Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-11-06
LETTER FROM NEW YoRk.
NV Yoak. Oct. 81. Isl

The scarcity Of water which began 70
be felt during the hat weather has not
abated- The autumn rams delay their
coming, and the reservoirs are still 50
low that the arist8er1tic class which re-
sides On the first feor-frgu the roof
suffers considerable from the lack Con-
sidering the vast supply which still re-
mains despite the drought. and the les
sened consumption due 70 cooler weather
the continuance Of the trouble slicits loud
COMPLAINTS from the sufferers, and num-
eruUs plans for It's removal from the
wIseacres who among other thIugs want
= new and larger aqueduct supplied
from the upper Hudson The wIseacrgs
however, are al CO the wrong track
The cause Or the difficulty lies deeper
than they imagine. HtsraIly as well Is
iguratIVely- Down under the ground.
far beyond the reach Of the not over
prying eyes Of cur water commissioners
are niles Of defective. WrgtEhedly laid
water mains. contract work done under
the beue6cent rule Of King Tweed with
oGt Inspection CT criticism, the RIng
caring fur the Jobs only as 80 many
uegs on which ID hang IN equal number
Of uaustruus bills against the city and
contractors doing Just Is little as
possible for the small fraet10u CT these
bills which fund It's way into their
pockets. It f1Iaws that the leakage
and 6rsakage Of these mains steadily
increases. And worse than this. there
are considerable NUMBERS Of unused
MAINS which the hasty contractors never
took the trouble 20 plug but simply
/ turned their ends int8 the nearest sew
ere and let them run IN this way
/ thare Il more water wasted under the
ground that above IL This waste L
utilized would speedily put an end u
complaints. and until L ID slapped ther1
Is little use IN increasing the genera
supply
Speaking Of which reminds NE Of
little illustration Of the Ring style q
doing business that I obtained not nan.
evenings since N conversation with
man who formerly worked for cuucerl
which 6askzd IN the favor Of the ThleVe
/ Court. He reIa5sd the his51ry OF
small sewer rspair which cane unde
his own observation. N winch a sewe
builder beng called % inspect IN
breach and estimate the cost OF az1n
It. said be would do the Iao flr 3
upon which he was oriersd 20 2 aheal
When the work was done and the ma
went Ia the cry for MS money he Va
informed thas must make cut and reeeiE
a bTII for $3.50 before be eauId get q
! SIS A little zImple arithmetic VI
snow the modest steal BY the Ring
s4zz On tins aue paIrrT Ioh- WIKI Z
pr1priet1rs Of the Iswelry ss1ahilshne
N WHICH this gentleman was employs
Tweed was On the best Of terms
suent a f5rt1ue with them n damon
and sIIverwzre. and would often drop
for a social chaz On such Occasin
he more than once remarked % NJ
: fruuaan1 that there were plenty II ezzi
WAYS q make unuey rHzn WORKING
the beneh- and then vent Gu % give 4
D ..uoTass- % which he caulf 70 u 81
q qfFciaI whom Tweed Indicated and I
Literally PAID as IN Infarmer- On "a
y Suggestions. however. he s1szdfzs1ig
L fused % ze1
On Wednesday the PG6ilc. unrF1
II staining ne frequency Of aefaisz1l'
e. we're started q learn thas TkamAz Z
y the pairing teller Of the PARK MAID
% BaaIS. ane of the oldest ard sSrsugEsS
New York had 15senut1ed EIIh 800
m rolf certificates and treasury no
: The Presidents PrumPE-g placed ne 4
h. ter n pr1per hauds. znd has ot1sr-
90 reward sf 1900 far Ella rsczPf
alive or dead To give ySur rsads'