The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-29
HEATING THE CITY.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN GIVE W. II. WEBB
AND ASSOCIATES POWER TO LAY STEAM PIPES

THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN GIVE W. n. WEBB
AND ASSOCIATES POWER TO LAY STEAM PIPES
THROUGH THE sTREETs-FAvoR SHOWN TO
sPINoLAs PROJECTS.
In the Board Of Aldermen yesterday Alderman
Pinckney called up the resolution giving authority
to W. II. Webb and his associates to lay pipes and
mains for the transmission of hot water hot air or
in the streets and Of the city, 'for the
of the city and its inhabitants for cooking heat
ing and supplying motive power, and such other pur-
poses and uses for which they may be required or
employed The resolution grants the privilege
under such conditions and limitations AS the Com
missioners of the Sinking Fund may prescribe 1t
was adopted by the following votc:-
Observation-Disclosures Biglin, Erhart, Guntzer,
Hall, Keenan,, Lewis. Phillips, Pinckney, Reilly,
SAVER, Shells; sleyin and waehner-is.
Herman Morris and Pcrley--6.
The associates of Mr.. w. II. Webb in his enterprise
Joseph Haight. William Foster, William II. Guion.
William @. Dewey. Samuel =. Wood. Jr.: Il. l.. Dom
nelly, i. Il. Trowbridge, John ;. Foster. George W.
Hughes. Arthur L. wilmarth, William i. Pra and
others.
sprSoIA's SCHEME
The committee appointed BY the commissioners of
the Sinking Fund in relation to the spinola steam
heating plan, consisting OF Comptroller Kelly and
Chamberlain Tappan. reported favorably to tho
project npon condition of tho adoption of the follow
ing resoution;--
Resolved, That tho Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
lions upon which Francis H. Spinola aud his associates
may lay mains and pipes within the lines of the
and public places in the ci.y Of New York with
such connections DO Tor the
supplying steam under tho Holly combination system
the city and It's Inhabitants for heating cooking and AL
other domestic purposes we'll as for all or which
steam can be employed. ~ ioows:--
FirThat said w. spinola for himself and his associ-
aics. shall enter into agreement with the Mayor &C.,
. iss % as security y is sS% S % p"ss m
pavement In the streets In which the pipes shall be laid
such repairs to be done in satsfacto tho
commissioner OF Public Works The mains he
used Tor the of carrying petroleum other
Ssnr-That said Spinoia for himself and his
shall agree +" heat the City Hall County Court iIou aud
all the school houses hoses police
or leased by tho city ON ut the streets places
IN which this mains shall be laid AZ follows beginning
the point OF the intersection VI the nortcrly line " State
street with the westerly line of whitehall thence
along state street 70 Battery place. along Battery place
West street along West street TO Chambers through
Chambers street in castely direction to James slip
thence along South street TO whitehall street. through
Whitehall street to State street nj the point beginning
Tho public buildings to be heated
the to the city for the YEARS 1876
1878 and all the appliances for heating shall be furnished
Thrd-That tho said b. spinola for himself aud his
associates. shall whenever requested by
thvrtes, furnish steam for the removal of aud Ice
and also Tor the use OF the engines and other fire
fonrth-That said y. II. spinoa, for himself aud his
associates, shall pay into the sinking Fund the benc
OF the city, the sum of three cents for each lnea foot Of
mains and pipes laid BY them bsnenth the
until such payment shall have amounted 90 xiJUbD after
which the said payments shall cease and terminate
The recommendations of the committee were
adopted. Mayor Ely, Comptroller Kelly. City Cham
bcrain Tappan and Alderman Keenan, voted in favor
OF this report and Recorder Hackett against 1t.