The greatest city of the country uses 615,000,000 gallons a day - a daily average of 100 gallons per person. The film first shows views of the Catskills 125 miles from the city, and of the Croton watershed, both of which contribut...

Spending Six Hundred Million a Day

The greatest city of the country uses 615,000,000 gallons a day - a daily average of 100 gallons per person. The film first shows views of the Catskills 125 miles from the city, and of the Croton watershed, both of which contribute to the supply. Kensico Reservoir, in which the water is collected, is in the midst of an area which has been carefully tended and. beautified. Before the water is allowed to make its way down toward the city 30 miles distant, it is aerated in hundreds of fountains which together resemble acres of artificial geysers. The valves which guard the flow are housed in little stone structures which are always under guard. Splendid views show the Croton dam from several different viewpoints, and the routes of the water between the dam and the city is followed across fields - the tubes easily traceable by the accompanying electric transmission wires. Central Park Reservoir receives a part of the flow, which is drawn upon as needed for various city uses. The reel summarizes the various uses to which the water is put: for park beautification, for fountains, drinking troughs for animals, household uses, street sprinkling, fire fighting, ice-manufacturing, and lastly, as a fundamental necessity for human life.

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Spending Six Hundred Million a Day

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