, 1881-05-17
Alderman Hildreth's Report on the
Proposed Water-Works Ex-
tension.
His Committee Recommend a Tunnel
tn and Crib at Crosse
Point,
Tho Old Tunnel l.crorlcl 10 Re In n
Bad Way Owing 10 Sediment.
nry ncpositss
Adoption Of tho Report After q Mild
Debate on Ita Merits.

last evening. Mayor 1iarrton in tho ch fr, mud
nll tho Atsnrn,tssl present.
Thu Muyur, rr,,lt tho special Committee on
Committees, submitted tia report. which was
unatiifnu4ls.
Aid, Dixon naked II tho list wnsn's TIM satr,e M
that presented wcrk ut.o tr Ali. tulertnn.
ELuuKhler,] lilo nskc,l tlint Tho rrport h9 tic.
ferTcd undcf tho charter, desiring 10 lnok tho
lis. over.
The point was rnn'lo TINT, moi being the report
Of Il Committee Of tle Counclt-thnro being
none-t uouii not lo tnld over, and tho Char 70
held, aaSing that tho charter provision was III.
applicable.
AID shurey appealed from tho decision.
After n ,os,H. unlntcrcstlnR discussion, tho
Cha!r wns not s!lstalncd,-ycAs II. nnys 1n,--ns
foows;
,leG:-wekcrshan, Sanders. appleton: Burke.
hawi"r. tcevcy. scnroedsr, Nsi.o staupor s
ilrsch, Young, llnrEett-l7.
s Mxn shorey NTH iheGs , WIsHins ;I,,';st
!maof, ;. .No!cr tsIxtcoatn). Murphy Hurley,
On motion Of AID. Everett. tho list was la,d
over. Tho following nrs tho names Of tho Chnlt-
mum OF tho different Committees recommended
in the report: Fintnep, hurley; Ju,llcnry,
Young; Schools Stanher; llaitrtMlts, f!ond: Fire
and Water, Everett; Health md County fleIa-
tons, Wickcrsha1u; Gus, SMndcrs; pnbc Build
.ngs, iIIllrcth; Elections liuihcrt; Streets and
Division. 1aw!or: rnlicc. I!ior,nn; Whnrvcs ind
pnbllc F. urHl,nas. fcnvey; tinSl,ors md llrkes,
eer tcws ss "hyax sen,s r1Sssif
Local Assessments. Murphy; Printing, lArrett.
THE WATER sUrrtv.
Tho special order, tho report OF tho Special
@ 'h' b. r., fsot .t @ Az tS. saFs
ut,. Tho dncumrnt rr.ll ns ftll0ws:
Tnc question . Ut & !. supply ot pure . wntcr a to t.
t1u necessity OF ynur Committee 'lcDtttnH upall
t.. y 1rcatcr supply We must haso In tic 'car
Nov York city. when smaller. than Chfearo
tho CrUtOu ltiyer. AID has expclntcd s!ncU ,nt.ly
tho quality. Lirorpoo! proposes tn bring water
from Wales tint the city mny hnvc p,,re wutcr.
ph'adolphIn, =, celebrated Tor Its works which
expenditure of <:5,nNoN to firing, pure water
fr9ln dlstnnec Of thirty o. moro miles.
puror thau thnt OF my ntlor city IN the worll,
within eusy reach, nnd tho o'lly question Is,
Tho details of any plan must be proposed by
comtlctent c1lHincers. II IL evident TO nny one
giving the leMst eonsidcrntion to tho subject:
ts elty. tho distance br decided by examine
lion. but frnlI Government surveys tho depth
lrusse Tntnt, H!lL tho observation f fnkctnun IS
that the wntcr IL mitch less rDlS during sts,rns
taan IN irnnt = r % to elty tero 'Ssns eni ts
Crit. ~S'
?. ii We 20 further Into tho lnlso tho dlstancc
miles bny. tlo present Crib md tho leo hun,
nine ,siles from shore ~ we'll ns north nsld
rutr Comnittco tciiovcs that It Is duo to tho
cttIxchs or Cb.erxt, TINT this Council sl,,il take
water and from IL s',ascu TINT viii lusure II
"Gn!nss imterrur,'nH aud contamination.
antt trto ii supply IL Iii lakc Mschip,n, md i,sI tint @
Il nan ly resse|,el ut u punt within Il reasonable
dIs!at.ce anu vt vt y ln,rierasc expense.
mittcc. hut thu rhuIco Or Glthor fr Mt,y bthur
pnn must bc tho result Of examinations 1.,,l
estlIlatg5
MADE lty COMPETENT ESn1SEEtss.
