New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-28
C.. N.cLE, Solicit
Croioa Water Pipes.
hOCUMENT No. 13.-Board of A

q y sistant Aldermen, July 9th, 1912.
Report of the Select Committee The sub ec OF Nayor
Ewbank Patent Timed Lead Pipe, for the conveyance
CT e Cro'on Water P[esnsa BY u Mf Scoss c,ar,
The Select Committee 70 Which was referred the annexed
That addition to the written statements presented the
following scientific gentlemen appeared before your Com
mittee ard examined by them upon The matters so,
united TO their consideration Drs Chiffon Elet Gale an9
Grscom. Your CoHlniee have also personally Inspected
the process OF timing the pipes The opinions OF tlese
gentlemen very clearly and positively expressed
they agree condcmning the OF ordinary eaden pipes
for the conveyance OF water dangerou 10 health IN con-
sequence OF the highly poisonous character OF the white
crus, OF c1dzed lead which is THIS produced They cen
slider the of leaden pipes most dangerous when he
is remarkably pure Dr. Eet states that leaden
PIPES are the city of Edinburgh where The water
has certain mineral qualities that couneract the process
o1diza,ior. He experimental with the pures water WINE
residing in South Carolina and found such t-ndehey "
oxidation satisfied him of the danger OF using eaae
pipes The Croton water is very pure, and hetele uc
Of leaden pipes ought by all means TO be avoIasa
Dr. Chiffon recently Inspected The Croon wate
from the eaden pipes, by which las been nuoquceo hto
the house OF welLknown merchant in Pearl'street IN
this city, and found the evidently poilpe. Dy the
the pipes is an eectua protection They also stated that
i; would be protection although some snali porIlos W
the lead should escape being coVeredlhal tne Pro1iay
of the tin would certain chemical causes prevent or
d;zatou of the lead fuher appears that the process OF
Timing strengthens the pipe, without diminishing ITS elias
'icg. N,v,o- Evba0k inform your Committee that
,hsy are willing furnish the Corporation OF the City ~h
their timed leaden pipes which are thus py
chemists of high reputation the rate as the ordna
~ eaden pipes The of which they all unhesllanSy
condemn They wc1ld furnish them al from eight 10 lne
cents per poundin more than nine Genus per
pound From all the information obtained and an Tue re-
lection bestowed by your Committee upon OF no
little importance, connected with the health aia Coot
OF ,ur citizens your Committee have arrived al Tue iolo"
ing conclusions That the OF the ordinary ieaoen P
for ne conveyance OF water particularly when a' pure as
the CrotoB is decidedly dangerous and therefore ou'h 70
avoided The danger would be les where the pipes are
small in circumference and daily use and greater "hee
there more OF surface, and they have oee peIl
ted 10 remain unused any considerable space OF TIME
The internal coating Of tin will be secure pr-teeoh
against the oxidization OF the lead. The unned eaden
pines the petitioners altogether superior 10 the orc
nary lraden pipes and deserving of public patronage
Your COMMITTEE therefore recommend that these ahned
Ieaden pipes adopted for the conveyance OF the Cro;on
water pubic buildings in preference TO the ordina-
~ Ieaden pipes.
Your Committee offer for the consideration Of the Board
the following resolution:
Resolved Il the Beard of Aldermen concur, That the
Joint Committee Croton Aeueduct DC Instructed TO
make Mayor Ewbanks patent unned ieaden pipes
Tor the conveyance of the Crton water into the Puhc
buildings provided that the OF the same shall not Dc
EQUALLY ale JNO. 3. SCOLES,
Wt v. BRADY,
CHARLES J. DODGE.
The Taned Leaden Pipes spoken OF In the foregoing
Report, are furnished and put up By ,y.v,o,,
aug imeod IS Broad-street and 7os Broadway.