New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08
A THREE-CORNERED FIGHT
NEWTOWN's BOARD OF HEALTH ppo
POSES TO DRAIN JACKsONs POND
THIS IL THE DAY SET FOR OPENING THE p,v
But THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS TROLLEY
COMPANY HAS MEN on GUARD
TO PREVENT A.

TO PREVENT IT.
The Board OF Health Of Newtown will th,. mac.
ing open the dam which creates Jackson's pora -
that vill0ge-that Is. ne members say thev r,n
Perhaps they will not u Is three-cornered foh,
and Mayor Gleason. OF Long Island CITY IA MIS-,
up In IT, although he s,ys he should not be- a, 4.
has nothing TO do with The pond directly IN.
Board Of Health says that he pond is a detrinsr,
10 the village. and that II causes malaria and III.
bred troubles. Besides his. 1t overfovs on -.
surrounding farming ,arIs when there is a h.,,..
rain destroys crops soaks the land with waisr -.
spreads disease germs from the pond 10 the far,.
The Board has petitions from people living in ~,
nelghborhOod OF the pond which 1t shows 20 SIM
port these statements.
The Bonrd originally directed tina: the water ~
drained from the pond within five DAYS after -.
adoption OF the resolution. The resolution AZ. a.
rected against Mayor GLEASON. He cays tia, a.
has no interest in the pond beyond the act that a.
IS MAYOR OF city that her water contract u,,,
the company that owns the pond The oity doc.
not obtain its main supply from this source b,, .
s,ppIementary one for use In case OF fires Pr.
water is also supplied ~ the company oyntrx re-
pond 10 factories in Long Island City thu, rsd,c,n
the call on the regular cty supply In return Co.
the right 10 serve these factories the eom,,,
maintains MIGRANTS which the city nay use for e.
tingushing fires.
when II became known hat Mayor Gleason would
nav no attention TO he .esolution some OF thos-
living near the pond thre tcned 10 blow up dam
with dynamite This threat brought third party
into the souabbie The brooklyn Heights Railro,s
COMPANY has a bridge sD1 some tracks that Would
he damaged IL the water behind the dam was SD
denly relea sed. The company acted promptly and
placed men TO guard he property. The men could
NOT be- expected TO do mn n guarding II the water
ras once released so I, must have been proven,
the dam being blown up i'.st the men we're sent.
Then the Board met again and passed a reso!l
ton in which il stated that Mayor Gleason mad
b.en notified 10 abate the nuisance ard he had
ignored the request ard therefore II was resolved
mat.
We the Board of Health Of the town Of Newio1n.
omen up this source of danger 70 the people next
tuesday morning ard that We call on our town
officials for assistance and II necessary. on Sheriff
Don't. OF Queens county. 10 protect il m our duty!
II that dam is opened the properly o. u. tr9.ej
comn,uy NAV be injured. ana thl- the company
will resent rhe W oodside water Company, wnlca
owns the dam and owns the water. VII also nave
vigorous protest TO enter sgahst an, In nav o
with It's property. so The Board 81 hed'h may o.
NAV no: open the dam this morning -,
Nayor Gleason says he uoi ,"i' q ~ 80.
they do He says IT "a matter lor VI " " sue
i',arastsG 70 bother about lie says. however. ina.
the company thinks it would be dingerovs 70 pps1
the dam at this time OF the year. 1T , Dsp ~ ~
uond is a swamp. and has been cCfere' WIN Wa.
for years. in fact The dam was Ouilt "neh water
power was used. He said ne naa ls'k S VIVA VIVA
members Of the COMPANY ana M =, ,na pos ID ~
iisaItb would take the respons ibty ana stshu tns
,Iamaee that might be done. ana alsO nDSo' y ~.
company from any pan iV' e ce nent ibis r.rns
MOI mine" said one Mayor. But m OF 20, ma a.
nav be a night" and ne started Tor fUhn r' p"
umpire the inter-city AldermdnIc oaseod" game