New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-14
MUNICIPAL. INTERESTS.

WATER SUPPLY IN THE NEW wARDs-THE CITY's
TITLE To PROPERTY ON RANDALL's ISLAND.
The Board of Aldermen yesterday received
from the Mayor o OF che resolution giving the Board
Of Trade the of the chamber formerly occupied by
the Board The veto is based the ground that the
public buildings are now insufficient to accommodate the
courts AMI public departments. resolution was
adopted the Corporation Counsel be- requested to
give opinion TO the ownership Of the meadows Oh
the southeastern side OF Randa's leland, which the
Police Commissioners desire % Ill with street sweepings
II is alleged q at the prorertyis owned by Walter H.
Jones Cold Spring. Long Island In response to res
outOn adopted Thursday last Commissioner Porter
sent in the following letter from John Campbell, Chief
Engineer of the CroiOn aqueduct, containing the In
formation asked for:
With this please maps that part OF ths Twenty
third Ward which covers Wha; was M0rIlsania On TINS
are ked the Cr0t1n mains laid in the annex ed
She red lines Indicate CrO,on 10 inches diane
tr The blue nes indicate pines OF six inches diameter
pipes. cannot give map showing the Twenty,fourth
Ward the Park Department has not yet decided on the
streets Chap 800 Sec IA Of the Laws of 1874 author
lied this Department to Lay one CToton water main
RIVER to FOId6am Station. Under this law
pipe was laid across the Harlem River;
aud extended up the Third to the crossing Of
Mn Brook. At this point The grade OF the avenue was
being changed aud raised that tue pipe could not ne
through Observation-Disclosures eightst, from Third
ave to Port Morris IN c@rdance WIN the resolution 1 OF
through ST. Ann'save. H. the Ihird-aye, AMI then
through TEirlnNc 10 FOrdham In accordance with the
law Of 1874 II is also raposed 10 lay main across
to MOttave, and thence
north AM south in this avenue also l2neh man III
College-ave. between Willis and COcgc1vcs Tie streets
are built upon The rule adopted by this department
lay mains only in streets where the revenue
om the will pay interest the cost Of the pipes
aud nuttng them down and This is not deviaed from
except where IL may be nee ssy TO gave proper ccnla-
tIOn to the 1t ia i u tn say what VIII bc the
cost ~ laying mains in this district the cost varies
with the character OF the excavation, whether OF earth
on rock Tie cost of % l2-inch MAN, Including stop
cocks and hydrants, VIII average about 80 per hneal
however before stated with the character of
the excavation Streets III which 10 IS proposed TO now
lay CrOton mains OnehundreGdn ihirty-eigAt ST,
between CoilegeaVc and Southern Boulevard l2inch
pine; Aexandet-.Ne between Ga r-lunlret and .hrty
ave- between One-hundI ed-and-tbirty Ourtll-st and
ThTd,aye l2-inch pipe; st. AIMS ana IhId-
ave, between One-hund ndthiIty-eghthst. ana
One-hundr ed-and trt yeithth-st and Harlem Railroad.
l2-inch pipe One-huI edandfOrty lOurtl-r. between
1liid ana m3ttaVSss oHCh pile M|1dfe., pd",Nh
nniet- It's, 6-nch pipe; ODehundred forty
TO ODchundrCd thirty nnltL-st, betweon Wills
fourth and One-hundr ed-and- th1y nfihsts, between
Lincon-aye and Brown-place 6nch pipe; One hundred
andthTty igut-st., between the sOutbery boulevard
and Morris. Ginch pipe; OnC-hundrcd and thirty
nnth-st between Thrd-ave and College place, Ginch
pine; Ons-hundre3,d- dtiet-st., between Tbirdave.
aud Collcgeplaee, 6inch pipe; Wescheserave between
BrUOkaNc. and Onc-hund ed-andHTy -slhth-st, bihch
pipe II is not contemplated at present to oXpend moe
900 0O0n year In the laying OF pipes IN this Gis-
tricL The pIescnt supply viii oe from the
south sde OF Harlem River. II Is in cOntempla-
with which tncs MAINS Will be connected but detailed
plans have not been prepared, as in case anOtLer
beiBy made, a reservoir would be built near jerome
Park, in connection with tue aqueduct, and from
which the annexed district would be supplied by con
nccung with the mains ia that district.
The communication ordered to be printed and In
cororated with the general orders relating to the water