, 1874-09-16
TIE CITIzENs' ASSOCIATION.

IElE ClIlLENS AS6OClAIlON,
Report OF tho Con,tnittco or; Utilizane
stcnm-rowtr on tho River FOR Eirt
HMrpusSNs
Tie Executive Committee Of tic Clttzens
Association mot nt their rooms yesterday. TIT
Attendance was unusually full, tho heretofore
Rbsont mombors having returned to tho city
Thoro woro a'eo proaent several prominent gen.
tonlef Of tho city, amongst othors Mr. Loltcr,
Con. Wobator, Mr.. 4. ]. Smith, Mr.. john q
u"tnes, AMI MIR. William e. Taggett Thorc
wns general consultation aa 10 tho matters now
90 interesting to our cit2cnB, particularly fire
atfasrn. Several communications woro received
and roforrcd. aud, in 'adlltion, much attention
was g'von to business In MI Informal manor.
The wator-hunply was fruitful thomc, and tho
suggestions nlalu ant information adaucel woro
OF Eroat value to tho Committee.
Among other roporta TaH that Of tho Special
Comfntttoo appointed to ascertain how u anu 70
warehouseR along tho river can bo utilized for
Aro purposes. II IL ~ follows:
Mn CHAIRMAN Your Committee appointed 70 ag.
certain II soaowor III nse r. I'M yaroua nilla e.
izcl for ro purposes, DcR to submit report as fol-
Iowa:
situated NJ tho junction of tic river nil. North Market
street, has III IT, enginc-Eoo'n q ..coic Maxwell
pn expressly fur ,ss IN 1ar putting out hre: aIze
40 gallons rer ,nini'o lsfnoit aor.eylInlof). Il
draws wntrr iirectly from the river AMI ibuy hAvs 800
as I'd szo aud power mike II desirable ono for tho
purpose. desired, aI. wo Wotsd rfcom,nendtlnt thu
Sy erect ct, s. 10 sttg tS
hosc, ono e,i attached totlo prtl a nrealarm -box
stoli also ho OH tho ELEVATOR building, ID thcr6 aro
and North Water srocts, tho woun,l Iniktiuas md
umbcryarls in tho nsf,e'!ato vicinity making thiA
but snca sxe .nd ss IN "' ~'f'
FULTON ELkvAToh,
Csnal street, near Kin2!c. 4 sCopo L Maxwell
out dres lsano size 90 the at tla Airline Eevutor
will 100 feet of good hose Tho engineer got It under
g sssaar waiebaa @ fla i HSpt iSs Selo
di!ion q hososel Viii {asy aej fset S q l,ose io
eessts. An alarar-ho Is a.o neeaed hero
1t tho Randolph street bridge {wcst Stdo), hus no
pump toxccpta Bninll cite for l ang oilers) und
as this is very favorable 1o.a.y inItel for onc. aud
would recommend ono here Of iargoslzo ai feot oi
losc, reel aud alarn..box. There IS said 10 10 q
plugs There should DO ii loast four or ave plugs, and
I've alnr,t-noses m Ietwetn Nanlolpl, and Madison
htroet proves this to to necessary although this reg
oulmendutiur was written bcfore.
ILLINOIS RrvIsn ELEVATOR,
rivar. 1iaro they Iaye in use No. Haio Ss p1mp "
n c,gnnroon, and 200 fcet Of lose oi, rtcl. riley
Threw water with 1t In three mutoa. We recommend
l4rKer pump horc, and at leaat3DQ feet moro huse
Ind two Il Inch nuzzlcs.
oH1cNrAI Mills,
Wts Madison strcct 1iear tho hr1Igc. Hero they have
mo. Iake pump" and 100 feet Of extra hose (350
teot IN ai. watclsnan allhe ti,ae. aud sea al tho
h ca within OF Oh tls 1uli aro excellent. as La IrnS
fully demonstrated. Tho sprinkler on tho roof Ia au
s1relent ptecantion' aud ought DO largely aaopo "
THe any ID e iey IT, tssi aess ss
greatest nseaa,,rs Of safesy soni be- u.ed IN ill., s
vicinity. There is no lack Of steam at either Of ihe
tseo laat-1ia:e1 places, aud ownors disposed to
tn The opposite eide Of tho river your Committee
sisiod md examined pumps, otc., iu sse Ut lilo
wholesale store ii the forsr hey In havu Crane
Bros pump" with hose for uHe over tho pre,nises.
xs,s5 s nh sss hs ;yss works. Te
nres, and shows cofumentsahlo spirit tn doing ss
A. t16 latter place THY ayos sllnnE pump with FOOD
size wo think tcalrnJo for re ata distance In SUI
rlS nc1t l,oIut on Tho soutl, Branch Of tho river
whese, We thnk, .arge pump to tnko water direc.
from the river should 10 located, is ut
WRIGHT 1 LAurflEn6 oY1t-MlLL,
fann ,,o e,,s Ct stenP ,. aud tsko er res
location 10 fur as tne snrroundnts sro couee1nc sm
nnc ia much needed horo rhry hnyo nn forrc'rn
Of any size at present Owners asv thev Vii stYnr
room, and steam for larUo u,lmr and lava thntr
ratch,nan and euuinecr look afer It Al Ill tMrs.
We Visited aoyTrnl otlcr rni,,ta ~ tiis ,I,,it bt
Foulil iustNcitut etea, sei Ia o nysss ~, ~ ~
pllrEosQs designed Al tho N
-. .ENrIAI. uAnEnnusx.
Wadsworth's} OIL The east Bide Of the. river ne,r
Jackson would DO good point fora large pump, ii
!aear boiler vas largo enongh to afford aufIiclent
,Ro III a,. e!ssasass M & FLOWN W. MOCK lsanf md
or res ON tcs an ' ,rsiees eiee taees n
tcry much ucedeI. At ~'S't-'" sS' AN'o
Uley layo What hny consider nnol a,1 u,f1o,a,t a.,