, 1873-07-30

mcotinE Of the Trustccs--Rc cport OF tho
Water Conl.nissi0nora-.'TRlc Works to
lsc psnllt hmm lntoly"~Edtscnttonnf.
An adjourned 1nooting Of tho Hyde Park Tzua~
toos was hold Oil Monday oyoning to hear tho
final report Of tho WateE-Worka Commissioners.
A worry long report was furnished. They had
made personal examination Of six Holly and
light Worthington engines and had COLLECTED
statistics which proved that 1t cost three tnes as
much to purchase, and tho samo relative cost to
run tho Holly pumps. They recommend
tho Worthington pumps; tho immediate
construction OF d crib On tho lake
shore; tho laying OF 21,440 foot
Of 12-Inch pipo, 35,s03 foot Of 8-inoh, 10, ,244
feet Of G-1nch, and ~. 457 feet Of 4-nch. Total,
15C,644 foot.
Also, TINT pumping works be located on the
lake alioro ut Fifty-ninth street; provided, euoh
notifications of tho proposal Of tho South Park
Commissioners can be secured rs will make tho
lease perpetual, the annual ront not to or
coed $1,000, payable in wator, md that por-
feet freedom Of nccess to tho works DO allowed
at all times for the transportation Of building
material, fual, etc.; and TINT, Ii Buch modinca-
tion cannot be secured. that thon tho works shall
bo located OIL bxty-eighth Btreot, on two and
ouo-half acres Of land to be purchased for tho
T. Maps of tho soundings taken On the lake
shore were presented, by which it appenrs that
Hyde Park 1aa q rocA-bound coast THAT lodge
Of rocks extends ut varying distances OF from
1900 to $500 feet from tho shore, at deptha Of
from to 27 feet, and that uninterrupted olay-
beds, fit for tho passage OF Q future tunnel,
snould ono DO needed, are found only at Fifty
ninth and sixty-aighth streets. planB Of CRIB
| and connections, Of tho eng gino-llouao and net
| work OF Bupply-pipoB were also presented.
/ Mr. Paul Cornell presented . writteu report Of
| what he gave verbally before, including letters
!! from pooria, ILL.,, Dayton and Columbus, o.,
| Kalamazoo, Mich, and Auburn, Dunkirk, and
Ogdensburgh, N. T., ai! IN favor of the Holly
| eyatom aa tho ono bust adapted for uso both for
! domestic and ffre purposes, aud demonstrating
by statistical reports that the oxpenBe Of run
| ming the Holly engines was only about ono-lfth
the cost Of running tho Worthingtou, viz: s7.G3
Ct sy1acuso. \. \. to 3s7 at s'len' Ma7s., and
Alr. uonfield introduced the following which
vas unanimously adopted:
| That tho Clerk advertise for proposal to be
| submitted on or before the 7th of August and to
! DO opened by the Trustees, for furnishing the
| construction OF the filtor-crib; tho connecting
t pipo to tho shore tho engino-houEo and foun-
dations; tho laying Of pipes for distribution
pumps and machinery Of capacity to raise 1900
| houEH, all according to the plans and speclh-
cations.
Tho location Was reforred to Committee No. s,
to report at the next meeting.
Il. B. Dogue offered his resignation as nom.
bor Of the board Of Wator- Commissioners, aud
1t wna accepted.
| HOARD OF EDUCATION.
Tho Board OF Education for Hyde Park mot or
Monday eVening at the houso Of Van Il. Hg
gins. The petition OF afty-eight residents ol
Cornell aud Brookline for n graded school was
briefly considered. It is possible that d largt
brick school-house will bo erected on tho nortt
side OF Block 81 or IS In Cornell, II The nortI
ten lots can be donated by the owners for tht
purpose. This location would suit both towns
Adjourned to next Monday evening.