New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-23
Crotou Water Pipes.
nOCUMENT No. l3.-Board OF "A
= sistaut Aldermen, July 18Th, ist,.

H. sistaut Aldermen July 18th, iss,
Report ct the Select Cerrlire The subject OF Mayor y
Ewbanks Paien, T!na-a LEAD Fipe tor e convey anes
OF The cTo'oa Water PTs,su:s1 by Mr. S;o,s Gu,
The Select Committee, which rr.erre The annexed
petition REPORT:
rnai IN addition to the written statements presenies the
following scientific gentlemen appeared before y>ar Com"
Stec and examined them pom the matters sub
N tied 10 their considerations: DIS Chiffon, E.e Gale and
Grs-oa Your CosGlitee have as personally Inspected
the process OF timing The pipes The opinions OF these
gentlemen were very clearly and positively expressed
they agree concemning the use o. ordinary seaden pipe
for the conveyanee water as dangerous Ia aeah IN COO
sequence OF the highly potSaDo1> character OF The whs
crust OF oxdi-ed lead which thss produced They esq
slider TX, use OF leaen pipes uosi dangerous when the
water is remarkably pure DR. Eiiet states that eaden
are used the CIV OF Edinburgh wherc the water
has mineral qualities that couniefact e .,
o.d zato. He expermente2 wtl the peT't water ~nLe
residing in South Carolina, aud found such rnceacs 20
oxdizaton IS satisfied him OF the dsger OF using eassn
pis.S TIE Cro,on very pare. and theTeSIe lae
r,s Of eaden pipe. ought BY all means TO De avoided
Dr Chiffon recently Inspected the Croton water d!aWr
from the lsaen pipes BY which 1t las been o
the house OK wel.snown merchant III featisueet Ne
this city, and found the water evidently pdbpIeu oy INC
lead All these gentlemen agree that tuning me INSIDE %
the pipes Is an eiscual protection. They a'o stated tha
would be protection, although some small portions OF
the lead should escape beng coveret'Aal lie poAuIS
O; the TN wond, from certain chemical eSu, -,
G1 Axiom the lead. kurther appears bni the process Oh
timing strengthens the pipe without dlnia sah Us e'ds
tcig. ,,.,.,;... ,.,.
h,y are willing 70 furnish the Corporation o; tie CITY Tth
their timed leaen pipes which are thus recommended oy
high reputation, q. the
~ ealcn pipes, the OF which they ali unneNanhsy
condemn they would furnish them a; from elght 70 nine
cents per pound-in 20 al more than fe cents per
pound From al! the information obtained ana all the re-
fectiou bestowed by Committee upon subject OF no
little importance connected with The heath ana comtot
OF ,ur citizens your Committee have arrived at the toow
ing conclusons That the of the ordinary seah pipes
for Inc OF water, particularly urea IN pure
the Croton decidedly ana therefore GU NJ 10
b. avoaed The danger world be les where the peSafe
small in circumference AMI il daily and greater where
there more eHten; OF surface, asd ihty have oe. hermit
ted 10 unused Tor any considerable space OF time
The internal coatiug OF tin will be secure prSieson
against the oxdiza;ion the lead. The timed ,eaden
pprs of the petitioners altogether superior To The orui-
nary leaden pipes. and deserving OF pubic patronage
Your Conailee therefore recommend that these nhheu
rae pipes be adopted the conSeyanceo at the crnton
The public buildings IN preference 70 inc orSisa
~ leadeu pipes
the following resolutions:
Rcsslved Il the Beard of Aldermen concur, That the
join, Committee the Croion Aaueauct be Instructed 10
make use of Nayor E~banhs paest timed eaden PIPES
for the conveyance OF the Croon water INTO me puoc
buildings provided that the OF the same shall not De
greater than tina, any other species OF PIPE which Is
equally safe. ~ %. ~ nv
CHARLES DODGE.
The Timed Leaden Pipes, spoken OF in the foregoing
Report, are furnished and pu, up BY no
ann In4os rs Broaa.Nreet and 70a Broadway.