New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-25
THE PUB1IO W0RKS DEPARTMENT.

REPORT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER.
THE NECESSITY OF A NEW AQUEDUCr AGAIN SCI
roRru-wHAr HAS BEEN DONE IN PAVING
STREETS.
The Dcpartment Of Public Works has issued its
report TO the Mavor for the second quarter OF l7S-
ending on June 80. The report includes summary
of expenses and OF contracts mad", together IN
comparative table of contracts made Ill thG
first SIX months of the last seven years aud
reports of the various bureaus of the department.
one section of the retGIit; Is IS gwen he ox 10
peudituics for the quarter amounted TO ~ Loo
1j0 10, making the amount expended IN me TX
month, ending June 30. @2,071 1897 GO. me est
mated cost OF tnc contracts MADE within the quar-
ter was 81 60j 2S2 20, the amount Tor the nlSt SIX
months Of the year beng $1,77G,390 n, or nearIy
twice a. much as for any similar period during me
six preceding years. This increase lscXpaneu III
Ia report by the statement that propcrty-oWners
instead of protesting against improvement a;
they did in the " preceding years OF neplcSaloh'
now in the present period 0i prosperity are con,
stautly urging the prosecution oI ne" W3lAsi
III part as follows:
The rainfall in the valleys Of the Croton and OF tho
BRONX Rivers was "a iOujWsi
Quarter, ending o% mont 8, ending }iIs
At Boyd's Corners Reservoir, 10! in 39'g} iu'
At southeast Reservoir. .,...-- " - IN o. 80 ~
At Kcnsico on the BIOnx River. .lO4i H. Efo- III
Thougn this is from 30 inches less than for the
corresponding sis months OF last year the faft that lne
rcstrVoir. and lakes filed earlier man iSt ycI,
entire peTOo Of siN months ma maj thc m 81 %
peratuIc prevailing last winter caused yer! hiie oi 'h
rainfall b. held back IN the form OF lee ana s0" ~ DC
released in sudCth Iicshcls ~ Nal'.hh Cr,t AKIN
duccd greater abundance OF supply ar the CfolOn uh
The average surplus water running over the 'rOton
dam mo The Hudson River during past months,
above the quantity required 10 MI tie reservoirs ana
ny was 5UOOOO,OOO gallons per day Oar aqucduct
was Therefore able To- denver on H"e-7i .ni
hcicnt storage and conduit cnpa1eiLy' nave
been brought to The city. Inc @quc-
has .,If X. Il
over 9j,OOO,OOO gallons oil WAFER per gay which - 49,.
hat safely be passed hroushl H. lh' salc P''t''6
na- been del red the past ten years ana "h"h l"e
population was several hundred thousand less than now;
and cSInpainis OF naacquate pressure prevail even
plau, cons lanty received 10y tht department VI hp
pear to be many people VINO do LOT understand li"'
1fnout mean, 10 increase th- quantity OF water avail
able Tor urc the city the grown IN consumption "
wafer eaird by the growth of the city IN populations
buidn.s =. commerce aud manufactures must produce
corr, spending decrease III tue force OF head WIN "c
the water can be delivered In the houses INC nSito"
mar.in bet Wern bare -utcicncy ana absolute ueuc
cy IN supply j. dim nhlng Win every teP AZ ,ie
proSrcs, OF the city. People from 0theI ci,i.,' ..V'
ana countries cannot una, r-taud why the in'lrolos
Win s vast PioPei 'es ara md mex
avail ltscll 81 Tue c'ihpaI"uFt9 M =, ~
ponsye means oi securing AN Abundant sIpp1 81 tio
purcst water by constructing another aIucducl ioh
Inc CrOtOn Ryer
Under he head of "payemcnts a cut is appended
fo the rcpor, showing thc diilcuty OF keeping the
paveuents ~ good OIIcr AT the Junction oi Wall
Nassau and BTUau-sts., and at similar PAGES, Inc
cut exhibits nen. dth the pavement pcNlueIInI
maze OF wafer, gas stealth pIeumaIc' cd'ie an"
ectrlc pipes, and also o1 sewers, basins, cuN iH'
drains and vault, to surrounding buildings Oar
Inu the quarter, H. s>1 square yards OF payemcnia
were iaId IN fifteen different stress 10 replace ot!
ana defective pavcmcnls; ana ZEOif square Sdlua
were laid IN twelve new streets IN the upper part o.
The city, The repair force was increased from forty
men and four carts IN April 10 All men ana clght[-
tour carts III Juhe.s The report mentions inc Glul-
Guilty that the steam heating companies Woih
makes III regard to keeping the pdVcmtns III re-
par, and states that the permits isSueH 10 tHcse
Co., names rms season have covered thrtJ three
different locations each one including from one 10
five blocks 10 be eXcavatcd for pipc-layln9 large
increase iu the grading of new streets lsuOtccd, ana
also a largely increased ~ Icnse for he maintenance
of the uptown drives, bouieyards and Ioads Inc
repori shows that there were $3.50 gts-Idlhps ana
~ electric night, used by the ciJy on June 3O-an
increase OF 1872 gas lamps The water register coli
lected and pald into the City Treasury @l1l,o3i o.