New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
BROOKLYN HAS PLENTY OF WAFER
NONE TO SPARE FROM HER MAINS FOR NEW
YORK, HOWEVER.

NONE TO SPARE FROM HER MAINS FOR NEW
YORK HOWEVER.
While the city Of NewYork is in fear OF a water
famine It's neIghbor across the East River has all
the water ii wants untroubed by clear sky or drouth
however long extended. 1t Is remarkable fact that
the Of rainfall to have little effect on
the springs which furnish the water supply OF Brooklyn
Just how those springs are kept flowing Is mystery
Wells driven almost anywhere on Long Island even
near the sea beaches, yield good flow Of fresh water
Whether the OF the flow is the sea, flterng
into the depths Of the earth. some subterranean
stream from inland mountains, has been subject
Of conjecture but at any rate ii Is fact that the supply
of water which can be drawn upon by Brooklyn Is
fully adequate to any needs that now be foreseen.
This fact has led persons to question whether
or not Brooklyn could give any aid to New-lork
in case the threatening water famine should become q
present reality.
For the sake Of answering this question, Tribune
reporter last evening called upon Henry Hawkes., the
Water PurveyOr of the City OF Brooklyn Mr.. Hawkes.
ud not think that New-York could hope for any
assistance from Brooklyn, and gave as his reason
the fact that while the water supply on Long
Island was ample, the Of bringing it as far west
as the East River hardly adequate to the pres
ent needs of the people Of Brooklyn. The average
daily consumption Of water in Brooklyn is 55oOO,OOO
gallons During the hot weather GO,0O00oO gallons
daily used The present conduit Is able to bring
about OpOOOOO gallons day 10 The great ulst1DutlHs
reservoir at RdgewoOd. From there IL Is distributed
The largest main is a forty -elghtinch one through
AtlantIcavc.. far Court-st This has capacity
OF 40 900 900 gallons day. and It is taxed almost to
It's full capacity TO supply the smaller mains ramifyinS
the city, The rest Of the water used Is taken from tho
reservoir through smaller mains. The reed Of being
able to carry water into the heart Of the city has
been felt for a long time. and for that purpose new
forty-eightinch main Is being laid in Wlllougby yavc
This viii enable another 100000 gallons day to
be distributed.
The Ridgewood reservoir will hold more water than
Is poured into It now, and there is much more watei
| on Long Island than can be brought to Brooklyn q
| new conduit is now being built which VIII enable
| Brooklyn @ haye supply Of about 15O,OoO'oOt
gallons day. At present, however, only 70OOo,oot
gallons arc subject to CALL None Of this could bt
| drawn on for New-Yorix by mars for there are nc
mains to carry more water to the East River than Is
actually needed in the city itself.
In case of an actual water famine in New-fork
however IL might be possible to induce Brooklyn To
allow water carts to carry water to the thirsty New
Workers on condition that they would drive out u
Ridcewood for II. They could not get it downtown
Water ruIveyor Hawkes. last evening said that the
waste of water was much less III BrCoklyn than IN
New York. lie thought IL unnecessarily large In the
metropolis. and was almost going TO hazafu INC
oplnion that more water was wasted IN New forh
than was used He thought that that might be a
st?oHg statement but inclined to believe that the
waste was unneces AIRY and outrageous.