New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-08
tho sonth Side while the North Side kept pace with II

the South Sde while the North Side kcpt pace WIN ""
these avenues still retain their social preeminence
Wood is the universal street pavement, though It az,
pears from the official reports to have been emery lu
during the ast five years The sidewalks are (outside
of the "business ccnter'D almost uniformly wood
stone wall built from the original Level to the reapGo
curbstone and from the top OF TINS wall 10 inc MOUSE
front twoinch planks are laa forming ,ne I
walk In instances, instead OF the women pnhs
two or three layers Of inch boards are lad the upper
layer being narrow stuff very carefully ana neatly ao,
under the sidewalk for vaults Between the stone walls
the street filling is dumped In reference to sidewalks
there record this noteworthy official confession
'In nothing does Chicago seem SO much 70 manifest
belong large and prosperous city, as IN its SIDE
walks" Wooden buildings largely predOmiiale. az, "A
large proportion Of them stand with gabe-end TO tne
street and many are but one story high built long
and narrow. The houses here have remarkable mig a.
tory disposition or habit which Is especially se occu.
pant, like the turtle remains IN his shell a here,
mine vino f. tSmPSra, nSp Of bSSC which
he had engaged certain GerpTr o his sur-
10 make for him week or two SS house store
Of Crispin had BEEN On inquiry ne he middle OF the
TeS m fnuud tb eSndn IN the act OF 10
some other restingplace and ca lrG3{nessi
In 'b ,sfs ;s9 and 20, there were consumer h
Chicago chiefly in the erection OF nvai 10 GOO cart
Ga9s TSi IL exclusive of shingles atS n, p ars
telegraph poles railroad ties &C. vi Of lumber in
gSte Is ter the usual square, stacked pes 70
feet high would require o DupnS the same period
close f unber exceeding this by onethird, was
shipped hence BY by. raj fro SOu NoT nlS Mhsn and
onSn The amount of last years receipts was lol9,
LIES of piled l2-feet boards feet high OF shingles,
there were 652,0000O0 During SIX months IN ioio sno
$50 900 of shingles As 600 of lahs 49, 0-equva-
lent say, to 145OOOO feet of lumber when Is III ave
rage SIZE eafE4es or ~ dnrne the same time
To accommodate this vast business In 80 bulky mate
rial, ample space and peculiar facilities are necessary
These are afforded TO leave nothing TO De DESIRED
Lumber wards are distributed all along the river
branches but the business is principally done IN p9r-
South Branch Here are provided for lumber Vessels
eight canals slips, at right angle to the river esch
and track midway between each slip is provided lOr
the All the railroads connect with track running
along the head Of the slips from which cars can De
switched any of the side tracks TO load and unload
Last year the Sanitary Superintendent caused cass
fed enumeration OF the buildings in the city 10 be made
There were S67 in all, of which 44,24-neary nine,
tenths-were of wood 9l4 of stone, or ron' and
Upon looking into the Fire Ordinances" little, n
appears that the first record OF any Fire Limits 70
which Commissioners could refer Is as recent as Au
gust 1868 On tracing out the boundaries found they
embrace very limited area Gn1 aT
the south side, notwithstanding the continued Du
Covered with wooden structures 'The region beyond
is yet however, so large, and much OF IL is so cena
and al so accessible than tne VI cec@d bl
the fire limits. The promptness and ecency OF ine e
Department is aGrs sDSn Marcb a. ISL including the
great fire which destroyed the dry goods establishment
OF j. v Farweu & Co.. which alone cost the insurance
Companies over 81 100000 and the owners an auuton
million not covered by insurance TINS is tIe Iourln
time since that the annual losses by IRE nave OK
ceeded 100000 III 1868 they were about sl2JoWO
that was the wear that Farwell Hall burned On the
other hand there been three years since 1864 IN Wcl
| the total losses have been CONSIDERABLY i dSss
! than 100000; in lSGs-69 only $6O,OW Inc
| water supply has been a subject OF 1nuch Anxiety
since the completion Of the famed Lake Tunnel te con
sumption of increased beyond all expectation
In '6s-9 the daily average about l5,OOOOO gallons
In the year following 6970, IL ranged between NOO0OV
| and 2sOOO,OOO and in warm, dry weather, reached
3OOOOOOO gallons, threatening very soon 10 attain the
limit of the existing OF supply. Additional pump
ing machinery accordingly ordered, capable or de-
lvering 10000 gallons daily. But II would take
wear TO furnish this and get il in operation Meantime
the situation pronounced by Mr. Chesbrough 10 ne
truly alarming :" and Mr. CrOZier ominOusy limited al
n calamity" in the failure to supply the city
with water, If accident of serious character
should happen to the machinery TO which III Is naDle
when il is taxed TO its utmost" Investigation showed
"reckless waste" 10 exist everywhere As one remedy
il was even suggested that moderate experiment OF
Earth Closets be made Experiments with meters iof
not having baths, closets, or other extra
attachments proved that there the water actually
used exceeded in value the amount OF the waeraX IOi
such houses by 65 cent But the remedy nnaly de
ternined upon additional wOrksthe strongest
motive thereto being the necessity Of meeting the
wants Of the Fire Department" seyeneet extension
OF the Lake Tunnel will be carried TO the west SIDE
which, under a 2S-feet head, be made to supply
100000, 900 gallons daily.