The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-19

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WRx VAN ecHAIcx-ADDa1esHs BY HON. LUTTE
n MAHsR, MyRDsnr VAN ecHAfCK, MAYOR 'A@
MANN ARD orHHRs.
- oo1rts having decided, AMER lengthy nvoeSs
- nearly year, that hessrs Fatrchid, o'emsn' "-e'
- Brown were the lowest FORMAL bidders for ne 0oo-
"a scr bur,dius ne new Graad reservoir IN Eighty
I'm srsss the work d breaking greand wss eommenced
a Saturday last Some Of the masnuae OF me wofx
nav he conceived from the fAct hal Il VIII eover one
AnAred and sx Of ground tn the central fazh' ~
AssS when dashed o2s $50 l4b gallons OF wAferi sao
yin cost sSs2< 49, The contssc'oss-faISoA' oo's-
.s. walker and srewpwere the next Lowest oiadsrs 70
DDsDore Wood, whose bid was $els ,2es 81 woich was
rev out on account Of some iegay IN the form Of tho
sussses Among those present on tho interesting occa
- vsr tbe mem and officers of the Crotou Board
1rubers OF the Common Council Of 1892, which passed
- measure introducing the Croton water and NUN
bev of ognitsries OF the present CITY government
ssssh ocrsiic stand was erected the Of the
rese, yoir, which the company, numbering several
hspdred proceeoed about noon.
GyNpsKr VAN scHAIcK the venerable President Tire
Oeson board, addressed the emolage aai sa'd-"e
assembed TO day to perform primitive aud s'noe
v0rk-tfat Of putting spade 10 the ground Is in1ca
i've or the construction OF large work, pernaps o. the
sysaest domestic lake in the world for the par rose for
vbch Il rs Intended an very sorry tha' bis Hon u be
mayor 10 unable 70 be present congratulate the mem
sers belonging to the Common Council that this day mas
ssvtved feel thankful 10 them for giving us TIE
ooussepapce Irespecruly invite gentleman, who may
- Dchn 70 speak upon this occasion, 10 ohr tne sen
Mm&bts the proper opportunity. An
made the Coumssi Of the Central PARK Tor tae
Of fer tire equedaN sne peer stouou
Nat could be obtained by altering tns ~ .Ss
reservoir INTO the form ora lake II has been called no
Lake Of Hspbstta as,er 40 old ndsu nsne me seSsr
equal le.9 $50 145 New York standard gallons onr
supply IRON the two reservoirs would be toey
ever full 22e 500 0c0 New York standard cations,
~kfg aggregate OF l25e 600 900, provides they are
flied TO the water line Of late that has not been
0e With reservoir hss been found thu when
has pscsssary At the dam the
supply will last Tor five SIX Days Tha. fact shows
soscine,vely that the pablo OF the city have
20 DO so with wpunity When the reservoir shall DC con-
doubt extend TO 40 o60 COO gallons every twenty fout
A0sre. that rate OF cousumot'on would give suppy O.
m enc Gays Is sunjsct OF grea' oongratnlapon
Nat have obtained ths sbiluy 70 Construct reser
~hch viii protect the city 70 that extent sur
ysy Of the streams, lakes, and ponds wnca lie at hs
Of the Crotoa is being made for the purpose
Of forming cams the oper p,ares 10 eslec; waser
which TO ttroKu into the running stream; but u
vin be necessary shut the supply Ia respect
70 ,be city The alterations which are necessary on ihe
Hxh Br cpe al be made ir time 10 l0g over the whole
s.i has been 70 b. 60 900 900 ga may
psssibly bri0g more IN reality ] toDk, nov tha Ster
zen care, nearly ten years struggle viva tins qqes-
ton may consider the City having obtained, when
ssis reservoir ihs be Completed and al tue water os
ing iOto IT, suloer security 10 be relic Don or thirty
one any disa'e happen to the alueduct an
szusnl suspend the running opy for that
eernd Of tine longer The calculations Of the progress
81 City in populs IN and wealth ana the circumstances
q With foreign cites, aud is connection
h The inIe.sor o. Tie country and s ea1
the miod TO suppose that the city CT New YORK viii
eventually contain av3s population Wpen that time ar
yiyes doub. will be indispensable 70 con-
szuci another aqueoact TO 60 as far 10 the Hudson
10 s possible 10 go 70 procure fresh water for
The Of obtaining supply. II We lived In coun
Try subjected earthquakes where the ssons or
might the supply in the present alaetact
Tor lo ger time usuAi should say thai the city
would be safe ~tbout another al1eiuct as remote
fos the present In the nature az ccunstarcos would
b. sxpedent il "a not possible 70 culas with any GER
san,y woen dis great work viii be cJapeed, bat lpre-
WITHIN three years We shal then probably have
po uaon Of SEQ 600 people in the Of twenty
sSufy years tbst will DO doubled. aad you may 20
rslcnlsog the increase OF the " 10 I've business, Ia is
EDuacirres IN Ietals IN other productions, IN tie ex
tension " s conU1Tee, and its co1IsSt1n with fOrcig1
saNans, to almost unimisd period, until the miad
ss,oD OF four. Eve, Millions, hat vouii not
exceed the expectaoas OF those who decided between
the Bronx river tho Rye Pond and Croton river in 1882
pave invited every member OF tuat Corpossoa ~ be
present 81 tbs scene OF exulta'i1p.
Here Mr. NAN SCnslsK read letter from Henry Neigs
Sesrepg bis lnGby 70 be present. aud referring - III
reservoir In Ger ms OF enthusiasm. hf. Megs was
PTtsiaeDt Of the Board OF Aldermen In 1892 Mr.. Van
SctGcz sad he had aso invited alderman James Nor
y.y. JAMES r. Whtiug, Assntnt Alderman Peter =
raos, a herman B@oks and Alderman Monroe, soma o
whom present and others had scot letters.
GovrENoE lsAACP. TOWNSEND presentad ettsr from
Mayor 'ismaos, ~bo unable % attend. Ii was read
by Mr.. Naa Schsck amid much applause.
M LrTr1R II. EARsH ras tncn called upon 10 respond
b. haf 70 the contractors, which he did in q
srsBi TO- teal hOrery and witty s)eech, concluding by
ereIurg % Mr. Van Scha,k shovel on shaf Of Tie
ssttseoTs, which bore the folio sDg inscri Suon.-