New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
THE CROTON VALLEY WAR
YESTERDAYS WORK BY THE INVADERS.
.,o RESISTANCE OFFERED TO COMMISSIONER
>.o ,,,c Sx,pv,cpERS

DAILY AND HIS SKIRM1SHERS.
H.. campafcn against the nuisanccs in the Croton
,orshed which poute the drinking water OF New
vn,k CITY was continued yesterday by Commlssone'
rsIv assisted by Mr. Dykman. special cousei ioI uo
~ IN the aauirement Of aQueduct lands. ana 'he'
fnnneer Birdsan Of the croton Adueduc'' vi co"''e
~. rang Of men who armed with axes. saws
-Ho,s and other implements accompanied him 10
80. down or burn anything that he might order
them TO destroy ,,. v,sco
and Pine Bridge. Mount Kisco was vls''ed hrs'-
A,horph a choice collection OF abominable structures
., rolIute the drinking water Of this city was iouhd
a. Kensico a still chocer collection was dlscoVefee
:. Mount Kisco The people who live there Vieweu
th. operations the invaders In much the same way
.s did tn ose at KenscO They did not. seem 10 DC
.n,e to grasp the situation. Commissioner DAILY anu
those who accompanied him were looked upon as ihnpu
Amt invaders No matter what they had done they
.oud not conceive that should have r'gh' 10
20 through and barns and stables anu our
,n.m Z, remove the nuisances which they had set up
.vervwhere Nearly every in the village 1oi
,oved the little squad headed by Commissioner Da'y'
n was their idea that he was going 10 WIPE OUT e
,,Ilsge altogether. Although he explained TO them
that 10 absolutely necessary TO remove all oolec
tonable structures to insure the city from disease anu
honeh he told them that would be paid for waa'
.ver might be destroyed they still looked upon pam
a ruthless invader. When he lett the Town "i'ho"'
rtpnp IL out and driving them from their homes 'hey
we're so surprised that they did not know wha' 10
make of It, The fact that they were 10 DO anT
ample time to secure homes did not hcieh'en
their opinion Of Commissioner DAILY NO one couio
convince them that he had not some a"o'''"i
reason for permitting them to remain.
The fact that Kcnsico was doomed had broken
their spirits 1t was hard for them to uhoerst'hu
that while there many more nuisahces III '"eir
village than In Kensico. only strip OF the Town OH
hot sides OF Branch Prook would be destroyed Branch
Rrook emptes into the Klsco River ana thehce MUS
us way into Croton Lake, and consequently 'hs
houses near its banks must be destroyed Every
house In the village whose drain Is cohhec'ea VII"
the brook will also be torn down.
When Commissioner DAILY reached Mount hisco
he st once went to the office OF f. T. BAILEY the
president Of the village. with MIR. Dykman ana Chel
Engineer pirdsal. There the local board OF meant"
was In waiting. the members Of which are d. r: "or'
ham. the president Charles Matthews ana W. l.
IIalstead. They were questioned bv MT Dyhhah
regarding the sanitary condition Of the village with
rcspect TO Branch Brook and Kisco River. AS
result of Mr. Dykna1s inquiries 1t was learned 'hs'
filth and refuse dumped into these streams WIN
ont regard to the fact that the Croton was thereby
polluted. Since the incorporation OF the village there
has been no rule to where the refuse from INC
o,tholses should find an outlet. President U0rham
made the astounding statement that nearly all inc
drainage OF the town found It's way into the streams
that run into Croton Lake The local board OF heath
did not seem to think that this should be wondered
At. and felt that It was not at all improper When
asked to co operate with Commissioners Daily 10 put
sto, N this nuisance the members Of the board said
that they did not see how they could because they
weic looking after the good health OF Mount kisco
and not Of New-York City, They said 1t was BEST
for the health their village to have their drainage
carried away BY the two streams Consequently they
could not helF to endanger Mount Kisco 10 protect
NewY0rk.
Commissioner Dalv then told them that their OBJ
iectionable system OF drainage would be done away
with BY an order from himself and left them TO hold
communion with themselves He vent at once 10
= branch Brook and afterward to Kiscc River When
NJ cnme IN examine these places he found that some
great intellect Of the village had tried to hoodwink
him by advising those who maintaining nuisances
to make them look harmless. Notwithstanding the
fresh coats Of whitewash the closing OF tie NOUNS
OF drains and the removal OF the most oo)ectohapie
structures Commissioner Daily saw that all this had
bean N.ne to lead him to believe that Mount Ksco
WAS doing nothing to polute the Croton water
His inspection revealed deploraDle state OF affairs
which showed that the sanitary condition OF the
village was extremely bad. A large NUMBER OF
barns chckencoups outhouses ana stables were iouno
that we're built right on the edge OF or only ie"
feet away from the streams and q number OF drains
were discovered that empued their refuse INTO the
streams Some OF the drains we're traced 10 houses
far away from the streams. The worst nuisance was
house on the Gopher Carpenter estate, In Ma'h's'''
Chinese laundry belonging to Sam Butt ana snoe
store and tannery belonging to william Noilmer.
Commissioner Daily was about to order 1t torn DOWN
at once when q man looked ont OF ssconu's'o
window and begged him not to, as his VIE WAS
about 10 become a mother. A few days OF grace
were granted to him, and he was toid 10 get 'ne
woman out of the house as soon as possible SONIC
nj the others who were told to vacate their houses
and destroy their barns, stables, onthouses Pgeeres
and chicken coups were Jere Donovan, the occupants
of the house on the Halter estate, Snith riersa ''
blacksmith shop: j. II. Hart, blacksmith shop Theo-
dore CARPENTER Mrs. Kate Fisher. tenant on the wal
fer Osborne estate, and Rudolph Boeihher. i"e
village school will also have to CO.
After the inspection OF Mount kisco had beeh hn-
lshed Commissioner DAILY and those WHO aooo"p"u,'
him took vehicles of VARIOUS kinds ana rode 10 TINY
pr,dpe distance OF five miles bad roads, through
a pretty though wild. stretch OF country VIII" many
hills and hales. Pine Bridge Is on Croon LAKE, wnere
tho main dam is built. On his way to Pine Brdge
commissioner DAILY inspected five houses one OF WHO"
WAS n school, and condemned them because the Te"'e
from, their drains found its way into Crotoh River
Pine Bridge is q settlement OF about score oi MUSES.
oI built near the shore Of the lake. one OF the" -
the Palmer Hotel. AS the drainage from 'nis "o'ei
.,ns nrec,v into the lake 1t will lie taken down at
once. xor,
Commissioner DAILY will start this morning iro"
White Plains for Brewscrs in Putnam County. here
n Is expected that abomlnablc sanitary cohoion
will be found exist. Many OF the houses vi 'n"'
town will 60 down before long. AS brews'ers ms
many handsome country houses ever since tms sam
tary campaign begun. on "Wednesday It's lh"'o
itans have been trying get 1t into somewhat dece"'
shape by the time Mr.. Daily gets there. BEFORE 'ne
Webster bill became a law the brave men OF Brews'ers
said that they would defend their henr'hS anu hoe'
from the ravages Of any army OF destruction 'ha'
might come from New-York. Now, however, 'hey
are meek and humble and are working night ana
day, removing objectionable structures some OF
them however It is said. have not the hndlest feel
ings for Commissioner DAILY and well known physician