New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
WATER FROM THE UPPER HUDSON.
NEW-YORK, BROOKLYN AND OIHEK CIIIE5 TO DE
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NEW-YORK, BROOKLYN AND OTHER CITIES TO BE
sUPPGIED-AN OPEN CANAL PROPOSED.
State Senator Homer A. Nelson was in the clty
Yesterday and was asked by reporter OF IHE
TRIBUNE what was intended by the bill introduced
by him to incorporate n company having for MS ODD
ject to supply the cities of New-lork ana DTqoKlyn
and various towns and cities along the huds9h
River with water. He said that he really know h9tn m
ing about the bill than appeared upon tIe la9
OF u. He had been asked 30 Introduce the Dill dIu
had done 20 without committing himself 10 It, ne
had been assured however that the bill was not IN
tended to cover any other scheme than the one - l
forth in it. 1t gave the company the power 10 tthe t
water from any source by giving such COMPENSATION
Is a commission duly provided lOr IN
the bill should designate as proper. ne
supposed the point from which water was to re
brought was the upper Hudson. The matter "ould
be thoroughly explained before the Senate COM
mittec by one or more Of the projectors.
Ex-senator James T: Pierce, one, ot the corpora
tors said that he had been asked by the principal
projectors to allow the use of his name
and had consented. The object OF the
measure was to furnish Ncw-lorl and othGGr towns
hrvcd This could he done better and more cheapiy
by private company than by public officials.
W. W. Lamar, the originator of the scheme, Is
very confident that il affords the best possible sou-
city and brooklyn. He said: 1t is in
tended that the supply OF water slaii
be drawn from the upper Hudson in the vicinity OF
GIrnu's Falls. The necessary surveys nave D'eh
made by J. T. Tanning the welI-kHoEn 'yIi elgl. -
been engaged IN surveys Tor the state SHOWS inat
tbc upngr Hudson drains over 5000 square miles
of territory ne gauge Of water taken last
.uIuln,r In an ,ptonaly dry season. aud the
supDly was found TO be ample. 1t is estimated that
from 700 900. 900 TO oOOOOO,OOO gallons en- be
supplIcd every twenty y-hOur hours On basis OF
allowing fall Of SN inches 20 The mile, the head nt
water delivered in this city would be about ZOJ
feet more than sufficient To carry 1t 70 the tops or
fine highest buildings. The low at Albany will be
sufficient to carry II to the top of the Capitol IL
i proposed that the wafer shall b" brought IN a
open canal through which there VIII be steady
flow Valleys and streams viii be crossed by wa
ducts or inverted syphous. The canal VIII be pro-
tecird by fence on each side and great care Will
t. will be punished rhe capital Is fixed at
$50 900 600 aud ths is deemed sufficient ior the
purpose II is estimated by competent engineers
that the work can be finished IN three years OF 1Or
wears at the ont side Provision l. To- De mace loI
supplying Albany, Poughkeepsc, and IN 1aGt every
cItv and town along the line OF the canal lhls can
be done ana still leave enough Tor an ample supply
for New-Y0rk aud Brooklyn for all time 10 come
How, 90 yOu propose to cross Ire East ltlVcr III
order to furnish a supply 10 BrOokynF -
hat can easily be done. 1t is not dlDcult en-
oiuc,riI.r probl,l. | think that this IS a better
plau than the one proposed to dam mp the Crotoh
River Running water OF course better IOI con-
sumption thal that contained III reservoir an
th-,. matter, viii be explained az length TO the
Senate committee on Cities when We are gwen Il
hearing Ihc report giving full information VIII be
! rr.,Iv IN = few uays' he statement tnat the
names of biChJrJ i. Storrs and Osborne MacDah'i
| as corporit1r- were used without their consent
was a mi .appr. hrn-ion and grew out of their un-
! Willingness 10 say anything about the PROJECT