New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-21
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Crn,nn Watrr Pines
Crolon Water Pipes.
No. 13.-Board of As

Croton Water Pipes
nOCUMENT No. 13.-Board of As
4 y sis,ant Aldermen, July 10Th, 1912.
Repor, of the Select Committee the subject OF Nayor
Ewbsnk's Patent Timed Lead Pipe for the convey ance
OF e cr0oa Water E Eeis1fa il ifof Clerk
The Select Committee to hf was referred Tue annexed
That iD addition the written statements presented The
following scientific gentlemen appeared before your Com
m',ee, and were examined ny Them upon t4 naGeIs SUP
tied TO their consideration Dfs Chiffon hne.' nae a:d
Grscon. Your Committee have also personally inspecea
the process OF timing The pipes The opinions oi .ese
they agree coudemnng the use OF ordinary ieaden pipes
for conveyance OF water as dangerou' 10 hea IN CON
sequence OF The highly poisonous character oil The whe
crust oxized lead which is thss produced Ihey cen
slider eaden pipes most dangerous when me
piprs are used in The city of Edinburgh where the water
has certain mineral qualities that couneract the process OF
oxidzaton He experimental with The pures wafer whe
residing in South Carolina and found such tendency 10
oxidizaon satisfied him OF the danger OF using eaaen
use of eatlen pipes ought by all means 10 be avoided
DR.. Chiffon recently Inspected the Croton wafer uIawn
he house of wellk merchan, in Pearl street in
this city, and found the water evidently pollated by the
the pipes is an eeclua protection They also stated that
i, would be protection although some small portions on
The lead should escape being covered-tha lhe proximity
of The Tin would from certain chemical prevent OK
dization the lead 1t further appears that The process
timing strengthens tie pipe, without diminishing It's eia
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thy are wiling to furnish The Corporation OF the City with
chemists high reputation, at the same rate az the ord
~ caden pipes the of which they all unhesitaDsy
condemn They would furnish them at from eight 10 nine
per poundin no case at more than nine Genus pei
pound From all the Information obtained and all the re-
lection bestowed by your Committee, upon subject OF no
little importance, connected with the health and comfort
of our citizens your Committee have arrived at the follow
ing conclusions That the OF the ordinary leaten pipes
for the conveyance Of wafer particularly when as pure as
the Croton decidedly dangerous and therefore GU nj 10
be avoided The danger would be less where the pipes are
small circumference and in daily and greater where
there Of surface, and they have been permit
ted 10 remain unused for considerable space Oh Tine
The internal coating OF tin will be secure preteclon
agains, the oxidation of the lead. The timed eadcn
pipes OF the petitioners altogether superior 10 the orn
nary eaden pipes, and deserving of public patronage
Your Committee therefore recommend that these hnnod
eaden pipes adopted for the conveyance OF The CTolon
water into the public buildings in preference to the ordn-
ry leaden pipes
the following resolutions:
Resolved # the Board of Aldermen concur, That the
Joint Committee the Croton hdueduct be instructed 10
make use OF Nayior Ewbanks patent timed leaden pipes
for the conveyance of The Crolon water into the public
buildings provided that the OF the same shall not be
greater than that any other species OF pipe which Is
equally safe. JNO. D. SHoEE@,
CHARLES J. DODGE.
The Timed Leaden Pipes, spoken of in the foregoing
Report are furnished and pu, up by
aug lmpoa rs Broaasreet and 706 Broadway.