The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-13
eEIEF ENGINEERS REPORT. APRIL, 1871.

DrrART Nnm v or PU ,n.s y wSosEsITsl
70 Hon. WILLIAM NJ. TWEED, Commissioner OF Public
SIon assuming the duties of my Office on the Is, o, Nay
last an examination Of the 3ro,on Aqueduci Works
saadc osss sadscns quantity q Water Tor an aae,
oana ,aat Ia certain SLY during lie ensuing yssa aia
sssss w ate, at low e "a
pss: a. @ r ss a s rd q the Ss
deliver water in the city aud that. although reser
.asa am e ss as the bDl e u
water in the reservoirs would warrant
the Cow wafer isroasi The pipes
creasns me lead or height at which water delivered to
y 'ssss' sSs
very near being leii entirely without water From the time
we e1 s w an H. s s & Ss sa
in 1872 tAe COW OF ac RIVER during the dry seasons Was re-
% nls and
that The gov OF water in extreme dry times was oniyweny
Tie croon reseTsor or at III. head Of the asacduc,
SS loo aSs viii sspseS %
TO % Y no .Sr n r Say f sspas e aSoa
ioooOuoo gaons the old receiving the Cen
m ras Sq s sSG na s S
The % Of oaSs @ ana 4, 1 anas
soarc. was the small amour, which was running a
.Sn e and r wa sn,, 91ae ID nG -, e,sess $4,000
oas 70 octcssr was very much restricted By ID. partial
leave reservoirs throughout the city IN order
the euac draining
time prevent the higher parts OF the city from being left
entirely without water - ,-,,, a., ,
the cron lake ana enabled the squeduct after that time to
W any s.. nn a and Dc ns the Of
1870 TO che IS, y May had been dor than that q ssa
storage reservoir capacy under their control than
should be given procuring an supply Of water Tor
the city during The dry aeason Of ls7d
pay In wes,cneser and Putnam counties though Of
Toe sts.e q Sonnescu The Whole area ii land Which
Grains into the Crotou river above the point At which the
M lea At OF near sources OF many OF the thuar
red .e generally u q sp Ss ad
Their waters arc remarkably pure clear and lpid and are
which but short distance through rvnets before
After thorough examination had been made of the
supply n was a. ne en e h rgr
be by securing the right 70 draw down number q these
secured and the outlets were cut down and u and
to he city during season outstanding the iaci
tia. the donga In sC was much more severe than that Of
Boyds Corners, IN Putnam county the
day bscembsS 1854 ssn e
during the month 81 January last
their Outlets and some Them have now ri.en to higher
pon hsn hy were Snsn We ~ arswng IRON
large flowing fro ~ and there be doubt
before The ay season o. lssl commence and, nowih.
crcasng greater ratio than the population
EVIDENT from examinations and investigations that
he obtained from the valley OF the CTolon
city with twice the population OF New York.
ASH nearby trv years since the Croton aqueduct
completed and brought into and rev OF the
present generation familiar With s early history aud toe
Successive that lei to It's construction, the follow NJ
brief account may be interesting
subject Of supplying b- city Of New York with water
is by meaus project Of recent Date, for
ls, when tue oulaon ~ the city did not
z 01 nnaDants WORKS commenced the then
the northwest Collect
stence. but now filed up into building
Christopher Coils the engineer TO these
under the direction committee OF the Common
u Broadway, between what now known as Pearl and
White wen OF dimensions
vicinity " the Collect For The Of defrsvng the
pense OF the work the corporation issued
works bonds executed IN favor OF certain
INDIVIDUALS for land aud materials ae OF $50
more The war o. the Revolution, however, which com.
tnenced IN i5 and the consequent occupation of city
by The Brltsu troops the
the WORK In It's unfinished state
I'm l'9e the Common Council appointed committee 10
VINO reported AS their opinion, thai n supply
tanned from tle river Bronx and submitted memoir
up 9y pr Joseph Blown recommending these waters
civil the to
the city, and report the
poraon, with the requisite plans and estimates
Gin March 1884, Mr. Weston made his report, II. seems
hold the opinion that the Brony will give supply, but
furnishes of the river further than to calculate
nor he furnish any estimate OF the expense.
ave End nothing the minutes OF the Common Council
the subject unt ls2 owing probably To the incorporn
ton u the Manhattan Company by act Of the Legislature,
passed the I'd Of April 1899.
1.-THE avoved object Of this was 10 supply the
with and wholesome water but instead Of looking
- toslrn source foT supply 10 their charter Indicated