, 1888-07-15
MOVING FORWARD.
Various Enterprises Now Under
Full Roadway.
Fort Russell and Cheyenne Water
S~ystem--0ther Improvements.
The Episcopal Church. Bishop
Burke's Residence.

Unless one stops to think, it would not
be said on the asking of the question that
there is much being done in the way of
improvements in Cheyenne and vicinity
just at present. The contrary is true,
however, as will be seen by reading about
q few of the new and old enterprises that
are now under way and which will soon be
completed.
THE LEADER has heretofore stated that
work has already been begun on Chey-
enne's new and supplemental water sys.
tenn, which will furnish the city with
nearly 1000, 900 gallons of the purest
kind of water every day, and this need
not again be further referred to at this
time.
While Fort d. A. Russell is not, of
course, a part of the city, yet lying so
near at hand whatever occurs there in the
way OF progress and development, indi-
rectly at least, affects the city itself and
should be mentioned. Recently some
new and c%ommodious quarters for officers
and other buildings have been built there,
and Contractor East and others are still
engaged at the post putting in further
improvements in this line.
Some time ago the military authorities
made a move in the direction of putting
in a sewer system for Fort Russell, aud
although it has not as yet been. officially
announced at Washington that the plan
has received the sanction OF the depart
ment, there is little doubt on that point
and it car virtually be considered that the
system is to be put in and that work will
commence and be finished before the sum
mer is over. The plan to be pursued is
to connect the proposed new system at
Fort Russell with the Cheyenne sewer
system, the junction of the two to be
made at the southwest corner of Twenty
first and Eddy streets. The cost of put
ting in this sewer system will be far less
than would be supposed at first thought.
In addition to this the military author
tiles, under sanction of the war depart
ment, are now preparing to bring the
pure water of several. springs above Fort
Russell to hat place in order that this
important military post may be supplied
with what it has never had before-an
abundance of the purest kind of water.
The springs alluded to are situated on
the military reservation northwest of Fort
Russell and none of them are very far
from Crow creek. Civil Engineer E. F.
Stable has recently been employed in max
ing surveys above the fort for the accom-
plishment of the purpose above alluded
to and he is at present busily engaged In
making a map OF plat as the result of his
surveys, and when completed it will be
the n under which the military author
tiles will proceed in this work.
In regard to matters here in Cheyenne,
as is well known, work on the erection of
the capitol wings will be commenced very
soon and be prosecuted vigorously, but
besides this there are other matters that
deserve mention as showing that old en-
terprises are being pushed to completion
and new ones embarked in. The mag
%nificent Episcopal church, which will be
the largest and most elegant Of any church
editice in Wyoming when completed, is
now receiving the undivided attention Of
Contractor McSwain and a corps OF skill
full workmen, and the building will prob
ably be completed and ready for use with
in a month or six weeks. The first INSTALL
ment of church furniture for the new edi-
fee has already been received and the
chancel is completed, or nearly SO.
An addition is being made to the resi-
dence of Bishop Burke, attached to St.
Mary's cathedral and some SO, 500 will be
expended in this work, including certain
repairs and alterations that are to be
made on the original building.
Altogether there is more being done in
the way eff new enterprises in and around
Cheyenne than in any other city Of its size
in the far West, and yet we all complain
that there is nothing going on"