, 1874-06-30
Interesting Ceremonies Attending tho
Occasion,
Facts and Figures Relating to tho
Work.
Lack Of Popular Enthusiasm.

ty unheedcI. YoBtortny thu sccond lako tununl
wins complotoa ,.n,1' 3,.,. .uo ao '"n'e. ~.
r,od,onas,. sa "o4M q"i'o III '1nPor'al' "a 'ta
pteaeoISho.' @na yet there WIS no glorlhcntion,
no oeloofa:lon,-nobody knew ANYTHING about it,
aud nobody would hAvo catod If Le hud known.
How t]ifrrrent il waa wl,,l, th ax,t 49,. .u., i,
nrnproaal rhoro wo. 1.,. w. INV o'' "ae =.
,.'.,s's,, ""' 6"'"""3 "non the nfst
euo'ollu'' u ear'n WIS fomoVed, and anotht1
"hoh tho crib was towod to Its place. IA tic
work of excavation progressed, It WAS wr,tton IN
WIon n rororto, I'D ,,at,.,a e. sop'e ~ 'oea"s
...s i. ~, ~ .a@ "u'''uE o'0o W W. ho "aA
aont 20 10 tno tn"ho. when tho work ap-,
pronchod completion, tho boro WAS guarded
that no enterprising uewspaper-mau might pof
h,ouph In aavonco oy lin ritz ou,tnri,;o,
Tin, n,,o. .,,a a.a,,, sa,n,'.s.,s.' 1 1,4i
.u', "non 'n' st""a eoloo1as'on ca'nc' cn'caeo
sot a,unn on oeoF aho "h'bhy 10 10 honor 10 TUG
1acs that It was to have IN abundancD Of water.
With tho nav tunnel It has boon very different,
a1l tin bouor IT Inns Ind l,na ham nm occau,onoi
81, o,,ro,,,at,..s ~. a,,, ao"'
pA1"et"Pu ontoa.'h"6 ''e PRo6'oHa' Ahefo hasa
iaot III announced ttlat It wns completed yestof-
aay, nopooy VIII pay ahy particular attention to
II. s1alt III view Of TUG Importance aud oxpon-
ssvonesa OF ihs wotk IL ~ proper shat 1t Should
nnye H' more tnan mere mention.
Ino no" tannel "aH completed yeatorday NJ
AT 5 O'CLOCK PRECISELY,
at "hlch nour tue gangs slnklng Ut tue crib and
9 snoro los ends approacned at point lying about.
8,V7o feet froul tue shore, aud about 2.4o0 feeb
from tue CRIB bfoko through tho intervening
iteh or TWO Of clay ana frntornizod after tho rude
iasnion OF tolIors OF tic deep. The compilation
ot a tnls new accessory TO our wa1e1.works makea
oGhtcneo. without doubt. Tug owner Of tho
THE OLD TUNNEL.
Tho idea Of securing from Lake Michigan
wator"smpply drawn from point sullcaontly 1e-
mote mote IRON Tue snofo TO insure apao!nte
putity GATES DECK as Tar aa fenraafy,
!soot wien tna amcnaeo CITY eahrtof gave
tho power TO the CITY 30 extend 9queducta or
nalet-Apos ln'9 Anho nllcuEh'l' Anu u uEecI
p'oT nr pieIs III ]uo uaTl6ho'o "4tetb o1 tA'u
hike" for that purpose. IN January OF tho year
following tho action OF the state Legislature wa
sanctioned ny Congress- aud tue city nuthofltlcB
decided upon building tunnel. On the bth Of
October Of the same year, alesbrs Dull d
aowa';; tue contractors, we're authorized by tho
Council to begin the tunnel, the agreement being
@ Tint It should be completed by November. 1872.
| Tho first ground was brokon on Vt. Pasrick's
Day, March Il, lsdi, tho occasion being attended
with Interesting ceremonies. The WORK pro-
gressod STEADILY, but was not completed until the
Gth Of Decomber, 1865. more than . yoar later
than tue specified tiule. The occasion Of laying
the last brlck, Which was accomplished ny D. 3.
Rce, Mayor OF the city, was also made tho ex-
Gf nnt lneh @ &c., ha
tLo wator was let iuto tho tunnel to
, flow through the city system Of water pipes.
Az tie tunnel was looked upon throughout tho
| world n8 one Of tho nobleBt monuments CT Cl1-
cago enterprise, 1t Is not 70 bo wondered at that
this occasion also was taken advantage OF as ono
suitable to the enjoyment Of Aldormano e!o-
qusuce, and coutractorlal hospitality: The
dimensions Of tho old tunnel are AZ follows:
width, foot hcsght, feet 2 inchos. Its
capacity under head Of Is feet is not less than
67,U0O, 600 gallons daily. Tho crib waa launched
Oh tho 25th Of July 1866, and, after being towcd
k1&nt rNA&
Of the old tunnel was $,l57, ,s45.
MORE TUNNELS NEEDED.
It aoon bocamo apparent to tho authorities
that tho water system WaH not equal to the
demand and In 1858 tho matter was brought
before the Common Council by Aid. G. G. L.
Holden in . communication in which ho stated
TINT he believed tho necessities Of tho city called
for the further. distribution Of water co tho
entskirts Of tho city, aud to all other pa5ts q
tunnel SHOULD be commenced at tho earlieat
possible day, starting from tho present Water
Works, or tile shore end Of the tunnel, and rull-
ming thence to tho West Division, with q ter
minus .,ast. neas tho nt ,0Tss9on Of Mqr
at that point. with mains and distributing p1poa
THE DELAYS, ...,
What Ad Holden nroos;9fdt tnt 3 mot
largod form. 1t vas decided in 1871 not only to
build larger land tunnel, extending from
the ,Vater-Works, to the intersection OF
Ashland avenue and Twenty-Hecond street, b1lt
also to build another tt1nne from tAo CRIB to tiio
shore, with larger capacity than the old one:
The .prelin,inaries wero soon arranged. and It
was decided at once to proceed Win TUG wofH,
but unfortunately unioroSooh Delays occuerea
which hindorel tho Immediate carrying 9uf a.o OF
which in itself was one OF tho strongest afgn-
n,ents indorsing the idea Of now tunnel, CO.
Invnl onerotlong. Then. when tic city hhd no