, 1874-08-27
What Tho Board Of Public Works
Have Done iii Pirc~Laying.
Double Fire-Plugs Urged al the
Best Temporary Remedy.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Or
dered 10 Be- Spent In En-
larging the Water
Mains.
eensible Suggestions by Commissioner
Wahl, Comptroller Hayes,
and Others.

Nlnl, G0mpGr0llor hayes,
and Others.
Tho Finance Committee Of tho Common Coun-
eil Ind consultation, yesterday afternoon, with
His Honor tho Mayor, Comptroller Huyes,
Commissioners Tlompson and Wahl, OF tho
Board Of Public Works, Police Commissioners
Sheridan and Reno, City Engiuoor Chesbrough,
aud Fro Marshal Bonner, in ordor to got their
views as to tho best way Of expanding $20000D
to increase tho faol1itios for putting out fires
Tho resolution which brought about tho confer
ouco WAS as follows:
Eoso'vcd, That tho Board Of Public Works be aud
they hereby authorized to tho surplus revenue
detyed from water ronts so tho amount of 600 for
il lie most icky populated and business portions of
tho city.
AID. Icath presided. and there woro present
OF the Finance Committee Aid. Scharner, Quirk,
and spaulding.
Tho Chairman stated tho object Of meeting,
which wast as ho understood It, n advise as to
tho most feasible plan for distributing the $780,
006 aud securing the purpose iu Wow.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS.
AID. Sclafrnor said the object was to 500 II
the board Of Public Works could increase the
supply Of water. Tho citizeus demanded botter
protection, and he desired to know whether any
thing could DO dono toward 1t Tor $1,000 Ho
understood Dir. Wahl to Say, Tuesday,
TINT tho Board Of Public Works
had taken ateps, or Wero about
to, to do something that they were now laying
wator-ppe to meet tho want experienced at tho
late largo hn-laying larger mains whcro thore
were small ones, aud an insufficient supply Of
water. Every Alderman was iuportuned daily
to do something to give people confidence In
the aafoty Of tho city.
Commissioner Thompson understood Mr.
Wahl to say the D,ard waa doing all tl,at Its
means would allow. He learned from the Al
dormen that tho menns wore limited, and 1t that
wote truc the extension of ~atcr-mains would
have to coaao IT larger maius wore to be put
down in the thickly-Bettled portions OF the city.
PERTINENT INQUIRIES.
AID. Spaulding asked in what part OF tho city It
WIS necessary to enlarge tic mains whether
sonth, or tho district burned over2
Mr: choehzoush replied south or Van Buren
street.
AID. schaffnor inquired whether there was an
ample supply Of water north Of Van Buren
street.
Mr. Chesbroush said there was, except iu a
few spote,-Minligan avenue. for instance, which
was not yet built up. There wus 4 worry small
main on that street also Oh Market street, be-
tween Madison and LAke 8trcet5.
AID. 6chaffuor wished to know it tue small
pipe On Mionigan avenue fed any tlre.hydrauts,
or wero they ted from the lateral streets
Mr. Ghosorough an5wored tlat tho lateral
etroetD, some Of which had only 4-lnch pipe,
wero connected With 1t. These plpea were hid
down twohty years ago. wheu tloro we're no
very tall bulldogs in that district. Tile largost
only IL inches In diameter. There WAS now q
2i-inch main on Wabash avenue, ono Of la
inches OH State. and ono Of Sc inches on LaSallo
atrcet, the lattor running rs far NJ Admins.
n 1VI f11T NF nfo%
north OF Van Buron street, except on Michigan
avenue, was ample.
AN ALARMING ANNOUNCEMENT.
Mr; cLesbroqgh had mover hea!d any co III
plants OF = lack Of water III this vicinity. The
supply, however. in neasly ono-half OF the city,
in case Of large fire, was inBuflieient-
60 many steamers being nt work t.at
enough cou Id not bo ind in many places to put
out fro where four or five houses wero bnrn-
ing There had recently been laid Il G-,nch
pipc about two-thssda OF 8 mile OH kiim maukoe
avenue, md for ordinary pusposeB thero was a
part Of the city. There had boon q iiro at tho
end Of that G-nch pipe, when there was
complaint Of q want of water. TtlB was true
also in TINT part Of the city wLera the supply
in case Of q fro.
AID, spualdmg asked what portions ho meant
when nc said oao.half tho city was inadequato!y
annpled.
.AAH ~ fotAoAhA pllQ kllH WE hkA u klul-
ron Of tho North Side. There wore some streets
IN both Of those divisions whcro tue pressure
Was eoeu, and others whore it WAS not there ho-
ing long linea Of 4-lnch pipos
THE SUN INSUFFICIENT.
AID. schafrnef inquired il the expenditure Of
e Ssoo 600 ., would remedy tho deficiency to any
Mr. ohosbrongh replied that it would to somo
extent. ens II WOULD not bo sufficient for tho
AID. sohaffnor asked II it wou,d not DO HutA.
Get s. confined 70 i9salitioa where danger from
Mr.. Caesbrough said TINT the Board Of p,,blIo
Works during tho last year had laid seyoral
miles of larger pines in the southwestern nor.
tloa Of tho city. which they considered to be tho
mos daagss1as Iey were preparing T. lay
AID. spaul1ing desired Marshal Bonner to state
whether at tho July 1lre he had Aad any trouble
in eating water oxcept on Clark and siate
streets. and Third and Fourth avenues.
DENSERB EXPERIENCE,
Marshal Denner said yes; on Wabash ayenue.
Bouth OF Harrison street. tho engines DID not get
all the water they, noedat! Tic ppa on tEat
street wAs ONLY inches down to within one
block Of Twelfth street, where thoro was 0-nol,
pipe. Tue a-inoh pipo was fed BY an 8-lnoll plpe,
Which ended at Harrison street, and tho U-,ncd
was connected with the l2.inch p,pe at Iwoltth
H.reet.
what lie had heatd the commissioners Hay TINT it
was tho intention OF the Board Ut Public Worhs
to connect tho Oross-stleots with tho 24-inols
main Oh Wabash avenue, and thus give botter
surply.
Aid. Sohafrncr asked when that waa likely to
ho donc,-th!s year or noxt.
NOT THIS SEASON.
3lr: ChesbrouGll satd that 1t could not bo done
at fills seaaoa at tho year, al large portion of
tho city would be EXPOSED by tipping Tho maln.
1t might 10 dono IN Noyembor, when tho rainy
hcasola aet H.. THIS 24-lneA main ranas fur
nouth an Thrty-,iith street. Il waa laid
originally as a ma!n pips for the whole city, and
was CONNECTED only At intervals With tho general
system, 10 as to keep up tho supply all oyer the
town. II was coMsl1erel tho prop9rkI Of tho