New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-06

Dci GSJ' asiaasi gen ia i,5o1oJ i'ooo2o
Total ............ -. 81 10 .: 49,
The increase amounting 10 sl7Il337 81. . ch.cfiy
occasiDund lbs The following items: lhrred 81 ci'i'
taxea 5000 ~ 90 increase for redcnnlon - CIV '
in 1881 required b! vHlon3 law 81 t, ,,S
Tor T,.grf oi ucattOu IucludnE"p'!op lhll'h7 ~
svno w. ,,,i, 90 0OO for the Department 81
f1o and Corrlctinn for new buidiugs. 100000;
for he med cal n sht service AMI new I'spaI io n
tprions D-casos $1,000 fol Asy luin, a9G Esi9ran
tories $50 600; for Fire P,ro stc1mDoa ToV"UG io'
| Harrur IOcc Ste mh0dt SCuOUU I'I ~, ~. ,o,,s
S33 900 These items Of IL crease are Tor The most par
not properly chdrgoable to ne Ordinary & bn
of me cav governments the estimates ior Wntu nav
been reduced in all departments In conformity to chap
ter 52l of the Laws Of lSsOnd 10 some departments po
| yond the ,quirCmcnts OF tnat act
| THE WATER SUPPLY, STREETS AND MARKETS.
The powers OF tie Department Of Public WORKS. rs de-
fined By HE charter very comprehensive The duties
Of attending To the water supply, oi repairing imIroV
ing and LIGHTING the streets OF caring for the drainage OF
the city, ana removing Instructions from the thorough
fores hpgdps many other duties Of minor character,
dcvoivc upon this department. II was the agency, some
years ago. chiefly responsible for increasing the burdens
OF the general taxpayers. and for creating assessment
charges upOn real estate greatly IN excess Of the III
trlpsic value OF the mproS elected 1t has
! been brought into harmony with the policy VI caN'fu
| ana wc'lconsdcrad EXPENDITURES, end Will necessary
Tor which there Wa 10 obvious Oi immediate necessary
Tie necessity for larger supply OF water has been
eciouSiy lclt Tnc single conduit now IN use iur con
| v'yug w.ter II IA the Crotor valley ard lis vicinity
viii af ~ distant day I've inadequate Cor this service.
In ~, vn.n Inc ('roion Ac0l"iuct WAS completed,
New York contained about 33OOJ0 inhabitants. aud the
dally supply was 4C.rGoOOO gal on. Tho population
has increased to l,-o~0o0, according 10 the census
| water Is now 93 100000 galou-, OF - gallon" per
cnpta. The raII growth OF tIe cty mont of the ecu
| iral Park, ich nay DE confidently predicted 10 iah"
place within the nc nv o Gen YEAR, N conseGIrnf
O the present facilities 5r RAPID transit Will inevitably
require an increased supply. The Ctrt0l Aqurdlci Is
already taxed ~ us utmost c,Pl'lN lhc III ,,7',Ics
which breu adopted by the COMMISSIONER ~ Pubhc
min!siration have been 10 repair and strengthen Tue
present aGueduc; TO prevent waste and to locate AMI
Wholesome wntcr The waste Of water in the city by
occupants OF buildings has become matter 81 great
concern In thc winter the principal source oi loss - by
| nina This can he siopprd by having the plumbing
| Work OF all buildings done m thorough manner II
authority were vested by lawn the Department 81" run
BUILDINGS. TO that plumbing ~ done ~ such ~ amer
as prevent freeing and leakage iare saving ~ond
be effected 70 chcck waste, metres have been gra11-
ally introduced within the pact four years by the c
rartmCt OF Public WORKS mo ho,c.'' Iae."'lr t,u
| other buildings requiring a large suppy gI "'t TT
About 5000 OF Them were 50 introduced ~ lo,O Inc
| general Of thcsc metres Will he bcnclcal PnNde
dwellings are excepted from the auhorly siVrh 10 nc
Commissioner Of Public Works t0 qnirt metres 10 pe
placed in buildings. Attempts have been made bi ma
to ascertain by atysten 81 wafer kauIea ph,t 1T .ac
curb line. The quantity Of water used u private hpuecS
- Tc' Ry nonsc6o ers IN the use Of water Il
mated that II the waste OF water could DO elrciuuY
suppressed. il would be equal To an addition 10 inc sup
ply Of 3O,OOoO0O gallons dali, ana would have me
EFF Of increasing the pressure Throughout the city ana
defcrring for some years TIE construction oi ne"
The suhrct II an additional " supply both a.
an auxiliary the Croton Aqucducl for general service
and Us temporary substitute IN rmrrgency' hl' &C.
ceiyed careful confederation Inc department mas mahe
compete survey OF the watersheds o tho Bronx And
B,riIn Rivers, twenty hrc mhcs north oi ihc Hal'tm
River. and found ldt tigHlcti or ny "''uI E''ns
Of water duy can be supplied hy forty eEnt inca MAN
from this Watershed at cOst oi apoi lhiee III lion
! dollars Ihls Important WORK Wnich uA' p''" V"H'
mouccd. Will be completed n ab"r, lhfte years.
| The necessity for rel Lcug OLD and NOIn-ou' pave
mcnts by new our- ha' become l1r'tI e % I@'' I''
Legislature auh orzb me rep 'rmehl "i -,i',j' ~