The evening world., 1890-06-17
TESTING The new AQuEDuCT.
Successfully Flushed for TWeny.One
Niles Of Its Length To-Day.
The Whole TO Be Tested Preparatory
TO Its Opening in July.

Flushing Of the upper section Of the new
aoueduct was begun early this morning.
The test Was in every way q grand success.
For the first time since its completion the
magnificent structure, from Sing Sing to
Yonkers, was tested to Its fullest capacity,
preparatory to turning OH the permanent
water supply for the city, which Chief En-
Rineer Feeley has promised will DO dono not
later than the 18th Of next month.
The section tested to-day extends from the
R%ate-house at Croton Dam to the blow-off at
South Yonkers, q distance of about twenty
one miles. On several previous occasions
from is to 90 inches Of water have been
run through that section for the purpose Of
cleaning 1t Of rubbish and refuse that the
masoDs and contractors have left, but to-day
1t received a thorough flushing. which puts
II in complete readiness to receive the boun-
tiful and longed-for supply OF pure water
for the citizens of Gotham
Five or six feet OF water vas run through
the big pipe this morning. and the process
was continued for more than two hours.
until the stream ran out perfectly clean and
pure at the South Yonkers blow-off. The
test Was entirely satisfactory to the engi-
neers in charge.
The water used for this purpose does not
In any way affect the oity's daily supply, for
there IL plenty of water going to waste over
the top Of tho dam every day to keep the big
pipe full.
The water. as it flo VS. ont OF the ~gate-house
OF South Yonkers, IL carried off by 1ibbets
Brook. which has its outlet in Var Cortland
Lake and thence to, tide water.
The engineer in charge OF the work at the
centre dam 10 Charles \. Gowen.
The water, was turned in slowly at first,
and then the volume was gradually, in
over so, OOO. 900 gallons of water having
passed through it.
When the gates were wide open, the water
rate Of a little more than 10, 900, 900 gal
Engineer Craven was in charge Of the
off Is located, He has charge of the lower
section Of. the Anueduct, where the final
inspection is now in progress.
si ns s0G mnd ss The Tie fH% aplsm RIVER ~ ! the e s eos,e
pieted. and that, part OF, the Aqueduct is
inspected, everything will be in readiness
for turning oil the permanent supply.
No; 20. at One Hundred. and Seventy:
eighth street, are now working at full speed
night and day, and the work there is pro-
crossing satisfactorily under the super
vision Of Engineer Wakeman and Contractor
Petersen.
The two buckets which draw up the water
have .. capacity OF 43 barrels each. and work
up and down the big tube faster than the
most rapidly running elevators in the city.
1t is expected that the siphon will be
drained inside of two weeks. and then 1t will
take a week or 30 longer to complete the in
s%pectiom..
When the aqueduct is In, complete opera
ton. the supply OF water whichit will deliver
at the Yonkers gate-house will be about
31s. 900. 600 gallons q day.
OF this $50, 600. 600 will be sent down to
that Fart Of the city which lies below the
Harlem, while the remaining IS, 600, 900
will supply the annexed district. The full
supply, however. will not be needed for sew
eral years TO come.