New-York tribune., 1900-09-20
BRONX PEOPLE UPIN ARMS
RESIDENTS PROTEST AGAINST WATER
SHORTAGE. CALL IT POLITICIANS.
SCHEME AND FLAY OFFICIALS

Five hundred indignant residents OF E,r..
bridge and the Marble HiH district % IT,.
Bronx gathered in Parsons Hall. in Rroas,-.-.
Kingsori6ge- last night, 10 protest against +ba
continuation of the water famine in that dis
trict and 10 devise means 10 get a better sunn1,,
IS quickly as possible Residents there have
been suffering fer about six months. and so-oo
speakers said last night that there vra-a -
sistent Tuuors that the water famine v-a. =.
scheme Of politicians to get good contracts e.
fsvorIte contractors.
The meeting was called by II. H Brown cba,-
nan of the Executive Committee Of The r-t-o.
5rldEe Improvement Association Frank VII
sey was made chairman and Richard Arexande-
secretary-
2. c oveTbaugh said that typhoid fever and
6ysencery had broken out in the distric+ n e.
alarming extent because Of the lack NJ u-.+a-
ar5 the had sanitary conditions. and thar a
prominent physician had told him that # The
famine continued it would cause an enideroic -
typhoid and other fevers that would deuand
the Offices Of all the physicians Of the CITY
! hieran said that he had visited Commits
s!oue- Dalton. Of the Department of vya+e- c.,
Ply. 6ut he could get no satisfaction. nor corI5
he get any from Chief Enkneer Birdsar ro
said Dalton could find no remedy. and had COM
planned that The Bronx Borough was too big
NJ hiersn said there were runors that uvara
Of water. but that The Bronx did not get its
supply q IL
Col0nel {. 4. Goulden appeared as an apoIo-
gist for Commissioner Dalton. He had 2 lot ~
papers which he said Mr.. Dalton had given
hin Re declared that a bill had been sent to
tie legislature in 1897 for the appropriatton of
$4,000 t0r z high pressure pump 10 be erected
adjoining the Jerome Park Reservoir. for the
K1gshridge district but Mayor Strong had
vetoed il, saying the reservoir would be com
pleted IN 1900 and that the pump would NOT he
uecassa-y- Colonel Goulden said the reservoir
Dalton had tried 10 help the district in rnanv
ways but the Municipal Assembly had held mn
h-s measures. The Board Of Aldermen. how
ever had yesterday passed e measure for an
appropriation for helping the people Of the
KiaEsb-idge district. In six months there VIII
be abundance Of water. he said
Charles 0lth Jeweller and q resident of
Marble HLL said he had talked 10 Chief Fngi
ree- Ei-5saI. who had said there would he an
ebun -snce Of water IN six months He said +ha
matter was urgent, and they needed water now
and B--1sa-L had told him the residents must
depend On rain for six months. Mr- 9th said
he district residents 1ett insulred BY the remark
Ee declared the Chief Engineer TO be inefficient
and h= wanted 2 resolution passed which would
declare him
II. 0ve-haugh said he did not take anv stock
f C0-CI=- Goul5en's apologies for Commissioner
Dalton The whole matter IS this" said Mr.
Cver5aCgh Il you want anything you VIII
have 70 To-e for il Don't vote fo- men 10 whom
Eo- nave = 80 Gown on your knees and TO whom
RESOLUTIONS we're adopted expressing the "un
bounded tl1-ECatiOn'' Of the meeting al the
negligence = the proper authorities" 1t was
decided u appoint q committee Of six 20 present
the resolutions 70 Mr.. Dalton and demand
SPEEDY relief