New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-02
TO SUPPLY WATLR TO LOWER NETWORK.
A PROPOSITION MADE TO THE COMMISSIONERS
OF THE SINKING FUND TO FURNISH
so 900 900 GALLONS DAILY.

OF THE SINKING FUND TO FURNISH
100000 GALLONS DAILY.
j. r. Bartlett for himself and associates, submitted
on Friday proposition TO the commissioners OF 'no
Sinking Fund of the City OF New-fork to furnish inc
lower part Of the city with an abundant supply OF
wafer The supply is to be drawn from sources inne-
pendent of the Croton watershed, in quantities not
less than so 900 600 gallons daily, and VIII be taken
from the storage reservoirs and sources OF supply
Of the Society for Establishing Csehi MANUFACTURES,
OF the Lchigh Valley Railroad Company, lessces Oh
tho Morris Canal and Banking Company ana OF .no
West Milford Water Storage Company, the Montciair
Water Company and other companies, and from the
sources of the Passac River and tributaries. and from
Rockland and Orange Counties in the State OF New
York all west Of the Hudson River
The waters are to be conducted In pipes, or IN
permanently constructed aQueduct, to the jersey
CITY shore of the Hudson River, under which the
water will be conducted in pipes through tunncl
to such a point the west side OF the lower part
Of the city as the board may indicate. The supply,
under head pressure of least 800 feet, is guar
anteen TO DO furnished within three years from the
date Of contract, at the price OF S7o per million
gallons payable qaarcry yearly after the delivery shsh
have begun Appended to the proposition are eA-
planatory documents and recommendations from the
Board Of Fire Underwriters and fire Insurance. COM
panics Of this city, the Board OF Managers Of the
Produce Exchange the report Of the Board OF En-
pincers petition from mercantile firms, legal opn-
ions letters OF approval from General Sheridan,
General schofeld and Major W. B. King, of the Com
mittee OF Fortifcations and Mlitar5 Defence. from
the Medical Society Of the County of NewYork and
from the Health Department Of the City Of Newfork
The proposition includes agreement TO form re-
sponsIble corporation to execute and carry out tho
contract whenever the board may indicate its readi-
ness TO accept the proposition. Among the dement's
and advantages to be derived by an acceptance OF
the proposition which are enumerated to the board,
the following:
1t will enable you obtain for the city tho needed
additional supply Of water from independent source,
in less thar the time It will take to get 1t
from the Croton watershed.
II will be delivered where most needed IN the lower
part Of the CITY, which exposed 10 danger because
more remote from the pIesent source Of supply.
1t will save to city the cost Of building additional
mans the reservoir in Central Park to the lower
part Of the city, would required by the Croton
service.
1t will largely increase the revenues Of the Water
Department sale OF water for motive power manu-
featuring and running elevators.
1t will enable the city have fountains IN its public
squares public baths in abundance. and will enable
improve the public and lower the death
rate.
the Of foreign war, military invasion, DO
nestle violence accident the present aqucduct
the supply we offer TO deliver from independent
source far removed the Croon basin would be OF
incalculable value.