New-York tribune., 1907-04-17
T0INSPECT WATERSHED
STATE And CITY UNITE.
Controller Nets Will Go OUer FIJI
tration Scheme seith Engineers.

1aFee steps have been taken to protect the water
supply OF this city. As result OF a conferences
on Nohday' at which DR. Darlington, the city
heaith commissioner; John II. OBrien the Water
Co"ihlss'oner' and DR.. Eugene II. Porter. State
1ieaIth Commissioner, were present. a comprehen-
slVe and permanent plan for the inspection Of the
Cfoton watershed was adopted, and, according to
reports from the State Health commissioners Of
nee, each OF these departments will have repre-
sentative always on the ground to oversee the
S"2 square miles comprising the watershed.
To-day DR. c. F. Bolduan, representing Dr. Oar
Hnston; Dr. Daniel Jackson. from Mr. o. 'Brien and
representative from the State Department will
meet AT Aatonah to formulate plans for thorough
inspection Tho state representative. as agreed by
Dr. Porter, will be ready at any time to use the
iulI authority Of the state to compel the abate.
ment or nuisanccs that may be discovered by the
other men or reported to them by their subordi-
mates.
The state has the power to abate nuisenees. The
city mas not. unless 1t the property. AS is
Goes not own the property upon which the most
threatening nuisaces are the presence of the state
representative Will insure the most adequate pro-
lection. This plan will eliminate all red tape. II
WIZ insure the prompt suppression OF any threat
eneH source or contaminat ton.
The city and state authorities now feel that
Win this arrangement of state cooperation they
will, will be able to keep the situation well In hand
until filtration or the sewering Of the watershed
has been accomplished
pr. B9iduan, DIR. Darlingtons representative. ~
taSHg TAX nio9d tests among the ITALIAN ia6oGeGs AZ
inc NFOsS River Dam camps. and IS ToltCWlnB every
suspicious He has the cooperation Of DR.,
Carpenter. the local health officer.
Tomorrow Controller Metz. with two enStneerSi
Mr.. Lewis, of the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
tonment and Mr.. Wilmington of his own depart
ment. accompanied by Mr.. O'Bren, the Water
Cotnmissioner, will go to Jerome Park reservoir.
Mr Metz wants to know whether II will be wise 70
allow the preliminary appropriation OF SAVVtV9 Tor
the proposed filtration plant He does not believe @
in filtration as the only means for securing pure
water supply He said yesterday that SONG or 9 ths
most injurious germs would escape. Iyphoo
baciln might not be stopped by filtration. In tact
the researches Of chemists he said. had shown thaC
10 per cent Of bacili in water will get through any
filter invented. and among this 10 per cent the
typhoid germ most likely to be.
Mr.. Metz said that the S4.OdO,oO0 asked for was
small part Of what tho whole work would cost;
Chief Engineer De Varona said that the cost would
he about 81. 100 but Mr Metz said II would most
likely run $4,000 COO Az all events he IL go
ing the ground with his engineers, ana VIII De
guided largely by what they say.
At the meeting of the Board or Aldermen EeSleT-
day Alderman Brown offered resolution calling
upon tho Mayor 10 appoint a commission OF experts
to install filtration plant. The resolution was
passed without opposition.
Chief Engineer Sears OF the Aqueduct Cornnlis-
sion. told a reporter for The Tribune yesterday
that the Jerome Park Reservoir was only half I'm
ished. the other half having been left ncompleted
at the request Of the Water Department, which eA-
pected to install a filtration plant there