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the 1 THE BROOKLYN CITIZEN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1903. 3 OF BRIDGE A TRIUMPH OF GENIUS Cost $11,000,000 and Labor of Seven Years. GREAT SIZE AND SOLIDITY. History of Legislation--How It Was Built and the Men Who Shared in Task.

The East River: more popularly known as the Williamsburg Bridge, which is formally opened and dedicated to-day, the fruit of many long years of agitation and discussion, of eight years of actual work, and of the expenditure of 000 of the public money. It represents the efforts of many public officials, the skill of the ablest engineers, and attained aspirations of the people of the Eastern District. The law authorizing the construction of the bridge passed by the Legislature in 1895, and constitutes Chapter 789 of the laws of that year. It was signed 1 by the Governor May 27, The passage of the East he River Bridge bill, however, is not a proper beginning for the history of the great structure, for it had its beginning in the minds of people many years before. When the Brooklyn Bridge was opened, in 1883, it was thought for a time that the problem of intercourse between the two communities on opposite sides of the East River had been solved.

But the bridge itself helped to make this' belief a mistaken one, for it brought to the City of Homes an ever increasing population, Tide of Travel Soon Crowded the Structure. Soon the daily stream of passengers over the one narow connecting link between the two islands assumed large proportions. The figures the daily transportation ceased to be maters of admiring remark. The crowding each morning and evening became a nuisance, then a burden, and finally an abomination. It was seen that the Brooklyn Bridge was focusing all the travel at one point, making the map of Brooklyn's transportation lines like an open fan, with the bridge at the handle.

A new bridge to divert part of the travel became a necessity. When this need had been fully appreciated, the people of the Eastern District of old. Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick, made their wishes heard. Being farthest removed from the line of direct communication with the first bridge. they had most need of the second.

A bridge from the Eastern District, more- over, would draw off the more northerly users of the old structure, and about evenly divide the Brooklyn travel. Thus it was that the proposition for a bridge from the heart of the Eastern District, Broadway, to a point near the business center of the Island of Manhattan came into existence. its ready indorsement resulted in the law of 1895. This law called for the formation of a joint commission of three members from the City of New York and three from the City Broklyn to direct the work of planning and building the bridge, with the two Mayors as ex-officio members. The members of the original commission, appointed in 1895, were Baird, Henry Batterman and James A.

Sperry, of Broklyn, and Richard Deeres, Francis B. Thurber and Salem H. Wales, of New Whole Blocks Destroyed on Site of the Plaza. After some consideration and discussion, the present location of the new bridge was decided upon, and the work of the commission WAS soon under way. The route is parallel with Delancey street, Manhattan, the northerly line of the bridge corresponding with the southerly line of Delancey street, The bridge extends to a point in Brooklyn on South Fifth street about 220 feet east of Driggs avenue, Two full blocks and parts of two others were razed at the Brooklyn terminal to furnish bridge plaza, and it is that space which la filled to-day with a cheering throng as the ceremonies of the formal opening are beld.

The preliminary work of arranging plans and sites had been undertaken by a corporation, the East River Bridge Company. It was quickly decided, however, that the bridge should altogether public undertaking, and Dec. 18, 1895, the two 'on cities purchased all the rights of the com pany for $200,000. The general plan of the structure was adopted by the commission on Aug. 19.

1896. and filed with the Department of Public Works in Brooklyn and New York. The original plan was amended and the revised plan was fled in May, 1807. Dur. ing the summer of 1806 extensive boring were made on both aides of the river at the sites of the tower foundations.

The first actual work, however, was begun on the Manhattan tower on Oct. 28, 1806. Thus, In eight years and seven months after the first legislation, and in seven years and two months of actual work the bridge Is completed. A few decades ago such an accomplishment would have been looked upon with wonder, an achievement of which to boast. Now, with all the rapid strides that engineering and structural work have made, the work of building the bridge has been unpardonably long.

Mayor Van Wyck was Justified in expecting to walk across the new bridge before the expiration of his term. Yet Mayor Low has had a narrow escape from being deprived of the Honor of doing so. A Part of the World's Greatest Urban Transit System, When the formation of Greater New York was effected, on Jan. 1, 1808, the work of building the bridge was no longer Joint undertaking of two separate minicipalitien, but a part of the inner derelepment of the greatest city in the New World, destined to become in time an integral part of a great transportation system, serving one of the greatest communities known in the history of the world. The organisation of the commission was cordingly changed, and a new board was appointed by the Mayor of the greater eity, The new commission consisted of James D.

