, 1881-04-27
PUBLIC WORKS.
Summary Of Commissioner WAL
ler's Report for 1880.
What Has Been Done In Regard to
Gas, Water, streot-Paying, Etc.

Following Is summary of tho roport OF tho
Commissioner Of public Works for tho yonr
ondlug Dec. Ut, 1880: ....,
Thc ontlro work Of tho department during tho
yc,!r ISL cnrtlc'istn INTO 1gyre4ates ior tntck
tlid cnsy cxa .MiIiAttOfl. Calculation, aud uotn'
pnrIson, was as follows:
srtRnr wo!tK.
Strcots paved aid in,provet! % o5a feet as fol-
lowa:, With woodut liooks. ss.A tecti ~ M.eau. ~.
rlanking. iG1; curb wal and llliuis; o,9sl; curb
s.ono a tiI!tng, 7N1i total, u mss. or 9 M'iSs Is
ssa fss, fts s s % ssy rH HDt isi.y 'a s.
wbshnoout thlrty- -oiaat niies wsrc built of wooi.
and two miles OF eto,o or eoncretc.
sTnEEr-ClEAN1Nb.
ceantt,s ,sas dune 6Y Gti,tract during she
yenr lss5. 1T 9!15O per !nlle. Throe huulrod
r Wure ps gtaasd ana athsrwso worked upvn d,.rInS
tho yeur. Nino rni.usa Of macndam and olndcrod
stsSyts , ,. %sse rSpa,red. i ,a.d ,or stroe. m.
pairs and cleaning wMs Us follows: II South
biv!slqn, ssvi!; y West pIyMison4. ~ q, si:ois; in
2As.LAAtps,
At Tho close OF the yenr 1850, tho whole ntm-
bcr Of etrcct- humps IN thg city ;vlis ,9s9 dis
s9Stn pxsen %bs Ns y p,er Sn1'n q pxaa
psppsaRo uh vas t nes day. Ths sho,a ospsnso
iahor, a including iaisp. posis, wiz sii,a5S Tho
lighting VI tho city eost rs follows: Ch!eago
Ss ys Gs%Ra,ys s s @ s s!sss a's ssg''' Gus Coin
wATEl-wOlllls.
the year 1881 WAS 67,24J trat Al the pumping.
works, North Side -four engucsJ, tho tosa! Qun!l.
yc Sssf naoeEa eSe s& es sss bat
tr tx, ,0lU YatE0nA tioArly 3,D ul per dhy moro
!sH sy a 1,lsgS 1sS os ps5Ins isS month ot june tho
Xi tho pisiislne- -warks, West sido 1.-TWO cnRtnes).
the totnl auanttty of water pumped during tho
hourly Il lDU,UD gnllnns. During tho in1nth OF
August iss0. TITO DULY average was ~, o.vM.
The total lt,nnttty Of water plunged @ ~ bn!h g,
i,er div aid during the month u july tho iaily
ntssFG Gan ',sca !;i safx IT ihe Nst Pumping
eoIfi5,.l pounds; Ut tho West Pumping Works.
lss pnnns; 1x1Ssc ~, u running u. LUZ Moth
Westr rPnnmp1nR- Works, sHjb5b; eost pnr i,0ao.OIl
l!,tnns 1f ptipirg tte waterat Nnrth l..implng-
Works < tue sne r ths f, ,yh. W.Ss rnpns
.c II the city to Dcs. 81. !ssl. y. s1 7s: tota!
incnmo tlp,n water rents, ll:0o. Ns surplus ot
see sSso StSE sS:'G!a tet%l aRs wsssr @ soas
S;j,WIs, ,tEd; nmn,imt OF wnter. furnished In la5J
ss @ e @asn' psr nsa fSss"S sdas snS'fise% issr1
pipo, ti,Wt; Ciybnurn place brick tunnel ror Il.
1
sttO. .7S,: expenditures, *751gds; wutor bonds rc'
| tired. S.Hl,UkU.
Tho following figures rotate to
/ THE CiTf'S aEwERAdE:
Amount o! sewerage put In, 1t.ps miles; nmoun
t,Aid out fur c1natructtug tho sumo, Sl1i 51
rnd out for rrpnirs Of 41wura. &HBlt; for nieAt,-
luR sewers, AAi,6Bi; whulo Number Of catch
bNslnt in tho city, 0,Qts: OF nlatt.h0tes. Il ,0
number Ut miles Ut suwc1lyu tn tho city, x}i 4
'rhe Incur foot 0r 4ewers per heut ut Pnpufnt1ot
IL J.5I, whtuh. when the tAct ia c6naItlerod thu
tho city cnvcrA 80 largo an area. tnMkes 1t Er1ltt
fyny Il, know Tint chicago, fourth In tho list q
tho eight larHo5t AliHrGan cities rs regard
populitlnn, atlt seventh Us rogtrts nEe, uccu
pics tho llrst pfncc No regards the amount o
i!ncnr feet Ut sewerage, flushed md In use, pc
hGlltl uf population
A,nonart nthor Statistics g'ycnfre tho follow
inH: AnlUunt expended nn L:tkt.Tunnot Crib
&jViS; TN new City, Hall, $Jt ~: bn Fullerton
avenue conduit, ,S6d. No dredging wAa tl0n
lh tho river during tho year, because the bid
| for DUNG the Wtrk wcro considered excessive
md fturo than is charged for sinliiAr work n
other points: M lncreAsc ID tho hight of sVato
onablod tho city TO get through the yoar With
OUT tlred4lng.
THO Alliullt expended for repairs Of bridge
nnd viad,lcts during the year waB &G1, III; n
vArlaus small pnrks, 5000; amount aPproPrI
atud Tor tho uso Atlu requirements nt the !i0nr
OF Public Wnr3a fur 1HW lmnt !nclus&lny WMtG
Fund and the u0w Clty.uAll Fund.-. ~ lt0, ,a4o
amount Of appropriation expended, $sE!,0et.