, 1876-06-05

anil all look to Cincinnati Tor DECLARATION WHICH
shall he the slogan Of the next national cot-
test, they will content themselves with the can
df.lntcs, who are lncn of ability and honnr, and
mike them their PLATFORM Journal
WHY CREGtER SHOULD NOT GO BACK,
IL the Editor af The Tribune.
CHICAGO, juno alt our reform Council
conclude TINT the salary paid to tile late Chief
Engineer OF the pumping department is ncccs-
sary to secure competent person for TINT post,
they should net With driibcratinn before rein-
stating Mr. CrcgIer. 1t is highly responsible
trust, aud should be filed by person whose
ability is beyond question.
The Ftru Department and Drilewrll arc now
satisfactorily managed; the one by promoted
subordinate, and the other by II trangcrl,ronght
here for that special charge ~ reason nf bis
aptness for tho position exhibited III siInilAr
sssvicc In another city. \ good Engineer fur
Or elsewhere, by similar mcans.
Mr. CrcEicr and his friends contend that Ills
value 10 the community Is bis thorough .knowl-
edge Of our whole hydraulic SYSTEM since It's
construction, and his ability not only us m
engineer to keep The, pumps IN operation, hut
that lie is thoroughly skilled nlcchan!rian,
competent to design aud Greet Ill the machinery
anil fixtures which our water system may frnn
time to time require. Tho writer has no person.
III acquaintance with him, or any Of Its late
ASSISTANTS anu e1an1l&les l't3 retOfl wholly Tree
from any bias or feeling Of prIyato interest.
Mr.. CreEirr may possess MANY high qualities rs
a'nrelsasie, bit In looking over Ills career three
PROMINENT. questions arc presented, which
should be fully explained 10 the public; two Of
siicrcd by the Fire nnl Water Committee ut the
Council at nil. Tiey arc suggested here for tho
consideration ot those who think h!s services IN
d!spcnsabe, and with the llppe that the Council,
acting for the real welfare II tic city, will find
huttcr reason to renstato discharged oilsclnl
thnn merely hcrause he II respectable man, or
bccause liz wns dismissed by Mayor Colvtn.
Hrt-Tlc south engine at ttcpresrnt Water
Works wls built froin Mr.. Cregcr's designs,
AMI Is one of the most notcd mechanical fall
tires tn tc country It's rAtc Of duty per ton OF
coal bclng. nhvnt two-thtrr!s TINT nf several
morh smaller engines constructed many yeurs
sooner This .faet Is fully shown In The repurt
Of the Committee nf Experts tu tho Citizens
AssMiatton, upon the test mntlc in tile winter
Of 1S74-5, table IN which sets forth tho per
fnEnalltc Of thirteen other American engines NIL
older; 1t shows that tho Crcgicr cngtnc ron-
sun'es more coal IN proportion in ts work than
any Of the others, excerpt four, while its sI7e Is
vastly larger than my 0f them, thus placing Mr..
Creglcr nearly at the foot OF his class, md rc-
yersing thc commonly accepted theory that
large 1narhlnc has proportionatcly less friction
thAn Il Rnlnl1 one. As Al. argument against
Mr. Cregtcrfs abilities In designing economic
pnmpln,e;Ess s the report SEEMS to BE- cor
The pumpl,,g-cngtne now being erected on
Ashland aye.lilc, designed by New York
engineer, is bought by the city upon Its merits;
nnc4llartcr Of tho price being reserved for one
yenr after Il has Eol.e into actual operation, so
TINT 1t niny f,c fully tested. Il is warranted to
give MI avinni duty Of 10, ,000, ,000 pounds raised
l foot lsfgll for earh 100 pounds Ut coal (aholit
double the work performed by creg'e,'s and,
pound principle, thu duty Of the Cregcr rngncs
Is less tlla1l TINT u d!reet.act[hg English
engines running since Mr. Cregier was child;
tstco"d,Ts,r tlre hydrants now in use IN this
their outlet !*!}6 inrrs internal diameter tile
same size as the hnsc-coup!ings through which
Lie wntcr passes after receiving the whule power
OF the rc-tnEnc, and Is consequently too sniall
To fully supply tho largest tlre-cnglncs underline
minimum pressure IN Chicago nulus. The Fire
Marshal caillel tho attention of tho Fire Cum
tlltsslnncrs to ILLS error, about two years ugn,
ainl requested larger Eytiranta, hut thr Crcgstr
l,yt!rants With AInnll outlets are still in lsc,
many Of them having been erected since then,
a,n! ntfler makes excluded, The Itlcapaclty af
these hy'rants Is often demonstrated when
tnany lsr-eugtncs are worked NJ one tire, ea,sing
Il corresponding reduction of pressure III tho
tlinlns.
II Mr. Cregier or his friends can explain why
llc rrtstlcrs thu column Of water Ut The hylrnlit
to ri inches When the suetlnri.hosc anl pump
tnlcts OF all steam irr.cmglncs nrc inelirs Or
larger, 1t would hc well I'll make TINT c1 pinnatin
now. Perhaps tl.,'sr underwriters WIN aru 6a[d
to think thu water-suppy unsafe unless Mr..
Creg!sr Is renstatesl, can tcll why ,hsc-englncs
IN f"n us} th ,j',tS;s nnst IpiIs .'s
in'ws !, hna M mot hsp ~ ,nnn,i ccs h"t htt
= % nlIneo !, =. i'"s w. nsem aHuouneeu Will
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.mst ti,,n ia a.,r - ny pttsnE u.AI G u.S
sc,.ioI hv ,hs Rn,rJ -, p.,i,it. vvpis au ncu
1nn INV: @ h.n H. ,,,,',ar ,'a,,sss "'' ..!,u
th sf,v.,r. am nthar sint .ity ,a:,,rs' n,. ~
III Mrr t ,, TX o.Gis' H. @ uaI
t. its fn,,n,t wns Ian, Than ~, ~, .t a.n ~
ot The p,,iupio,1su wa Uttered viii tinbcr an,I
etavtuE for thu prcctlun of the larur Cnrlur. il
may b. trulw said that wc hnl I,o rra-
Bur to cxlGrt such a t.rlugu Vi ire,