New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-20
THE BROOKLYN WATER WORKS.

These Works which 1t the tine Of the appointment
of the Commissioners in the hands Of the Nassau
Water Company, pssed into the Possession Of the
CITY Of Brooklyn fortnight ago last rhur.day; aud
Las, week the entire sewerage Of the city put ander
the mar agemeut and direction Of the same Coamis
sioIers.
Operations for the supply Of Brooklyn with water
were commenced nbout a year ago. hut the Works ere
now in 20 forward state that the Commis.iouers de-
t.rnbed to call upon the municipal authorities to III
spect progress. Accordingly eIped ton set out on
Friday morning last, Consisting Of Mayor Powell ex-
Mayors Wall and Lambert. the Brooklyn Common
Council and several other visitors, and in order that
everything might be explained 10 their sa,isfsction
the Commissiorers and the csrps o. Engteers accom-
panied them. The Ctef Beginner Of the Crotou
Beard, Mr.. Craven, Who is also Consulting Engineer
OF the Brooklyn Works, wa. among the visitors.
The large party, numbering close on hundred in-
diviouals, sed numerous carriages aud wagons. Tho
procession eft the peghborhood Of the City Hal at
~, Mr.. Lash, Secretary to the Commissioners, be-
irg Marshal. TIE ir-t point visited the grea.
Ridcewood Distributing Reservoir, which win hold
some l7O coo, coo gallons. THIS portion Of the Works
progresses but slowly owing to the heavy rains preva
lent during few months past. Afser examining this
section during some comfortable time the visitors
tered their carriages and drove OFF toward the lower
end OF the conduit, where the different engineers
planned to their satisfaction the manner Of constructing
the aqueduc Having v,ed two sections out Of the
eight into which this portion of the work is divided,
they drove off in the direction of the principal Supply
Reservoir CBaiseleys PonC, which they reached to-
ward noon. The Commissioners had made ample ar
rsrcements with respect to dinner and other refresh
mens at this spot in two large houses, one at each
end OF the pond substantial meal had been provided,
and the company were not backward in awaiting them.
selves of such kindness II fortune to be To-
Gated for the nouce at the establishment owning TO
Mrs. Downbam as landady. She and her hsndscme
daughters did the honors Of the occasion 10 very con-
viyial party numbering ffy hungry individuals.
Champagne had been provided for some few gentle-
men who affect that deleterious compound such
casons it is due to them to say that they were strictly
ten perate in the use Of the liquid Warmed into be-
nevolence by the dinner the company adjourned to
the pond, and forthwith commenced imoibiog water
from the spring running through it, in order TO test its
purity &c. Numbers of them drank the liquid when
it had assumed peculiar brown, or rather golden
tinge subsequently asserting that it was superior TO
the pure.t Croton they had ever tasted. Certain it
is that the water in the springs is OF great purity soft
ness and abundance, aud SUPERIOR as Mr. Craven as
sured our reporter to that furnished to the City OF
New.YoIk.
The visitors continued their Writ to all the other
ponds which will for the present be used. Most Of
them are now drained out, and Baiseey's, which
covers forty acres, will be in finished state toward
the end of the ye1r
The Commissioners have determined TO connect tho
various ponds with the aqueduct by means of an open
canal graded to fall of two inches in the mile, with
bottom only four feet wide. The various engineers
on the Works disapprove of this plan and it ia hoped
that the canal will be set aside and the aIueduct
eventually carried along the whole way.
The visitors returned home after ride Of twenty
miles into the heart of Long Leland at 10 p. m thor
oughly satisfied with their excursion and the near re-
alzstion Of water supply for the City OF Brooklyn.