, 1875-08-01
Improved Water Facilities---The
az Waste and lis Remedy. -.
Cost Of Pipes and Receipts from
Assessments,
Construction Of Bridges, Via
ducts, Sidewalks, Etc.
Extension Of the Sewerage system---
The Parks---Removalo OF Wood.
en- Buildings.

The report Of tho Board Of Public Works for
the year ending June /. 1876, has just oeen
printed. On account Of its Importance and ln-
terest it ia given entire, - follows:
The principal event in the history OF tho city since
the submission Of the LIST annual report Of TINS Hoafa
which consumed an covering about sixty ncfes,
and destroyed large amount Of property. Ihe loes
Of municipal properly, under tho control Of the board
wps however, very slight, not aggre9atng osef 81. .ou
Tbs Board do not consider thus fire Us great caa-
ity to the city 1t appeared to many, especially %
non-readents Excepting the property norm lat
and tudamlnable Kind and the section which hey coE-
cred constituted dangerous and eaai1y conbusnble
link between the sod4y rebuilt business por1on o.
wooden, and e1poed at many eeasona TO swatt w1nds
which would irrestsuby carry northward ire begin
ming In the lumber section The ground burned over
by the July conaag1ation Is being gradually Fe-coy-
cred by substantial class Of structures, superior in
ali respects to thuse which they replace.
the condition Of the burned section. by tho laying OF
water mains and the addition Of other facilities Tor
protection; and this district Is now ~ secure agzdnst
tira As ths business centre.
IMPROVED WATER FACILITIES.
4 precise idea Of the greater immunity which tho
city now enjoys against re !: furnished ~ tne ~.
fire. there 272 miles Of now there ara
near1y 4oo There were then 1,55a frehydrants, and
hs1s Il Ss 1nc II
be luz 90 GALLONS daily against capacity ct 3s
QUO 600 four ago. Tho land extension OF the new
tending distance Of 20,50o feet under the city. and
having IT water shafts for ire purposes These hG-
ures, however, do not completely represent ths en-
largeen Of fire precautions fer In addition TO the
total incl in the quantity Of water many OF the
old pipes and hydrants have been taken up mud re-
placad by larger ones and ten fro cistetns haye been
but the else and location Of which viii b found in
the report Of the City Engineer.
It has been the policy Of the Board to use the ap-
propriatfon 60 as to furnish the amplest security
aeains. recurrence of fire, rather than to e1tend
pipes into sparse and remote settlements; md
it is believed that soon a. the new engines snail be
In working order namely In November Of this yesr,
Chicago will be Of the safest cities IN the country
if not in the world fur AZ the water supply Ia con-
cerncd.
THE NEW LAKE. TUNNEL
The second lake tunnel h1s been satisfactorily COM
p1eted On the 9Th Of last July party Of city ociss.
prominent residents, and visitors from abroad, were
aose through The courtesy s.. Of e %
trip through the tunnel to the crib. The land tunnel
connecting the new lake tunnel with the West Side
water-works has also been completed, and the water
bae been already turned in, make available
for In Of fire. The capacity Of tbs new Lake
tunnel is 100 600 gallons that Of the old tunnel is
s457 Sk4s6: Of the new lake tunnel Atl 5lol6 and
Of the lsnd extension Of the latter about $5A5, 900
THE NEW PUMPING WORKS.
Ashland avenue and TwentTseccnd street. On Oct.
49, 1874 the contract was awarded to Messrs. Murphy
l. Co., Qunard Iron Works. New YORK. for two COM
pound. condensiug, beam pumping engines, 1t cost
Of 5o0 which to be capable OF raising 3d. 900
u g. gallons LIS feet high in twentyfour hours. The
foot high with 100 pounds Of coa The engines arr to
berompeted in November by which time tho building
will be ready for their reception.
TIE CRIB.
Tho CRIB was completed during the pass year, in &C
cordance With tho original plan. mud the structure is
staunch aud enduring. Hnvlng successfully withstood
severity Of Last winter caused to surround it, fears
suced be entertained for its fntnrs safety: