, 1880-06-20
PUBLIC WORKS.
Commissioners Walters Views on
the Street-Paving Ques-
ton.
Keeping the River Dredged by Assess
ments On Wharf Property.

The following are points Of interest connected
with the 1879 report Of the Commissioner OF
Public Works which have not yet been made
public: ...<,,..,
At f17e Pumping " orks on the North Side the
total quantity of water pumped during 1873 was
1l.l53 ,3sl gallons, being a daily aVcrngc OF
*. 500 900 GALLONS. At the West Side Pumping
Works tho total quantity pumped was 9, ,ioa.5 .55s,-
003 gallons, being duly average OF nearly
5,7;55o,o0o gallons. The coal used. at the
North works during the year amounted
to l9,as3,140 pounds; ut the West Pump
inK-Works to 17,1&,05l pounds; the ex-
prnsc Of running the former amounted to
$,sss9: that OF the latter to <5o:15- The cost OF
pumping water at the North Pumping WORKS
has been reduced from $1l3l per million gnl-
Ions in 1871 to S5.65 in 1879
The whole amount collect ed by the Water Do
parcment during 1879 was $tEes OIL. in collecting
which a new system was inaugurated which
4 matter to which the Publlc-Work Commits
eoner gives particular attention in his report is
STREET PAVING.
Upon this point he says:
.-Thc question rs to the best and most desira-
bic mode Of paving streets is recognized to be
Of 20 much importance that it Is attracting not
only considerable attention III Chicago- pnt also
tn most Of the other large cities OF the Unaon.
The cheap and short-iired wooden pavemcnts OF
the city nrc species Of shoddy that should not
be encouraged. Cheap only in the f1rst pay,
mept in the1ong run they are tho dearest and
most unsatisfactory pavement the city has ever
used. The business centre OF city like Ch1c,s-
go. where the use and the wear 81 the streeis eek;
are SO excessive, should certainly he paved with
snlid and durable material. think the best
quality OF stone blocks that are obtainable ut
reasonable EXPENSE sklnlully laia upon ~ NOR nor
ing the cutters with select conble-stones
Of small and uniform size, would make the best
and cleanest streets for our business centre, ana
71,-4 I'm Nt,Fs3htfs The nUN{lK must
Keep them clean in muddy weather with any
scctins Streets be unpaycd, tho continual and
rapid passage of all manner OF vehicles from
one to the other will always in Il few hours dnr-
Whole nrca trnversed: IT, for instance s;ts,.;s;
S%ae4 r. H. si;ss &. o;S3 .ss 10 x ZEN en-
Buren, or Harrison street on the south we're
paved IT'S suggested. it would be fair beginning
and this portion Of the streets OF the Fly Gouia ,t
as to cleanliness and repair, u; would meet the
wishes Of our people The expense Of doing doing
1h3 am sasea n cts wo9 N me sajd speets
provided tho laws be SO changed us TO release
them. after doing this from al anta tuture re
saa 2s''se streets. as eF The great aaxtety lately
shown by property-owners to have the
streets in which they we're interested selected
they were Released from ill expense on this ac-
count in future. nus demonstrated what the
feelings Of large majority of the lot-owners
are i,l this regard AS the district have named
is the business centre OF the city, used in com
by the residents of all parts Or tho city.
IL especially reasonable and just tha1 after said
substantial improvements shall have been u1ade
on said streets. and paid for by the owners IF
lots alutt.ns thereon az future Improvements
the General Fund Of the city. The streets in
cach division Of the city over which the princt-
Ihro,,yt, which the grrat daily current Of travel
nlsst.; 10 and from the heart of the city, are
next in importance to be selected for the lsyng
these passing b. the private residences OF so
many Of our citizens would avoid the noise
1nscparabie from the stoue-block pavcmcnts
..-,>.e,., <.,.a ,,.c,n.v coxsrp,,rrrn .s ro,-
et t0s11fo11 AA1N 1n,yS.
..1,rc,,,r<, ,ha r,,,.hei % soas tn be even and
roller; Jet the inst covering be rnhpe, ,stens,
<l,swa; 3 cover this with twelve inches Of maead-
ani. sx anenes NJ ti1iae' l!u.o4sns ta tneu - -
bhld II well. theA nop ~ wiz lour anGuss eS,i II.
hard stone, acGess!p.e ana no. 700 O. expensive =
that VIII :aot ene 5 aehou ~, ~
me wea.her no, M ntt,,. 1n. uS1 s,,a, ~ XII
th:s aown LoruugniS ~ Us ~ 70 ',r'
arg bond # well au IL VIZ s1xe no. @ ohH H. our nt
aee as D9t % ppobaby not be- Exceeding G per
cent more than our best Mooset-ho '!.s:! paye-
Durability q sueh a ,sir.ct with proper and
timely repairs II such repairs are loosea atfcr
faithfully ana attenaea 10 prn;.npuS; m.a,ng u,
evi,h inc nalu seone lopP1lS ~ MnetGse. ~ u
street comeSS 4 10 @ Ter I'll; H., 1 "rs tnS - nn
uuaI etpcHso ~ ou1l!S etts ,;t mi ttvt ] n,PIo r.
cent Ut inc orisinnl cnsi, WHICH exrEns.' eau oe
easily mel ana snouiu ~ ~ nGn1 G,A upo.e "
Eenicics' d'scrlH3naung atseH ~. H., ~ iaso. ,,s ~
or'ho tltCs 1or a14 nAnAgF ~ "4ceiGu sM Soi1sc1
atces Wnicn caE. ntAvy !oaus - ~ w " teau
1S seen tnat II Is very - AtsP n..a1 SUI
paSemeh! lhtact. an1 Iot a!ioW IL ~ oe opetH:u
up or proken 1nto. 1utle ~ . an ".ui'l.tnev ~"
Iuat requires sentfa' "I.el l-npss, Auu sas ~ ppSs'
l:gcther VIII t1e stncta1 ~ setsMe ,,1e.o
nous LOT cacn lot, VI ~ ~ puI . IL ,,.nG uSiuaG
street IS paved; but c1peI1enGc n'.s ftusEu W..
&nat, even VIII tn's 1net1 ;t; MI es ~
allerN1us lteuusn. @ n a.lu tEt.t ,,n Iior'7a-,
p,,a+nsrt ~ cnn aa:i1r Iva dono and rennced hit
with the macaiam such opening should be
ay,1i1cd. Wherever it is practicable the
sewers, water pipes, gas-pipes, etc, should
1a, carried through the allcys Of the
city instead Of under the paved streets. think
the difficulty may he further met and overcome
in this way. Most Of our streets are thirty-eighr
feet from curb to curb; let the mucadam road
way be twenty feet wide only, leaving nine feet
on each side next the curb, and pave the two
sides with Medina stone, OR something equal to
it, This will allow the opening Of this part of
the street, any tiulc, to put in pipes, etc, and
TAying can be replAce4l, making It as. good as
ever, If carefully done; and If 1t be necessary