New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-30
THE CJTps NEED OF MORE WATER.
v,vws OF UNDERWRITERS AND OF JOHN C. CAMP

vrvws OF UNDERWRITERS AND OF JOHN c. CAMP
BELL
Attbe meeting of the Water Commission yester-
.dav lanes NJ. Heatherton said that, besides ad-
ditonal conduis pipes srt MeIv AGO
HE HsnPv DeIter No. 40 West Fifty xth.st
planned that he and his neighbors could get no
ffth-st had plenty because they had high-water
service. He had complained at the Department
Of Public Works but could get no sa IT'S nii
zens' Fire Insurance Company and OF
committee appointed by the Board of Upderwriterss
to urge the necessity for an additional supply o.
ing the Forty-second Street Reservoir and holdIng
in reserve to guard against the possibility OF gIea
fire The reservoir should OF The SOV vasous At Cpoton
mains and pipes The underwriters are Justly
nervous over the possibility of fire such as chicago
and Boston experienced In tnat ca Eye Depapt
ment-no better anywhere-and the tremen are are
wonderfully quick responding to an alarm. Duo
there i aS6 al sucked dry by
steamers, and Mt the storage warehouse hre III
South-st there was lack of water" d.. 90
Henry A. Oakley, also member OF the Doaiu VI
Underwriters, said The underwriters are unanl-
nous IN the belief that the Forty StreeI MS
erv0r should be filled and used In adding the Wa1er
e0neduct from the Croton watershed sufficient TO
provide an ample supply for the next huhur !t
years. We think that an aqueduct shouiu 10 ou'i'
Mr. Pofter-Suppose il were shown that an aque-
duct with diameter of fifteen feet will bring with
the present one all the water of the Croton wafer
she'd; would not that satisfy the underwrlterst
Mr.. Oakley-Certainly. What Is wanted ABOVE
everything else is ample supply OF water, IN IN
case of fire here of the magnitude OF those Wlcn
visited Chicago and Boston, 1t would DahkrupC
every insurance company In TINS country anu sno
most of those abroad having agencies mere 1hol9
have been several fires here which have causeu
grave apprehension. ,.,L
Ex-Chief Engineer of the CrOton Aqueduct Jonn
c. Campbell said l am OF the opinion tnat aoouV
90 per cent OF the entire amount OF wafer lui
nshed by the aqueduct Is wasted Part OF TINS Whse
is due to carelessness on the part OF the
but very much, think, is also due to LEAKAGE rom
the Croton mains. Next year, wnen tine bIonX
River supply Is brought into the city, tne hn0un.
furnished will be increased from 0o,OOOOoo Raliohs
to lis, 900, 900 gallons daily. new aqueduct
cannot be built under six years, because Vi ,uo
difficulty IN procuring the right OF way w hen tnis
has been done the Rqueduct can be bulit III thIee
years. am Of the opinion that the waste wonia 10
very much reduced # all the houses III the Guy h"u
water-meters." .,.o.oa
MIR Camp-Is there any reason why the proposed
d am should not be bulltT
Mr. Csmpbell-That Is an engineering problem
which requires details before an answer can De
given It is all very we'll 20 say that dam can DC
built go feet high for so many millions. should
wish to know the number of feet OF masonry 10 10
built the quantity Of earth and rock TO be eXca-
waited for the foundations, and the provision Z" DC
made for floods and the ordinary How VI the Croton
River before / expressed an opinion. thlnk tnat
the pipes could be again connected with the fortV,
second Street Reservoir for about $4,000. SeVeral
wears ago recommended the construction OF Jam
provided additional storage OF water 10 the amount
Of 4 600 600 900 gallons The amount furnished
bv the Croton watershed varies from 25O,OOO,OOO
gallons per day to 600 100000 gallons.