New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-08
pPOOKLYN'S NEW ALDERMEN
failing TO EFFECT AN ORGANIZATION.

sNfda
- nomocra;. have a majority of nine in the
,or but a caucus held Friday, 10 select candidates
Cor president and the places at the disposal oil tue boao
.es IN hold more than OF the fourteen Democrats
torc.ber II was rumOred yesterday morning that the
.uc,s.u,ade slate" which included Alder
.,.st-Iarge oena for president and ex'As
somb,yuian Stanley for City Clerk, would be broken ny
,be detection OF Alderman Mathis from the caucus Inc
osult was that the Eve Republicans and four OF the
nomoeratic Adermen.atLarge, Messrs Scott, NICHOLS
rorSin and Quutard. together with District Alderman
Mathis secured the temporary charmauShp VI
,,o Poord and an adjournment for week was taken
There was the usual throng Of Democratic " heclers
In the corridors Of the City Hail and lobby OF the Com
mon Council chamber before the meeting Conspicuous
l., tho crowd was ex Alderman billy Dwycr, who was
"slated" to he made Keeper OF the Truan Home At2pm
CITY Clerk Tate called the Board to order motion
,onake Mr. McCarty (whO was IN the old Boari TEN
Moray chairman was amended 10y substituting the name
~ Alder,an Large Nichols, whs elected by IL to
G. Alderman Large Scott then moved to adjourn iof
one week. aud was carried by vote OF IA to ..
MAYOR LOWS MESSAGE.
Mayor Lows annual message which he would have
read 10 the Boar Organization had been effected
was filed with City Clerk Tate. who retains once uhu'
his successor qualified. The main parts OF Ar Lows
message are given herewith
IT would have been pleasant TO have been able 10 re-
port decrease in the debt Of the city as wei as ra
AIM bss decreased 800 COO athough have spent in
In. rowing water works, S6OOOOO ana III com pns
Bridge, II, l5VOOO say VA al iO NJ" "'N TN'''
can have the pleasure OF reporting however. that the
G ON its face is LARGE is $4,000 than the interest
ross debt "a il stood year ago This is due to the
nav ment OF large amount OF TEMPORARY ueOt gearing
per cent interest
TOLLS on THE BRIDGE.
Tcongratulate the city the happy opening on May
"a 1888 of the New-York and Brooklyn Bridge. Ger
tanly it lie great pleasure to know that It's demands
upon our treasury for the issue Of bonds have al last
come 10 an end The total amount Of bonds all OF which
are outstanding issued by Brooklyn on account OF sns
in The lax lew M to 1854 account Of the Bridgew
ont compromising, $2462,s52 30 showing bI0ohS u,
seaTe OF OF h tue 6, coo 7Gs s S7 He''''
Up to the Of January the earnings OF the bIidge
were S175,97O SO; expenditures on account o. man 1a
2l6 SO; that is to say, up to this time the bildSe mas
barely paid its running expenses ,, mann ooos
II Is 70 iu mind. however that many expenses
Also the which form the principal source o. IN
come ana 81 prom o are than two months The law re-
qures Brook~u to place $4,000 year N tHe si,hiHg
fund as against the Bridge bonds The Board OF Estimate
have assumed this viii be Forthcoming to BROOK
Ign th, year from the earnings OF the Bridge up 10 ne
Cembcr 81 1884. II IL is not earned tue TAX levy OF
1885 Will have to contain not only sos 600 on account
OF interest Bridge bonds this year, but enough 70
make up any deficiency to the annual payment OF Tue
sinking fund 1t becomes matter Of much concern,
me earnings of the Bridge the last two months have been
OF the rate $4,000 per month"; or at the rae per AZ
ToT pay ~ to Brooklyn $4,000 would nvoiyea
payment TO New-Gork of $4,000, or a to- ooo- ooo
tai OF. F--''"''
leaving for running expenses. $4,000
The present rate OF running expenses in the ueghbor
hood of 100000 per aHuum | cannot help thinking
ably reduce this At all events the effort should en-
gaze the prompt attention of the Trustees l.. 700,
With all the incident to beginning met IN 1855,
think the city will have night TO be disappointed u
Sinking Fund good From tqts time on the ty ought to
receive constantly increasing amount toward the pay
ment OF the interest on the Bridge debt All til7 has
very direct bearing on the rates OF toll
am clear tnat 100000 per annum is as much OF a
ln mt mn Kan
on account Of the Bridge for il is TO be remembered nat
the taxpayers OF to-day not only nave 70 carry ae Grert
also called upon TO make large expenditures Tor Streets
schools sewers which have been of force deferred
until the completion of the Bridge. am sure, therefore
that until ability of the city grows TO be much greater
until the earnings of the Bridge grow larger no cna
should be made in the rates OF toll that threatens to de-
crease by dollar the income from the structure isel
but for present safely make taste slow
g" in that direction.
