New-York tribune., 1867-08-02
THE NEW OROTON RESERVOIR.
IMPORTANT FACTS RELATING TO THE WASTE OF
WATER IN THIS CITY-THE WATERSHED
CAPACITY OF CROTON YALLEY-CONDTION
OF THE NEW WORK

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at smoky Hollow, Putnam County, N Y, is progressing
with rapdlty The object Of this improvement is not
many may suppose TO aid in bringing into
the City, but TO provide a whereby steady flow
OF the CrOton, during the dry seasons particularly may
be kept up At times the Croton has shown, 1t were
want OF capacity-an inability to meet the demand made
upon itand this has admonshed the CrOtOn Board to
construct another storage reservoir hence the new
work There hive been times when the water in CrOOn
Lake has been ~ inches below the top OF the dam.
lhe great waste Of water In the city always subject
OF very serious consideration with the Board. The
amount OF water supplied to the city upward OF
great and steady how there are constantly complaints
the nos se S to 'fS the That hat 3 6ap
pens Is matter incident to local cause The water is
tain parts, and in row after row Of buildings
Is left running all the time, night and day;
get for the 2 they have to pay fully 500 worth @ Of liquid
There Is no law whereby meters can be employed In
featuring establishments In the matter Of the putting
which the Board have ever kept in view In the first
place. 1t will require an expenditure of from 100000 TO
police force that the interfered with
That they would be nterfered with by persons,
circumstances the CrotOn Board Will not sanction the
of meters until no other alternative is left them
private residence IN this city when il was found that
the inmates-ony II in numberused 1900 gallons in
day This house Is situated in the upper part of the city
The owner and proprietor gentleman OF and In
all respects is considered worthy man and a good
wasted In his house he promptly and no doubt conscen
tiousy, answered mo" How many there are who
who are using according to their own views and wasting
water equal to that lost in the house Of the good citizen
up town. Many protest that they have To let IL all
e te ior sanitary Inc HToDon @ BOafu tnns n
cases They believe that little moro wholesome scour-
e M sa rSod aSS Ser
The watershed" Of the Of the Croton Valley
sufficient to supply the demands OF all the people who can
crowded
reservoir after another will be constructed and this the
way the supply and the steady flow in 1t will be kept up
The site OF the present mprovement-the storage
reservoir at Smoky Hollow-has been selected with
view to economy In the matter OF land damages Within
the which tho Croton Board have for their exten
sions other sites little more desirable could have been
secured but they discarded on the ground that the
watersheds and other differences would not justify the
additional expense.
In ALL including the present improvement, tho Board
have the CroOn Valley fifteen sites for reservoirs The
first OF these has an area of s5 acres capacity 5
0l5625 gallons drainage about 20 square niles extreme
depth for dam Ga feet extreme length for DAM SOO feet
length for reservoir 1890 feet distance from Sroon
feet The second has an area OF l acres capacity,
gallons dgO or aag% Si fsa aP epS for
dam. LOO feet; length OF reservoir 5000 feet distance
mean tide feet No. has area OF 73o acres ca
pacy 65s9 500 gallons; drainage OF area. about IS
l,ggth for dam l7OO feet length for reservoir, 1900
feet distance from Croon dam about II miles elevation
miles capacity, O35642.si2 gallons; drainage of area,
about IA miles extreme depth for dam 4s feet extreme
length of dam 77O length for reservoir 1900 feet
distance from Croton Dam, abeut 20 miles elevation
above tide COO feet No Is the present improve
gallons; drainage about 20 miles extreme depth for
reservoir 1900 feet distance from CrOon Dam about .
miles; elevation above tide. COO feet No.
Sssty Sss an ,sa eaSSs fGSHs denasS Of area
about ~ square miles; extreme depth for dam.
