New-York tribune., 1899-06-08

ninss through Fifth-aye., there is not hydrant
with With me Of these srge mains They
each OF the four corners. The supply OF water 70
Of e IL n had
TO . work the supply of water was very poor For
%Ss ar rSSa M would be ssdle5 an
trsordinary amount OF water;
pipes but hers suP 0f 1o water waS Of
| them? A.-The hydrants were not connected with
They we're intended to "o's supply S additional @ Water
especially TO the lower or south part OF the city
NO DAILY BULLETIN ISSUED.
Q.-There are no hydrants connected with them?
AooUntil it reached Eighth-st il is not connected
Q.-Have you ever tried 10 get from the Water
We always obtained that for our own information
Only where our engines have been connected.
| Q:-To be sure. But have you not tried in order
uar information from the Water Department con-
cerning the conditions? A-well we have always
from Ss ln hm h9ys you sOt % Of sc osasdac
A&Ffom AF't6 that office fS,n Hi OF Iron" ''' 'lN''
,omHow often DO you get IT? A1weI. have
Q-How often? A.-Probably dozen times dur
| "a dozen times during your time? A.-Yes
QTTbbut that does does not cover daily information?
ODD you try to establish any arrangements
for getting daily information? Ave had an ar
signal being sent up.
g. o.To whom did that signal 60? A1That signal sigma
that signal was received the gates IN the seven dis
& 9Hl takes some time 10 open gate: they can. an
locality 1t takes time for that additional water
that the pressure does not come too freely on the
| pipes? Al don't know what they do In refer:
don't know how they, opened:
matter OF hydrants? Ayes
3ow@hat bat kind q hydTants are being used in the
Der OF old-tme hydrants. as well as the new-tinne
there Is quite number Of them in use to-day.
old pattern. are they not? Al should Judge they
INFERIOR HYDRANTs IN USE.
nSs5 959That j. pattern over twenty years old is II
9-How 40 these, old pattern hydrants compare
with the hydrans that are in use in localities that
them? The old " hydTants It's that hat used to be in
New-York are very inferior. The old hydrants that
should not be used in city like this They get out
Of order very often They are used by the Street
how to handle them. and they should not be al
obstTucted bey an ave ana
| they very often-that very often clogs up. and
in the winter time the water freezes We have
ho h, rg 10 ,ouGP b them or PteeT bo. win
out We have thawed them out by the thousands
during severe winter.
hre or not so as to be ready? Ave always
test the hydrants. our great friend was salt. We
freezing. Nevertheless they would freeze and II
was the duty Of the Department 10 thaw them
Q.-were not these hydrants designed for the
ped Ts o with fPsss fa hat mans hSs ma1s
are mainly attached now to the small mains
| Q.-Don't these hydrants 81 axe loose so they
leak. very many of them? A-They do. They set
! in the socket in such manner that causes a
o-You take the new hydrants Of the old pat
tern, the engine sometimes shakes 1t iooseE A
Isn't fact that large RToPorf;i0n of the
should judge they were. Much of that is caused
by the la6orers in the Street Cleaning Department
! and the hydrants will naturally leak, underground
as well as in the valve. ~
difficulties? Ayes; there is an improved hydrant
1ss7-therc were tests made Of hydrants for the
purpose OF establishing the conditions under "hlcn
thy there GGqa HGi &Ps 9e % more
BETTER HYDRANTs RECOMMENDED.
o.-,And YOU attended to those tests as one of the
memfsTS Of the city soyernmen 4 an bl d,G
ton. were such as to condemn the old hydrants.
feet hydrant than those had in use
| Q.-And did you conclusion as 10 any
and useful to the city? Al belize the result OF
that Commissions report was thdt there were SIX
! different patterns selected
Q.-Do you remember what those We're? A.-Yes,
| proba bly,. There the Loan, the Ely. the Tyler
| and the Ludlow. There was one other that DO
! not remember.
| Q.-One Of the advantages OF these new hydranis
is that they do not present angles 10 the rushing
water? A.-WeI, they have larger openings and
| valves; the flowing OF the water IS better; the
! valves better
Q.-They are built curves? A.-Yes some are.
Q.-So the water does not strike against any
| angle? A.-The valves different. They all have
| a different valve. Tley all claim 10 have the best,
| but they al g all different
@ Is a very large part Of our water supply
| going waste through the leakage in the pipes? q?
A.-Well. the supposition Is that there is a great
quantity going somewhere.
Odd you join in the report condemnfng the old
| fashioned hydrants? A.-No. those hydrants the
Comm ssioners appointed thought In their opinion II
would be better 10 place those six. or six OF those
| pattern hydran.s SIX from each ldnd-place them
| in use in this city in different sections
Q.-Yes? A.-And TO report later on That later
/ report never came in.
Q.-Who was the Commissioner? A-The Com
| missioner was General COILS,
O.-General Coins. And he went out OF office?
! Ale went out Of Office. don't remember the re-
| port being made
secure an improved service In the hydrants? Al o
| long
DALTON HAS MUCH TO LEARN.
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