New-York tribune., 1875-09-24
cry WORKS.
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DISCUSSION By TIE ALDERMEN.
INFoKMATION DESIRED FROM COMMISSIONERS PORTER
COST or LAYING THE BIG PlpEs-ALDERM.N
VANCE ATTACKS TnF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
wORKs-THE RESOLUTION FOR TIE EXTENSION
or TIE WATER SUPPLY AGAIN LOST.
Al the meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
Yesterday Alderman Morris offered preamble and Ieso
luton setting forth that the public works In the upper
part of the island being done far advance OF any
necessity for them and great expense TO the property
owners aud that at Oneaf Of the expense ID as
sessed on the city and .he taxpayers down town. ana
providing that OF this class Of WORK he uhcer
taken and the Coums ioner OF Public Works report
10 the Board at its next meeting what portion OF the
works now progress done 10y contract and how much
nv days' work After long debate the matter was re-
ferred to the Committee Public Works. The Commits
sioner of Public Works was requested to FURNISH lnior
lion of the of the work OF laying Cr0ton pipes III
Tenthave. known the "big pipes during the past
YEAR and the entire cost to each year since the Work
was begun.
Alderman Morris called the attention OF the Board TO
the fact had been laid for the constuc
ton OF q sewer in Eleventhave. from Tweny-third 10
seventeenh-st This work was done at the instance oi
James Fisk for the purpose of divertng the discharge
from the sewer the foot OF Twenty-thlrd-st Ihe
work cost over 100000. The property bounded by
Fourteenth and Fortieh-ss FOUrth-ave and the North
River assessed for the cost at the rate OF 81 o9 per
foot and property owners would do we'll to look after
this or their property would be sold 10 pay the assess
ment.
communication WAS received from the Mayor, inclos
ing one from the Commissioner Of Public Works calling
attention to the fact that there is only one engine al the
works at High Bridge for supplying water to the eie
waited portions OF the city and that 1t breaks down OF
gets out order the supply would be cut on from ho'e
sections He recommends appropriation for auother
engine Alderman Vance moved that $l3,oOO be ap
proprated this purpose and this was agreed to- Inc
resolution which has been offered so many times EN-
powerng the Commissioner OF Public Works to lay such
water pipes MAINS and fixtures. as have been ordered
or NAV be ordered by the Common Council ana huch
other pipes MAINS and fixtures as he may deem
necessary to extend and enlarge the dlstrbu-
ton Of Croton through the city, including the
two new wards and the institutions on Black
wells Wards and Rsndall's Islands, was again called
up Alderman Vance said that on Aug 10 the Board OF
Aldermen called npOn the Department OF Public Works
for information concerning the water supply The reply
was vague and neutrality-suspicious. calculated TO remove
the anxiety the public mind as TO the condition OF the
water works. . 1885,, .-.,
Aldermen Gross, Glon, and Mccarthy protested
against The statements OF Alderman Vance and declared
that the Croton Aqueduct had been stated by the en-
neer charge OF it for the past 10 years 10 De now III
as good condition at time during those 10 years
vote had the resolution aud IL was lost by "a
vote OF IL T. The vote was reconsldereh ana the
resolution made special order for the next meeting