New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-21
HINTS, QUESTIONS AND ANsWgBS.
THE WORLDS FAIR.

TO fhe EGffor OF rae TrtbERe.
SfR: If we are to have Worlds Fair IN
1885, even year later tile present position ct the
protected enterprise sHch that only good Judgment az
TO the future will insure success What u the
70 do Why change the ite Prospect Park OF 70 the
level farming lands this side OF Coney Island Change
the act OF Congress AZ 10 include Kings County
olause to that effect was believe. the original lSw,
but was stricken out the ground that the Fair must
be In Hew-York County In order to be NewYork FAIR
II will be Just much OF New York Fair II held In
Kings County as the sydenham Palace was london
fair The partieB VINO are managing the enterprise
good but they do not include oneeighn OF bne
sss sso g 1r Ss Ra S Ons
Island Locate the Fair In that section and there VIII
SSsness men Who will invest their money can thai
she stock would par handsome dyidends kyerySo eS
goes, and with the current not against it.
Brooklyt March Ia, 1881 BRoADwAr.
tI'he act Of Congress can not be changed until
next session. The best site should have been
selected long time ago. The time has gone by for
reopening the discussion in regard to the most avail
able site.--Edl
SALT WATER FOR STREET-sPRINKLKG.
TO the EDITOR Of The TrfbHne.
SIR: The dusty season is now at hand and
the persons whose busnessi expend vast quantity
OF water In laying the dnst will be at work THIS
use OF Croton for sprnkng the streets seems TO
while two salt rivers Gov past the city. Why not CON-
pei these sprnknE peope 70 tap the rivers and use sa
waieri They viii say at once 1t 30 TOO much trouble
would cost much 30 70 the rivers and that tne
river water would be bad and dangerous 70 the pnoo
heath--a OF which is not true. pipe be lald from
the end OF pier into deep water 1t will DO found tnat
the water sufficiently for this purpose OF course
the pipe must not be laid at the head OF dock next to
DRAIN but in clear water such can easily be seen
from the end Of any pier. This water might be pumped
up on the incoming tide, while the water Is ciean'
and stored In tanks TIL wanted By this means the
water carts could be filed at oil hours aud In much ese
time than by the present awkward and waseinl Plan In
the next place, 1t wild be found after using san water
for few days that the salt will form damp black and
white akin. or thin crust the pAvements that W
retain She duet and save least onehaf the tine ana
water now needed keep the dust down. The sea water
would cost nothing and that would be credited to the
saving OF expense. Others may remark thath Wou'u
never do to have sateoyered streets that 1t would DO
unhealthy ana iniure The varnish carriage wheels
These things also untrue or SO nearly so .nat ILL.,
are not wortay OF notice. The city OF Boston Ls uen
watered exclusively with salt water tor long rne ano
from far dirty harbor than new iotK anu WIN
positive rni IN every respect TIE salt Is prOectoh
against the germs OF dEease IN the dust Keebe the
STREETS Clean sweet and pure and the nJury IL may or
TO be OF much mOent AT any rate a. works in Boston
and IL should wOfz here equally wei and nI VIf gsea
saving OF Cr0ton water. CHAlLhe bAhNAlO'
eae-Rork, March l6 1881.
1.-The streets of Paris were at one time sprinkled
with salt water and possibly this is still the practice
The experiment has worked well in Boston ana Is
well worth trying in New-York, where the demands
upon the water supply are increasing every year
Ed