New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-27

Water for IRE purposes was frs. as.l on The mob.
of December 18th, on building owneC by Iko,,.,.
Glavely, corner Of Myrtle av. and Schenck-~. -,
the first fire actually eNinguished occurre. on Ppsn
avenue, near the City Hall. few DAYS sab>.ouep,l,
The water was speedily introduced into public AL
private houses, and up 20 this time 2J9l r.ru,,.
have been obtained from the Commissioners otse.
The number Of Fire Hydran,s erected in S.ctiop N
One, Eastern District, il 26l. in Sections No. Txo
Three and -Four Western District, or old BrvokNy,
$50, besides some 800 branches in the dif,rcrt S,,.
mains which are laid and capped the caps Ia h. -
moved and hyjrants SCI when the increase q,
buildings Will warrant. Tie distance they are an,,t
is about TOO feet on the average. In the 80 te,,l
there Will be- some 2o0 wth double uozzc. o. oa,ls,,
for attaching two lengths OF hose.
There are at the present time between sixteen ,,5
seventeen miles Of sewers under contract Of which
between ~ and have been built in the Third
and the Thirteenth Wards The Comu;ssionsr,
having obtained the necessary authority from Ina
Legislator, proceed 10 construct all tie sewers -.
quired a. speedily a. circumstances will allow.
Tie fountain for the Western District is .;,na,.d :,
he triangular plot ct ground in front Of the City Hall
near tie junction Of Fulton and Court streets. Tn,
basin is circular, 60 feet in diameter ami bull: with
concrete bottom, brick lining, properly cemented Ana
making the structure completely water.,ight. Tn,
walls are Of brick and COPIED with blue stone. There
are five feet of sodding the outside and circular
path Of ten-iect width. series of posts. i've Zee.
apart and secured to each ohcrbya stout iron chain
surrounds the basin. The water in the fountain \,
taken from an cght-nch main on Fu,on street and
j. conducted by Of iron pipes TO the center Of
the BASIN which is provided with stout piece Of
masonry, from which the jet is impeued The JET il
regulated by series Of plates, bymeans OF which any
form tia; may be deemed desirable can be produced
The path leading from the fountain 10 the Hal stems
j. wden,d - feet At the intersection Of Court and
Fulton street the entrance wiz be widened - feet,
and provided with iron posts. space OF 10 feet on
both fronts is opened opposite the fountain, and also
guarded with iron posts. Tie path from the eNtrems
point of the Park to the fountain is ten feet wide.
The basin which is four feet deep is built with
view to pennauency and masonry for the fountain il
calculated to bear any weight that may hereafter be
put upon it. The jets are Z, , and ,, inches in
dimensions, and capable of throwing water to q
hight of - feet. A stone hydrant for drinking
purposes has been erected at the eastern entrance,
aud another ofmeial at the angle of the Park. Tho
uarchitect and engineer is Mr.. j. O. II. Webster and
the masons Messrs Alex. Bailey and Alex. Frie.
The fountain in the Eastern District is situated at
the junction of Fourth street Division and Bedford
avenues The basin il ocagonai in form, and 36 feet
diameter, with granite coping on the walls. Tho
ceuter-piecc is of marble. set brick foundation,
bearing three basin. the largest at the bottom, AMI
the whole supported by a pedestal which is orns-
mentod with images of dolphins aud lions heads.
revolving jet from the top throws spray in the form
Of network and alls in cascade from one basin
TO the other, producing fine effect. The different
Jets capable of being produced by this fountain &s
respectively designated by the following titles:
"Moulinet Gerbe, - Eyenteuil,' "Pslas Royal
Double Moulinet" "Horizontale" "Vs dArchi-
mede de,lx levers,' "Poule and Cirunde" The
architects of this structure Messrs. j. o. b. Web
ster and Thomas N Doughty and the mason Mr..
Wheeock Owen.
Both fountains are built in substantial manner,
and with the view of adding any kind Of ornament
which NAV hereafter BE- thought advisable. Their
combined cost, rs they now appear, will amount's
$4,000.
The first man who did any manual labor on the
water works, at the commencement, wss Ephraim y.
Halenback. who was the foreman of the first gang II
men employed on the Reservoir
The following is list of the officers connected with
he water works:
CHEr EsGNEsR-Jalnes P KiIkwood.
PRINCIPAL AssIsT.NTs-Moses Lane, samuel hcEry.
DIVISION AssIsrASr-Theodorr Weston.
AsssrNrs-Wm. L: El'eer. J Aiticus Robertson Joseph
Bennett. Alexander McElroy, Frederick Coleman
ASSISTANT ESCyETR N CHARGE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
o. Is. Webster
CL,Rg TO CHlgr EsGNErs-Charles II. Peletresn
INSPECTORS Oh CosDuI-F. W. Owen, Geo Wilson Robert