Bell, Julian Fairchild and John W. Weber, of Brooklyn, and James W. Boyle. Smith E. Lane and Lewis Nixon, of Mane hatian.

They remained in office until the rerised charter went into effect in 1002. The new charter created a Department of Bridaes to bare entire charge of all the I bridges of the city, and there was no longer occasion for separate commissions. Thus the East River Bridge Commission went out of existence. John L. Shea, Bridge Commishioner under Mayor Van Week, had only the slightest authority over the new bridge.

His successor, Gustar Lindenthal, appointed by Mayor Low, was given complete authority by the revised charter. The change of administration had little upon the actual work on the bridge, forest, engineers in charge were not changed. Leffert L. Buck, who has just been notified by Commissioner Lindenthal that he must retire for office with the end of the month Las been chief engineer of the East River Bridge since the first stroke of work was done on it, though for the past two years his title has been "consulting engineer." It is this fact that has caused resentment ngainst the commissioner, for Mr. Buck feels that the bridge which is being opened with 80 much pomp to-day is the child of his brain, and that he should be allowed to remain in charge of it until it is entirely completed.

0. F. Nichols has been his assistant in directing the work of construction. Total Cost and Some of the Individual Contracts. The cost of the Williamsburg Bridge, to do honor to which the whole city is celebrating approximately, 000,000.

The, more. important contracts, to with their amounts, follow. That for the Manhattan tower foundation was awarded to P. H. Flynn, for $373,462.70.

The Brooklyn tower was built at a cost of $485,082.70 by Collin McLean. The Manhattan anchorage was constructed by Shanley Ryan $797,770. The Degnon-McLean Construction Company built the Brooklyn anchorage for $771,778. The Manhattan approach was constructed by the Pennsylvania Steel Company for $1,646,000. The same company was awarded the contract to build the Brooklyn approach for $947,000.

They also furnished the suspended structure for $1,123,400. The New York Steel Iron Company erected the steel towers and end spans for $1,221,726.60. The foregoing contracts aggregated $8,582,220. Four lesser contracts the amount well up to 000,000. contract for lighting the brigs, bridge has not yet been awarded.

The statistics of the bridge, showing its immense size and solidity, are interesting. The length of the entire bridge between the terminals is 7,200 feet. The length of the main span from center to center of the towers is 1,600 feet. The extreme width of the bridge is 118 feet. minimum height of the structure above mean high water of the spring tides, at the pier head lines, is 122 feet: the minimum height above mean high water of the spring tides, for 200 feet on each side of the center of the main span is 135 feet.

The height of the masonry in the tower foundations above high water is 23 feet. The height of the center of the cables at the tops of towers above high water is 333 feet. The Accommodations for Traffic Afforded by Bridge. The width of each of the two carriage drives between the curbs is 20 feet. while that of each of the four trolley car tracks, from center to center, is feet.

Each of the two elevated railroad tracks is 11 feet wide, and the two foot walks are each feet wide. There are two bicycle tracks, each of which is 7 feet wide. The grade of approach is 3 per cent. The timber used in the construction of the bridge amounted to 6,500,000 feet. The excavating equaled 125,000 cubic yards.

Of concrete masonry there is 000 cubic yards, and of stone masonry 130,000 cubic yards. The steel used amounted to 40.000 tons. It is the superabundance of steel in the construction of the new bridge that is its distinctive feature, aside from its great size. Never before has 80 much metal been used in the building of a bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge towers are of stone.

Those of the Williamsburgh Bridge are of bolted steel girders. Stone masonry is employed only in the foundations the towers and the approaches. Each of the towers contains 3.048 tons of steel. The girders of this materin! in the Brooklyn approach weigh 6.085 tons and in the Manhattan appronch 10,550 tons. The central span has 7.772 tons of steel, while the cables and fittings weigh 5,000 tons.

Other parts of steel about the great structure bring the total to 40.000 tons. The foundations for the towers of the bridge rest on solid rock. The north pier on the Manhattan side is 56 feet deep at high water, while the south pier is 10 feet it deeper. the Brooklyn side the north pier is feet below high water, while the south pier is but 90 feet deep. New Bridge Larger Than the First One Built.

