New-York tribune., 1891-08-26
MR. G1LRoY SAYS HE CAN'T HELP IT.
HIS HANDS HAVE BEEN TIED BY THE LEGls-
LATURE.

HIS HANDS HAVE BEEN TIED BY THE LhUle'
LATURE.
Commissioner Gllroy in speaking yesterday OF 'he
present condition Of the Cr0ton water sald ta' ''
Department of Public Works in way reSpon'iDic
for its deAlement. "I,' continued the CoHmisso".'
"the people of the city have TO drink impure wafer i'
them put the blame where it belongs, and that S o
the legislature 1t has passed law which ties tle
hands of the Department Of Public Works ana ''o
hands OF the state Board of Health. Before taV IA"
was passed there was good deal OF cli0u'HO ~
about getting at the men who are defillng ue ""0''
but it was possible to reach them In time Nnen We
discovered any deflement of the water we hu !" n'
form the person responsible for IL. ii no a'lch'io'
was paid within given time the state boaI" Vi HorNp'
was informed and Il served notice on the persons COM
planned of. If after that the nuisance sun oo""
the local Board took hold of the matter haNo So
at least 500 complaints TO the state Boaiu' dnu ''
Board had been closing down on the people l'oio ~
more until they went to Albany last year anu so' ~.
bill passed. With such law what can th9 depart
mont of Public Works or the State Board OF hedlui
do7" .,,
The law against which Mr.. Gilroy inveished
is Csanter 46S OF the Laws OF lo0o, apPro'cu
by Governor Hill June OF hat Sc"i'
II proydes that when the state Board OF te''n saii'
10 protect n water supply the Croton wafer "orASl'
make regulations requiring the construction alu
maintenance Of sewerage the municipality owning the
hau q, ite own expense construct and MAINTAIN the
seperace ca ordered and approved and also proVlue
the means Of purifying the sewage. II 'he ie'noN"i
OF buildings Is involved to enforce state bodiu VI
Health reoulotions the municipality owning the water
works must remove the buildings and pay the owner
all damages he sustains by such removal The Guy
must also compensate any manufacturing or INDUSTRIAL
companv damaged by the enforcement of the health
,ocations H. is also provided that action can be
taken against any person corporation in the Croon
,r.tershed for the violation Of any state Board ot
Health regulation until the city has changed the sys-
TEN of sewerage and removed the DuluihBs III az
cordance with the terms of the act and no person or
corporation shall be considered 10 nave Vio"ucu W
refused to obey any such regulation besoes all ts'
owners Of any building removed by oruer Oh lie 0VUo
Roard and ALL persons whose rights Of property are
affected BY the enforcement OF such regnduon9' 'n
sne the city for damages in the county where their
property is situated
Complaint is made about the water in the Annexed
District probably in the parts supplied by the bohA
River man who lives at High Bridge IN SpedhinH
tn Tribune reporter yesterday, said: For the lasV
four or FIVE days the water in all the houses IN my
street has had very offensive odor and taste IeTc
are omnous suggestions OF typhoid fever In every cup
full of it, II has always been good In the past, puu
the dry weather or something else seems TO have
spoiled it. told that the water comes rom 'i'e
proax though the street is two or three miles from
that river and less than quarter OF mile from the
croton Aoueduct. and il would seem that since the
conpieion OF the new Aqueduct there was no longer
need of using Bronx water sun, see tnu thcIc ~
Great complaint about CrOtOn 50 possibly we are Ior
unate in our strongly favored bronx a'er a tnomS t
| fancy that most toW "ould pIeler !" UiA0 'iOi'
on