Annual Report of the State Water Supply Commission of New York Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1906 Excerpt: ... APPENDIX V. Abstracts Of Reports Of Municipalities In Relation To Water And Sewerage. The following letter and list of questions requesting detailed information respecting present water supplies and methods of sewage disposal were sent to all municipalities in the state, numbering 1,500. STATE WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION OP NEW YORK. Albany, October 1, 1905. Dear Sir: --The matter of securing an abundant supply of pure water and the proper disposal of sewage has become so vitally important, and the interests of all the people of the State, are so seriously affected thereby, that the State Water Supply Commission has been created for the special care and consideration of this subject. To carry out the provisions of the act under which the Commission has been appointed, it has been found necessary to formulate the series of questions we enclose, and you are respectfully-urged to aid in promptly obtaining as complete and comprehensive answers to them as is possible. Some of our inquiries may, at first sight, appear not entirely pertinent, but it must be remembered that our work is along new lines of public protection and safety, and we feel assured that the complete data when classified will be most useful to the people of the State, in the solution of the complex and serious problems involved. We invite your cordial cooperation in the work that has been entrusted to us. Respectfully, HENRY H. PERSONS, President. (copy Of Information Blank.) Office Of The State Water Supply Commission, Albany, N. Y. Sir.--In pursuance of the powers and duties conferred upon the State Water Supply Commission by Section 6, Chapter 723, Laws of 1905, to which your attention is hereby called, this Commission respectfully request you to make a prompt report to it at its office in the ci..