Thursday, January 2, 2014

Dec. 27, 2013 Briar Crier


                                                                                                      BRIARCRIER

 Dec. 27, 2013, Friday, 12:15, The Briar's Restaurant, Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club.

                                                                                               TODAY IN HISTORY
1932: New York City's Music Hall opened to public in midtown Manhattan.

MEETING LEADER: President Anne Cargill

PLEDGE: Anne Cargill          PRAYER: Bishop John

HAPPY THOUGHTS: Rick, that his temple helped others; Sam (son of Scott Lanoff) will be active in Interact when he gets to High School next year; Frances Chu, home and feeling better.  Other happy thoughts but not correctly recorded.

ROTARIANS PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 12 Rotarians present. Ernie, grapefruits, each member responsible for at least five cartons.

GUESTS: Sam Lanoff, Rod Chu (Frances' son).

SPEAKER AND SUBJECT: Sup't of Public Works Ed Torhan on Briarcliff water system and other public works.

SUMMARY OF TALK
The primary source of Briarcliff's water is New York City, which comes from the Catskill's Aqueduct. Since NYC's water is not filtered, ours is not filtered although we add certain chemicals, including chlorine and anti-lead chemicals, to make sure that our water is fit to drink. Our water is pumped from NYC. We have a number of storage tanks almost all with their own generators so that our water continues to flow after Con Ed's electricity ceases to flow. The water tanks are high so fed to homes by gravity. We have about two hours of water stored in the tanks. An alternative source is the Delaware Aqueduct via the Long Hill Road pumping station. There are 10.34 square miles in our water district. There are almost 60 miles of water mains, concrete lined. Maintenance is one of the costs although a lesser cost is buying the water from NYC. The price of village water is high, and will keep going up. The village spends most for the Briarcliff School District. Peak demands are during the summer when many water lawns. Rachel said the Fire Department uses village water. In our own homes, especially if old, we use a lot of water. There are only four people used for collection of garbage.


On Friday January 3 we will meet at a table in the main Briar's Restaurant (rather than in our regular room) and all will eat off the menu with a reimbursement of ten dollars to each attending member by the Club. Sy will give a talk on a MidEast Update on Friday, Lunch, at 12:15, unless the roads are covered with snow in which event he and Elinor will not be there.

Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter