The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-10

New York, June lo.-The long con-
tinued drought throughout the eastern
section of this country is beginning to
make itself seriously felt by the
shrinkage of the available water sup
ply. Although New York City is not
yet actually running short of water,
it's supply of the precious fluid has
fallen so low that the city authorities
have considered it necessary to put
a stop to wastefullness in the use Of
water for domestic and industrial pur-
poses. An effort is also to be made
to reduce as much as possible, the
tremendous loss by leakage of pipes.
The towns OF Wochester county,
north of the City line. are in a more
serious condition than New York City.
Yonkers seems to be in a particularly
unfortunate situation this year. Many
times before did the water supply of
Yonkers run low, but the town has
always been able to get help from
New York. This year. however, New
York City's water supply is so low that
the city cannot afford to divert part
of its own water supply to help out
neighboring suburban towns. The au-
thorities OF Yonkers have found it nee
essary to put the city on half rations
rainfall should replenish the waters
OF the Nepperhan River, which is the
source Of Yonkers's water supply. The
contents of the Grassy Spring reser-
voir are not to be used except in a
case of the most urgent necessity.
Under the present conditions 1t is
rather aggravating to New York's citi-
zens to hear from C. w. Baker, editor
of the Engineering News, that New
York City could have saved from $780,
100000 to $1OO,000.0O0 in the cost of
the Catskill Aqueduct if it had utilized
the waters of the Ten Mile and Hous-
atomic rivers for it's new water sup
ply. He says it would have obtained
a supply OF equal quantity, pressure
and purity in half the time and a great
saving of money. At the time when
the matter of providing additional wa
ter supply for New York City was con-
sidered four or five years ago, the
plan to use the waters of the Ten
Mile and the Housatonic rivers was
suggested. but it was urged by the OPP
ponents of the plan that owing to the
fact that the two rivers have their
sources and part of their upper course
in Connecticut, there were insurmoun-
table legal obstacles in the way of car
rying out the plan. 1t was principally
for that reason that the Catskill plan
was finally adopted.
In the opinion of the Rev. Nathaniel
Thomas Hafer, pastor of the Trinity
Baptist church in Brooklyn, New York
is the wickedest city in the country.
In fact, SO wicked is New York in his
opinion, that he has resigned his pas
torate to accept position in the pur-
er moral atmosphere of Detroit. Pas
tor Hafer is evidently thoroughly dis
gusted with and discouraged by the
depravity of Gotham and in his letter
of resignation and subsequent inter-
view he emptied the vial of his wrath
and Indignation upon this Tammany-
ruled City" He seems to have a par
ticular grudge against saloons, brew
cry trucks, noisy crowds and the roar
ing of elevated trains, which disturb
his slumber.
The boldness of criminals in New
York City is almost beyond belief.
Their are burglars in nearly every city
but their tactics are mild and gentle
compared with those employed by