The New York herald., 1879-02-01


Barclay and Greenwich street 14S
Beekman and South streets. s................... 133
Broadway and Canal street. eet................... 200
Clinton street and East Broadway. ........... 1S9
Avenue A and Canal street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1S9
Broadway and Houston street ................. 206
Fourteenth street and Eighth avenue. ........ 219
Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue. e........... oil
Fourteenth street and Third avenue. 206
Fourteenth street and Avenue eA............... 219
Twenty third street and Tenth 100
Twenty third street and Eighth 2Ol
Twenty third street and Fifth avenue. 2O4
Twenty-th street and Third ........ 202
Thirty fourth street and Eighth avenue. 1S9
Thirty fourth street and Firth avenue e..... iso
Forty seventh street and Eighth 159
Forty-seventh street and Fifth avenue. III
Fifty ninth street and Eighth avenue. 116
Fifth ninth street and Fifth avenue l68
Fifty ninth street and Third avenue. ITO
ADVANTAGES PLAN.
BY this project quantity OF water more than
three times great rs that Of all the steam fire
gines OF the city can ut one time rse under head
which will throw the water from hoxs nozzle Of the
largest size. in unbroken stream, than fifty
feet higher than tho top Of the highest building in
the city. The calculations of the required steam
power Of the sizes of the pipes and Of the number,
location and size of the hydrants and Of all the other
works necessary to accomplish the above mentioned
objects. have been calculated by Mr.. McApine,
and the specifications. he leave question OF
named The water is to DO taken from the deep
channel OF the rivers to avoid any contamination
from 1t will be conveyed by large duplicate
iron pipes to pump wells the Shore Here trpcate
steam pumping engines will be erected to force tho
water into the tower. The pipes through which the
inches diameter through all Of the north and south
streets and connected by lines OF cross pipes OF 80
"a IL and 10 inches IN dameter a. d Every part OF the
Of any one part viii not prevent the working OF
the whole system.
II fire breaks out ut street corner there will be
instantly available supplies OF water as follows-
From hydrants 16 streams Of water OF inches d.
ametcr with 60 feet length Of hose; from hy-
drants 81 streams making AZ streams, with from 60
to $50 feet length Of hoses from more hydrants. ~
0ur xvffh IN fot
length OF hose; from IL moro hydrants. "a streams
making IA streams with from CO to 300 feet length
$40 streams with W 40 feet length OF hose
from "a moro hydrants. 20 streams, making $3.50
and 40 on. Increasing the number of streams by 9S
for every increased length OF 270 feet Of hose.
To further illustrate the loss OF head the most
tremc may be assumed-viz, when the cxtin-
guishment OF u fire requires quantity OF water
twice great as that which all Of the steam hrc
gines Of the city, II sbundantly supplied. could
throw and that such q hro occurs at the very ex-
tremity of the city, most reno TO from the
the mbnr Al he scut end Of tss the
al enormous demand would only reduce tho head of
water in the pipes at that place to 2O feet above the
solid columns Of three inches in diameter were be-
ing constantly thrown into the re with force suf-
fcient to throw IL 1S0 feet vertically into the air.
The capacity OF the reservoir s 40 large that IL will
continue for three hours to supply twice much
water as all the steam fire engines Of the city could
that the combined effective force " the
voir and of the proposed engines 10 than six
times great ~ that OF the present engines they
could be applied one fire aud could DO amply sup
Piled with water, which now In most cases cannot
be done The weight Of the tower of masonry and
OF the iron reservoir when full OF water and the
floors ard roof will DO about 10000 TONS and must
be founded on a fine wet sand.
The entire control far M the use of the water
and hydrants IN concerned II contemplated to be in
the hands Of the Fire Department, and the use OF
from Ave to ten million gallons Of water per Day IN
the hands OF the Board OF Health, with which they
can wash down the cutters. flush tho sewers and
clean the streets. The protector OF the enterprise
suggests for the further carrying out OF the plan tna
the sidewalks In the Vicinity Vt the highest puao