New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-01
FAVOR SALT WATER PLAN
"0"y f0r H-T'co Argumen,,
against 1t, One U'ithdro,cn

MANY arguments for ard two aeairs. a.,
an 3uNi4iary salt water supply fo- go p'in tor
49, HIeS were made at a hearing bss-.s M
SlcCleIah yesterday. Ex-S1aycr scht-A 'ayov
brooAlyn' spoke against the plan. but ag-~.s., Q,
was better than nothing Later he SSt.ss mat
opposition nc "i~ndrsw n,
Mayor Mcclellan said aft.~v,-s 4,
asked Commissioner Oakley. OF the No.. us lad
" ater supply. Gas and Electricity "a 7lt %
tailed estimates for the initial system - d.
mains. and have them ready to s1br,it - - "aier
ing OF the Beard OF Estimate week fro,, meet meet
II IS tentatively suggested that pipes Ia L., "
IN two districts in Manhattan and crs -, ~ - list
The districts in Manhattan are the ioloosgr
goods district" bounded by Thirteenth -, ~
ST. the North River and the Bowery ana : .-e's-
on the East Side. bounded BY Chambers - uiet
ton SITS. and the Bowery. The Broolxl,-, .''is-
comprises the principal congested disrr.. -',''et
Fulton-st. with possible extensions no-.s ans
south on the water front @l
Many persons attended the hearing which -
the City Hall Nearly every public Lodv II 80
was represented Mr.. schieren said in Dar,. az
am not opposed to the extension Of ~
supply, but doubt the feasibility OF the sa, Nals
plan IL would entail great expense BesiSss" .lt
emergency mains be laid from the .eservolr' llat
tapped only in case Of great corhagratiSS' = e
districts. I believe also that the inluossbise4sloy
escaping the sewage OF the rivers would invoSSo o
/ considerable use of the river water e ol any
is the destruction BY salt so great" Colonial ",
Clellan asked. that you would rather bavs !.
emergency mains than salt water mainsq,
Il would not like to say that" Mr. schisr.,
I piled. Anything is better than nothing nm. , -
lieve pipes from the reservoir would s,zw.. :,
purposes d"
But does that apply TO BROOKLYN the NJ.
| asked. where We hear so much OF the Coo.
OF the water supply?''
1 The reservoirs IN Brooklyn are alwavs AN q,
| Elijah r. Kennedy. former Park Commisso,.- =.
Brooklyn. interpolated. 'and statistics show "a, =
/ the last twelve months the Fire Department -
/ purposes has used less than one-haIf Of a -
/ days water supply. 1t seems to me and the -
ance interests represent that the cost OF tnstar
/ the proposed system Is not justified to gave A.,
\ amount OF water We need better facIifs, .
\ bring the water to our doors. agree ,a,b M
l Schieren that II more water Is needed I ss,-,,
be supplied BY an emergency system eonns.s
| with the existing reservoirs"
/ Mr. Kennedy agreed that a salt water yu--,-
/ would be better than nothing
/ Frank r. Chambers, OF the Merchants As.,.4
ton said that the cost OF installing the salf ,,.
system IN the drygoods district would be less ira.
/ S.l0j an acre annually. while the loss OF A. n
that district each year for the last ten wear, b,
averaged 5000 an acre
All danger Of disturbing sewage. he said wous
be obviated by building the mains a mile or ~.
| Up the rivers The Suggestion Gf AUXILIARY uiu..
/ TO the existing reservoirs. he said was out 4
date because such pipes, knova as ERE pils~
had been in existence for years
Henry ". Eaton. the chairman OF the commtts,
I on water supply % the w-YJrk Board Of On,
[ Underwriters. made an elyIuent plea Tor an arEf-
[ larry salt water - stem
Major Woodbury.. the Street Cleaning Connie
I stCner, declared that With n rec supply OF "a,
| water he could keep the asphalt paveIuents a5sc
[ lutely clean, and thus keep The death rafe In u,
| whole city lower. Mr.. Schiereu ash = about n,
{ bury told OF the action CT salt water on the in
/ purittes- Mr. SChieTen said his experiences o. tii
| water In the East River diierei with the result
I Of the experiments described bv Or. Woodbury. nr
/ n view OF the statements OF Mr. Eaton. he desrs
to withdraw from his attitude OF opposition 10 N
7 plan.