New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-10
THEY MUST SHUT OFF STEAM.
/ ORDERS FROM THE HEALTH BOARD.
THE SUPPLYING PIPES DECLARED TO BE
pANGERoUS-SOME OF THE MAINS
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DANGEROUS-SOME OF THE MAINS
SHOULD NOT BE USED.
President Wilson, of the Health Board Yesterday sent
TO Mayor Grant a copy Of DIR. Cyrus EdSons report
upon the steam-heating mains in the lower par' Oh
the city. Accompanying The report were seVer'h
schedules showing the results Of tests with therho
eters in sewer manhOleS vaults and excavations near
the steam mains. and also at points al dls''"'o ~
the mains Other tests showed the temperature VI
Croton water which had been heated by inc s'e'i"
pipes Following parts of the report
IL will be seen that, stated broadly, the tempcra,
ture OF sewers situated IN streets ,Oh'NIiIS 'hn
S.ar While the temperature Of Those IN streets not
containing the mains is under thdl VI 'nc ,rir
vapOr escaping from the mdhh0e> N"s , ,,,r,oit,
offensive aud The pavement in the immediate HiUinhS
Of many Of them was qute ho,. 4, =" eG tbe eject
upon the gas mains. on the trst day o. p INA
excavations were made OPPOSITE i near Green.
wscb - Opposite The Herald" Building III Two
excavations the thermometer Indications were IcSPII
lively Ia degrees and 200 degree, Fahrcnheit. III
Rarcay Il. the earth IN the bottom on can The
cas- main in one of the Barclay 81 excavations ms %ns
found be leaking; the giC eaTdPnii oa1ds T1iidnC
suam or vapor could be seen escaping ron uT Iva omf
a, the paving stones "eS . th hat earth
Of the openings the DOOR gwen Oh HUM "''
AZ 10 IS Wall,t, Inspected on June June, no Gc,, tnr
tcmpcrturc of the wall close 10 the steam I,
mains 80 dcsecs fahr 10 ana a iso f oadway The
s" o mann MANN here is about one foot distant from the
vault wall The engineer was SICK anu 1pn"site
ms Illness 10 the great heat of the vault oIPo,iV
Nos 258 and 80 Broadway in the Ola 4caue t" nd
neil The temperature was 10 DEGREES Ian no,ed
escaping ~ and ~ Wlllst the Croton service
nine ,raS made 50 hot thu il leaked a number o,
times and the street opposite has had 10 pS opc to'
to repair Nos and Is Walst the lead croton
service PIPE became di>intceratcd ana "aS i'uT s
less by Inc heat Of the continuous steam man, anu d"
bod he fll,-fItn
Inc numerous explosions that have occurred cs
especially in the lower districts oi the CIV, arr
mainly due 10 leakage Of from the ga l'luN d>
would appear the fact that the leakage Is greater
from the mains lad in street IN Wch ,cg % MADE
lbs the officers of the caN companies based upon inri
eXrerence in the repair cl i ans causes con-
traction and expansion Of this system OF sa> ni'>'
thereby loo>enlnG the joints and causing thein 10
The extreme degree Of heat found in sewers Is So.
constant menace t0 public health. and It's ciieco
upon The vaults Of buildings situated along INC lne
Of the steam mains prGdinc,vne ,o oil Coiio'o"s
dangerous and detrimental to HE ana heai'h'
Mr. Wilson also sent 10 the Mayor copy OF the fol
lowing resolution by the Health Board based on the
report:
Resolved That in The opinion Of th, Board the heat
from the steam mains that are ald IN clos pP aEd o
sewers and vaults in the streets Of the portion OF tne
emergencies and greatly the risk 10 the public
health. 49, A.. .,oi,. .. ,,,o >,o,, y-,,
steam Company in the four places men'i01ed W. le
tween 1GJl 4 Broadway, between I'D -" BriblWaN'
en- front If The Herald" Building and between III
Wall-st are public nui-,ncc,, and orders That me
steam he shut Of from the said steam mains and that
the said steam mains be not used
Al the same time orders were served on President
Andrews Of the New York steam Company. 10 shut on
steam from the main, mentioned in the resolution.
Nj Wilson sad 20 reporters that if the company de
cded to appeal the orders Of the Health E2a ne
would insist upon speedy hearing IN order tlat inc
dangerous con0ton OF the main should hot be allo"ei
II continue longer than necessary.
President Andrews when asked what acnon ms com
many should take regard 10 these orders >9d that the
COMPANY would repair the leaks al those places soon
a. possible but that they would not cease Their nNl
De>. lie aid that they willing Ia make all re-
ra,s when any leaks occurred. but because the city
had forced them lay their pipe, in the middle %
BrladWaY. ard fOnr years aftclWdrd had pu double
track rarc<d top Of them. II wa> difhu 10 get al
The few leaks that did occur - steam pipe Will
nutla>f any other kind 10 continued and leaks
are only i'm The proportion Of on" 10 twenty compared
10 the cas pipes aud 10 ten compared 10 the Croon
mains"