New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
FOR A BETTER CITY DRINK.
SUGGESTIONS BY MIR. WHITE FOR THE
HEALTH OF A MILLION.
THE WATER SUPPLY. HE SAYS MIGHT BE DE-
RIVED FROM THE DELAWARE RIvER-oB-
JECrIoNs TO THE LONDON SYSTEM OF
BUYING WATER FROM PRIVATE
COMPANIES - THE IN
KNOWN SOURCE OF
DECP WELLS.

DEEP WELLS.
Alfred T White. while Commissioner OF City
Works last week. made public reports ana MEM
oranda as the result Of Investigations maue oi
sources for an enlarged and better water supply
for Rrooklyn The papers were or OBVIOUS he'es-
sity Long comprehensive and technlca'' ''es
were Of considerable importance ana interest 10
the people of Brooklyn. as well as 10 the Guy
officials because they treated or the heaith oi
community of more than one mlihoh peop'e'
Tha BOARD of Aldermen about nineteen months
ago approprat ted $4,000 for the use oi '"e C'S
works Department in paying expenses resulting
from the Investigations recently reported MI
vhito ea,d Yesterday: brooklyn is now. with
nroner management. fairly assured OF eoou
s,,nn,,. for the next six or eight years But
when there Is no need for immediate action
,s tho hest time of all for careful cons'd-
ou,,,or 7, will not do to wait for an emerg-
ancv to arise. have suggested to Mayor "urs-
,,a. 9, COON ne the question OF consolidation
&c disnosed of. 1t would in my Judgment, be de-
.,.,,,o 20 have an open meeting at his office.
where the matter Of the reports which have been
.o,, ,o-dov n the Common Council can be pre-
sented in simpler form. illustrated win maps
and diagrams, ana Wheie' 'oo' ""' ~ ~
gestions can be heard.
"prooklvn had last year n minimum daily sup
nIv OF about eighty million gallons OF water
Works nearly completed will make 1t hihe'!
millions and others under contract VIII carry IL
over n hundred millions We decided to look Tor
an additional hundred millions. which shouia
suffice for twenty years or more.
THREE SOURCES
"r,roa onDortunities to obtain this quantity
nrosanted themselves In the district nearby
u.,,b,r tho State: Long Island, east Of our pres
on, sources: the Ramapo and adjacent waters
&, pock,,rd County. and the Ten Mile River
in tho eastern part Of Dutchess County Ihe
yoro,,o enters New-Jersey and flows into the
passa,c. and the Ten Mile River enters Con-
.,,, diachareing into the Housatonc. The
Long Island water shed investigated py
Engineer de Varona, Of the Department oi '"s
Works. while the other two districts were exam
ined by Engineer Worthen. Of New-lor Fo'
n supply OF a hundred million gallons Day
NJ Uorthen figured the first cost from the
Ramano at about SIS 900 900 and from the Ten
Milo river at SIS 100000 while Mr.. de Narpna
estimates the cost from Long Island AT Eiooo-
ooo | think however that had either engineer
figured all the three. the costs would have oeeh
more nearly equal. for the first figures gee ned
TO be low. and the last rather too high
"Tbe supplv from Long Island could be made
available i'm sections while In the other cases
the works would need 10 be- practcaIiy COM
pleted before being Of use. Per contra. the cost
of maintenance would be greater on Long lsIahd
because the water must all be pumped to Inc
reservoir. Apar. from question OF cost. there
are difficulties Of various sorts attending all OF
these projects. In the case of the Ramhpo' the
use of the water ~ claimed by private corpora
tions. and. / think. the state OF New-Jersey
might interfere to prevent the diversion OF this
tributary Of the Passaic. As % the iiousatonlc.
Brooklyn would probably nnd Itself In collision
with New York. which has already cast an eye
upon the same watershed. on Long Island. OPP
position from owners of streams and from local
residents can be- counted on. Brooklyn should
not pursue "A selfish policy. 80 long AS other
ways are open But II other ways do not
open then II must choose between the three
sources named"