The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-16
THE CROTON WATER SHED.

PROGRESS or THE NEW WORKS AT HE SOURCES
OF THE WATER supPLY-THE GREAT REsEI-
vorR AT BREwsTERs TO DE COMPLETED THIS
FALL--coMMIssIoNER cAMPBELL's PETITION.
At Boyds Corners, the great storage reservoir ior
the Croon water supply OF this city, tho RECORDS yes
tcrday showed that 2i.j inches Of water have iaien
since tho LIST of January OF this year. The OBJ
servations there for the corresponding poriod VI
last year showed rainalls amounting to 2Io2
inches Chef Engineer Campbell when ques-
toned concerning the probable supply OF
Croton water for this said, III erect
that the answer must be largely matter OF guess ior
some weeks TO come August usually the month OF
rain and September Is really the trying mouth Al
though vegetation Is not so parchcd us last year, wheh
We bad such long protracted heats still tho ground
has been dry Tor much OF tho season and The feeders Oh
tho Croton Rivcr not unusually full Do
spatches are received every day at the gen
era Office. in the City Hall, from Croton DAM
anu Boyds Corners, and when the despatches on
Tuesday morning announced the rainfall OF .ne aay
before at the is nalod place as Os- l0O ot an ch ana
ut the latter as 2Ol00 Engineer Campbell tecgraphod
TO lesson tue run OF the stored waters the depart
mcni has been drawing wafer IN varying quantities
from tho stored waters Boyd's Coruers reservoir
since the lst OF June. This reservoir is very large,
holding 2, 500 900, 900 gallons.
New York has now supply OF good wholesome
water which is very large compared win the sup
ply OF many other great cities OF the world IDe con
family growing needs The city, however, iorce the
Crotou aqucduct authorities TO continual effort TO So
cure for the still greater city which shall sand here
limit TO this end All that pprt of West
chester and Putnam counties which arc IN
cludcd IN the Croton water shed have been
carefully surveyed, these surveys viii DO con
tinucd. Elaborate maps have beon nude, showing
where It is feasible locate other large storage
vors Work is being pressed the storage reservoir
about ono mile from Brc~sers station, on the HARLEM
Railroad, about Ity miles tom the city, and VIII DO
niuf 10 lruof Inn IN inf
1900, 00o. 900 OF gallons. The authorities look
forward To the completion OF this storage reservoir
with great sasfc'ion, MS 1t Will lead 10 less running
after and dckerng with lake owners in various parts
OF the two This last Is an important matter.
The engineers OF the department have already made
cuttings AT the outlets OF sixteen lakes II should be
aided that only $40 600 Was spent in making these
cuttings, buying water privileges and In similar ways
last year
LAKE wAccABuc VICINITY.
Abont nifty miles from this city, IN Wcscbcster, Is
the town OF LcwisDoro formerly named ana now
usually called south Saem-an historic town, it being
here thnt Major Andre c0nIhcd when he wrote the
famous letter TO General Washington revealing his raak
On the northern border OF this town and about
miles cast OF the Harlem Railroad are Lake Wac
tabuc South Pond and North Pond, three beautiful
sheets oil water, separated from each other
by only few hundred yards mountain
range springs up from the edge Of two Of these
nre Important feeders Of the Cro.on River Their
supply comes mostly from springs but there Is ono
small stream tumbiing down INTO them from the
mountains. Tue Groom Aqucduct department has
quite thoroughly surveyed this section and Last
year erected works at tho outlet of Lake
one piece Of engineering sulicod Tor tho
three, MS South Pond and North Pond empty into
Lake Waccabuc. long cut was made from tho
mouth OF the outlet out into deep water, aud tho
stream WAS deepcned Tor nearly Il hall mile below. A
lume and gate Kept the waters OF the lake stored
three cct higher than they would otherwise naturally
have fallen during dry season. Last year ABOUT two
hundred million gallons were taken from tins
sSores SECURED, however, Inc right 10 this
storage for only one year. giving Mr. George
W. Mead, of this ci.y, who controlled ne LAID,
Tho rgn this storage has not boon secured by tho
city Tor this year and SO tho cato OF Tho umc has not
been lowered. inc water is stored there, noLwith-
standing this ready for tho city should the need come
These three lakes contain 23O acres aud tho Croton
Department has mcd,tatcd at times acquiring per-
mancnt water, privileges here, and building a. dam
which would mako large storage reservoir
About three miles south OF these lakes, in the town
of POundfIdse, Is Cross Pond, containing 100
The engineers OF the Croton Department last year
made cutting about a halt mile long from the outlet,
and placed gate which kept the waters stored. The
city obtained III TINS case permanent right 10
the storage The cutting was through tamorack
swamp, and when tho waters were sufficient 10
flow they carried down such Immense quantities of
mud that mill owner III the village OF bouonvi!lc,
below, has made complaint TO the department OF hav-
ing suffered injury. Chief Engineer Campbell
sent engineer TO ascertain the real damage. One
hundred and sky million gallons were drawn from
this storage. last year. The gate was again lowered
on Monday OF last week.
COMMISSIONER cAMrDELL's PETITION.
Corporation Counsel Wnmney, acting as counsel for
CITY Corporation, fled Tuesday pcttion Of tho
Commissioner to the Supreme Court IN Westchestcr
county. This petition made UNDER tie act passed
at last session OF the Legislature, providing tor the
pertectng and peri enation OF the ctys right to prop
ery, water, water rights and privileges heretoiore
taken used, which may hereafter be taken or
used by the city to Increase It's water supply provd
ing for the payment OF claims growing out OF the taking
of land privileges. In this petition Commissioner
Campbe points the necessity Of the cItys possess
ing larger rights IN regard TO eevaung and drown
Ing the waters Ct Lake Kirk, Lake
Mahopac and the Muscoot River, In the
town Of Carmel, Putnam county, and In
the iowa Of somcrs, Wesichester county; and he
prays tor the appointment Of commissiO to deter
NINE these privileges, ASSESS damages, &c. This pc
tition, when Is filed ut Carmel ana White Plans for
the information OF parties interested will presented
at a special term OF the Supreme Court IN Wuite
Plains, the 10th of october. and motion Will then
be made Tor the granting OF the petition.