The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-17
PUBLIC WORKS.
COMMISSIONER oAMPBELL's LAST QUARTERLY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND oTHER MAT

COMMISSIONER cAMPBELL's LAST QUARTERLY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND OTHER NAT
TIERS.
The report OF Commissioner Allan Campbell for
the quarter ending March 81 has just been issued.
It's leading points are as Ioilows.-
ExPESDIruKEa
The following 10 the amount Of acquisitions drawn
upon the Comptroller during the quarter
90 aceount OF appropriations raised by %
On account OF assessment fund Tor street
On account Of funded debt Tor improve
ment or extension OF water suppiy..... lo4l57 II
$oosooo 40
Plans and estimates completed Tor tho proposed
storage reservoir on the east branch OF the Cr0
ton River The reservoir vii cover !so acres, with
depth Of 81 iees ana capacity OF 800 600 900 gal
Ions The estimated cost u 5000 000 Il Is not
sdered advisable 70 begin It's contraction at present
but the work DO put under contract whenever IL
INCREASING THE WATER SUPPLY.
Surveys have been completed 10 ascertain tho
capacity and availability OF The Bronx River IS an
auxiliary 10 the Croton In supplying the city with
pure water. Two reservoirs TO be iormsd-one at
the outlet OF Rye pond. with dam feet high and
capacity OF 900 gallonsthe other near Ken
OF 900 900 600 gallons. Abe water viii be taken out
at level 1910 feet above mean TIDE, and conducted
;W9roaga IRON pipes az 20 ao os reservoir nss ~
feet above the ieve OF the aqueducI II Is estimated
.na. daily supply o. 10 600 600 gallons can thus be
lands, &c, TO bring this supply to The reservoir at
Wlliiamsbriase viii be 81, csc, 900.
Commissioner Campbell SAYS
ply Of water from The s1on1 and the Rye ponds-n.msy
and through cSndul INDEPENDENT Of the Cro.oa Aeu.Iuet
tim. increasing the ss,ua a.y supply =. tue ely about
" ma capacity ! m Ssy In the Ias ~s; s
hisa sIeaad. s..ls aaussss d;.Sls.
drawn from the Bronx watershed Vim for lime %
the Aaosdues ana to VIII s the
:SHUy 70 ns q The city For sSs
be outlay exceeding Siooo,ooo. avoiding tho
s :sa r. 5
burden, while the conduit from tho Bronx Will always
main useful part Of our water system.
srRExr IMPROVEMENTS AND PAYMENTS.
No pAvements were laid during the quarter, but
q ANAL iorce were kept at work on repairs Inc re-
port states that contracts were made Tor repav,ng
large number OF sreets with granite BLOCK trap block
prompt execution OF he WORK are isvorabe me ap-
preparation OF $780, 600 for repavnE will DO exhausted
upon tho streets already under contract Under the
head OF repairs, however, considerable improve
mont can be made, but there are many important
.horousniarcs. Ike tho Second avenue, now paved
block pavement These must be postponed for an
other year.
Ing the quarter 10l24 CUBIC yards Of rock and 73S
cubic yards oil earth were excavated: l23S75 cubic
linear eot Of curb gutter ssL 49, go square
feet OF tagging werc LAID and BIT cubic yards Of
masonry wer0 built. The Work OF Planting shade
trees Is In progress along the Boulevard Sixth and
Seventh avenues, from 110tn street to the Harlem
River, aveLuo 81 Nicholas and 10th street from
avenue A to the Riverside driva
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERa
There were buis during The quarter 1907 linear feet
OF Sewers 2I3 ieet OF cuiverts SOL foot open cu-
verts and II receiving tasins me rebuilding In
cluded GIG linear teet oil sewers.
The total number OF lamps has been increased
from 20, 9l7 to 20 300
The Bureau OF Encumbrances attended to $50 com.
plants OF distractions In the stroeta NJ.
The Bureau OF the Water Register collected
$l2e, 474 90 during the quarter.
Commissioner Campbell AIDA q com parison OF rates
for water in Now York and other large cities Tho
ratio Of regular rates 10 as ioliowsln New York. 100;
Brooklyn. lSo Chicago $50; Philadelphia, lao; Boa
last year about $500, 900 Al Brooklyn and Chi
cago rates hey would be 04O 600; At Philadelphia
rates, ST. 120, 000 and At Boston rates. 81 600 900