New-York tribune., 1881-09-11
INCREASING THE WATER SUPPLY.

Assistant Cor GRAFTON Counsel Lacombe who has
III charge he proceedings to acquire title and settle
claims for damage III the various watersheds which
are sought to be acquired for tho of the city,
moved sterday at Special Term in White Plains
for the coniirna iou of the reports of two
sets OF commissioners: he frsi OF these is
pointed about three wears ago to assess damages to
property owners fl ON the drawing OFF, upon occa-
sion. of tne waters of Lakes Mahopac and Kirk
The claims OF the riparian owners at those lakes
were covered by prior report, the present one
covering the damage to the owners upon the Mus
coot River tthe outlet stTeam whose normal flow
will be interfered with by the operations of the city
authorities in drawing off and holding back the
water. The awards made III thus proceeding by for
mer reports amounted to about $165000 The
present report which xnguishes the last outsand-
amount of water winch sc stored in these lakes
available for the of the city is SOL 60 600
gallons. The second report refers to what is known
a. the Kensico reservoir and pipe ine Commissioners
to appraise damages III this appointed IN
covering the land required for the reserve, upon
which the work OF building the dam is in pro-
gress. This they valued at $53757. The present
report covers the section OF the pipe- line from
the proposed reservoir at kensicO to Hartsdale,
strip of land from eight to twenty feet wide. The
awards reported by the Commissioners for this sec
tion aggregate S11 800 and they have still before
them for appraisa the claims OF the owners at
be located and also the other sections of the pipe
line from Hartsdale to WilliamsbTidge, and the
claims tor damage in consequence of diminishing the
mn sloners are Robert Sewell. William H. Wickhan
and William II. Wright. The Clerk of the Com
When this proposed system of reservoirs and pipe
line is completed il is estimated that the water sup
ply of the city will be increased 1900, 900 gallons
a day. The Department of Public Works is pushing
the wor4 to completion rapidly possible.
CHARGED WITH SCUTTLING A VESSEL.
Captain William III. Tower, of the schooner Panope
Of st. John. New Brunswick, arres ed YESTERDAY
by United States Marshals Jefries and Mel en- he
having been jointly indicted with Howard c.
Thomas some time ago by the Uni ed States Grand
Jury, charge of having scuttled the bark
Brothers Pride OF St. John, New Brunswick on NAV
6, 1879. The Brothers Pride was laden with sugar
and it is charged that Tower aud Thomas who W as
also officer of the bark, conspired to scute the
vessel by boring holes in her bottom, with a view
of defraudinag the underwriters, the in
surance the vessel and cargo being up-
ward of 100000 The Great Western In
surance Company of New York had two policies
upon the property. Captain Tower denies that
there was a conspiracy TO delraud the underwriters
He asserts hat the bark encountered severe
weather, and that finding fourteen 1eet of water in
her hold he abandoned her. He also says that the
holes were bored in her bottom to sink her, and thus
prevent accidents TO other vessels by collision with
the floating wreck. Captain Tower was arrested
tried and convicted iii the Canadian Courts but the
conviction was quashed on appeal United sta es
Commissioner Deuel. held Captain Tower ia SIC, 600
bail to appear for trial at the next term of the
Criminal branch of the United States Circuit Court