, 1862-03-11
MEETING Of the eaalasa eeuxetA
Report ON the Water Question.
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ar.o r,n,or,nn f,onncY, he1d 4 ,,esfr,,1ar mont.
aag l.os Sss IT, tSs,r names. :. RotsfaEd WarshaSi
M't aas1 49, ~ r.e naracn~anath Fne. HnSden
a9s.. ap9s. n p{~;Sd,rf1,e WITT Par,.f,a Tn1eor.
~ eaS non,isEr The r,m3,tes ~ a. 1,nrrst1fno
ses.fon see 1<n Were resi and annrore5
ssSs1'1 80 .s'1 .--s --.e csa..s.. c4e..
Dr.. N. s. Davis presented . petition to the
Council re1Atiye to the 1easi0K of the city
Hospital, protesting against the donation Of
the city Hospital to my individual, and sdEis-
ing its transfer to the "slsters Of Aercy''
With certain conditions looking to a greater /
degree OF usefulness as public charity. Tha |
Sisters Of Mercy presented sim5lar petition. |
Both petitions were referred to the Committee |
On Public Buildings
A remonst.ance against the passage Of an Or
dinauce granting permission to the Illinois |
Central Railroad to construct bridge across |
the ChlcaEo river, as injurious TO the harbor
and tending to the formation Of bars at the
mouth Of tie river, was presented Referred
md ordered to be printed.
Communication from County Clerk, coYer.
ing resolution passed bF Board Of Superyi-
sofs relative to the Milwaukee Plank Road.
Referred to Boa1d Of Public Works.
4 petition Of the members Of the Fire De-
. special Committed. 1lds. Botsford. White
an6 Holden.
The petirion of John F. Kuhn for remission
Of fine assessed IN the Recorders Court for IN
assault. upon officer Green Of the police force,
vas referred to the Finance Committee with
I mower to act.
The Detition OF W. II. Rice, City Treasurer,
| for an allowance Of s.. 500 for clerk and book
keepeY, was referred to Committee on Fl
nance.
I concerning the title to the lot adjoining Chi
| Tauo AyeSnr. claimed hy Mesers. Crosby. Was
refs1red to the Eommittee On Judiciafv and
| ordered published.
From The Commissioner Of Claims concern
ing bill of the UlfnoIs Central Railroad Com
nany for traneportation Of gravel for q civ
coniractor. disa1IoWinr the same. Concurred
| in.
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i ah7 soND ot ~ Ia1eoo ,-'.e, o.. .,s..
first Annual Report. No part OF the docu~
! nent will more interest our citizens than that
| 5.-otea -, tha oora;+ion of +ba uafer Frn,,
oesoteo ~ 'Ae eonu4ton " w "1'oi' 1Aoa4
this we present lew extracts: ..
Within the past rear Is, ,761 feet of distrihu-
/ ton Pipes haye been laid in the three Di1is-
ions Of the city, at q cost Of $l2,o0S.11.
The large main extending from the pumping
l works to the S0DfN Reservoir. {GrQaa14E the
myer below Rush street bridge.1 has been laid
down and completed in accordance with the
plan set forth IL the last annual statement Of
ffhe Board Of Water Commissioners. The ex-
pectations Of the Board in regard to this main
| are fully answered now that il is in use. The
| supn1v TO the South and Weet Divisions il
mucf improved, The Eupp1y Of water Ia
| abundant. not only for ordinary uses, but for
| the ex1ingpisaing Of fires if needed, md the
danger Of loss by ire is thus materially lessen
ed Apparently this increased supply is
pumped with less cost than vas the smaller
amount formerly furnished. This agrees with
; the authorizations Of the Board, and is due to
the fact that the resistance to the f1ow Of the
: water is much less with the larger than will
the smaller main. Tie entire cost Of this main
Vas *a9,usso .,.:--
| 1ation to the in1unrity Of he water at Til
time, have risen IRON causes wholly beyond
; our control. The small fish Of which CON
rIaint has becp made arc indeed source o
t annoyance, but they can be guarded against b.
small ernenditnre arran6emenfs for vhirI
5 viii he conp1eted in the spfing. But the Drim,
/ cause of eyery scriens co5plaIit arises. n on
+ opinion, (based upon careful examination,
Hoste @ and f5Sl snbstances + that % ind The Their ~ Wn
q INTO f1c liver ~ fro1n the many slaneIterinr an;
TpnfleTinp establishments. fisfjlIe?ies ami 9th
5 er work. Of a ike nature which. AZ ali ar
T. aware, have increased to such an extent with
"a | n q fp5T tn TFnGEr it necessary thu
nroner sfens he faEen to nrnvent The rearly r.
s rcurFence II he same diftfcn1tv- -
If The extension r,f the inlet ufne a mi,
l. further mi 3nfn the J,ale yonid nrnhahIv mr.
+net m cit;zene aoa;net tha f-a1nant ryoreat xs
tian oF .h;s cTeat nn;ssnce. ret "a ara ~ nv
cont,gent a. ~ tha7 +a rnueduE1t5 n e,,ae,ats ~
fr he reason o ny that n ceptan @ oo 1erio5s r
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