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MAYOR-'^ AWTAl WFSSAi.i

iTWENTiETH Annual Report

DEPARTMENT OF

'UBLic Works

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MAYOR'S ANNUAL MESSAGE

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Twentieth Annual Report

OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF

Public Works

TO THE

City Council of the City of Chicago,

FOR THE

Fiscal Year Ending December 31,

1895.

CHICAGO:
Cameron, Amberg & Co., Printers and Stationers.

1896.

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MESSAGE OF

Mayor Swift

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MAYOR'S Annual Message.

iTo the Honorable the Cily Council of the
City of Chicago:
Gentlemen — In accordance with the charter requirement,
E'Submit to you some information and recommendations relative
D City affairs. Necessarily only matters of seeming importance
^n receive attention, for the general subject is too vast for any
letailed consideration here.

The past municipal year has been free from any extraor-

Bary troubles or disturbances. Our main trouble has been

h-told, of trying to administer the government of a great

pity, with its ever expanding necessities, upon a narrow and

dequate income. Happily our citizens are showing an

icreasiug interest in the financial embarrassments of the City

I well as in the other municipal problems which affect us, and

ll seems reasonable to expect that some measure of relief will

1 come. But the past year shows substantial results and

progress. A civil service law, believed to be the best in

Existence, has been put into thorough and complete operation.

phe long pending dispute with the Illinois Central Railroad

Sompany over the lake front has been finally settled, and in a

wm which promises to give to this City, at an early day, an

Btractive park near the heart of its business center. Pro-

ision has been made for the removal of many miles of railways

ttm the surface of the streets, and the railway companies are

nifesting a growing disposition to co-operate with the City

L future elevation work. These are some of the events of the

*t year to which we may look back with satisfaction, both as

citizens and as public officials.

OK MAVOK SWIFT.

FINANCES.

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^^M That the City's revenues are insufficient for its needs is

^H generally understood, but comparatively few people realize the
^^^ extent of this deplorable insufficiency. At the present time
^^m our citizens are finding their taxes considerably increased and
^H a large proportion of them do not understand that no part of
^H this increase goes to the benefit of the municipal government
^H proper. For the last five years, under the operation of the law
^H limiting the amount of the tax levy, there has been no sub-
^H stantial change in the amount of the taxes levied by the City.
The levy this year is about $80,000 less than it was last j-ear.
On the other hand there has been a distinct increase in the
taxes levied for the drainage canal, for the support of schools,
and the maintenance of the park systems. In the meantime
the necessities of the City have been increasing in every
direction, thus making the disproportion between its revenues
and its requirements gradually greater. It has been my deter-
mination that the floating indebtedness of the City should not
be increased during my administration, and I mean to adhere
to that determination if possible. The real credit of the City
is good^perhaps too good, for it offers an opportunity to allow
much expenditure in response to persistent public demands for
which the public has not provided resources, thus incurring
indebtedness which must sooner or later be paid. My
adherence to the polic)' of living within the municipal income
has brought sharply to the attention of our people the growing
need for a larger municipal revenue, and the utter inability of
the municipal government at the present time to perform the
work required of it with the means at its disposal. In the
present condition of things, without unlawfully running into
debt, streets cannot be properly cleaned, pavements, bridges
and viaducts and other public works cannot be properly main-
^L tained, and the police force must continue inadequate.

I

MESSAGE OF MAVOK SWIFT.

The total cash shortag'e on January 1st, 1895,
148.4(>2.08, made up as follows :

LIABILITIES.

Outstantlini; coupons $ 31.787 72

Electric light and railway companies 31,000 00

Interest account 486.743 99

Judgments (appropriated for) 583,613 35

Judgmetitii (not appropriated for) 601,666 26

Pension funds 328.280 81

Sinking funds 723,166 87

Special funds 373,171 56

Taxes for street Intersectiona 1,000.000 00

Track elevation damages 100.000 00

Unclaimed wages 4,209 48

Accounts payable (miscellaoeous) 1,902,629 24

Total debt January 1, 1895 $ 6,156,269 28

I^esB cash in treasury 1,674,807 20

Total shortage January 1, 1B9S $ 5.148,462 08

It has been claimed that this cash shortage was offset by
the General Fund amounting to 32,464,739.19. As a matter of
fact the amount to the credit of the General Fund was not
available, the entire sum having been loaned to the various City
Departments, and used to pay their bills in anticipation of the
collection of taxes of 1894 levied for their payment. The
actual cash represented by this credit of 52,464,739.19 was not
and could not be available until the taxes of 1894 fcollected in
full a year later) should come to hand. The amount to the
credit of the General Fund on January 1, 1895, was a paper
credit and not a cash one, being made up of debts due it from
Departments, the payment of which would have to await the
collection of their taxes,

