, 1881-03-06
new PUMpikG- G-W0RKS.
Proposal to Establish Them Twen-
ty Miles North Of Us.
MI. W. W. Boyington's Figures as to
the Expense and Saving.
The Only Plan By Which to Get a Pure
Water-Supply.

sewerage Is thoroughly arousfng tho public
mind, and as our nelEhbors on the south have
brought tho subject before the Legislature, so
fur as disposng of the sewage Is concerned, 1t
seems to that 1t is the interest Of the city to
have some measure adopted so thAt tho sewage
disposal shall not In any way contamnate the
water
lis very evident that some measure must be
adopted. both for the relief of the people south,
and our rapidly growing city, which, in the near
future, promises to be tho second city in num-
bers and importance on the continent. We have
nll the elements and geographical position 10
make 1t so, il we only avail ourselves Of what is
at our command. Our lake affords the purcst
reservoir of drinktng-warer within tho rcuch of
any large city. Our sewerage system threatens
TO destroy the purity Of our dr;nk1rg-watcr. or
stink out and cause sickness and death to our
ueighhors on tho south, along the line Of tho
canal and river. aul one that believes that the
authorities In tho discharge Of their duty 10 the
public have ryht to do or allow this any
longer than 1t is possible to make positive rcpnr-
The subject has been quite thoroughly and
sufficiently to provo that ut times our drink
ing water is impregnnted with more or less fifth.
| und to prove that our neIghoors on the south
| cannot and will not endure what they have had
to for two years pnst.
Il has been said that ship canal would cure
| both the evils, AL such advocates seem to
! lose sight Of the limited capacity OF the South
Branch. do not suppose thut any Of tho ship
cis1la projectors anticipate removing the mani
moth elevators. pncking-houses. rara,ad aepots,
freight houses, bridses and numerous Fn1lroad
tracks that line tho river on both sides. tor the
purpose OF widening tho 5unnc, without which
| even IL shp-canal would mt remove tho diff
| With q crnmped South Branch acting nur slug
| sewers. slaughter and rendering houses will set
| tic to the bottom Of the various branches uHd
forks Of tho river, only to be disturbed by tho
various branches When this occurs the ac:-
| cumulated filth ia the botto1ns and forks OF the
surfaco and in the pools OF the :,i1 square miles
| ofwatershed thAt how into the vtrious branches
and forks Of the river, get thoroughly washed
into the lake this stuff does not go with favor
| uhlc westerly wind. u11d miDgle with the water
that is pumped back for citizens to drink. Some
urEue that our water Is SO much better than 1t
tho as laEs H.s tnas the peopis eaEhs : j.st: no.
as we'll rs the days when We had to rely upon
| getting our water-supply from casks brought to
our doors, and tho OLD wooden -puInn t1ays: Re o
| hike, however, the river wash had no compare
| son with the present. and tho present will hive
| no comparison with tho future, With its antici-
patcd growth in nll its departments unless so,e
| measure commensurate with euid increase Is
| adopted as it now tG some mag get compara-
tirely pure water and other particles OF rank
| poison. - --...- -....
since tho deepening Of the canal. has been thai
for u good portion of four mouths OF the season
| the water from the $50 square miles OF water
shed rushes into the river and its forks at times
OF fresnct5 III quantity about four zitncs more
| than the South Brunch Gun carry away. This
surplus finds 1ids relief by the main river Into
tho lake, carrying with 1t tons OF refuse and
| purrfd matter. -.....
Now this state of things Is inevitably the case
| for uil time to come-unty worse-with the pres
cnt capacity Of tho North Branch In these cal
culntions OF surplus ilow and the limit of escape,
take Us basis tho various estimates nude by
| expert engineers .ls reported and eommented
upon at meeting Of the Engineers Club March
| II, 1880. 1t that meeting it was shown thAt tho
| average daily iow of warer for Il month wis
about Il, 0D Gu bic feet more than could pass
| down the South Brunch ma canal. Now. IL this
dent that ut times OF fresnet there are days. rs
before mentioned, M ed when Ut least four times rs rs
the luke iu twcnty-fonr hours, more than Gun
| pass down tho South Branch. Now, with such
Accumulated hlth Of tho river into the lake. VINO
eau say it does not tlow miles beyond the receiv-
ing Crib in quantities too foul to be tolerated for
| q day longer than steps can be taken to remedy
the evil? f. $. Chesbroush: who Is good author
ity on this subject RIP in his discussions hsfan
the s,ia Is Gg9 ne oesoe eetG1e
| us to how far iu times OF u freshet the river
wnshed into the lake, When there was frcshet
wutcr from the river went beyond the Crib, and
| he thought sometimes two or three miles, and
! its presence was noticeable for two or three
days. At such times he had seen it end srnelt r.
| This being admitted ts I'M 1ncontrovertiole
| fact, how can we longer hesitate? How can we
expect to get rid Of the river TOW by extending
the tunnel TWO miles iurter % ana snere re- stnof
| distance out) when it has been already shown
that the river flow goes mile OF more beyond
niles $ beyond It il the truth sas known? What
| hus been dune, consider has been wisely done,
| under the circumstances, taking into account
be be- considered BY some in experiment. We may
also consider must other watcr-supp:ies Tor large
cities experiments Most of them e m naVG s5a oeea
or otherwise objectionable.
| The City Of New York has in contempla hon
the project to bring its water-supply from Lake
iny-wascr il a very essential element Of health
to III, large cities and must be outlined, II with
| our present system. only by extending it For
temporary relief, our present fears OF eptdou1-
les will only be intensified from th1s time on On.
| aud result in the loss Of thousands of or clti-
| zclls us IL penalty. ten
| been suggested that the removal Of the pump
| say twenty miles Or more. IS the ONLY sslo Moae
| OF getting pure lake water. This have adyo-
| toned the subject to Mayor Heath about four
years ago. Ground up tllut distance ia about l;N
to l5o feet above The !ake nnd fh9 t1 sou soa
| ofabout 10D acres. AT first e1cayate. sag iorty
Rcree, five feet deep, with which throw up an cm-
forming forty acre reservoir twelve feet deep.
This can BIO done without ~ masonry. except y y
the ouie1 ard Inlet gates: This reservoir w9nla u,
| as to cost of the enterprise:
I For reservoir and pumping purposes,
| 100 acres ut un average of Sl5o per, M
TnEe Mr. iC5hresorough's estimate foru
| new Crib and tunnel two miles fur
| thor into the lake (Which should bo -ooooo
| Nv esiimatc for cxcayutinp forty acres
| and plncng same IN e1nnank"ents- ., -oo