, 1874-08-27

tor that reaaon it WAS mol cxpobod to frequent
outings S, for local pasposos ,r,, =, ,,,x,
Two pipcH on WnbhAil nvonne.
Mr. CncsbronBh Bnld tllote wcro-a d-noll
pipo which supplied tho hro-pugs aut1 ~o'lngr,
mud tho largo pipo which auppled tho CONNECT
TSolfth, Four.oDnth, Sixteenth, Twenty y-sccond''
Twenty-thrt, and Twonty-eI4th straets; It wns
simply n foodor; tic Hoard did not hilow IL to
bo tappol for domestic Or tlro, ,parppsos, for the
rensoi, that 1t wss nsed to keop up tho head all
over tho city. j,
ruBn1N0 T111Hds.
A'd:. soha1nor thought thoy wore aeraying
from their main object, % tile people tlomandal
TINT soino itnnod,nto sters should be takon to
preyotlt repetition Of tho tiro Of July II. The
difficulty tho Council laborod undor .wns to
know What would afford tho greatest relief and
protoction. Would tho expenditure OF $2U0, goo
for larger maipB give M anpls supply Of wator
to moot tho dclilaul III ca1e OF largo conlRBra-
tlonf
Sir. chcsbroueh said it might, II one could
only tell wllero tho lle would begin, and what
course 1t would tako. Tho local supply VIVA bot
ter bouth Of Twelfth Btloot than Immediately
north, because tho pipes lad boon put down
Iublo Works Ind boon worry nnxious to koop up
tho wator.BupplY, for both domestic ard fro pur-
poses, aud had dono what they thought would
best sooaro 1t. The Hoa1d had apprehonded
muro danger from tho southwest ado on 40.
count Of tho immenso territory tbo1o oovetod
with woodcn structures than from any othor.
They lad fait that II fro broke ouk thoro, aud
got under headway. 1t would sweop pretty much
oyor tho whole CITY; ana for that reason their
attention Ind been directed mora to taat part
than to tho quarter burnod ovor In July. " i
ABOUT TIE WEST SIDE.
AID schaffner asked wlat was tho supply OF
wator on tho West Sido, south Of Van Duron
street.
Mr. ohoabrougt Ha,d tloro WAS 1e-inch
pipe on Twelfth slreor, from tho river to Ashland
avenue. That gare q very good supply; Tho
Doarl latd an 8-lnoh pipo on Fourteenth, stroot,
which WIS connected With ovory street between
ssewartayenue and Alcdlcgoratront,a Q shortHtreet
running north udsonth, ,near Blue Island avouuo
There was a 12-inch Pipe on Throop street. from
Twelfth to Twonty-Boooul atroot, tho fnytny Of
which wns completed only fow days ago. and
1G.inch pipe on NewborTy ayenue, from Twelfth
to Sixteenth street. They had contracted for
fortunately tho stroets wei 0 not laid out there.
Aid. 5chnifuer wiRed to know If tlere was a
sufficient supply eont., Of Twotfth street, on the
West Side. III a case Of emergency. .
= Dir. Chosbrougb replied that there WAS not ut
nil points. TN tho principal atroets there was
but 1o:woon tllona there WINS large number Of
small pipes, and II lro should bronx out III
those ssrccts IL would, in bis opinion, sweep over
tho large streets, aud could not be stopped.
DOUBLE FIHE-pLulH.
Commissioner Thompson aHkod what effect tho
placing Of double Are-plugs on tho large maiss
would have.
N1r. ChoAbrough thoughta better Hupp1y could
be obtained If that woro donc.. That was tue
best thing TINT could 10 dono immediately, aud
1t would take tho least m01oy.
AID: Spaulding inquired how many atreoss on
the West Side, botwoon Twelfth and Lake, ruiz
ming west had water-ripcs?
Mr.. Chesbrougl said seventeen Hon1o having
only 4-inch pipes. Tllore was a 24-inch pipe OH
Ashland ayoui,o. from Division street to Harri-
son md a limo Of 9 and 6-inch pipe alongside vt
1t fur 1oual purposes.
sIER1DAN WARES Up. .;
Commissioner Sheriuan-Do you consider tho
proaont pumpIng-wo,kB Of sufficient onpacitY to
give a.supply Of water2 -.
AIr. Chesbrough--I think Bo, unless you snp-
poso you ought to have moro water than any
body else in the country. We are pumping now
100 gallons day to each inhabitant. -,
Commissioner Sheridan then rolnt cd tho result
Of trial Of steamers ut LaSallo aud Lake
atreeta the other day. Tho pressure thore WEE
only Is or 20 pounds to the square iuoh, and ho
dcsstcd to know how much 1t would be at Bridge
port.
Mr. Chesbrough replied that water would not
run up hill; ut tho city limits tho pressure was
not moro than 10 OF II pounds.
Commissioner Sheridan rojotuol that the trial
took place at 8 O'Clock in tho evening, when oil
.stana-pipa 140 foot high tho pressure should bo
at least 90 pounds
hrr. Chcsbrough said TINT after O'Clock tho
hoa1 wnH not kept up Al htrong as during tic day;
not as mitch water was demanded, anti tho pros
sure ut tho works. generally 40 pounds, ran down
to 40 pounds.
WHAT AID. apAuLD1No DISCOVERED.
AID. Spaulding rouarked thas after the lire Of
July II had crossed Van Duren street, llo wont to
tho Water-Worka, and found thas there Wora $50
feet Of surplus water. That WAS between 10 md
IL .o'olock at night, after gleat many pipes
had melted, and much water VAS being wasted.
Commissioner Thompson said tho ongiuo was
stopped after . o'clock.
Commissioner Sheridan romarked that the re-
suit OF tho trial he had reforred to had demon-
stratod that 1t would DO uso!css to send half
dozen engines to fire in bridgeport, siuoo they
could not got enough water, as ona would draw
from tho other, the mains being 80 small aud
the pressure 30 insignificant.
trouble at tho trlal was that the connections
with Tho plugs woro too small. 1u his opinion,
sixteen eugiuos could be nuppliod at that point,
it the connections woro largo enough.
nENNEn INTERVIEWED.
Tho Mayor asked Marshal Dennor If he, was
aware that there WAS an insufficient supply OF
water in tue district burned over July II.
Marshal De,,ner anid he WAS, and had known
it for the last twelve or fourteen yoars.
The a1ayor-Did YOU ever r.pork tho fact to
Marshal Danner--No, sir; nor to any other
body.
CommieRtoner Sheridan remarked that long
before !ae left tho Council, mud slnco ho had beeu
member Of the Doard Of Pollte ., he had pross-
cd tho matter upon the attention Of tho D,ard OF
Police, but had been toll thers waa no monoy.
Tho people should get up fuu.i to perfect tho
System they ought to be public ,pirited enough
to do 1t, knowing tho danger thora was from aro.
that's THE QUESTION.
Tho Mayor-Mhat object Ind you In recoul-
n1ending an incrcaso Of ilrc-englnes and lots ut
the time OF tho lnat appropriation, II you lad no