, 1870-03-06
Conference Between the Il cards
OF Police and Public
Works.
Consideration Of Various Projects
for GxtlnRuishin1 Fires In
Chicago.
The Fire Department to Cost 81, ,Wo,'
600 Annually in F1v6
Years.
propo,,tics IL Bald Fsur Great Water
Towers st Cost Of $1,000, ,ooos
Opiuioua OF Commissioners, Etc.

The Board Of Fire Commissioners and the
Board OF Pubic WORKS held conference At tae
cf1ce O. the latter, yesterday afternoon, to con.
SidH how the improvements In the wstel-wo,kA
can best be used Ii exltnEaishlng nrcz Ali the
nemhers Of both bosIds were present. Mf. Ches-
Trough, CITY Engineer, and Nj. WlliAmF, Firc
Hssaha1, were IN attendance.
RKNARKs OF NE BROWN.
Commissioner Brown said they understood tnat
the Board OF Public Works were about TO Improve
and extend the WnteI-wprks in the city. They
looked At It from that one point Of view, and werc
corsldertng how II would AFFECT the coat and en-
cheney OF the Fire Department II that depart
nent increased In cost a much In fuiure "a In the
past, the annual reyenne required would BE- about
q million dollar1. u the nav reservoir to oe
baNt IN the West Dlsiklon were sumcient'J high
The head Of water would hare sut1clent power to
put ont nrea without the AID Of engines. Such
Ays,cm WIS In operation at Peoria and other
pisces 10 Prora th.5 had capacity OF 6, 0oo,ooa
COMMISSIONERS SHERIDAN
SAID the annual expenses Of the Flre Department
WeTe now 100000. and with an lucresse OF tFen.
y per cent per annnm. Inc COS: .oald 30 nearly
millloa dollars per an1nI: M m ae oelleTed shss re
Rncunt per anbnIa ia the luture- TneT might
build to1efs sufficiently high 70 tnroE ~ inch
irss { Of ID sas c,.y. Eaoh plug could have hose a.
Ihched TO 1t and could t'o used oy policemen, VINO
could ALTO sct II treucu Tney coula a.so 9is
fee: IN height void give the necessary fofce.
Tnt erectiJn OF three or four to*etA two In The
wet p1lsoo and one each u the @ N9r.n ~ spa ;sa
nu1ual ccst 1se yea1a hence. They needed .
better poce force In the city; and The Fire and
poics Ocpa1tneat8 cruld be consolidated under
tte system p1cpo.eu, they would have sun1clsut
A-0 or1xiox or rux CITY kxcrsKz1-
Mr.. Chesbfough, CITY Engineer, Was called upon
fer statement, khIce he nAde, n follow
That urea can be e1uug1!shed without taa aid
CT hand or olheE portable enp!ues aam11 q 20
question. II II II already 1noccssfnEy pracussd,
.ciuea Of Great Britain. VIZ Brxn:oo. c9sltsa-
tsI. @ ts1efIooi, % Naneasstsr, MeIt11t-Tydvu, Nor-
Htch, South shleld-, aod Tsunton.
sss .aa 1T IT, sssf ssTs
engines at al, or never use those tne' have. lsse
statement 4 other European as well a Amer.
prscsieshlsy. There could Be no fe.soasois
pisetic.l ii e1smp!e 10 prove ii: for the force E'tn
Evsa sued plns sapsS aepssSs' nssssnss snsfs!
Fio1.ded the pressure Be .ne sans per sqaare
inch, II naltets nothing IN the cl1ect produced.
LaeineI i = oot,sed t,on neaa; aeTs IT. o.
i've cot, however, Of obtaining and applytng tns
oiaetent Kinds Of power vaties 30 much w1t1 dd
feient localities that no one c1tJ can DC Qao*eo
Tne euesuon wuleh, by yo1r direction, his beel
considered ~ carefully - the brief time nhoFt.
for the pressnt ~ stem Of e1tlnEuis3lng Tres
1nis city oJ neaEa Ct steamers, at az annual e1
pense or rome $aco,00o for those steamers, c3cle
etvc Of interest on the SUN lnsested On tneir q
count, = aIstem Of 1esezvotts high euouSa
give Sufficient pressure n III para OF II
city, 10 lender portable engines useesA
In estimating the probable cost Of aneh 81
ten, ruucn mas 10 pe assumed. !: Ia efident tn.
the object could be attained oE constructing on
large reaoEvot, aud laylnZ d0No large malu1 tfof
II 70 all patts ol the city bnt II u eviteat that
weuld cost mi lioEs- 4 much more economics
plan vpud b 10 1a1e adFantage. n ft as poss
Bile, Of e1tatng malta, aEd construct seyefa. 1us
rsseEvolrE, villa mach more limited increAse (
Distributing mans. Even betc taerc Is q gtei
rdlreIeEt fe.esvoira that might be adop.e ed. 7,
fhe Eake Of olAcussion, It viii be assumed tn
three new reservoirs Of tha atze Of the prese1
ones Monid 30 REQUIRED, and re sx,;uoG ones &c e.
what 8touid this height Be It is believed tn
IN engine 10 put out Urea In the district Of LalIe
buudiEEs ought TO 30 able 70 throw water at lea
l1o tee1 h42h- To give tho rtQus1ta pressure 4
This 1t tic hydraoL9 would MAKE It necessary
eleva-E she feserro'ra considerably higher,
order to overcome the friction OF the water mn1,
and h6se. II y 0ultl be easy 10 calculate thla /
creased elevation, II there vas no'htng to do b.
put out Ntes, bat t1c many Other wants O. Ine q
mast be E5pp1ed a. the 6sue time. Under Il
increased plesaurt tae AMOUNT OF wafer coosulnt
for otdIn1ty pnrpuGe5 and wasted would u
dnub1tdlJ be coLtl1eIAosS tEcse13ed. JudMI
from experience AIeA1J Satned IN ina CITY,
well al IN Other, snJ height leS1 thaa 15l fcet
tho proposed fefeSTnita Vonta fcautt In dlsA
rontuent, upleAt An enurnous sun WA8 eXpano
In laying 90 ~ additional ltsSe MalnA
Ba4td upon The abo1e ta2losluoLa the 1ouowl
ehtlr1ata hAh beeu uade:
Far The new rortIvci1s. including land, fenc-
Aaa. snss iof aite:1: tho PRESENT rIsesvotis. ~
luIezte Of lA1tc aea