New-York tribune., 1906-09-07
WATER FULL OF THINGS
nr,D FISH 4 SPECIALITY
Nest sidcrs Can't See Bottom OF
rnb,-Dnnk H'-JVGHgh

- KXster supply, Gas anu
The Dep.'i -. seluged with letters OF pro-
prem - fbe condition oi ule -.
iest concerns II the upper West SIDE 1h'
Ilied 70 -. Yesterday when me oep"4
hnsi s'f"" : le,ter from a. Loves DlcAlhsoi'
merit ie0s' --.s,ste investigation Was oroe'e~
ana =. =, AR. Dickinson is as foiio"s
1i .ir,a il has been IN my lniila -
FoB iol-s . complaint 10 your ooaEo % 10
vflssitlor ~ the water suppsis, ..,,or tbers
nc - = West l09th street. anu NAe-- -e-ar 5a,s
i've ~ -sIneforr, TIE water Tor seNeIAl .l., oos
has been = -, ffIIl OF mud ana other eNtraileous t
tiietN".Ss 80 yoll cannot see me DottuIl "a -rh;s
matter - lie Tster is nine inches oeep-
hain " in addition 10 other nlalter o. q So
rorniIe, =, Scad fish came down the pipe.
chsTScle1 . : - re that this condition OF ll4lsS
j. apIeo,ts aisrrsce 10 the city. and tnat tile
Sod ought 20 take steps 20 see 1i'aN
.-,sr supply Is proNloeo-
...,earion Of the complaints received oy 'l'e
..r,err showed that they were not IN INC
exaggerated. In the neighborhooa men
HaS. nv Mr. Dickinson the water is 81 sueh a
uo''sN .t,-seter that only boiling makes II NJ
FYlte4ing does not materially enhance
t,s nom a housewives standpoint
srts OF the deplorable conditions. however
- II the bacteriologist who maoe an
iF ...s,ion OF The water for the deparlineh'
- I, was not as bad as stated. Aiier an
",-,s.,ve analysis the report concludes.
-,.. mater is perfectly safo for drinking pur-
- hut has an unpieasa.t oooI' que 30 -.,,, -.
po.c,-jS vegetable growths These SOW US -
oone from Croloh LAM anu
amount ..
, .-,icroscorical vegetable srowths men,
~. ,bs bacteriolosist frequently take the
-, 81 IS learned. not only Of portions OF dead
49,, ~ fsb both dead and alive. eels and
,srio,s wafer bugs.
-g.o Derartneui az Water Supply IS power
-, =, r.,,,e5,- tie defect ~ present. Il IS said
- Commissioner Goodwin assured re-
- NJ The Tribune that the trouble arose al
u-,osis He said that a change in The course
=. ,ss conduits al that point Was the reason
.r,,,.,s,er water is disturbed DE explained.
.ut,-s there is muddy bottom, the water VIII
.ssIv become muddy ana rolly llselI- ne chahge
n me course OF the conou!ts 81 D'''F "oSe
/: We are always sure 10 have trouble "ieh
-. 4 5.re Resides the Central PARK reservoir
A. enutied some time ago DID niarI 20 t4eai 'I4e
-ssor,oir and that Increases tle tfouo-e-
Crief Engineer De Nsrona or the department
- t,,r lrfIe relief for some time 10 come. he
sd mar the cOnduits would have TO De changed
-s,, within 4 few days, ana ms WOu4u aSsln
80 he water 10 become dirty
Az astonishing fact was learned Yesterday IN
,o7,ecfior with the inferior water supply that
tl,ere are no gates a. which water can be smut
Of above the Jerome PARK lese! N"4.- ne Aque-
Crc+ Commission. when accepting BIDS Tor lnal
rfgaufic work, saw in its wisdom. no necessity
s9T eates believing the water would always %
,vre and sweet and therefore 10 gates were
built
Tbs Mater Department therefore. has been
,rTsble 10 shut OF the water 81 Jerome Park or
nurvooae. and is forced 10 content itself with
doing whatever il can until the water shall clear
itself Il is figured by the engineers that Il viii
fe necessary 10 shut OF this water for four or
I'VE hours-au the citizens can stano-1ust as
soon as gates can be built The Central Park
reservoir VII then be fIled 10 It's utmost ca
usclty and in these few hours IL Is hoped The
water can he purified
The fact thar The New York water system is
absolutely without filters or any altering plant
Is pointed ouI SIS another great hindrance. Bids
will BE- advertised on September j for an eX-
perimental fltsring plant. II this proves sue
oessful Il Is planned 10 install a hltering system,
The cost o. several million dollars, which. the
officials believe. viii be The largest and most
costly n the world.