New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-31

: ,s,I7 6So-s differscce 10 favor I" MesAs.
snount hid cf x-a.TSS But i must ee oo''e
Cumnhnss Fsiruhiis & Co. bid vas W.,
in nipu Comm,,. =. 80 tast It sppssn oy yvmS ~
neoie. ne,,. T.;,ch;, 4 & Co. BIZ, ell b. ooIsl,ca
unoer we c.or> oafi.on with the Ccnnicss o'1'
.Iesvs = lance our favor OF $",'"s ,h;.k
1T Tbisis psia case Of heures ana y. yJH that
or assert, that 1si you val woud be required 10
500 20 ,bs rogile III 'ns. that yon soaa "s
S,xsn the contract Go the oss 40, :, v,s, as
sour assertion tho; the coner. that 10 tho msrioe.
,,;o io your soeci6cstN ms VII serve 70 saos
lie siercrce IN the twO so plsiny h. f,-mJ ~ cl,y
u ~ D., needed The pnddle viii In;,,ars 81 ,h.,s
"srsv.l sand or earth. or sucn ~ in.-r nav (rnm
mate,ss or any Of them, IS the eng c,,,, /, "a bs
81. -, 3, ,i,ra direct The mortar tor y Ns "a.
q. ,c.sS of two parts of sand 20 one OF. 49,
.. an,, IN h. of fresh burned Rosendse " ~ -.
cement, ani tue sand To De shAP' "'"'
&, from dirt or losm, or MICA A., v,I
A. nsrson At all acquainted with this suf,eN' ~
know that puddle filing, So made, W.T. uo,' M -,
fectly secure safe IN such wofS As . Iii IN .ds
vor while they will krow thst c0afvee W.. ,n,.
IN tba above manner will be more sohd Sni n,oiS -
p.ryous to water, thar wall Dunk Vi o'''
granite. ,,;s morning
;rmss;s.sIx referred 10 your printed proposals, .na
,,.re \ tonni the several bids tor the "orN vs ~
Reservoir There twenty bticsrs' lae 49,
for c,pcrete was s. 9S-the highest ,, E ,hs oaS
~ II h.
l RIA, uu,, rstsud what is the geceEa' oprnfou VI ~
cost or vslae of q frst-csss c sncreec WAN ...x
Tina far have confined myself 10 the Ns,us ~
assertions IL your protest anu snaa and mn
| az the subiec. for another commumcTon, Su ~
now snpesl 10 YOU whether tho Wrsyot ef'"s "
mistakes set forth in this paper does NJ. SHOW h,Ss
al,sk o. sbin and Judgment on your .tt $40 T,n.
the reprps.uta'yes of the people 10 toh"'" ~ ~.
c,l 10 seek in the work itself for Information 70
them t. protect the public nterssts sna tn- ~ nse, %
homes of our people from the grea' anu over"uois
| calamity that would result from orea4 ie .no soSS
New Reservoir, and the destruction OF tu' oi 49,.
At that place the Eighth avenue, wnicn nus Nc 80
ss,jy folio s. and deprive this city, for time, oi inc
| use of the Croton water. .,. ..,,o;.
tor l. is ~ no couae nencs to she public voat CON
tractor builds this road, or whether ne ufases VI
nv the Job but il Is high time for US to kooS wnss
resuis to aow from 80 important AMI south o
! ,rest lake perchej uDon the highest point s'u'n ~
| Harlem Aud trust the Common Councii wan uo' og
d.t. rr,d from dong tter duty in an indepeh'em e
| intel gent IN amer because OF senseless usn""o'"
| from any quarter. have conversed WIN nan! IN
., Is,vs wealth IN tbs city upon this subject ~ wcu
! a. others aod up 20 this moment ! have he*o oss
ooe opnion and that is in favor of additional suoH
| TO the embsrkment at the Reservoir, anu s...u
| considered Judgment that no pains OF expense '
be spared to make this work not only safe snu S.u
| in itself but go evidently secure AZ every pon' ~,
the most tmid will not feel nsecure IN the neisnoo'
| hood Ci the work.
| remember when the same kind Of opposition was
| made 10 the High Bridge. AL kinds OF charges wvro
made agsi,st the motives of those who Opposed tus
Con mssioncrs and nssted upon building tign oriaso
instead of the syphon plan TO run snde' tne .n
River VAS an actor in taat contest ia favor ol .ae
bish bridge and received m shaIe Of abuse. Au me
Con W. re against IT, and made strong euo
| TO defeat il. Who now, | would ask, does not ~
| GOOD sense aud wisdom in that ssure, and who
| would prefer the syphon to the bridge
So IL will be in tins case Is this measure is ccri'eo
out, and we have = reservoir, or ." lake as tnc
Crotou Board wish to call il, 81 thoroughly bnt thss
i will he not only safe but sound and secure hey ond
question Tie additional cost for the bridge was eo,us
! five hundred Thousand dollars and although all tue
scientific persous about the Commissioners were IN
| favor of the dangerous syphon, the plain commoe
sense of the people vas in favor of the bridge
Go on gentlemen of the Common Couneil "na nnvs
the concrete wall put in. and you will hereafter ieceve
the thanks OF the people, atho.s2 2 cnay S"a1s,
Win so W St6r obedlsnt servant Pro BONO PuBLlcO.