New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE CITY. ~.

THE WATER SUPPLY OF lhh 80, n,,n-
o,,.vrrR1y REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER VI arc
nc w0Rgs-TIIE RECENT DRoUlh TUE
IEs,oxs-ExPERMENTs 10
WASTE IN PRIVATE HOUSES uorort made
m. following is an extract fr I'M tne " Works
iile w. nv The Commissioner OF uDi i en-
U,hrt q Thompson, for the quart. r s,,nSlv.
frher so 1881 abont the C[Sed for july August
The rainta vas only 90 wholesome nan o at
for the came months 81 less than in any year
ne Continuous record OF the n gen during
Ci l MS tSeye dave in July. while water was wv III
I'm, nver the CrotOn dam leaving OulS ~ mo
Tor The remaining eighty days On the toth t;sh the
nnt,rol aTw OF the CrOton ceased 70 FURNISH NC
o. 600 600 gallons day which Is tne norma II. a.
go ,Grongh tine auueduc and the limit OF Tvs
and il continued 10 diminish to the close OF the guaT,s
wher it less than 10 100000 gaCns pc ers drawn
ing this eaUens Of wa'tr vnniv the
" m the storage reservoirs and LAKES 70 eubPlS
deficiency, being an average OF over 'o'o0''000 e
The experience Of the great drouh shows tna ~ s,i
capacity for storing water III the that the aque-
Inadequate to afford positive assurance ~ anacty The
duct VII at all times be supplied TO lts nun ~
Commissioner has hereoie T for another storage
toward the acquisition OF the au ,b cotton The re-
reservcir or the east branch OF the NIo'o" douht
cent ,1imrnfs heretofore maze in the reports OF
The daI artment that the Croton wate 6 400 "sons
tirnisfire a daily supply OF over ZOO,OouOOO
All that is needed to insure such supply s TundoIt
storage retain the water III INN Gov Of the
rainfan To be drawn upon when the hhtuid lo If
rmtnn Rtynr ia insufficient. There Is an abundance W
available SITES with natural auN"h'"s'' ''
SGns the water service 2l355 lineal feet ol
,,r gr+ laii and l43 lire hydrants set uuIs t1o
nnartT Increasing the total length ci Crot0n plIes 70
Zoo lG-l 90 miles, Nth $3.50 hre hyuldutS' lo III
Gycd ana twelve additional wHtermeters We're liaceu'
~ tbe tntal humber in use the 30th Of septem,
her 1910 70 obtain some evidence OF Iie w. ~,
water IN private houses during The hours RON ~
" - a ~ a svstem of inspection was estahhsAeu 10
observe the flow Of water from houses luI0 t Iefi
al the SC hours when there can be scaTgey any
mate use Tor water. The result OF 42o e1aihl'"o"'
"$1 a. 6"s Gow Of water less than gallon minute
i02 houses now OF water to gallons , nlpu
homes fOw of water 30 gallons minute ..-
mis- shows an nexcusaOlo aud wanton waste amount,
lE - 0 nj iS0nsIrates the necessity OF some meas
,irt or aipuance control the waste III pr C,.
g ce me consumption below the capacity OF the
auuaduct % 100000 gallons 4 ia! 1t Vol'' -
after stopping the public fountains anu UiA,nt -?
lIants, street sprinklinE the use Oh nosS ~ 81 T
measnr, available the Department TO cuIlal e COZ
sumption. Many people may nasv m IhnT, but tIe
reflection will show them tnat 1t ls smpe at1hile'o
,-nbeI to iroye that in years, with the prc'eh!
If 5puaICu and the capacity OF the present
auIeducf as the nlut Of our supply inc CVhul'lO'.7
when ureyailed during the crisis will become per
,r3nr,it uutl relieved by an additional supply from
new aqueduct. If the severe lesson mus 1,'lls'o
mas impressed them and the authorities, TO "hon oic
mSIrtmut must LOOK Tor means and power 10 mainta
a sufficient supply of water with the necessary io
a. ne ns of water during the years 1t viii take TO bultd
the necessary works, it will have accomplished niu'
Considerable progress has been made on the two con
tracts for the trucOn OF the storage IteCI
Kens,co and the LAYING of the conduit hne Del"eeI
Bronxville and Woodlawn, for the Bronx RIVER 5uPlH
Two further contracts have been made Tor iuln s
having 80 200 huear feet OF 4Snch PIPE ana ooV
feet OF 36ncG pipe. Proceedings are stu III pr9sc9s
acnure the rig6 Of way for portions OF the cohu me
ard searches are being made as 70 tAe oT y
lands for reserN OH the Bryan RYer an" CH"Ho
or conduit 10 divert its water into the Bronx ,...
IA quite evident that with the increase OF p0pudlo
ana the consequent additional demands on the "u ,T
servire the necessity OF Flushing rapidly az PoenlD
thp reinforcement the structure becomes more VI
because the consequences OF break htCesslIa'S va
cnsing of the aqeduct even for very snort peIlo'
woId cause loss of water il the distributing reserve
and pressure in the mains wn!ch "Uuu 10 4e'' w. "
onslv and would be difficult to recover