, 1869-04-09
0uH WATIR SuPrLY.

INC paper read Dy aldefinan oaacS1oEu
10 the Common Council Of this city, on
Monday last, Was conclusive as to the neccs-
;;ty ulicL exists Iur All early increase Of tho
means cf distributing water to Consumers.
There is no lack o{ water supply. The
1,rescrt turnacl will furnish al that the city
will need for i::llf century. Tho present |
machinery of the city is c4ud to a .lis.ribu-
Aca Of ie, ,Otkl, 600 gallons in twenty-four
hours, Under C hcuL Of IL feet. The pres
cnt sctcal performances Of the machinery is
Il supply II l'.uNo, 900 gallons, or MI average
of 60 e-llu.-s yer head To each re.son in n
population Ct u,0:W. II Is .sti1u tied, how
ever, tLAt in the Euutmc1 season ninety gal
Ions 1pr head will not exceed the demand,
md TO hrpyiy this amount, putting the popu-
lation at .:,o, ,ooV, will exceed the capacityof
the existing e2.sines~ From IL comparison
With llc consumption Of oiLer cities, sixty
Ealluus Ie1 le.d II the population is a low
estimate # the a,uoua: tsecdrd- The Ca
par:ty Of The tunnel is equal to 10, 600. 900
E1llurs daily. Th:t a1,2o,ini Of water Is ut
oH- service wi;i,uu: AIRY further cost, OK
ctlt for pumping. and il ii question
whether the Con:!o1 Council shall mako
provision for m Increased distribution,
II is 1l.e'lcas to r1p.;ldc On the efficacy
1f pure Hutes as y Sanitary agent, If prop
crlr employed it cali be used with more
profit uual scy o.1er agent fur the puridca-
lion Of tie streets, ullcys md hahitations Of
The city. 80 large = proportion Of the
buildings Of this city uro constructed of
wco1, that fisrs arr more frequent md moro
water is expended in exEnguishing them,
.han is rcqui,ca in other cities where the
buildings arc generally constructed Of brick
md stone Our manufactures are iuc1eas-
ing, ind the demand for water to keep them
- goiug Ii increasing with unwontcl rapidity.
The almost exclusive Use Of steam a. mo
tive power renders the supply Of water for
l,oilers more thAa Ordinarily large. There
is no doubt, however. that there is a great
waste Of water, md that l1tgo proportion
Of tue sixty gallons now used yer day by
each inhAbitant is employed for no useful
pu1,o+e whatever. Every gallon thus
thrown away lessons tho supply for really
useful ends. II water WIS supplied by Q
ivAte corporation mud charged for accord
ing to consumption, like g-ls, theEa can bt
0*AArNS
cat Supply would lie save.s (I,erhAps one
Eulr; Lut it is got desirable to adopt ,
,sEey which will restrict the use ii wate
for any pzrpose that it caa le legitiinatcl..
nut TO ly my c;tizea- While then
should he every 1,rec.lutiots t~lun against |
waste If water, the supply should be hbeta
md equul 10 the demands Ct health an
cleanliness. Better have n g.catcr suppl
Than is actually needed, md have ono-.hir
Of the vster wasted, thaa reduce the publ
o short allowance. That tie time has a.
rived for en- increased supply is evideu
from the fact that Last summer, during .
least eight hours Of the day. no water coul
le obtained beyond three miles fro1
ine pumping vurks- This viii b
rsu1c generally the case this yem
in the very season Wien an ibundaz
krprlx Is nust required.
II the existing pumps could be relieve
IL tic supply of The Wes: Division the
could furnish the North and South q
v;sions with all the va'er that is needed fs
TT least ten ycazs to ccmc. To n6on1 th
,clieI In extension Of the tunnel to Il
Wc=t Division, and tho erection there OF
tet ut pumps, would probably l,e Eo mo
ceono,ns,Iul and effective ar1Angsmen
Ert1res a1d pumps o{ o4u.l capacity vi
tx se u # il Use. viii mt be regarded
c1t.avrcaEt. in view of extended limits nj
increasing, population cf that aivisio
Tie r,7e<cnt Population there Is larger tn
The population II the whole city in lsG
sst.I Ike d.mA*d for water conidttah