New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-14
FAvoRING THE QUAKER BRIDGE DAM.
POKJ OF TIE IUUNIi HHDIOHH oON
MITTEE-TnE sODOM DAM.


MITTEE-TnE soDOM DAM.
The Aoueduct Commissioners listened yesterday
70 the reading of the report OF the Committee on
Hygiene OF the County Medical Society on the pro-
posed Quaker Bridge Dam and Reservoir The re-
mort saws that from a sanitary point of view the
policy OF building the dam depends on the quality
Of the water that escapes over the Cr9ton Dam ana
would be gathered IN the Quaker Bridge reservoir
The average daily waste III 1880 was l4G,OOO,OO0
gallons. The committee joins with the taxpayers
ASSOCIATION in recommending the building
been shown that blow-oh had
been proposed and would be constructed to draw
off impure water, and that large lake constantly
receiving water could not become corrupt any
more than the water of Lake George The com
Rrdge Dam would be better than any now gath
cred together The question is whci her the dam
can well and safely be built The bulk OF the testl-
mony, the committee thinks, shows that the qua
ker Bridge Dam and should be bul! il in the near
future the committee summaries It's report as
follows
NO objection can be Justly against the Quaker
Bridge Dam project from any hygienc standpoint
Pin order to store all tho water ron the frqion
Dam is a necessity. 3-lhc building OF the S0don Dam
should be edately begun, as the Immediate supply
OF water Is imperative aud the people cannot afford 10
wait until the completion OF the great Jam I've earn
Health that system OF conduits be constructed to
ceive the from Inhabited parts OF the Croton
water shea and direct 1t away from the water-confSeS
ter Of mile wide should be- pnrchsedby the city TO pre-
serve the present parity OF the water
Commissioner Dowd offered resolution that the
Chief Engineers of The Aqueduct Commission and
the Department of Public Works furnish the Board
will the reasons for building the Quaker Bridge
Dam and that these lie made public. This was
agreed 10. -,
appointed to make thorough examination Of the
work on the new Aqueduct 10 see that all proper
precautions were taken In the shafts and tunnel
10 guard the lives of the wOTkmen
Chief Engineer Church reported that IT would be
advisable to allow the contractors to tmber the
roof of the Aqueduct ia such way as to arch IT or
leave il square. lie thought the cost would be
about the same as tho original contract, because
the additional amount allowed for tiInbering would
be saved on rhe masonry that then would not be
needed. IL was decided 10 ask the Corporation
Counsel whether this change could be made with
ont impairing the terms of the original con
tracts Mr.. Church also reported that II
will be necessary to line the tunnel from Goud's
swamp to this city and parts OF the upper bali OF
the tunnel Where the tunnel goes through SOLID
rock it was not absolutely necessary that 1t should
he lined with masonry, although he thought that
the entire tunnel should be lined The cost of I'm
ing the tunnel would be about S15O,OO0 a mile.
This supposes that the brick lining shall be three
bricks OF twelve inches thick. The entire length
of the tunnel is about thuty-One miles. An In
formal vote was taken on lining the tunnel tho en-
tire distance. The Mayor and Controller voted
against It, and Comm ssionerS DOwd Spencer
BALDWIN and tie Commissioner of Public Works III
favor of it. The matter was Laid over for one week