New-York tribune., 1908-02-26
MAY CALL ON STATE ALL
City authorities Looking Into
PcckskW Uatcr Troubles.

Unless the Peekskiu authorities cleanse their
reservoir and the watershed from which The sup
Div is drawn tho authorities in this city may in
woke the aid of DIT. Eugene Porter the State
Health Commissioner 70 compel cleansing action
Il vas learned Yesterday that the Psekskil officials
had employed men delve into the reservoir As
reported yesterday. conditions we're found 20 De 50
bad that action vas delayed until the work o.
cleaning up might be done without attracting TOO
much attention. T. was again reported YESTERDAY
that animals were found and It was ruruored
that the body OF 2 man vas also brought 10 the
surface. The Peskskin authorities deny these re-
ports.
The CztskH water supply Is known. IS in
tended to sIppisulent the present CroJou system
Should the city be dependent upon the Crotou
water supply alone there would undoubtedly he
most disastrous water famine here in Al Least five
years. The Catskiu supply 4 whole Vill not be
ready FOR SIX years Thus. y would EeNU7
that water famine in this great city vas in
evitable
n determining 70 begin work th@
.n1edror On this side o4 the river 70 be connected
subsequently with the aqueduct crossing the Hud-
from the Esopus. IT vas with the view %
utilizing the FishktH watershed. in which are in
clIded PeekskiU Creek and Sproul Brook The
contract for the aqueduc- vas let 70 NcNalIy,
with the specification that tt should b completed
in four years al the latest This aGueduct will tap
the creek and the brook. and will then b led into
the Croton reservoir, that the danger or famine
before the completion Of the whole Catsku sys-
tenn will be ohviated a certainty.
Any cry Of impending famine. n was said yester-
day. was farfetchad and without reason. There
are 200 nGo dN0 gallons in storage IN The CTotou
watershed reservoirs now The Cross River reser-
voir is nor fun as yet when fuII there viii .
$ $50 600 1G0 gallons ready for When the Gro
ton Falls reservoir is ready there VIII 10 an tn
crease in the available supply la+ AZ 90 90 The
city usas approximately 3e5 go go gallons DAY L
will thus be seen that The available supply pro
,das for q period Of seventy and more dsys
That means that tns city ViU have water supply
for r7or0 than two months and 4 half, without
drawing on the brooks. creeks and rivers thar are
c1ntinuo,lsIy flowing and adding - rhs supply
II vas said by or the water officials yesrer-
dav that there could not be famine under ths
most trfavorabls conditions for tuo years. II 2
famine should occur that time IT would be due
70 111pracedeuted d~ouths. But f- IS 70 meet the
unprecedented conditions that the Board of Water
S7nplv has provided the additional squeduct 70 feed
the great Crcton reservoir pending the CoUPlsrt'7
Of the CatsxiH supply system And this
emergency supply Will come from the PeekS&'I
region the city authorities are determined thai
vcienc conditions shall prevail in the district from
which the city water may be drawn II "3S
said bv one OF the inspecting officials that the
watershed from whch the Peskskiu supply is drawn
- worse than Mount kisco-
n is expected that the Board OF Health OF Peeks-
kin will take action at its meeting. II is also
x,e.,ad that there will be a movement OF citizens
% demand that the cleansing process begin at once
There will be no sparing OF money to save the town
frou the odium OF having the worst water supply
IN the Hudson Valley
A. the ONCE OF the Board Of Water Supply IN this
CITY II was said yesterday that IT was expected 20
a,roi,t the head of the CatskilI watershed police
a. :, savv DAYS Then ne would appoint his deputies,
"a tho force of two hundred men would soon be
s~,isbad for the active work OF preventing pOllu-