, 1881-07-24
THE AQUA-P0RT.
Professional Opinions on the
BramhaII Plan for an
Outer Crib.
Interviews with Prominent Architects
and Civil Engineers, Who
Uuitc iu Prononucing the Plan Thor.
ougllir GuUd One.

plans (which ARE now On exhibition u hoo1n w.
No. lGl La Snte srrcetl for an a4uh- -lott' o'
outer crib, sou'e seven miles ouI III tne 'aAe,
n reporter for THE tribune called upon sesera
of them yesterday for the purpose OF eot1'u'ns
their opinions III regard to tho5e plans ana tne
adequacy Of the proposed crib 10 AMOR" 4 sun
lion OF tho cyer-presstng water question:
MIR, August Bauer, the well-known arcn'tect'
EXPRESSED himself Us highly pleased win DR.
f9rs,nhau.s nfuns and tho proposed new crtp.
~ think it will be grcat-an imnense-lu1"
nroyemcnt," said he, lover tho present CRU
which regard US in very dangerous cono4-
tion TIC next heavy STORM that comes 1'o''s
may tumble 1t over. 1t is out OF level no"' "1u
when 1t once bcgin5 to go 1t Will ~ "''
to pieces In very short time. 1e"'lS
don't believe it could last more than two nouss'
when the destructive proccss cotnmcuccd' tol
that reason there Is 10 time to 1855" ! ouse"
the leu doubt that sir. Brunihails pian' IL cur
rIcd out, will give us pure water, and plenty ol
n A.1nnaerstaud it, he proposes to get water
thirty Or forty feet below tho surface aflo' 50
fur as can Judge, his plans are very well con-
structcd, While the proposed new structure
will bt, somewhat expensive, 1t Will nc pett'"-
ucnt The project is based on sound ens'hccr-
;ng principles, aud, in my opinion. viii anord Us
/, safe und ucrnnnent solutlon III tn'S 'tnpot
question Ut ChicnEu's wAter-suppls-
MR. WILLIAM II. LoTz,
!, r,achan nicat engineer and prominent mem
her Of tho American Soc ely OF CIrl EhRii'ce1s'
gave the project his Anclu'ynca! liuurstet. 1 nI.n
will work very well. He hns gone into the mat
ter with considerable detn,l. and hay1ng nad u u
guutl deal Of experience III this Inc or wosk, us
accor1ltng tu his plans would, 10 my opiloh, ne
lust The thing want. The great mistake n
our preseut crib is that 1t was not ballt accoFa.
inu to Tue orIEinl pans;; pan;'; 1t 3usnt so,t3 d
i'st1 IN WITH rubble- Nr. l,ramna'ls p!ans:
good indeed. ne intends to put IN the lower
;nrtion or the n,1sonry before tho crib y
launched II the crib is built Aa ne proposes
think il will settle the water question ptic-
ficn]Iy for ali time. AS it Is now, with our pres
cut crib VIC get only surflce wntcs cntlre!y.
Ills crib will bc sunk to such distance that o., We
age The unreliable, anu even dnnEcrou5' con
dltion ot the present cr,b demand that some
thing should be done. and that very spcca1iy;
structure. with Its Hat sides exposed to the
20 ma,;er FROM xacd vii, s'de s,anas !!
otr in two directions. When the waves strIke a
HIT side there is more dangcr Of their knocknlE
.ae structure 70 pieces The aaat1onn, e. prnseu t.
rive By covering it With heavy steel plates IS
also a very excellent idea. With such II crih Us
the he proposes We should noI only 'et M p,iIe
wafer hut pIpEty Of it. mt! its construction
would be such that the ice could not lniefl.!e :,.
with it IN any possible way. His provision FOR
'Snr tnnneli IT, is vody oo IL. tho S"s o'h t sGe
to the North side. and two to the West siic. IL
necessary As said before, think bis plan =
very good one ad II earned Out oe @ tnl Ut ~,
vears to come. For the city's go'M the pruject
ought to be pushed rs rnpidly as possible
F.. II. JOHNSON.
att strikes as good thing snid Nr: =. II. !.
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