, 1873-09-16
And the Probable Time that Will Be
Required.
AID. Schailncr Joins in tho Howl Against
Washburn.
The Chief Called On to Make q Report
to tho Council.
Matt. Bonner Appointed Chief
Firc-NInrsllnl.

ThA ftounej1 n1I reon1nr n mating vAstartav ayen-
T., ~, =. , .,,
sa8' tne Aelan8 mayor IN tho uh"lr. freSont Alo'
Bowen, Rchsrdaon, Di1on Warren, Mcdonnlss, cooy,
oulsrton. Mculowry. olowry. Bailey. Powell, o'Bron,
49,, 49,, o,o"y a,. ,,,. S...,ao
sWs'' n'n' nua Mnh,'.sa. s,o,,.
Mahr, Lcnsschor, scharnes. Carney, Cannon, Ogden,
Brandt, Woodmsn, Corcoran.
..t.oSa a'''S n,,, ~, ,,.. >,..
on oybourno avouuo; for cuver'a an both sides tho
st 1sps'o sof .r"et
to Twslfth. -
ORDERS.
"oahs a,na. ""' 70 pa' ~
Twenty fth to .d'0.t.o for slas for tho building
IN tho @ r srsat
The Board of publlo work. reported ordinances for
paving & ro.es =, stsse from Harrison 10 Poll. as asns
mo WAN Of alas"aR space on hln2e street "eas OF
A:.'a sas ordinance extending Arnold .r.. r. rreu
o1n.,, srnrvT y1.nmoT
Ing h9a1a ~ TX noono Mo.xs fapofioa tnAs thoy had
Gxpoadea 5elo tor siuawss. asimagss sasng
oaaes 70 grse; a. tnS uaha s.rees a1u tho
preparation OF would thercforo, DO sufficient,
The board q Public Works submitted q report in
70 ~ 81 ~, tac Gang e. @ Ior lnlos
relative to possible intarEupion of the wator supply
'aey say
awe submit detailed report By the City Engineer.
pumping ont tRe tunnel and for taking tho water
supply from tho lake shore even for short time, and
alresdy exhausted al other jas!aabs means S to over
como tho difficulty. good deal Of valuable time hns
which they hayo resoried to atop tho leakage.
Tho Board believe Il to ha Of Tho utmost importance
possible dapasc, and 10 tho end that the difficulty At
tho crib may DO speedily overcome, and the tunnel
9s t IN s tho 10,rd hsys essa TO
from the lake shore for fow days."
The following is Mr. ohesbrough's report:
extent Of tho difficulty existing With the lake tunnel
ere these: In tho sinking Of tho shaft for tho new
plctod, wafer came "a several timea, believed
from the tunnel. This Tua feared IN tho original
bR Ct hs y s pS T. vel sareS
the o1d md :. tho now .shaft, lis only about
though the brckWork might hnvo saturated tue ground
stsneT g, nrona g tho - yosrs hnt had
esreela1y Il any portion of tc ground should bs com
TO moot this contingency provided III tho spec
Gallons t.t tho iron cylinder for to shaft should
tend to tho bottom Of tho Aunr, or to about feet
boloW tho bottom Of the tunno and TINT m iron lock
should 10 made and Kept IN rcHlineha 10 be uaca IN
case the nature Of tho ground should ronder 1t nccos
sary; H. -, .;.,,,.. :,
appeared to be good nftSr reseng tue lescl Of tue TOP
q tie o!d tunnel ana Tue aiisu!tY OF forcing down
tho cylindor through tho hsr ground WAS so great
that 1or tlo u seemed "a II Il might DO safe to con-
etruct tne now t1nheaAatt Is tho old one "aa tst
W stopping tho iron Horx Just abovo the top Of the
tunnel anu making y o. masonry polow The appear.
.ncc however, q saght moisture on tho 1tdo toward
the od tunnel showed thRt It would not bo prudent to
excAsate muen beloW the bottom OF tl!o
cylinder hna II Nas determined finally to chr-
~. inc cyhhdcr down 10 the bottom OF tho
Hutnp. ,Ino contractofs proceeded with the WORK
SLOWLY out "1thoue any 1nicadon or SERIOUS trouble
from ~stor until the 22 oi April on tho morning Of
Which, to tho surpfEo Of all tho now shaft WAS found
Mea W'tn wafer. " Was lmlosselo 70 say hon fast
inc water came m ana u was feared that II might
hhve hroMght y earth sutcent to cndAnger tho aa-
nanty OF the ou tunnel sonnuin8s, however, indicate
the coming 10 Of Tery little, II any, earth.
stage the contractor. were directed to put IN
tho ar-ook anu do tho rest of tbs work under pres
SURE HAen the new shafs bad been enltted by means
OF tho Was found that no spprccialbo
amount Of earth had como IN during tho ffruptIon,
Whlcn removed ~ anxiety about tho condition Of tho
tunnel Iho work o. sinking tho cylinder Wss eontnu-
sahtages oa this nroSess: Occasionally some OF the
mach3aety, 3 "oalo ges out OF order anu tho SHAFT
w M1ua ~ .,nao ~ ~ a.taa 3 q. ~nony p"t IN
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