New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-20
FEARS WATER FAMINE.
Commissioner Ellison Would Tap
Suffolk County Supply.

Commissioner Ellison, after tour Of the
BROOKLYN water supply reservoirs and pumping
stations on Thursday. in company with Dor
ough President Coler and Chief Engineer Dt
Earons gave out a statement last night on Ihe
need of increasing the city's water supply III
which he said:
With the present watershed developed to the ut,
most safe minimum daily yield may pc 70 do mn
at 600 gallons and adding thereto 4o ;.;vS
gallons from three stations within the city limits
we obtain total OF 15s.oeo0co gallons On con on,
sentative basis this amount will suifCe LOT e
1909. With an abundant rainfall the supply may
similar result may be Obtained If the yield from
the works for the development of the watersh ht
die t % inc 20 a epnplv from the
ab soRe given T1efLSHe'S io' 4 '''-ze.
In regard to Manhattan and The Bronx the con
dition Is st more critical The present day 6, Sold o
sumption Of these two borougns rs a9oI t yoteT
gallons. and the total yield or lne orI-S al
shed. when developed to the utmost BY W % The
Tead bx unaeT ab P5uf rs gallons
day. that it is not safe TO estimate Imat o5 ' nf
these two boroughs longer than through the , year
1877 these estimates as IN lhf e4s NAV be caused
It is obvious that it is not practicable for either
Manhattan and The Bronx or for Brooklyn 10 wa A..
The years which it is stated will be needeq 9s 40
measures must be Immediately taken to provide lo
the Intervening period
WOULD TAP SUFFOLK COUNTY
no
SCENTS under Existing conditions, the advantegeess
of that from Suffolk County. ana nc efLorI SE9at
COUNTY obtain supply which may be ssff L;
esttnla ted at about lSHclsGp gafons a GAY I
this supply can be d4r4 9ed w!tA.n four years q
wafer be delivered at Ridgewood II we assun. :
tat Of the above amount say eeGS gsl FoE fb
estimated needs q tbs borough beyond is ana
that the other 100 0o3o9o gallons ara to &c
IN New-York. the estimatsi cost would be abodS as
iol1oH en- an mn ,,. - ba 5a,ere5 70 RroclI-
lyn OF saw re g S sS5sGo5 saii0"S 10 &c 's'
For the aSS5Geo gallons to b deferred to Man
The apparent dsproportion between the cost OF
s. cost f Of te $685. er g he 5s gallons & for
Manhattan and The Bronx is thus explained -, -
provide lands for the necessary conduit .o.
rS the St seco n of @o co4hy
and adjoining the Nassau County works ..
cenr Par fSs Y P and t u2 under the
1st River does not enter the TO
25.o00.oOO gallons can be obtained from Suffolk
wofk ' at "a cost of about sc55ooo not ncIudng
conduit large enough to provide in connection with
the existing ones. for an additional supply OF
pressure engines adequate to pump directly into
Ridgewood are provided: the time required. 70, for
cost would be about S5.0ooOoO,
YIELD SHOULD BE INCREASED.
The above figures are given in all cases as repre-
e. total Of isoooo0 p gallons day Good engi
.eerng practice would require designing the works
cent more, in which case the estimates would be
The cost of development of the present Brooklyn
watershed TO its ultimate capacity. in accordance
for which an additional appropriation to that
amount would De required, ana II could be com
ming of work, and under favora BILE conditions prob
ably In two years. This estimate does not include
the covering of the Ridgewood and Mount Pros
pect reservoirs the building of the Forest
While general outline OF the plan of develop
ment both for the existing watershed and for Suf-
folk County has been prepared, no details have
been worked out, so that the estimates of cost
pToxiIl1a tons From the information received from
eyer hat he are suficienfT+ eccIIrafa for MI
present purposes.
Now that the constitutional limitation has been
removed. there should be no difficulty in securing
the necessary appropriations TO carry out in its
development of the existing watershed to its ut
engineer and also for the remodeiling of the dis
trbution system. partially under way. and from
in the large reduction of insurance rates. There
shouc De no lIicnity eIc1+r IN ooai[lg me neces
Suffolk County water supply. If can secure the
the total cost Of the wafeTworks to date IS IN
round numbers. about 81 900 of which there re-
mains due about $4,000 0, with a balance hand
g @ COO p making the . net ndsbtedness about
still more favorable results could be shown.
Brooklyn officials said last night that every at
tempt would be made 10 have the Barr law re-
peaed thus allowing the city to draw additional
water supply from Suffolk County.
The President of the Board Of Aldermen put his
foot down hard yesterday. ct the Board of Esti-
mate meeting. and Borough President Coler went
the bridge with tingling ear and no new
offices Mr.. Coler wanted places for chauffeur
at $500 year. inspectors of elevators at from
$3.50 TO 5000 and consulting architect at $1,000
Mr.. MCGOWAN stuck to the plank adopted by him
at the last meeting that matter should be voted
on which had not been previously announced and
about which all the members of the board were
informed
An appropriation Of 100000 authorized at the
demand Of the Department Of Water Supply, Gas
ana Electricity 10 meet the expenses of the extern
sion of Brookyn's water supply.
Mr.. Coler brought up again his demand for
81 900 Cor street improvements in his borough
but the board only smiled and told him to wait
until the other borough presidents had presented