, 1879-06-05
WATER WASTE.
Each fnhabitant Uses i22 Gallons
Por Day,
At Which Rate New Pumping Machinery
Will Do Needed Next Yoar.

Extensions Of III. nalns.-tIles Of r1ps IN lJst.-.
New ll5dranls.
That portion OF the rcport OF the Commits
siongr pt Public Works fur 1878 re,ntlns mure
especially to tho consumption atId waste Of
watcr tas been received from the printer The
fncth IL gives arr interesting and deserve serious
consideration There Is tabular statement
giving tho n1imber OF inllabitnntsf tho number
Of rallons actually supplied daily, the average
humber OF gallons per inhabttant, etc., from
1858 10 1850. In 1858, with 0l,0o0 inhabitants,
The nti1nher Of gallons actually supplied WIS
3.09i ,oo0,-&s $40 gallons to each inhabitant,
uE,t1 IL 5-i0 pcople 10 IMP. In 1862 with 8,000
Inhabitants, D,G00, ,D0Q GALLONS wcre supp1icl,-
10 $40 gallons to enclt tnhabttnnt, md IS k-19
persons to tap; while, aceordlng to Tic estt-
mate uadu in ISL, 1t was h01,rch that during
TINT year only 8,000, ,o00 gallons would bo used.
In 1860, with 100000 inhabitants, the supply
was 5000, 900 gallons, or ID 3l0 per inhabltant,
with t4I individuals to each tap. In ts10, NTH
5000 Inhabitants, 81, ;6G, 600 gallons were sup.
piled, wht1e thu estimatu which had been nlndn
gaIons would ba required. Tic conslmDtion
in ts12 was n $40 gallons per inlIaly,a!.t, mil
there ware : 2-l0 inhabitants to II tal'. III 1874,
with 3d., 100 inhabitants. ta numlIer of gallons
Ia n tan ": T.i9. lu 1S;a tic conaumntl",,
had rsen n ss Hn o or ia 7.iii onm,,s ,'ar ,,
habltant aud 71-l6 PERSONS to tap. l'heso tg
urca show very plainly low the consuanntlon
per head las Increased lroui thirty'tw0 Eallons
III 1853 I'D to fGs1 In 1SiS having nearly qltAt-
ruplcd; mud the extension Of tho watcF system
is shown by thn fnrt TINT in 1858 there wcre II,
5-l0 Inhabitants to q tan, nnl now 1.lo. The
III 20 o''s"1'5 ''o
yeaf t"au ias1'
Tim rorort tbcr a,va.
n,''. "c Atpo't - ~" '..,s..',s ea.s. s.,....
city ks s a. i. sona re"ro ores s II
"a not possible; nnd M u almply evidence Of enoF.
tals n we'll o. othss ottirs gleat ansl perpIfxng
nfooie,' EYssyMnefo ~ ~ CONVICTION T. Gain1is
sifenssn mat no.'ae ot etets sa 90 iAls "itmia
nyaalhbc fneans: 80 !ar as usca nefe. taoY
port!on a. tho frontaeo and , other r fates for the
they arc not popular. and sation. objections arc
nude to them. nonc VOL GROUNDED. hossoyer.
aEainst their aeeearacs or Luz st1ist }nstGe 20 o.
mediate nnu uniscssel adoptlon wonla Cause a. q se.
ro1s .lsclInu N she total % water revenue; ent a
bcneats+
NECESSITY ron NEW ruMrlxa MACHINERY.
To show tho pressing dcmnud for dtmtnutIon
q thu waste Of water: and te abs9i!lu ,eceessty
There u Tor Immediate seps toward procuring new
,umnns II inach,nsry. aansrnm % o. aseFaRe anu ex, @
.reo9 s.t t uMy cosnnwn emc hon1a mnsnx H. M .ne
tjro nt,tnu. scanacity Of Tho c;ty. tornihcr with
what may be considered tho available cunacity ut
Al tfms:. that ~ sappossns tho largest engine to
ought twice n q year. to be stopped for exan'~
tnation, and. II nscetsary, sopatrs. On TIM fta.
gram y limo showing tho incEuasng nyeraYo
demand
Ycurs. Tbls Inc cuts tho limo Of prssent ayailnbe
and reinble pumping capacity In lssu or beforo i
proner txo erected. OF COURSE. 1t Is not certain
that TIN hYeraGn daily consumption by tho wto'o
s @ M Il 3e%su p nsss " With o: ss sss
aecolnpaaied by . uiu,in!shod aemAna for water.
waste, or Increased purptns capacity. Etcat incon
vc.cncc, md, ~ soine sect,otis OF The CITY, HlEcr.
o @as b st IT. at o ;opes wsstS
two nsE plumbing. .sns,ts ts cafasstiy iecosanssna:
H. ass y a 1s o' ana q1 gj
at lie Wess Side stattnn in ~ eiuutiou soulhatly
uf Tho present building. They could scarcely be
completed before It WI Ic necessary to rslloy tho
occt,py lou valuable space tor machinery Of suci
,!nite eacty as ws o.! a. ags Ths fona ,t not
~ % y M S It.
the West Side station.
The old inlet basin, thonnh no longer AVAIL
ttn,. 10 T., H." ,,,.. ~" rsar ~ ,,so D., ~" ~
noross,tv Will, 'n,t. ,,.. ,.as ~ ~ co,,saro1a
WIN asrv thia vaer e n,y wp W., ~ m ~
OF anchor ice at tic crib.
1'lrBs LAID.
III, ,ct,o1 t,r.on., a. ,t,o t,t,1 ,o,o,, ~ ;,,..
ollor Ycar since 1s6l, rills WIS owing mai;ily 10
tho greas dclrceson In duaacIal, lnuttsrs and tic
consequent iiallteu number ns buildings erected
intt1AFntN %tfhnf.