New-York tribune., 1899-11-18
RAMAPO SCHEME RLDDLED.
A CONVINCING LETTER FROM F. c.
MOORE TO COMMISSIONER DALTON.
HE QUOTES EMINENT AUTHORITY TO SHOW
THAT THE cRoroN SUPPLY WILL BE sUF-
FIcIENr FOR YEARS TO COME IF
PROPERLY IMPoUNDED.


T. c. Moore. president OF the Continental IN
surance Company, has written the following letter
Commissioner Dalton concerning the Ramapo
scheme:
quoted stating that the Ramapo contract WI WI
come up for consideration at the meevtsa Wasanesdsy %
Board OF Public improvements next NsEneoN"'
Evidently the Ramapo scheme Is not Eeau .Lo-o 20
also observe that my contention tnSe t1rI ann
no immediate or pressing demand IoI % subse-
ply OF potable water and that the soutThn .h lives OF
guent supplies is 10 be found al4ns ohs svstem is
the present developments in the Crotoh syslS.''
questioned. This being an important r1ttzens OF
yoiving millions OF dollars 20 the e importance Of
the water supply, wish to cali your pub
lished January / 1857 TO substantiate what havs
claimed. II is large book containing cohtoE, .he
watersheds reservoir dams, etc etc; It ought T to
he on file In your department as wen do ~
On Page % Of the volume referred to the com, 6ar
mission. headed by the Hon. Franklh hus0i' ~
The evidence before leaves no DOUBT IhaS ninb i
Croton watershed is the best source tom 1bst the
obtain an increased supply OF water OF Una.
yield OF water from this source VIII De d,' "
TO meet the wants OF the city for al least '"e"''
OF course the twenty-five years began to run run
from much later date after tne mp bs ndsome
margin OF years yet hand. - ,.o,, ,r,1l
II you will now turn TO Pages 06 and o. yop bud
ing Quaker Bridge and Sodom dams and reservoirs,
and the following statement d1I Tessrvors to store
the surplus water1then as now. running to waste
Owing to- the great fluctuations in the how OF
the Croton River. from minimum OF ten aon ml1iion
tIT tbo1sand Milton gallons day in case Of fresh
cts the Importance OF these facts cannot De oEei
estimated to determine the amount oi supp,y
which can be relied on from storage This slngIee e
reservoir, in conjunction with the storase al ~ the
controlled by the city, would secure SUPPL p uo naT rn
city Of two hundred and fifty million gallons per
The a' estimated cost Of the dam and reservoirs
was 100000; OF the aqueducts. gatehouses' etc.
II You will now refer 10 Page 81, IN the report
Of Chief Engineer Chnrc9 who od IN nbe2qe eqqeef Of
ton with the late General NeWt3n, mao ci"i u
Diagram No I, established on the record OF ne
Gy 9STSd DSC%s ,ba TGm storage Beyond the
ent reservoirs and supposing Quaker Bridge and d
10 FIve the city daily supply Of 80 OOo 9o9
5O0OOOO0 and 400 10000 gallons respectVei,yy bo-,
that Engineer Church illustrates the additional siOr
age required 10 supply 4oVOO~ galIohs uaIaS S,,
nearly h not quite three times our present con. con.
SUMPTION At this point you will bear IN mind ina
the capacity Of the aqueduct Is zSO ~ oo6 66 6d
Gallons day; so that with the auxiliary pipe sys-
lem this enormous supply can De I9Eem "a ~
providing the additional storage would oe sn2S ~
the cost Of new dams The QUAKER bpee cost 1 about
s. 900 OO-less than one years rental OF me ndil ~ H
hymbug The public y9SS m m year for forty
IN a private company TO secure supply OF w.
ubirb could he secured permanently at the simple
cost ~ additional dams and impounding reservoirs
Mr. Fteley who associated with Mr, M SHnct soct a
as assistant engineer. must be aware OF these
Now. nv dear sir. what does all this TINS m mean n
We're these eminent engineers, General Newtoh am am
Mr. Church mistaken. were they actualy pIo
| posing to the people OF New-Nork 70 iS npeihSS
sl OoO 900 for the finest aqueduct IN tne Nv ~,
thrty-one miles long. simply to bring 70 me , cs.!
an inadequate supply from couple OF uails ms Us &
ing 100000? They were not mistaken nor wa, wa
| The commission Of distinguished citizens hesue'
nv Mavor Edison and supported by the then com
missioner OF Public Works. mistaken In indorstnl s
the proposition The estimate Of the engineers 10
| a four hundred million gallon daily supply. . .
! which I have referred you In the report 4 SNOW
that they contemplated building, az comparat9VGer RAJ G
small expense dam after dam uhtli my M IN ae e,ie We
pounded as il became necessary all OF the seVe
thousand millions OF gallons running 70 was'
then as now each day with every heavy Ireshe,-
a volume Of water equal 10 more than hIty oays N
supplv You will see by referring 70 diagram tnh
Engineer Church in his estimate did not oVerI0O
providing for the loss by evaporation over W.
| large system OF reservoirs OF five thousand mInon
I OF gallons for the season 40, ....
| | Before closing let me dispose Of the statement
: | recently made that the shortage OF water AZ In On
| Windsor Hotel fire proved the necessity OF NOR
/ water II was due simply to the smallness OF IN
street water pipe at that point II 1t had oeen du
| 10 an insufficient water supply there would De
shortage at every fire in the city, no matter Wner