The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

the department has beer using n
standard low pressure fire hydrant
with a capacity of approximately 3
900 gallons per minute, or three time
the capacity Of the hydrant of thirty
years ago. The obsolete types Of by
drant are being rapidly replaced. The
capacity Of the high pressure fire ser
vice hydrant is about 1000 gallons per
minute. 1t is easily recognized by
the larger size and four openings in
stead OF two, the latter being gen
orally the number on the other type OF
hydrant.
A single high pressure hydrant will
readily furnish as many fire streams
as are furnished by five ordinary fire
engines. With a sixty foot water
tower In the street the stream would
eac the fourteenth story of n build
ing, So great is the pressure furnished
by the high pressure system hat a
good stream can he delivered from
the standpipe at the top Of "a forty
story building.
The best practice for sanitary and
other reasons calls for the use OF a
reasonable amount Of water for street
flushing, though It may impress the
average citizen as a waStcful one.
The amount actually required Is, how
ever, infn!tesimally small as compared
with that used for general domestic
and fire purposes. \ properly ION
trolled stream Of water MAJ also be
used with are in the removal Of snow
from the streets and sending Il
through the sewers.
There devolves upon the depart
ment the care of a vast moun Of
real estate, located not alone IN the
counties comprising Greater New
York, but also in those of WestcheSter
n Putnam, where are situated the
Croton, Bronx and Byram water
sheds, and in Nassau county where is
found the principal source of sup
ply for the borough of brooklyn. Tho
total value OF that portion Of thl,
real estate which Is owned by the
city is approximately $50. 0oO. 600, cX-
elusive OF structures. The value OF
the latter, comprising principally dams,
aqueducts, gate houses, head house
n shafts, but exclusive of water
mains and their appurtenances, is
$50. 000. 600.
The total area Of the city owned
property under this departments con-
troll is about $4,000 acres. of which
20, 1913 acres, or more than one and
a halt times the total area of Man
haitian. are located outside uf the
limits Of New York city, OF the ex,
tensive territory about onc-half con
s.sts Of reservoirs, lakes and ponds.
At the close Of 1914 there were
345,275 consumers on the
Water Registers books. an increase
of 1914 over the previous year. OF
these, 2i6,407 We're frontage accounts
and 9S,S6s meter accounts. During
1918 and 1914 revenue derived from
frontage and meter respec-
lively was as follows:
Frontage &C
counts .s]sI:5T4:S: ..4s7Ss7 70
The department Is of the opinion
that all water should he metercd, but
before II can install meters in apart
ment houses, tenements, FIAT houses
or private dwellings, the consent of
the Board of Aldermen or the LEXIS
lature must he obtained. To this end
studies are being made ana the de-
partment expects To submit appro-
pirate recommendations during the
coming year.
on January /, 1914, there Were 2.643
miles of. streets and ten square miles
of parks to he lighted in Greater New
AITl pa th. .,al % a.. .. -
miles of streets to he lighted had in
creased by %. There were at the
beginning OF 1914 in all of the bor-
oughs 40.653 electric lamps and 45.lGl
gas lamps, The former were OF sew
eral different kinds. The most power
full was the flaming arc lamp, givlng