 'he co"-
cIuson that the law has been NoHi'eu'
amended law says that the Sidewalks d' 'O ~,
shall be less than feet in WIDTH ~ 49,
ington Bridge, am lea 10 oe''e'' '
maintained" 49, .ro,,
M Da,a called for the maps and when they
x,ara nrodpced II was found that the sidewalk on
the river side of the driveway was narrowed uV""
TO a point less than five feet wide unoer u'e 80,
The normal width resumed above 'he " 80 80
Commissioner Clausen. who mad hDl seNei" Wv.
with Mr. Dana Just before the latter uePd' ,u.
- u,,rono eaid that the two narrowest points
a. .ne dr,vevay were High Bridge and " ASH
,nrton Bridge The roadway here was mar iO .,
on account of the piers II the ten leet Vi So
were continued the east sue inc
1.rou;d be contracted much as 10 make IL oaiise
on. 70 drivers The three Park Commissioner
nad consulted with the engineers and with 'ne
Navor and had concluded that the only way u
obyiate the difficulty was by making 'iie rNe'9
walk five feet under the bridge and puliu ule wv
subways under the driveway. The narrow porIio'
Wou Sas on f5,nd 70 be oyercrowded the subway:
would enable persons to cross to the othe , sue .
clear on the point Of sidewalks The soe oD A,,
Of the law was the proteci d 0I the
of decent sidewalk all along me sPeeiwaS Suif
better afford 10 lose few feet than the sidewalk
"As 70 Your consult tons with the Mayor, Know
nothing about r hsm 6u but the i law kR % Se voae
added Mr. Dana, looking sharply through MS eiasse'
tbe mn / oppose the opening of the bids.
THE BIDS WERE OPENED.
President Tappen said that the whole matter had
been fully discussed. and the Commissioners had
determined to proceed without delay
That's right" put in Commissioner Straus Lets
open the BIDS
IF you do you break the law said Comms
sioner Dana without waiting to see it violated
he took I'D his hat and cane and saying, Good day
gentlemen" he left the room.
"All in favor of opening the bids say aye. " sai'
President Tappen. Secretary Burns called the roI
at once but Commissioner Dana was out Of hear
ing. Messrs. Tappen. Straus and Clausen all voted
"aye."