January 1, 1895. the accounts of the City were S6,15C>,269.28
short, not deducting cash in the treasury. On the same date
Sl,674,807.2t' comprised the entire cash in the treasury. It
follows, therefore, that on said date there was an actual net

• • •

Vlll MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT.

cash shortage of $4,481,462.02. To this add $667,000 for water
certificates, and it is evident that the City at that time was
short $5,148,462.08 to meet liabilities past due.

FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES

FOR THE YEAR 1895.

INCOME.

Equalized valuation of property $ 247,425,422 00

Two per cent, on same 4,948,508 84

Amount of taxes actually levied $4,943,213 17

I^ss 3 per cent, for non-collection $ 148,455 24

Cost of collection 64,920 00

213,375 24

Net income from taxes $ 4,729,837 93

Income from miscellaneous sources, mainly

saloon licenses $ 3,964,429 66f

From other sources 322,963 40

4,287,393 06

Total income $ 9,017,230 99

EXPENDITURES AS PER APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY COUNCII*.

Police Department $ 3,3%,715 00

Fire Department 1,597,139 50

Total Police and Fire Departments $ 4,993,854 50

Total income from taxes 4,729,837 93

Excess in expenditures of these two Departments

over receipts from taxes $ 264,016 57

Income from miscellaneous sources $ 4,287,393 06

Deduct excess Police and Fire Departments 264,016 57

Lreaving* balance to meet other appropriations as

below indicated $ 4,023,376 49

City cemetery $ 100 00

City Clerk expense 15,000 00

Contingrent fund 12,000 00

Repairing- improved streets 200,000 00

Street and alley cleaning ($250,000.00 for clean-
ing- improved streets) 665,900 00

Cleaning and repairing unimproved streets 150,000 00

Sidewalks and intersections 75,000 00

Canal pumping works 62,880 00

Chicago harbor 23,390 00

Removing rock, South Branch 25,000 00

Bridge repairs 115,000 00

/

PuUerton avenue bridge 5 10.000 00

South Halsted street bridge 50,000 00

Diverscy street bridge 15,000 00

Van Buret! street bridge 23,477 30

Van Buren street viaduct 12,000 00

Fullcrton avenue conduit 14,755 00

Bridge tenders' salaries 88,080 00

Public buildings 35.000 00

Janitors- salaries 47.883 20

Parks lO.SOO 00

Bridgeport lock 12,800 00

Street Department salaries 15,630 00

Map Department salaries 15,840 OO

City Engineer's Department salaries 12,400 00

Commissioner's o dice salaries 13.930 00

Steam roller engineers' salaries 1,800 00

Street openings and obstructions 7,200 00

Street Department office expense 1,500 00

Map Department office expense 800 00

City Engineer, office expense 750 00

Proportional office expense 1,750 00

Public benefits , 1,000 00

Street lamp repairs 50,000 00

Vessel Despatcliers' salaries 2.250 00

Bridge Telephone Operators' salaries 8,400 00

Election expense 150,000 00

Health Department 219,200 00

Bouse of Correction 50,000 00

Judgment account 200,000 00

Legal expense 25,000 00

Police Court expense 2,000 Ou

Pounds , , 2,500 00

Printing and stationery 8,000 00

Salaries 216,290 00

Sewerage fund 106,653 03

Gas, oil and electric street lamp fund 565,000 00

Total S 3,441,658 53

To this add extra expenses actually incurred in
excess of these appropriations and author-
iied by City Council by emergency appropri-
ations, etc 687,365 85

Total

Excess of expenses over actual income

To this should be added additional judgments,

not included in foregoing, and rendered

against the City, amounting to

Showing a total excess of expenses over actual
lue of 1895. for corporate purposes,

S 105,647 39
440.961 90

X MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT.

It will be seen from the above that during 1895 the City
incurred expenses, in excess of its income, for corporate pur-
poses, amounting" to $105,647.89, thereby depleting the General
Fund to that extent, and as to this may be added judgments,
amounting to $440,861.90, the result shows a loss to the
City during 1895, when compared with its income for the year,
of $546,509.79.

