Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-25
IRRIGATED LAND N
HEART Of CHICAGO
Grass Plots Of Boulevard Wat.
cred by System of Sub.Til-
ing, Idea Borrowed From
Western Ranches.

Ciio1ro Npiil g5 -- AMONG the
scores of Hdcshows around tho con.
ucrs from th, hig tent when the So
tiouni IRRIGATION congress has IL nine.
teonth annual SESSION aud is thou.
spnds of visitor. here next December
iwiu be- otr OF ns much II not NOR,
interest tIuu such paints OF import
|uurs Co. tht visitor an the busiest cor
ncr Boa CD, world. 80 state and MadI-
SON streets Boo tho Noart 81 the down
town loop. the sky KISSING office
ettucturos th, canyon Ike downtown
streets Boo the financial ccnt.rs the
/ meeting mound of an nations. Hal
stcd street which splits the West side
lor g5 miles aud 300 witch one may
ride in troIl,, car almost an entire
day iur Usr cents. as we'll A. the
mnuy park. aud boul,vards fronting
Lake Michigan and that viii bc %
complete PUMPKINS irrigation system
in operation
Cmcagoaus have learned much OF
irrigtiou and th, results thcrcrrom
through reading. attending irrigation
cxpuatlons and so ON. but that an ir-
iAfall0u lfIN nv lH AI 'I''lh Hfi'
nnd almost iu the heart ~ the city
as a whole at that. Few. probably, ~
the millions who make tho great pop
ulation ~ tho national gateway, are
aware. while strangers in chicago.
especially from the west and south,
nsturaiiS would expect an irrigation
plant Ia be about the last thing TO be
found here. 1t is trao the plant Is a
small one. compared with those ot
the west. but II b. an irrigation sys-
tenn ia fact ana is SO called.
The commissioners ~ the South
Park and Boulevard systcm decided
late last year 10 experiment Win ir-
rigntion. and tho outcome of the CN-
pertinent which o. said to Voc unusual
IS successful, b. To- be- watched with
interest by similar organizations
Throughout tho country, especially 10
tho east
Tho plant has been Installed M
Grand boulevard, one Of chicago
handsoncSt residential aVcnucs. and
extends from East Thiriy.ninih e.
East Forty third streets The purpose
OF the plant in To keep grass plots ~
; good condition without the tedious
aud expensive hose sprinklng which
has hcr.t fore been employed
The boulevard. which IL one bloch
Ia width compriscs three driNcNnys
Four-nch water mains have hcvi
placed nj each side al the two Hidcl
plots uf ground which arc separated
by the middle driveway. while on'
single main vas laid along the plots
adjacent Ia the sidoWalkH In tn,
center porous tiles have been place,
underneath the plots. connected n
oath ,hd Wlh me Nh,tt ~,nains,-' I
IN the plan tu flood the irrigation tile
through the water mains whcncvo
/. IN. ground becomes dry, the soil al
, tomatically to take up as much Of tia
moisture az Is necessary In TIM
/, manner the practice OF hand sprink
, ling * To- be done away with
The sprinkling hcrctotor" has beet
, done at night a. the commissioner
~ well as private citizens along th'
boulevard were prohibited by city or
+. dinanCcS from, watering the grass u
:, tho day time. the ordinances fixing
cctrain time when water could b'
4. taken from the mains tor sprinklin'
q PURPOSES
!. II viii be- a problem of few min
!. utes only To- flu the tilo pipes Whei
p irris ,iou is needed. and this can III
done from one central point Tn
idea ls the same as that employed al
many biz irrigation projects, carries
out on mg scale. II ~ said IN
commissioners conceived the id"l
after viewing localities IN the w,r
!. where irrigation is pracliced,
:, Wurk OF installing the plant wa
started late last fali and the arriNa
y of cold weather caused "A cessation
labor Tor short period, the grouh'
freezing before the iahorcrs were am
TO resod the surfaces which were tor
u up when the tiles were placed. TN
j. condition made things somewhat dis
y agreeable in the boulevard home
- some weeks later because of the dus
G and there was considerable criiicisi
u Of IN, action 81 the commissioners !
& having the grass plots torn up. Tn
: work was completed early this spr'ns
" however. aud new residents alons IN
y avenue are congratuluting them
= selves that Grand boulevard rs IN
% first street to reap the bcnctits al III
irrigation experiment II ~ planhc
= Go ciapluy the same irrigation tAt'cl
along all the plated bouleyardH q
tn. cits and within few years IN
plant will be- something of gam
proportions. as Chicago comprise
over 200 squire miles of territory