, 1873-03-13

ordinary rcll not exceeding eco. Tito ongino,
6nl othor purfaco machinery usod. Of prcsomt in
arc taIon By contraot, Mt tllo ayornEo ratio Of e5
por linear foot tho contractor n0Ht'n'tnE MI
>rala. Only Two ltlndg Of npparatna nrQ nBod, tho
oablo and nindaag and tho hcriea Of Wooaeu rods
olaowhcro ;loBcribed. lilo drill nnl liz adjnnata
aro tho samo In all caaoa. Tho cnblo apparatus
ofrora advantages il, paint Of, tno not elsewhere
specified. Wien tho drill, attnclietl to ncrica
of roa, 10 brought to tho surface cncii rod n''.ot
bo ,i1lacrowo and loitl aside MI It comes up a1d
coMea on a so 51r'lt'nme' t na
an1 windlana tho underground machinery is
raisod md lowered without interval or interrupt
ton. All delaya CAUSED by tho broaltago OF :
tools md tho ciforta to remove them from tho
bore, aro 80 much delay aud loBs TO tho con.
tractor, and ato only voxntions to tho owner 30
far ns time Ia valuable. ALI tile machinery
nocdod by tho contractor for boring Q vol eau
DO purchased for n little lcsa than go, 600.
nccorlng to tho dopth, aid can DO completed
from its inception in from tlreo to four months.
It Is Impossible to say what further Improve
mont6 III machinery may accomplish, but oven at
vantagoous and profitable to their owners, whero
tho wator can DO put to any profitable une.
AnrEs1aN WATER ron pnrSK1Na rUnposEa.
All OF our roalers will remember vividly tho
dearth OF wator that followed tho disabling Of
tho onginos Of tho wator-worlsu, at tho timo Of
tho great fro. Water WAS eagorly sought from
oil available local sources, but tho utpply waa
ilguftclent, md In oyory way unsatisfactory.
The unshvory contents Of tho rfgor we're poured
10 tho ptpos. md connection was also 1nado with
had been coming for tho nrtesian Uator with
bnnkets, tubs, oarts, wagons, and ovorything
ayai1ablo for tho purpose. Tho aisaHtor to tho
Water-Worke and tie deficiency in m article 80
to tho mattcr, and It wag gonorally whcthera
supply Of wator for drinking purposes could not
DO furnished which al,ould bc beyond tho conttn-
Aid. Otis moved m inquiry In tho Common
Council. Tho matter waa roforred to tho Conf
1nitteo on Firo and Wator, who aftor having duly
examined tho subject reported OF somo longth.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on FIRE AND WATER.
Tho report gives Q general gkotch Of tue mr.
tosian wells Of tho wolld and says TINT although
mt Yarious opochB In tho worlds history citfes
l,avo triad to supply themselves with water from
artesian wolle, all havo failed. Tho water can
tonanco OF artitloial lakee, fountains, motive
powor, flushing aowors, irrigating land, hoating
public buildings, hospitals, green-houses, etc.,
but its quality is not euch as to warrant IT'S gen.
Of Glasgow tg favorably situated for furnishing
water to ita citizons through artesian wells, and
yet it Inns preferred to bring water from I.ako
Katrine, 81 miles distant with m Immense labor
Of tunnoling and building OF aqucduotB, and at a
cost Of s5.0oo,0oo. Tho alluston to tho lakca
would seem to imply that tho Committee be-
lievod that artesian wells nro fed by reservoirs
upon the SURFACE Of the Garth, which may possi~
bly, be true In gpccial cases, but tleao casos aro
exceptional. The Committee say fnrther:
Wc now como to tho most interesting part Of this
port, to uH that Is, tho wells Of Cook County, ho
success or farc Of which, for general rssc, tho i'm
known to your Committee arc hereto ANNEXED in tau
Lar tors showing tho tlcrh, disneter quantity 81.
by s
sssa nsads, !nasad q setusi eassis9en;s. ve iaye
and tho greatest advantage 10 tic wells in cvcry e.
stance. This statement Shows the avorago amount dis
foar henrs to % gallons i an
Da5 feet AZ tho tubing H. carried up to obtain tht
aa IL @ Ss s aas RsReg L ns asaal |la n IL
elevation IL practically useless for general distribution
For netance, .. Lincoln Park we'll which t!owa Ct h
% Cd ono.hsi: The indiaa asoos wel scoooo aal1ona
Il % feet fella oir more tlan thrse-foarhs; m
However, it is duo to tho Advocates Of tho well ays
judgc, I CIV. % It as ther optnion tint II tic tubing
put down to tho bottom Of tho well to prevent vast
leak in croyces u he rock rhe res9s wona 4 10
]er,. who has had twentsseyen years. expcrienco
9Fns g hs apno sa. rga Me ne 1
not give any increased amount Of water, q
sss T. n ssss hs a ebos ess i s
Experience thus far confirms this Wow. Tic question
then Norros iteolf down to this: What is tho cheareH
md bcst mot1od Of furnishing tho necessary quantt
Of water needed by tho city, at point Whero 1t may
pumped to the hcight required for dIstribntlon7
The result of DR.. Blaneya analysts, whichfs heret
question Of supplying the city With artesian we'll ate1
| Ths statement shows that, whe tho 1ako Wator COZ
ains eight gra1us Of solid matter, tho well Of th
, Northwestern Dstil1ery contains afxy-thrco g1an1
that at Lincoln Park sixty-nine aud half grains, an
TINT at indiana street Bcvcny1yo and An1f gralls
aold matter. The most injurious propcrtcs In th
water aro tho largca Of sutphuric acid, which eats
iron rapidly The lake wntor shows less tan onethr
Of grain to tho gallon, who tho wells show tU'ent,
four twcuty-four and half. and twpny-tbree gralr
rcspecttrely 611tynua tincs aa much IN tho lal
! weil as there.ia In tho lake water.
Under another form OK combination they HhoW {
follows: suphate Of lime, lako water, H grain |
lively Bulphato Of soda, alte wafer, none; the we'll
lvh, i4}{, and 1917 grains 10 tho gallon.
Il IL acknowledged by chemists that while carbon
atrs md other properties are comparatively harmless
Bplaea worry In }urlons, therefore tcao are Il
qualities which particularly refer to- The efcc
OF these arc shown in n Iron pipes, whenever uEe
From all the data which we have bcen nblo TO get,
long gsany iron ppa will stand In connection with til
| water.
The report further atates that pipes oonvoyir
! lake water will last from 30 to so Years, and
tho city own over 81 600 worth Of iron pipe
that point is entitled to respectful consideration
DR.. j. Y. q. Blaneys Asalusis n Lake and Artesit
Well Wattr.
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