▁who ▁def ended ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁New - Y ork ▁Trib une , ▁which ▁published ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁those ▁selected ▁for ▁service . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁engineer ▁of ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁board ▁of ▁city ▁works , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁consult ing ▁engineer ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁public ▁works ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁A ▁suggestion ▁of ▁his ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁company ▁which ▁eventually ▁had ▁charge ▁of ▁building ▁the ▁first ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁East ▁River ▁at ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Civil ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 – 7 5 , ▁and ▁published ▁S ew ers ▁and ▁Dra ins ▁and ▁various ▁scientific ▁papers . ▁ ▁Family ▁His ▁son , ▁Julius ▁W . ▁Adams ▁( born ▁in ▁West field , ▁Massachusetts , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 0 ; ▁died ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ), ▁graduated ▁at ▁West ▁Point ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁served ▁there ▁as ▁assistant ▁instruct or ▁of ▁inf antry ▁tact ics ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁was ▁wounded ▁and ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁at ▁G aines ' s ▁M ills , ▁promoted ▁captain ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁served ▁at ▁Freder icks burg , ▁Chan cell ors