New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-26
THE NETWORK WATER SUPPLY.
AN ABUNDANCE OF wArER-TuE NEW MAINS.

AN ABUNDANCE OF wATER-THE NEW MAINS.
As much of the action of the National Board
OF Underwriters respecting Chicago was based upon that
city's defective supply and system 1t may be well
TO consider NewYork is provided IN this respect
The following report Of the Commissioner OF Public
Works. furnished by President Oakley OF the NATIONAL
Beard, answers the inquiry:
Tho improyemept that has been effected in the water
supply for distinguishing fires IN NewYork. both by the
Increase of the number and the tue mains and
pipes and their available arrangement Is highly
cOmmendabe, aud presents an example worthy oI ml-
tation by other cities With an abundance or water
under sufficiently high pressure, possess an antas-
to the mighty and most destructive element nfe
n s s ray.r and give Ms speedy victory in
the conflict. Before 1861, the principal mains Tor tho
wafer supply OF the city were:
x.inch main from receiving reservoir TO Fifth
ave-, down Ffthave. to Twenty-thrdst, thence down
broadway TO Houston-st., thence by 3Oinch main
down Broadway to Pearst., thence down Broadway by
q 2iiDch main to Futon-st, thence down Broadway by
by I6inch main with 2oinch cross-own connections
at Fifty-sevenhst Thirty eighth-st Twenty Tn st
Wn.s Also 3sincn main from receiving reservoir to
Fifth-ave. thence down Fifth-ave. and BroadwaY 10
thence through Fourteenthst TO Avenue
A thence through Avenue A and Essex to 2O-inch on
East Broadway, connecting with the seVeral crosstoWh
eiyna reseryoir 70 Egbth-ave aud DOM town through
Eighth and Nnth-aYes. to Tnrteentn-st also connect
inc with the several 20 inch mains Also a 30inch main
from receiving reservoir to Thirdave and down Third
TO FOurteenthst connecting Win the several "
In 1869 a Isinch main was laid from the reeely
ing reservoir FOuTthlye., thence through Fourth
ave- to FOrtyseoond-st, thence 10 distributing reser-
voir.
In 1873 36inch main laid from the iSiDch pipe at
Forty second-st. and MadisOnave., through Madison
ave Twenty Thrdaye., Bleecker-st, Mottst
New Bowery New Chambersst. TO Cnatham-st, thence
by 2l-inch pipe through Chambersst to Hudson ST.,
and 2Onch pipe In Churchst from Falton to Canalst
This pipe connected with 20 inch in Pearst and the
one in East Broadway with l6inch in Pear,st l2Ineh
in William-st, 30inch III Broadway Pinch in Canal,
Hudson, and Greenwichsts and with l6-inch on Full
tOn-s and has furnished the supply by l2nch cOnnec-
tons for the several large douDenozze MIGRANTS on
each between Fulton and Canalsts on each SIDE
about 100 feet from Chnrch-St
In 1874 has been completed new main from new re-
ceying reservoir to Tenhaye, thence TO Thiryeghth-
ST., with l2lnch connections AZ Seyenty-sevcnth,
Sevenyfth. seventy Seyenteth, Sixty-thlrd aud
ghth-sts. and 29nch connections at Fifty
seventh and Thirty and this Department Is
now LAYING tins main through FOrty-secOnd-st, from
Tenhave. Ffthave., to connect with the mains on
the several avenues-Ninth Eighth Seventh, Broadway,
Sixth and Fhth-aves.-lnd with tho 4Sinch main on
Forty and with the distributing reservoir at
Forty-second-s We also receiving pipes. &c, for
2Oinch main, 10 be laid Flfthaye from Washington
square Fftynnth-s, connecting with all the small
and large mains each street.
The Department, 8 the Legislature furnishes
the means, will lay additional 4Sinch main from new
receiving reservoir to Frsaye, aud thence TO Four
teenthst be connected with the several cross-tOwn
maius, and a 36IDch main from Forty second-st. and
Sixtbave., through Sxthave., ThOmpsonst. and West
Broadway to Chambers-st.