New-York tribune., 1890-06-05
THE yEw AQUEDUCT ALMOST READY.
JULY Is WILL SEE THE WATER FAMINE AT An
END, IT IS EXPECTED.

p,huc Works Commissioner Gilroy took part In the
proceedings of the AQueduct Commission Ne'ef"ay io'
the first time for several mohuis. IL VIZ '
supply question which brought MIN I'd 'iie '"eet"s'
When thc Board was sitting as the Executive or Con
etrrction committee Mr.. Gilroy offered resolution
ro,,,o,r ,he chief engineer 10 report what was the
o.r,,, d,,o n which some relief could be expected
from ,ho ,c,r Aouedrct. the old Cro'oh Adueduct
and the Bronx River connection were "''o"'' "Nc'.
70 their fullest capacity. AZ the rceui"r S'''h VI
tho Commission in the afternoon. Chei i+'hl'c' f"rc'
o+d mat the work wns practically finished be-
,,reen the crotOn Dam and South lon"o's' poio"
tlc latter point IN one Of O'Brien 'iorH 81 uo"''
..,,.o rorolrs are vet 10 be made, but II large
,oo NJ n,en wcrc pnt al once thai poruah vi 'hc
Aorcduct could he ready for operation p' ""p w.
After The Central Park RESERVOIRS arc INV" "'. "'
n,oeont emergency met. the water can bc snnt w ""
thc repair, completed within SIX "ecN'' .," ",S
rcb dcIav ON section 10, Mr.. Fie!cy said especially
~ -tat 10 6s and more trouble was cAIec'ed be-
. the mon were not paid regularly by the con
,-,ctor brt with sufficient force cmploycu 'hc'c was
no reason why the section should not Dc rcf " '''o
the water turned Oh by Jnly To- Inc reii'"''"e ''
,ious including the direct connections WIN ''' NVn
" ,,n, roocr,o,rs could all be finished tins month,
and IL enough energy was shown the nc" '"n'u''
cold ho in full operation on July 10. Tic oic ell
inoo- desired 10 add nevertheless that he Iad eA-
Sauted his powers in his efforts to keep the contractors
nm IN time and the Commissioners must take manu-
at that Themselves. $500
The chief engineers report was followed by con
ference with the representatives OF thc 'ohho'oS'
DcsoIutions were afterward adopted u pay hcma"
Clark the contractor of section 10 Tl''ooo "hI o'
ovc- 300 600 which has been retacd on una, a.'llo"
urdcr Tho 10 pcr cent rctcntiOn provision "' Hr ',
t-,rt The piymcnt of th> money T. hi'r 'pHn.
tonaI unon lis use IN completing IN" H''''oi uI'u,'
the dircr,inn of the chief engineer ihe p'a"uc ~
citcd The Public Works Commissioners dPPct! Ic-alu
Ing the scarcity OF water, ana tIc chF rh fr
hat ths was fhe best way 10 afford nIri' ne lolr
Aoucduct commissioners Controller Myers anu oih-
nHir.irncr ,llry supported the rsOu'lpi' M"l'
nr.,t Tho only other member Of the beirl' wa n"t
onou.n, Mr. Clrny oppressed great pleasure 81 III"
aac,on taken. and felt confident thar thr muuIt Ii
a. a. H., rnuid dud Ncw Nork's water supply pirltiiii
,n .inncr scott likewise clatcd ana lui oi
ie'',nt pfcd ictions of the same Kind
~ %Enf Engineer Brdsall. OF the Croton Aqhedh'i,
~ lincd Yesterday that The present SCARCITY "i ",,l
,- he result of the warm and dry "cath'I ne
va tbat AL buildings on high ground suncIcu l'l
o"'" "o,"ced supply. rhe downtown district was Tr
"ci,tnr proportlonatc share of water bt INC loaolc
as tbot In the large building, downtown thc Hsalcst
Sr,and occurred every day during the same hpurs.
~ if cond be arranged that the large demaus NcIe
made ot night the situation wOud be nuch lhPtoVcu.
The daily supply Of the city, Mr BiFd.dn sAu, VIZ
now q6 100000 gallons from the CFuHn NP"cuu,'
and I 900 900 gallons from the Bronx klvcr rscr-
Vor a total Of 100000 gallons. Not L. udn
80 100000 gallons day more were required