In the expenses of 1895 are bills amounting to $91,000
which are properly chargeable as expenses of the year 1894
and prior year. There are also some other items which are
really beyond the control of the City government, such as
election expenses and judgments for damages, etc.

The actual receipts from miscellaneous resources some-
what exceeded the estimates thereof, as will be seen from the
following statement from the Citj^ Collector's Office :

Comparative statement of receipts in the City Collector's
Office for the year commencing May 8, 1895, and ending May 7,
18%, with same dates of the previous year —

Receipts for Licenses —

18% $ 3,921,791 54

1895 3,654,069 81

S 267,721 73

Receipts for Special Cash —

1896 $ 1,125,963 05

1895 953,217 95

— 172,745 10

Receipts for Building Pertnits —

18% $ 55,860 80

1895 37,725 50

18,135 30

Receipts for Elevator Inspection —

18% $ 13,810 00

1895 11,340 00

2,470 00

Receipts for Dog Pounds —

18% $ 5,701 65

1895 1,423 75

4,277 90

Total increase $465,350 03

UBSSAGB OP MAYOR SWIFT.

It is sometimes said that the City of Chicag-o has a sutt
cient income to meet all necessary expenditures if economy i
practised. The statement is not true. Your honorable body
reduced the estimates of the Departments for 1895 over two
lillion dollars and appropriated manifestly inadequate sums
Sor absolutely necessary expenses. For example, the sum of
5,000.00 was appropriated for gas, oil and electric lig'hting-
irlien it was apparent that the actual cost of such lighting
prould amount to more than SWO.OOO.OO. If we had limited the
lighting according to the appropriation our citizens
Xiuld have been for months past absolutely without light,
the small appropriation was made because of the belief that
^e gas companies could be put off and made to accept judg-
Bents in lieu of cash.

TATEMENT SHOWING APPROPRIATION, COST AND SHORTAGE
OF STREET LIGHTING FOR 1895.

COST. APPROPRIATION. SKOKTAGH.

r lighting by gas $602,032 62 $350,000 00 8252,032 62

T Herhting by gasoline 170,983 OS 75.000 00 95,983 05

rlightiogbyelectricliglil.... 160.25166 140.000 00 M. 251 66

Totals $933,267 33 $565,000 00 $368,267 33

Although, on January 1st last, judgments against the

5ity to the amount of 5601,666.26 were unprovided for, there

appropriated only 5200,000.00 towards their payment.

ring 1895 additional judgments have been rendered against

E City amounting to more than S600,OOO.IX), making a total of

1,155,922,00 now unprovided for. These additional judgments

!re entered mainly by confession of the City, and were nearly

III due to the fact that the appropriation was insufl&cient for

ICtual expenses, the contracts for which were entered into

■evioua to the passage of the regular appropriation bill. This

tnall appropriation was compulsory, and due to a lack of

means to provide for the necessary expenses of the City, conse-
quently the corporation was obliged to confess jud^rment in the
premises.

"We had in 1845 1,10** miles of improved streets and alleys.
There was appropriated the sum of 5225,000.00 for keeping;
them clean, obviously an insufficient amount. If the appropria-
tion was divided equallj' among the several months, and each
and every street received equal attention, -it would result in the
expenditure of sixty-lhrct ceitis fer day for each mile of
streets. At the beginning; of the present administration there
had been expended for street cleaning, from January to April
1st the sum of Sl40,204.55, leaving an unexpended balance for
the remaining nine months of $109,795.45. This, if equally
distributed, would make a daily expenditure of not quite thirty-
seven cejits per mile. That portion of the First Ward from
Van Buren street north to the River was swept twice per week
during the entire time the Civic Federation assisted in cleaning
the same, making in all 352 miles at S18.50 per mile, or a total
of $6,512.00 expended by the City. Previous to the incoming of
the present administration the contract for the sw^eeping of
streets had been let to the firm of J. H. Burke, at S18.50 per
mile.

The appropriation for cleaning alleys of garbage, ashes,
etc.. was 5335,000.00, It is estimated that this refuse accumu-
lates at the rate of 750 tons per day. The sura appropriated
will allow only tzvelve cents per ton for its removal. Previous
to May first no record was kept of the quantity of garbage,
ashes, etc., removed, but since that time, through systematic
records, we find that 940,080 loads were removed, representing-
4,427,040 yards.

