Then a twenty-five horse power engine pushed it through hollow or bored logs along the streets till 1854, when it was introduced into the houses by new works.
In 1840, water was delivered by peddlers, in carts or by hand.  Then a twenty-five horse power engine pushed it through hollow or bored logs along the streets till 1854, when it was introduced into the houses by new works.  The first fire-engine was used in 1835, and the first steam fire-engine in 1859.