New-York tribune., 1872-03-27
..,,o, "a, The coran,o, o, ,,na shall be madO in the

cation for the condemnation Of iand shall oe maoo n 'o
district whore the hama is situated Inc "o'' III "
tenor "a said TO he similar 10 that of lSi' unoe. '
tho Croton Aoueduct Works were orgahEeo anu Is
sidered necessary TO the welfare OF ths CITY, y" cn
q making IN the present Legislature to have repeated
and "A has been already mentioned IN TIE TRIBUNE
no. soue1 mnch feeling in this city Ina recent
communication ON subject the Chief Engineer say
rhe nov storage reservoir at Boyd Corners cannot be
completed in time TO furnish any water TO tne b
completed, viii have large capacity, sun auuIo
reservoirs will be necessary to meet the growing wants
~ ihe city II is not desirable ever TO draw one resel
yoir entirely down. ,,,, -
II the law 1871, chapters SO and s2s should he re-
peaed YOU would be without any power TO ilnlsh the
reservoir at Boyds Corners make others or draw on
the natural lakes in any emergency as una. Jaw t
necessary water rights and property ana provides iot
the paying for the same and doing ne Dnn The
last twelve months have had surveys ana examna-
tons in progress which are now s sUs o rsscrrcr -.
aud expect TO lay before You maps, plans, anu
specca for the construction of at least one oner
large storage reservoir which will be wanted by the city
the natural lakes should not I've lowered by drawing of
water for the aqueduc except in extreme cases but IL
is necessary for the safety Of the city that those
should he held snhcc for the aQueduct IN sucn
extreme cases The present calendar year has opened
very dry. the ground has been frozen since JI l. a
the frost il now deep in the ground. The ram
which has fallen has of into the IN,I'
without soaking into the ground OF suPpH t
ing the sources of springs 10 wme9 We 100 LOO davs Of the
present month the natural flow of the Croon River mas
NOT sufced TO supply aqueduct and resort 10 he
water stored in CrotOn Lake has been heeessltateu
Winters OF deep without frost IN tue gfouh9
the ground never remains frozen under deep snow ana
he melted snow passes down into the earth ana 1eeus
he sonrces OF the springs. Winter of little snow and
much rost usually precedeS season of low springs ana
streams. - -
The CrotOn Valley has been almost without snow
during the past Winter The consumption OF wafer
requisite for sanitary purposes and fire, well as the
necessities of the city, constantly increases with tue
,rowth the city and the progress of its improve
uens Unu the daily requirement did not exceed
DOOOOD gallons. From that time the demand lor Wa'e
steadily increased with the growth ana prosperity oi
he city greater ratio than the increase Oi popuia
lou. until the present time.
During 1871 sOOOOOOl gallons day was consumed
The law OF 1871 was framed the principle OF the law OF
Sa by which the city secured the original water rights
,ud property for construction of the aqueduct Ihe
snc authority To acquire water rights ana land by pur
'ndse or BY appraisal and to raise means for payment
contained in both. and without the continuation OF
c authority the Department Will be wholly unable u
acct slc absolute requirements of the city.
THE COMING DANGER.
The following comparison of the raingauge IN the
roi0n AQucduct Of the past months, with the cor
r.>ponaiag TWO months Of the previous five years;
Total for the