The total appropriation made to clean 1,100 miles of
improved streets and alleys and to remove garbage, ashes, etc.,
including the cost of supervision, was $665,000,00 (in 1893 the

UHSSAOB OF MAYOR SWIPT.

xiji

appropriation was $1,000,000.00). New York, with less than
400 miles of streets and alleys, had $3,070,000.00 for street
cleaning, removal of garbage, ashes, etc., for the present fiscal
year.

For the repair of 1,100 miles of improved streets there was

I appropriated for the present fiscal year the sum of S200,000.00,
1^ $i8.oo ^er mile per year.
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For the care and cleaning of 1,403 miles of unimproved
;reets, the sum of $150,000.00 was appropriated, or Sio.6g per
He per year.

Numerous other illustrations, equally striking, of inad-
quate resources might be given, but the foregoing will suffice.
They emphatically show the insufficiency of the City's revenues
to meet its requirements.

The conditions stated are mostly due to an insufficient
iicome brought about by the inequalities of taxation, and not-
rtthstanding the appropriations are inadequate as noted, the
ntire income of the City is yearly appropriated for corporate
inrposes. Chicago is growing each year and requiring
icreased expenditures, while its income remains stationary.

We have reduced the bonded debt during the year 1895
14,000.00, as per following :

BONDS REDEEMED DURING THE YEAR 1895.

nicipal, 6 per cent S 100,000 Oil

E Fair, 5 per cent 9.000 OO

n of Lake. S per ceat 15,000 00

iwerage, 7 per cent 13,000 00

e Park. 7 per cent 322,000 00

r.7perceat 75.000 00

General Sinking Fund,

Dividends from World's Fair.

Water Fund.

Sewerafi-e Sinking Fund,

Water Fund.

Water Fund.

XIV MBSSAGB OF MAYOR SWIFT.

The total cash deficiency on January 1, 18%, to meet all
outstanding liabilities, other than the bonded debt, was
$5,597,847.73, made up as follows :

LIABILITIES.

Outstanding coupons ' $ 55,0% 16

Blectric light and railway companies 56,417 48

Interest account 372,605 00

Judgments (appropriated for) 426,190 61

Judgments (not appropriated for) 1,155,922 10

Pension funds 215,886 87

Sinking funds 1,090,672 21

Special funds 643,414 17

Taxes for street intersections 990,000 00

Track elevation damages 100,000 00

Unclaimed wages 10,236 11

Accounts payable (miscellaneous) 1,021^125 41

Tax loans and revenue warrants 1,197,679 69

Total debt January 1, 1896 $ 7,344,245 81

Less cash in treasury and banks 1,946,898 08

Actual net cash deficiency January 1, 18% $ 5,397,347 73

To this add water certificates (outstanding) 200,500 00

Total deficiency in cash January 1, 18%, to meet

outstanding obligations $ 5,597,847 73

The following- is a condensed statement of all assets and
liabilities of the City of Chicago, January 1, 1896, as shown by
the books of the City Comptroller :

ASSETS.

Buildings, realty, water works, etc., at cost $ 53,294,257 05

Uncollected taxes of 1895 14,239,685 13

Cash in banks and treasury 1,946,898 08

Norwood Park tax certificates 5% 78

Special taxes levied for paving, etc 135,800 00

Total $ 69,617,237 04

LIABILITIES.

Bonded debt $ 17,188,950 00

Special improvement bonds, 6 per cent 135,800 00

Water certificates 200,500 00

Trust funds 38,920 00

School Board 7,983,956 05

Public Library 768,671 82

^ MSSSAGS OP MAYOR SWIPTl XV

^M Coupons outstanding $ 55,096 Id

^H Electric lig'ht and railway companies 56,417 48

^B Interest account 372.605 00

^U Judgments (appropriated for] 426.190 61

H Sinking funds 1,090,672 21

H Special funds 643,414 17

^M Track elevation damages 100,000 00

H Unclaimed wages 10,236 11

^1 Accounts payable (miscellaneous) 1,021,125 41

^M Tax loans and time warrants, 1895 1,197,679 69

^1 Surplus value of unexpended balance appropriations, 102,023 98

H Surplus vatue of general fund 2.359,091 30

V Surplus value of realty and buildings at cost over

W bonded debt, water certificates and trust funds... 35,865,887 OS

I Total $ 69,617,237 04

I A floating liability exists in addition to the foregoing,

^^ade up as follows :

H Special tajces street intersections $ 990,000 00

H Unappropriated judgments 1,155,922 10

P Pensioofnnda 215.886 87

I Total 1(2,370,808 97

K This liability for street intersections and judg-nients will,

mk} doubt, be provided for by future taxation and appropria-

BtDns. In the meantime, if charged against the City's surplus

Bmds, it would reduce the surplus as shown above propor-

Konately.

