Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-16
THE RAMAPO SCHEM e,
How New York is 10 be Supplied with
DIinking.Water.

The New York Evening Post SAYS: The
Ramapo scheme for supplying water to New
York City originated with Mr.. Daniel Jack
son, auditor in the comptroller's office. He
has been IFS chief supporter, and is now sup
posed to be the president OF the company
which proposes to do the work. Mr.. J. Z.
Dorsey is also alleged TO be largely interested
in the matter, and is said to have been twice
to Europe, within the last year, with the in
tenlion of selling the stock and raising the
money necessary for the undertaking. The
capital stock of the company is reported to
be $4,000 900, and there are provisions to
issue 81 100000 of bonds. Arrangements are
reported TO have been made 10 sell sbe
stock in Europe if the city will
make the contract desired. double
riveted wrought-iron pipe, ak and one-third
feet in diameter, is spoken of as the form Of
conduit, and will, perhaps, be made in Eu-
rope. the company propose, according to
the bill, which was pissed TO a third reading
yesterday, that the city shall pay for water
upon the basis of the cost pr 100000 gal
Ions of Croton water TO New York city dur
ing 1892. The critics of this scheme
say, among other things, that The supply OF
water in the r amspo would not be sufficient
TO give 100000 gallons a day; that the
people of New Jersey would object TO cutting
of their streams in a way TO damage indus
tries along their banks, and, finally, that the
corporation proposing to do the work is not
a responsible one.
In answer 10 these objections, Mr.. Jackson
said this morning to a reporter of the Epen-
ing Post that the Rsmapo stream would be
used simply as the outlet for a number OF
watersheds capable Of giving several hum
dred millions of gallons day. II New
jersey OBJECTED to the work, that would be q
matter for the company TO attend 10, and
would have nothing 10 do with the city OF
New York. II the water delivered was not
OF good quality or insufficient in quantity,
the company would not get paid by the city.
According to Mr.. Jackson, the waters of the
Ramapo will be collected in eight of the
twelve natural lakes and two OF the eight
artificial reservoirs, all which will store some
100000 900 to 1900, 100000 gallons of
water, and furnish for Use an aversge daily
supply of more than 50,000,000. The
pipe conduit will be thirty-one miles long
to the north line of the city, and six ard
one-third feet inside diameter. Starting
from the Rsmapo at 432 feet above tide,
it will follow that valley for seven
miles, and then run nearly parallel
to the State line of New jersey, but a mile
therefrom in New York, 10 the Hudson river
below Piermont, and cross the river to Hast
ings, and thence TO the city line. There will
be short tunnel oil lZUU teet In length at
the summit, between the Ramapo and the
Hudson. The Hudson is one mile wide at
this crossing, but the submerged pipes will
be only thres-fourlhs of a mile. The deepest
water Is forty-seven feet nearest the east shore,
and The bed of the river rises each way there
from, giving an average depth OF tweniy-on-
feet OF wsler. The pipe conduit will be of
wrought-iron and brick, and provided with
the necessary stop valves, blows, ven,ilstors,
and air cocks. The Hudson river pipes
will be of very thick cast-iroD, with flexible
joints, with a, grillage Of trussed timber,
and placed in trenches dredged below
the bed of the river, and the pipes
further protected by great mass OF rock
piled over them. For greater safety, two
pipes for each sc, 100000 of gallons will be
laid under the river, and separated by sew
eral hundred feet. Two very large storing
reservoirs are proposed, one on the west and
the other ON the east side Of the Hudson,
from each Of which 100000 of gallons
day could be drawn while repairs and aliera-
tions were being made in The main condcit.
The Ramapo water will be delivered al the
city line at 300 feet above tide, and can there
be connected with q hre-service system
throughout the CITY.