In practically all dimensions to the Enst River Bridge is larger than the Brooklyn Bridge. The old structure is 5,889 feet long, AR compared to 7.200 feet of the new one, There is little difference in the main span, Brooklyn Bridge between toir. era being 1.505½ feet long, and the East River Bridge 1.000 'feet. In width, however, there is a marked difference, bridge measuring 85 feet and the new one 118. The tops of the Brooklyn Bridge towers are 272 feet above.

high water. The towers improve on these 8g. ures by 61 feet. In each of the suspending cables of the new bridge there are 7.606 wires, each about 3,500 feet long and 3-16 of an inch thick. The first wire for the construction of the temporary foot bridge was strung April 11, 1901.

The first wire for the permanent cable crossed the river Nor. 29, 1001. The cables were completed ready to be suspended in August, 1902, and the manufacture and erection of the suspended span was begun the same month. At that time it was expected that the span would be fully erected by September. 1003.

This date was far later than the one originally planned, for apparently every task, connected with the construction the bridge took longer than was hoped. The rule held true to the very last, and the span was not quite completed by tember. Eren when the end was in sight the date of opening was arranged, the greatest haste was necessary that the haying of the flooring and pavement might be far enough advanced to allow the ceremonies to he held. Even now there is much work to be done about the bridge before it can be considered really completed. Gangs of men were working frantically yesterday and this morning.

laying the dooring of the north roadway. The south roadway was finished only few days ago, The promenade has not yet been floored, and the rails have not all been laid or the asphalt placed about them. Fire of a Year Age Retarded Works Harm Not Great. Aside from the loss of life, Inevitable in such a be undertaking, there was but one serious accident connected with the constroction of the East Riyer Bridge, This MAYOR SETH LOW, Who Accepted the New Bridge on Behalf of the City. occurred Monday, November 10, 1902.

when a fire broke out at 4:30 p. m. on the top of the Manhattan tower. It burned itself out in about six hours, destroying the tower platforms and framework used in cable making on the south end of the tower. As a result of the fire.

the foot bridges fell, and new working platforms were made necessary for the completion of the cables. Some of the outer wires at the saddles on the two southerly cables were so heated as to impair their strength, and a commission of engineers was appointed to determine the extent of the damage done and the method of repairing it. Messrs. L. L.

Buck. George S. Morison and C. C. Schneider were chosen to form the commission, There was much apprehension on the part of the public that the bridge might hare been so badly damaged as to make rebuilding necessary, but the report of the commission proved to he reassuring and that the harm done was not great.

FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT. Mrs. Eliza Tyson Recovers Heavy Verdict Against Brooklyn Merchants. About three years ago, Mrs. Eliza Trson, a respectable married woman, was in the store of Joseph H.

Bauland. She had made several purchases, and as she was going out, a woman ran against her. knocking the bundles to the floor. She apoligized and picked them up. Mrs.

son said that accidents would happen, and was about to go out when the woman said, if she was going to the door. she would oblige her by handing a small bag to a woman who was waiting at the entrance. Mrs. Tyson said she would do so, and as she approached the door, a woman by the name of Mrs. Gilligen stepped forward and said, "Give me my bag." She took it from her.

and called a special officer connected with the store, and he arrested Mrs. Tsson, She was locked up all night. notwithstanding. the fact that she told who her friends and relatives were, and begged them to investigate before imprisoning her. MrA, Tyson sued Joseph 11.

Bauland Co. for false imprisonment. There were three trials, and on the 17th day of December, 1903, a verdict of $3,000 was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. Messes, Agres, Walker V'iemeister appeared for the plaintiff, Gould Wilkie and L. W.

Naylor for the defendants. FRACTURE AND CONCUSSION. Boy and Man Injured in the Street. John Lanuscel.a, 15 rears old. of No.

461 Adelphi street, while crossing nt Fulton street and Clerment arentte last night was struck by a car. The boy suffered from concussion of the brain and was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital. John O'Brien. a roofer, living at No. 270 Tenth street, while at work at Fulton street and Tompkins avenue yesterday afternoon, fell from the roof of the station to the street and received a frac.

ture of skull. lie was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. MISSING AFTER WRECK. Fireman on Dixie Flyer Cannot Be Found.

ST. LOT'18, Dec. Dixie Ayer on the Illinois Central Itallroad ran into freight train at Church street station. near Kant St. Lonis, 111., shortly after midnight.

