, 1881-07-17


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l HIGHrPRESSURE WATER SCHEME
4 petition was presented at the last meet
| fno of the Connott .Irno a., hr . largo ,{un,ha
OF pIopetly-o"hers ana underwriters askm
that body to graiitt to some res ponsible partie
the necessary authority aud right to con
struct and ouerate an fi,t,euendent svstem n
,fl"' "aIef se! ,., WE ~ =: va st".e'
w Messis. Ie$s3.: Eugene =. Elke, Alfred cowles
and William +. Hale that they were ready u
put up such works at sfUrt no.ice, and the,
accordingly asked for Tia uassa.e of an ae
comuonv'n, or,Itr,noa ;..r,,,1t+;n. tban =,
o'u;iancc ~. potlalttn' unoa -, -
60 10 WORK. The ordinance grants tn
right to lay down. operate, ant
maintain walter mains throughout tht
city, under the 'Tdirction Of ::tht
Department Of Pubtlc.Wofks, fur q term ot
thirty Years, the city to have the privilege o1
purchasing the WORKS at all appraised value
nt,atly time after ten years. Water is to be
taken from n the Chicago River or Lake Micili'
gan, and the cost to consumers is.not to ex'
cesd that charged by THE city. =
The plan for the new system Of water. .sery.
ice was suggested to the projectors sone,
lime asn by Mayor Harrison himself, aud
toI elevators, high buildings, =. and
otner purposes In the business
secuon. 1ne pan fs to erect the works
x,ra,e on me nllli,vls Central! Pier At me
} S'- N0 eN"A~'A "%6k~AA <VtA " tAV N4ACA
harpor, WHENCE lie water, WHICH Is there
vely utep, VIII :ne conveyed u Consumers
through 'la1ns laid III the streets and alleys.
ahere are 70 oe three eengines-tWo Of lo10lD,-
gs b;s ama emss %ne o. 10y Entlons. ons q the
nse9 oy Jay, and the snall one by hight The
territory 10 oe supplied, at lea5t'for the pres
ent, IS bounded by tue lake, the rlyer,,a11d
van bnren street, and the amount; OF tear.
ing up To which the streets will be subjected
wiil oe comparatively slight, Us The a!leys::are
10 oe used wherever practicable. The estl-
matea Iha Gos. al we works + ooooW and II
tune, they vii! be III operation by jan. l,llsS...
the sta!ao-p'peS on buildings with vaiveS.at
He oottoili. Ilien, ny means Ut ropes, or
cnaltas' tnese valves niay oe opened, aild, by
% msahs " u LOSE an Ordinary hre, It IS clalmed
nha rire ,Uepartnsnt. It Is said that the gen
tlenlen interested IN the project are willing
10 20 witIout dividends for ,tew years,
sncn , Is u1elr desire to obtain sufficient sup
hle Or otherwise. The proposed location
CT the works will, it IS said, render
stoppage VI the supply BY ice or otherwise
h ,5e Is 3}i;on 'tGM tne ease impossole In view Of
nishes for the eStlngtishment of fires, it is
not diffcult 70 See why. the insurance men
ais interested III seeing it 60 through.
lne Ordinance is likely to be aNended,
however, Ill several particulars before GER
tain Aldermen will allnw Tito pass. Lest
tIe new company should have too easy a
tiMe OF IT the M"yor las suggested that the
city ne allowed me right 70 buy IN the works
oy appfaiSal 1T tne enu OF ilve, Instead Of len.
70 per cent per annuln, barring q Small
pa!ance 10 De laid aside it; 4 sinking fund.
lie also pr"poses that he citv shall superin-
lsnu tt the construction OF the works, In order
that 1t may know their exact cost and value;
tlluf the EplilulnF>S bnnES shall hta n1,,n III