San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-01
Che Daily Eight.
FRIDAY, MAY /, 1891.
Worlds Fair Work.

WORLDS falr work.
CHICAGO, April 25.-That a great
deal of work has been done in actual
preparation for the great exposition
Of 1898 is indicated by the following
report just made by Chief of Construc.
ton Burnham to the grounds and
buildings committee of the directory:
Pursuing the policies and methods
laid down by your committee from
time to time for the bureau of con-
struction / have the following brief
summary to report of the progress OF
work:
1.-THE surveying department has
furnished complete typographical
maps of Jackson park, has staked out
the location of all buildings and Ia
goons and is supervising the work OF
grading now being done in the expo
sition grounds.
Macarthur Bros, the contractors
for grading, have up to the 18th inst.
moped 225,000 yards of materials,
$4,000 yards being the estimated
quantity to be moved in all. The
weather has delayed dredging until
now, from which time work will be
pushed rapidly.
"In the CONSTITUTIONAL department
specifications for iron and wood work
have been completed and are in the
printers hands. The temporary con-
struction office at the park Will be
completed on or about May /. and OPP
eratives required will be quartered
there.
working drawings are practically
completed for the following buildings;
mines, electricity, agriculture, and all
others are we'll in hand. Plans for
the subways under the terminal loop
with specifications are completed and
contract is ready to be let for intSam-
ling materials.
"a plan for the water supply and
sewerage has been worked out, and
plan and specifications prepared for
laying such pipes as will be needed
Immediately during the construction
of buildings. water for the same to be
supplied through the present city
mains. A contract for supplying the
exposition with water has been made
with the city of Chicago. For the
disposal of the sewage and drainage
plans are well under way.
Work in the department of me-
chanical engineering has passed be-
yond the primary stage. The plans
have been made of the main power
plant, and specifications prepared for
the boilers which will be required,
including their setting and the neces-
sary smokestacks.
Manufacturers of boilers and
pumps have been invited to state
what they would do i'll the way of
furnishing their products to the Ex-
position free of charge. Several offers
have been received and some very
valuable suggestions obtained from
various manufacturers, which will be
considered.
"In the department of electricity
plans have been devised for the light
ing of buildings and grounds, also
for the furnishing of power for cleo.
trical transmission and operating
machinery as well as the elevated
electric railroad. Tests are now being
made of the bearing capacity of the
soil and subsoil, with view to con-
structing Qua foundations with the
utmost economy without jeopardy to
the buildings.
"In the department of landscape
architecture plans are we'll developed
for proper ornamentation of the
grounds about the buildings, lagoons
and Islands, and an expert is super.
intending all work done in order to
insure fullest justice TO this all-im-
portant feature.
ga propagr.ing house for the pre-.
paration of plants, ets., is now nearly
completed. Ground has been pre-
pared for nursery and a quantity of
of trees, shrubs and plants have been.
ordered and are already arriving. We
may reasonably expect to let con tracts
on two of the buildings by the end of
this month.