New-York tribune., 1900-12-01
PREsENTMENTs ON WATER.
GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS INVKsTIGA A
TION or REGISTERS OFFICE.
PRESENT SUPPLY NOT FOUND TO BE DAN
GkRoUs BIT FILTRATION IS sua-
GEsTED-TRADERs FIRE CASE
DROPPED

Recorder Con discharged the NOysEnber Grand
jury 20 .. m. yesterday. FOFsmAn John p.
Faurc presented several reports from connmIs-
Eloners and oflcaia examined. ard q meaoran-
dunn announcing FIVE pressntments and that the
Jury decided not 70 20 into the Traders Fire
Insurance Company case.
The first presentEnent dealt with the question
OF the danger OF typhoid fever from water and
the second with the Water Registers once
The third prssentment considered the new sad
yet uHescupied douveFHeur Hospital fhs izry
thought the delay ln n8iag this buildinR visa due
60 divided authority HRG suggeste6 TSfsgeBoe ,
this question TO the Charter Revision Comglis-'
sion The jury agreed with Commissioner k
Ter that the Harlem Hospital is a disgrace 70
the city. and recommended its enlargement,
without delay. The prison pens attached to the
Courts OF General Sessions were toJChed on in
a fourth presentment. The jury hndE the pens
unsafe. and recommends that Recorder Con ask
Commissioner Kearny TO make necessary re-
pairs changes. The Rec rder orIsred the
clerk to request Commissioner Kearny a. a. this
at once.
The hfth Pr sentiment referred 60 the grana
Jury's work. IL had begun on November 3 and
had only eighteen days for regular busineps. %
had given three days 90 electi0n casss -
found 80 indictments snd a.zrHsssra s.4tv -
THE PREsENTMENT on We,
The full text Of 'hs pressn5'asn; -, --,,s
The water qu~sti"a = foil
In lhe dischaFEr of gss 80 a.. ,,..,, H..
has ftlt it e. h~ iscaHst- ss-.s'', y 80 800 sI'
- - 49,, - %. sliDu - the aateF supply
, -. tbsCsrJalR n possible the
-. - ~. - 'n& object Iona ble conditions.
-. - - sfrrnsdies WeTe available 10 cor
-. -, s'th view to the future what
lAl- saptIy The Grand Jury Is fully
80 - vi'si ''1Portancc Of the water supply
y . .nttlig avd 'heFefuFe has given the matter
AAT4rtgT staty fully commensurate with its
- rtans-. and 60 this end. summoned the
4 q ..rF al,ssrl,sn~r % water supply Hon. William
2 1'a''au. ant thu chief engineer Of the same de
psrtn1ru'. Mr. George ". BIrdsai. for the pur-
is-e q eli 'itiug facts to the physical condi-
tIanv - their respective official spheres.
In addition. the Grand Jury impressed
Wt'h the Importance Of securing expert knOwl-
egra FROM the medical standpoint and therefore
requested and obtained the testimony Of DR..
ChaTl~s p Roberts. Sanitary Superintendent Of
the Department II Health. and OF DR.. George F.
EhTady. the well known specialist.
while In no way detraCting from the i'm
pnFtanCe OF a pure water supply a condition
necessary 10 the public health. the Grand Jury
vas relieved by the prepcnderanCe OF testimony
To the effect that no immediate danger Of
typhoid existed or was imminent. although it
was conceded that 4 long continuance Of an i'm
PreEuaicd water supply would be liable To pro-
duCe disease.
The conclusions reached by the Grand Jury,
after careful consideration of the subject thus
fully before them, that the only effective and
permanent means " which a remedy can ne ap-
piled To existing evils and the only means to
Insure pure water consists in the adoption Of A
system OF filtration. commemorate In all re-
spects to the needs and wants OF this great
municipality.
other cities have already recognized the I'M
poTtanCe OF the filtration OF their water supply,
ard plants for this purpose are In a more or
less advanced stage Of installation IN the cities
Of Washington. Atlanta, Philadelphia, Cincin-
natl PittsburE. Louisville and others
Shall New-York be behind other cities IN
adequate for the health OF it's citizens?
| In making this presentmsnt, the Grand Jury
! hereby urges the prompt consideration OF this
| all important matter upon the attention OF the
! proper municipal authorities
In recognition OF the importance OF the Grand
| Jury function. earnestly urge our fellow
/ citizens To be untriug In their efforts and un-
| relenting In thei- demands FOR pure water sup
| ply until the desired end is obtained.
SHARP REBUKE TO REGISTERS OFFICE
! Regarding the conduct OF the business OF the
Office Of the Water Register. the presentment, in
! full. is as follows:
The attention OF the GIand Jury has been
! forclbly raUcd 10 an apparent lack Of proper
-l.d effective methods IN the conduct os the busi-
ness of the Office Of the Water Register Of this
In many respects this is one OF the most i'm
portRnt bureaus of the municipal government.
| Its operations have q direct and material beef.
ing upnn both the Fayenne and the economical
uSs Of the water supply. That adequate revenue
and Satisfactory administrative results are not
now obtained IL obvious. Il 10 equally clear thaE
CoatIzuaa thlFd aagas
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