Tor reservoir 1900 feet distance from Croon dam about
Is miles; elevation above mean tide 500 feet NO has
n area Of about i52 miles capacity 1861 O35l56 gallons;
dam, feet extreme length for dam 6 ieeti length
for reservoir feet; distance from Croton dam about
IL miles; elevation above mean tide 3l5 feet No has
Of about Soi acres capacity 2tsoe2SOO gallons
for dam feet extreme length for dam Sio feet length
for reservoir HIis feet; distance from Crot2h d"ln
about 10 miles; elevation above mean TIDE $40
feet No. has area OF about ft9 acres capacity
miles extreme depth for dam 81 feet extreme length Oh
DAM 33i feet; length OF reservoir l2I5 Iee distance
from Croton dam about 20 miles; elevation above mean
tide li5 feet No has OF 9l capacity
23l.O7i7o5 gallons; drainage OF area square miles
1911 feet length for reservoir i5l6 feet; distance from
Croon dam about 2s miles; elevation above mean tide.
567l i92l9 gallons; drainage OF about Is square
miles extreme depth for dam "a feet; 1 extreme length
from Croton dam about IS miles; elevation above
nf about 2Si acres capacity asas277s5 gallons dis
| tance from Croton DAM about 10 miles No IS has an
Dl S91%r o coon t Dam about miles NO 4 has an
OF about l97 acres capacity lo6Oivin gallons:
Aud No Is has an area OF about 259 acres ana capacity
Just before the Board decided on the site for the pres
ss eIs spprEiSon they heard that the Board had
| committed themselves 20 occupy a site near Lake
! Tahopac on the site they expected would be
| occupied there is iron mine. The would-be
The pun members Of the Board saw the point
aud changed the site. They had not committed theln.
selves 10 buy the land where the mine Is situated Dut
they had made the say what they would sell II
for This the whole story Some persons were very
anxious 10 have the Board take in Lake Mahopac but
they did not know IL has the smallest watershed OF All
the available sites Years ago the Croton Departnent
carefully and thoroughly surveyed the entire lailey.
The work was done under the Immediate direction OF
Gen. George Greene and W craven. ~ was % % dl con-
neeton with this survey that they arrived ut the hgures
The Contractors for the work in progress essrs.
Roach Innkns & CO. have about 100 aborers employed,
many of whom arrived but recently from Ireland Dur
Ing SIX months past coo have been taken through
NewYor by the contractors, who, when the men work
month pay the expenses OF the Journey Ihe common
aborrs earn about 81 rs per day The sonecutteIs ana
mechancs who work by the piece, earn from 80 70 sS
| per day The laborers board IN shanties OF which
there are six opened. These shantes are capable OF
receiving from 80 10 boarders each no little rivalry
existing between the respective propretors ana great
deal OF barney Is used In inviting custom ihLe ~ as
much competition TO obtain guests as though the shanes
at some fashionable watering place, dneTo anos
ARE respectively VIM. whaen and Patrick Philbn Mr..
whaen eKpoltician and once hg1red c9nspls1
ousy among his friends and neighbors In the Twelith
Ward Of this city Mr. Philbn, 1t is understood is also
e1" party power nrtaSv from 1Ss ~erGpS' cIaan aRd
this taken together with tho substantial fare served up
daily, sd,s ceremony ana NOT snue :" other estabs
ments which boast smart clerk with diamond
pun Ds Ss asesommodations Occasionally the pro
mattresses OF the shantes, In their eagerness TO
hhouse a new arrival go out on the running prncPle,
then they offer TO help carry the gentemians .
tnnk even though he has In IL no greater bulk nor
weight than that OF silk handkerchief containing some
uda all elevated at the end or shiaeh ald over TIC
eentlemans shoulder a Ia mode - :, A..
on Sundays for some time past tho farmers IN tne
neghborhood have been in the habit OF visiting the sa
Ties and Inducing the lsborers 20 leave Many OF them
took up their bed and travelled The crops now Deing
nearly all in, the mistaken uniortunates are s @
the Old place and seeking the positions they le but they
are e not not rresmnloyed
The area for the bed foundation OF the dam has
been excnvated the solid rock The excavation mas
boen made TO the depth OF ~ feet On the sth uno INC
eornerstone WAS laid on the following day corhcete
,yas mt in The work has been gong on since WIN