The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-04

westerly side OF the island and the new one all above
the distributing reservoir the easterly size, and
IN part the Hudson river side below Forty-second
street. The new reservoir was commenced on che
sth OF August 1883 and water was let into its basin
the 10Th OF August, 1862.
THE PIPE VAULTS. ,t
Among the objects OF interest at the new reservoir
are the pipe vaults. These are reached by steps,
placed spirally OF iron and granite which descend
some hty ieet rom the tagging IN the gate houses
In the vault az the southern end OF the reservoir are
placed IN immediate relation with the bay six pipes
OF iron, four feet each in diameter. These can at
any moment be cut or from the water by valve gates
corresponding In size TO the pipes and at each end
are placed waste gates, by which the water can be
drawn from the bottom Of the basin and. through
sewers permitted to run into the rivers. Or the six
monster pipes five pass to the left and one only to
the right, and thus, when necessary, throw
lve-slxths OF the water in the reservoir to the
easterly side OF the town. These vast tubes
are not IN constant use as their added distributing
rs much greater than the receiving capacity OF the
northern mort, gateaolse At the last named place
vault similar TO the one we have described exists In
u are -FOUR lhlrty-sx-inch pipes, intended at some
future me Tor the service OF water to that part OF
me pay az ne upper house are placed on tue SIDES
the water gates BY closing these and opening those
AZ tne so9n end the reservoir can be emp,ed OF its
tDOusann millions or gallons In twenty days.
WATER GROUP.
MI. >. A. Jackson, the sculptor has designed q
maynihcent group emblematic OF the uses TO which
tue Crolon water Is put model of which " In the
once o. the Chief Engineer, and which, wnen cast
IN bronze OF the heroic size, win be placed on the
dGS aT S sa"a ,U W ss ss on ys Ss
composition stands u fireman with the traditional
cap ana SHIRT, one arm resting on hydrant, and IN
his right banda ppe the forehnger OF the hand placed
on The nozzle 10 prevent the water from pouring
unnecessarily out OF ii. The extreme right has a
mechanic holding hammer with his lett hani'
His let hand grasps cogged Wheel rhe
middCgroup IL composed OF stately representa-
ton Of woman seated on rock, her head crowned.
Her right hand holds pitcher, from which water
flows into goblet held by water sprte. Her LETT
hand rests on a capszed barrel having the form OF
section OF pipe, and from which in a great volume
the water Is to hOw as II from q cascade Near
this capszed barrel another sprte with most serious
countenance, is vainy striving to save some OF the
Is now being moulded into clay, bat 1t is not YET
known whether the cast will be taken In this country
or in Europe. rs .m ~
THE MAINS AND PIPES
A few words more and we are done. We remarked
few sentences back that the water pipes were OF
four feet diameter where they left the southern end
OF the new reservoir. They continne OF this capa
city until they reach Eighteth street and Fifth
avenue the easterly and Seventyninth street and
these places they are connected with what are tech
ncally called ''threeway branches" OF three fee
diameter; and these again az varlons points
vided, like the trunk the limbs the branches, the
leaves of tree, al i'at',ttf'. At High Bridge We
have tube Of iron seven feet six and Onehaf inches
In diameter. Anywhere In the lower part OF the city
we find like tubes but OF . quarter inch crcumrer
ence The nuid which flows IN an almost irresistible
volume through the monster pi e runs as freely Out
ment of SO much comfort health and pleasure-an
instrument which, less than thirty years ago, was
unknown for its present IN any house, not even
the most stately, In all this vast and magnificent
city. And since 1910 let us see what engineering
skin in this respect has done for us. In thai
year there was not II furlong or water
pipe laid in all Manhattan. To-day there
are 3o7 miles and 2,t13 feet. OF the following
sizes and lengths:Of forty-eieht inch pipe, d,0SI
feet; of thrtysX inch, co. s7S; of thirty inch Al, sl2
OF twenyfOur inch, 5f00; OF Lwcniy inch, so, 939: O