New-York tribune., 1903-07-31
CHAIN OF RESERVOIRS.
Buying of Land Near GreeH5oich
SAID To Be Part of the Plan.

Greenwich Conn. July 30 CspeciaD.-Nany
farms just north OF the village OF Greenwich
have been quietly bought in the last teN
months. Most Of them have been purchased by
y. A Knapp First Selectman OF the village
The buyers have not made public their plans
but It was learned to-day from a trust"0EtHS
source that The purchases mean the building OF
one Of the largest chains Of reservoirs yet uhoe-
taken. From what Is already known Of the
plans. the capacity Of the proposed reservoirs .
may even equal that Of the reservoir system o.
New-York To build this big chain Of reser-
voirs, it is further said. Will cost eompara-
lively small sum as compared with the money
New-York has spent for It's new Croton reser-
voir. The water evidently VIII be supplied 10
large number of towns outside OF Connecticut
The buyers Of the land did not resort to con-
demnation proceedings TO obtain single tract
and they have the right to supply the water TO
any one outside Of the State Had they re-
sorted to condemnation proceedings they could
only have laid water mains terminating WITHIN
Connecticut.
To whom the water will be supplied Is not
known except by those directly interested IN
this plant a man who told Tribune reporter
yesterday that he knew of the use 10 be made OF
the farms said he thought the operation was
speculative. He added:
Greenwich is only IWe0ly-Sls44t AA.l4~S
New-York City, and a vast area IN the TOW n n
ship is naturally ut for reservoirs Iness I'd uao.s -
are also favorably located for selling water " ~
neighboring towns or cities, or Ior eHsIse4i0'
reservoirs. ,...u .,..
There are many villages, towns ana clues JUS
north OF New-York City which are growing AZ q
rapid rate. They have ample water supply
now but will they have ten years nencs. =
large water system cannot be OullI IN AlOl' u -
or year and the cost Of such an unoertaAIns -
beyond the financial power OF many cry %
town. think those identified with this reSeI soiL
system are building not only for the inlnneola's
but for the far distant future
am told that the tracts bought Tor reservoir
purposes in the township OF Greenwich are west
and east Of Round Hill, and that some OF n9se
interested in the purchasing synolcaLe DeslueS
y. A. Knapp are Mr.. Witheraus w Sril-th an
State Senator James Walsh The town OF
Greenwich has a reservoir large enough 20 sup
ply it with water for many years, so II Is not
likely TO be interested IN the purchase u any
one of the proposed reservoirs
It is such a stupendous purchasing operation
that the tracts comprise farms which. II joined
together, would be several miles n length MCst
of the farms extend along the west bank or tne
Bvrarn River which flows through Port Ches-
ter and ernpties into the Sound. Good prices
have been paid for the land One OF the reser-
voirs has been built. 1t is owned by W. smith
and is in that part OF the township which IS
called Stanwich, but II has not been connected
with water main system, so far as 1 know
That reservoir is about two miles long and one
mile wide. 1t might be called a natural reser-
vor. as compare lively little stone Work was
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