The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-04
WATER MAINS PUMPED DRY.
LITTLE BUILDINGS DOW TOWN CON-
PLAIN or MO.
Dry shamPoos Only In tho Barbsr Shops
and viehy to Drink-Stean fuaPs neat
the JanItor'a Hand Puup In Dry TiHes.

Dry shampoos Only In tho Barber Shops
a,a Vtehy To Drink-steam Punps Neat
| the Janitor's Hand PuuP In Dry Ti5es
A water famine Of considerable dimensions
has been affecting most Of the shop keepers
south OF City Hall Park for the last few days.
In all the small buildings tho faucets have
ceased to fow and much difficulty has been
experienced in even pumping water from tho
mains in the Easements. ScrubblnR out win
dow washing. and house cleaning generally
| have boon almost entirely abandoned ana
| drinking water has become luxury which
| only shops In tho big Office buildings can
afford BARRIERS in Fulton and Nassau streets
have had the greatest difficulty in supplying
their baths, and in many shops the wet
shampoo has been entirely abolished. III this
| keeps up" said one barber yesterday, we
will DO thankful in n few days to gel lew
| diors to make a lather with"
The big structures like the Potter. Morse.
| Equitable. and Mutual Life building consume
| an immense amount OF water. and they pumn
| It to their reservoirs on top by steam." said
Ernest Godbacher OF % Fulton street yester-
dav Tho rest OF us in the smaller buildings
are then left without any at all. We have
little reservoir. and our jantor spends all his
spare time trying to get water to 1t by means
OF hand pump, but he can't compete with
for long time and it generally flowed only
between noon and o'clock, when we would
draw Off enough in pitchers for drinking For
the last seven days 1t has ceased flowing alto
gether If we wish 10 quench our thirst we
must 70 across the street, and buy glass OF
vicIy. Some years ago a Westerner was IN the
city with scheme for bringing water from Lake
Huron In giant anyednct TO- al the Gties up
1t a hair Drained idea. but don't Know but
we'll have to come to it If this sort OF thing con-
To prove the truth OF his statements Mr.
GOldbacher turned the faucets In the rear OF
nes sS S front one 5ns 81 s7f hem 81 Raf
than have seen come from i In ten days" said
water dwindled away and died. The faucets
rema ned open half an hour. but not another
e snH ~ addeI Mr. o GoldbncRer and can by
anv possibility hold water for oil OF US down
here If matters were 6 al rhf We r 9uE dr we 10
feet above the river"
from o. III r. Goidbacher. said: i've don't get anV
water at all until alter O'Clock. At my home
in Fifteenth street we have begun 10 have the
And ut my house in Thirteenth street" in
ternolated a customer I'VE couldn't get any
II have, had no. towing water for the last
two days" said W. F. Hoffman; a barber on
ducinE any results I'VE have had TO give up
the ordinary shampoos and give dry .hampoos.
The water absolutely necessary for shaving We
fetch from big building in tie ne.ghboc.
hood"
At Dewey's wine room MI tho water
used has to he taken directly from
the main in tho basement by means
OF pump and then carried NJ stairs to the
restaurant and, kitchen: i saloon keersr on
Nassau streer, below Fulton. said; Every
one is scurrving around for water, I can't got
n drop from the fuuco =. The big buildings
take it al. We have had t,ouble in getting
water over since ! have been here: but 1t has
never been So lad as it is now. Every one in
the small buildings in this part OF the city Is in
the same box
A dozen other business men In tho same dis
lrirt cor ohOrat"d IN. so statements either by
word OF mouth or by turning on the faucets in
heir sEoDs and pointing in silent disgust to |
.he place where the water ought to flow but |
lidnt.
Mayor Grant vetoed Yesterday a number Of |
trough resolutions passed at last |
week, meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen. He |
also favor.i the Board with message recon- |
nendpg that leg station OF this sort be sus-
7ended until the new aqueduct is completed |
N account OF the scarcity Of water. These !
Watering tlouGhs are usually placed In front OF |
he saloon, OF menlwithia pull. on the theory |
hat the driver whose horse uses one will thus |
Do reminded Of his own thirst