New-York tribune., 1900-11-21
ALARM FOR BRONX WATER.
DALTON ASKS ALDERMEN TO AUTHOR
IZE AN EMERGENCY PUMP
ING STATION

Alderman Woods called the Board OF Aldermen
to order O'Clock yesterday.
resolution authorizing the issue Of bonds Of the
city of NewYork the amount of S. 200 for erect
ing pedestrian and equestrian entrance at Sixty
sixth-st. and Central Park West was passed
resolution granting permission to the Man
haitian elevated road TO erect bridge at One-huIl-
in The Bronx brought forth
considerable discussion Alderman Kenney SAID
that this in the nature OF a franchise. ana
moved that the matter be referred to the 'oin-
mittee Highways. This finally put ana
passed by a OF q to 5.
A communication from Corporation Counsel
Whalen relative to the powers of the Board OF
Aldermen, which he had previously called minis
teriaL'' read. Mr.. Whalen refused 10 say why
he makes such decision and refused to answer
resolution proposed by Alderman Parsons Two
weeks ago and approved by the Board He gives
the opinion that he is required to furnish a
brief with his opinions under the provisions Of the
charter.
William Dalton, the Commissioner of Water Sup
ply wrote a letter to the Board in regard 10 the
emergency in The Bronx. He said in part:
The present condition of the water supply in the
Borough of The Bronx presents an emergency the
eeontinyed d dearth Of rainfall in The Bronx and BY
ram River watersheds has reduced the inflow Of wa
River and Bronx River conduits far below absolute
population in the Borough of The Bronx. ana de-
mands remedial measures, which can be executed
Sriefer space Of time than by means Of the com
struction Of high service pumping tation near
Jerome Park Reservoir. The three storage reser-
voirs in the watersheds already depleted by
three -hfths of their normal depth and capacity.
with the consequence that large percentage of
the houses in the borough do not receive by
pressure from the mains higher than the first
floors a smaller percentage rely supply only
in the Easements and the highest elevations in the
tributing mains only for few hours night.
We are now In the season when freezing tempera-
begin any day hour and fur
are tributary to this water supply.
In this serious emergency 1t becomes my duty
to ask OF the Municipal Assembly the adoption, as
promptly as possible, Of joint resolution as pro
requesting the Board Of Estimate and Ap-
portionment to authorize by concurrent vote the
issue by the Controller of special bonds to
OF $4,000 for the installation and opera
ton OF temporary pumping plant to pump from the
old Croton Aqueduct north of Gun Hill Road sup
ply OF from hve to ten million GALLONS Of water
every twenty-four hours into the 30-inch water
main in Van Courtlandt-ave,. near Jerome-ave;
through which such supply can be conveyed TO and
distributed by the smaller distributing mains con-
nected with the 30-nch main.
He asks the adoption by the Municipal Assembly
of resolution authorizing the Commissioner OF
Water Supply execute the work without adver-
tisement public letting and award OF the contract
Vice President Woods ordered the roll called 10
ascertain II there was quorum present. AS there
was not he declared that the meeting was ad-
tourned.