New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS.
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
MOUNT VERNON STILL SHORT OF WAN

MOUNT VERNON STILL SHORT OF WATER.
Mount Vernon found relief from its short water
supply Yesterday. f. A. Rowland, a village trustee
seemed to be the most active of any Of the town
officials many of whom, including President Jared
sapdford. were out OF town. Mr. Rowland gave up
his whole time on Sunday and Monday, and until late
nm Monday night, to have the water company provide
an immediate remedy for the deficiency Of water even
urpn4 il to draw from the Bronx River for general
ue as the water Is not fit for drinking unless 1t is
Uttered and boiled. But the company promised that
the arrangements IL making would relieve the sit
nation within the next twenty four hours. The limit
of time expired with relief; In fact, the water com
pany's supply even less.
Suncrntendent shcah, who had been working for
fortyeight hours, with scarcely any rest or sleep said
Yesterday: The chief cause of the sudden extreme
drop I'm the water supply on Monday the break
ing down of of the pumps at The wells at Pelham
Vile The pumping machinery tat We are putting in
al the artesian well AT seventhavc, and F'ird
win be ready for working tonight. and as this has
a capacity OF sixty gallons a minute, IT would
an additional supply Of $1,000 gallon, day. to what
| we now have. This well supplied the water for the
! town six years ago, but then the town not
more than half its present size OF 14o0o population
| The town has been using about 100000 gallons a
dav including The very liberal. in fact extravaganza.
! amount Of street sprnkling, lawn sprinkng flushing
of sewers, etc. If economy is practIscd as it may
be, we can get along 100000 gallons day with
| out stinting domestic requirements
one fortunate condition Of things is that there are
comparatively few families who are really dependent
upon the water company's water except that the
latter 5 forced under pressure throughout houses,
and thus Is convenient for baths and toilet bow Is
above the first floor. But nearly every house has its
| well of pure water and cstern, and yesterday the
| plumbers busy every direction making pump
connections where the wells and cisterns have fallen
into disusc.
Many the malediCtOns against the water com
| paDy, and also against tine town officials. who ought
| to have Anticipated the possibility Of short water
supply, and who have been warned by articles In The
Tribune that just such thing was Appreciated. but
cared for private than community Interests.
Three months ago the NcwYOrk and Wcschester
| Company. a company which has secured some OF the
hest watershed area I'm Westchcster County, offered
TO furnish the best sort OF guarantees 10 give nbun
dant supply Of water for domestic and town uses al
a reduction of from 10 twenty per cent below the
water rates paid, and also more fire hydTnnts
thar are now supplied, al $500 year ia place Of
81 900 year, which the town now pays 10 tho
| present company.
s,sne Of the town officers threaten 10 take stem Ia
declare the charter Of the present company forfeited
ON the ground Of violation Of contract In prOvid
ing an abundant supply Of water Eminent counsel