New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-30
Cro,on Water Pipes.
INDICTMENT No. l3.-Board Of As

CrOt0n Water Pipes.
hOCUMENT No. 13.-Board of AS
~ Sis,ant Aldermen July 29,h 1892
Report of the Select Committee The subject Of Naylor
Ewbank's Paen, T;nned Lead Pipe for the conveyance
y W 0'''''' ave- EDWARD WILLIAMS, Clerk
The Select Committee, which referred the annexed
petition,
That in addition the written statements presented the
ml:tee, and were examined by them upon the matters sub
mlited 10 their consideration Drs Chiffon Eei Gale and
the process OF timing the pipes Tie opinions OF these
gentlemen were very clearly and positively expressed
Tor The conveyance of water dangerous 10 health
SEQUENCE o. the highly poisonous character of the white
slider the of eaden pipes most dangerous when the
water is remarkably pure DR. Eet tina, leaden
has certain mineral qualities that the process of
oxidzation He experimental with the purest water while
residing in South Carolina and found such tendency to
oxidation as satisfied him OF the danger OF using leaden
pipes The Croon water is very pure, and therefore the
USE of eaden pipes ought by all means TO be avoided.
DR.. Chiffon recently inspected the Croton water drawn
from the eaden pipes by which has been introduced into
the house of well known merchant in Pearsreet in
this city, and found the water evidently polluted by the
lead All these gentlemen agree that Timing the inside
the pipes an efecual protection They also stated tha,
the lead should escape being coveredtba, the proximity
ut the Tin would from certain chemical causes preyen,
aon 81 the lead lttuher appears that the process OF
tcity.
Messrs Naylor Ewbank inform yonr Committee tina,
their tinned teaden pipes whck thus recommended by
chemists ut high reputation at the the ordina
~ eaden pipes, the OF which they all unhesiatinsiy
condemn. They would furnish them from eight nine
cents per poundn case al more than nine cents per
pound From all the information obtained, and all the
Election bestowed by your Committee upon subject OF no
little Importance connected with the health ana comfort
OF our czeas, Committee have arrived at the follow
ing conclusions That the of the ordinary leaden pipes
Tor The conveyance OF water particularly when
he Creon is decidedly dangerous and therefore hit 10
be avoided The danger would be less where the pipes
small In circumference and in daily and greater where
mere more extent OF surface and they have been permit
TED 10 remain unused for considerable space of time
The internal coating OF tin will be secure protection
against the oxidation OF the lead The timed leaden
pipes OF The petitioners altogether superior 10 the ord
nary isaden pipes and deserving of public patronage
YOUR Commlt.ee therefore recommend tha; these timed
eaden ppas oe adopted for the OF the Croon
ry leaden pipes.
Your Committee ser for the consideration OF the Board
the following resolution:
Resolved, Il the Beard OF Aldermen concur, That the
JOINT committee on The Coton Asueduct be instructed to
make use OF Mayor Ewbanks paes timed eaden pipes
Tor the conveyance OF the Croon water into the public
buildings provided that the OF the same shall no be
greater toan hat OF any oshsr species of pipe which
equally safe. JNO. B. SCOLES
WM. V. BRADY,
CHARLES J. DODGE.
The Timed Leaden Pipes. spoken of in the foregoing
Report are furnished and put up by
p. NAYL0R & CO.
aug iFreod 20 bfoadS:reet and los Broadway