New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-15

dozen men, with white clothes well hcurcd sur
rounded the mill A miniature steam engine in
full play followed-pufing off steam and leaving
its trail of smoke.
Then came large fitted Up for all sorts OF
iron mechanism, covered with men. hanlmerins
and working with all their might-wlnle their
heads waved flags bearing Inscriptions like these
"Strike while the iron hsl'-
Practice make, Perfect &c. &c.
With the names Of PERRY, ''Evsss,' 'WATr
and others celebrated in the annals of steam nayi-
CATION.
The Butchers were out in great force. with
white aprons and striped sleeves. They had two
large cars covered with bleang sheep, calves, and
other animals-with flags displaying the names OF
all the principal Markets in the City. and the
stuffed skin o; tremendous OK.
The Gold and Silver Artisans had appropriate
emblems, as had all the Benevolent Societies.
The emblems of the Temperance Societies at
tracted especial attention, One lad carried
white banner, with an upset decanter upon it and
this inscription,
RIGHT SIDE UP.''
A large car bore an old fashioned well-sweep-
with It's bucket AID man drawing water very
vigorously and distributing to those on the with
him.
But we despair of presenting any adequate des-
cription of this great procession. 1t was one OF
the largest and best arranged ever got up in this
City. Throughout the day all the great streets
were crowded to sufocation, and it is 10 eXaggera-
ton to say that at least 100000 people spec
tators of the ceremonies.
All day bells were rung balloons were sent into
the air, trees were covered with banners, flags and
streamers waved from the Aston House, City
Hall, Museums, Tribune Buildings, and other pub
lie places, the roofs of which were covered with
spectators.
On arriving at the Park SAMUEL STEVENS, Esq.
President of the Board of Water Commits .oners,
addressed the Mayor and Common Council as
follows from stand erected for that purpose:
Speech Of Mr.. Stevens.
Mr.. Mayor, and Gentlemen Of the Common Council
In delivering the Croton Wafer and the Works on
this Island, have been requested by your Committee to
make such remarks the occasion may suggest
From, the earliest period of the history OF City the
attainment OF pure and wholesome Water has been subject
of the highest interest
The Tea Wnter Pump situated the corner OF Pearl
grand all drnkae Water for the lower part OF
the City.
The necessity Of greater and more copous supply Tor
the cxngusmeR OF fires, appears also to have been early
admitted by whole community. Many OF the present
generation recoect the long lines OF both men anu women
formed pass pals and buckets from hand TO hand on The
coolest nj of Winter with but faint hope OF staying the
conflagraon OF soAe neighbours dwelling.
In 774 the Corporation adopted the plan oil CHRIsTopER
COLES of making Reservoir in Broadway between
nd to-
5000 feet of pitcpre logs credit and Issued te'r
bonds AUGUSTUS VAN CORTLAND and JOHN JAY TO pay
for the same. The Revolution stayed ibis work.
In 1899, WILLIAM WESTON, Civil Engineer, was esl-
poyed by the Corporation examine the Bronx and re-
ported that it would furnish supply
The first Innovation the Pail and Bucket system ap'
pears have been made IN l73 when TWO Engines ior
the exiaguishmest o. fires were l'nporcd ny i'a Common
Council from Londen.
This was great stride the arts, and the satisfaction
with which The carriers OF buckets looked upon ihis 'he
working machines, ofle most astonishing KIND
These Fire Engines, and others which were added 10
Them performed the duly of extinsuishng fires, being sP
piled from and from pumps, until 1893 when the
Manhattan Company chartered for The avowed par
pose OF Introducing pure and Wholesome water ana as
an additional inducemenl for The introduction OF water
banking privileges bestowed by It's charter Ihis
Company mainly satisfied itself by pumping water wit
Steam engine from near the old Collect. Their pipes,
though they furnishes pure AID wholesome waer, have
nevertheless in cases fire, been frequently highly oenei'
cial to the city.
In 1925 the Sharon Canal Company chartered by The
State and among duties that Of supplying the CITY
Ne,v-York with pure and wholesome wafer. Inc "oik
was not undertakes, and its charter expired.
In 1926 another Company called The Newly ORR water
Works for the supply OF pure AID wholesome "".c' ~
established but it was of short and produced no
valuable results except prore that no ample supply OF
good waller could be found on this island
The CORPORATION in addition the River Manhattan and
Pumn oil found necessary 10 ereCt lupi.
cisterns these we're generally in the streets IN front OF
churches This practice of building public cs'ern cor"
unued until 1879; When the Committee on the FIRE Dep"'
ment consisting Isaac Brown, james Palmer Samuei
Stevens BENJAMIN NJ. Brown and T. W. EnSs, reported !"
favor of abolishnr public Cscrns ard building las OF
Reservoir in 18th street
Fifteen hundred dollars appropriated TO Inc ans
which was 10 be hliea by horse power and the
ON the 10th of adopted The Report and agreed 10 lay
down two lines OF IL inch IIUn pipes IN Broadway anu
The other IN the Bowery
The Committee avowed their to MI Una. 'ns
and hos. pipes at no distant date, with wafer to be in'o
duced from WeStcftster
The adoption Of this report by this Corporation may NC
considered the commencement OF the plan Tor iuuouu's
water into the City The Report declared the supeE. to
important TO be entrusted any private company ehe
;nr That such companies had been more occnPeu :"
making money out of their banking privileges than '''
ducng into the City, |
The Tank in lS,h-sreet that year constructed an
the two lines OF pipes laid down. The plan soon lounu
many friends that the horse exchanged Tor 'e'
engine F= 1900 .aa
From 1899 this small Tank Establishment has cause ss
the city great saving and extngulsnea inahy
which otherwise would have destroyed much auo..a
property And highly has il been valued that 'e"
SINCE and after the Croton Water Works was
The erected along OF IL another ana ~
each succeeding wear Corporation continued to lay
mines until the line is about $50 miles long, "o
Subsequent, to the construction of he FIRST 1ank, anu