, 1869-11-24
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Condensed summary Ol the An.
nunl Report for 1869,
Condition Of Works Generally
Water Pipes-Water Meters.
Length s1d Cost Of STRENGTHENING Of
tie Canal.

tie Canal
Financial Statement.
The Eoarl Of Public Works VII p3h1!sa IN . few
.ass veIy handsome annual report. Or course
II viii contain mech Information Of vsIue 10 The
fehic- We publish bclow ~ much OF The docu-
E4ent Is il BOW ready. The report beara da!e OF
tlc,o:sr !, 1>do:
r. tke Na;rr a'1 Alit,ssn q, ~ tfty of cAiae9o,
i ce,nmon kvHn:.t AsxRelea:
Ibs go:s, " ot iub!Ic wotks submit herewith the
u r.s'ls ofks entrusted to their supervision for
.ar ntcaa ear eu.lsug March 81. lsaa. The gear
aelsttnents, and Ct Es.sei aasaaee ia at public |
e.sq len y p1sSJ mso;aals ea Stsr :;
ar.s, ~nn il es.nshs1 ' a.ttaes asaeA the a;s az
re7 nuticat1on betxeen these NATURAL dls14ioas
1rias 10 isolation Nothing Viii SO much cont1I-
S's 70 asense iast un.is Of feeling .nd interest
triAls' NJ CONVENIENT means ior intercourse be.
;aeen ihcr1. II Is hoped shst this experimental
lsaDr. ":.l b- fou; d sure md convenient metto1
fer ;Essclt The river. aud tha, Ii Will aord
An sdequa1e relief frou the Interruptions aud Al
Lo,.nees-etef crostng with the commerce OF
the ctry-cAueed py the turning OF the bridges Tor
The passage II res'cls the board report on the
sar.oa. departments Of work in the same oeder ~
CuKn;1,uN or woR1s GENERALLY.
Nuh ud'Ec exception al1ctt 10 III the report
e T.. .as ana 81 tas xtteI to sSe
Lskc Tu,re, hss sapnl1fd at the wster used. and
has Ernatrtd apparently untl.sturbed and u1in-
Erred. The cta.!tg 0! tue = nter has been atwnTa
.;coc- With The extreme oeAs OF aummer, the use
ii d ~1S.e G! 7atcF hccsrc 60 EXCESSIVE that /.
vas ,n'Fcstir:c TO lurpi.h aa adeqaate supply to
lie esr,a ot the city more di.ta1t trom the xotts.
Ike posrt we're then ohlEed 10 give public notice
1aa, Their ta:es :oFo'de,ns saea xs.ie Eoula p
Ia s.tn DO Rc:ssa1 eonpia,ut A -
s;,1,,ls Tar ,hr c.;s has hecans ~ I,r1s thsI K
:,::;r ruEa,s rhat n.ay re cnnsdeTed a. n esfr
n.al;nr asep.r a;ioNancs lor ,ssiy itass1tf To- a.
csrnt F'f~t -" '''A@ '1-' :" -
NERD or srw x.G1xgs
r,,;ts. itt tnsra har.s 1rrrt ,,noT the .,;snt,nn
ut you: honorsblc bo.iy tac uc-ssf. OF erec;io7
mt tt re cdti1oual e. Rtoe&. The experience o!
tho f.aE1 year shows thaf their tau1ot
= eI:es:h u1oa 100 soou. Ihe rar.a g,owth y
otssr csoses nave caused ! hrse il.
c.ease, scar by gear, Of tie amount
ct osa q ss az: % r.
