New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-15
TIE PROPOSED MI 4QUEDUcT

Commissioner Thompson, of tn. Department Of
puhlic Work. was ASA q y st"Iul} ~ reporter 81
rJr UIRl Ne what ne thought Of the re- Ort iu. lc
Inv the Committee on Political Reform. OF the mon
| cagrc Tub relative 10 the appointment of COM
4onrrs 10 decide upon plans and coEstr ici works
tor the increase of the city water supply lie re-
ri am opposed to any bill which gives the
Governor poU cr e. name the cOullnEol Jntrs. Ihtse
slollp be ,lty officials and hey .l0Ill be name IN
the till. The proposed WORK should %" III no sense
poIitical Job II should be cons ructcd after the
plaus OF the engineers, OF ths Depai =
irrn+ who have ayailcd themselves OF
The hest talent in this line TO Ice found III the conn
trv. I favor the bl which has been introduced IN
lie sscInhy by Mr. Morrison and IL the senate by
Ur DaIv This provides that the work snail be
done after plans made by the engineers Of this De-
nartmcut and that ali contracts shall be approved
hV MAORI OF the members o. the Board oi t,tI-
inats and A1portiOn1acnt. II tins X done ther3
rar he no lob ptrperrated and there Is pc use
f,r commissioners. The only change from the bllI
OF last year is intended to meet the Governors OBJ
lection iha, there was no limit to the expenditure
which might b. lnturIei DE- biiI prov lu's t'at inc
entire arH1rnt expended for he new storage rrscr
yor and aqucduot shall lot exceed Tl4OOooOC
| am opposed 10 Il commission when mgIt lhcluue
.rrh llupracticablc men a George i. Buticr. II
there is ~ be COMM SION let II be composed OF
Democratic and Republican, officials who under
stand something o. the cIty 3 needs Thomas i.
Asten the president OF the Tax Department, Is Re
lmbcan. an hOTest Official aud enc who under
stands what is required. Others may DO found ~
botn parties. Controller Campbell j. IN eminent
engineer and his name Oh q commission would Dc q
guarantee against JohbcIN. / have called on The
Governor and explained what We propose 10 do. and
have written 10 him, but cannot get from him
any subtraction. lIe does not even dcgn t.
answer my l.. tcrs Oac thing t. certain, Ncw-lO. K
need, more water for daily consumption. This DE-
uartment has shown how the pre-: cut supply can be
trebicd al a cost OF only @l4 200, OOO'
Ensinccr Newton was found IN his Office exam
iuing some plans connected with the proposed new
aGueduct lie said " II Il not right tor l1ymcn 10
make such Wild statements some OF those credited
TO members AZ the Union League meeting. The pro-
posed dana at Quaker Bridge will not be 80 icct
above bedrock, nor viii ii be an unparalleled III
dertakinc The dam across the Furcns RIVER, near
LYONS France, Is "a feet high. The one proposed
bv us Will be II feet high aud tins viii be only IL.
the deepest PARTON Of Che stream. As the
hanks are approached on either side the
stream shoals rapidly. The necessary examiDa-
tons have been made and calculations as TO the
amount Of masonry required. We estimate il a.
abodt 500 O0u yards. Ghe cost If this can readily
be computed. The pressure per square inch Oil the
wall of the dam by the wafer we estimate at 200
pounds and the wall viii be capable Of resisting a
pressure OF 200 pounds. The plan has been APP
proved by }. 3. Jeryis, The eminent constructor Of
the present CrOtOn aqneduct; by james Is.
Francis the president OF tie roclrty Of Civil Engl-
ucers and an eminent authority on hydraulic Gu
gincerng and by X. X. Martin, the constructor of
the new Baltimore tunnel aQucdnGt. The upper
p3rt of the dam will be- about 1900 feet across
the distance will decrease of course toward the
centre of the stream With proper construction,
starting from the bed rock, there is no danger of
the dam giving way. AID when the work is COM
plrtcd Ncw-YOrk will have an addition OF
300 900, 900 gallons daily to its water supply