, 1881-06-05

and they are somewhat obst1ucted:,, T., One g., Of
the cslinders-there arc io4r - fot an an
ei rs It. de- I'd feRR eE6 y
tho scvcn-foot cue. The other TWO. also MY
feet ter 1ntass sH I ro%
the aqua-porr1 80 that, when the time comes, sss
men can 70 to work in them and connect With
ohsS dg$nag out dEo @ 1he sappy
Pile with water.
1.-THE IDEA or THE AouA-poKr
was taken from a cart-wheel. Oak timbers run
in from tho circumference, connecttng VIII me me
timbers are doyctAiled into three middle walls.
They arc not only locked, but bolted together
With rods from Top to bottom. % M 1ne p,e6es 6e
tween are to bc filled with the best concrete. II
will be fifty feet thick, aud weigh l+0 poAnds 10
that, 10 two years, it could not be removed cx, <,
ccpt by blasting. As soon as tow 1t out It !fla
be fastened In place by screw anchors. anu thus
held until oil the stone IS pus III 10 s'ah ~ ~
Above the gr,,nit will DO the living roons
and places Tor the storage OF material: "ncn
the substr,1cturc is down. the Eran1t Work car
ricd up solid to twelve feet above tno wafer
lire, and the tunnels constructed, the conoie-
stone used to sink 1t will pc taken OUT nt'lo W
little and the putting In of concrefe COM
mcnced, tho same stone being used to mix VIII
the cement, which would come up to within
ansncy 'pehes %1se OF Se in rvFSar
courses. securely anchored with iron bands. The
hight Of tho grnnt from the Water llne l!a woa!a
house. two stories high. with tower, and near
1t lighthouse. the hight OF the light being T.:
feet from the water line. ana OF fhe vane ioo
piers standing on the walls of the chamber.
Some objection may be made that igntnouSo
as high as the one anticipated Hoala oe mhelS
10 he overturned BY the wind, but 1t must be
borne ia mind that it is an iron framework open
to tho air. Of great strength. which cannot pos
sibly be shaken from It's posluon.
Would you constructive 'aqua-port' out In
.sNo. would first
CONSTRUCT WAYS FROM WHICH TO LAUNCH
IT.,
and would construct it on them. That could
the cylinders placed in the cham ber as they are
SO arranged that they Can oe hotsted up ana
lowered down When Launched; ru69e-stom stone
creased, Crease 'ui and. - whea r. location, WIS
ms be WIS s in nS poson e eyndes
could begin on the tunnels from that end. These
firmly US to be immovnblc. And they can be
pumped out in case repairs are necessary.
- How do you get light inslde?
'sBy windows and skylight There are Two
corridors, the entrance, which has iron doors.
leading to the upper one, and stairs to the lower
one. from which the cylinders can he seen. The
e%sAA
ventilated"
*tuAvE YoU FIXED on A LOCATION
..Yes. Capt Butler, OF the tug John 4. Craw-
ford who is interested @ in me m pso3ec sssy Ku
Two miles northeast of the Crlb VIC 1ounu T.
feet; three miles, -; four miles. Is; 1--WE miles,
slope is. Then we went south BY east two miles
and half and found forty-eight feet: then due
east two miles, where We found sixty nine feet:
~ e{rr f4Fj jr$4T AnN
the Captain to shape his course for the
Crib. After running a mile We found u feet.
That is. On line with the GrlbEa 1-; line which L. #
could judge, about 200 yards north of the Expo
sinon Building"
Mr.. Bramhail was unwilling to 60 into the de-
tails Of construction for the reason that they
would be uulntefigible unless accompaniet by
diagrams Of the structure He Is having these
prepared however and, "itn,n hf moa1n p, %ar WI.
that Its merits may be seen and appreciated
II invite criticism. said he. land I want
man to state his objections. If he have any,
clearly and fairly"
'"Wnat will 1t cost?'
"Thc aqua port. 81 1,000.000
- And how much tor the tunnels?
scyen-foot one cost Sl37.:1S0,''
The two new tunnels, six miles each, would
cost S1.6tO, 0W."
Would not the job be difficult one?''
~ Not mncn more than the construction Of tho
- - How long would it tako to get water from
"it viii tnkc about three years to build and
nut In place the aQua-port- First. supposng we
we're to begin WORK now, 1t would be necessary
to let the contracts, to get the timber. and to hx
place ter the construction Of erib: ~, "'.a would
and as near as possible to deep water, making q
basin by piling. it necessary. Then you must
jncyitable and then for the fact that we must
wait fora good time In which to launch It and Sc
cure it in place. As for the tunnels. they can
be built ut the rate OF about eighteen feet per
day. working from each end. Provision was
made for the extension of the Two tunnels fur
thor out into the lake, SO that me WORK Of r. en- on;
Cribs. without interfering with the present
water supply"
"Would not the supply be interfered with
WHILE MAKING CONNECTIONS
with the old tunnels ut the Crib:"
NO, it would not. When tho tunnels and the
aqua port are finished, then we make Il counec-
tion first, say, between the aqua. port and the
tunnel leading to tho West Side Water orks
the city getting its supply In the meanwhile from
the other tunnel and from the inlet basin. Then
| when that tunnel is connected, we proceed IT
| the same way TO make u connection with the
other one.
"HAvE YOU SPOKEN TO ANY ENGINEERS
:Yes. About the irst gentleman l called on
| to look at my work was Mr. Wright, railroad
engineer now in the employ Of the North Divts
! iOn otFCcl-1AAI"dy NUAFAao. 11S - u 3o0At
! man Of tnc talents, and thoroughly educated
engineer. He looked over my work and seemed
70 think well Of 1t; Mr.; johnson, the Chief ; En-
| "a person for whom l have the most perfecl
| respect On account Of his great experience IT
| ut my plans, and expressed bis gratItcu uor
| with them. have taken the liberty Of giving
| these names to the public for the simple
| reason that they those OF. en-
gineers, belonging to the class Of mer
| WIN ure to hc called On to sit as judges on tht
| feasibility of the problem that have undcrtak.
| en- to solve in regard TO tho future supply VI
water for this great and growing clty,-a prob.