, 1875-06-07
a correspondent Criticlscs the
Economy Of tho Finance
Committed.
ara Wants Unnecessary Expenditures
for Water Purposes.
xyhv The City Shonld Not Go Into Extrav-
aganccs just Now.
RealEstato Spectators and Contractors AZ
tor noavy Appropriations.

r. II. 1,itor n r.. c1ttoga 7;tsans; @ s;.,,. ,rox+. -
,ce o ely Estimates IL the lowest po.s!bo nssc,
n" Comptroller and Ftrnnre COMMITTEES hhgo tttofE-
ntuIcl ono reduction which I,llIo hrnti'nont san
fy tio Hoard of 1.blc HorkA for tho laying f was'r-
nsir md te extension Of water-pipcs. It Ksnor
M sc hns a II a h,tefy Il Tho ey fot ho lat
S.re yoarH seems 10 supror. tho belief.
WATER ron FIRE lUninHKa.
THE cnrY1ctinn that VIC lavc nat an1llrinnt Hrrrtr
ot xaer 10 c1tin0uI,h area usler nn.ayosallo ctr-
suetacea la rvTfectly well founded 10 far A. certain
e. .; Il " 1 ss y ras W1h, : asq ot IT
Is iow 10 property, "hal!!ny" q insurance rates.
.n s4a, e Il f s sssy sy ' oy 9 ss se n
Iile II laid, Which y utterly inadequate fur
esnFl.hont :, a rc'ns1 WHEN ~. ,layys lsayy
,nsiscd tt,a. Tic last July h1axo need not havo crossed
Slate street. Lnl he been able to throw Huisicteht
Etter uUn 1t west Of That toruughfarr In other 10
eaiti,s Pipe 1T tho aano small measurement was ais
many years ago, vlen tho itnincnao growth Of OoaEo
a anticpstc t' rs .;t 'S ne taken I:t ~ ar +,
i,l r1oncr or later. DonY has terN fo,n very cdBt
j. osizayagauco for both o municipality and private
1 e @ a yr a.ghs9 aw r s
more years il mt calculated tn fnhpro rondcu1o
eYahen hopo. Wosat Of all, many localities nrn -
CrrKnfY uNplIoY1DEb FO!t,-
Considering tint wo have Coz miles Of art, .,d MT
quite 400 nes Ct wa.esiro shs & cau'i:i 1es n9t
1rniaIIe, il moi nb1o1utaIy cer!atn, Tint not e 4
~stcr.pitp III these unprov!ol istFiets eau lie lat
1x n s m gSas ss1s q bo e1r II eo
lin with tho new waler-WoskH oi Tho Weat sI.e. H.
ready contracted for. and ,iear!y Completed Now hat
ie,iiniy rebuilt, at nj, enormous expense, 1t not
nuly just but nbaoinsoly necessarily at thc c'tyhn.
vrss nIo5d s,stant!a, susrae, , ,,a ts 4 stot
cyuyista iu All abundant supply Ut wator
FOR FlRE-puRlosEsr
and the aresscst possible efficiency Of ta Fro nenrt.
tr,,t. L,t all thu engineering invented, and tho
fncat discipline. will 90 for na'Hht il tbs rviinlss
quantity Of water cuunot 10 depended upon. Fonr aud
Hayes hinlrolf proclaimed ills at public meeIns,
mi tho Committee appointed by thu Olti'yns' sso
clAn 70 tnsestieats tho waer resources T ol tao es
tlarcl MI increase Of thu facilities for obtaining wner
ese,tial 10 tho rcrmauence Of risks, nt1 the bettcs
recitation tlai tho Council would obcato possible
emergency by enabling tho 1,oaIa Of 1Ablc Works 10
lay larger rpo oserywhere 1n hs fAss u ta:ss clr.
Tic subject tho Comptroller approves Of tho reduction
Of tho water-fHud ta1 10 Agurc Which will prevent
il L sso ,soorious that tho wn.csrpply for dunes.
tIc purposes Is inadequate. THE nlItuSE l.aA cna:
t,tie 1uany courtans from citizens who has pail
thctr watct-a1, that they deprived Of water III tho
vEnX HOT BEAHoa
and in no rnrt Of te city eau IT bs Lad freely uni
for,nly in any aeasou tho aocod aud third oosF,
70 much HEeator {a tho demand than tho supply. With
IL III remembered lint citzcns 2u9 miles Of gtreca
nro actually without water tho un1s1on OF reducing
tho tHt!mato becomes conyincingly nppazent. Tho
risk Of epidonlcs which thus opposes 70 aFge pro-
1or!on o aS peoe to n9 y re sa aa Tbs
1eauiar supply Of rtro lrnklng-wase
Another confederation, which is OF paramount !n''
roE.ancs + the % ~s hs ae1 q M nesn n
city, both for firo AMI consunption- Tho.
NEW LAND TUNNEL
Ecoat tho city 1885, 900. This wnA completed few
hN 1nNri 6ltoIt1F tn1tlB IL HVu