New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
CHARGED WITH WASTING TIE WATER'
CoMM1ssa oNER GILRoY MAKES NO REPLY-BArH
OWNERS WORRIED.

CoMMIssI ONER GILROY MAKES NO REPLf-bArh
OWNERS WORRIED.
Commissioner Glroy's "morning hour was made
unhappy yesterday by efforts to explain pnoilshed
aitack upoD him, which charged waste OF 2o'2Oo'-
600 900 Gallons Of water since June IL TO lach OF
proper outstanding Of the product OF the Crotoh "a'e
shed Mr. Gilroy questioned the accuracy OF the
figures but aferward concluded that he did not caro-
to notice the assertion of waste rms WIS ho
sa;d because OF the source Of the attack
81 know well, he added. "where this all Ct mes
from Last September the same man who Inspired
these untrtworthy statements tried to get reporters
TO attack me for giving the city enough wafer
Now he tries to show tint hhVe all aions o00
allowing too much
~ro whom do Won refer1, Mr. Gilroy was ashed
al mean an Aqueduct Commissioner and de-
feated candidate"
The Commissioner was understood to refer to
Aoueduct Commissioner Francis NJ Scott. who ran on
the fusion ticket for Mayor last year. ana VINO neaoe
the County Democracy county ticket this year Ior
Irstice NJ the supreme Court Mr.. Scott was not as
bis Office yesterday.
representative of the Hoffman House oaths'
where the Croton water has been In use right along
during the famine. in defiance OF the supposeo
orders Of the Commissioners. appeared al inc
puhuc Works Department yesterday morning ana
oxn,aned that TO notice TO stop using the
wafer had ever reached the establishment or Mr.
stokes the proprietor. Water Register Riley INSISTED
in rc,ly that lie had mailed notices to the propre'os
~ ali the bathing houses ordering them to shut down
oar,v In the week. The Others he said, had all nc
covsd their notices and acGuesced In the mandate.
lie could not therefore understand why Mr. oIoheS
| establishment had not been reached.
Representatives of the Windsor the New-forH Avn
,o,ic and the Manhattan Athletic Club baths also ap'
ncared and had o consultation yesterday morning WIN
Commissioner Gilroy and Water Register Riley Ihey
ronresentsd that many invalid persons were depend
inc mon the baths the small degree OF heath thes
onioved and to close them would be great horusihp
II WAS finally agreed that the baths might be operated
so weck. but without the plunge which IN some
ttShahushm,nts holds 100000 gallons IomornW
the meiars Will DC inspected and record taken IN an
~ these places and week from tC-hlorro" VIII aga
| Sa t.,ker The actual amount OF wafer used III .
ce,r for bathing purposes without the plunge VIII Iu
he ascertained ana the Commissioner Will be enabled
10 indre whether 1t will be eXpedlcnt 10 ahO" Ciie
tatHlnr establishments to continue bu5nesS. 49,,
the Central Park reservoir married the same acRti
y, vater yesterday as twentyfour hours prev1ousiy,
% feet 10 IL inches the old reservoir had lanen NV
icbcS and the Forty -second-s reservoir had iatle
~ came distance The orders to Inspectors regard
| mr. economy were continued . mi, ,.o..
S Sonth Dover n Y, Nov. 81 (Speciall-Ihe Groom
pver has reganed its former height There seems 70
be nienty OF water flowing to keep the supply up W
~ Doc 600 gallons daily. Theye arc two small iakes
aScve Rrewstcrs which could be made TO empty mo
The Cpoton With CAPACITY Of 00,OOo,oOo gallons