Year: 1875

CARRYING THE cRoToN INTO wEsToHEsTER-
DESCRIPTION OF WORK IN PROGRESS OR CON-
TKMPLATED.


An adjourned meeting of the Aldermen took place
yesterday Afternoon President Lewis in the chair.
On motion Of Alderman Blessing the Corporation
Counsel was asked to give his opinion whether the
sunken meadows of Randalls Island which IL rs pro-
posed fill in with ashes collected by the Street Clean
ing Bureau are the property Of the city or private
parties


The Mayor sent a communication declining to grant
the use OF the rooms the Board Of Aldermen TO tho
Board OF Trade


The following letter, transmitted by Commissioner
Porter read and printed II is in response
to communication asking for information


DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS J


CHIEF EEGINEER's OFFICE. \


CITY HALL Dec. l3 1873 J
FIrz JonS PORTER ESQ, Commissioner OF Public
sIR-with this please find map OF that part Of the
Twenty third ward which covers what was Morrisania
annexed district They shown by full lines in red
and blue The red lines Indicate Croton mains or
twelve inches diameter the blue lines indicate pipes of
six inches diameter the dotted red and blue ines IN
dicate proposed lines of pipes.


cannot give a map showing the Twenty fourth
ward as the Park Department has not yet decided
the streets Chapter 329, section A. OF the Laws Of
1874, authorized this department to lay one Croton
water main through and along Third avenue, from
the Harlem River 10 Fordam station. Under this law
pipe was laid across the Harlem River and extended
up Third avenue to the crossing OF Mill Brook At
this point the grade of the avenue was being changed
and raised that the pipe could not be continued.
1t Is proposed TO carry main across and through
13Sth street. from Third avenue TO Port NORRIS in &C.
accordance with the resolution OF the Common Council
OF the 26th of July and to extend pipe up through
St. AIMS avenue TO the Third avenue, and then
through Third to Fordham, in accordance with
the law Of 1874 II is also proposed TO lay a main
Hath to Mott avenue and thence north
and south in thus avenue, also twelve-inch main in
College between
The streets well built upon The rule adopted by
this department is TO lay Croton mains only streets
where the from the water will pay interest on
the cost of the pipes and putting them down. and THIS
is not devated from except where may be necessary
give proper circulation TO the water.


II difficult TO say what will be the cost OF laying
mains In this district the cost varies with the char
Of tho excavation whether Of earth or rock The
cost OF a twelveinch main, including stopcocks and
hydrants will average about So per ineal loot, and OF
six-nch main, So 60 These prices will, however, as
before stated vary with the character OF the excava
tion.


Streets in which II is proposed to now lay croton
One Hundred and Thirty eighth street. between Col
lege avenue and Southern pipe.
Alexander avenue, between l34th street and Third
avenue-tweve- ve-nch pipe


Willis avenue, between 134th street and Third ave
nue-twelve-inch pipe


81 AIMS and Third avenues between 13Sth street
and Fordham station-twelve-inch pipe.


College avenue between 13Sth street and Harlem
Railroad-tweve.nch pipe


One Hundred and Forty yfourth street, between Third
and Mott avenues-sx- inch pipe.


Mott avenue, between l3Sth and l50th streets-sx-
inch pipe


One Hundred and Forty street TO l3eh street.
between Willis and Third avenues-six-inch pipe
One Hundred and Thirty fourth and 135th streets,
between Lincoln avenue and Brown place-six-inch
pipe


One Hundred and Thirty eighth street, between
Southern Boulevard and Port Morrs-six-inch pipe
One Hundred and Thirty ninth street, between Third
avenue and College avenue-sx- inch pipe


One Hundred and Fiitieth street. between Third ave-
nue. and College ayenue-six-inch pipe.


Westchester avenue between Brook avenue and
156th street-six-inch pipe


Ii is not contemplated at present TO expend more
than $500 600 year in the laying OF pipes in this
district The present supply will be from the south
side OF Harlem River. IL is In contemplation to
struct q reservoir Fordham station with which
these will be connected; but detailed plans have
been prepared in case another aqueduct should
be built the surveys for which are now being made
reservoir would be built Jerome Park, connec-
tion with the aqueduct and from which the
nexed district would be supplied by connecting with the
mains In that district


Very respectfully, yours .


JOHN O. CAMPBELL,


Chief Engineer Croton Aqueduct
The Board adjourned until Thursday next