New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-23
IT WILL BE CORNELLS DAM.
WILL 1T BE THE BOARDS DAMNATloN?
AoUEDUCT COMMISSIONERS MAKE Nrho
MISE BETWEEN WILD EXTRAvAGANOE


MISE BETWEEN WILD EXTRAVAGANOH
AND SAFE ECONOMY.
The Aqueduct Commissioners yesterday, Dy 'oV' vi
TO =, decided TO build great Crotoh D'n dl
COrncrs about and threc-quartcr miles poio" 'nc
old Croton Dam, and one and oncquarter hiio' o'c
the Quaker Bridge Dam. The site selected - doopI
and three quarter miles below the point rc'o"OS
approved by the Construction Committee OF the boaru'
which was recommended by Chief Engineer Fteley as a
substitute for the Quaker Bridge Dam. Its seiec'lon
is regarded a compromise between the previously
proposed sites. Its cost is estimated at S3,ooooVO'
about 81 100000 more than the new CrotOh Dd'h'
and its capacity will be 10000. 1000 gallons OF
water while that Of the latter would have been only
1G,OO0.00O,0O0
The decision made at special meeting OF inc
Commission yesterday, at which every member partc
patcd and IT was attended by committees representing
the Board Of Trade and Transportation and inc Ioan
of Fire Underwriters. Among citizens present Were
o. Il. Potter +. Il. Thurber. General f. T. Earle
James II. Seymour Captain Ambrose SNOW, IT, waldo
smith, +. A. Crukshank. Henry X. De Milt, James
Talcott G. e. shayne, A. 7. Decker ii. C. oalhihs'
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick. william II. Wiley, Hiram King
Miller q. : Palmer l.. j. Callahan Patrick fairciy'
Frank q. Herring and James 7. Young Tic result
IS really victory for the Tammany element III INC
Board The Mayor and Commissioner tllfoy "eh'
there ostensiby 10 oppose the building AT uiS umo
Of any large reservoir. They played their cards
deity that they secured the bulldihg ol Ve s"''o
on which they had agreed.
The discussion began upon the Chief Engineers
recommendation in favor Of what Is KNOWN Is MS
substitute called No. -" or the new Croton DAM
Commissioner Cannon moved that it was the sense OF
the Commission that high dam be butt a. soon As
possblc below the old Croton Dam. Controller Myers
offered a. an amendment that in view Of the reports oil
chief Engineer Brd>all, of the Croton Aqneou't'
and Chief Engineer Mclean Of the Finance Depart Hc
the buildIng Of "A new dam at present was ih'NP'
dent and uncconomcaL The Controller follower MS
motion with an argument based upon MI N''o'"
ro,ort and said that there was a possibility OF dah'
ccr from the old Croton Dam. THIS cohiu W "'"
absolutely safe by the expenditure OF lew ln""sd''
dollars: If would cost million, to build new u''n
with the new reservoir, now under construction VI
,,,.roJ Il, hc built A sufficient supply Of WatcT WIS
provided fo- the city for the next twenty years
only excuse for building large dam was !" cN''"'
the life Of the Aquciuct Commission. hut ''c'o va,
enough 10 Justify it, further existence WIth'"' uD INV
dam.
Commissioner Gilroy protested against tn' p'"P'
lam, and VA, Of the opinion that the old one 'oul'
m ,,ado absolutely safe for $1,000. This dam be
id vould add nothing 10 the Drainage area ana h'ue
additional storage. an, g.
Commissioner scott made an extended argument III
favor Of the proposed dam. lie was frequently ."'''
ruptcd bv Mayor Grant with questions INV '''''
asked if the building Of the reservoirs above inc ,'''
nam al eliminated
ncyy dam for several years, and claimed that TINS d'
,o ,,,,dcr.,audip, when they wcr projected Mr.
scott r,p,,cd that no city had ever complained OF
much water. The Mayor said no. but they did com
plain Of too much public debt.
C,p,ain snow submitted the resolutions - the B"ai'
Of Trae fayorug the bul!nr Of The dam Al SIC = anu
similar papcr Wa, presented from Nh" FIRE 'na'r-
writers, 4 vote was taken ON tie Nuh~iliu" "i ''"
,rolc~ Mycr- against IN" construction Of any dam' ann
If va, defeated Us a vote Of I 10 ,. the Mayor ''h
trailer and Mr. ,.!rov voting ave Nr. cannon
resolution wa, then adopted. II favored ne" ''',
but -r.cifvin. uo -i'c. Th, was carried h' VOC -
tn = Comin.> .oner- Duane. >cott Tucker ana AMMO"
voting for it, and N" Mayo. Controller ana 'ohl''
soncr Gilroy against r. ,
The question having been settled that thci" 'nou'
be a big dam built Commissioner Glroy brousm Tor
ward = resolution. which had evidently been settled
nnop beforehand which stated that. Will" the dan
projected by chef Engineer Fi"i'y would supply u"
additional drainage and only l6oOoo"oopo gallons ~
storage capacity the Cornels site would aha an "Al
iir,l drainage area - twenty one -qulrc mil" and
t,are cap,citv of 30 600 0oo.ooo gallons tn" cost
II ,hc CorucIl's dam. estimated 81 S3.Go1ooo would
,,rvc much the NOR, economical 81 tho two. There
fre il Wa the sense ~ the Commission that TIC new
dam De- bui'i ou the Cornell site.
MAYOR Gu.t backed mp Nr. Gilroy'- 70 oluiion-
and said that there wd- no que. ZION about 90" 'r'I
Site l,eInc the most economical! Commission >'"i'
Oppressed hi >urpr-' ~ The remarkable chang" "i
front ON me par "i fi" gentlemen who had been OPP
posing any acW Dam 80 alI htt b" Va 80 a'N u-. h'
aid to have the dam built that u. would 'o;" for tir
Cornell. -'r. tIWn.i --oncr 4 'uu 10. VINO ran pf"
allv favored ia, it, from the hl~i. spoke li H.
Commits p'cr Tucker r1uArn'f t'nt Dr. D UrN'u i.i'
IN" chief In cuoc'- proposition Wa tn best hh b.
would not stand BOO the say 81 new dam ana Womb
therefor. vote for toruclr-. ~" final f"ic -i""d
For tlr. Corncll'- sit. Mayor Grant. Commit -"H',
,dlr,y Commissioner scott. Commissioner Iu'l" ana
Commissioner Cannon b. against -, '"uiioI r NN'r'
aud Commissioner Dualr =.
ON Commissioner scott motion Chi'f Engineer
Itaf. VI IL fec
aud drafts for the ucu Cornell dam without delay.
r.. worn 81 construction Wil ic begun - soon ''
thi~ ha- been d1ffc The Now dam viii hc 10 i'1
high above th" river bed ard 20 feet deep. b..
extreme total height viii be- 80 fcci. and IT, lnrh
LciWocu ~. nnv line Loo feet. M itclrN '-t
mated n hi, October report that II would require five
year, 10 build II.