The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-23


UNPROTECTED CONDITION P1Px5 OWN HiGH
BRIDGE. yesterday the following communication was
sent TO the Croton Board BY the Mayors clerk respecting
the Croton pipes at High Bridge, which have been e
posed to weather, &C. and should have long been
properly covered
MaYoR's OFFICE Exw YORK Sept. Il. 1860.
To THOMAS STEPHENS, Exq, President Croton Aqueduct
DEAR SIR have been directed By his Honor the Mayor
10 call the attention OF the Croton Aqueduc Board 10 the
High Bridge The pipes in QUO ssion have beeu stripped
Of their covering and have been le in that situation,
exposed TO injury from the weather and otAer causes Of
danger through the neglect or the engineers other
in charge In view Of the approach Of
when frost may be unprecedented earnestly calls
ton Of these ppes this s not taken into the conside-
ration OF the Board may involve the calamity OF inter
rupDs the supply Of water 70 the city lam respect
The following the reply Of the Croton Aqueiuct Board
CEoros AouEpuer DEPARTMENT Sept. 20, 1880.
To Hor. FKKSASpo Woop, Mayor
sn answer to your communication OF the 21st inst,
the Croton Aqueduct Board beg leave say the
Nay account Of objections raised by you that on the
31st OF May the Board addressed you letter. calling
your attention 70 the necessities Of the case ana urging
for the expenses incident to this work that reply
having been received the Board again wrote 70 you
public good to some definite action IN the matter and
giving the same Information in regnri to the cond
Un q you o
on the 2Sh OF June called on you TO represent personally
the condition Of the bridge and 70 that action
The Board beg 70 ask whether your commuuicatiou
OF yesterday to be construed by them into
your part 70 countesgn the warrant necessary for the
The Board further state that during the time the bridge
has been in the exposed condition In which has been
necessarily kept In consequence OF your action
vigilance has been wanting the part Of the Board
Its engineers In protecting the pipes and guarding against
the dangers to which their condition exposed the city
be necessary.
Accompanying this communication are copies Of the
THos TApPEN,
A. CRAVEN,
Croto7 Aarsduc. Bcsrd.
SUNDAY JArsr.-Two thousand Eve hundred people
went the Harlem railroad last Sunday 10 the Gen.
trail Park, Yorkvie, Harlem and High Bridge. The
commodation provided for the passengers has made the
Sunday trains popular, and although they started
late in the summer the travel them has been very
sataactory Trains will to-day before, from Th
ty.second street and the drawing 70 close
they win he continued but few Sundays more.
RESIGNATION o. ASSISTANT ENGINEER CEyGnx.-A the
next meeting Of the Board OF Foremen and Engineers k
understood that Mr. John Cregier Senior Assistant Engi
nser Of the Fire department win tender his resignation.
The OF hz rcsgning not stated but there Ia
doubt but bis Withdrawal viii be deeply regretted by the
whole department. Mr. Creger has served many years
a fireman. and Is Of the most Efficient engineers that
they have ever had. john Wiley, Foreman Of Engine
company ii,
undoubtedly be chosen Gil tho vacancy. he 10 old
fireman, having done long service Ia the department
FIRE IN FrI1oS srRUr.-Shortly afser twelve O'Clock
on Friday night IRE discovered the fourth floor
Of buI1Dg No. los Fulton street, in the nthographic
establshmen Of Martin Ieichterkost Tho drcmen
promptly the premises and extngushed the flames be-
FIRE they extended TO the roof The damage done 70 Mr.
Lsichtcrkosts stock By nre and wstcr viii amount 70
about $500; insured for %, 900 In the Quaker City
Insurance Company Of Philadelphia, and 90 In
the Rutgers Insurance Company. The NH nsor
10 occupied BY Charles eaaicks, dealer In gilt mould
inss sock damaged By water and smoke about $40;
Insured for $500 the RutgsYs Insurance Company The
second floor b occupied a the publication ONCE Of The
Mes Yorker c. Mathews, proprietor; stock s,ightiy da
mayed by water insured. The first floor occupied by
y Cotton - IN auction sad commission store; damage
$50 eaid 70 be insured. The building owned BY Mr..
Lowery. Il 10 damaged about $500, and IL insured In
the Royal Insurance Company. The origin OF thu are
unknown at present.
FIxISo Fra Pxpfn-on Friday last . per.ratesic
dealer In nsh, who was observed wandering throcsh
Chatham street with car, load OF Gods founders and
other species OF the fnny tribe, blowing bis horn, and
altogether making q very noisy advertisement, was
walled upon BY dcputafion from the City lnspectos
with q view 70 examination OF the merchandise. The
nsh proving 10 be Of upsound quality being In net
perfectly rotten, the vAnderng merchant and Minstrel
arrested, and his merchandise conhscated 10 the
State Besides sustaining this ioss, he IVES fined Eve dol
lars for violating the aw, and sent about hs business
90 wiser and better man."
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