Year: 1871

| each separate part. no matter now MI
mute, undergoing the most rigid scrutiny
and repair. Nothing is sighted or hur-
ried over, for upon the integrity OF the
parts depends the utility of the whole.
Fortunately. the foundations were not
disturbed, and the engine can be re-
paired as it stands. The pumps be-
meath, and the connections with the
lake tunnel, are for the most part in
tact, only requiring repacking and re
touching. All these ramtications had
been more or less injured, to be sure,
but not SO much so but that the engine
can be set in operation, and continued
until other arrangements can be per
| fected


The capacity of the engine upon
which we must depend for our water
supply during the next six months at
least, is eighteen millions of water per
| day, which will be more than sufficient
to give the remaining portion OF the
city an entirely adequate supply of
water, with as strong head as ever be
fore. Direct connection will be made
with the South Side through the TWEEN
| ty-iour-inch main which crosses the
river at State street bridge; while the
great Hull dlouS ,tN tld' dii'
| passing through the tunnel under the
north branch at that point, will provide
for the West Division as before. The
unburnt district of the North Side will
be supplied through the North Clark
street main.


Every body is intensely eager to know
the precise day and hour at which the
supply of lake water will be renewed
For fear of disappointment by reason OF
some difficulty not now contemplated.
the Board OF Public Works desire that
no explicit promise be made as to the
time. Enough, however, was learned
by our reporter. to warrant the state
ment that by the middle, or, at the
furthest, the latter part of the present
week, the large engine at the Water
Works will be in running order, fur
nishing the city with a complete supply
of pure lake water.


The Water Tower, adjacent to the
Water Works, and to the top of which
the water is forced for the purpose of Civ
ing to it the requisite head to carry it to
the upper stories of buildings, is wholly
upinjured, and stands in readiness to
perform its important part. The time
required to repair the engine will be
protitably employed elsewhere by set
ting to work large force Of ]aborers,
under competent supervision, to detach
connecting mains and service pipes in
the burnt districts, so that there will be
no waste when the water is turned ON.


DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF.


As was to have been expected, the
wastetul and ndiscriminate distribution
of supplies during the last week has
drawn SO largely upon the stock on
hand, and leaving out what may be re-
ccivcd III the meantime, there Al" not
supplies enough on hand to last more
than four or five days. The interven
ton OF the authorities vas not by any
means too soon. 1t will take the Aid
and Relief Society several days to get
into thorough working order, but even
already things have improved. The
trouble is not with the cdestitute so much
as with the thousands who have suffered
no special loss. hut who have adopted
the policy of living on the public.
These people, lusty men and women,
have drawn largely upon the stcck OF
supplies, and are crying out loudly
against being cut Oft. Hundreds OF men
and women have left employment, as
suming that they were to be fed ana
clothed by the public, and many live
without labor.


The railroad companies had their lib
eral offer to convey the destitute to
other places so grossly abused that they
had to demand that the authority to
issue passes should be confined to some
responsible parties, who would discrim-
mate between those entitled and those
who were not In the same manner
the committees from the various cities
which sent hither supplies have wit
messed the irresponsible manner in
which they were distributed, and justice
to the donors demanded that the whole
business should be reduced to system,
in which the really suffering should be
protected. Committees have been APP
pointed to furnish lumber to those who
have been burned out, with which to
erect new habitations. Nothing can or
ought to be given to those who have
not been burned out. Committees
have been appointed to take charge of
the distribution of supplies to those
who have been burned out and who
have no other present means OF sub
sistence. Committees have been ap-
pointed to find employment for all
who stand in need of it, and though
this committee can find places in res
pectable families, at liberal wages, for
1000 women, the retusals of such
places have been in the proportion of
six to each acceptance.


Free food and clothing have been
preferred to selfsupporting labor.
There are 200 men wanted to-day to
labor, at good wages, in the burnt dis
trict, but, so long as there is free food
and free clothing, they cannot be had.
1t is an abuse of charity to distribute
the gifts of the charitable people among
men who refuse to work at good wages,
and who prefer to eat the bread belong
ing to the destitute who cannot work.
This committee will, in few days, have
a complete record of every sufferer by
the fire, and none of the supplies will
be given to any other persons. None
others are entitled to these supplies,
and no person should recommend any
persons to be recipients of those sup
plies unless they be sufferers by the
fire.


Every person in Chicago, male or
female. in want of employment can get
it, without fee, by applying to the labor
committees. Every person who suffered
by the fire, and in need of supplies, can
get them by leaving their names and