New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-15
THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS.
COMMISSIONER cAMPBELps REPORT.
REPAIRING OLD AND LAYING NEW PAygMENrs--
THE WATER SUPPLY

REPAIRING OLD AND LAYING NEW PAVEMENT
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Commissioner Campbell of the Department
Of Pubic Works yesterday sent to Mayor Cooper his
report for the quarter eudng June 80. Ii is one of The
most interesting reports issued for years. The exDend
lures for the quarter were $3.50 237, reduction Of
S2l0970 over the period last year. or this reduc-
ton S52.647 is owing TO the refusal OF the Board OF
Alderman to authorize the repaving OF streets until
after the close of the quarter. This delay will
prevent the necessary repaving being completed
this year. In regard TO rrpaving, the Commissioner
SAYS: "The ordinary repairs OF pavements prosecuted
with special view TO improving tbs san itary condi-
ton OF the city, by repairing depressons and rroguar-
ties in street surfaces, where dirt and stagnan water
are liable TO accumulate, favorng the generation OF epi
demc diseases. An inspection of all the streets was
made for this purpose and the repairs Of these places
are making rapid progress. We have on Manhattan
Island $50 miles paved Streets with 1853 0O0 square
Square yards
Stone block pavements. $4,000
,poDle stone pavements--..---.--- 1d4VOO
Macadam payements. ---..-.-....-...-... $4,000
Wool anu concrete payements.......... 100000
The greatest obstacle the proper maintenance OF the
pavements Is the frequency OF excavations by builders
plumbers, companies and Others, making and re-
pairing b0use-connecous with sewerS, water aud gas
pipes The number or sucn excavations Is estimated al
10000 per annum The payemeuts over them are not
properly replaced by these persons resulting series
Ol holes or depressiOns To remedy TINS ordinance has
been drafted and before the Board OF Aldermen
requiring lee each permit FOR such excavations TO
the cost OF placing the payements the to
be done by skilled workmen under the charge OF the
Department
The Commissioner will ask the Board OF Estimate aud
Apportonment for the full amount, 5000 900, desg-
mated by the Law of 1870 for repairing tor tue coming
year with the view oil securing smooth ana nOseless
pavement and 10 have fair trial or the best kind Of
Asphalt pavement tue London Neuchate Asphalt Con-
pany received an order To put down Their pavement
on Fluh-aye., from Twenty-sixth-st 10 twenty
seventL-st, and the work has been done at
nominal cost to the city, In a style equal
to the best pavements OF this class IN London.
The Commissioner states that the CrJton River ceased
10 FURNISH FOIL supply OF water Tor the aqueduct on
June 81 since which tune the storage reservoirs have
the reservoirs 10 supply the aqueduct
The work on the new High Service Works. near Ninth
ave. between Nnet seventh and Ninety eighth-,t Is
Az under contract ana II Il expected 10 1e Completed
this year. AT the close OF last Winter the Central Park
reservoir had ioIeh sixteen eet oeloW nsh water III
consequence OF tue nordinate waste IN cold weather,
ana only eight feet have been Iegai1ed With the advent
OF hot weather tue gain has ceased
The various means or increasing and maintaining the
water supply or the city are considered at great length
The first by repairing the aqueduc that 1t be
USED TO It's rul extent when OnllJ IL was not intended
10 carry water above The sprugng line Of tne arch, Civ
ing daily supply OF 60,0OO0O0 gallons. The daily
sumption OF from 9OOO0OOO to 1OOOOOOO0 for
DdmOer OF years has caused dangerous strain on the
aqutduct The Commissioner says that there eight
miles OF the aqueduct which ned to DE- strengthened,
but the Board OF Estimate and Appointment has here
tofoTe refused the necessary appropriation
The new high service works at Nnetyseventh-st and
Nnth-ave vii be ready for use this year. The present
high service works bro gnt into in 1871 and
they now furnish about 100000 gallons daily Tue
Increased demand for hgh service supply owing to In
grown the capacity OF the works When the new works
are completed 100000 gallons daily can be supplied
at height Of 100 feet
An additional supply OF water to be obtained inde-
pendent OF the present aqupduct Is necessity.
vey OF the Bronx River and Rye ponds shows that
1OO0O,O00 gallons daily Of pure water could De OBJ
tanned cost or 100000 IL is proposed to unite
the Bryan River with the Bronx by means Of n tunnel
1900 feet long from the Connecticut me. This would
give with the Bronx an available drainage area of
Twenty-Five square miles, afOrdiug average daily
supply or z0OOOOO0 gallons. This supply would be
brought through "A fOur-Oot iron pipe to q reservoir
Wilamsbridge, the water 10 b. ruu through tue
Twentythrd and Twenty fourth Wards, and the
plus led by "A conduit INTO the CrOtOn aqurduct. The
length OF iron cOuuuit from the storage reservoirs
would be fifteen miles. The proposed reservoirs
would $500 900 600 gallons Of The outside
cost of obtaining ana distributing this extra supply OF
2O.O0O.000 GALLONS would be T3O000J0 The only
other way which equal supply be obtained Is
take several years 10 build. The interest this extra
cost would amount to more than SO 1000 per annum
The supply nom the Bronx and Bryan vers would
oDvlae the necessity OF new aqueduct for number
OF years
To prevent waste 1t is proposed to device similar
TO that in Europe III all private dwellings
not supplied with metres.
As FEEDER Tor "a aqued1ct when built, the H0usa-
River be used which will furnish daily sup
py of 100000 900 gallons The shortest route OBJ
tain supply would require aqueduc about fifteen