The Greman on the passenger train is missing and probably has been killed. So far as can now he learn al. the passengers all escaped with a severe shaking up. HOW MANY Thousands people your store 10 send of them a postal tach time wouldn't It result can In And into their I Write phone Edison Electric Illuminating 800 PEARL STREET. BROOKLYN.

KELEPHONE. 2900 MAIN, LITTLETON APPOINTMENTS THROUGH ORGANIZATION? New Borough President Denies Statements. A DISTRICT LEADER'S STORY. Politician Declares He Was Told to Make Applications for Jobs to Senator McCarren. It has been stated very positively during the last few days that in order to secure appointment to a place under Borough President Littleton it was necessary to have the indorsement of Senator P.

H. MeCarren as representing the Democratic organization in this county. One of the d'etrict leaders said yesterday that be had inquired of Mr. Littleton as to how application for places should he made by people in his district. The leader asked him if the applications should be made direct to Mr.

Littleton through the district leader or if it was necessary that they should come through Senator McCarren and the organization. He said that Mr. Littleton replied that the applications should be- made through Senator McCarren and the organization. When Mr. Littleton was informed this morning of the statement made by the district leader and on being asked what he had to say about it, he replied: I have to say about it is, that the statement is not correct." Mr.

Littleton would not consent to say anything further. Several of the district leaders had gone to him and asked him if. it was necessary to have the indorsement of the organization and that he had informed them that if they were organization leaders he thought that they ought not to do anything that might concern the organization in any way unless through the organization. When asked the direct question as to whether it was necessary to have the indorsement of Senator McCarren and the organization in order to meet with his approval. Mr.

Littleton answered by saying that it was not necessary. are rumors going about the effect that you have quarreled with Mr. McLaughlin, are they true?" Mr. Littleton was asked, and he replied: "No, that is true. I hare not quarreled with Mr.

McLaughlin. We had a not, disagreement: that is all. But that has been told some time ago. We did not agree on some things, hut there was no quarrel that I know of." A close and personally intimate friend of Mr. Littleton's said this morning that the now Borough President would not appoint any d'strictleaders to office under him.

This gentleman argued that it would be impossible for Mr. Littleton to appoint any of the district leaders to office after the stand he had taken just prior to his departure for the South after his election. The announcement of the appointment of Peter J. Collins AS Superintendent of Buildings, and Arthur J. O'Keefe, as Superintendent of Sewers, will he made on Monday.

Mr. Littleton said this morning that he did not know whether he would all his announcements on Monday or not. He said he hoped to be able to do so. WOMEN BURNED. Four Dead and One Fatally at School for Negro Girls, at Nashville.

NASHVILLE. Dec. are known to hare been killed and perhaps thirty others injured. twelve them fatally, in a fire here last night. which consumed the Central Tennessee College for young negro women.

a department of Walden University. It is possible that the ruins may contain the bodies of other rictims. The property loss is estimated at $25,000. The known dead: Stella Addison. Port Gibson.

Miss. Mattie Lee Moore, Huntsrille, Ala. Sallie Dade. Hopkinsville, Ky. Nannie Johnson.

Hattiesburg, Miss. Fire broke out about 11 o'clock in the top of the building. which was four stories high. and without fire escapes. It was occupied by about sixty students, who were asicep when the alarm was sent in.

The wildest panic ensued, the women and girls rushing screaming to the windows, from which they jumped in drores, the dead and injured lying in heaps where they fell, to be fallen upon by those who followed them from the flaming windows, Every lance in the city was soon on the scene, and the injured were hurried to hospitals. EXCITEMENT AT A FIRE. Many Rescued From Blaze in Washington Avenue. Many lives were imperiled by a fire in the four-story building at No. 54 WashIngton avenue at midnight this morning.

Policeman Blake broke open the door and carried fiE children to safety. Other ficers assisted in the work of safety and when Bremen arrived life-nets were spread, into which sereral occupants of the house leaped. Lieutenant John Freel, of Engine 100, fell from a slippery ladder and wam jured. He was taken to the Cumberland Street Hospital. Charles Burns, of Engine.

Company No, 156, also fell. He was taken to the BrookIsn Hospital. There were thirty children among the six families in the house, and they were housed in a nearby stable. The damage will amount to 85,000. The building is owned by James Brumies, of No.

197 Montague street. KERRIGAN FOUND DEAD. Drink Said to Have Brought About the End. John Kerrigan, 31 years old, was found dend at his home, No, 1735 8t. Mark's are nue, this morning.

