The New York herald., 1875-07-16
BOARD CF ALDERM ~N.

THE WATER SUPPLI AND hAhih@ - Nh@A-
NANcEs-BoTH AGAIN KILLED nv axrunLz-
CAN voTEs-AN EXPLANATORY coMMUNIcAroE
FROM COMMISSIONER PoRrEn-NoEE INTER-
EsTING WATER STATISTICS.
regular ting OF the Board OF Aldermen was
held yesterday, Mr. Lewis In the char.
Alderman Gilon offered petition for the selec-
tion OF an armory for the Fllty-nfth regiment OF
the National Guard, which was laid over.
communication from Commissioner Fitz Jonn
Porter, asking fer the curDing and grading OF
l55th street. from KingsDridge to the Harlem
River, was also lai1 over.
THB WATER SUPPLY
Commissioner Porter sent in document ex-
panatory OF his request to pass an ordinance
relative to increased facilities for the distribution
OF water throughout the city. 1t Is as folows:--
NEW YORK. July IL. 1875
Hon WILLIAM wIcKnAE Mayor -. m ,,,. =.
a. 9 s was in ws ayss Ppss for So.
6ts es Sp for 81 IN the board OF
avenue Is saDPed with W., %aSr only By six
the supply Q, water coming from the large mains on
Fsn ,1a %
I Pca na h R
This are supplied the amount Of water now used
ior laying larger main AN ana Connecting it with
seventh and d Tenth stTss win hs
The east side Of the city from Ninety fourth e -Four
teonth street and east OF Fourth avenue now depends
sSr nj snRR and third avenue s%tn %aST
sSDHyd spd PrGHdS %a Sr n @ shst sf
cross streets and ayenqis giving direct supply from
T Pps t6Iousa Highiieth street to FIRST
pioSH pFoSemcnt @ SSo slePsr {oSt ssiSS9
pipe the cghi,inch cast Ipn pipe under the Harlem
IS USELESS and cut on commute lion been re-
ceIved from the Commissioner Of Charities and Oorrec
and adequate supply Of water To DO this t will
ye to 70 put this aea0f xnsn aa
across the island to the several institutions.
slanan The aarem Kser to Ranisirs island estimated
eSs seci inch pipe on ;andas Islana, with
stop cocks, hydrants, &C. at u % per foot... 1850
TOTAL. .. s23.5Oo
directing the laying Of Croon mains IN streets where no
pipes laid and there Is regular and steady de-
streots rbs neeessitss only the laying OF
the i'm place called for but the necessary mains
to get the water to these pipes and keep up the circu
The Fourth avenue improvement caused this depart
ment to entirely clear the Fourth avenue Of all pipes
eo@nt fSm tf e condition Of The WORK but Of
@% @ pssn wSo %
no direct circulation o water in them giving par
Ss s uif was w"s5 10 remedy this viii require main Be-
laid eacn side Of Fourth avenue ing with the
P'r o supply the above VIII require
lSS sst ss Of Of sSHsh Dp5 per- @
roa, sIgS coo
TSe ics;Iaarc by chapter SO section H. Laws Of
Third S rase ,s 70 sCrdha
LAYING main anssT sssT and across
pended moneys that were app ropriaed 10 1873 for lay
sE . na 70 supply e large OF houses IN his
new new district Twenty third and twenty fourth wards
is5o iest tEsiye;incI pios a y per $500
TIe lower part OF the city, between Canal and Wall
streets especially on the higher portion Is nadeouatey
s T dss srst city
space ana higher than 10 former years require much
Is laying the new thrty.sx inch main down town
ana s fGp SGis Ees the purpose on pcns
large mso through Wiam street and providing it WI
Tweenfy.nch pipc on William street. from Cham.
PSe PSsS ct nSS supplied with high service wafer
much that II is not safe or economical % trust
the work Another engine should be At once Dat up 50
rct shall not be entirely cut on from tho croon yster
1noher main should s laid soa IRON Garmapsyc
the high grounds at Yorkvile AMI at Murray W are
1S IN Case Of sccieat @ 70 thus thor supply WIN cut
Another main should be laid across Central Park,
give u supply Of water on tc hiEh grounds a. York
s a"1 yns bewen GsH%son and hrd
aad n ,S RtSrG s6e % o Sc is & q
II will lie thus that the work tor this SESSION Us
based on fund OF soma S75J 600 OF this estimate
is approximate and II Is hoped tha. N its appiicaton
there Will saving largely 10 the beneht OF the city
It has been stated IN the Common Council that this de-
partInent has now some s. O0D Available for these
purposes This Is On the 9TH OF July there
10 tina credit OF this fund in this department. ana
for w,,Sn 10 regulation on the Finance department
Thero aS USsn was nsi due Of this amount at that time
percentage returned Oh contracts for pipes i7i5' S5
Balance :. G ~ - - ~
expended by this department in laying Crot0n water
mains tor the better Distribution OF the Sro,on wafer
s2D p1 that has been drawn by TINS depart
ment or the reason that the Comptroller claims that
the night this money has laD5ej.
asked the Board Of ADDortlnnmnnt 70 anihorlza tha