New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-17

rs -.Tr ATIOT AND DI.iEN~i >--CrN-lRU, rIoN or
I'll. DAa-riE TC,,,EL And TOWER.
The new storage rc-,ry0ir on the middle
branch OF the Cotton River occupies a bcaut.n spot
about llic and df south ~ Brewster -.at N ou
t,e NevYo,t ar3 Harlem Railroad. The reservoir wa,
b, Un ~ November, l,7i and according To- contract
"a. m i. conn, od by January, Isl. y den ~ Den-
are Inc con FACTORS IT, new reservoir viii bc aho''
onc-fourl Larger tan the -to.are re-e.yor at BoyI-
Conner. Oh the We tern branch of tie Cro' u River
hcu coinlc,ed II will Of about 40 ACRES
ckrndnr three mics IN lcn -t' and from Af ME 20
mile ~ breadth Some very go uab'e l4im land va
sacrificed for the construction OF tAc rc-voIT. The
average depth of the ir,cr, Or which VIII have capacity
FOR 1000 OOC.O0o gallons Will - feet Tie con.tru,-
ton Of series OF reservoirs IN tie vicinity IS coatc
patcd in order 10 prevent tc possibility OF a lack OF
water from sudden drouh. Tie delrth 81 water thi-
year came unexpectedly carly. aId the vatr .crc az
Boy!', Corners wa lowered l. feet more. 4 partial
recovery resulted from the recent ar- which r-t' the
level aDoat - feet.
In the construction o.. the dam. VIII the exception ~
tunnel through which tie supply of watcrs 10 pass, uls
beyond tic cxca, atoms a, beer. done thus far Tie dam
to bc nui ~ Cart with an inner wall Of granite The
wall viii 100. be USED 10 strengthen III" dam. brt simply
70 prevent any water from perco;ng through the earth
work The wall Viii De - feet HIGH aud 20 feet wide II
the bls. II 10 he built of small stones n beds OF
mortar The FIRST from tie base VIII he tcrraced
and small buresscs feet in width will project inches
from the wall Al OF 10 feet These mattresses
are intended to prcyent the water :rom running along
the even front Of the Wal aud hndin possible nlersi.os
et gre the stones At either extremity II the baac there
j. IL wide trench feet ia depth, cur in tho si rock
the wall be built INTO tn Trenches s;s', thnd
strengthening the whole structure.
The earl-n enIDanimrnt VIII ,e abou 81 rect tiich
m The base and ~ .cet thick "a tn tor II wi!l slope
from hc top OF the wall either side: fe slope On the
water sid, Is 10 be FEET to foot ia depth OF water tnl
on the outside feet 10 not De pin On the NstT s''i
trcncle, irct W,dc and feet deep viii be- dug INTO The
rock al OF the bark at intervals 90 30 Iect rncy
viii DC filed with Inc earth rainmcd tight Tie object
Of tie trenches Is bicai any water cOuT~s fst m-t
farce fbrir WAY H. The - the onbauhnrGt viii
mol 10 ante a. foundation Of the wall. On
line tef side II nas -r;ip cr1Ls cc III depth.
or the west side Of the diam tunnel about 900 fcet IN
length feet wide. and feet high Is air ady fdr nd
yancrd toward completion. Tie top and bottom arches
OF ne tunnel will tructed Of brick ana concrete.
and the side walls masonry At the eGiflnco 81
he tunnel there Will he stone tower abo'ti 30 ie"'
,ouare The tower will le divided into two parts by
iiiree parS feet square aud feet apart. The top OF
the tower viii level with the top ~ the dam. AID
zil have a screen ad snppank 10 keep on nontlDe rub
'drn and rcguintc the fo~ ~ water into tie tunnel
Within the viii b. tw0 36nch pipes, feet hisi,
f the CONVEYANCE Inc water. There will be two wafer
sr.onf gatc the gafer lasrs into four 2t-inch ptf
nence II s dschar N fountain form iniOa basin bun
o. rrer,. IT, Thence flows III the natural led of the
ar rbs The bed lor HE foundation Of Tic wal! OF Tie