, 1881-06-05
MAYOR HARRISON.

MAYOR HARRISON.
11E THINKS WELL. OF TIE Project.
II have examined Mr.. Bra amhalts plans,' SAID
Mayor Harrison to tho reporter, "and thtuk, II
he can get the structure out into the lake ana
fill it with concrete, it will be as firm As the
Rock Of Ages. l like the idea Of locating tho
fulcts far down, because believe. If NC can Eot
a crib In sixty feet OF water, even with 1,5oo,ooo
people in Chicago. there would be no contains
uation Of tho water. To locnte crib in sixty
feet Of water it will be necessary to 70
six or eight miles from shorc.-probably five
or six miles from the present Crib. It Is q Ia"
of hydrostatics that column of water flowing
into a large body Of water flows into 1t at no
1rcater depth than tho column where 1t enters
the larger body. Our river ut its mouth Is from
disturbing element tn the lake, the water Will
tiow out at that depth, and. instead OF sahk-
ing 70 The bottom. the tendency 9ey If 1;,sr; TO
wafer sp7euds out. And this tendency is
increased by tho river water. being warmer
mmnaer 1oSn into o. nov @ 'hS Il Mr Bra@ha can auuc
and get his crib in position. the inlets being ten Ten
fifteen feet, from the bottom. leaving ;I ntty
feet of wntcr above, he believes and | bcl1eve
that there would be no contamination: even II
all The city's sewage went into the lake"
''uoW MUCH WILL. THE WORK cosT?'
=. "AItege!her-the Y two tunnels and cri0-aoout
YOU think this better plan than going up
the luke shore and building reservoir
Decidedly. L great many people favor tnaI at
ind build reservoir on the highlands Iney
lose sight Of ono great advantage Il lAkc-cs!n MS
over reservoir. Water from me crlD IS always
II We yet our supply from depth Of ffty feet,
the people would save over $ln9,oVon year which r.:
woild be necessary an the time as in New York
and Philadelphia.
sBut / want to call your attention to con-
- o.-ni%+ Tn Fn11r fhara
been twenty days ali told when the water from
the present Crib WIS in the least contaminated.
The few days lust spring wnen the " water was wa,
FOR new Watcr-W Works.. regardless Of cost.
There was some alarm nj at the IN IN
mortality mortal statistics ,of Chicaso, he vii
see that Chicago is one Of the healthiest large
duo to the chcapness and abundance Of water.
There is no such thing as waste here. Every
ns .at
city i'll Il healthy condition II expensive WORKS
are built far up the the cos5 t. thS 1
were spent, the Interest would. have TO
be added to tho water-ta1. Therefore
prefer to have the soruce where we can reduce
risk of an occasional contamination. because
the Injury done by few weeks OF slightly i'm
pure water is vnst!y compensated Tor by TIE
limitless supply the people have during the re-
mainder Of the year. And, besides, this money
qor,e syo,.fd snenH II north. added to whit
cnT t,et from ria Stnte or rhe General Govern
mont woni widen ft1o oural 50 thnt orr sov,lgc
'vo,,ja r,,n ;nr,, the Mississippi. and then tho
water ,xonld mot be liable to be affected ut ALL
ersn ut 1ho nrescnr crib. except when there is q
freshet. i an not alarmed because Of the con-
dition Of the water last Spring. 1t may be years
before that occurs again.. We nave plenty OF
time to mature plans, make soundtnes, 70 to
| The Legislature tive can't get the money nny-
where else> and ask for authority to issue bonds
t and VIC can have the bonds out long before our
| people will suffer for tue want OF water Fut IN
two more engines at the West Side WORKS ana
| VIC can supply Chicago for ut least nve years.
even with all the growth IN popu!aoon we ex-
pect. Before the end or that time we eau nave
| the right to issue bonds, and have everything
ready to
BEGIN on THE NEW WORKS"
tNoro nno,nes will f,e neoessary for rheu1?"
| :. Engincs can he constructed as they are
| needcG
g Tba+ snrpcsts ncw 1ocattons?"
- ihink ~ viii have To- huye pumping-works
| in iffcrent nnrts nf tho city. on the South Side
ami in tha nnrthw,st section. with lake tunnels
| rnnninr RI tha crih MIR l.ramhnil makes pro-
,.isin1 ~ ~ 80 sI manv os mny he renuired. Some
| want IN engine located down town to supply
| o,ara+nrs i fhink It will hn advisable In The
cnrrsn ~ few y..nrs If, have works close to the
| shnrs. n snnnly elevators and manufacturing
establishmcnts. They can easily be secured BY
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