The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-13
BRooKLYNs STORAGE RESERVOIR.

LETTER OF DR.. A. N. BELL IN FAVOR OF rTa
COMPLETION As A SANITARY MEASURE.
The following communication has been addressed
10 the Chairman OF the Committee OF the Com.
mon Council OF the city OF Brooklyn on the Hemp
stead Reservoir. by DR.. A. n. Bel, the well known
editor OF the SanftarIdn. IL viii be noted thai
DR.. Bell argues very strongly for the completion
Of the storage reservoir
TO THE HoSoRABLs COMMITTEES CoExoH COUNCIL
GssTnssrs-Havins attended the meetings called BY
you the consideration OF the proposition 70 complies
o Ge sr9naSe of Of porSn
atoms in favor Of the measure, take the liberty
examined the grounds with especial reference 20 the
pure water a cardinal doctrine pf Al ssnltaton.
hed state Of The storage reservoir there Is an area q
nty acres covered with muck-a mixture OF the
the drainage irom large number Hampstead prvies
the ressrvor. BY actual ELIMINATION nnd iai
specimen Of this muck % contain about twenty per cent
rHIs NESS 90 FILTH
flows large portion OF the Into the nnishec
portion Of the aud tne pipes which supply
our houses The question - shal thus mass 81 nith DC
concur N ne opinion gene raly entertained oy SAINT
arge stream Or river ana there speedily ana
many dangerous exceptions 70 this rule and
a. those under dscuson the eondslons are altogether
different from the yoluinous body Of large river ~
sionA ngeson Of organic matter IN state d decompo
stion 10 food drink undermines and poisons The
TEN. The blood in this way
CHARGED WITH PUrRfD sLTrKE
and the Individual thereby rendered only liable C.
actual poisoning ~ IL put made liable and predI,
Ter IN THIS condition carried into the system By the water
We drink ac IN the same manner as foul AR from "
SION ally gives rise to nc most acute and deadly fevsTs
sans ~ nayvers y, ressfsnce IA
seSiy S Community As regards quantity, an sSand.
70 health than natures freest gft, pure air ami
measure would be 70 place TAX on human endurance
The bare proposition o. water meters Tor domestic
imposed tax on The light q heaven aud. like IL
Tor human health In estimate Of seventeen water
supplies IN the United states my figures correspond with
per head Of population dairy about sky gallons Toe
saSisary polst o. view an .neourasg ssn 81 tie lines
-, 80, Hoss ~ HER r4LMiKSr DAYS
habant and sns was tTeer a. that Time sfom zy@9.ie
Is At this day. As 70 the and now pay Il, accept
ing ne estimate a. ssoo venture g sggses . The
Ss G f. sau Il aS, S5I . ana 4
muniiy and the state in which such an individual yes
Ven years viii pay for the reservoir: But meanwhile
Of the Improvement there will be twenty times as many
tick o. the same disease and these at average y
sws he expense o. so deaths rom gpSoa fever % t5s
dgsn who dc aadsr tie sSs OF t~svs years thsir
syerags eos. e re community through slr parents
hundred aud hny Of such lives saved viii pay Tor
me reseryori Y saved they pay back Their
Oh, and now " gme worth $1,000 each % The
community ana add the citys wealth
capital sufcien 70 auiid several such reservoirs Why,
10 short the saving weRyfour lives per week for
single d4ghlhera. cholera nfantum, dlar-
rhWa dysentery aud aer congeners viii pay for the
eFvOir.
Bat who win undertake TO puta price upon the humar
misery the detailed suffering caused BY these diseases
and deaths by wholly preventabie causes, such tic
al example now under considerations We com.
mend this question 70 those gentlemen among rs Who
accept etaners 10 advocate the perpctuauon Of
have the honor . be- respectfully yours
A. ~ BELL ~ D.