New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-12
ruE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY.
..nro1rATE TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF
THE GREATER NETWORK.
- cu.MPLA1N AMONG THE PROPOSED NEW
I~rs-rHE INCREASING DAILY CONSUME
CONTAINS WITH COMMISSIONERS
DUANE. CANNON. GREEN
AND OTHERS.

AND OTHERS.
utat the city may be required 10 GO wnen the
'...,,v for q greater water supply asserts itself
.. ,hs increased demand Of the growing popula-
Wv What gigantic undertaking may be involved IN
noa' more water into New-York than the Gro
M soueduot at present Is capable OF suppiyins' "io
VETS Of the moment engaging the attention Oh
authorities and experta. In considering the
INV ~ to-day they are also looking forward to the
~. when a vastly larger demand VIII oVertaN
un,h,e resources. That time, it variousiy esti-
80 is near at hand with the realization OF d
r.sater New-York Another prophecy Is tnat Oh
os r White. formerly Commissioner of City
It's in Brooklyn who has given much study 70
y. question. His prediction is that at the present
.. If growth there will be 100000 people living
,n,, twenty miles of the Brooklyn Bridge only
,,,ty.four years from now. a prospect winch, ne
.msvss II Is wise to keep in view in making pres
-, pans for improving the water supply
n,scussion of the question has spread since the
..N,cation in The Tribune last Sunday OF the views
representative insurance men regarding PROPOSE
ss n increase the pressure of water for fighting
w. IN the city In that presentation of views
~,;., p Kennedy adduced arguments in opposition
!. ,bs scheme TO draw on the Hudson and East
n,~., his attitude being based on the injurious
sao,s exerted by salt water on stock Other
romnent Insurance representatives who gave
s,,n,ons were President Moore. OF the CONTINENTAL:
lent Driggs.
oar Eaton. Of the Liverpool and London and Globe;
cs,rge NJ. Colt, Of the Royal; President Crawford,
- rho Westchester: j. NJ. Hodges. of the Hartford;
Fire Commissioner Ford and Chief Bonner.
mr. sueqestion of Mayor Wurs.er to draw on
ii, champlain has attracted considerable atten-
,,on as have also the plans mentioned by Mr..
white who pointed out that either the Adirondack
~ Delaware watersheds could be made to furnish
-,orc than one billion gallons day by the aid Of
bo a04 If hrip ~iney ater
tom Lake Champain Lake George. 1t has been
,hovr would mean a pipe line to New-York 200
lilies in 5ngih passing through many counties and
f.ed;ng many cities on the way, making II, in the
o,jnion of Mr.. White. properly an undertaking for
State instead OF municipal consideration.
LAKE CHAMPLAIN AS A SOURCE.
sneaking Of the plan to bring water from Lake
chsnplan TO increase Ncw-York City's water sup
n,y Mayor Strong said yesterday; There is little
question that the time is not distant wien we must
hav. greater supply of water. The possibility Of
,e,tIng water from Lake George has been talked
y and some think that when our Croton watershed
|, found insufficient thnt is the place we should
iurn TO- do not believe. however, that enough
rst.r can be got firm Lake George to meet ex-
pectei Deficiencies.
Lake Champlain is a much greater body OF pure
water and from il be e'lre of ineXha ustible
quantities My friend. Mayor Wurster. Of Brooklyn,
Is an earnest advocate of securing wafer tor the
Greater New York from Lake Champ,ain and has
often Mixed with me about il. Now that the
Greater New-York Hill has passed both branches of
the legislature the inquiry as 20 how the in
creas!ng de- ana for ter for the great metrop-
oils Of the future is 10 be met should have early
attention The Board of Estimate has approved
BIZ drawn by tire Corpora ton Counsel. directing
the Aqueduct Commission 10 make an investiga-
ton on this subject II provides for surveys Of
watersheds adjacent 10 New-York and for a COM
prehensive inquiry into the needs of our fast grow
ing population for enlarged facilities relating 70 our
water supply. The bill is now at Albany and il II
becomes law, as suppose 1t will. the Commission
will be empowered TO make an exhaustive invesff-
cation. and will examine among other things into
the Advantages TO. he derived from tapping Lake
Champlal1 and Lake George 1t can also explore
New-Jersey and Connecticut watersheds. 49, = :
Il have not been able TO look very carefully into
.he facilities for vastly increased supply Of water
which believe Lake Champlain would afford. but
II is my impression that the proposition is good
and should receive the careful consideration Of
the Commission when II gets 10 work"
COMMISSIONER GREENS VIEWS.
George Walton Green the lawyer and writer who
Is also member of the Aqueduct Commission, said
yesterday in his Office. at No. II Pine-st: Tho
water supply Of the Croton shed is derived from
three branches-the east and middle branches and