New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-20
AOUEDUCT AND DAMS.
pr,RIIC HEARING BY THE COMMISSION.

| r,yORIyG THE QUAKER BRIDGE sTRUcrURE-w1L
THE AoUEDUcT BE TOO LARGEI
In accordance with the requirements of the stat
ute the Aaueduct Commission yesterday held q
public hearing on the questions concerning the
erection of the Quaker Bridge and Muscoot Dams
and the final location and size of the aqneduct. All
the Commissioners were present; also corporation
CounseI Andrews H. y. Clahn ex-Judge AmouX,
Cyrus W. Field, b. Odell. J. ID. Disbrow, Lewis ID.
Beck and a number of Others
Mr.. Benedict, who owns property in the neigh
qorhood of the proposed Quaker Bridge Dam spoke
in favor of that project He said It offered the only
means ofsolving the water question, lie also ad-
yocated the erection of the Muscoot Dam.
George Hart, a property-owner, advocated the
erection of another ,G dam ra Immediately ErG
H ton DAM tine He thought fS that shoud be done as
matter Of safety and for sanitary reasons lie
said that if the Quaker Dam were built. IT would
take at least five for its construction, and II IL
should give way, it would take the present dam
with it and leave the city without water lie also
thought that it would be highly inurions to
the public health to be dependent on a
supply of water from dam which copid
never be cleaned. If second and higher
dam We're built at Croton then at iuture li,ne NE
two high dams it would be easy 10 clean the reSef-
voirs as the water could be drawn from one while
the other was being cleaned.
Theodore Weston, of Brooklyn, who formerly OPP
posed the Quaker Dam, made an argument III us IA
vOr. In regard To the aqucduct he SAID that the IN
crease of to fourteen feet was unnecessary aug
would cost 50. 300 600. Already the estimates nad
reached $l5, 900, 900 without allowing anything
for the right of way and for other important items.
He thought smaller aqueduct, with the present
aqueduct. would bring to the city all the water
which the Cr0ton valley would ever sup
ply, which was average of 2oO;0OooOo
gallons day. The increased 49, sue
and cost were therefore. unnecessary. Mr.. weston
was informed that the reports before the Commits
sion placed the average daily yield OF the Croton
Watershed except in extremely dry years at 29I,-
900 900 lions daily. He said that he still Thought
a smaller aqueduct would answer.
H b. Clahin examined the plans and finding that
the aeueduct was TO under his ground by tunnel,
promised to give the right of way without cost to
the city ~,
Ex-Judge Arnoux said that there were some gentle
men who desired TO be heard al future meeting.
As the meeting yesterday was the hrst one az
which complete maps and plans had been exhibited
according to law. the gentlemen associated with
him had been unable TO prepare themselves. lie
thought that they would he able TO show by com
petent engineers that the profile of the Quaker
Bridge Dam was not in proper shape, and that 1t
world have to be extended at an increased cost to
the city, That was merely instance of the need
of time to prepare themselves.
The Mayor said that there would be another
hearing on Saturday, and final hearing next
Wednesday.