Surgeon Lowe, of the Bradford Street Hospital, said the man had been dead some hours, The police Kerrigan wan a hard drinker. COMING EVENTS. COTTON BOOMING AGAIN. Advance of 11 to 21 Points Amid Excitement-Sully Buying Heavily. The excitement which has characterized the cotton market during the past sereral days was increased to-day by heavy buying by Sully and New Orleans.

The market opened from 11 to 21 points higher than yesterday's closing, which was 12.71. The excited opening was rendered still more feverish by the announcement of the failure of the firm of Leighton Foulkes, In spite of tremendous unloading on the part of commission houses and savage attacks by bears. prices hold stubbornly. The receipts at the ports and the weather farored easier prices, but they had little effect. The Far Eastern situation.

which many considered grave enough to hare an effect oll the market, was brushed aside in the craze to buy. The sensational advance of 20 to 23 points in Liverpool was evidence that political questions were also entirely ignored in the market. The visible supply of American cotton decreased 8,000 bales during the week. which is an unusual factor. BRIDGE OPEN AFTER EIGHT.

Promenade of Lower Structure May Be Used by Those Who Would See Fireworks. Owing to the change in the hour when fireworks will be started on the Williamsburg Bridge, some confusion has arisen over Commissioner Lindenthal's orders in reiation to the Brooklyn Bridge. From best information obtainable this morning at the Bridge Department, it appears that the Commissioner's order directing that no pedestrians be allowed on the Brooklyn Bridge between the hours of 6:30 and p. 111. will stand.

After 8 o'clock, howerer, the regular promennde will be open to pedestrians, and as the fireworks will not start until 8 o'clock, many persons will probably have a chance to witness the display from the old bridge. COLD SNAP NORTHWARD. Closes Navigation on Hudson-Reading Reaches 38 Point in Montpelier. BALLSTON, N. Dec.

below zero here this morning. At Whitehall it was 24. MONTPELIER, Dec. -The temperature here this morning was 16 below zeIn, At Barre it ranged from 32 to 38 below. MIDDLETOWN, N.

Dec. Coldest weather of the season, 10 below zero. NYACK. N. Dec.

ferryboat Rockland discontinued her between Nsack and Tarrstown to-dar. Narigation trip, on the lower Hudson is closed. Ice very in thick, and continuation of cold will form ice bridge here three miles wide. GORMAN MAY BEAT CANAL. Rumor Causes Hurried Conference of President and Repub1ican Leaders.

WASHINGTON, Dee. rumor reached the President this morning that Senator Gorman was lining up his forces against the canal treats, and although surancee had been previously broncht to the executive the nt least twelre or thirteen Democrats were sure to rote for the measure when the time came, the report was sufficiently disquieting to cause a hurry Republican call to leaders. be sent to several of the If Mr. Gorman can present a solid front of the Democrats in the Senate against the treaty he can, of course, beat it. The Res publicans need but three Democratic to get the required two thirds rote to pass the measure, and they claim that they bare several more than that.

1 Big Tomato Vine, A tomato vine, nearly sixteen on exhibition the Fair. It was grown at Paragould, What more suitable or desirable Christmas present can you give than a beautiful WEBER PIANO? ELECANT STYLES, SUPERB TONES, BEAUTIFUL CASES Prices Reasonable. Terms Attractive. Come in and Talk it Over Alphonzo Smith, BROOKLYN WAREROOMS, 605 Fulton Street, Opp. Flatbush Ave.

OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL CHRISTMAS. TEL. 896 MAIN. CONSUL DAVIES GOES BACK. Cruiser San Francisco Takes Him to Alexandretta, Where He Was Insulted by Police.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Navy Department has received word of the sailing yesterday of the San Francisco from Beirut to Alexandretta with Consul Davis, who was recently insulted by the local police at the latter place, aboard. H. B. ODELL, POSTMASTER.

Governor's Brother Gets Place at Newburg-Nomination Sent to Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. nominations sent, to the Senate to-day by the President are those of Hiram B. Odell, to be Postmaster at Newburg, N. Geo.

W. C. Perry, at Chillicothe, Ohio, and Austin Hicks, at Great Neck, L. I. MINISTER IS ACCUSED.

Connecticut Girl Suing Former Pastor for Support of Child. MILFORD. Dec. Charles Seymour Bullock, pastor of the Neighborhood Church of Stratford was before Judge Rogers Baldwin in the Town Court this morning for a hearing on the civil proceeding brought against him by Miss Isabella Viola Shailer, formerly a member of the Neighborhood Church and who, now resides with her parents in this town. Rer.

