New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-17
MUNICIPAL INTERESTS.
nrpARTmrNT NOTES.

DEPARTMENT NOTES.
The Park Commissioners held their regular
meeting yesterday forenoon Several applications were
rec.,veS nom employees for increased remuneration,
Min orc referred 20 the President with power TO act
netition nom James Gordon Bennett and LOUIS B.
Rssen was presented urging the Commissioners TO take
se necessary steps 20 acquire title for the Fort Wash
tnrton ridge road t would open up large amount
of property and prove great convenience 20 the pub
lie Aletter was received from W. A. Hainos request
ing the Board to take immediate action relation to
tho new building IN Manhattan-squaro for the Museum
OF Natural History, and special meeting OF the Com
mssiOners will he held to-day TO take in the mat
ter. lease was granted to L. A. Lespinasse Tor the
High Bridge Hotel The Special Committee on Police
Organization az Central Park reported progress, and
the Committee appointed TO investigate the charges
against Foreman Manning recommended the dismissal
OF Foremen Hodges and Delahant, his Mr..
Erwin was appointed Secretary 10 the Board; Isaac
Evans Assistant Secretary and ID. z. Lord Cmef
Clerk.
Al yesterdays session OF the KingsbrdGe costs nves
hgatOn, Mr. Kellogg Of the Bureau Of Street Openings
testified 10 the difficulty Of making accurate surveys on
the northern part Of the island, showing what great
trouble and expense Mr. Boyle, the Surveyor whose bill
Is contested, had getting up his maps. M Tracy,
Chief Engineer OF the Croton Aqueduct, testified to the
same eject, and also showed that 1t Is utterly lhpoSs
bic for any surveyor that the work DONE TO est
mate IFS value he feeling that surveyor could not
know OF the difficulties Of the 1cd work alone without
actually being there. Copies OF the Central Park Com
mssouers' maps produced but they contained no
Information which could have been Of value to Mr.
Boyle
The contest between the Vesey-st. boothhoders and
the Bureau Of Incumhrances stn continues. Comnis-
Eoner Van Mort granted stay Of the order OF removal
Tor one week from last Friday, in order 10 give the mar
ketmen tine TO establish certain claims which they
wished 20 urge. Up Yesterday afternoon the claims
bad NOT been presented a1d IL Is pOOa1ic tha the Com
missioner VIII carry out the order II the markemen do
not bcstir themselves MEANWHILE Col Thos +. DeVoe.
supc ntcndent OF Markets. has ordered the following
changes in street stands IN the vicinity OF Washington
Market: on Westst.. reduction 10 width Of i've feet
the carriage way; on Vesey' and Futon.sts' re-
duciOn OF less nan three feet reconstruction so as
out removing the goods the plankng OF the stands
Also the removal OF AL stands that eneroach or infringe
Al meeting OF the Board Of Police yesterday secre
tary Hawley directed 10 ask the Department OF
sidcs q Randals Island in order that earth might he
deposited within by the Bureau OF street Cleaning,
A letter read from the agents OF several OF the
tS ICED tenIiob Of nc Hoard 10 withdraw patrol.
az present stationed on the piers. The police
captains ordered 10 prepare list Of the tenement
houses IN their several precincts FOR the use OF the Board
A committee Of ship-ovncrs waited Mayor Have
meyer, Yesterday. In relation 70 the monopoly OF the
doors by towb0ats ana local cratic to The injury Of
foreign shipping. The Mayor assured them tnat he
would investigate the matter.
NO WATER FAMINE APPREHENDED.
The long continued drouth has aroused
fears that a scarcity Of water likely to aflict this
city IL heavy not had soon. This alarm 49, how
ever felt 70 be groundess by the authorities, should
proper care be exercised by all using water for the
Quauty various storage reservoirs aud lakes is
deemed sufficient 70 supply every need for number
OF weeks, even though rain should fall.
Indeed the city is held 20 be better prepared to-day
10 withstand long season Of dry weather than ever
before. when threatened with water famine. In adj
don 10 the usual resources OF CrOtOn River large
storage reservoir has recently been constructed and
four lakes IN Putnam County made tributary to the city
water-works. whereby large quantity Of water IS
constantly held in reserve against emergency like
the present one The reservoir is the only Of these
that has been drawn upon yet to any extent and
stiu contains over 1900 100000 gallons which the
of 8Uc1OOOOJO gallons The total daily consumption by
the city nearly 95.0JOUO gal Ions, OF which about
60OO0O00 IS taken from the reserve, and 35OOOO from
CIOtOu River, that the supply IN the reservoir ana
lakes Is sufficient while the river furnishes Its present
proportion FOR 60 days. and for more than 80 days should
the latter fan entirely -
But IL Is confidently expected that abundant rains will
visit this section before the end OF the shorter
period OF these and repleDish the streams and
their fullest capacity as the drouth Is most
40 hong areaty that Is felt to be close at
hanu. Thus there 10 be reasonable apPrehen
~ of In the city, though II Is urged
by the Department OF Public Works that great economy
ought still exercised using IL, Of the 9jOOJ00
gallons daily consumed by the people 10 ls estimated
negligence aud extravaganza. little would avoid
much OF this waste, and render the possibility OF
famine still more remote.