One pian Is To seek tho high ground nnrtA OF
Chiehga. where rrservnlrH cl,l liz constructed ut
9l1ch M elevation us tn give tho necessary hu,.d
of tho wntcr in lron pipes. having sufficient
saImc!ty to furnish tho supply nfttr niluw!ltx
oblrctei nun account Of IL Uxpvi,sc. 4 ra,.gs.
plan Ut *iu.s1s!uj i, sIs,ostta. ~ ' N'' '"'o
y rec0.nl ptnn ~ tn rtlIl IL tunnel Of ton fcot
diameter froM tho present pumping works IL Il
put emit, ttr ts'st md north, 1t Grosso ln'Mt or
cter cacl,, Which, tlough ct,stlts s.,lneSnat
moro thur Il Hn4u ten fout tunnel, w,,u11 hnvo
tho atlyn1,t4g,s vi giving inrxer supply, as,li Il.
could be uxnn,!hc'l n1'd c!euncll or required
wi!tlc tic otiitr wonIi furnish IL supply.
mont ot our prt.sct,t tniinptup -wtrks. whiiu tho
rsScnnt plum contoinalssus their co,ltnlloNs ,,so
th Ss nv xrct rs9 acy M % ass S r ns sfss ts .S 5
lt,,,s e,lntttnK co's,ruct1ra 10 s!uk rrosIuei,t
WORKING ,;* .,,. s'ttH an4.workns two forces from
l.y retaining permanently SHUTS oach mile,
Fntcs & s ns i'nf m ~ tia.t y eo.9l,l " pumped
@ nt a e, % s; .i or f rs!'r ,is nlt ey @ Sset!o ~ M
~ ven-fc"t tunnel Is tMkGn an Il Gt.sls, md tho
htherGncu bctHcnh tho sctrn lil1 eight reot
'ainel y nLss,, oy tho advantage presented
.. Tne ta!;owinS f SO! x!ye nn:appr,s s!mata; The
III, vaual 10 *i::.ssJ , por ir. 10, II 1wrIsa % ns @
whnlt! be ,NR, sce.,ltl eight. I'M. ti,nnci
wot.l1 By sl!I'7sss'; alnw fur Increased rt,*t ut
nnse!lals nud lAl1r u per cent. xlN!Ut4: nA to
this tito cxI,eAsts Of crtG Ut sufficient cnlslcty
anu strength. syn,uk1: u!d, nlst,, lws niles ior
contingencies OF rtut0 util lptsaly to reilu, tho
best p,t;lt fur u crib III thu sllu rntn &c ctlst,
$i.4'e, und VIC hayo totul cstltiiate Ut $4,SJj,-
1T ~ THE nEl.EF
Of your Committee tlu.s slGn0.UY will cover ali
the cnat nj work thnt w,1,l,l hiring OlIr wuter-
snpp'y frey from uli c"nta,smtinu fr.nn my
hy ico oyesy Winter. tic umi,sd sta,ss 'tn s,rvcy
IN ni ~ soan!nKs ~ shny thss s.'Itablu 'Irnth of
iG. nj 1T ff 4 .''' nat 19 t 'rI x s s5" s 4.
sspeelaliy ..e i*. liz cri ,.ts Gecs. keit irso i
the pnst w'i,trr Tho ct..nid j.s rxirinlri ahSI,t
n miles north n,i.l e,lst, asnl rat!u observers
s]As9 N!AAk IHHsuO ltEtI18G IttMk thU eHkD ltllh
logN clcar " iinntllv Leu. showing thMs lhu Leu
's t!F?rrb south uDt1! II IL held ~ sas sllnr.
il itle present tu1thnt syatunl Il extended two
or four in!!ss furtor into tho iukp, II viii llut
20 clelt 0E !ttMtlns Ike. md ut sirh hIHtuileg
frnn shore, 1t wusaa 1'u nuxt tn inlt,t,sslhlu 10
Keep tho communication win 1t ui'v.', w 1t t4a
ooen found IL ho etnpha1Ics,iiy necessary, Az
1.,, t. tao &C. ~ M9Isstton ni r,rn',nx ny a1liltnnnl
ln1ttte thcre should i!e nn hlJeutiOn. 'tnMblnurh
~ tho eaNesidslnr" In rR!tilnntu no for An lii
sestnltnl h'iu tlGr9 s IN ruls4,l why tiftsu who
coH1' liter alnNlA hut tcas lloIr pr,Ilprllpu 1T
1lo txntn1tnru nlalle nx vol fur their buuutlt
Nx tUr our tlNtl.
Tntsclnplry tno inuttcr we will Ink at lilo t,ast
aH Hcs' whit results lltt4 Ieetl accomplished
~ thc cr.ntion VI Y tnld. The tutnl deht ot lilo
Wuttr department I'M l'ur gut,urts or ISNJ Ii
w, represented ts = and tar tent bonds.
Toc ts,tGt roal Ut tho Wa1er' Wnr.t4, inutl,lilY
Iand ualalnvs. ul'Ellles, rrgs. erib, and ltln-
nais, by thu s..e rrlnrt Ii ss,As,11a;i Thu in,nt
revenue per rp.,lrt Ut leetI hns liecn $i!,.NLlW
Mi"tMMira|''t,sca ~ ~ mud !niercsl, lnr asts ruit0rt,
kb, !3t li1; surplus, $l,tul,tA
lAn retrIHt hus lIAttl tho lAt0Fcst OH tho ticut.
a.! "1rati'lr EXPENSES. hu,ight ln!,d a engines.
Mn pa!d fur tho last tunnel, nnd pxtet,Aea lIlo
ssstrn @ q plprs very largely. Frnn lhs aurp|us
u kHt.k tletO WINS uaril for tho cx lellai.t. 1T
knttt- Ilin&S *lin.h1l. lthYln II uet Alarttlt,A II