, 1874-08-16

n having mado the necessary e1
ees1,tioo, e; the pipe is bored, and tht
-a2 ,t.hsr soldiers the service-pipe. Tho Bosrd
rluias ats mon furnishing the taps nad borinf
us's.5 s'sst5ea;-ppe. as already intima1ed. And vhof
tae G;.mnortance of MAILING these hundreds q,
sae,eacds sae Of hidden suhterranean connections
taoerasneu.lv and faultlensly is considered, the
l.rI;ce though Of the nature Of Ill exclusive
F.as.orny. caunot be ceusu1ed- Previous to
p4'0 "rrRSEG on TIE WATER"
n,.t and legal description Of tue premises If
f1e f1r, III, npou record IN the Water-Onice. and
plS. csre ia taken and several checks pr.yidet
th,s part, too. OF the work be CORRECTLY done
~ e.a the datn furnished BY this record. the
1!.''s+.hls are made out. These, as is known tc
.r..t many people III Chicago, are payable At
nt..tsr-oiGce seiiii-2nuually in advance in no
.a1,hef and May.
eu.5Ge the extensive qualifications of the water
'.am. us Of this city, and the diverse interests
rEis;ninr recognition nccessNate tie introduc-
s.an of g.eal deal Of routae. the
WISE D1s-nEnoS
.r.-,;sed by the Board Of Pub}ic Works, pro-
.s;s list routine from deEenerating into ME,
ft,I5 .d .sre lilo rules, which arc found to he
ssrer so pertinacionsly or oLstinaely adhered to
80 S.rk hardship aud injustice in particular
a'.t.nrys. Thus, while tie good of tho city re-
1r,re. that great care he taken in the matter
ss.i.yne service pipes to connect dwellings, with
10 d;strLutins-pi1.eA. ard peculiar and c1-
1easjyc rpe is cranar1'y rescrtbed for that
farv3e, in cases HLe-e the house t. DO supplied
'ILdfated st great distance. Oh another street.
t,r instance, 3 cLeaer pipe is perrnit cd tenn
.,nrir, So. in matter Of watcr-rates where
ffrerai families OCCUPY tue same building, the
Pad reserves such discretionary power as to
ir.ure substantial Jan.lce-
Tie practical operation OF the Chicago water
hah S1,I
ron abuses. The ce1n afat4ve and actual merit
d The Board OF Pup.'' ''ris. the accuracy aud
naness capacity ol the Mater-Olsice, and the
tt,tl aud III 'desty ot the engineering department.
re 80 admirable A. !" 10
ALMOST rAULTLEss.
But the modern art OF supplying water to
r-.st cities is too young an art TO have
ct STAINED PERFECTION. An examination of anv
considerable number Of cities. with reference to
thrir gster-surply, shows all almost lntiuite d.
xs,Ii.y. London. with all Its wealth. il very iu-
.kauately supplied by private companies with
,.-; inferior water- Several Eastern cities.
n,,,blY Gosten, keep their chemists aud enci-
r,rply, sufficiently free from nauscatipg and
IL III filth to be tolerable. The City uf Rochester
xas recently tho scene Of series Of exne,im imsuts
I'D tests which seemed to demonstrate the in
-<n,.;ty nj Ordinary east-iron main and dis
t;1bat;ng pipes to resist the Increased pressure
L Eich tie - Holly SyEteEl OF NEtcr-Works at
tnes subjected them. Two or three of the
-es On the lsciiic Slope are supplied with water
r,3e1 snch = :. head" AZ would DESTROY iu short
crdcr most of tile pipes in Use in Chicago, The
s1i.tepce Of these
erccrsr7rr p.ca
.,,ra .h.t af,er ali onr T,,ch- -ho,s+ed s,d
Aoss ,ua'. ~ snn1,, y; 3ss. .,. an
w., sost A. 1onr ~ nas'iv IN nn:aa ~
ta 1v,,ar.nre IN ,1se here ara inches or Ieas in
S:,m.;ar tIer5 will be abundant onportunity for
s,nav md c.]culat,ou rs to whether some chanra
in onr ursctlccs arc not ycry desirable. Il ~
ear,ertlr stated. and very geueral!y believed
t:,t tha small lines in the vicinity hnd rar2
rn1-b tn do with the spread OF the contlsqratin;,
~ 1n,r II l.st. There ara tuo imuortant factor,
n-od;sne The CAPACITY Of auy water-piue. the
i snfte1 Of tbe piae. and the head" un1ct
which j. works. Within limits. a small pine ma,
ba usde TO discharge as crea. a ouantity a
r7tcr as isrser one II the frst is subjected