Mr. Bullock is charged by Miss Shailer with heing the father of her child and she is suing him for its support. ODELL OFF TO BUFFALO. Governor Passes Through on His Way to Make a Speech This Evening. Governor Odell left the city this morning on the Empire State Express for Buffalo.

where he will make a speech to-night. The Governor spent last night at the Fifth Arenue Hotel discussing local politics with his friends. POLICEMAN OVERBOARD. Policeman John Fagan, Hamilton avenue station, fell overboard yesterday afternoon at the foot of Williams street. Policeman Rogers, of the same precinct.

and John Casey, a watchman, rescued him with a rope. Fagan was removed to the Long Island College Hospital, DEATHS. ABRAMS--Suddenly. on Wednesday. Dec.

16, 1903, Whitehead Abrams, beloved husband of Emeline L. Tryon. 250 Funeral Willoughbr services at his late residence. on Sunday, Dec. 20, at 4 p.

m. Interment at convenience of family. BATSFORD-On Dec. 16, Louisa Charlotte Dupree, widow of Richard Batsford. Funeral services will be held her late residence.

543 Park place, Saturday. Dec. 19, at 8 p. m. Interment at Heliport, L.

CAL.HOUN-At her home. 167 Fort Greene place, Mrs. Margaret Calhoun. Funeral Sunday afternoon, 3 o'clock. Interment at Greenwood.

EARLE-On Dec. 17. 1903, after a lingering illness. John husband of Annie and son of John and the late Margaret Earle. Funeral serrice at his late residence, No.

1035 Jefferson are. Saturday evenins. Dec. 19, at 8 o'clock. Interment Bloomfield, N.

J. HALL her residence, Friday, 162 Dec. Howard 18, 1903. Brooklyn, Marion Louise, belored wife of Wilmot Chapman Hallett. Services Sunday, Dee, 20, 1903, at 2 p.

m. Interment private, JAMES-On Friday, Dee. 18, 1003, Carrie, beloved daughter of T. M. and Ann E.

James. Services at her late residence, 93 Macon on Saturday evening at 8 n'elock. Funeral at convenience of family. LAMBERT-On Thursday, Dec. 17, 1903.

Mrs. Mary Lambert. Funeral service on Sunday afternoon. 248 Decatur on Saturday evening. at 8 o'clock.

Interment at convenieace of family. Kindly omit flowers. NIMMO-At the residence of ber daughter. Mrs. Charles Vail, 1371 Broadwar.

Eliza Montgomery, belored wife of Charles Nimmo, in the 634 year of her nge. Fanera: sereices on Sunday, Dee. 20, nt m. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery, SAUNDERS- On Thursday, Dec. 17, 1903, of pneumonia.

Marianne, widow of Frederick Saunders. Funeral services at her late residence, 14 Clifton place, at 8 o'clock Saturday erening. Please omit flowers, TA AFE-On Friday moraine. Dee, 18, 1003. Agnes Virginia, dearly beloved daughter of Peter J.

Taaffe and the late Marr Fitzsimmons, Funeral from her late residence, 58 Lee Brooklyn, op Sunday, Dee. 20, 2 o'clock p. m. TOTSE-On Dec. 17, 1903.

at ber restdence, 62 Amity Katharine Touse (nee Cunniss), beloved wife of Patrick Touse, Friends and relatives are Invited to attend her funeral on Sunday, Dee. 20, at 2:30 p.m. (Springfield, papers please copy.) YOUNG -Douglas Perley, only child of C. La want and Caroline M. Young.

grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Smith, aged 1 year 2 months and dare. Funeral service on Sunday afternoon.

Dec. 20, at 2 at the residence of his parents, 478 Twelfth The Great above TAMMANY MEN AT SEA OVER CITY APPOINTMENTS McClellan and Murphy Keep Them in Ignorance. M'AD0O FOR HEAD OF POLICE. Candidates Mentioned for Place to Be Left Vacant by Ridder. Mayor-elect McClellan will arrive from Washington at 3:15 this afternoon, and, while he is not expected to take up the question of appointments to-day, as he is one of the guests at the dinner to Controller Grout to-night, they will be disposed of at.

once, and it is expected that the complete list of the heads of the departments will be made public by the first of. the week. Colonel McClellan has sent in his resignation as a member of Congress and is returning to the city to take up the duties which will fall to him in his new position. He intended to be in the city to attend the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge, but was detained and sent a letter of regret to the committee. It is believed that he has the slate all prepared, and is only waiting for a final conference with Mr.

