New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-19
MORE WATER FOR THE CITY.
uuv QUESTION OF A NEW AQUEDUCT.

THE QUESTION OF NEW AQOEpOCi'
,rc orvrx nY THE MAYORS COMMISSION
WIT THE CRoroN RIVER CAS- FURNISH
Tho commission appointed by the Mayor to ex-
tine ,n.o the question OF an additional water sup
-, Cor this city held th.Ir first public session IN the
~ ~ Office Yesterday. All the members were pres
~, a. follows: Mayor Edison, John T. Agnew, o. b..
Potter William Dowd, Hugh " Camp and Amos r.
Emo. The Mayor chosen as permanent presid-
inc officer and Mr. Camp rs secretary. The Mayor
said that the subject was too important 10 aane Vi
DELAY. and the commission must not be aHaiu u
sartle the public as to the cost OF an aqueduct was
then announced that the commission wouid meet
from day to day at 2:30 p. until further notice
aud hear anything that taxpayers or Others may
desire to say in regard to building new aqueduct;
Thomas l.: Feitner of the Taxpayers Central
Cmnittee said that his organization desired 10 DO
hoard and Saturday was fixed as the time Tor such
hearing. James NJ. HeathertoD. tho editor OF
trade ournal. said that he was practical piulhoer
and desired to be heard at greater length at some
other time At present he wished to call attention
a. ~. foot that a boy with kcg of powder
.or,d in few minutes destroy the water
.unnIv of the city. He thought that TO
onard against such danger IN time OF war
there sboud be new conduits brought into the city
Mt different points, which shoud be submerged, ana
that all excepting one should be kept secret with
.ho danartment: and thus would we encompass
turmoil and strife"
Cornelius O'Reilly, who said that he chad been
connected with public improvements for twenty
YEAR, addressed the commission to show the neces-
sitv of a new aqueduct In 1868 he said it only
cost half cent for each 100 gallons of water sup
nlied to a house, where now it costs or cents
He thought that there should be three aquedncts
bnilt one large and a smaller one ON each slde
Henry ]. Newton who said that he was mem
Der of taxpayer committee. wanted 10 know IL
the commission were gong into the subject OF the
nec,sstv of an aaueduct The Mayor replied that
the Senate resolution did not admit OF that MT
Newton said that there were certain pecuhar iac's
abont the management of the water supply oil the
city which he had endeavored In vain 10 nave the
Department of Public Works explain. lie had
tried to get the Legislature to appoint committee
TO investigate the subject, but he had always been
defeated by the same persons 1t was agreed by
the commission to consider any fac. when Mt.
Newton might lay before them IN writing.
Hnber5 O. Thompson, Commissioner of Public
Works. and Isaac Newton Chief Engineer, and b.
6 Church, Resident Engineer of the Croton Aque-
duct were then sent for and informally interro-
Gated in regard to the proposed scheme for new
aoueduct submitted to Mayor Grace in February.
1882. Mr.. Newton said that the Croton watershed
eould. in his opinion be relied upon for supply of
$50 600 900 gallons of water day in the seasons
of the greatest drouth 1t was developed during
the conversation that the proposed dam at Quakers
Bridge the 200 cost and Of w wnOn be
300 feet high. could be made to serve
the necessities o. the city for many years to come at
q considerable less height with saving OF
60 GOO 600 The total estimated cost of the new
soueduct was $14, 900, 900. and its estimated ca
pacity $50 600, 900 gallons daily
NJ apfab IN
the Bronx aud Byram Rivers could not be made
available within year
MIR. Newton said that the supply from that source
would be available chiefly for the annexed district
IL was estimated that this supply would amount to
about 10000, 900 gallons day. -.
Mr. Thompson said that the supply from that
source could not be made available for two years
more at least The original estimate was for
S1,5Oo0o0, but i VII cost at least - 600 600
duct was going TO come out IN the same way III So
it would be an interes ing fact. .,.-,,
innate for the Bronx and Byram River supply. was
for more than $1.5OO,OOO, but that he did not
make the estimate.
not made under my administration, nor by Mr..
NewtO1 on t,. work !, not being don. under the ad
minstration of Allan Campbell, who made the esti-
timaten added one of the gentlemen present In
low tone: .,..a .or,o oros,io,. IN reoard n
the Forty-second-st. reservoir.
Mr. Thompson ex planned that he had disconnected
fbe ppes with that reservoir, intending to sell 1t
under the act of the Legislature, but he had been
prevented from doing 81 by lnJuncGons, ana the
matter was still in the courts. -
In reply to various questions Nr. Newton ad-
united that the residents in the ghbOrhood OF the
Forty-secOndst reservoir were supplied with water
from the hgh-ServIce works before they sought the
removal of that reservoir, and that the reservoir
could be made available "a a higL-servlce work for
the lower part of the city, but that to 1t in that
way would decrease the supply in the Murray HILL
district
"That might be-" added Mr.. Potter, but. it
would eaualize matters by giving the people living
below that district their fair share Of the water
supply, which they don't get at present"
at is difficult matter" said Mr. Newton. " TO
eaualize the supply under the hgh-service system
so long as there is not sufficient water to meet the
demands of the public For my part don't think
the Forty reservoir ought to be removed
ence of opinion as to how much water the city
oupnt to have. / think the supply Is large enough
for present needs but OF course II cannot long con-
There il no doubt" said Mr. Camp, but that a
great many persons think the attempted TemOv-
al of the FortysecOnd-st reservoir was great out
rage"
that Water-tower be erected Ill the park at West
broadway and Beachst., and that power be fur
nlshed by the New-York Steam-Heating Company
10 convey water from spring struck IN building
the bridge to this tower which would give a sup
ply of water in the drygcods district in Of fire.
the engineer who constructed the present Croton
Aqueduct.
FINDING ONLY BRAN AND RECEIPTS
A suit was begun yesterday by Washington b.