New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-21
MONROE'S GOOD WORK.
Water Supply Report for 1902
ReUenue Incrfase. $50 .292.

The report OF Commissioner Monroe OF the De-
partment Of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity for
1902 shows decided increase in the Of the
department for the year, and tells Of many i'm
provements IN the service. past and IN prospect.
which the Commissioner has planned.
One Of the most important improvements is to
provide service pipes with curb cocks. making IT
possible 10 cut of the water from the premises
without digging up the street, as IS necessary at
present This VIII also give the city complete
control Of the service
The question Of water waste has been taken UP
and has received careful consideration. The
methods Of investigation pursued IN other cities
were considered particularly the work in Liverpool
ard Boston. where what is called the Deacon
method had been adopted, The Deacon method in
wolves the purchase o. an extremely large number
~ meters. Is well the making OF expensive con
nections and its application in this city would have
involved an expenditure of several hundred thou
sand dollars careful inspection for waste had
30 be made. bat extra funds had been appro-
prIated for the purpose After deIiberation il was
decided that satisfactory results could be obtained
by means OF pitometer measurements.
Careful and thorough work has been done in the
collection Of the water revenue. Overdue accounts
have been taken up and payments obtained Meter
readings have been taken more frequently and at
shorter intervals. and inspections have been more
systematic. Frauds have been detected through
(Which the city was being deprived OF substantial
revenue Good service has also been rendered 10
the many owners OF small properties by establish
promptly thus giving fun notice and opportunity to
avoid the addition Of penalties The metering Of
large consumers has also been extended. There is,
Of course, much additional work to do but the
tual results so far extremely satisfactory. In
Manhattan and The Bronx. the cash receipts show
an increase Of SgS go Is over the year 1901 Owing
to the thoroughness with which the collections
were made the amount returned to the Bureau Of
Arrears was considerably less The total revenue
for the Boroughs Of Manhattan and The Bronx for
leo2 500, III l6. which. when compared with
the total revenue for 1901 Of S,30l9 s4 49, shows al
actual increase Of S736292 81.
The commission regards the most important
action Of the year in connection with the depart
meut the appointing OF William Il Burr Rudolph
Herring and John r Freeman a special COM
mission TO report the following subjects:
"A The quickest and best method Of reducing
the waste OF in the city to the lowest prac-
ttcable amount, the quality Of water derived from
the various present sources Of water supply, with
recommendations as TO the most practicable means
OF improving such quality; the pressures in the
distribution Of the present supplies Of water and
Of any future supplies. and the methods generally
for such distribution for the purpose Of attaining
the highest practicable degree Of fire protection.
"B. The probable future consumption Of water
IN each Of the boroughs OF NewYork City up
70 such time as shall seem best to the commission,
giving due consideration 70 the probable increase
Of population and It's consumption per capita. and
Of the reduction OF by the efficient execution
Of the methods therefor proposed by the com
mission,
which shall be most available from the point of
view OF cost and quality of water to meet the
probable future conditions Of the city, with the
from each. and the length Of time required
complete each. with general plans and spechca-
.. The feasibility Of developing a temporary
lively moderate cost, pending the completion or
tho permanent future supply