New-York tribune., 1875-07-14
RESTRICTIONS OF TIE WATER SUPPLY.

RESTRICTIONS OF TIE WATER SUPPLY.
is THERE NO WAY 10 sToP THE WASTE '-BREwFh7
AND SUGAR r FINEis PROTECTED - SEWING
WOMEN AND cHUECH TRUsTEr RI RIsIRiCr-D
To tAe EdftOr o. The TrtbHRe.
Sir: In your columns of Wednesday and
Thursday there appeared excellent articles ia r-Ii l."
teG,ncency Of the Water supply. The result arrive"
al appears to be at aqucdGc must BE- constructed
t1om the Crvton Dam to Harlem The eonoafon Ii enc
that has bcea iorecen rs most likely 10 he Iccoia ndod
not from any special examination into this deeply in'e-
ests subject, bat from the natural tendency o all II II
to pm ,ue Old NerUdGen path -ooner tAan To- ee III
oiv as 20 new remedies Causes frequently winkcd
M 30 long that the mental cycssht becomes malEtd
and even our engineers en- to prefer jogging aions ID
the beaten track fearing wonnd the feelu ii soin
or the creation OF too great az ado about patry
questions.
Unfortunately these engineers are not inallihe They
are ecc, to e.ror and like 10 be- and moderate
as possible should thcy suggest any devaii' from th'
old course they might be called upon to explain their
new Iep..lture and we all know how terribly trying IL -
10 enter upon any long discussion, with ne ncrcy III
the nuefes. But dIOuths generally happen IN NcfJ
dry weather which l. another unfortunate 'reumFaA'o
The increase the of the mains II unhnHoieG4
necessary IL was an early Ia put la --nch mains
where -Onch are required 50 With the larger Oh
4-urh mains. Tlr.o changes absolutely needed
md as the legislature has aufhOriz the expenditure o
100000 for lie IuTpose the SOONER tne c'H-'s "ic
made The better We are told that the restrictions pos
-.le have been placed upon tho consumption Of water
VIII You allow me TO ask What is the nature of these r
srictionsi Has any effort been made 10 coufine the
brewers and sugar rcfncrs the use of lcsitmatr
quaint ty Of these places have ,, g. and !
men mains ming almost day and night. Has ans
effort been made 10 couine the owners Of these establish
ncits 10 their absolute wantst0 cc tain number '
hours out az 24-Or has the How Of single pe used ~
above been mc. suled amy way except boy gucs-
fla sfr. ,f
sou Will hnd tons OF water passing away hourly DO you
know bow muchi Docs any one know
Tie CORPORA ION has oIbiddcl the poor sewing-nlls To
Use wafer power u drive their machines They refuse 10
allow churches 10 a barrel or two once week T.
drive the organs. Why not restrict the brewers ana
sugar rchncrs The sewing girl, would use not 10 exceed
a cents worth of water day. The sugar refner use
millions of gallons. The sewins-rirl Ii srOyns her
health by working the machine b. foot power one cent
dav would save hr strens eth AMI keep the bloom upou
her check. II j. small sum. ana yet, thn-h wiling!
offered ine cty will not receive IT, ana foId the Use "i
water any such urp"se The - n-clil mas waste
can have an abunian supply witnout Lea Ing single
gIowi from tine directing authoriueS. our mothers,
rendered eflc and daiUuned hut the brewers 20 on IN
the uIlds ugicd enjoyment OF all the water required
in HE making OF a'c poitcr Df9Nu slou.' AM iiTeI
DO the the Croton Board mean, Whru saying
thai they used al restrictions, to include a. the
most important the restriction upon sc~n--umclIa'
rt,ncd VI, sno,id much uh. 4, .now, II
the p0o SEWING girls and the trustees churches have
been threatened. We know they Strctcd Tins l.
NOT the ONLY city that has spoken against sewine rls
and church ig.s. Phlddc lhli-thO good O.d Quaker
clty has Dc Ne ne same thn. Now II We can rHirei
tne churches and sewng-gils Just think what i'm
nrIse saving the Board has made. True, sugar
refinery would wash out al the chnch organs and
scNin--nachInes in n hours hui su-dr import
article, aud cannot be dispensed with A. for psalm
SINGING and sewuc-girl7 can put those aside Il
I.Orc cnlcIt >oI-un' They wal uu1. have
-I-dr AID drunk ON ae. "" ctnIut DO with
out ae, and sugar : needed iUr S.,I-slrcc.
MII tie goodness 10 a, tAc public, through
your columns, the real nature OF tc man"t rr-tric
tIois' tAat been placed upon tir us, /;
Woud b. well u have sucA -taitni,nt before IL ln de
cided conduit - nIt il sih. The
conduit VIII millions dollars. and mt
more Tweed enterprise. " .ilcdy sIncchiy
/. - Not IChi ne" Boiud
before IL too laIrf Are To be FOR etcI building
reservoirs aHi COau4tsi Is tcrc not point
Al land. where al THIS Wastci4ncss bc
iic.-e the " strlctiOns, That may
selves Perhaps We might desire 10 crclse
them IuuI,ly :. j. u.
Neic- ork, July q, 1870