The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-28
TO PURIFY CROTON WATER.
AUTHORITIES TO CONFER ON TIE
NECESSARY LEGTSLA1TOM.

II II . Nice Question TO Adjust the Cor.
aictins Interests 30 as Not 10 Rob the
DweIlers in the watershed and Not 10
Let Them hob Ua OF Poison Us Either.
ut ia too early yet" Commissioner Gllroy
OF the Department OF Public Works said yes.
terday. Ito ask what We are going TO do about
the contamination OF tho Croton watershed.
That We are going to do something is certain
but. since our hands IRE tied by The law. moth
ing can be done until the Legislature meets.
Meantime Wa will discuss the measures which
should be adopted"
What measures should 30 adopted7" was
asked.
1t would DO prem atuie for me to speak
now" said Mr.. Gilroy. "Ihave my own ideas
OF what the law should be. and they are very
decided ideas. But the head OF department.
especially at this juncture whom the Board OF
Health and the Aqueduct Commissioners have
taken hand In the affair should whit until
there Is general discussion OF the subject by
oil tho departments interested. What we will
have will be conference on the part OF tho
Mayor. tho Board Of Health, the Aaue-
duct Commissioners. and tho Department
OF Public Works. At that conference tho whole
question will be brought up and discussed
In all Its lights. Many plans will doubtless be
considered. and final proposition will 10
adopted for submission to the Legislature.
The questions involved arc exeecdinGly com.
plex since they dsnl with conflicting interests.
and II should be the part Of the city to submit
. plan which considers tho vested rights OF the
Inhabitants OF the watershed sufficiently to
AFFORD lighting chance OF getting the bill
through ths tsgisia.urs. 81 course the Legs.
w91 9ha never Pass law which
great population Of hi. city
habitan,s. We did very vol, under tho old law.
Tns s.s nHsrd backed us with
the State Board Of Health IN 1885. IL. yssisia. "a.
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tape sh ss'so ma DGSs aeu fn ior Hs 70
essd Us 70 I'll ease. b.'er. oc, sS
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Sosyih.sadinS ali these "sn im n in,sSa
We'll undsr 81 Sn ioI!o%inx vG up
wh9. advant:Gsss v: had -. ,,,
sooner had ~ got our police. forces IN az good
ns 1s:u|ss than &: ,aS:Si,aan sss0SP'' the
y. olsin e 81 to amsSa%.n. Ts' ,sSS
The teeislstur b.. Mr.. Ro6ertson and
Hamilton Fl.h. ,Jr. The. amsndm. mt a. yon
tho city toward keeping the water FREQ from
contemination until such time "a the city pro-
vidsd. at It's own expense. eWeraEe systems
for the entire region. and also undertook 10
dispose Of the sewage whom collected. As tho
law failed TO provide means for our doing this,
OF course It sffsctuaily stoppsd our hands.
even had We been willing TO- spend the enor-
nous sum OF money required.
Now am in favor OF acting fairly toward
the country folks who live unon our water-
shed. We cannot into lfers with vested rights
without r.comp.nsei We are disposed 10 pay
proven ents and changes as arc demanded OF
us by this amendment. in additlo to is posing
OF the sewage after 1t is collected-that 10 q
proposition which We have something 10 say
about. The cost OF such q scheme must DO
carefully considered as also the question
whether. In the end II would not be cheaper to
buy the watershed outr iRht."
watershed. which Chief Engineer Birdsali tells
me would cost fifteen or sixteen millions, to be
seriously, considered was asked.
ence," .aid Mr.. Gilroy. :. II may DO the che aper
plan. all things considered. although. Of
course. the city could n OF expect to derive any
reyen ue from tho Investment. We may also
talk OF going on up TO the Housatonic In Con-
necticut for our water. The whole question
will be discussed In every phase"