New-York tribune., 1870-09-28
THE CROTON AQUEDUCT.
-flor OF The Tribune.

To the EdtfOr or Ihc TrtOune.
SIR On returning to the city after an absence
three days at the upper OF the Croon River
upon official business find that statement has APP
peared in one or more daily newspapers charging Mr.
Tweed the Commissioner Of Public Works, with receiving
from the city treasury s20OO0 for water rights 10 furnish
an additional supply u water 70 the Cr0tOn Aqueduct
which rights ne had bought for $4,000 Inc statement
is within my knowledge, untrue and unjust 10 him.
! believe il is known to many that became Engineer
~ the Croton A1uoduct In NAV last by appointment OF
Mr. Tweed. with whom very slightly acquainted
and without solicitation on me lirt Oh mysoh az az ~ ~
directed me at once make thorough examination OF
the OF the supply Of water ana report 20 lI
with the suggestion of measures which might be neces
sary 10 prevent the possibility OF deficiency such as
was threatened during the last year and which Woua
had IN ted for A. hours ger than IL did found that
dam had been partly completed across one Oi tne con
fuorts Of the Cr6ton River with a view reserve the
gaters which p4sscd through IL in floods. II not
I'm condition be used during the present season. and
indeed II completed could furnish 10 supply unt the
autumnal rains should MI the reservoir made oy the d
also ascelalHed that the water OF several lakes h fu
nam County might be drawn into the Crolo1 kiner and
furnish an adequate supply for the city during any
drought that might reasonably he expectr Ihese ne
80 situated that a connection with the Croton eoulu M
prepared th great Iapdity and their purchase couid
he effected a. reasonable price reported w ade,s -
Mr. Tweed An examination at once lnanc 10 as,e
tain whether there were any moneys Under the CoIi
OF the Department which might be use1 Or Ie pa,
N was f5lnd that there none. Mr Tweed there-
upon directed to purchase asfheapy AZ Po-slD ay
such water rights ~ detmtd heC'ss.l}{ 80 ,i6 the
city sufficient supply OF "d'"I5 hc nolA % :, - So ~
necessary means 10 pay for them ana turn VIC OV ~
the city at the price pald whenever tne Pi"Pi @
could De procured tOr theI puIciSc' az, 90 a. -. =
made the purchases and had the Water- turned lo tt
CrofOn River above the CTOtOn dam Ihe quanlIy sui
piled from these sources mas 1or severn 3it,i
from thirty 10 sixty millions Of gallons per day Wlno
ii the city would for time past have Deeh ei' WIN
out water - =. so..- .
The water taken "a the very purcst th2t can be ton
Most OF the lakes chiefly supplied by sptlhse anu
their waters are u very great putlty auu ~ f tS
The purchase at s2jO0O suppose refers 10 tht OF l'
water ghts OF Lake Gead. made the puicnaSs' re-
ceyed the money from Mr. Tweed . pay tOr IL t99A e
deed IN Mr. TWeed's name, ana lett 1t Tor record III the
Clerks Office He saw the lake, dld hOt anu ve
Ieve does not now know who owned II, and know ne
never saw the deed II purchased at nat DttNeu
reasonable price and with view to sell IL 10 e cy az
tbe same price and the result OF the purchase tat tn
ctv is now supplied with such an abundance 81 water %
IL has only had for years past during wei seasons
EDWARD ii. TRACY, Chief Engineer
September 81 1870. OF the CrOJDh A4ucuuct