.y,ns rot cIctrd Eha: The WORKS cau BE- safely re.
nsmpea M 10. ~ tie III 1as 1n
czrase Of aaaut :: pcE ceas over ,he dkly avetsze
fer The sesr preceding. The rsra:eat amount
ramwi In one day WIS 19,6s9 nas kaions Aste.
uarkt1 IL the Iet OFT Of tcG ELyneeI, the rae Of
Esu .u TIC a1ount OF wAter reqnred fos the sup
ply oi tho s1tJ has been Fuca Tor seyesa: wars
a. is7c, xi 40: br iske1y to he les thsa esaoooo
r4IittF. 1earhinE. with the extreme days OF Eln-
t.r ata ssmnef, Mucn Greater amonnt- Tnt
,'ai. ayrIsss trpei' CT bo4ton iot the year 7b6'
w.+ ls,tes, 70 Failn's, corresponding Anost ex-
act!1 Hlt- [lcaVo ,-
CuN0N3HE
w.. tof tne FOAM Wing OF me engine house VA ~
routs to,et.reom completed. TaIs aadlional
~ruut" ana su.'rtqreaily snEk 10 IL place in like
IrspcEds With Il IN Ike uiauner o! plan and con-
t,saC'on' eIIceps 81 lhas u M some snat isFssF. It. s
~ptlnc- TIE grounds surrounding the pumping
n,tuted. II T. IN contemplation 10 some what e1-
"st ~. ~ ~ nrs Sc.rnn % HI t osus ass ~
ss, rev. p1 rs ats 1a n4t15 an5
roe .norn. ot x,,1E wt1EH n,',a. TIES ,,s ,..t
as ., .! Ta1s hn Ipss s !s.a .s1s ssaf @ rs
ts a9ns, NAP ID an5 seas Tas
, rIse1 m91 ~, ~ ~ e ~.
I'm ~ F1en e aa IN 'oe
:,h, ~,.,h i.;,.;H-s aAe - Is ~ tc,
IN lie r. Il: on. .-.- ss5 ies
u lie N nh te-t
~, ~, ~ ~ ss,d ,es Il I'll. ctr f ,n, =, 4.
s,..f .os rn,les and si17 feet. THIS extent Vi
pera laid e1eetis that Of other cities In our cpun-
tfr. eacc5,ipp New Iork. HfopkIyu and ratlstiel-
l:ta {1,le princ:psl cause OF The lack OF supf,ly
70 G. r1asn pprtIops Of the city 1s that the SIMPLY
nn;us mr. not iafpe euoufn. aud not epCuRt eI-
t.Dold. TINS defect Inc toard have planned to
r+ttch, hy a Er.trrn Of n1stns u,altu1 ctrcutt Of
M. ffrce t,xi.tnns If The c{rr Cnmmenc1n1 a.
, the rnr vin- xnyes It il rronnsed "a hnye a con
uuunI,s ctrcut: of iFo mains by the folioSfpr
.,m. -e"As ~ s"N - N "'.e
fvS,e ~ ;.no s,,.., ,o f,a,c,oo pvero,,r.a, ,,,a
y. - .n@ S,.sss 80 nA1aas .--Hre go . Tht
" stset t s4u !" 0u etras, oieasd.
la,d. r.. .-.-......
On y o1t2ka 4feOue1 lrQIu INeuIyT6eSVOu 6utet
IN Th,f: x.fr.t sfrfe?
m Tnt-1t .r+st a11eat froyn wohnsh sranne IN
Man sfrte;.
Tn Aafn Effefs 10 Sootn GFapcn CA1c1So hVet:
Or 1h1uDp St1eta, tfom liver u heoly-Seconn
stfret
On TFenfyseeond e,feet, 1Eon inlooP sIee1 ID
ltfurtn fueeL o..
On heaoee sueet, 11o7a "eats'see1'aao oets7'
On ptftsinn s'F"~
On CEo.by street. from Division street TO o7po-
ste OAK street
ca Oak street fand a!)eyt from Crosby strret 10
Rub tt-eet
Tn Rush Etreel from Oak street to J,ehrsnn
sfrecL
On Pearson street, from Hush street. - the puup
loc 1ofke; maltog continuous uIaiE nf Two feet
cop.ldtra,e no1taou Of Nm I'll t. ai aarsae tn
pF..sns es'cttat n ysaE; .a.,.,.. ~
this crcui1 OF ma,nh, iii Be laid otbet aud smaller
A.up, connecting with the f5Etem Of main and
titktt7huriop p,pes Al already lz.d-
I'm EAT TVhfrbtn M
-. w. NHt3N otEA4ss Nat HtAt@%.aAeo 4aa@0