The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-08


avenue to broadway Twenty ninth street from Madi-
fon avenue 70 Broadway; for grading, mscada.iAns
setting curo and gutter stones and tagging sidewalks In
Tenth from Forty to Forty sixth Streets
for regulating and paving Thirty rst street between
broadway and Ninth avenue; for regulating grazing
setting curb and gutter stones and paving carriage way
in Sixteenth street between and B. for digging
well and erecting pump southwest corner OF Istn
stieet and Frst avenue in Forty ninth street between
Sixth ana Seventh avenues for tagging sidewalks In
Tbirieth street between Seventh and Eighth avenues
The motion TO reconsider CARRIE and the report
adopted by the following vote. via
Afiiimstive-The Pre- dent Messrs Brown TAFT, hao-
bait. Rodman Brceden, Woodward, Wells Anderson,
Routon, MeGowan. Wright, Wheelan, Barker, Rogers,
Ring Brastow McCobkey-20.
OF Committee Ferries-To concur to grant permits
nation thereof the Brooklyn side from Hudson ave
TO Bridge street Adopted by the following vote -
p,amn IAN Mabbstt Rodman A'S Woaaw.ra wells
Wright Rogers Brastow Mcconkey-11.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Aldermen Broaden, Ring, Aader-
son, MoGowan. Whcelsn. Barker-6
A motion TO reconsider was made. and lost
The Board then adjourned to Wednesday afternoon at
EDWARD SANFORD. Clerk.
Report of the Chief Engineer OF the Fire
Department
To THE HONORABLE COMMON COUNCIL
The ihcios-d annual return contains the names occu'
patton, and residence Of the Firemen. 1t will be per-
ceivrd by the preceding tabular statement that there
twenty nine engines in good order eight indifferent
ana five building forty five hose carriages in good Or
der six indifferent and three buildipg eight hook and
ladder carriages in good order and three Indifferent with
other necessary implements such as axes picks ropes,
&c eight thousand and seven hundred feet Of hose
in good order and nine thousand six hundred feet in
different making sixtyeght thousand and three humid
red feet Of hose forty three engine companies fifty four
hose companies twelve hook aud ladder companies and
three hydrant companies and two thousand
hundred and thrt If the companies full,
there would be three thousand five hundred and fifty
eight being increase Of six hundred and seventy
since my last annual report.
There have been three hundred and tweney nine fires
by which the loss buildings is three hundred and
hpl1a
and wares, million five hundred and fifty eight
thousand eight hundred and three dollars making the
tanned one million eight hundred and seventy. nine
thousand two hundred and forty six dollars being
increase over the loss of last year Of one million one
hundred and seventy thousand seven hundred and
sixty eight dollars which is attributable in measure to
the scarcity Of water and frozen hydrants.
There have been two hundred and ten false alarms
Of which caused by the bursting Of camphene
lamps burning of window curtains defects in chimneys
sc. &c.
In former report baye made many recommendations
fer the date and general benefit of the Fire
Department which have received no more respect or at
tebtion from you than if they had been made
ng which the divorce OF the Fire Department
from the Common CouDcil-a recommendation that has
and Foremen at Firemen's Hall and has also been
adopted by the Department at large you learn by
| Fire Department Committee of the Common Council.
But it is truly gratifyin to behold man rise among
you ard boldly advocate the general interests of the fire
and imme date civoice OF the Department from
the Common Council and from all political machinery
| That man i Alderman A Denman who worthiiy eli
cts the cordial appro ration OF the Fire Department and
of the whole city. Tor bis manly aud patriotic in
rencug The shsckles of party in his municipal legisla
ton In consequence Of the pecfu manner with
which you generally treat suggestions that from
me however beneficial 10 the Department and in order
TO myself and the Departmt mt from farther insult by
your summary rejection OF my propositions shah make
udaticpS in this report nor even farther dis
the important subject Of divorce with you referring
yen my past documents the basis of any favorable
legislation you may youchsafc TO the Fire Department.
