New-York tribune., 1872-03-02
CEOTON WATER SJPPLY.

10 The citizens of Ne,r- York: As there is n
ep o,r which are not much elevated above the rivers
the simply the second stories being many
onv obtained hy pumping and this scarcity said 10
arise from unnecessary waste large proportion OF the
consumers leaving the water running day ana night, IL
seems 10 he absolutely necessary that plan should
he devised 10 prevent this If remedicd II will
before long lead 70 repetition OF such nres as occurred
in 1885 ana ls45 hut on much larger scale, the build
ngs of The present time larger and more costly, and
the stocks OF merchandise OF immense value IL would
seem that the CrOtOn Department is not without blame in
this matter il is understood that its attention has
long since been called to the use Of watcr-metcrs II
water can be measured we'll gas, there certainly
he for the neglect of the Department TO in
troduce meters If their neglect in this respect exposes
the lives and property Of a million Of people TO uuHeCes
sary danger, how can they justify themsevcsi
The difficulty OF obtaining sufficient supply Of water
would, doubt, he overcome at once il by the intro
ductlon of meters reasonable care in the OF the
water could be exercised II the managers Of the gas
companies should charge h1ed plce for the gas used
Ss SnS m nppy Would GoS oS Sa Ua s
rI % t ,far Is ~ innIen.eIv areatrr inheritance
70 the safety apd health Of the people than that Of
Let us stop the waste of water at all hazards We can
substitute for gds Kerosene sperm on iaf9 on, cdt
&C. What can we use in place OF water! All good Clt
and insurance companies are deeply interested III
water in the reservoirs magnificent water works
daneerous state of affairs which OF such great import
tnce 10 every resident Of THIS city.
II KSBl7F R.SbEEf5t mEEf5t ' Fr FRBs daB3r9 ~ Ere I'm: '0
HENRY BUTLER, Pres. American tx. Fl,S ms Co.
GEo. 4. JARVIS, Pres. LenQX Fire lps Co.
j. L. DOUGLASS, Sec Merchants lns. Co.
" NJ. ST. JOHN, sec, StdQldId tIf ms 20.
j. BRoKAw, Pres Importers and Traders in, CO.
II. b. WILLNARTH, No i0i Broadway. 49,
r ". B1LEclER, v Pres North American Fire ms Co.
JACOB REEsE, Pres. Hope Fire Ins. Co.
NTr: MI.tF PB22 B22.Sg&Et SSE En- tyadn ni Sc fS ms. Co.
WN. NJ RANDELL, Secretary Resolute Fire lu, 90,
rnIlAN9ER SHAN secTsy PICn,H i, In r.! c.
JANE 7. WIL.oS, secretary Grocere' Fire lus Co.
6 sSEIi, ~ - ,:i55S, :si $Ty%Tgs Nh: Ton 1ai r.
Henry A. OAKLEY, Wee President Howard ms. 90.
EDWARD ANIHONY, Pre- sident Lamar Fire lns. co.
J. L. TOWNSEND SECRETARY bulckelbOckcr Fire ms Co.
SAMUEL L. BELCHER. Secretary jefferson In-. GO.
QCACKESBOss, Agent Rutgers Fire Ins. Co.
A. ;. UNDERHILJ, Prest United states Fir lnS. 60.
A. j. CLINTON, Secretary Eagle Fire Ins. Co.
JoHN c. PHILIP Secretary Montauk Fire Ins Co.
I. Y. BROWN, Secretary TradesInens Fire Ius. CO
j. VAN NORDEN. Prest. Exchange Ins Co.
{. II. RosEs. secretary Beeknan Fire Ins Co.;
WM. A. THOMSON, PTest Mercantile FIRE IDs. Co.
H. BTEKMAN, Prest. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.
H. GRIMES, Secretary wlamsburgh Csy Fire ms. co.
WM. WGNsLOw, President ST. Nicholas FIRE InS' CO.
JOHS WRAY, Broadway Ins. Co.
JAMES HARRISON. Secretary Greenwich InS. Co.
j. T. ARIHUR, Columbia Fire lnr. Go.
A. MUNKnTUCK, President Guardian Fire ms Co.
J. NJ. RANKIN, secretary Fulton Fire Fire Ins' Co.
j. c. MILLS, Secretary LOrllard Fire ms co.
d. f. CURRY, Secretary Republic Fire lns. Co.
j. V. HABmoTr, President Freman,s lnsurahce CO.
HAMILTON BRUCE, international Insurance Company.
j. C. WISANs, President Hamilton Fire Insurance co.
j. d. STEELE, President Niagara Fire Insurance GO.
RoBT D. HART President Astor Fire Insurance Co.
CHAs. BAMBCRGH secretary Arctic Fire Insurance CO.
r. : WALCOTT, President Hanover Fire Insurance co.
TH0s l.. THoRNELL, Secretary American Fire lns. Go.
WM. W. HENsHAW, secretary Long Island Ins. Co..
l. W TONPKINS Sec'y Mechanics d Traders lns. Co.
A. Il. MCDONALD, Agent Royal ms Go.
SAMIEL TOWNSEND. Secretary city Fire ms Co.
f. b. JuNES secretary Nassau Fire Ins. Co.
o. W. NEEDFoRD, Precedent ST. Marks Fire Ins. Co.
T. G. ALLYN, Assoc Man. No. British and VI ms. Go.
4. +. JEREMIAH, Secretary Pacific Fire lns Co.
BENZ. BABCOCK, President Commerce Fire InS. Co.
JAS A. BANCRER. Agent Franklin Ins. Co.
J. VI. NOLAN, President Citizens Ins. Co.
WN. II. KIPP Secretary Baltic Fire Ins Co.
u. B. KELLER, President Tradesmeu's Ins. Co,
WN. HIBBARD, President BOwcry ms Go.
GRO ADLARD, Manager Queen Ins. Co.
GRO. {. SATTERLEE. President Washington Ins. Co.
FRAME, HARE LOCKWOOD, Agents American Fire
Ius. CO. ~ Philadelphia.
r. SATTERLEE Agent Lumberman's OF Chicago, HIDE
and Leather Of Boston.
X. +. MASON, President Corn Exchange lns. Co.
f. {. BERGEN, Secretary Brooklyn Fire Ins. Co.
j. H. BAKER, President Mechanics Fire lns. Co.
j. A. ALEXANDER Agt. Htna Ins. Co.. Hartford; North
American iu-. Co., Hartford.
JOHN W MURRAY, YOnkers and n. Y Fire Ius Co.
HIGo s'HCMANS, Secretary Germania Fire Ius. Co.
o. A DRAKE, Secretary Holman Fire lns. Co.