The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
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WASHINGTON. d, G., MAY 10. 1884,

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DEAR SIR: In reply TO your letter addressed
to mo In The Sun Of May 1, have to say the
decisive objection against the Ramapo scheme.
stated In my former letter. was and IL that New
York has no legal right TO direct the head
waters Of the hamapo and prevent their flowing
u their natuyal course Into aad through New
Jsrssy. That Btats has great and RAPIDLY
growing cities. which at no distant day will re-
auiPs oil the watsSs Of the Ramspo Tor their
supply. II cannot for moment be believed
that the people OF New JsSssy will consent to
have the head waters Of that stream cut on and
diverted from their own cities. 80 that they
shall b LETT without thsiT natural source OF
water supply.
The people Of one State have no moro right
To aut on and divert streams passing from their
own State through another Htsta. to the dam
sse OF such other State. Its cities. or inhab-
ttApts. than . clt,ssn owning land through
which . stream passes into and through his
neiShbor's lsnd has 10 cut OF or divert that
stream from bis nsighbor.
II this position 10 sound. and cannot think
upon examination you will doubt It, thsn Il 10
hardly necssssYy TO consider tho coat Of obtain.
ing water from the nsmapo - compared with
any other plan.
yond reasonable doubt or question. that an av-
srage supply Of 250 million gallons per day can
and will b ultimately secured from the Croton
water shed ~ wanted. after the new aaueduct
Is completed to Croton dam. By making ad.
dltiopsl reservoirs Ia tho Croton basin. The
entire present storage In that basin will be
doubled BY making the large reservoir ct or
near Rrewsters Station. known ~ the proposed
Sodom dam. and entering CrotOn Lake. as is
Bs9gpSssd w!th re new naneduct near the
available ~ storage. The city viii then have
from the Crot9p basin . continuous supply Of
g mos Ss es xSs s s, AK Th Wssn
wanted. BY building additional reservoirs upon
tho most available Of the many sitss whici!
oSnd Suitable for sSis puTnose ~ or by S bsiIdna
slarge reservoir or reservoirs Ia this new park
SSp, = s s sSSy' H. H. GoR Ss, hs
the Bronx will be at least 40 million gallons
psr day from the time the aaueduct % com.
HIshin shrss ysaTs and tho .ddislonsl 50 mil %i
when wanted. BY additional reservoirs. "'
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or probably for twenty years. Alter that time
some other adequate and permanent source Of
may Ss o tina, BY tn.
time our population shall have doubled the cost
OF the new acQueduct. including Sodom dam
- may 10 in the mean TING required, will have
Hssn nsSrly or quite repaid to the city by tho
Il does not seem, 70 me important now to de-.
after BE- vol. from the Hudson. above POUCH.
rem fensr r. E sss s
for the City with its resources at that time than
TIE works We are now undertaking ars for us.
practlcAbla to OntHtn pure water from tho Hud.
s9H above Poughkeepsie tho Adirondack region
ay n Ssv
Hnd tSSWns ,Snsn ihs s..t bank Of q. Hudson
hcwsysr that ii The watsr proposed to be- s's OBJ:
tsinsd from the Ramapo (estimsted by you at
st lie :sp psF ds xH sS S om len cS
When III. city requires and use. 2sp million
that so million gallons per day additional
would only sufaee 70 keep up the same supply
Rdns as s, e IL s s !, w be
,Ion; seem 9 70 make i clear 4 would not bs wise
water from that source Ut this tine Co. '''''"'"S
Dc not overlook the claim made in bshalf Of
IT, iy :. su \. as 4 mT Il brought
tSsa i: tsessa: TSis Shils would f g. az
sSS Tor IRE Sns md for service in
nopical or ba2encal for the purposes Of gen-
srsl ,d!stribatlon but would So ws.,siul and
ssvon 81 Which Water Is drawn and a axssa the
pressure would be altoxsther too great for
moment's reflection will convince YOU
+. supply Of water at such elevation 40 will
tinsnshment, Of IRE should b. prov.dsd.
espscnlly In the lower part OF the city. where
ase bass ss u ysu' T.
requires M, 70 addt,ona! ,slppiy Of water
Tor 70! !, the nurrose. It was proved indsnutably
committee that the amount 81 water ter assd in
\ @ 5 sapSy 's's he e ety. If:
Rhat & wanted Tor security against fire is not
more water than 10 now needed or can be used
s. sWs uSs II s NEEDED
p!isasi9n at any elevation required. The Forty.
to and orm @sn was 1a as
this purpose we'll in the mart oil the city below
Points, %aIs .s sS e tss es 9 s
same elevation ns the reservoir In Central Park,
a. T9sa "3sweS ths an well
sept to make the in.now, pines which supply
th reservoir Of so much larger capacity than
she pCss n VII secure that
the snms eleyation with the reservoir ia Central
rark Inc Forty-sscond street reservoir how
vcted, to insure a supply OF wafer Tor the eX.
tinRuishmept Of fire IN the most elevated narts
Of the city below FiftY.Hinth street, and es-
peoially IN ne high buildings in those elevated
parts. For this purpose, other elevated rsser-
volrs should DO Immediately built upon tho
most elevated aud available points. A proper
site for one Of these ia Reservoir square, immo.
dlately bsslds the present Forty second street
reservoir II properly built there 10 n height |
Of fifty or sixty feet above the present reservoir
And Of the capacity Of 10000. 900 gallons il !
would: In connection with the present resar-
znis4msnt Of fires IN all portions OF The CITY |
which could be served from this point WV
he elevated ground near The junction OF Canal |
stt re- ana thS BoWsry. ia reservoir we're