, 1866-07-26
New Tower at The Water Works.

BLDG were opened yesterday noz.iuR at eleven
O'Clock in 1he office Of The Ro,.d Of Public Works
70. The Building Of column tor the new engine
house Ut the CITY Water Works, to ba located on
t1ne street, bet@eeu Chicago ayenae and Pearson
r.. For the pills foundation OF tia WORK two
DO t he s work io1 S5.ssE sE@21 e he"s!a Proposed e
a '9loxs so tor escn Pi!c pe1 gSoa
Four h1de zero offered tor the masonry u.
Further entire completion Of the work - follows
A. VI, %s1lhau fss MoTtlmes a iappsa ana
I, Moss, x7s,oN. M Tslloauna's offer was
1he acceptance OF this bid tn.ugura'es the BE-
ginning OF 4 very important public work In tmme.
u1ate connection with the tunnel nov ast progress
ipc 10 completion. 10 give plenty Of room tor tue
erection Of the to*1 and other hnlldsnes hereafter
to ue CONTRACTED in connection with the Halee
east halt Of the block bounded BY Ohtcago avenue+
S,sen By ssiesL Peatton t!tses and Pine street.
tNteu Chlcaco aTcnue and Featsou Street and es-
sahliehed On Inc westetu boundary Of the new pur-
siaes aro On tue p.esept Pine stleet little nor.h
inwrT. Il viii be erected On pile foundation. the
piles extending iuso the earth DISTANCE Of a15f
| ieef nnt above thR> coming TO the tyEJaca OF The
ground, there is eesep iest dep'h Of mssonsy. Tbe
dimensions OF The work OF the i0xer st the bss.
aei6feet SQUARE The first s1uty rises Il feet. To
hise tlx feet wlae- At lhe edes ol The door ways
arc e,one turrcta ~ teet square aad = fess hisn
Leading 10 Inc euu4nce4, sf1ue stfSJs VIII he erect
| cd. Ntib butlreekes on either side. Immedfatety
the door, The plsu Of lhe work exhibits slpoe
Eablea. Tie baeemept story viii have eight win.
dows. Proceeding from the fonr corners Of ,hs
ff-t ttoEy. four oefa90n towers are to- be buIjt,
upu< rising 10 he1sh. of 20 teet. win oe sar1nnun1
ed with dre stonc cornices. Around The watef pipe
In this story there is etone floor nlae feet ,lde
The second ttosy becomes rednced fu area from
4G 10 Sl3 feet equarc, ana Will lie II leet high,
This ttuEJ will also he surmornted NTH four osa-
Eon tower. tach % feet high. Rising fsen tn.
fa.tetul and eolld foundation, the tower look.
down With lofty dfgnltya distance OF 15o feet- A
tie hatc Is 81 Feet IN diameter, hat at lis top II
only II feet inches across. The water pipe, CT
tending through The centre Of the tower to is ape1
will be 81 feet in diameter, and immediately ron
/ IT. winding upwards In rplFal msnref& IN ifol
Eatt caec extending 10 the lop, will aGord tf:ltog
81 opportunity 10 catch sosne o1 the finest vttws
the greatness and eutefEHi.e Of The West that conf
possibly be presented 10 them. WtudoWs viii b
placed At 1nte1yal. In the tower. thrown,
sufficient Light on the stal~ctse. art
at 1be summit there Is 10 b
bril' a stone battiemeut With eight t0rreta. ese
tau feet ttch lnehrs Ia diameter aud {ou1ec1 &c
high extending i've feet ADORE the tower. IT,
epire ttruc' viii be built Of stone 10 the CASTE
lsled ftyle architecture and II completed Aceo
lnr 70 the design now The hands Of 1it hrth!tec
". ". Boytngton, Etq 3. + ~ii1 pseeeat vety ia
tie publ.f enterprise Of the e!sy. y expeete
that the WORK als1 shortly be began, and ttat II vi
be completed esr35 ne1t spring.