The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-30
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Matters i'm New Xe,k

Completion of the Neao Main of the BrooLhr,
Water Works-Sandy Hook-the Sound Steam
ers.
New YORK, April q, 1868.
40 me Editor ofhe Press:
n great woIk in connection with supply
ing the city of Brooklyn with an ADEQUATE
supply OF water, has just been completed.
a J0af-teet main pipe has been laid down
from the great reservoir at Ridyewood to tba
heart of the city, at an expense of S1OooOOo
All the water received in Brooklvp
heretofore has heen through three feet
main. That gave supply of about 100000
gallons per day. Now with the new main,
the BrOokynites will have 10000 900 gallons
OF water day with full head, or 10000, 900
gallons per day with diminished head
enough TO comparatively inundate the city in
a needed emergency. This four iset iron pipe
is a curiosity. 1t required almost year to
get it cast and along the line. Atlantic Ave-
nue. last season had a continuous line of 1t
above ground out to East New York. 1t Is
so large that boy could wheel barrow
through 1T; though it is not equal to the new
main OF the Croton over High Bridge, which
IS large enough for drayman to drive
through. 1t is now under ground This
pipe (Brooklyn) was cast by Samuel Fulton
81 Co., in Pennsylvania, and was laid by
William @. Kingsley, who took the contract.
involving great expense from the great size
and depth of the excavation. The length 10
about six miles to the pump-well at Ridge
wood Reservoir, which holds the vast amount
OF 161OOOOOO gallous, and is situated at a
level of 40 feet above East River. Thus the
reader may see at glance just what Brook
lyn has to depend upon for water. A
reservoir holding 161 100000 gallons fed from
seven lakes and ponds draining upward Of
sixty square miles, supplied by a brick con-
dut capable of transmitting 40,000,O 900 gal
Ions per day, to the great well at Ridgewood.
Here are two immense pumping engines (and
another is to be added at an expense of S140,
OO0) to elevate the water into the reservoir;
and here, the 161 ,0OO 900 held in suspension
ITO feet above East River, can be poured
through the two great mains OF three feet
and four feet, at the rate of 10000 900 Of gal
Ions per dayi Who says that Brooklyn is not
well watered? We are very sorry to say,
however, that rather large amount of this
water goes down the throats of the Brooklyn
ties tinctured with whiskey.
As have devoted large space to water,
may as well continue the subject. Sandy
Hook is moving. This landmark, the old
goodbye" to the voyager to the old
world-the first friend to welcome him as he
returns; this old barrier to roll back the sur
ges of the ocean-is actually moving north
ward. At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Long Island Historical Society, held
last week, john Nader Esq, United States
engineer at Sandy Hook, presented chart
showing the coast changes since 177S. He
says Sandy Hook is extending north,Card, so
so that the solid land is now far northward
of where the ship channel was in 1778.
This change has involved the necessity of
the preparation Of another Chart
The Sound steamers are now in full opera
alton for the summer travel, and we venture
to remark tnat no other waters in the world
bear go fine and elegant fleet as the wa
ters of Long Island Sound There
are now four passenger steamers each
way every night on the Boston route, viz.
the New London the Stonington, the
Bristol and the Fall River lines. The
Connecticut boats are also fine and feet
steamers and we hope the New York and
Portland Steamship Company will soon get
rid of the old Chesapeake as passenger boat,
and give us three steamers to Portland equal
to the Dirigo NASSAU.