New-York daily tribune., 1842-08-09
,The Croton yynser.

To tie Editor Of The tribune
Will you do subscriber the favor to insert in
your valuable and widely circulated paper few re-
marks upon the subject OF the Croton water, and
likewise give your support to the following sug-
gesions In the first place to have the water led
into eoery tenement precisely upon the same plan
as the gas pipes; it will then be in every mans
house, and with the smell expense of one dollar
or one dollar and fifty cents to purchase coek,
he can at once have the use of this pure whole
some sparkling beverage; whereas noo, ifyou wish
to hayeit great expense attends the introduction;
in some instances fifty, sixty and seventy feet of
pipe must be made use of to obtain it. Let be
done wiltomt de1ay by our Corporation. The poor
man, then. well as the rich one, can partake Of
It's useful influence, and his family derive the
beneGt of its heaithful qualities. 2dy. twill en-
rioy from .four to IRE hmndre2 laborang men and
sRdtotduaiS, who arc out unemployment and their
families in state of Starvation The extra expense
arising to the city will be met by the dimlnuten
of the suffering and poor la6orerS relying upon
our Aims House for assistance and the public gene.
rally; and as an act of humanity. Landlords and
tenants will not murnur mt the tritng addi-
tional expense, and the water will become ana
versel blessing to all classes. 1t has already
lowered our of insurance, and will still have
further tendency 10 accomplish it, and what will
be Scged in the insurance will amply pay every ex-
pense ;}dly. Let a tao be laid according to the
quantity Of scater consumed and scale formed
TO cqalize it according to the inmates of each dwell
ling. Hotels, manufactures, &c. to be assessed
in proportion for its use.
Would it not be well to cause all foreigners
doing business in the city, and deriving all the
'-sliity, INSURANCE their merchandise, &c. to
be assessed or pay for license, to create a fund
to be appropriated to pay the interest upon this
stupendous and glorious work. They receive all
the beaefts without Gny of the expense, and 1t
would fail much lighter upon our citizens. Let
there be no delay upon tho part of our Corpora
tion and il will prove one Of its estimable most and
popular acts, and rescue number OF suffering
families from the most heart-rending distress and
poverty.
Nav not our Corporation and the Water Com
missiorcrs unite in this laudable scheme ard inn
mediately cause the water pipes TO be laid in
very quarter where they have rot already been
placed Let it be universal benefit. Lay the
lres trom North 10 South, and from East to West,
and from river TO river, and any business man
will at once see that IL will enhance the value OF
the stock and loans our city will be plentuy
watered, and It's healthful tendency cannot be
doubted. Let our Street Inspectors, upon sweep
ing days, have permission to thoroughly water the
streets and wash out the cutters, and shall
have 30 infectious diseases TO mar the prosperity
of our CITY Let rs have fountains in all our pub-
lie squares it viii he2uly and cool tho atmo-
sphere IN our summer mounts, and its moral ten
ciency viii be NEST powerfully effective
GRkAr MORTALITY During the first SIX months
of the present year. the mortality has been great
in several towns bordering upon both sides of Con
neciicu, river in New Hampshire and Vermont
Up 10 the month Of May there had been within q
few miles of Havcrhill Corner about one hundred
deaths principally children. The disorder mos,
fatal has baca malignant petrid sore throat
Gradually has itextchdcd 10 adults and the dsor-
dsr is in almost all cases fatal when it falls from
the throat TO the stomach and lungs. The towns o
Bath and Lyman. situated on the New Hampshire
si.te of the river directly above;H Haycrh have en-
tered a mortality extent equal almosc te
II obstruction By the cholera in $50 in some OF
cities. Lyman hasa population of 1900, and
Bath 1000 souls The number of deaths from the
fest OF February this time (short of six months)
has been sixty in Bath, making a, the rate of one
ii per year in every fourteen inhabitants. Six
persons are said 20 aavc laid unipterred corpses In
the same day in Bath. An unusual mortality has
7ared among women in childbed-no less than
seen persons In the same town since the fatal
l. FIRST made its appearance There were said
TO moro cases of fever in Bath last week than
there had been any previous time
lConcord IN. H) Visisur,
a REPLY To1 CHAtLEseE The following is
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