The evening world., 1905-10-27
SlG1,OOO,OOO WATER,
PLAN APPROVED
Board Of Estimate Asks States
Permission to Put II
Into Effect.
SUPPLY FROM CATSKlLL,
Scheme Provides for Bringing $780,
100000 a Day from
Mountain.
SUPPLY FROM CATSKlLL,

.'c"t to-day approved TIE plans OF tn
local Board Of Water Supply and In
struc,ed the Corporation Counsel Il
petition the State Board at once for
their consent TO the execution OF the
plans,
The action Of the Board Of Estimate,
taken after a public hearing, praoti-
cally binds the city TO the schem. for
tapping the water supply In t'e Cats
k'"s TO the extent OF the 800, Ooo,cJo gal
Ions Of water daily 10 be distributed
TO the different boroughs OF the city.
n estimated cost Of the work ia
'Sl'coo,oo' or this, ,112,Oo,oW wifi bs
needed immediately.
mat mount will bund a ~reservolr
az Ashokan with covered
reading The supply TO New York. Tho
compete scheme, the board OF va,o,
supply reports, will be sufnclen, for
the CITY until 1925.
Inc resolution as adopted by tina
BOARD OF estimate was drawn bv Chr
poratlon Counsel Delaney. II reoIt.s thu
needs OF the city, the facts OF TIM nm.
lolntment OF the water supply hoard
the pubic notices sent out q, tho bs,r'
ms and the lack OF any opposition to
the plans, II concludes by reference
10 the law which makes the expendl-
lure and construction OF reservoir NM
ouIts possible and Ins+ructs the cor
roraton counsel to petition the stote
commission for favorable and speedy
action.
Thanks the Experts.
When their report had been read and
the resolution adopted Mayor Mcclellan.
made public acknowledgment OF the
elty's appreciation Of the work OF the
local commission, saying:
i congratulate, the city congratulates
ana thanks the commission for the
prompt and efficient manner in which,
atter only four months, Il ha, sub
mitl'd this solution OF the problem
which confronted New York"
me commissioner, Edward Simmons.
Charles ", Chadwick and Charles A.
shaw-was appointed bv Mayor Me-
Clellan after the Legislature had passed
an enabling act MIR. simmons IL the
only Democrat. In their report the
commissioner and their Chief Enal-
neer. j. Waldo Smith. pay tribute to-
the skull ot the Herring Bvrs-Freeman
Commission, whtoh made a psport on
the subject TO Mayor Low, and aolxnowl.
edged their Indebtedness to the facts
collected by tina; commission.
Ihey regret that much OF the water
shed recommended by the frst commits.
sion has been cut on by Leglslati tive en-.
ao;ment, and find In tho Catskills tha
only available source OF supply. Ths
report says:
Source Of Supply
We reoonmsnd that the new ma,n
from Ne main 4%isttT8lSSaefdinss az Tss shs wsY
HUI View up to the AAhokan reservoir
OF a suitable size, &c, and that lmme-
date application be made 10 the State
water supply Commission for the an
pIppriaton 81 the waters from these
sources OF supply:
"Esopus creek.
"Hohdout creek at a point near Nan
anOch and three small stpsams trlb-
utary TO the Rondout,
'~Schoharie creek 70 be taken AZ n
point about one mile north OF Hast
Durham and six small streams trib,narv
to tho aqueduet from Catskill creek.
IT Is proposed At first 10 constru,,
only. the great AsAokan reservoir ana
TO defer the expenditure on develon-
ment Of tie other sources until such
cate as the growth Of the city will de.
mani them. Economy requires thai
the portions Of the aqueduct thar ara
OF masonry or In tunnel be CONSTITUENCIES
Of fun size from the start and that n
all be located with reference To- the
successive additions Of tho other
SOURCES"
The woSx first to be done. in view
OF the present conditions, the report
says, 5hould be the portion lying be-
tween Ashokan reservoir and the Gro
ton watershed, an aggregate distance OF
miles. &
At the hearing to-day all the members
the State Commission were present
ana each OF the counties Interested had
sent representatives there being present
the chairman and clerk OF the Boards
OF Supervisors from Dutohsss, Albany,
Ulster, W~estchestsr, Putnam,
and. Orange. None had any
objection to oher,
Lawrence WELLER. for the City Club,
but Mr.. Grout thought that as there was
20 opposition this was unnecessary. Mr..
insisted n suggested that the
Board o Water Supply be instructed TO
be- speedy,
''In view OF the work done by that
your suggestion an impertinence.
Mr.. WELLER sat dnNn.