The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-13
THE PUBLIC WORKS.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WOHKS
OF THE
City OF New York for the
Year IS1O-71.
OF THE
DrrAErMENT OF PUEIIo WORKS,
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, 81 ROADWAY


SRA communication received from you the goth
almo requests report this department as TO
n "works during the year which has this day ansF rsd
in accordance with such request and chapter 49, section
VI Of he Laws OF 1870 entitled an act to reorranze
the local government OF the oily OF New York; have the
honor 10 submit the following;
The eighth article Of the creating
Department Public Works merged the then Street Depart
men ard cro,ou Agueduc Department; into body,
giving II cosnlzance and control over
Fs,Tls structures properly connected with the sup
Se,ond-ol collection Of arising
TlrS-of opening altering regulating, grading narzng
cnrenc, guering and Lighting streets, roads places and
Ts nof the repairing public roads
FVih-of tie care Of public buildings.
$780, $780, los Su R1s se up 2. s snd arsnsae
tjqlth--of 81 eel vaults.
Fgd-of uaving, repavng and repairing streets ana keep
~, s dsSP P and 'SnsSs w. and
dednns tier respective sphere. DUTY subject 10 tie
general head o. C9mmlssi9nSr OF Public Works.
As chief oacer transmit herewith the reports OF the
oS 6Tsa IN Ssnssson wn my own ANA osc
furnis vi account OF the workings and labor the de-
BY reverence statement "a" 1t win be seen that the
amount o. balances placed = the credit o. this department
the SToson Aqueaut Department Sl7 "; and further,
the Laws OF 1870 the Of &e0ss 1owss set apart
Tie Lrofer naasee,1n 81 NC suScss Of tins Department.
BY the same state men, will aso be observed that the
pen arSs o. the department on these appropriations
There transferred General Fund Finance De-
parmeut tag sum OF s4S 3D. winch bal long
naming the books OF The OH departments which coud
pr,s,ss we're oricnav male bes osen @ "a
heaes me balances which are iiemset IL tie statement
me soaI amount 81 expenditures on al trust and special
Moneys Drawn trust accounts" are in tho usual
%sp n 81 H. TbsSffa The nS y
sn Sfsq % s own & sSS s and a4
&c, besides which are stock accounts from
wsS money Is aawn Tor specific purposes such as The
free: ~, the i9we5in{ OF water mains the extension Of
wates pipes In that locality bu ding storage reservoirs
statement "b,n auneyed furnishes l exhibit in detail
and purpose ana also statement OF amounts charged ,he
DE Civ ans mon pS e ne 19ee a tho 10
supreme Court or returned to me suresn OF Arrears
ns complete account Of the public done 9y 'hem
suEeesons Az the condition Of affairs Of the bureau might
Bureau OF Stree, improvements reports tysx special
contracts for curb gutter tagging aud erosswaik
work done per Surveyors OF sass4s vs.
Sl2i4b W. which left the amount OF work done during
The very iaree amount of labor which has fallen tho
Up re- upon rSIessoee 20 ms report Inc sup.
OF The hrst importance aud of than ordinary iut
sn'e N many localities where the TOW interrupted "
Pipes suddenly terminated, IN consequence OF having
been continued through rock excavations and where
The delivery Of water al ssl eessoSs '0's'
occasion Of and continued drought city should
, sufferer from famine Or II need from e9naaera
w'hsieadng the Croon Lake the receiving reservoir
AMI at n ee Sfn street Fave rave
fS0 90 gallons dsy We. on be "a gaSns and aow Of
available supply was practically exhausted
Oh ef Engineer instructed. the Of year,
and ascertain what neeborlns deposits Of pure water could
DC si BY rsasonae might be
into The Croton RIVER thereby holding storage that should
The successful efforts Of the Engineer the prompt
Mise have been panic ii he ons season 81 @
ahs a val The nsed 81 @ vs s1d Or Sndsr
scarcely occur again. -
second street TO the lower 81 the city IN order over
water now apparent n the great business Localities Of our
slant supply should be given the upper portion Of
buildings south end Of the ISLAND where bust
need could be used IN the extngulmen OF tires al her
Reiereuce 70 The report Of In. Chief Engineer will give
fo account Of the construction OF the reservoir
cessu prosecution and completion of the work, which has
supplied the citizens Of CsFnsnsyie since November
One the danserou. and important undertakings
iera,on, o. the grade II Fifth avenue necesane The low
ss q m OF The .%o msa wse
sos rock cutting ana 'h 2, season when the utmost
TINS dncu work was however, successfully executed with
no undertaking the removal OF
masonry Of Aqueduct from Ninety
.nacen, number Of -four feet IRON much
n. sssn9 ssr ma snS M ea.ran " an
additional gate house, VIII occupy time, but will lie
Islands in the East and Harlem rivers heretofore cup
pipes lie fs S @
5 ySn 2ss s ~ un Si he s 1r iron PFC
ws.rs island aud has worked admirably
z NE million; Of gallons 81 water are now daily de
The report d The Superintendent Of Lamps and oss sets
val
markets. civil and police courts aud The respective mun
epa oce also The ezper dnure lighting dttng up
sdr1iles and maintenance OF the puoue sreei lamps
these together with tue sum paid for revenue tax, esaee
There -four gas companies In operation supply
is works which Expects compete win t9e other
RE r h 70 uIy snnise 10 Inc w Of M .vera, cas-
anles bu liable 20 serious trouble and confusion and
OF these corporations for br e perod
their charters are not only most but in their acts and
Over 500 miles Of gas stretched through
Ihe report Of the water Purveyor charge of the
Of IRE sydrsnt. he keeping in order wells and pumps
sn "a sets fo op @ exhibit Of The wor Of the
year, WHICH has been unprecederie ted. -, . "a. ~,
the following may be stated relative TO paving
Amount block pavement laia, ..."....... l543s
Amount OF Ncolson wood pavement iad.... 663i7
Amount Of stafford wood pave iad..,;... 5sS.s
Amount Of stow Foundation wood pavement l~id lhia
Amount . Mcsonesa wood pavement Iaa so5ss
Total Of ali 6l3..02
Amount OF feet laid Of bridge l20, 53,
AND of old bridge stone 25,542.
The iu report Of he Engineer charge Observers accom-.
panylng thus communication explicit 70 the improA
mrns that have been Instituted IN the drainage well
The sewage Of the island has been bent
ward completing thorough system whereby the malaria in
riden 20 the choked drawing OF the
water and factory and house ne prevented
and that N addition 20 comfort and convene uce the
he benebted 10 Many the old
difficulties and ohsuctans have been rem-died
flow and Uniformity OF sewage pipe nave
made according to tue necessities Of the locality and
district.
The original mode Of sewage disconnected aud with.
general design aud great the
sewers constructed should be hat
should discharge into the lees and that there
should uninterrupted and unobsrcei descent 10 the
outlet
The diagrams accompanying the report OF the engineer
explain the OF foresight aud judgment
the construction of OF the old structures ami the
remedy applied
In AMI correcting the difficulties alluded 70,
429e loads of sold matter have been removed
The subject Of drain.
received much confederation, ana from
ihe course adopted great advantage has been gained
ir nhe The natural MAlnr