New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-18

Contract FOR NEW GRAsD REsERyOIR.-Sesled
proposals were to have been received at the Cfoton
Aaueduct Office, until Saturday last, at noon, aud
then opened for the construction Of the entertainments
offhe Lew Grand ReservOir of the Croton Aqueduct,
notice 70 that effect having been published Jure -.
The bids were not opened "a anticipated, but new
notice il promulgated to the effect that the time
is extended to the Goth inst, is stated, on account
Of the quantities advertised the estimated amount
Of work 70 be done in the building of the Reservoir
being not considered sufficiently explicit. The Board
will teadyertse the work and state the approximate
Quantities ON which the bids will BE- tested II the
lowest bidder refuses or omits to accept the work
within io,y eight hours after written notice OF the
aw ard the contract will be resdvesed for ten days,
and rele The Board will be ready to let the masonry
for the gate.houses and pipe chambers appurtenapt
TO the Reservoir and also for the aqueduct connect
ing it with the main work. in snort time. Due
notice of this letting will be given. George 5. Greene
is the engineer in charge Of the work In addition to
the reason for the delay given above, it was ascer-
tanned that the time was extended in consequence OF
an apprehension Of rot being able to get conhrma-
ton Of the award by the Common Couscil because OF
their adjournment ard the matter is not likely to be-
taken up at an extra session.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES QUANTITIES SOW READ:
1883 cubic yards OF excavation, composed az ioo~s;
CO sol cubic ards soil aud other mss.riAl not susoe Tor tue
construction of embsnkment TO be placed IN spoil bank
which Gq aId. WA D. pace va at from the puddle
bitches TO be placed in smbaukment or spo oauA "-
cubic yards of excavation for puddle and emoankmen''
2c4 694 cubic yards Of rock excavation. ,.
7eGs yards of puddle il the and
642 $50 cubic ysds OF enbankment exclusive Vi tut Pu'
cable yards Of broken stone lining of inner SLOPES
all cubic yards Of stone paving or slope wall
2CO9 cubic yards Of paving laid IN eeInsht;
grsts on he
s4CtD square feet .upertcis measured OF hee' Pnihe
Twill that this schedule is compre
bens;ye sid explicit than that at first issued aud con-
trsctors II Lot be at loss in knowing exactly whist they
are xpected 20 furnish The Engineer inChief stses
that 106 acres are embraced in the entire structure
with 90 feet os water surface depth So feet and will
contain Gao 600 OO Of gallons. The land for the Reser
voir lee between Egttyfth and Ninety seventh sts
west ot FIFTH sverue The work was expected TO be
commenced sbou. the micde of September, but will
now be- necessarily delayed. number Of the heaviest
and bs contractors N the country have already put IN
estimates 1t /. presumed three years win be occupied
in building the Reservoir although the contractors are
no, Limited 70 specified time. The original form pro
nose for he embankmert wa. rectapgle bet II has
since beer concluded ~ follow the natural activities
AMI depression. oe the SOIL hence the reservoir lake
will be serpentire n its outline and of something of an
oval shape. BY the map IN the Ctoton office L wouid
appear Il at il to be finished, the new Res
ervoir vii be decided ornament to the locality sud
beautiful oasis to that hitherto barren and unsg1ty
region For some distance about tae lake shruboery
vii be planted and other means taken 10 CRAFTY the
eenses Q. visitors,
| As ADDRFss On CR!NE.-Last Sabbath the Rev.
Charles Spea- editor OF Tie PrisoHers Friend, Bes'
ter delivered an address in Bleeckerstreet Church,
on Crime. He gave the following statistics of Ameri-
| ca England ard France Number OF convicts con-
fined in the prisons o. the CLted Ststee 50 900; ic
England, 80 900. in France $4,000. Mr.. Spear then
proceeded "a show the reforms that should be carried
out. Flint: All persons detained for trial shoald be
kept IL separate prison IRON the condemned. Second
Mstcns should be appointed where females are CON-
u,,.ed Third Labor should BE- introduced into every
nrson. Fourth; There should be 40 Asylum for Ice
b1ues. Fifth Witnesses should have separate
prisop. Si1.o: Parents should make their homes
moe attractive ssi plesstt TO their children. Mr..
Spesr Illustrated bis subject by greet variety of
facts, and closed by recommending that the Churches
should sustain at least Prison Missionary in the