, 1876-05-18
LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Annual Report oe the Board
Of Public Works.
Extension of tho Wnter.System..-
Immunity from Fire.
What the Wator-Wo Works Have Cost
and Have Produced.

Waste Of Water-.-The Sewers..-
Pavements and Special
Assessments.
Tho nnnual report OF the Board Of Public
Works for the nine months ending Dec. 81, 1875,
has Just been published. Its most Interesting
portions arc rs follows:
During tho period which this rpurt covors. no
kaa been undcrtaken; hut in M past ycar haa 70
,nnch been accomplished toward insnrlng t1.e safe.
Il Of t1ls si.y 9gain;t ct r. are an thereby cp"ncmE
othcr years q larger number OF miles Of water.rPe
haa hncn laltt. bnt It wRs Of smaller dcn.on, md
IT. sos,ea or Las
liz Hoard iaid tho grcatcrt quantity Of large mains
ever uld IN one ycsr III tl,la city iho design being
u .apr5ass &,he.e anSlaEss3eSf
crcasing The pressure ~ other districts only
psssSy sSy s isss;s wse. y % " w's p fSfs
lind extension of tho new lac tunnel through tho
new Wc1t Side nnmping. works, which will proba-
frcre aro now oy.f 40 miles q! watsr: :pipeslad
pipes now laid, there aro nrarly miles Of Inch.
inch, nearly ID miles Of 1:.inch nearly miles Of
lo;incr, oScr u miles q 8.ineh. and over 1h
Esester ,t diameter. Neasiy elaven: stx.esaths 81
9ur pipe nre. therefore. Of szcs conhidcred sate
for hrc purposes n 81! cities in the world OE thu
1875. .5; miles ssre only 0.inel, IN diameter.
ThIs comparison will show TINT It fa unfair to cau.
TIM he u s easa c
ronably small in d!umcteF as compared with those
In ute In othcr cisca. The nnln buslngsa d1strlct
there Is probably 10 city In tho world whose cont
mercnl ccntrc ts better protected SO far 81 water.
supply and nse.dgAtlng facilities atc concerned,
tho country have revealed the fact that
CHICAGO, IN THIS RESPECT, Stands uE8uR-
PASSED.
to the pret8 OF that city, nucccssfny resisted thu
engtnely Of the Err Department. because of the
ne ~ Of s H 2f be sca s ss1s: sfs ssy Sss
deav0riug to exsinguish the flancs When tho new
pumping works are in operation, II Is safe to say
pounds al tho most remote are.hydrant In The city.
No Hound argument remains. therefore, for dis
oanst chisugo n y, rates IT, IT,
as @ at t6e % ,,nc of tSs xrent eonfsgsatioa.
N" fst sfs as 10 fy Mss 1xas ossc
cago d more to inaasc cT business section agnlnst
centre s perfectly supplied % any city In the
Union The work Of Protection. hdwoysI, 10:
es as Ssss ~ ses 9e sce spe
nccted With nearly ali intersccting pipes, 80 TINT
iHG IHCEEASEA FlOlcElauu HAL FEehAtH ACHHsLillH
from them haro beon extended 10 many districts
hcrctofose considered unsafe. Underwriters have
r. ya groand f.. sxtost,onate alis demands Ron
snbnt g tho Injustice to which they have hithesto
Tic 1aicty Of tho central portion Of Tho city, and
the cnterprleo and wisdom which, for several ycnrs
llavo inspired your honorable body in cnlnrsng tho
wates syste should not e permitted to tntcrte5s
tested. % Tho {oard, rseosnIsns }ho Fens1ai st!ia;
d.psaatnss ss as e e 1 aasse assi het e.
aueo taxation to tho minimum conalatent with
sAisty; but We also must remind your honorabo
eSss'' of Tx o 1s,s' IT, 70 witch Tho aPssnaae.
e5 a1aniea ayas ntef H
a5ie 70 iafrsh the lily WIZ III sbe watsr 1sqai5e
make % supply available in all portions Of tho
cy T. is St enough t. songTsa,1ao eur4syea
teEess Of tho entire community, which must suffer
hedeSs, ', ds,nana G hat Il he W MorE bo eontnaed nn
thc aeg thas hS"na ss s @
sa@e specific amosnt IN M tho tax e9y; but 1t viii
not annihllate, our force winds, nor render dry
whcrc % IN tic wooslen 6clt whteh forus an ineei,.
under snctcor!c conditions liable TO exiat It any
and which can b successfully controlled only by
the extension Of large pipes and tho placing Of q
sufficient number Of hydrants: IN view Of tho IN
| creased pressure furnished by tho new pumping
works, md by the quantity Of large MAIN. laid
during tic year. greater NNuahcr Of nre-hydrnntf
can b. supplied. A special appropriation
should be-, made for aac.hydIAnts, +
the augmented water supply. Tho t'lacinf
a9a a1iS en sesa s
| might be tho mems OF saving hnndtcds Of thou
| sanls OF doilasa' worth Of property. An increase
Of hydfanta ia aAkcd for by tho Fire ucpartment,
and IN absolutely necessary; md We FtHpectlHll.
| Msgo npon your honorable body The examination o.
| this subject.
| TIE chin. ..
| This Btructuto rcp1atns In mnat durable c0ndi
| ttou and EtycH every indication Of being nrno
nrninst ali ordinary ncc.hcnts bill hun PASSES
lie United States IIousc Of Representatives, an,
Will dnnbt,eeo bccpnu Inv during tho 51reaent acs
sion OF Congress- proy{dnE {nr tho establishment
or lIcht on tho crib Tho tnwc. for the rcceptlOr
of t,o 1jrht 10 already constFuctel, nnd tho llgh
| Will bc put in place an soon as popaihle.