, 1877-10-05
SCARCITY or CIsOTON.
Boyd's Corners Storage-Reservoir
Noarly Exhausted---springs
Drying Up,
Kirk Lake and Mn'iopac Tapped for a
Snpply-..Conilict with
the Farmers,


Snpply-..Conilict with
the Farmers.
SfIe FORK Htn,'d. OR. ..
New York Ia In danger Of suffering from a
great scarcity Of wntcF, II not from m actual
famine. Thcre has not been rainfall cuongh
during tho past Two mouths to affect tho
streams which supply Cruton Lake In tic
slightest degree. During tho month OF Sep
tcInbcr something less than ono Inch aud q half
IT rain fell, hut the ground was 50 parcl,c tsat
II absorbed II ntl n,ul left no surplus to qucncl,
the thirst of scw forkcrs. True, the meadows
Looked fresher for Il, but nono fouml fts wny
into the reservoir. Since ths i'll, Of Inst month
only thrce-cfghtlls Of MI inch llas fallen, an.1
The whole region OF the watershed is
parthed, wells aud springs arc fast dry
Ing up, the smaller streams hive disappeared
entirely, and tho larger ones have dwlndlcl
to merc threads. Tho whole supply Of the
| department IA 1t present drnHn from four-
teen small lakes, ono or t~o Of which wcro
| never 1eforc drawn upon. II there nrc not
heavy rainfatls within tho next fortnight, Engt-
necr'iu-Chargc Emmett expresses tho opinion
tlmt II will be necessary to 90 10 so!no Of tho
lakes With big steat.punps and dry them up.
Commissioner Campbell yesterday scut ru,n-
munieation to the poltcc Board requesting TINT
the police Jo directed to intend more strictly su
the enforcement Of Tho ordinance ap,fnst tho
unnecessary waste Of the Croton. Tho Conl-
missioner says tint no water l,as passrt orcr
The Cfofon tAt for over ninety tlais, ali that
tho enormous drain upon thu present sources 0f
supply renders illc utmost rconotny ~ t1e ,tse
repeated warnings Of the JitraM tlIal tic su.-
plf was running short. tic wnste anu rO1fsuIn1.
tlun Of the precious liquid III this city has nut
asereaeesit hcuco tho action Of Commissioner
GUARDING THE surrLT.
The Gtizcus Of New York who rosc yesterday
morning md dipped Into TIC refreshing BATH,
OF drew from the rea&ly faucet tue wacr To pre-
The banks Of distant lakes, IN PntunM County,
hundreds of incn were keeping, mud lad kept
through Tic lonely hours of thu night, all ar!nrl
watcl to preserve intact the little strcams whlrl,
gently ilowel out into the darkness un their
way to the distant metropolis. Commissioner
Of Public Works Cumpbcll las sixty met, en-
calnpcd upon the ss!orcs of La Kirk Lake, and
5sFs Esf II Lake. SsE aooa 4fsss T a 4ets @ spn u s s
Immediate. region src In artns to prevent the
casions within q few days gathered to the Gum-
Of Lake Aialopac In defiance oI tic lIoar,l ii
Public Works aud liza employees. md they atl-
| nounce their intention OF fnfcll,ly nrovcntiuE
| tue waters from being drawn Of. Thoy cla!ul
Lht LIZ 'euuestoh VI tAc 'a@e1 fulhs suelE PFop-
| erty.
ii Is alleged that their counsel lnyc told then,
TINT they wa1 be justified In maintaining what
they el their rights by force a''d even BY shed
asog blood. Il'ese people, i Is snd, arS ict! In
tile shores Of The luke. They claitr HAT the d.
partulent has already dFawl ulf 80 much water
i4at tho surface bus been reduced bc'uw the
| they say It was reduced Ii, like manner, nnt1,
Mthoush IL was dant'cu aal winter a,1i aprinl!,
| II thl NOT fGGovcFs as u IL tcd only hy BtrtnEs
ahu Wci!s. lhcy e'alth tliut W tEe fcauettoh OF
Their business injured: Iilc far1leta u tho
v'9nalto ae9 ~ sympaiiy viii thc ilotel-kcepcfs'
toE they hold tllat, when TUG hotels arc filled,
they ntl 3oenl market tor tiett prodalce: Fnr-
sottinT ~ Vegetable matter .t lett exposed on ita
banks ny Tue drawn-on water.
| rArrlAa t-Aks MAIiorAG:
"nen ale ss!r.aty oefah 70 tnaKe iaeet! oppaf..
I!oyds corners Wy nearly exhausted, ar!i Nj: H.
Emmett opeiicu tho Outlet at ltnko slahopae,
Wt;r aA ailsuaa1'hlsu snse last s4!,iiilsr'
4aI @ ooIai1leu tacrclfotn eoolly tlow q wafer.
mo!nlng' %lcn r. foreo of about iiity mcn, resi-.
uetlts OF te v1clnlsy, illaac the!f hppearatlEc u
ta scene, aau nGcla5en ts,f intentlnn ot a!iing
up lug ont,et anu rnttng OH, OH tnc sappiy. lney
about scsci,tyaYe. 1t ,s st. statGl tl!at t,o leaders
were the propEtctots ot tlc hotels a!ohg tho
MKe'enole anu alr. G1ainans nesster-lnasoE1'
Mo oSs DIR vSty s,ai1 ama s,aa ah IN ine ake @ Eal
sartll roeks' = ail,l nfashwnod iIto te el1leewaY,
anu ny !. O'Clock the water was la'h.
uaea eo;p,etc!5, m},e5, n.'a tho enannei aIom
~, smG nv ne s up ,of ~. star.p IT, "
ll OF atio ,fs occurrence an is Ut once collected
1ofce OF Nv WofKnleh from tue storage fcsef.
yo'f ~ sourse g. ot cfeetoh nehf nfe*ster,s, ahu
by o'clock tut afternoon the work " tle Ma
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