New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
AGAINST THE QUAKER RESERTOIR.
Extracts from circumstance spcncer's argument In
opposition 10 the Biz Dan.

Extracts from ex-Comnissonor spcncer's argument In
opposition 10 the Biz Dam
We understand that You wish 10 taAc m ard con
slider the queslo pcrlanng TO this subject dc
noVO' and IN general way, WITHOUT slcV'al 49,
10 any specific plans ana me ioliohIns - I,occcd
Indicate the order IN which YOU Win US 10 70 ,,,
Filst-What sioiare dams and resrN1s. an! ,
should no." be constructed III aa'on 10 d ihv IL :
pircaay provided for} second-shall such additional
siora e be provided ty the construction OF the Vuah'r
bridge Dam, OF U.s. the construction 0i smaer ua i
AMI Ic.ciN os he re,eNOir sites OF - ana also
within the limits Of the CITY Of New oik nav
reference to cXpcdcney. cost, safely. ana s',.a
supply Of pure and wholesome water IhrdEoha an
additional sto.aye reservoirs lie constructor IN NE
Annexed District and IN the !cWcI IaIt ol III :,
Summarizing the present sioraG" and the storage All,
ready provided foH at he minimum cs'imacS' Nc ~lii
1920 million gallons. storage OF eic dams ana
reservoir aleady provided for, namely sodom il, =
1900 million gallons MGscDot Reservoir 2;.Op mil
2l5 Mli,n gallons IVta! amount 2-'o1' hlHoh
gallons ,,, .oo q,
required t. any, must have some pnioi OF 9d "a
a 10 vhet amount per annpm or per dem WI 70
adequate supply Tor The population OF New o,n
now and Tor some time 10 come. hold IN M mana
and Will read from tsoS prepared i nU wars
ago u shows the amount OF water Mtuan;; saiL
Piled per capita Tor the day consumption o. eac9
o. the pIneph cites % LI FI,pea ann cite THIS
statement meics the average amount daily iufnis"at
tic inhabitants cf these sixteen huroi can Gu a.
twenty seven gallons iot cdch person. ~ re =, "a,
t,,cu' four .tlclean cltie named seven OF 'iclli
inducing buHoo. chicago, '"'r.iI, W. cam @
Others Who have an u'HHiied supply ol va ~ iio,"
ilc IKE, aIl Itv"ls th'i. doors. ne an q; t!d
G,r .cvcn,ecn. ciad-ng Ncw,loik Brootlyn. Ho-
and Iuied lpha. us' OIL! SHY gallons ana nr
Garf,r- pc, olcn i, oal, oieh'ytw0 gallons From
o>v,f,n.rt, media ~ New ork 10 iusta'e ms
matter. c qusny re lued ma ne' er eeeHaI iol'
five gallons pcr capita loI cahhOi c,I 49,, ~
the amount beyond fifty gallons, or me cgh'3 Two
gallons that IS The averase Of me ,WcmyP Me a.
fom nfty TO eighty gallons to NEE an possible CIR
ever daily allowance Of 100 gallons per CAPITA far
be. ond az. estimate allowance ever made hitherto
m an4 ee0 ss TO oyf Ps' fS@ TpS @
This amount rs dai'- supply VIII require sou 70
Of Two mil ion inhabitants, and thus We shall po,ldc
libcrau. tr thu future growth ~ the cN-. 4hc !dtc
n NJ ii @cn N'Wf" PgsIic VOLS Is mates the
weld OF the CIoton watershed, in nc
5syo ee5 rdrm 3Y that Jo on favor 6 mcss
c.n>t~iclinn Of the Jet ne Park reservoir anu &C.
ths htaiins an n, swan ia February Of tfis wear
amount to 1913. 52G3;}3 gallon. which dcI TO th'
former estimates OF % 03l OohCOl 81 los VII ~.
cr as tn sam 10 24-7- ]=y%JJ 4,ns OF slqiaer ID
Win have TO provide for only l-0.OoO,OoO gallons
per day f. ON thu CrOton watershed 10 tnplh! inc
Ter the romN River Wa'or system supplies 2OooJ.ooo
gallons per day for our consumption. II We We
should say storage and distributing reservoir should
c constructed at jerome Park within the cii: lns ~
call5ns: and We sApuh answer the second and ihird
propositions by saving that II practitaDle all su,h
additional storage should be provided within the Inil
nj tho city OF New-York. or by dams and IeserF0rs
upon some of the proposed sites OF the survey Oh
Assuming the highest amounts Of storage Claimed Dy
lie advocates OF the Quaker Bridge Dam 20 Or hce,--
saTy 10 provide 600 900 900 gallons daily to this cly
An amount far beyond their needs for many years 10
come that the present storage ana the srosaFe al
ready provided for. will very nearly Or que MI Up
Inc desired quantity. The proposed Jerome IN.
Reservoir ard one other II capacity not cHccediHE
3 coo OCO 600 gallons VIII be ample, wllhlh Inc
margin Of safety. As 70 the proposed Quaker Dam
with rs cepacy Of g. 900 100000 gallons We require
n not and deem {. unnecessary and !neNpdleht inT
many reasons and facts that We snail urge ana Prove
before YOU and we oppose its construction We th-uA
- a a. a great and expensive engineering job or
eel enc Thus fer II has received its cAlei support
from, the mistaken and false views sem iof 10 we
nubllc that n was absolutely necessary ana we VI i
plan which would supply New ork tl,y WIN ~
ines the citizens and taxpayers propose 70 $40" lnc
utter fallacY Of such Views. ana also 10 uchoHs d'
~ ,he whole supUly Of the CrOton watershed can
tc utilized in other and better ways at haf ne
EXPENSE and within one-hah Of the time requir iol
cons tructlOn.