New-York tribune., 1902-03-16
DINNER FOR G. e. MARTIN.
WILLIAM C. REDFIELD SPEAKS ON THE
BRIDGE PROBLEM.

| WILLIAM C. REDFIELD SPEAKS ON THE
BRIDGE PROBLEM
About four hundred of the friends and associates
! Of Charles c. Martin. for many years chief en-
| gineer of the Brooklyn Bridge. gave him dinner
! last night at the Montauk Club 4 handsome
| bronze called THE Defiance of Young David" was
! presented to MIR. Martin The presentation was
! made bv William Rerr former president of the
Board Of Bridge Commissioners Mr.. Berri told OF
| Mr. Martins great service for the Bridge Depart
mont. recalling an instance some years ago when
a man called Mr.. Martins attention the fact
that a small wire was hanging loose from one
Of the towers Instead of delegating the duty to
one of his subordinatcs. Mr.. Martin climbed TO
the top Of the bridge and examined the loose wire
himself, finding that the damage was of no impor-
tance.
Mr. Martin made a few brief remarks in acknowI-
edgment Of the gift OF the bronze. and thanked
the members for their kindness in paying such high
tribute to him.
An interesting feature OF the affair the exhi-
hilton in the reception room on the first floor of
a twenty foot model of the Brooklyn Bridge, made
by the Roebings 1t is the second model Of the
bridge. built a scale of one-twelfth of an inch
10 the foot being one-hundred and forty-fourth
Of the size of the bridge. The first model built
10 be exhibited at the Paris Exposition. but
lost when La Burgogne sank 1t construct
ed in twelve weeks and the second took only
six weeks. This was exhibited the Parts Ex-
position the Pan-Amercan Exposition and recent
" at the Charleston Exposition. from which II was
released for at the dinner last night. 1t will
be returned Immediately 10 Charleston curious
incident of it's journey to New-York that it
was lost March 10. after being in transit since
March l. and could be found Six detectives of
the railroad were search for IL. and finally
found IL a Annapolis.
William G Redfeld, Commissioner OF Public
Works for Brooklyn. spoke on The Bridges Of the
Future" He said in part:
The No g. or Navy Yard. Bridge which would
make FlatbuSh-ave. in Brooklyn and the Bowery
in Manhattan continuous line, reaching from
the Harlem River by way of Madison
ave. seems TO the of the municipal inter
communication problem. This bridge be built
sary 1t cannot built enough, and II would
be difficult build 1t too commodious Without
disparaging tunnels at ALL but looking chiefly
the nterborough system, IL would seem If this
bridge the focus Of the situation, providing
OF transit unequalled in length and in gen
eral carrying capacity.
Colonel H G. Prout spoke The Engineer"
ex Mayor David A. Boody of Brooklyn "Educa-
ton" Richard Young Park Commissioner for
Brookl~n Parks and Assistant District At
torney Martin W. Littleton on Good CITIZENSHIP
o. +. Nichols, chief engineer OF the williamsburg
Bridge. presiued Among the guests were Bridge
Commissioner Lindenthal President Greatsinger
and General Manager Breckenridge OF the Brook
assistant engineer of the Bridge Department.; Ir-
wing VI Scott, president and general manager of
the Union Iron Works, of San Francisco. which
built the battleships Oregon and Olympia, who was
guest of Charles A. Moore and George w. TIL
@ who built the sewerage system for Memphis.