New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-22
IN THE DRY-GOODS DISTRICT
DISCUSSING THE WATER SUPPLY.

PROP POSITIONS TO INCREASE 1T FOR FIRE PURPOSES.
w. C. Andrews president of the New-Y York Steam
Company, appeared before CONTROLLER Loew,
EeGopdfr s o the Sim Sinking Fund in
the Controllers office yesterday, and mace
proposition to7supply the dry-goods district with
system of atar pipes for fire purposes Tree OF cost
the city. The commissioners are supposed u 70 De
about to close q contract with the Newly 0rk ater
Company, paying the latter company Sioo,oV1o
Mr. Andrewss proposition did not seem 10 s.Lik e
the committee favorably. He was cnrty ana,
seemed TO the spectators. rather arpitIarlly ue'e
with until ex-A!derman James W. aawes ca md W
suggested that his client be gwen 1alI onthJe.
aAs q taxpayer | am opposed TO- New-l9r1 CITY H,
xndTews who appeared nettled at the summary
disuosition of himself and his proposition
The remark brought the committee S doTh on non uhg
have ten DAYS put his proposition on paper and
present it to the full Board. -.., :.
vrtint TO do for S75. 900 a year what the New
York Water Company wanted $150o00 for.
Theodore L. Miller, as counsel for the New-iork
Water Company, did not fancy the proposition; ana
questioned MIR. Darragh who answered all his
inquiries fully. a. ,,.,:. c,4
Engineer Lockwood, of the Metropoiitan S saa
pared to do the work TOR 100000, or to take q
section of the city of ten square miles and furnish
water for fires and flush the streets as well lor
Charles K. Schampaigne, as secretary for the
Central Taxpayers ASSOCIATION. DIRECTED 70 ane CITY
Tor fire purposes in district where heavy rates Of
insurance prevail The insurance companies, lie
thought should furnish tie needed supply. lie, as
a taxpayer was also opposed 10 the scheme because
in two years the Aqucduct CommlssioneIss had
promised an ample supply of water: 1t wonld2 Ike
the water supply company nearly two years Wget
The committee apparently did not relish argument
against the water supply company. and they cut the
last speaker short in the middle of his speech put
on their overshoes and adjourned. The arguments
will now he heard before the full Board. 49,
Mr. Andrews sought to have letter IRON Chlei
Engineer Birdsall read before the committee, but
MT Loew would not permit it to be read 1t Is as
follows:
To The Honorable Sinking Fund Commissioners:
GYNTLEMEN: my recent report to you npon tDe
rlaus OF the New-York City Water Company, confined
myself to expressing opinion rs an engineer upon
first their feasibility, and second upon thelf ecOnomy
m is rumored that been quoted as having
nv opnon as the necessity OF some such provision rs
ieontemplatea by said company for tue dry goods as
trict To this mistaken assertion II II mas neen
made desire further and perhaps again say 10 yonr
honorable body that the dry goods district IS now oeer
snpplled with for fire purposes than any oter
portion OF the city; that 1t has ar e supply OF w,er
larger mains and larger number OF tre hydrants tha
any other similar district IN any city OF the world thst
H has been and is the opinion OF the enginors III
charge OF the Croton Aqueduct that the Department OF
Public Works representative OF the city has oohe al
that is necessary for supply OF water.