New-York tribune., 1880-06-28

ana B ran nys Lss vstss & # ~, 1SS9sf
lsansnts 4s order e svcaf III i'Pe6 2 IS g
sssy Ssy'a q ssS sss sss ssss.1 sssas ir.s m
Plains nosr Henrsco Sta&ou on fhc hrfis2s q =
RE RE Rom PonSs % when srs siSsiss o ss i .s
Of the Bronx River C0fnmlsm2nel S.mRoVr E 49,
SDnos ~ ,hss so,s 2;se sss ss,ss sys ss
means of an iron pips forsy-slsht hponss - - 4
ioE IS = oesssSersd feasible 70 unite hs waters
SygsE Rye 3 WA ts,s se0ss ,g :. tas Tis n ~
the Bronx RIVER 4 rfgs q s1is stsss: e e <SsS s
pna prindps 1ysimi ib1ariss bO1a ahss 1siss near
State line, and thenee tbo riysr rnn1ane e s523
nfGPls1s of PSr sesper me 1sssss q ts ss y
towns fsctoriss iying sons s oanss g 3
tss%. = TSis q sI'ss y pal0s a0 stsn
SS e ssss 81 q s FISK ss ss
CONTAINS area OF sesoe sqsars mcs vas s
sssss sas sss fss ss s g as
miIeA W. & Is
The general plan for uilssing Eshe watcr o both -
Bronx and the Byram Rivers 10 as foliswss *
PiEys-To buld dam ss the outlet OF the LissS Nv
Pond IS feet high. which will make ons is<s g -
two ponds OF $50 acres IN extent caDepso "
900 gallons OF water.
SeeOnd-ro builda dam on the Bronx near Aenssc@
As feet hizh making reservoir OF $50 acres with an
available capacity Of f,620 100000 ga1onss
Third-To build dam aeross the By7m Htycf. 10 Dsst
HIGH LOO feet north OF the State limo, which
lake q 7S scrss and g sSc ss sl g
be cut e unto the Byram River wse tns SrSaa a u
elevsticn Of aio rssf sboys tide and carry
iron pipe four feet IN diameter along me vaiiey y
upper TT Oar % Of she Tws1syfoartS Wsra Al an sysen
Of $50 ieet above tidewater and % rec, an09o @ @ sne
gel0ns The length ot s eonas w . bs s @ e &C.
ysTed IN ppeS TO o. the upper wards ana eonnectoa
made with the 0roton Agueiuct was to carry rae sur
The storage capacity OF the proposed reservoirs vb DO
iSa ponS NO el) f50
K Kye SS9 S10O0
Williams Bridge Reservoir lOO00C,Ooo
The drainage area Of the Two streams Is twenfys swo
ming In the streams was 100000 glone per sqaaro
BrUnx aud Byram district. Tbes proposed works are
planned uDon basis Of $500 100000 gallons storass
daily supply Of gallons The various iiea,
of cost Of the proposed work foot up S2+897479.
KxpEEsE OF A NEW AQUZDUCr.
The only other way In which 600 900 galoBs daily
can be supplied Is by the construction Of aqUzst
from the CrOtop Basin. This would require sevsrsl
years It's construction and would cost nciudag two
reservoirs. S12, 600 An extra supply
of water needed In the shortest possible time. The
interest on the extra cost Of saueduct over this
conduit now proposed would amount 70 more than
100000 year. which IN few years would equal the
Of the lesser work Such an Interest charge must
be met when new aqueduet Is built but, already
ths Is not absolutely necessary for esght ten
years to come 80 a
For the reasons already given Commissioners Camp
bell has come " tho conclusion that h wse TO pro
ceed at with the Bronx and Byram Rivers project.
Under the various laws which have been pasaed the
Commissioner OF Public Works authorised to expend
snch sums az lie may deem necessary. not exeeedin9
n 100000 n any one year, Tor Increasing the water
supply OF this city. Under this limitation about three
years wall be consumed II eonpleng tue conduit and
supply must suffice.