Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-31
When Mr.. Fox re-


signed his appointment as Water Commissioner,
we put forth the name of Col. Zebedee Ring ave-
ny able man, and the most appropriate person to fill
the vacancy Stone, the great gourmand OF the
60 Commercial - with his usual verbosty and mock
Duke Aranza style ofpomposity, put forth the name
of C. Cornell the most proper person to receive
the vacancy and Stone was at some unusual pains
to prove his position, and undertook to state, with
out knowing syllable about the matter, that large
number of the people of this city were DESTROYS that
Mr.. Cornell should receive the appointment This
attempt to manufacture public opinion, however, did
not succeed We stated what we knew, viz: that
Mr.. Ring the most appropriate person to fill the
office ; and the Governor appointed Mr.. Ring-and
very excellent appointment it is.
We have now obtained what we have so long been
trying to effect an entire change in the management
of the Croton Aqueduct For the present we are
perfectly satisfied with the appointment OF such men
as DR.. Chlds, Col. Ring, Mr.. Stevens, and Mr. Bird
sail. They are thoroughly competent to discharge
all the duties of the important task that has ievolved
upon upon them if they continue disposed to do so,
which we believe is the AT present. Neverthe-
less we shall keep sharp eye upon them and there
will be no let up for them if they tre with the i'm
port interests of the people of this city.
The first step they should take is to study the
"Herald'' of last September which contains full
account Of the A9ueduct; when they havewei stu
died that they should all of them SO from one end oil
the work to the ether examine every portion OF It's
construction, that no part OF 1t is IN any way
slurred over, and make themselves thoroughly con-
versant with all the practical details OF the Aque-
duct Again, they must be careful, and allow no
clique, political or financial, to influence their con-
duct or decisions keep politics out Of the affair al
together and discharge ofthe engineers or SUI
perintendents (who are thoroughly acquainted with
the works. for political principles, and only re-
move them for incompetency or misconduct
BY pursuing this course, and attending thorough
ly to their duties our newly appointed Water Com
missoners will do the city some valuable service
They must get into squabbles with the contract
ors and delay the work, Stephen Allen did; they
must not leave particular kinds of excavations unes-
tmated for the length of whole sections, as he did;
settle all the terms for eXcavating the different
kinds of cementcd sand and gravel, hard pans, &C.
mented clay and gravel, clay and sand, &C.; and
they must especially that the arch of the aquc-
duct is adjusted as net to make the sides bulge,
and risk a caving in of the whole; and, above all,
they must have all the various sections closed in
and completed fast as they can be done without
injury to the work.
sent stand thus about % miles of the work between
the dam and Harlem River are completed about .
miles of that line remain to be finished at different
points these miles, together with the dam itself,
cun all be finished by next October, without any in
furious haste and therefore it is the duty of the
Water Commissioners to that the whole line OF
the work down to Harlem River is completed before
next winter. On New York island there are or
miles Of the work in very irregular state including
the reservoirs. To this portion of the work the
Commits sioners should give their unceasing atten-
tion and devote all their energies. The whole of it
is under contract, except small portion of grading
in the upper part OF the city, which ought to be put
under contract Immediately.
And ifthis plan be pursued and strong force as
can possibly work upon the Aqueduct, be placed
upon that part of it which lies on Manhattan Island,
il is firm belief that the pure abundant and deli
cious stream Of the Croton River may be brought TO
doors by the LIST of May, 1871. 1t is true that
the splendid high bridge the Harlem River
cannot be completed before 1913, because Stephen
Aliens obstinacy prevented its progress but still
temporary bridge be erected for the transit Of
the water, at a small expense, until the High Bridge
be ready to receive it.
The course of the new Commits sioners, therefore,
is very clear one. fthey avoid cabals, cliques,
and rascally politicians go ahead and do their duty
shall support and applaud them if they act 9TH
erwise, shall cut them up, demand their dismis-
sal, and remove them surely have been the
means of removing their predecessors, and putting
them in the places thereof
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