, 1866-02-03

them. In such institutions as this, more than IN
snr ether one is made TO teel the foce Of The a.
pic words Of o1r Sastor--" The poor ye have always
We eanuo. close this brief sketch Of thia most
lis behalf 10 the generosity oi our people. The
managers seldom ca1l upon the pubic for aid aud
the burden Of its fupport is principally borne b.
honor to the heads and hearts OF our city there is
none oho.e Claim Il In reality etroneer than this
and i y 70 6e earnestly hoRed hat Il Hi1 be borne
cities. |
THE LAKE TUNNEL. /
Progress of the Worlk-An Incrcase Of
Pay Aaked For.
The great bore out under Lake Michigan mar
pow be regarded a. IN fat aeconpa o.~1thstand-
ips The oheE tats that nearly one.hAf Of the dis
,snee yet requires to be run. The problem Of intro
ducinE pure water TO the hydnnts Of Chicago il
Eolved, the difficulties al haS1ug been overcome
The sinking Of the land thait through the uulck-
sand, on The shore the dxlpg Of the crib IN pos1.
ton AMID the ruthless waSes, The boring down into
The bo~rls Of the earth below those sursfng
NleTs. and the man7ut striking ont each way
towards that sahsacuss!ne meeting q the miners,
hare 81 been successfully achieved. and more than
ore'haN Of ths straight I'm accomplished. The
ana b Iar 1ne greater portion Of tae eetnsl sosf
done. Little now remains hui the pertotmance Of a
certain amount Of mechanical 1abot Of couste under
The sane careful supervision hitherto It is now
satisfactorily Rsccs.alned that the miners Will inset
with no obsuuCtfons in their progress and fufthef
INT te1e T. no ground tor the
yielding 10 the enormous pressure or tic sppenD-
cumbsnt wate1s. The east6 tclay) Is As nrm as
.osl tn5ousn ths whole ls5g,h and the bricks Of
more >uacr displacement th1u the globe iteelf cau
Be 'iycn a>npder hy my force shoH Of an earth.
The mortmcn hare now picked and shove1ed their
way TO di"cnce Of nbont 51S1 feet from tho shore
ea {, e san Iosines ooe 9a
By about the eua of October, and the neceseasJ
weeia ne These ie % to Sopbt 0t thst
by Chrstnae next ,he city Of Chicago Will be sup-
q !he lii. far Outside Of ali ths disturbing nd
po,lu11pg elements which now mtngle in the ststte
TO which ehs haze most 10 do In the supply Of
or blhu}cut sno layasoEy wants.
The wotk ha. been peculiar one, and Chicago
has reaton to be prund OF It, as one Of her own
bold conceptions, thoneht. purpose, which will
Public Work.. members Of The Common ConncA
who had tai.h in the PROJECT Nth the contractors
ubo haxe 70 theoretically pushed forward the york
IN The face Of unexpected difficulties, will all be-
remembered by future generations as entitled to
their thanks-thts Of tourse ii the tunnel 90 not
prove = t4iiuse; out Of The thousands who propbe-
look for Il ''O @N'' ~
There seems now 10 be put one difficulty in The
@ ,Se 1ag tne ha1s Sep
Themselves beasi3y In debt. md will be really un-
able 10 finish the Work without ahsnlute ruin unless
since 1be contlact wns aken every ar1ice enteriIc
1u.o the Cost OF the work has largely increased ii
pr1ce-!rnn, back. food and 1abor-a hundred fold,
that they ere IN deep water, end that additional
appropriation for the work IL the "ny plank lett TO
save Them ,rom drowning.
1he principle governing AL Ordinary contracts Is
tba! those making ihe1 shah be held to the terms
OF theu ssrteuent. The contractor Il supposed 10
be 20 well educated to biz work a. to know about
how much atwita cost him TO perform given laboE
The work 1t i certain priee, willing 10 run the
chances Of 1osf, and certainly neref contemplating
The eseE ., 1se thond b. hs ha
| Ii u 4 risk voluntarily undertaken and for the
performance Of which be nsua1iy eu.ets into bonds
!ess IL eaee q fa9e % Ii past M in ss he % I
extent Of the work beforehand.
thus is both law and equity; the only ques,o4sare
-af there arr exceptions TO the rule. in which the
application Of the 1aS won1o be lneGaltahle: aud
il 20, Is 1his case one Of theme To auswer the
he second, wjde seope Of conside.ation Is need
cd. And since the proposed appropriation involves
difference Of somewhere IN the neishhorhood Of
he i xost ahl,e 10 look It the srgu.
ments which nre adducsd u t1rns this conclusion
md ascertain 1he'r weight.
AMI 1rreraens tie cnnraefor eonld not ri sn m.
detstanSEciy In tie pfcnis es u fsuch work hsa
been undertaken before, by h1mse:f of others; and
ta tssts'o eas, the city is JUSTIFIED IN bearing the
Ihatt: Was common ,azh}ecs og remark st the
time the nntsnak'ng xssessnE e agitstsa thst,
SUCCESS, tne tunuel "o1!o,oe eAEap 70 iae cay At
ioreggne eonclustas, he cify can aaord 70 psy :
price lasger 1ban It WAS justified in offering OF the
7hst since he CONTRACT wzs undertaken by MesesAf
DuN Go~an .he p9acs o; iahos and Material have
lateely tDc1eased ed--doubledx
Tint The eoAt ha& bseo Eaf9 enhznsea. TO then
beyond expectation, p the follou1n<&sets: Owing
10 tue continuous advance u praeea, paEnes who
conttaeed VIII them q NE oot:st 70 furnish mate.
rial refused TO 90 60 "nen the time arrived faat It
was required, oblig1ng them 70 buy Il At cTeatly
advanced pt7cS on ne Strength OF tae preliminary
po tus - ~ X s1i7 =. y " - az
bricks required out Of the clay excara:ed, and aner-
Rards finding that It coutained t8a Mnth limestone