Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-08
PICKERING.
supt. City Water works.

HE COMPARATIVE Cosr.-In the last re-
port Of the Engineer of the City of Phila-
delphia, he gives he cost of pumping by
steam and water pop er as follows:
Fqirnount Works, 5y rrater po,rer-sverags
cost for each one million Of gallons raised one
loot high, Is SITS.
SehuylsiH trorkS, By steam pouer-each mil
lion gallons raised one foot high, Is 4 10 cts.
Delarare 'oorks, BY steam pOrrsr-cost for
eleh million gallons raised one foot, 25 4-l0ets
TIreHfy fourth Ward rrorSs By steam po,rsr
cost for each million gallons raised one foot.
Is cts.
We have here the relative cost of pump
ing By water power and by steam, showing
that the latter was ssren times more expen-
sive than the former. These water aud
steam works were under the same manage.
ment and were each well planned and ad-
apted to the duty required
How Is this immense preponderance in the
economy of water power to be overcome in
Burlington? Will it not be increased, in
fact, since the cost Of fuel is considerably
higher here than in Philadelphia?
THs " NEw DOMINION. The details of
the bill now passing through the British
Parliamant, for the Confederation of the
Canadian Provinces, are as follows:
The name Of the united provinces is to be the
Kingdom Of Canada Tor as one Of the Montreal
papers says ''the Dominion Of Canada") The
federal legislature will be styled the Parliament
Of Canada The upper house is to be styled
the Senate and the lower house the House Of
Commons The local legislatures are to be
known as the Provisional Legislatures Of On
tario, Quebec, Nova Scotis and New Brunswick
respectively. Ontario, formerly Upper Canada,
IL to have but one chamber, to be known as the
Legislative Assembly Of Ontario The other
provinces each have a legislative council and
house Of assembly. The Senate is to be appoint
ed oy the crown, and is to have power to create
additional senators beyond the stipulated u
IN the event Of necessity. The House Of Com
mons Is TO consist Of ISL members, 50 from
Oniario, 90 from Quebec, 10 from Nova Scotia,
10 from New Brunswick; the Queens represen-
tatlve presiting over the new kingdom is to re-
tam the old title Of goyernor-genersl with
salary OF $4,000; each province is to have a
lieutenant governor appointed by the governor
- NOoASAf tuc ecat Oi tuc government
is to be at Ottawa, subject to the royal prerogs-
tive; Toronto, Quebec, Halifax. and Frederic
ton are to be the seats Of the local legislatures
Provision is made for the admission hereafter
into the Union, Of Newfoundland, Prince Ell
wards Island, Ruperts land, Northwest Terrific
ry, and British Columbia, on such terms as the
Parliament Of Canada shall deem equitable
1t is said that under the Confederation the
Hon. John 4. Mcdonald is to be Lieutenant
Governor of Ontario, or Upper Canada, and
Hon. John Rose, NJ. P. for Montreal, of
Quebec, or Lower Canada. 1t is reported
that they will be knighted. Rose was the
leader Of the annexation movement to the
United States, in lS47.
Some Of the politicians Of Washington
seem to be disturbed, all of sudden, by this
project. But We see nothing to be alarmed
at in it, or that will be likely to change for
the worse our relations with Canada.
TEE MAGAZINE EDIroRs.-The Atlantic
Monthly is edited by James T. Fields, a pub
L. A l.