New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-06

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In sddi,on ~ tho above the arrears Of rent collected
during The last and previous year, by the S1ntroner
Receiver Of Taxes and Clerk Of Arrears, wln amount
10 at Lsst 500 GOO and there remains nciuons INC
rents unpaid for the lss. year, about $SVV SIM ~ ~
collected. The income Of the WORK now NOR I'm q.
suffice NJ 10 psy the ntsres. the deb. created 10Y s
construction jsbout sl4 900 0O0) although no charge
il credited 10 the Department, for the uss OF the wa,r
in the public building. Of the city, and on b'aeKwsAs
and Randsll's Islands.
crease Of population in the city and the necessity OF
greater supply Of water, recommended several year
since the construction Of large receiving reservoir
the upper part Of the city. The application was nAue
by tho Common Council 10 the Legislature ana On
act wa passed in 1853 authorizing the land between
Eich,y.si1,h and Ninety sixth streets and fth and
Seventh avenues, 10 be taken fora
Nyw RESERVOIR.
The aU.,d Of the Commissioners, amounting 10
s7Os eco was confirmed by the Supreme Court. Inc
department, has since exchanged lands with the Com
ms,iopsrs Of the Central Park, by virtue oil an act o
the Legislature, passed at the iaS session, wien
The new reservoir will conform 20 the natural contour
the ground reducing the cost of tie construction o.
least COCO COO and by its irregular and curved eNte
ror line giving Il the appearance OF natural axe,
ard making il one OF the most attractive Ieaures W
the Park This immense work will cover an area OF
over one hundred and sx acres, with wafer sur
face of ninety six acres, and DEPTH when full, o.
thirty-eight feet.
contain ,O2a, sOO,l45 gallons New-York standard
measure. But for the suit brought by the two parties
whose bds for ts construction were rejected this I'M
mense work would have been by this time in an adj
vanced stage Of progress.
Term Of the Supreme Court has decided in favor OF
the action Of the department in the award OF the con-
tract. 49,
Ifthe work be not delayed, it viii be entirely COM
pleted and the Aqueduct continued to It, in about
Two years When thus completed, 1t will, together
with the present upper and lower reservoirs, be
capable Of containing supply Of water for sixty
days, when the population OF the city shall exceed
100000.
The CONSTRUCTIONS -oF SEWERS
has since 1919, been under the charge OF thi' depart
ment. The sewering Iof the city has only become
have been built since 1892 Prior 70 1919, they were
constructed in an imperfect manner, and many OF
them proving Inefficient have been rebuff by ths de-
partment.
There are now sewers making together total length
of l64 miles. Twenty-three sewers have be.n con-
ructed during the last year. One Of them IN point
of capacity and .oidity of construction, Is unequaed
II is Intended with the lateral sewers which VIII DIS
charge into IT, to drain superficial area OF 200 acres
recommend as O sanitary measure, that an ordl-
nance be passed providing that all ceSpool, drains,
&C. hereafter constructed, shall be connected with the
sewern the street. where one exists The sewers then'
selves should as far practicable be carried 10 the
current of the river, that their contents may be
swept away by the tidal currents instead of being de-
posted in the slips.
The CosTRoL AsD DlRECIioS OF nv PAtniHis VI
THE CITY 80
is also by the recent Charter placed in charge OF me
Croton Aqueduct Department. 1hls change Is ,or
tunnte one, the repairs are no" niue" oe''"' "'
and at n greatly reduced coet.
The department Of the
CITY INSPECTOR
has by the Charter the eognilance o.! matters a.
ecting the public health, pursuant to the ordinances
of the Common Council and the lawful require
:. menis ofthe Commissioners of Health and the Board
4" of Health"
In this Department is sne Bureau Of Sanitary In
spection and
STREET CITASISG.
That the streets De We'll and thoroughly cleaned is
demanded by citizens, and is indispensable TO the
preservation Of the public health.
In most Of the cities Of Europe and in several cities
in this country the cleaning Of the streets is source
Of revenue to the municipal authorities, the manure
being more than sufficient TO pay all the expenses. In
this city, however, large annual expenditure il re-
CURED for this purpose. This is shown by the follow
ing table.