New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-04

he mas, xes- ay prsv'nns Que. 1857 yiebei
heretofore the lsrs-s' sri tie reeeipts Then cens
&6e7 $50 81. j. 49, l@tvrr, th'y have been oogt
s.DOC0. THIS dos uo' ,' 'i~ 'he total wster eta
for there is Sl.Ays ,NrrT amount OF AZ sars
varying FROM $.0CN -o 60 O0, whi'h are collected
by tie Enarce Depsr-n 'r'.
Tee hyirographlc .nrvsv ~ tre Cr'ron River, = owe
the dam shch <1s .,li1lvtcvi l>J1 oy he de ar
ueut in ori,rto ssc,r' ;h. pnbshe amonn, OF up
ply the ~atersh,' "ftre Co"n River, IS wei n f
ssceTtanius suab. points t'r storage reservoSs Sr
the surplus a-rs II -, r.srr tns igu sIppyo
water can slssys D. furnished the city in favtIass
sessions ss well ~ ,eriois ~ Grol'h, has been
.irueG during The ps-' Htsr Sti conpi"tef. The re-
suit has been sGch - ~ roay the expense ~ tie
survey wh,ch viii ~ -uhi be IT great in extend
irg the work when rr,rssty. Line. amounting in
length 10 4SO nilss 10y the parties engaged
surveying md various slfs 'or Storage RESERVOIRS
were e1nIniued sud imperfect Information obtained,
which viii urdoubt-d b. "i greet value IT sstinslia
hsreaf er the cost AM chDscl'y 81 each ot them.
The length ~ the ridge 'lie rmng the watershed
Of the Cro,on River '-vond the point of the ccua-
mencemen; OF the sqledlrt las been a'cersaiosi e
be lOl miles ard WI ''n 90, circuit ot ,he Nahey ta
we're found 81 usiurSi takes aud ponds. The sssr"
gate length Of su the p-rCph Tributaries Of IN,
Croton is & ni',s, he ,ugh ~ ie Pm lcipal stream
being - miles. THe total area II the ws2r-shsi
above the cou.n.ncr arut oi the s4uednct has been
iouDd 10 b. b. square u,ies.
With this vast gres tfr uunerone tribu.syias Of
the Crotor sud the urtur8l iakes AMI ponds, in the
circuit If the valley found by tuis -utsey, It Is evil
construction of the Gee .ry sddin"oal works, Ia
slwsys sfforc'd o the city sven leh denseIy popu
lated 10 tne foil extit & trs isisni.
The Depar m, nLc ,utc PLAY. this yesr 10 commencn
an improvement ro ,hr High Budgs, So that lggsr
supply of water can D, ho"n-h over Unnecessary
when the new RESERVOIR sbGli b. re ,dy to be- d,d.
The ~ TINS improves sLt to the bridge, Is est
mated, vii be slJ0 o..
The rev reservoir s1s opumenced the past year.
The work ia proceed pd. aud its cost it Is sup
posed, vii nos eNc".I - original estimate, $ooo,eN.
There viii, tovev,r, h, osh. work in the conssuc-
ton of gate. hou~., shi ,'errs, shich will cost To-
sett er the adc .tionr. =" SSOooO. The reservoir
will contain, woeu l.. "'"d 'cofe than one thousand
million eslons AM ~iii tr ample = supply populs
ton largely exeediug that Dos embraced within the
limits Oi the CITY, S,u- fears have been expressed IN
regard to the msnrol M ~'c e. outer emoank msnc
il btiog built aud sppr Dcn.o,s have been felt that
It's strength All Dot b, rui prl 10 resist the I'm nenss
msss OF water that EU b. eventually contained within
IT, But 90 c"rsult1ti.u nth th- Croton Aqueduct
Eosrd I'm ss'isGru at -, c-,;ructlon ~ sue that,
when completed, tho tWptokment ana ruOoe wan
within II Will te able 20 tciy sialn All the watsr tnst
4 reservoir ~ill n"i l. hs heen proposed by sops
that very thick stOuv al sbn ~ surround the sho,
work; bus this ~ - op.t"', l. not only who'y nn-
rtcessary, bat uld. he cpo rbutng greatly to
the COst Of the r,sIvf irtr,ct from the great fea
tuge OF oruameut shi,u sohlsss to be IN the Cen
tral Park An the good benefit to result from such
a wall Soud be to thn cprtr,ctUrs VIII, might have
the building of Ia, sau'.
This Department .a- i,, during the past year
10 90 feet o, w-irI-pip. = various sizes, making,
together with that pr-yiposi, laid, nesly 2)J mules
in the whole city. Tn-r ha- also been constructed
under ts drecun atr hy virtue of ordinances of the
Common Counc ST. 5.lS let sewers, which, with
those previously c0ustr1,t,d, make nearly lao miles
of sewerage in the ee' avenues aud streets OF this
metropolis Several street. rGd plbhc thOr0ughfares
have been repaye ui.r5 ih- dfeftlOn ot tho Croton
Board with Be gIau pavement. the owners readily
corsebtng bear our-n ui the expense rather than
have the repsved ~itn cobble stones. In mes
sage transmitted to th, Common Council IN the month
of August last Irc"utn' n1' ADJ strongly urged the
impoftAncs OF Tt paving C1snDers street and all tho
streets south of 1t, witt tie BrikIau pavement, O.
measure Of wise economy ALi essential for the preser
walton of the pubnc neal'h. Tne lower part Of tho
city is now given up almost wnoly 10 trade and CON-
merce and II Is desirable That ~ firm aud durable
pavement should be- ldit There are other sections
of the city Win b require Ia be- repayed with this
pavement, with u view T. the Improvement of their
sanitary conditOu. i wouki urge upon the Common
Councl the adoption Fl riiuAuces Tor the paving oi
these seCtiOus Oi tue clty .ththe Belgian pavement
commencing With t'os. streets which III the worst
repair and that deemed cxprdient, an application
be made to the Legislature a. create pavement fund
10y issuing stock Ia aoaat sufficient for paying the
proportion of thir opsnse 'o be borne by the Corpo
ration 10 these important improvements.
csled the stI.nton Il th- Common Council 10 the
month OF November at - the smooth condition OF
the Russ pavement l'id ~ BfOadsty. | then recon-
mebd.d that the bllets II atone forming this pave
ment be taken ny, broken iuo smaller blocks, u ths
sizo OF those for toe H. gaD pavement and then
reaid. | would hgaie urge uppn the Common Coun-
eli the pecessy for tins other eff lctual inn
nr,vem.tt The .u,iac. .t ,b, u,vernent /. A., ain
perry as b. make IL dangerous.
Nv nlaciuy H.. bo,,, =, "a. to esve nonts bet we.n
them If an men To nu inch and half winch could bs
6sd with copc,et. nm. snri.c, x,nJ he we'll alsn,sd
for travel without the present liability TO accidents
from Its being too smOuth.
trust you wul ea ly take z,ton in this matter and
give To the CrOton Board the necessary authority to
probable cost ~ the whole Itnpfoy enent could be