THE NEED OF MORE WATER.
The situation the city with reference TO its water
supply has received my most attention during the
past year.
When the wator works originally projected sup
ply of twenty million gallons daily provided for. and
the works built TO conform TO this scale IL every
particular except to the conduit.
We have increased the supply to 100000 gallons
daily, and have made the pumping power equal 70
These things the city obliged 10 do because the
annual average consumption OF water mas grown 70
36,0OOOOO gallons daily, while the winter aNeragel Is
$4,000 900 gallons daily
Meanwhile the distributing reservoir ana CONDUIT
main a. they were twenty-five years ago conceive 1t
be the immediate duty OF the city TO enlarge the dis
This suggested by Colonel Adams then Chief En
OF the water works in 1873 what was desirable in
1873 tie lapse OF time has made imperative The |
city already onehaf the needed land adjacent 10 its
approximately 100000. II will require lOut three
at once We have at present, literally no margin |
above the citys needs for the minimum supply does
not come at the season Of the yea when me con
sumption Is smallest, but at tune when the consuup-
is far above the At the present rate OF the
cty's growth an additional supply even OF 20OoO,OOo
gallons will meet our needs only Tor zen or Twelve years
II the city grows, believe WILL under rapid transit
rapidly than hitherto the rate OF consumption
olwaieT VIII grow Win the Guy grOWlh' Ah9lltI rlr
meu bearing upon the increase OF consumption new
Eastern District main More water per capita win be
used because more wafer VIII De given we heGd hJ re-
greet this for the ability to get good water in abundance
and doing business in BROOKLYN. speak OF Il In this CON
necon only to emphasize the importance Of prompt and
comprehensive action. In my opinion ought to take
oS ~ YEG 20 AZ i'm a. b al 30 oo 600 aao1s I
that part OF plan having III view an ultimate supply
a. least IOO,OOO, 900 gallons
Tie True policy OF the city, in looking for large in
It's supply is to east and TO ponds
and streams The Chief Engineer suggests for the pres
eut, 70 build new conduit eastward 50 f9r as South
Oyster Bay OF capacity equal 70 conducting y 10 sixty
South Oy ster Bay should secure an immediate increase
IN supply OF 2OOOOOOO gallons. When ten twelve
10 100000 900 gallons it can be done by extending this
conduit eastward to Babylon. As a supply of
Fn OF twenty-five years from now 10 plan and execute.
speaking aPp9ImStriE ana including ne suggested
will require expenditure of $4,000 TO place our
water works in all their parts the basis of supply Of
hOOO,OOO gallons daily. Including the time taken to
condemn land and rights IT will probably take three
years accomplish this result full the CITY can no
doubt avail OF enough OF the increase the work pro
gesses 20 meet the current growth OF the demand We
shall hardly have completed this work before further in
crease Will he wanted But the work we now uropose
VIII be directly IN the line OF future development
THE NEED OF sEwER IMPROVEMENTS
There are several points in our sewerage system which
are defective where the property which should be drained
II subject TO overflow in every storm These d,srtc,
have all paid Tor sewerage once, and they get such
parody relief, overlooked cellars whenever thcre e.
heavy rain. As the city grows and the sewers become