The New York herald., 1876-09-30
THE SCARCITY OF cRoToN.

ALMOST A WATER FAMINE N SOME PORTIONS
OF THE CITY-DIsausTRD RESIDENTS AND
MUrINous sERvANTs
The question OF Too much or too little Croton water
has for the past year Of general interest
the residents Of this CITY 1t Is not often, true
that householdcrs complain Of too much Croten
reaching them, but It Is only few weeks ago that the
depar ment are denying certain portion Of the city
sufficient water for the necessary daily demands,
turned on without warning extra head of Cro,on
that flooded many of the houses from garret TO cellar
During the terrible drought OF tho just past
residents submitted 10 what they considered tho
table; but that cold weather approaches and
hoavy rains have within few days passed over the
lake, the continued and seeming unnecessary
scarcity of water I certain districts
many mplimsntary illusions 10 what the people
beginning TO consider the mismanagement Of the
water supply. The Inconvenience and In some in
the absolute distress caused by the curtamen
Of the water necessary for the household needs can
only be appreciated by those who among the euf-
ferers Il was but few weeks since that Commis-
sionsr Campbell, In announcement over his official
signature, glowingly described the abundance Of
Sroton There quito sufficient he said, to flood
the city. There need be particular taken In ts
use. Tho uptown resident read the paragraph with
delight he thought OF once moro enjoying tho Aow
OF water on the second and top hoora But he had
only to reach home 10 nnd his bright dreams dis
polled The open faucets gave forth only gurgling
sound as in reproach al being disturbed from their
The fact OF the matter is and has been tor some
time past that the supply Of Croton to the section Of
and from river to river not AZ all Commensurate
with the demand The reasons given for this Of
affairs varied but the sufferers united In their
demand for moro water. 1t 10 alleged by some that
much Of the scarcity up town 10 caused by needless
and .dv was ns ose
Four out OF every Ave oces down town have faucets
running day and night-an entirely needless waste. "
downtown people that .he water .wasted" by
them does not affect the uptown re.,dents
serts, the water supply is ample, !. should
cover tho downtown 'waste." or, failing IN that, the
authorities should that tho ''vas.s' is stopped
rather ingenious hotel man. being questioned bY the
opinion, said that the scarcity duo
% ne aIsn nt ., sr wno % ds IN
bath
not how higher than the second floor, and In many
houses the east sidc OF the city a. low ~ Tenth
the water only At times reaches that elevation
Sides the flows freely on the second loors and
higher, but most of the hotels large warehouses and
factories provided with tanks In the upper portion
OF the buildings precautionary measure ngsinst
scarcity sometimes experienced by them
The writer visited many houses In Thirtesnth Four
teenth Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth aud Eight
teenth Streets between Madison and Second avenues
and found that, almost without exception there
want OF above the second floor In house in
Thirteenth street. between Second and Third avenues
the lady, In answer to questions said:-Yes, are
water. In my house the water only times reaches
even the second door The bathrooms and closets
located that floor and above. and OF course the
scarcity Of 10 extremely dsagreeabe and annoy
ing. We Obliged carry water every day 10
the second floor, and my servants are In almost open
revolt We told that there plenty
Of Crotnn. Under the circumstances cannot under
stand why do have least enough for daily
needs" And then she added, very significantly, that
whom the writer converssd In tina neghborhood re-
lated about the story, varying occasionaly BY
anathemstizing the Water Board Between Fifth and
Madison avenues Fortythird. Forty second, Forty
nrst Thirty y-ninth, Thrty-eighth. Thirty-seventh,
Thirty-sxth, Thirty-hith, Thlry-iour and Thirty
third Streets the writer visited number OF houses and
that there the water had 70 be carried TO the
second ioors in almost every
Said lady, 'The water famine 10 bad enough,
dirty and muddy. and has altered carefully be-
fore using. Even then cannot get AL shs color out
OF it." Another said tuat she had been obliged 70
gage extra servant TO carry water for the
baths &C., above the nrst floor. Tho fact OF
the water being discolorcd II easily explained
The department has during the summer past
laid number OF new ppea II IL impossible
prevent dust from entering pipes not IN through
the joints When the water turned on II naturally,
distributes houses This dust added sur
of the late heavy rans s quite sufficient
discolor tho water for time. The househoders may,
however congratulate themselves that the will
In few days resume lis natural hue II Il does not
how in qs0siws sutGciG