New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-08
A NEWRESERVOIR To BE BUILT
THE JEROME PARK SITE DECIDED ON.
UNANIMOUS ACTION OF THE AoUEDUCr CON
MssIoNERs YESTERDAY.

UNANIMOUS ACTION OF The AoUEDUCr CON
MssIoNERs YESTERDAY.
The Tribune's exclusive news three weeks ago mat
the city would, within month, take steps Tor ac-
quring Jerome Park &c erect reservoir there WAS
verified by the action Of the Aqueduct Board yes'er-
day. The commission adopted resolution reported
by It's Construction Committee In which the necessity
for reservoir at that point Wis shown, and In which
there was a motion to build II. The Commissioner OF
Public Works was requested :" to prepare ana submit
such plans. maps. specifications. estimates and DE-
tails 10 provide for the construction OF said reservoir
shall b. sufficient and requisite for the pubic
hearing required by law The Commissioner was
also requested 10 prepare and submit to the Aquednct
Commissioners q final plant sheet showing the amount
and description OF the several parcels OF land Try
10 be taken 10 construct reservoir within the city
limits. north Of the Harlem River, within the lines
submitted to this commission by the Joint report
OF the chief engineer OF the Aqueduct Commission
and the chief engineer OF the Croton Aqueduct. on
June 4, $780,
In the report adopted yesterday the Commissioners
assert that the time has now arrived when steps
should he taken looking TO the acquisition OF site
for the projected storage vOr within the city
limits north OF the Harlem River. The main pur'
pose OF this reservoir Is TO provide large amount OF
storage within the city limits and the point OF
distribution. that II In the future the flow Of the
water through the new aqueduct should be stopped
for any considerable number of days the city would
he protected from the inconvenience and danger OF
an Inadequate water supply.
In report mad Ia the A1netuct Commission on
July =, 1854 the then chief engineer called the al
-ntion OF the commission 10 the necessity Of deter
mining upon the site for such reservoir before the
contract and specifications for the aqueduct Itself
could he inielg"ny prepared. and IN 50 doing he
used the following language: when the future full
carving power Of the conduit Is required the present
city reservoirs would supply the city hut for two
days. the water he stopped Tor repairs or Inspection
Of the a,Ii-duct and II 75.0OO00J gallons per day
are retained for the city above Harlem River an equal
ling reservoir will H. necessity consulting En-
gne-r Davis. Mr.. ftelsy and myself have examined
the maps and Inspected the grounds We lind that at
Jerome Park the Typographical features admit OF
reservoir that viii store about i.'vo0oooW gallons
all OF which will lie usable without serious less Of
h-nd to the city, and which seems the only available
,it-.-
II Ia, beer det. mined 10 have n cond,it with An
estimated hovage rapsciy Of 3lOOCOOOO gallons u
day to Jerome Pnrk and only .5OOOOOo0 below
that point The only point 10 which there has
been any question ha, been rs to the tine when The
land for this reservoir should be acquired and The
work Of construction lrgun In lo-o the ch'ri
. cnecr 81 the Aquednc, Comm, 'i0n believed mat
the commcnc ement of III. construction should not D.
DELAYED while III" chief engineer OF the 'ro'on
,aueduct reported that IL would not BE- reed'd until
1902 II appear, 10 10 clear that even II proceedings
were begun n, ono. fof the acquisition OF tho prop
ertv II would be nearly quite six yesrs from the
nrcscnt date before the reservoir could no finished
for use. In the mean time the daily consumption
Of water resulting from the opening of IN" new
ouctuct haS greatly exceeded lii" predictions OF every
on. who had oppressed an opinion or the SUBJECT
In advance.
Tho committee ,ad that another reason Tor going
on with tn. work without further delay WAS inc
danger that speculation, would buy up the property to
L. acquired With view IN making an unreasonable
Iroii ont 81 Tho city. , =.
The construction md completion ~ this reservoir.
SAYS the report with the other works now In prog
ross will compl.tc the great system or water sup
ptvf for n unknown number Of years TO
come. , ~
Tho report adopted. all tho Commissioner,
prrsent, General Dune president. nnd Messis scott
tucker and Cannon voting In favor NJ II.