New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
CROTON WATER ABUNDANT
DALTONs QUARTERLY REPORT A CON-
PIETE ANSWER TO RAM
APO PLOTTERS.
TIE WATER SUPPLY COMMISSIONER, WHO
ADVOCATES THE STEAL SHOWS THAT
ENOUGH WATER is WASTED
AT CROTON TO SERVE
THE CITY.

An unanswerable argument against the wnole
Ramapo scheme is presented in quarterly re-
port OF the Department of Water Supply to the
Mayor which was published yesterday. The re-
port prepared mainly by the subordnates Of
William Dalton. the Commissioner Of Water Sup
ply before the Ramapo water contract and a
favorable report by Mr. Dalton were laid before
the Board Of Public Improvements. This quar-
terly report shows that in the months Of Janu-
ary February and March Of this year the rain
fall was sufficient TO All all the reservoirs Of the
Croton water system full to overfowing, and
that after the reservoirs were full the water ran
10 waste over the Croton Dam at the rate OF
six hundred and eighty million gallons day,
while the cty's consumption of water was about
two hundred and sixty million gallons day.
Nearly twice as much water as the city could
use was allowed TO run TO waste for about three
months. The Croton watershed therefore, can
supply about three times much water az the
city needs and there will be no need TO tap
Ramapo supply for many years. even II the city
grows TO twice it's present size. Mr.. Dalton pos
sibly did not appreciate the force of his quar-
terly report when he recommended the Kamapo
steal TO the Board of Public improvements lie
kent away from his office after the quarterly re-
port was published yesterday, and newspaper
men were not able to find him.
figures for the rainfall in three months OF the
year. contains this statement:
The rainfall the cr9ton watershed bnHdaht snd the
In consequence of which the natural now OF 'ne fe
be tfeam needs sas Of Se popuaton Without
water but also to fl all the storage o ra
ooo gallons per day.. to run over the Croton
dam.
In another part of the report appear these
statements:
The normal conduit capacity for the daily N supply
Of the boroughs Of Manhattan and The Br0nx , Is:
eMS saSsdES asons: S sSe Bronx and yTam scdu
o. S 0 gallons: total 400 100000 gallons. All that Is
to 81 s64sse tn supply er
the surplus in wet seasons IN suiicien audhb wbicb
tide over the longest and severest orou'h "ihch
may occur.
The daily 6raushts upon the Croton system
IN the three months while the water was run
Ming IN waste at the rate Of 6S0,OO0,OOO gallons
day are given in Mr.. Daltons quarterly re-
port. as follows:
From Croton River. 80 ooo 900
From the and Byram rivers zoooVV
the GToton N River svr.,
f'H' In March ...ooo ooo
@ on ,b me Rropx and syram rivers 100000 600
The greatest draught upon the Brooklyn sup
ply was in February. and the daily draught Is
given as followe
From Ridsewood system. es ~ ~ 423 42
CIraVesend
Prom Nsw-Utrecht plant. loeI7o1
ro,., .Io2 500 ESQ
Regarding the large increase OF consumption
Of water In February. the report says:
This shows a recurrence OF the waste usual IN
the winter season. when consumers let me wafer
nnffn
in their service pipes. During the extreme &c coid Oh
weather In February the consumption ana waste
reached the maximum of 250o00O gallons day.
Surveys are In progress and maps and plans are
being prepared by the engineer force Tor the con-
struction Of an additional storage on the Cross
River an affiuent Of the Crotop. and for anotheI
watershed reservoir III the Bronx and Byram
rivers.