, 1864-03-18


system arc the appliances possessed for supplying
Arc engines, street fprinless, &C., with water. Al
the conclusion Of 16Gs thero were In the city sos
hydranle and Aimee that additions have
been made. many OF the newer Ones being adapted
especially for The steam fire engines. In 1861. the
Board Of Water Commissioners was merged into
which body had now under ita direction the whole
OF the city improvements. The Board thus consH-
tuted was organized May 9Th. And suitable apart
he rooms Occupied s. tic Old Board of Water and
Sewerage Commits seione1s were vacated This year
large main extending from the works TO the rescr.
yoi1 on the South Side, wac Laid down at consider
able EXPENSE as 1t had to be laid under the bed OF
the r1vcr, where it crossed 1t below Rush street
h1idgc-for experience hnd demonstrated the dan
of vesee9s lying IN the 1ycr. This main greatly in
- Sss .spy 5esoa ss aser e
During ali this time, the question Of pure water
was becoming nore and more agltated, as the con-
etantly increasing population added fresh incre-
for drinking purposes The level character 81 the
site On Which the city stands presents but li.tle T.
The liver which deposits tic dill ut tic entrance
OF the harbor cayiDg It free to be- washed mp again
with every wave into the pipes which connect with
,d o Ie q he waeI hns supped
For years 1t has been the standing nuisance Of the
ncEepaper ecttbbIcts who found in It relief from
ttat-il other p1aces-hnitful subject OF discourse
the weather Many suggestions were made. and
along The lake shore, pipes oat into the Lake. alter
lake, tanning mills and Archimedean screws,
Dut,pe at Bridgeport, abd many other devices were
iii thought o. some Of them tried, and all in euc-
ccssion reiccied as pntcnab'e. 1t Was manitest
hat lc onIy radical cuIe for the eyil was t9 obtan
tunnel underneath ifs bed would be the only fea.
6ible mode Of procuring it. The tunne! whose
construction Is noE commence "4s @ nssGeu G u
Of Harrisburg Pa The plan Is substantially as fol-
commencing on the ground Of TIE present Il pamp,
in orks on the lake shore, at the foot OF Chicago
avenue, tunnel will be run out two mnes INTO the
Lake, Il direction perpendicular to the shore BE-
ing abgpt @ ,wo pot noF5 q .@s1c, bseEsd
i9w Inc w surface .' Of the laEe, Or q little lcss
tfan thirty feet below tie bed at The lake end. Il
M m Whole distance TO admit ol being drained ont
ana cleaned when necessary. Shafts Will be eunk
as o sT t1 fl' i1eests a,
shore ahafwhel.y olbrie but The tsct thst shin
That pan.acarcely feasible, md cyiindel has besn
constructed to be forced down ~ {ar an he lottoo
II eniar to that to be used for tie otacr HAZE
epnal cab of S. leet diameter, having an openin.
III the centre and constructed Of heavy timber one
1oot equsIe This III be fioated out to ts proper
place. In the central space wi be PLACED the iron
cylinder. nine feet In diameter varying from III to
sections OF about nine feet In length, formed with
danges, and grooved for q putty Joint, so
as to make 1t perfectly Watcr-tight. The
lower edge VIII be lescled as to cn: through The
coil. A cover Will be put on top, the air exhausted
By means Of an air pump, and the atmospheric
pressure win force the cylinder down to the re-
duInci dcpth. Then men Will commence working
In the shat, toltng out tho material till they arrive
II It's base, when they viii strike out horizontally
and exeavate for the tunnel the earth being drawn
ill., Il the Top, while tugs and seows will convey
Tic material 70 OF aE1J. Besides eetvtng a. suP,
porta aad guards to the cJNpde9a. the e1tbs vii