New-York tribune., 1899-06-09

leakage from tine nsyomsncs? A1fes sir and not
only from hydrants. but from ,sre otner water s
taken from the branch main to nsreton fessTeue
there is put in what is known as a do,ep diner
s0fN s0t names The name Is cooperation cock IL Is
a brass cock and the hole Is poreu air ~ ~ and IL Is
On the main? Ain the main' "''" ~ "
Glow Is It driven I'M aoi AdThe same as YOU
O-With a hammer or malety A,Lmnss ~ ~ natal is
Q-You mean TO say that one spssi pieiie through the
hole bored? A.-Yes, sir.
MAKES OLD MAINS LEAK.
o-Doesn't that cause the main no 70 rsn ,s old
times? ANot generally uness snIes ,,me me- and becomes
ANIMATED then it is almost imposs'oie i" '''
IN oThe ,nT Crack is saved by driving In sof metal
owhat is the result many cases Sf , 9esnI
that house connection In that way 70, fastened
they y out and s, are t put they tn g0 come out
and there is no knowing how many Of those sap pdTe ve
eeehhs inch or half inch inch sa0u0 sn an inch S hole
s Is ieaking l' underground from the main as wen
sneak Do % only ,heoretcay but from prseiSea tSs
knowledge yOG have ave had a11 as an emp'0'e u ''
Q-And these cooperation cocks you ys n"1n IN ,ise9
have had them in store and saw them !" use
a1we is that the splishtsSHed .E4 practice IN the
osWbat is is the enlightened practice? AhThey oSy
use what is called tapping InaSIi Sa main fastening
she machine on the hole is bored the threao -
cut in the hole e S6 Snd ease 5aen IN" and then put
into the place. all done with ihe ,nvs ,o while the
triflng amount y on the OF main. Ta'ef a"N
Q.-Don't you have TO take tue ""'e'
No SIT I'd n that case thread Is cut by the ma
chine and the cock is screwed in' instead OF oe'"e
oThen Of course i cant s,T come OUT anu '"e''
VIII oe no eas bsra heen any estimates made Of the
amount OF water that is running 70 Waste s, !" ouI
city 20 cSyref estimates being made
but it has been generally conceoeg anu ,s wasted
over and over again that more water ""s'e1
The in What sensfr on from & the
cocks and also the waste that Is In the nuiioinsS'
oi Mt E0ul lHiorman-would the OF water meters
compel the persons wasting water to pay LOT .hs.
waste? Mot all OF f.. Not the waste tha' 10
tRsr than the waste u9dsTErosnS it to yTSlS paS
compel person no,, Who Yss wasted sIr any
Q.-There is no question about that? A--No'
DOES NOT WANT MORE METERS USED
o-Do you believe the placing Of water ter .hns
in private houses Of stI1enhs % do not If YOU
have an abundance Of water; any more & tnan fars on
ye that Il rs Iofosd Ge5se than tS to charge uniform
i15e o-po YOU believe in the proposition that II y9g1
have large quantity of water IT may be wasted?
AEThere are a good many things we can an oO oO
tha Other hand it might not be quite considered
public policy poor people to that exPenfe sarge
quantity Of water and had ,Yfcieny ds large s2
enough quantity Of water to allow he Waste o. doa az
You believe the cost OF the water would be con,
siderably less If that water was not "as'eu
oIAnd the large quantity on hand, the prie;ss pi;s
| thereof would be correspondingly decreased "ouiu
$50 the use of water meters at any tim. time
would be benefit TO the city? Al snouio 'hii'A
Mr Moss-The point of the question is; as ost put
! the burden Of the water meter system. extended
to private dwellings both upon people occupying
age due to the causes OF neglect or netcienSy In
| from the eaky hydrants and from these defective
OF of the
feet the water supply practically? ss AZ Isl cir
9nnGS before s5ss phe city s5 burden of
water meters upon the people and upon the S COM m
waste water which it is responsible for itself? A
Tndoubedly Any one % can an, see sen eK wa,aag dsleg
! squares to find hydrants leaking.
BETTER WAY TO STOP WASTE
| Q-They do not see the leaks underground? A
| No but IT shows up all around the hydrants
| cocks and the gates are antednuvian; there is no
| modern style about them, and that is the cause
o:Tell about the different stop cocks; how
are they made? A.nInstesd Of being made by a
| he believes that two parts should be used and ne
believes in gates made OF many man parts They are
| them to make them solid. Some Of the new gates
ey was noeS tSn they were leaking as soon
| they got them put in.
department? Ayes sir: and notified John Z.
Mckay in writing of the fact that received that
$50 there are leaks from the stop cocks then
constructed. and they are not modcrnly construct
.Q.-Are not these old d-fashoned hydrants very
] gnt q A q
order.
Q.-And they have to be dug up? A;-Frequenty.
| yesterday showing the large number OF hydrants
Q;-is it IN expensive occupation. to dig up
hydrant? At costs from s35 to SEQ each time
Oft y has to % be disconnected? Ayes. The
earth has TO be taken away until you get down TO
where it is cauked and then 1t is recauked and
If the hydrant is broken enough you have to have
elf the hydrant IS good up-to-date hydrant
Sdn hou5 Ss so that an 0n'e can
De taken out without digging II up In order 70
not have to dig IT up a, all. II you will allow
me. will say that the Gear hydrant is good for
and you need not have to disturb the ground in
order to make those repairs.
PRAISES THE GEAR HYDRANT
,.o.-You do not have to take It out at all7 A
Gear not that so q other hydrsnts than the
| Niai.'S sidt YOU can TAKE out tne INSIDE or and
| repair them and put them back The Department
Is making one Of that kind now. but II is rather a
difficult thing TO do unless you get at a thing
TO see II. Unless you II you are working
| in the dark. and II is rather hard 10 do H. Still
| there hydrants of that kind.
| Q.-What was the position you held in that De-
| partment? A-Substantially general superintend-
| ent and inspector general but In reality IL was
| called general foreman Of all corporation yards
| supplies.
| ON what condition did you find the corpo-
ration yards? BY the way. when was that? K
| That In 1895.
| Q.-What was the condition Of the corporation
| yards you found them? Avery bad
| Q-Describe the condition OF the CORPORATION
yards? A.-There was no place for anything: every
| thing was anywhere and everywhere There were
| no records properly kept and a general lax man
OF doing business in connection with all those
| matters l went TO work and remeded that
| Q.-Was there any record kent Of the iron and