, 1866-12-02
THE LAKE TUNNEL.


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the LAKE TUNNEL,
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HE hACAsAiAoS ALL fia1ShhU'
:
Tho Proposition TO Give Heavy Bonus
In fha Confractora ont of the
W ea7 eouAi @o1"'S Jus VI euo
Wy -.
Tho Facts In the Casos-Have thcy not
Had EnouEh1
which divided the two ecetiona OF the Lake Tuu-
mel vas cut through. the clay carried tvaY. md
,he great bore mado oouunuou. from he thsit on
NE iake enose 10 toe eFlb SHAFT dhsaaSe OF s~o
mles and :evsn feet ont tn The hkes The juno
non ,h. .Saio "a a. q fec; @
j. vas proml.cd, and expected by the publle.
1n3f haa as Pr dougs tn
would te accompanied BY some ceEennonisl OBJ
teEsance Of pEolie character. But the arrsn9S-
ton hoped to eaiIy ioash az s1,snee s eon On she
contract price. on the et4lt Of the OCCASION, And
20 Nas cectuCd lo put OIL the Celebration I'LL
juhilnt.on: Only the contzacto1r, tho Supcrtnten-
Rsfhesd ret, t1eiasissiy ln.Itsd. YET: preeeat.
went down ono rhaft. The city Engineer and his
as.ittAnt descended The othcE. They dug out the
teSssnlng cat,h n ~ ahs Iost pto'sle aud qaiss
M1Hnes posslois: Ne "2ole "osk being accom-
piithed T. eoons haif r. hour.
eome ~! nf iseL o. onckns Eet tcmaln 70 tt pnt
u, whieh WI psohao'J oc Al IN place by about
Wee 0escAJ; and then !he great a9uednct will be
few 1rfnonte constructed nt shoFt Intervals for TIC
cnnftn1eoee 0! tae HofeAeh II passing each
cher, and as places Tor mixing cencni, &C. To
~ up 'ne:e may fe4uitt ING OF thTee Weeks
a1ei hat tested b. tha e p tSs
with the pumping well will be completed, and
nothing remain b9i to clre to hc cldzeos The rura
fors 1hs ioea thst hree moi months ast W yst s eiap.e
before the wafer can dow. u prcpoeteFons. No
valid teasoE exists for keeping the long desired
! 1artLsst; un1ets l, Ia that the covering powers
decide to enhance the yalue Of The boon BY Ion.
ger delay. We 1hay add rtat in thcl1 Last annual
sunnel l bsiae % chi through ia Noyemscr tha W wases
would be lei In soon nfler New Years Day,
NJ iali deee'ir,ion of tae Tunnel "as given IL
iAlhcfE On rue day When the Wosk Was virtually
nnt*hed, On saturday. November aith-onc week
ago. We may recaptiulate that the tunnel
H. capable uf supplying ff1y-two million eallous
! q va'sE every twenty -ioqr honra. Two million
+ i.a construction ~hen aalshed, sad exactly one
length. tho lwo shafts Of about seveas5 feet each
beibG throNn In --=...
AsaneadJ limited, the contractors nc understood
! consideration Of their claims for extra conpen-
sation. Il sill b. remembered that they bare
twice made application ior au lncsease % the con.
I tract price. The hsnt Has refused. The second
was Ieccdcd 10 BY the Co1nmon Council tue extra
kam conceded beng tho vcry handsome amount
nearly two-,hi1ds; this was, however, yctord By
the hayor, and On tahscqucnt reeonsidsrat!on
b the Seuneil The n'sstes was thrown under The
Lat 10 see what reaecn there Il for shis claim:
| 1heeon'1actors have all along Urged thai they
frE 10 thcif own rsprcsentaiions, on Lie vee9c oi
bankruptcy. Thty do not aver That tic character
of The Solk k.s tssn more dia1cals than expected
ss q e. Ts D
yolse,a r. The we5f-tfsa + bf,sks labor, Ss!!.s
taIcn ihai oWpe to H. son:inuous aus IN IN
price, tic parties Who contrncIsd to furnish an.
te.tai retn.e 10 1l thcjr contracfa when the time
nzrivcd for doing 20, and that they were eoase.
Siee. The % eT,iy {, dssWb.eE NJ Gained b. ih Ism Il
ihal ihc Clay c1cs,aird ilas moi proved Ia he Of
sI to tho ntns, ~ t.c,ss;o ,hn9 ana tsa
h,.n 'b,iora IL hmy ir,sts nj an ir,mrn.c cn.t
e1sssnstei H:s .s!.i. -, rn,,,n =,
equity the cnptractors hayc 10 cls,ra on The civ
isr in;creased pay, even thoush ,he W work 81 Should
;hst r. ,nY;e:sst!o'n q as g., eese w show h9
an ;be contpsrr hnvn ,n,y S oner II ie S,ct
tion ht ,ht na,9 nns i su ~ E te
linz t1 ;,rresseI evn..,,.s or ne ,rnrs trrtHant
t1 tn Var ,,,:crs. e-peAss - '4' ""AA ADs'a'u'
IT.. r1e H. a the cc 9nn
IN fI,.r caicI,i.Inx Ii r. i. eh,n,1, IL IN W;s
rauec Of biidiMr. The cstin,atas yary1u,. rum
n ,hnnt fsu, thc, Il mmst +. ~s,a.., so,,
| tefrn thst Mexsrs. Dnif / f;owsn inn.hct, n, ,..