The New York herald., 1876-11-13
Total for ten months.

Total for months ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So O6
COMMISSIONER cAMPBELL's FEELINGS.
Commissioner Campbell has been much troubled and
embarrassed for b few weeks past by tho long con-
continued drought. He had complaints coming in
daily from householders whose water supply de-
ncient and he sent up many silent, iervent prayer
10 heaven for rain. But came not and his anxiety
aud WEAKNESS OF soul deepened. Nobody but himself
ran realize the feeling OF proiouod satisfaction no
perenced when ms eyes opened the other morning on
"than II had fallen III for legacy or been elected
President OF the United States And them" he con-
uuued. 'only TO hear the good news coming In every
hour that the water at tho dam steadily rising,
anu every inch rose our spirits went up proper
lion, ior we knew how many ANXIOUS families would bo
relieved and graIifed and how much swearing would
be avoided In reply TO the reporters question us to
Campbell said :-sIts ui measure is large but not sui.
hcienty SO TO allow the people TO desst from the pre-
cautions they are using against waste We are nearer
than We were to Of rain, and this sup.
ply will carry along till we meet another OF heavens
gracious iavors like the last one. have been
sut repeatedly ut tho reservoirs TO what
might be done, and, II did not succeed in
Influencing 10, The elements was was quite success.
was suffering from bad sore throat, caught in his
recent visits to the Croton watershed He spoke with
sonddence OF the water resources In Putnam and
Westchester countless and dweIt particularly ON the
TACT that there least dozen lakes whose sup
plies can always be relied ON in an emergency ike
what has passed. and that virtually exhnustloss
hc citizens need never work themselves into frenzy
u alarm at tho prospect Of beng cft without water.
a.
ne ram day ahead and now he
predicts and says the situation
very satisfactory. Ho knows all about the Croton
question IRON Alpha to Omega He tell the guam
Ly OF rain water in three-quarers OF inch TO the
square mile, well the quantity of ice wator Il
taxes City Hall politician 10 temper his daily ration
Of cd rye. There will he Croton famine this
year, and the storage reservoir should be ready
next year.
ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION.
correspondent OF the HERALD a few days ago.
signing himself sReorm, was mistaken in supposing
that the Croton Aqueduct Bureau is not acquainted
with the sources OF the extra consumption OF water
and does not charge Tor the The fact is that tho
regular Croton water range from - to 81 200
building, according to the size of the building and the
number and of taps. There are about
$1,000 buildings, paying from 81 10 $40 per
annum each about 1000 paying from $l1 to $40 per
annum, and over l. 900 paying upward of $40, making
aggregate of 900 buildings paying about $500 600
annually for water. Now there Ia nearly much more
that charged for extra rent' where water Is
used in various kinds OF business and nufacturcs,
In barber shops hotels slaughter houses &c. so that
people will be glad to learn that they who the
Croton moro extensively than thcr neiehbors have,
ifier all got TO pay the piper Still, to be there
waste. and the general conviction that defective
plumbing has more to do with it than anything else.