New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-12
AN INCREASED WATER SUPPLY.


NO SCARCITY OF CROT0N-A SCHEME TO BRING
WATER FROM LAKE GEORGE.
There s no longer scarcity of water in the Croton
River and its branches. On Wednesday the Croton
River was TWEEN ythree inches below the lip OF the
dam. At z a. IN. yesterday there were twenty-kiX
inches running over the dam, rise OF forty
nine inches. This is due entirely to the
rainfall aud tho melting of the snow and ice
aOng the CrOtOn River and its tributaries. The
gates of the large reservoirs mt Boyd's Corners and
BrewsteTs have been shut down, and these vast
receptacles are slowly filing. lt Will probably take
until the end of March to fill them. The feeders
VIII CHI supply these reservoirs drain ont sixty
square miles 'Of the 338 square miles comprising
s Gr"ton Nvsr the The d Gpy about
1900, 600 gallons daily. This is lost for the
Jack oI sufficient reservoirs in which to store 1t.
NOtwiths auding this great waste, and with tho
Croton AQueduct running to ~ tnll capacity OF
seven feet four inches. or 05,000 600 gallons deliv
cred daily, there loss of one inch III the supply
in the Central Park Reservoir In the twenty .iour
hours ending at a. III. yes erday.
he officials in the Department. of Public Works
that all immediate danger of short water sup
me supply in the Central Park Reservoir to the full
capacity Of that receUtacle III order to make ready
for the long summer diouth and 10 guard against
any accident to the Crolon Aqneduct. There Is not
sufficient su Opiy to warrant waste on the part OF
CONSUMERS. The uQueduct Is not able snfely to de-
liver more than 950o0,0O0 gallons daily, aud more
more than 1O0.OOO.OOO gallon have been used
daily during the cola spell.
One Of the corporat0rs named in the bill now be-
fore tie Assembly TO prOvide for supplying this and
otner cities with water from Lake George, said yes
terday:
1.-The b,ll means what it indicates and nothing
more. The experience of the present winter shows
that the water supply Of this city is not what s
should be. Doubtful supply OF water Is good
from sanitary point of view. and the inhabitants
Of city should not be restricted IN its The
work proposed will be a combination Of open-cut
squeduct aud piping. The mlnimnm amount to be
D. ought from Lake George will BE- 100, 600 600 gal
Ions daily, and the maximum OO.U0O,OOO ga Ions.
Surveys have been made by competent engineers
and the amount necessary to construct the WORK
been estimated. We do not think 1t will exceed
$4,000 600. The towns and cities along the line |
Uf the proposed route will probably he supplied III |
whole or in part. POughkcepsie, A. bany anu roy.
especially. often snort of wafer and their supply
Is poor in the beet of times. The water of Lake |
George Is among the purest to be found anywhere,
and is practically inexhaustibie IL is proposed |
that it shall be- tapped at the Fort William Henry or
upper end. as il is generally termed"
Engineers Campbell and Dirdsall, of the Depart |
ment of Public Works suled at the idea of bring |
ing water Tor New York City from point 80 distant
as Lake George Both cOncurred in saying that he |
Crot0n watershed would supply the city, allowing |
for the probable i'll population, for the next
lteen or twenty years at least. During the greater
part of the year there runs to waste the CrOton
River dam from 800 DOC. 900 TO 600 COO 900 gallons
tally. his. of course, cOu b. utilized II there
!, Us the proper number of storage reservoirs.