, 1874-08-02
Safety Is to Be Found by lncre,sIn,
the Water-SuppIy.
Two Millions ;. Should Be Expended
for That Purpose.
Arrangement Of staaden--.notjoo r.
Quash the indictment ~


Ike CITY ENGINEER
a lR1RUSE reporter intervieeed IT, = =
chesbEough, City Engineer, yesterday .n.,... J.
relative to Ills ideas On futura nr.,.S.: u0on,
| fires. 4'a q
| THE WATER SUPPLY
! R.-Nr. Chesbrough, what do VIM H..
our water supply as it Stands It il, rs.-Na
time X? Hesess
| Mr. C.-There is water enoucb for,ns
and manufacturing uses, but not enough n, ~.
purposes. With the exception of the bnSn.s' ~ n.s
ceatre, therels no section Of the city vhera n.
fire having once gained headwsY, The d.maa ~.
be delused IN an eKectual msnner
SMALL WArzR-P1pxst
R.-Where does the faultlie7
! Mr. C.-1n the smal1ness Of the xatar.n;n..
in the first place, and in the lack of .nffc;..s
pumping-power in the ne1t- The 6-inch nino !.
| most generally used in Chic.so, but tha g.in,s
pipe is undoubtedly required to secure a .ora
supply OF water In the case OF large fire.
R.-How much money do YOU suppose it vopB
| take to render the city comparatively s,,s +,
that respect?
A1r. Cat least s.. 900 600; that is to pl,ce =,
on footing with Naw York, pLiladelpbiA md
other large cities Of the country. NE mnet
| lave additional pumping power as well IL mcr.
s-nch pipes. We must keep getting the Lit, t.s
in all tue time.
R.-You say that the business section b,,
sufficient w.ter-supp1y for all emergencies?
Nr. C.-Well, it compares fasorabty With Tia
other cities I have spoken OF. But, ynu see
when fire breaks ont, and you get frst-cl,es
engine working at every hydrant, each tak1
from the other, and none OF them can Use full
Tint amid uhr ah.I
our recent large FIRE.
THE NEW TUNNEL
R.-When the tunnel to Twenty-second street
is finished, will that not give the West Sdeplao-
ty Of water for fire uses7
AI1. C.-Yes but that will not be ready for =
year or more and then We will have to pu. n
mains and the average vater-pipe.. which viii
it stands to-day, has not an eighth OF ths z1.er
it should have. But the Council, although thu
Board Of Public Works has kept harping It TIA
natter for long time, is afraid Of large sppo-
priatlons in this particular direction. We must
have money, or ne can do nothing. Wa hs7s
ALWAYS gone ahead With york to the extent Il
our capital !,
sAppERs AND MyERs.
R.-Have you, IN your experience OF othe!
cities, observed the workings of J. sapper and
miner company with the fire brigsde2
Mr. C.-On1y once, aud that WAS in Charles
ton, S. c., In 1886 They had an Immense hre It
that place then, and had no engines At all, 70
they we're compelled to tear down and blow up
buildings, and finally conquered the fire in thst
way.
R.-Do you think that = company OF tsppen
and miners would be an important auxiliary t
our Fire Department.
Mr. C.-Unquestionably. But they must h
drilled thoroughly, as they would bs awkward
and, therefore, useless. Besides, they vouldbe,
if efficient ut all reserve force, exclusively fox
sappiug and mining. This would make themA2
incumbrance. like foreign standing armies, most
OF the time, aud our American people arc apt "a
growl at what appears to be useless expense:
ii such body could be kept up, it would bs ot
great benefit On special occasions.
CHEMICALS
R.-What do you thluk OF chemical appliances
in case OF fire you have read some OF the sag.
gestions thrown out by and in the ne#spape,s7
Mr. C.-They will do very well, perhaps, It tho
outset, but after the fire has made any headHa!
they Will be perfectly useless. Water. aad
plenty OF it, Is the best safeguard aud hfs-
fighter.
R.-Are you in favor OF hoating fre~englnea oa
the river, as suggested by the Board OF Police:
Mr. C.-Everything that way will be OF benefit
but my firm conviction is, that thorough water
supply for fire purposes is what Chicago moss
needs. and what her citizens ahould, ,nos ceass 70
agitate for until obtained.