The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-26
Daily Discharge,
gallons. Ayed.
,40,O0O,0O0


Total. 40, ,0G0 900
The first Eve were visited Yesterday and the water ap
to be o. excseDt quality BESIDES their ags egAte
suvpy as far the Massspequa pond only in The
Ions per day. may bs BY the statements OF TIA
gusgipgs msoe OF the quantities which were discharged
in the latter pars Of September and the mooth of Octo
Der 1862 This wss about the minimum discharge.
The following Analysis, stated in deo'mais has besn
nsds Il the wAt@gs Of sone OF The prucps ponds, by
ur cistpeur he'd chemist Dr. Jamas R. Cnilton sho a.
Grains of Impuritses
per gallon.
SIN opsen's pood West Brsnoh OF Hook creek k... O.
l. Cornwehs como, Patronage creek ........... $500
Willis EoDd, kAnt hssoo~ creek k....."........ 1000
Tsis i Looked upo. :. v.ly favorable -'''
An sssiLe house sili BE- bolt ~ithtn about mile aud
. halt 81 JaDsio~ bay Ard from this ergne tne
wsssr si b forced BY pumping snsi,ss, through
t.ossAra ssst t~soty mob piSs ioto disssu
CON oils fro this r-ssrvior Brookiyn wili.ma
burg Busbw,ck Green Point Ravenswood Astoria, &s,
be: ;ss ,rHs %SsS n' e
ated the line Of the L,Dg lAnd Rsroea aud Of the
Jsmaca Piank Road bsow ths proposed reservoir Cy
bls eastward to Batys pend and thence TO Hook
Greek West Rrsnch whore rsosivee supply Of ~.
monsop's pond ths JOINT discharge Of both ponds
snsun,ipg 70 600 0c0 gallons per day. which amount
may be any tine increased 600 COO gallons BY
n-cne EostrAnds pond situated between the 9TH
the main conduit, b. branch line When additional
population CLOSED conduit o. opeu osna oommsooiog
Simon ops pond will be constr actsd t. the vicinity
Of Cenwells pond theoce to the vicinity Of L. Corn
wsns Pirs's ponds; thence Willis pond, VIII Oh will
tord ssg egas supply Of more than 81 900 coo gal
othes that could be connected aDd added to
the suppiy 80 COO 0O0 gallons furnishsd By pre-
SEPT plsn, at some distant day.
Of the reservoir vii about two hundred and forty
thousand dollars In tho works and that the entire
fr,t law Of tgO
than two millions Of dollars. Tbs situation Of the
voirs T. no,t p'cture.que sad elegant mssoiaseot
made al round the too os he Basin
General Ward Burnett saya In report lately made u
the directors The refervoir To b. bulls Ia COO
nscton with the plan for me daily supply of 0a0 600 Of
gallons, Will require but susl amount Of excavation,
and TO bs rudded and lined With This ,eaer-
vcr will have purface " II acrss dspth Of rs feet
and height at ths surface Of wAer Of l72 feet above
high tide.
Az your Company have purchased Al acres alto
gsbsr ths sites Of ysur reservoirs you will not
want fer rocm 70 accumulate supplies OF vster IN order
T. qua against the coItingoocy Of accidents to your
In the extsoded plan Of the work have estimated for
the structtou OF two other rvors. having
united surface Of about Is acres Another m ,y
st be built the saus grounds, required ut sous
future day, Of about acres, 30 that you Can have
tufsce, when desirable OF about 38 acres ut
the height Of 172 feet above the ~ feet above
Brcshp Heighs without the necessity OF constructing
wall .nespt Tor about w. ,ess s'sns sde ns Q, ss sne
~~sAs
81 b,ck aud ArrsDged 10 provide for extensions
the sdd. nal supplies are needed, The foundations sud
pun we'll VIII b. built OF concrete aud masonry. Zee
GUN ping machinery win consist At prevent of Cor
nish gire with cylinder Of ii feat stroke and loo
inches diameter In connection With double scscg
o,re with cylinders Of rs inches ana go ncnes d.-
ns.er feet st oks, PROVIDED for any OF emec
yency which nay arise Each engine .il % cspaols Of
rAitra 600 600 gallons Of water N "a hours In deep
the 6co duit ~i DO bulls of brick laid in
ment, the foundations being of ooneret3 rne bficx
yors the ice wallis and base ~ be IL tachss tn
nd f0a uuspy rel lrct0 hp mt nal
heirs IL feet at the flow lbes and the io,esaa,
h.ieh, feet The upper aud lower scchss seq
o. circes the vereed sine Of tho upper being
feet, and thai Of the loser foot.
rbe foo. ing IL estimate FOR the present daily
e of ooo ON Of gallons wiih ifs ensnss engine house.
ssLer with the receiving reservoir ~ Bais-eys oond,
md the dur frcm simosson's pond to the epgio.
hoass with capacity FOR passing tbs m~xmam quso
Cost ground site Of engine house. poods and
For eS Ssy s'il.s Il distributing pipe. hy
drsDts stop cocks SO Sc...,............. 90f 74S 90
Maiss ttoecocts &C.. &c.................. 900 57l %
distributing reservoir, keeper's house, gaze
touse. &c.. ............,.......... 1o7o74 90
tube &c ;, c.. 80. ges $50 co
Conc vi, from engine house to recevipg 70.
seIvoir Bee'ey' pond pump wells, &c SS4 2al 90
gate bo~e SEQ era house &c ...'s'.0- Ii2 422 90
Cor ouit trons Bs'se,y's pond to Simon5ons
ropd, can AZ simonsons &c ........... 394 274 81
Total. ...... ................ 81 500, ,4lo "a
Acd per cent for engineering AID other
cthtinesrcies.. 2ol.e24 Ca
-
Totsl...... ............. ...-...... S3 s2U35 n
Two e'her estmstes are given, which will Be pndsrrtcet
fronA the foiiovir SUMMARY. VIZ
Govt OF Irscnr supply Of d 0CO 900 gal
icns.. .".,.,,.:, :,......,...''- SO 5e2 os5 1,
Cot OF etu'ure supply Of 10000 600 gal.
Ions, .hh an cpeS osns to win.. cond $40 ess q
Coat of f,ture suppty ~ 3 Oeo 600 gal.
Ions. with q clio y. conduit 10 wniis's
pcrd..........., ,......-..."..,...--. s87a 36s q
having 0avo4hd akout twentvaoA nnea part,