The New York herald., 1875-08-27

was defeated by strict party vote The friends OF Mr.
Voorhs the Board not TO be thus set back, and
felt confident that the democrats had voted solidy,
they had 10 show their opposition 10 Commissioner
Disbecker rather than because they had any feeling
against Commissioner Voorhis and so Mr.. Glon the
moment Mr. SimOnson's amendment was declared do
feated, and moved that Mr.. Yoorhs' name should
be coupled in the resolution with General Smiths
Mr.. Reilly said that he would like 70 vote for Mr..
Voolhs because he believed him 70 be an honest and
upright man who performed his duties faithfully and
the best Of his ability; but he could for the
life Of him how any member of the Board republican or
democrat could think for moment Of voting Tor such
man as Dsbecker.
and an honest man. but he did not think that he had
backbone enough courage and energy enough 10 snow
up the two members OF the Board associated with MN
before General Smith appointed. If be had the
pluck 70 do so he had not given any evidence of
Mr.. Morris remarked that Mr. Voorhis had done more
good as Police Commissioner in one month that Cen
eral smith could In four months
Mr. Blessing said he would like to know what MI
Voorhis had ever done
Mr. Morris replied that he did not 90 TO the Police
Commissioners and ask favors and declare that they
were not granted he would have resolutions passed In
the Board OF Aldermen denunciaory OF the Department.
Mr.. Blessing wanted to know 10 whom the Alderman
had reference He liked person TO be Straightforward
and manly in making any charge that might reflect
upon anybody else He desired Mr.. Morris name the
party he had made auson TO-
Mr. Morris replied that he had not stated that any
member OF the Board had made threats against any de-
partment If he were not granted what he wanted.
Mr.. Reilly laughingly suggested that the party in
question must be Alderman Morris himself He had
heard that friend of the Alderman's had lately been
discharged from the Department Of Public Works, and
that the Alderman had threatened dire destruction TO
the democrats since This brought Mr. Morris to
his feet IN a rage, and with the declaration that he
never had relative in public office Finally, after
hr Simonson had moved TO refer the resolution 10 the
Committee on Buncombe, Mr.. Gilon's amendment to
include Mr.. Voorhis in the resolution lost by avoto
OF 10 to 8. Mr. Blessing then moved the adoption Of
the resolution but an amendment, offered by Mr. Pur-
roy, that II be placed on e prevailed by vote Of IA TO
4-Messrs Blessing Reilly Seery aud Mccarthy voting
IN the negative
The following communication was received from Com
missioner Porter 10 the resolution offered by
Alderman Vance at previous meeting OF the Board
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS,
coMnssloNER's OFFICE, RooM 10 CRY Hall,
NEW YORK August IS, 1870.
To the HONORABLE THE BOARD OF ALDERMRN -
have the honor 80 aenoTedge the receipt
70 you answers 10 Certain ouesop in eIao5 70 The meas
increase the head delivery OF Croton
and form Of construction Of the receiving reservoir in West
Se5'eh % G county anu % tne or eoss o. e @ sS @
during the last ten years In reply respectfully submit the
FirssThat necessary to proper head
Of which viii insure its delivery consumers In such
quantities they have right 70 receive and for which they
In answer to this would say that the consumers
getting for which they pay but in many
by the necessity Of passing the larger volume Of water
sumed through small pipes The capacity Of the pipes for
the capacity Of the aqueduct The water through the
sumption occurs mainly between the hours Of FIVE A NJ and
six The water consumed must be forced through the
distributing pipes during these hours recurring nearly double
the velocity of the dow In the Aueduct and reducing the
quently the or force by
night and Sundays when the draught small water
during day time on working days The remedy for this Is
adopted when much smaller quantity Of water
sumed when manufactures and steam engines did not exist
the High Bridge reservoir has been constructed and
grounds Of the Stand This ded
BY pumping from the aqqeduct THIS supply is dependent
practicable TO avoid stoppage OF the supply IN case OF acci
dent the present engine, running night and day.
SecOnd-Xhat condition the Croton
Aqueduct verified by the certificate Of the engineer in
CToton Aquedue s in general good and has delivered an
nectons with the new line Of pipes laid to take the place OF
moved by order of the 70 reduce the grades OF
daily; culverts bridges and embankments carefully
amned and kept in repair An engineer kept on the line
dition IS hereto annexed
the lower receiving reservoir in Weschester county, Has
been clesnsed or purified and does It's construction
lower reservoir Croton Lake formed BY dam of earth
the river below the entrance of the aque
duct The Of the forty feet above the low
level and feet above the bed Of the river The
width of the at the low water line sxyone feet
The lower face Of the masonry is curvedthe rear yert
car Above the M masonry @ an a no h % esn IN neS T
the Of the river back Eve miles, forms
let into the aquedae from near the surface Of the
lake, thus allowing impurities to settle:
euveTt built through the dam with suitable
Of the lake without stopping the supply in the 9quednet or
neceSSatinR the erection
while the water is drawn down. This has been
necessary advisable since its construction with
each heavy rain the large body OF water coming down the
Croton River entirely changes the water in the lake
During three weeks the this lake has been
changed eight times the late rains in the Croton Valley
the surplus water wasting over the dam The water on the
Fou-What the original cost Of the works for water
supply and what has been the amount expended the
works during the last ten yearsf
The total amount expended for works. structures &c
with the water supply, including maintenance and
repairs January 1, 1865 $2Oo3022I ~ The
mounts expended since that time as follows