New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-24
.1FRED T. WHITE ON WATER
-sr crry's SUPPLY AND MEANS FOR ITS
INCREASE.
=, ADDRESS BY THE EX-CoMMIssIoNER Be
TIRE THE MANUFACTURERS AsSoCIA-
T1oN-REsoLUTIoNs ADOPTED BY
THE MEETING

THE MEETING.
Tho Manufacturers" Association of Kings
| IA Queens Counties at meeting held in the
| oouch Gallery in Clinton-ave last night lis
| .,sd 70 an address Brooklyn's water sup
DIV delivered by Alfred T. White late Com
,.sioner of City Works. Resolutions relative
A several bills now pending in the Legislature
-sre adopted after being commented upon.
Henry b Haigh. presided After the meeting
yas called to orde. r. S. Ritchy offered this
,.solution in opposition Bill No. 4444, intro
duced by Senator Wrav:
whereas. BIZ No. 44t before the Committee
AZ the Judiciary of the New-York State Senate. has
wr its title. IAN act for the better security OF
mechanics. laborers and Others who perform labor
~ furnish material for buildings and other improve
| ments in the several cities and counties OF this
State and 10 repeal certain acts and parts If acts
Whereas, The presen, mechanics lien law is for
preferable TO the proposed law. in that it provides
Setter security for the payment Of mechanics Ia
brs.s ana S Snng wnT bsr or
| Whereas. The New-York Lumber Trade Associa-
and contractors have filed protests with the Ju-
dietary Committee against the passage OF the Dill
Resolved. That Senate Bill No. IA be referred to
he Committee on LEGISLATION.
Resolved That If, after examination OF the bill
the Committee on Legislation finds the same TO be
;nimical the bes, Interests of members Of this
ISOLATION. in its behalf shall! communicate with the
9Ogs ag'h9T les P pr against the enactment
Ex-Mayor Charles A Schieren then read the
text Of a bill introduced by Senator Frye. which
mas for it's object the establishment Of a depart
ment Of commerce and manufactures and intro
duced these resolutions. which were referred 10
the Committee on Legislation:
Whereas. Senator Frye has introduced bill IN
the Senate TO establish department Of commerce
Whereas. 1t has become an absolute necessity
for the extensive foreign and domestic commerce
Of our country to have such department, ana
Whereas. II Is Of great Importance TO unite the
msnts. as proposed in the text Of the BILL into
new department I, be known as the department OF
Resolved That we most heartily lndorse the biii
Sass This most imporant measure and establish
without delay the lew department Of commerce and
manufactures. the Secretary or when snail De "a
'Pesolted. That the members Of this club write
10 their respective representatives in Congress.
drawing their attention 10 the Importance OF this
Bill 10 the a them to use Seir best
influence in favor Of the quick passage OF the Dill
EX-coMMIssIONER WHITE ON WATER
The feature Of the evening in which the great
.s, interest was felt was the address on Brook
iyn's water supply. present and future. which
ex-Commisisoner OF City Works White gave in
part follows
There are three elements which enter into the con;
sideration OF a water supply-quahty' quaint! anu
on the quality of the water depends; in large
its whoiesomeness for drinking purposes as be-
tween different cities best single test is found
me r ,he four wears from 1890 to 1898 inclusive
compiled from the official reports OF the heath De
fry BROOKLYN is shown TO have the lowest typhoid
mortality in the list. New-York following next tnen
Milwaukee and then Boston. In most OF the sixteen
cites the death rate from typhoid fever IL from
two to three times the Brooklyn rate and IN Chcago
AS to the suitability Of the water of Brooklyn for
nssf ls hardness is only
of the Croton. 1t is not necessary 10 pursue inns
ssSst ah the water as WHEN suppe 10
from the sandy soil of Long Island is Inc Des'
which h enE inception sapEe e Of the in
posed TO obtain nearly so gallons a. Of d amy
H fSgpy .Sm both a ncusi~s works fully
completed in 1852 and by ISL the whole shPp Sf IN
1872 and the construction Of the storage reseds sr
Segg a. 1 By thes e npwaTd of gallons
which suficed until 1880. Between leso ana nv new
RR roupghs the minimum daily supply up to over yer
100000 gallons This was all derived lIol,1 .. . o
Mans we're presented for the extension TO Massa-
pequa but not acted on for several ais years a
peted supply in isse brnsng the 6ay b,rey
suficed for the needs Of our city IN lss4
THE STRUGGLE OF 1894.
=, 49,. ,.a.- v,hrs BROOKLYN was struggling to
nav ,,s jeb;. clean house and take account OF
stock while our territory was being doubled win
complication OF attendant problems. the 'ra!S u
,he administration increased by the nr'es'
summer ever known and the recorus Oh 'a''',
hack over seventy years. Less than TWO ihcnes Vi
,s,, fol, IN the three summer months. and no one
1n the newly created division OF water supply na' !"
TSs 9mmedate needs of the city were supplied by
the erection of temporary punIs ,nT Supp
, ,e was orSar and various additions secured
Then was made ioT rom driven Web sta
lions between Rockville Centre ana Mahs ,h IN
Five pumping stations Will be ss ere ss vear another
was plt in operation in January ley9 thu II -
Be- comPs.ed co ns5t Of these works viii raise
minimum supply 10 over 10 v,yy No. ,han that
The Years 1894 and 1895 were both I
During the last Seventy has been - 10
snd somewhat greater IN nsa w Sns' only & and
making sho Iba b III ;n Years sMo since ge TWO
: sues dy We stss Of
fore presumably safe in C0nSae a the
scuaI extreme minimum probab Tn Tsa, from
~ n. sgSnns G to the end Of not for
an hour and the supply was ADEQUATE 20 cTer' dur
% ina the upon Year was s2 gallons measured n by
%p dsp Ss eopnlation using Rdsewood water
LACK OF STATISTICS.
After giving figures on pressure ~
zion. Mr. White continues: 49,.
Two wears ago there were no gauganes n OF seem enc
hydrant water pressure 70 be founu ao anne In fact
. 9sy we1 SeeH few sssics Tssardns
details water and so0 S's n report Of
record OF pressure was iounH y CONSTRUCTED; that
showed 1 head Of s sn nssT p 5hs s
lions the record was 1871 1t has neem pa sys
the work OF the last two years 70 fhn Department
CITY Works. WIN s ss Of aSisy Kept
q me years 20 ps comnlete idea OF the pressure
points Within the syste we're Of proeursd
aSsheS at different points for week anv Of The
Time WIN not permit me 0s to %e Carefully and sys
smseay " recorded think you FIVE w analysis al
terested to that not less r i The wear unde,
an arrangement made a year ago recruitment OF
partment Of City Works ana .ne are taker