New-York tribune., 1902-05-11

The feeling Of the people whose homes would be
out project Of this kind The Massachusetts
t Mte{roPoHtan Workss3 WhiSh IS to supply BoSion
houses and factories for the Wachusett reservoir.
onTb oP the Soyt anS anS pad for
under amicable agreement as TO price without
In the Ten Mile River Valley home" spells
the I sS Of he 2vs Pe9R 70 the the c &
would be submerged a Tribune reporter talked 70
Il 7 have lived here all my If" said one old Old
farmer far b II see seems @ hard TO think Of leaving the
But New-York CITY is rich and will pay you well
aa oher sa ha osS @SS
he said sadly and love for home is one Of them
phiiosophicai " manner TtsP4 'iIs D'O'p7'' i"
I not anxious to sell my farm" said a pros
geo9 ena 2Skns to m If has seae e
| like i q not can IIiive somewhere else; the
pR IN hey uf Hp an Ss b this
said an9ther ether farmer who was trying sE to make ke
RThesy can't take my farm TOO soon for me-
The ID arm S Thsh be eafd led oS bone snd o IN
Guilty in selling the property at regular sale yet he
and fight for more In the courts. There not
many like him in Dutchess County, but they Will
be much in evidence when the city begins to buy
on the whole the sentiment against the reser-
and If the city is generous most of the property
at least $4,000 to satisfy he special damages 70
mill sites water rights stab a6shed & business etc
power plants on the Housatonic River which would
be impaired by the diversion of the Ten Mile River
Within the area and on the borders Of the pro-
posed reservoir six cemeteries, with about
full old hillside cemetery at South Dover. which
has six hundred graves and would probably have
10 be removed, although it is few feet above the
flow line In transferring cemeteries due respect
be paid TO the proprieties. The city is also
responsible for the landscape development OF the
The city would have to build seventeen miles of
railroad for the Harlem River branch OF the New
York Central if the proposed reservoir should be
constructed. The present tracks would be almost
entirely under water from Pawling Wassaic and
would have to be moved TO the western margin OF
about S5s. 600 mile. or an even 81 100000 for the
total work. Thirty-ive miles of highway either
side of the reservoir. at an expense Of $50 900
mile. earth hled causeways at Wing station and
would cost at least SS75,000
In order TO prepare the reservoir for water
enormous amount of work must be done, besides
must be removed from the entire flooded area.
Loam muck and vegetable matter must be stripped
away away Tor considerable area, perhaps three thou
sand acres, ana mud must be removed from the
beds Of three mlpouds. The estimated cost of
this work is more than 81 10000
Then. there is the outlet dam at Pawling,
channel upstream from the dam and open canal
through the bed Of an ancient river south from
miles in length and would deliver the water into
Sodom Reservoir. The last item in Mr.. Freemans
for the towns Of Pawiing and Patterson. at a cost
Of 100000. This brings the total 10 S1o177 600.
Lack of precise surveys makes IL necessary add
Il per cent for engineering and contingencies and
at least 100000 for contingencies on real estate
ana other settlements. making the estimated total
The, cost of the Ten Mile River supply is not
cohsidered ny engineers unreasonable for the guam
comparson with the estimated expenditure for an
addlto9Sil supply of Ill 100000 gallons day the
engineers estimated 81. as the total cost and
the Work VIII soon be completed within that figure