New-York tribune., 1883-06-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
u,,r p.u,po VALLEY WATER SCHEME.

xutru THE PRESIDENT Of ih1 SO'' "-'
r,.. 60, that Governor Cleveland has signed the
~, ne ns,nS an additional supply OF water ior this
p., 90 ' he obtained from the Ramapo aney S nas
ci.y ysd feeling of alarm in Newark, raleIson @ anu
yosso' his source The manufacturers along tne
Psssaic River are also apprehenslve that .o n
OF water for driving the machinery Oh from
.rSoss headwaters the Ramapo Improvement Com, o
many propose to supply this city WIN oo,ooV'VtEo
gallons Of water daily Is .e cnS, water
*sren from the Ramapo wonld reduce tne now OF
49, passac. The New-Jersey Water commission
will legal ts ao by tbs
Ramapo Improvement Company.
when the Croton Aqueduct Commission was en- en-
caged in taxing testimony as 10 the best means ior
Srovding this city with an increased water snppy,
among those who appeared as witnesses were l,anni
jackson, Auditor IN the Finance Deparimene' o sho
~ on authority on hydraulics. Mr.. jackson is the
nresidsnt of the Ramapo Improvement Company.
His plan was to bring water IN iron pipes. ppsr.hed tbe
crossing the Hudson River by a sypnoni IL ,has %as
clsimed for this project by Mr.. Jackson tnae
mora AZ was required, could be delivered daily. ne
said also that the pressure woui9 ee suiiS TSnrcb
throw stream OF water over lrihiy IN y W 1iai
steeoe and that therefore, there woaid pe no aiih %
cmMv In forcing water to the top OF all the n,ga
bniidings in the city. Mr.. McAlpn tesuheu nn a,a.
the scheme was entirely to t the cty in two
working seasons or less than Two years -.
Mr Jscksou was seen yesterday by a RiBU NE 70.
porter to whom he gave tne toows rmnunu was incor
porafed under the laws OF the State OF new M ioIn,
The capital IL was a citx o
New York with at least 80. 600 600 gallons OF water
daily This water will be delivered 800 feet ahoVe
high tide It will Leave r% ,nS saapU
70 the point where it crosses the hudson River.
Tie level of the Central Park Reservoir Is only
from tho Ramaoo watershed leyel will rise to the
ton of the highest building IN New-fork without
any difficulty will do admirably IGr pr nrs M tSat iea
will be required to direct stream into any portion
of any building in the city. There are log square
miles of the Ramapo watershed IN sno nsss SIaot oi
We propose to take the rainfall on 80 square miles
The total watershed OF the Passaic River IS oo
square miles. This estimated to be e9pa M sis to
New-York proposes 10 take only oo.VOo,ooO gaHons
per day. The amount Of water taken away from IN
Eew-Jersey would not be more than sufficient TO
vnn 400 horse power The State Geologist OF New
Jersey Professor Cooke, in his annual report I'd the
Legislature of that State says that uses
Passac River. On those figures the amoont we
rropose TO take would not be more than enough
to run good-slzed brewery"
How about the question OF ualnageS
9if the Ramapo Improvement Company perpe.
trates any injury to the State oil New-JerseY u Is
nre,ared to paw such damages as the courts may
avard but no injury will lie unless the state OF
New jersey through its representatives can prove
permanent and irIeparable damage MS was 1S
in the snit of the Society of Useful Manufactures
against the Morris Canal Company in tho year
aN hat steps do tie company propose TO takef"
.'The law Just passed authorizes and directs the
Sinking Fund Commissioners Oh this Guy 10 eA'iil @
inc the project of supplying the city with pure
water from Orange and Rockland Counties Ana III
in their discretion 1t is to the interest OF The city
fhey NAV enter into q contract for the supply OF
not less than 100000 gallons daily at cost not
exceeding that of 1.-THE same nber of gallons sup.
Piled by the Croton system. The representatives. OF
The company will be ready, when the SINKING
Fnud Commission meets to lay the project be-
fore it, rhe project includes the building OF several
reservoirs In the Rsmapo watershed. The water
will be brought all the way in iron pipes using a
large syphon 70 cross the Hudson kiver. Nj.
McAlpin has carefully studied the PROJECT ana he
pronounces 1t entirely feasible"
WHY GEN SHALER WAS NOT NOMINATED.
It was made known yesterday that Mayor Edison,
before starting fol- Vermont on Iuesday, mad paced
IN the hands OF Captain Francis j. Iwomey, clerk
of fhe Board of Aldermen, the nomination OF NJ d
ior.liencral Alexander Shaler for president OF the
Board Of Health TO succeed sed and has moi
yst been opened. number OF yetoes were also
sent TO Mr. Twomey. The Mayors OBJECT IN DONG
this Was to prevent any question as 10 ho ieEality
of his action in sending communications TO The Board
of Aldermen whe ho was absent from tae clty.
Tho nomin of General Shaler has called foItt
good deal of opposition. President Reilly and the
other Tammany members of the Board OF Aldermen
were sent for by John Kelly and TOLD thas 1t was
deemed advisable that General 81 ShaTr snone n"t Ge
sent to vote for General Shaler lie was reminded
by Mr. Kelly that it was policy to do so Mr. Reilly
,nder no circumstances would lie vote TO confirm
General Shsler. None OF the other laInmany AIGer.
men refused to accedo to Mr.. kellys wishes but
there were two or three rho decided to absent
themselves when the meeting OF the Board TOOK
place. ,,.. Tho, o.;ro uoror N ,be abse,ce n,
MayoI Edson did not go into the c1amber or the
Board At u o'clock the Board was called to order
by Alderman Fitzpatrick. Clerk Twomey called
the ROLL and only Aldermen Cochrane, flnck fltZ
Waite and Wells answered. There were only clever
preseut aud as il takes thirteen to make quorum
SIr. Fitzpatrick adjourned tho Board for one week
the Board were gathered when the adJournnent wal
taken There were quiet smiles among the Alder
men at the manner III which the Mayor and Mr.
Kelly had been for the time outwitted. Aldermen
De Lacey ard ONeill and other members OF The
County Democracy declared that they would no
probably be by the votes Of the Republican ana
majority of the 'ranlmany members Of the Board;
One of the stories current around the CITY m liai
was TO the effect that III case General Shaer IL con
firmed DIR. Cyrus Edison. a son OF the Mayor. is Il
10 made Sanitary Superintendent. DR.. Edison an'
Colonel T.. +. Wood, tho Mayors brother. ln-law
sre on General ShaleIs staff.
General Shaler before tie war was in business il
this city. He was II captain In the Ith regiment
National Guard and served with it IN 1861. Ill
WAS given the lioutenant- ccOneey of the Goth New
York Volunteers, and rose to he brlgader general
After the he was chosen one OF the Board OF sn
cryisors and " as aftarward Fire Commissioner ant
president OF the Board He commands the Firs
division of the National Guard.
TEE BRIDGE NOT A POPULAR RESORT.
The great Bridge was patronzed by moderate
sized crowds yesterday morning, and before the SUI
was high enough TO extract all the freshness iron
the river breezes the elevated promenade afforded
cool and pleasant walk. The drift of the .peopl
was mainly from Brooklyn to New throug
the earlier hours. But before the orb OF day rod
at high noon things had changed. The few peopl
on the Bridge drifted TO The, towers, an
there were stranded to cool on. In
space around tno towers was filled wat
O perspirng, disappointed looking crowd nearl
all day. The people had plainly come 10 the sus
pended walk in the belief that 1t was cheap an
salubrious summer resort. In the middle OF tn
afternoon very few people had the hardlhood :