Gnr hc1e a1e two or three IN tcrs of such vital i'm
poi;abce to the half million Of soul' for whom you
elected to .cgislate thst should consider myself
deely rcprebenbis il d'd not eau most serious
ntiop weii ms The public at large to their imme
cate cup!dtrstion audo 20 frozen MIGRANTS and 10
the scarcity aud waste If 1 would have called
you attention to these mstters last winter but the
| veIi,y Of the weather uuceasng, the hydrants
we've go c1rcray frozen ard the wa.sr was scarce
that did deem it prudent 10 discuss them, lest the
uc ndiaIies might take undue Advantage Of it, and fra
tho city at several points at the tiiue But this
beirE ausrritus season for III If consideration
viii partially die close the Peril q the city dng the
| past winter Gnd econ nd Efficient romCdi,s.
AT The IRE on tie ce-ner Of Fulton and Dutch streets
the hyGiants and II hot water had not been
readily obtained nom steam boilers In the Vicinity with
which 10 thew them. that would have beeu very dc
subjective cobagra'ion The hyd:ants were also frozen
at tire in Ludlow stree Grand and our only re-
coutsc was TO take straw from seigs as they ased and
bum it in the by draats to start the waer At the c
At the junction d he Boacry and Drision street bolh
tho engines and nv drants wt.e frozen Itch the
eau OF thst destructive Gre | might epumerate uy
ohrr instances Of similar character but Is sufficient
to inform you that the Department had almost insur
mCUnabie cicu't to encounter throughout the winter
trn frozen ydrants and the scarcity of water when the
by di5njs not frozen But cold as 1t think
tha, the MIGRANTS would not have baen frozen If they
had been stuffed with hay formerly. Aud why that
useful custom has been abandoned unable 10 say
YOU will ihat hey in proper condition
| before the c, mirQ winter.
inasmuch as he pipes on the high bridge have not the
capacity to supply the city with sufficient water would
recommend that its side walls be carried up and ached
to the height Of tie squeduct and that two lines Of pipe
OF the capacity Of the aqaoduct be laid the arch The
pc.ent pipes to remain precisely they BY
4irvr bp Oairlo
above its terminus. by placing Golfer dam IN the aque-
drct the whole work be effected without deprivpg
| Tia city Of the present supply OF water
The entire work If commenced Immediately, and pro-
secuted with uncommon energy, might be completed by
December. nlil this be effected would earnestly re-
quest our citizens 10 exercise the most rigid economy In
the Of water. And TO utterly check the immen e
waste Of water BY nconsdcrate connected with
tn, chipping aud steamboats, and to entirely prevent It's
waste by the public fountain would propose that the
basins Of the fountains b. enlarged and that pipes be
laid from each the rivers with Grants on the docks
from which 10 enable the shipping and steamboats, to OBJ
tain their supply The fountains could then play daily
for the qualification of citizens and strangers without
| any waste Of water.
Every citizen should carefully read the fouowng ex-
tract from the last annual report Of the Croton Aqueduct
| Department-BoaId Of Aldermen, document No ST.
The construction Of the reservoir ITSELF is matter
that may may not be deferred the wisdom OF the
Common Council shall determine in view Of all the cir
| culIstances connected with it.
lit sated in the last annual report from this de-
partmeDt and the fact remains unaered that the last
drop Of water which the works in their
supply, Is daily delivered in the city, 1t follows
Therefore that II the proposed reservoir built 1t
could not be filled and would remain useless structure
till such alterations and additions made the line
above it would enable the department to deliver in
| creased quantity Of water daily
1t has not been the policy of the present Beard to
view and criticize the acts of their predecessors in Office,
would II do il the subject under disc ussion
did render IL necessary. grave has been
mited in the means Of getting the water Harlem
river While the most liberal and enlarged views
adopted in the construction OF the aueduc down that
point. Its capacity being than equal TO the whole
al ttg ter
and capable Of delivering daily than sixty millions
gallons 10 cross the river two lines Of three feet iron
pres were laid in the form Of an inverted syphon limit
ing The supply 10 half the quantity last named and to
make the ,phon 90 that work losing head Of two feet
which Ind been maintained al great by bridges and
en- baDkments through distance Of thirty three miles
Had the High Bridge been carried up the line Of the
aqueduct additional height OF fourteen feet for which
4 cannot be doubted the piers abundanty strong
the masonry Of the aqu,duct proper could been
tLued over H. and the bridge itself protected from the
danger Of leakage, by metal lining Of the aqucduct,