Murphy and the men who will take the important places in the administration of the city's affairs. These conferences will be held to- morrow and Monday, and by Monday night at least a partial list of the appointments will be announced. The secrecy which has been maintained concerning the men who will get the important places has never been equaled in the memory of the old Tammany men, and they hardly know what to make of it. At other times the district leaders have had some knowledge of what places they were going to get, either for themselves or for men in their districts, but this year they are all at sea. One of the places which is believed to be settled now is that of William MeAdoo for Police Commissioner.

The former Congressman and Assistant Secretary of the Nary returned from Washington last night after a conference with the Mayorelect. and while he would not discuss the matter. it is one of the appointments which it is heliered grill he announced. He had the backing of the men in the 80- called Cleveland wing of the party, ineluding William C. Whitney, and strong pressure has been brought to bear to have him placed at the head of the Police Department.

The appointment is regarded by the regular Tammany and the independent Democrats as a good one, and one that will be more satisfactory than that of a Tammany leader. Mr. MeAdoo is a former resident of New Jersey, but has lived in the city for eight years, and is a member of Tammany and the Democratic Club. There is some talk that a change will be made in the office of Supervisor of the City Record, and that Patrick F. Tracey will be appointed to succeed Charles S.

Hervey. It was understood that when Mr. Hervey was appointed that he would eventually go back to his place in the Controller's office as soon as he had put the office on a business-like basis, but there was a report today that Controller Grout, through whose influence Mr. Herrey was appointed, will endeavor to hare him retained in the place. Mr.

Tracey is a member of the Big Six Typographical Union, and is said to hare the backing of the labor men. There will be another vacancy in the Tammany Congressional delegation by the resignation of Congressman Ridder, who is in ill health. The men who are mentioned for the nomination are former United States Senator Charles A. Town, Joseph W. Sarage, Deputy Attorney General John F.

Cowan, one of the Bronx leadere, and Thomas E. Rush, who was yesterday declared by the courts to be the leader of the Twenty-ninth, the old John F. Carroll dis- PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTIM A TES FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORES. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The person or persons making a bid br eatimate any services, work, mater or supplies for the City of New York, for any of departments, bureaus or offices, call furnish the same In a sealed envelope Indorse with the title of the supplies, materials, services for which the bid or estimate la made, with thin or their name or names and the date of presentation to the President or Board or to the head of the department at his or its office. on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at which time and place the mates received will be pubilely opened by the President or Board or head of said department, and read, and the award of the contract made according to law as soon thereafter practicable. Each bid or estimate shall contain the name and place of remidence of the person making the mme, the names of all persona interested with him therein, and, if no other person be so Interested, it shall distinctly state that fact: also, that it le made without any connection with other person making an eralmate for the name par and la In all respecta fair and without or fraud, and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, bead of a department, chief of a bu deputy thereof, or clerk therein, ether. of the City of New York shalt be come interested, directly or contractine party, partner, stockholder, surety or in or In the performance the coninet.

the supplies, work or business to which er In any portion of the profits thereof, The estimate must be verifed by the writing. that of the party several or matters parties making the mate the stated herein in all respects true, Each bid or estimate shall be accompante the consent, in writing. of two freeholders In the City of New Fork, or guaranty or surety company duly authorim law to act an surety, and shall contain the ters forth in the blank forms mentioned below. No bid or estimate will be considered condition precedent to the reception it eration of any it panted by check upon one of the State or banka of the City of New Fork, order of the Comptroller, or monty the amount of Ave per centum of the amount of the quired, provided in section 420 of the Charter, The certifed check of money should not closed in the envelope containing the or mate, but should be either Inclosed rate envelope addremed to the partment, President of Hoard, sonally upon the presentation of the of male, particulate and of the the and work, must be to schedules, In emine of the No shall New upon debt defaulter of b14 for In all bide Interest meant ed their A meeting for the purpose of nominating feet high, directors of the German Hospital Society Tilinois State at Brooklyn will be held Monday evening Ark. next at Arion Hall..