Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-27

in from the dam down to Sleepy Hollow, distance
of fifteen miles; and every portion OF the "qneducf
proper will also be completed By the ID OF Octo-
Der, down TO Harlem Bridge, with the exception OF
about 1000 feet Of tunnel masonry, at two sections
one crossing Mill River, and the other crossing
Saw Mill River. A large portion OF fonndauon
wall and embankm ent, these two sections, VIII
NOT be completed until the 18th of July next; at
VIII CHI date every portion of the aqueduct Will be
comp leted down 10 Harlem River, and the water
| turned into the tunnel for 30 miles.
With respect to getting the water Into tine city,
that is quite another affair, although the most I'M
portsnt one TO those who are taxed to pay the ex-
pense Of this rtaking 1t is the present inten
ton of the Commits sioners TO bring the water across
the Harlem River, by temporary bridge, which
can be completed by October 1872 and the digging
and laying down some of thsps for which has al
ready been commenced. In going over the works on
the island, fe days since, found them in such
state of orwardness that they can all (inclnding
the two reservoirs) be completed in two years from
this fall As for the High Bridge, il is impossible
to say when il will be done; II the COMM ssioners
do not progress any faster hereafter than they have
dsne heretofore, it cannot be done in less than ten
years.
Bat the re is another very important point connect
ee with this matter which has been shamefuily
elected, and to which We have already referred
This is the lay ing down Of the pipes through the
city, by Of which the water s 10 be distribu
ted in the houses, and by Of which alone can
a revenue be derived To pay interest on the enor-
nous outlay of money. Six years have elapsed since
the laying down Of these pipes were commenced,
and not third Of the whole quantity required
have yet been laid down; and it will take at least
ten or twelve years more to finish them, unless
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the corporation Nor is that the worst of the evil
Several miles of iron pipe have been laid down at
expense of several hundreds Of thous ands of dollars
and one knows in What part of the city fourth
of the quantity has been placed. Such has been the
lax conduct and shameful neglect of the city govern
ment, that the whole Of this important matter
entrusted to very negligent officer who kept all
his accounts, statistics, descriptions of the pipes,
ana the places where they were laid down in the
CITY, whore they were purchased, and what be-
came of them-all these important particulars this
worthy city ofIicerh,.pt writfen tciM pencil ia a
small memorandum BOOK. He died sudd-nly-his
book could not be found, aud nov no one knows any
thing aboat the pipes, where they are to be found
The chief engineer stated this great diff Guilty TO
leading member Of the common council, when that
sapient individual naiveiy replied, oh you can
VERY easy find out where the pipes are put ~
How sop "Why," chucked the alderman, with
great glee at his own sagacity, {" by digging down
in all the streets until you come to ems Such is
the shocking state Of Encouragement in this depart
ment; and Of the engineers. MIR. Hastings, as
that there will be greater smeut to
get all the pipes laid down. than there will be in get
ting the aquedSct completed.
These the points to which we wish to call the
attention of the public, the corporation and the
missioners. We would also advise the latter not to
be so unwisely niggardly by not allowing the back
filings to be done the State Farm and other farms,
(according to good faith entered into between the
contracting parties) TO originate law suits against
the work, which will increase its expenses.
The dam is splendid piece Of work and backs
the river up to form lake six miles long and
in some places half a mile wide. Crowds OF visi-
tors daily flock there from all parts of the country.
The expermen. of trying the aqueduct next fall for
fourteen miles by letting in the water and drawing
il of by the waste wcirs, will be beautiful sight
MORE or the MMoRALiTY OF THE HERALD
IL will be Remembered that when the various Free
Banking Beauties Of this city, such as the Chelsea