The sun., 1893-04-11
POLLUTION MUST STOP NOW.
<RRKsTs LIKELY TO BB MADE IN
TBE CROTON WATERSHED.

. w>erretfe Measures Fut IN fcrco soeter.eS
. nv Mayor 9urey NO Tine is 20 Ne
Lost and No Fancy Ds-axes 10 he PAID.
Nav York city issued yesterday the follow
,,s,o notice and warning to the citizens Of West
i-Shsster. Duchess. and Putnam counties who
kre polluting our water stpply:
Pebble Notice.
Attention 1, hereby called 10 section 800 Of the rsrsi
.<,ode That section 10 as followsi
.s,c,os 300 person who throws or deposits gas
N, or tns refuse OF sas house or gas factory. or
refuse or any other noxoua offensive. or poison
.us substance into any public waters or into any
saver or stream running or entering into any sueh
, .nsl,o waters 10 guilty OF misdemeanor."
~. hereby give notice that the provisions OF the
above saus will bo strictly enforced over the terri
soYv known as the Croton watershed Any person
oepdng against said statute VIII % prosecuted 70
shs full extent OF the law.
ruorAs ?. Gitnor. Mayor Of the city Of New York.
rca.x. T. DALr Commissioners Of Public works
Dated NEw Yonx. April 10 1893
Mayor Gilroy conferred yesterday with Com
= missioner DAILY. Health Commissioner Edison.
Engineer Horace Loomis. In charge OF the
sewers. Chief Engineer Birdsall OF the Public
Works Department. and Chief Engineer Al
phonse Fteley OF tho AQueduct Commission.
about the work necessary to purify the water
supply What has been done SO far by Com
missioner Daily and Lawyer Dykman has been
Lawyer Dykman says:
"Kensico will be purified with the axe md
the torch A temporary sewerage system will
4 be built for Brewster's Station. At Carmel
ali the buildings on or near the bank OF Lake
Gleneida must be torn down At once. This
doesn't mean week or month. but now. At
Mt Kieco series OF iron vaults will be con-
structed In place OF the present vile oesspools
They will be kept clean by the city. and the
sewage will be chemically treated"
One OF those at tho conference in the Mayors
office was the Rev. Francis H. Wall OF tho Ca
tholic Chhrch OF St. Francis at Mt. Kisco Father
Wall said that the cesspool connected with
bis church and parsonage was within seventy
I've feet OF brook that 10 one OF the feeders
OF the Croton. He admitted that 1t was seri-
Gus source OF pollution.
1T was one Of tho worst places we found"
remarked Engineer Loomis
Father Wall said that he was willing to con-
struct solid iron cesspool 300 feet from the
church. That would abate the nuisance. but
be wanted tho city to pay forit
We will build tank" he said. that will
hold 1000 or 5000 gallons"
THE city OF New York ought not to pay for
It." said Mayor Gilroy. empnatically. What
you suggest is undoubtedly tho only thing to
d. but It is your business to build the tank
yourself. You have been polluting the water
long enough"
"Imerely suggest" Father Wall responded.
that the city should pay for tho tank rather
than be put to the expense Of condemninx tho
property, They, can Il build this for $1,000 Il
VII cost them $4,000 or $4,000 II they don't
,"sr:" said Mayor allroy. you come down
s :nd hHs anS Joa
you have deliberately maintained this nui.
!snce Tor ten q twelve yes.s;; New you gay
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Y VIZ III SisS ss$s ~ ss ssrs ss, ss srsss @ ss:
"a ;assssSs 9 ss ,Ss .Ati' would 0' cheaper for
SksI What you have said" answered the
:, q: sal..sss you. .srs.nsintainins must Os
nasass. hi 1sS G s.5ss! i ss
LsxIsr ,DJimsn sucb pollution a: no a.
& p s',%E sna IL Il % s,.e sFsns, ns the
ishnent All these PEOPLE are T Who who arc rel main lain
tanning similar nui.ancss. There 70 absolutely
COURSE shsps Is Is aons. ssAs said T the Mayor.
and Father ;, Wal! vent away. the Mayor re-
H have got Sste to say say is that the law should
The pollution that + permitted in direct viola
MT h, ss NJ %fhsso Kisso y sas nfss nos
Sssivo VI po1iu'lou. DuI tnAC u lOI Oh DebF-Dy
s his ,tsteme9t, The mill. the engineer said.
sns ssa 6s %.soa
,a,s, Ks,0Iah nah was taken up next i is in the
sss EnsnssT elss s sso and s'ias'fS I1 .iss 10y
.,.!.u You 3 have HlI the power that the Commits
Works 1G himself has" said the
ever you find a sonrce ~, no,in.in0 ~ ~ mnttar
:Sstsd sss d. INA INA. & duty You q course
that's tast T. that all nuisances and ali sources Of
a9a viii viii Ssya ths Sepnsies shsfa
appointed. who will have the power to make
ns gsS sSuss E rss, ys Che
:.S1sIy SnIs5Iy AR r. Ro;sISIs Sui.sness ns:s b
saRssw 10 mercy must Be- shown psotSs to them ''A''
saId sIde,Mstsrs " sTs was taken up next DR.. Edison
stdage syatem must be constructed he drew
ssasTirrann ssTran on the blotter In froniof the Mayor
snectuallr diys,te temporary th system that would
sfAs, ss e.psp.. .ss PIT f
w e1Nsstua!ly Nua stop the pollution. ""'A~ '"@'''
inland where 4 tSn snus %ns :. to carry the sewage
cal' s.ia and and mad made harmless Engineer LOOMS
ssVIssa at ond ths & PaH was the best that could be
sf.vr";. anu ne mayor Said
aNay." '"'e" " o"i'hout moments
IsSmt. ISs1t cane sai Mt. Kisco. of which Engineer
IT, h@ns Wnss. SAG that as town it was positively
ths,s ss s,N y, that he had seen. The cesspools
III EEnM,NuGh M the soil into the rributarle les Of the
sn which would save the propsrty ns and st stoa q
SsssSGIton; SsssDonIIt Il was to build series OF iron
SnmppS SpOoie TO ekept clean by means OF vacuum
ssIs I@ps, .t ne sewage to be treated with chsmi.
einssr R;ne, ine point 70 which it is pumped. En-
tiier tsai nn birdsa said this plan was Very prNc-
sSsetVHse & iHe o,o Or, Edison thought Il would be an
tss tSfs good deal OF money. The MayoraSpesd w1ed
t6ssnhnna, anu sharply ordered that the purchase OF
"sWSuppiles needed be attended to at once
n,tnss soS, cannot wait to advertise for bids and
VorE NON, Ton,racts In this matter" he said. The
s1y delay "' 'A' III" 'hefe must not DO
H. towns to DO treated. and in lis opinine ioe
sdiawwppassns wpsss offender Engineer Loomis drew
wiz knnm OF the river and speck ed its banks
wy @rbss.s bSoasss o, and outhouses ''' '"AA'
are riDbte iIse must all co. said DR.. Edison. "They
dlrectiv in me banks 81 the lake: they sewer
divertine to ~ 'ne lake. There ID no pretence OF