New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
WATER AND THE DEBT LIMIT
WILLIS WANTS MORE MONEY. BUT
PALMER WILL NOT CONSENT
THE CITY WORKS COMMISSIONER SAYS THAT THE
xprn or AN ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY IS
GREAT. AND PROPOSES RESERVOIR
IN FOREST FARK-A total. OF
sa.,oo.ooo ASKED FoR-BUsI-
NESS OF THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN.


OF ALDERMEN
c,.,, Work. Commissioner Willis yesterday sent
communication 10 the Board OF Aldermen ASKING
,h.t 20 100 900 be appropriated for water supply I'M
provements aod for
Mr. Willis calls attention 10 the pressh. neeu ~.
an immediate additional development OF inc va
shed and protection OF the water supply -,
rlains that three contracts entered INTO LOT ' -"
~. hocome .noperat,ve because no way nus oee"
found by the financial authorities to certify o
The Commissioner refers TO the bypass a'oui'u
Rdgewood reservoir, the pipe line TO d'V'i' '"e
lu,ed tributary OF Hampstead reservoir ''e
sec,Ion of the 6s-inch steel pipe the improvement. Oh
80 Mou,, prospect Miiburn Gravcsend and New
Utrecht pumping-s tations work that sh0u'' Dc
provided for at once 49,. l., cor
The Commissioner says that he has been IN cU'n-
munics,ion with the Park Commissioner 'esaiu.'s
W. h,,,,s,,r ~ a reservoir in Forest Park IN re-
gard TO the Springfield supply. he says tha' MS p.
efforts toward protecting 1t have proven us. 49,.
full and ne has therefore reached the o''" .,
1; would be cheaper TO convert the spr'hR"e' So"
,,on into driven-well plant than 10 speho a
large sum Of money in buying the ianu heeu-o '''
the protection Of this source OF supply -
The three contracts referred TO by MT Wits nave
M, heen certified as the bonds have not peeh ssuco
because OF the nearness OF the statutory "in'''0'
OF the city debt. h.u,,
Mr. Willis holds that adequate water supply s"oua
have the preference over other improvements anu
IN view of the decision Of Judge Clement thihhs
there is no good cause for delaying any needed nm
movements Mr.. Willis asks that speeiai oo"'s oe
issued for the following schedule OF improvements
Equipment for laboratory for chemical and do 5000
risc,ric isht plants 70. Milburn and Mount 500,
Prospect .;o;ons ...... 65.00O
One 900 600 gallon engine for Mount Prospect eooo
Two l50Ooce gallon engines ~. - 10000
ns RHaRns Of spring station 1899
Tnns ,ess sed connecting New-Uecht and
Gravesend pumping stations and aeai'ona' 100 600
rsmncrary Buildings Tor two driven we'll 900
Fe saa'V 5Soo 600 gallon pumping engines. with
Soers. for two Of the edwards driven well 1ono
New Buildings for the aforementioned sta .,ooo
py HIns pipe around the Ridsewood $1,000
CONSTRUCTION OF new driven well station SJas.S a,
sPrinsns h6,v TO take 'he pace VI ."e 10000
Reservoir nSna pP at Forest PARK having capacity .,
TO be acquired from Park Department. Goo0 0oo
RspaiLs 70 sis well stations :...... 100000
Ton, .sloso ooo
70 Io,eI ........ $50 900
-,.., 50 100. 600
In addition to the above. the Commission asks
for $4,000 for the extension and distribution or
water
PALMER AND THE DEBT LIMIT.
Controller Palmer said yesterday that he did not
propose TO consent to an issue OF bonds IN excess
of limit, which is only S3oJV-Z AS
for the s2oOo0oo increase in borrowing capacity
which will date from August l. there were otner
requirements for which that must provide as. Tor
instance an issue Of $4,000 OF bonds for public
schools and 81 900 900 for the East River Bridge
He added that the City Works Department mad not
vet demonstrated its ability 10 get much OF an al.
ditional water supply from the expenditures 'hd'
wanted 10 make.
In the Board Of Aldermen the matter was referred
10 the Committee on Water and Drainage
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The appointment of Henry W. Langschmidt as
German interpreter Of the Grant Street Police Court
was confirmed. Langschmdt is at the head OF the
eligible list for interpreters.
resolution adopted compelling contractors
ON city work TO pay their employees union wages
The Committee on Bridges was authorized TO m
yestgate as to the need Of rebuilding the Maspeth-
ave bridge over Newtown Creek.
There was referred to the Law Committee re-
quest from the Brooklyn Civil Justices that one OF
the two now situated In the Eastern District be
transferred to the Western District 10 relieve JUS
Iee-ave and Clymer-st., and Justice Van Wart
about mile away, In Broadway.
The City Works Commissioner was authorized
10 advertise for plans and specifications Tor an ao-
ministration building at the Kings County Hos
pital al a cost not to exceed $1,000
Alderman Clark introduced a resolution changing
the name Of old Eastern Parkway. in the Twenty
sixth Ward 10 Pitkin-ave.. after John X PitRin,
who laid out East Newly York. 1t was referred 10