The New York herald., 1875-08-19
A NEW cRoToN AQUEDUCT.
THE DEMANDS FOR BETTER SUPPLY OF Gro
TON WATER TO BE sATIsFIED-AN IMPORTANT

THE DEMANDS FOR A BETTER SUPPLY OF Gro
TON WATER TO BE sATIsFIED-AN IMPORTANT
IMPROVEMENT.
Tho Commissioner OF Public Works has organized
Surveying party TO ascertain proper line of new
aqueduct from Croton River TO afford a larger supply
Oh water to the city than is possible with the pres
ent aqueduct The surveyors are all attached to the
Department Of Public Works and are under the drec
ton OF one Of the engineers of the department. Mr..
McAlplne.
II appears that during the past summer the present
aquoduct has been taxed 10 its utmost capacity In the
opinion Of the Commissioner
THR GROWTH THE cry
has been such Of late years. and many manufactures
OF various kinds have sprung up in every direction
that the present aqucduet will be found very shortly
inadequate to supply tho city with sufficient quantity
of water Besides claimed that if any extensive
breakago should in the aqucduct, such as to
require weeks repair the reservoirs at tho
command of tho department not sufficient to meet
the OF the great population of the city 1t
With great difficulty during the present summer that
sufficient supply could be kept hand to insure the
city against a water famine while the ordinary repairs
that hore and there had to be made to the aqucduct
were going on.
THE SURVEYING PARTY
had been instructed to find out cheap line, and to
attain this object II Is incumbent upon II TO Select some
line 10 the east OF the present aqueduct the city
only about sixty-six feet in width of the land
through which it runs; and it is pretty
tain If attempt made to a aqueduct
alongside the old the blasting of the works would
seriously damage the latter Another great obstacle in
the way OF running aqueduct to the west Of the
present one is that the property that vicinity Is for
the part laid in villa plots which there
costly residences. II the Department to
attempt aqucduc along that line (t being
taken for granted that they get the necessary authority
they would have TO
for the land they desired to sccurc--n instances
they would II Is said, have to pay as high $40 900 an
II is therefore. object of economy much
anything else which has prompted Commissioner Porter
to instruct the surveying party TO keep To tho east of
the present aqueduct 1t Is the intention of tho
veyors to ascertain line from spot high up the
Croon River to High Bridge, as the water be
Quoted that usual Tho expense Of the survey
will not be over $40 000
NECESSARY LEGISLATION
II should not be understood that the fights that
havo often occurred Of late in the Board
of Aldermen over the "Croton MAIN question, and
the Appropriation of $500 900 for the extension of the
Croton water, have had any connection whatever with
this new aqueduct proposition. Tho survey is simply
intended 10 find proper line for the aqueduct-
built at the cheapest cost report will DO made to the
Legislature and the Board OF Aldermen, that
If they have the interests of the city at heart proper
appropriation may be made to tho work Ii Is
proposed by the Commissioner Of Public Works should
the scheme be indorsed, to build dam the
Croton River above the present one and thus it is
hoped that with the two aqueducts each running nde
pendentiy of the other and with always
AMPLE SUPPLY OF WATER
to be had from the reservoirs being constructed
in Putnam county, the city will never be in danger OF
water famine.
1t may be stated that the present aqueduct cost
$40, 900 OO0