I The following letter addressed to the Mayor explains this

btreet intersection account more fully :

H Dear Sib : I take pleasure in replying- to your inquiry con-

Kerning the liability of the City for taxes for street intersections.

H This liability is made up of special taxes levied against the City

Bpr paving; and improving intersections of streets. For example :

H^he County Court, in confirming assessments for the paving of

Htreets, has adjudged the paving of street intersections to be in the

nature of a public benefit, and the taxes for their improvement are,

therefore, levied against the City of Chicago and not against the

individual property owners of the street. It was presumed by the

u Court that the Common Council would provide for the payment of

: taxes by appropriation from the general taxes levied against

XVI MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT.

the citizens for corporate purposes, thereby makings the general
public pay for the improvements known as public benefits. For
some time the Council did make such appropriations, and the City
paid in to the Special Assessment Fund the taxes levied against it
for the improvement of street intersections. For some years past,
however, the Council has failed, owing^ to limitation of taxes and
lack of income, to appropriate moneys for the special taxes levied
against the City and, as a result, such taxes (as reported by the
Special Assessment Bureau) have accumulated to the extent of
$1,000,000,00.

All rebates have been based, by the Special Assessment Office,
on the collection of these taxes from the City, and, of course, in the
absence of such collection the property owner must go without the
rebate to which he is clearly entitled. In assessments in which no
rebate is due, the contractor is forced to suffer. For instance : A
contract is let for 510,000 to pave a certain street ; the citizens
owning adjoining property are taxed $9,000, and the City is taxed
$1,000 for the intersections. The contractor receives the $'^,000 paid
in by the property owners, but he must wait for the balance of his
money unless the City pays the amount levied for the intersections.
The money due the contractor is simply a portion of the 91,000,009
which the City owes for special taxes. Clearly, then, these taxes are
liabilities of the City which should be met, for unless they are paid
the citizen must go without the rebate, to which he is justly entitled,
and in many cases the contractor must go without pay for work
honestly performed.

It is true that a large portion of our taxpayers are unaware of
the fact that rebates are due them, but I do not think this gives the
City the right to withhold their money and evade its liabilities,

(Signed) LOUIS S. HAYES,

General AceouHlant^

INCOME AND EXPENSES FOR 18%.

The expense!) estimated as necessary by the heads of
Departments for the year 1896, for corporate
purposes, amounted to $11,171,968 04

The income for corporate purposes, based on income

of 1895, U estimated at 8,515.308 66

Showing- a deficiency in income to meet estimated

expenses amounting to S 2,646,659 38

MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT, XVll

Owing to the above deficiency there could be appropriated
but $8,500,000.00 for corporate expenses of 18%, thereby crip-
[pling all the departments and rendering' it impossible to give
I satisfactory metropolitan service to the community. The
Ladministratioa must struggle along under these adverse con-
Lditions until a new revenue law permits it to secure a fair share

■ of the taxes paid by our citizens. The assessed valuation of
1 the township of Lake View for 1895 amounted to $5,994,429.00,
Ion which a tax of two per cent, was levied for corporate pur-
^poses, producing, in money for City expenses, only $119,888.58,
FThe cost of maintaining the police force in Lake View alone for

1895 amounted to $130,641.07. It will be seen that the entire

town of Lake View does not pay the City enough money, in

I taxes, to maintain its police force, rendering it unnecessary to

I refer to its expenses for Fire Department, Street and Alley

■ Cleaning, Bridges, and Municipal Salaries, etc. This is true
Kof many of the other towns. Changes in the revenue law,
Kwhich will produce a larger income for corporate purposes, is

Absolutely necessary or these conditions will continue.

The total bonded debl of Chicag-o on Januar; 1, 1895,

was $17,722.950 00

The present bonded debt ia 17,188,950 00

Showing a reduction during 1895 of I 534,000 00

Bonds amounting to $2,748,000.00, bearing interest at seven
^ per cent, per annum were retired and refunded at four per
cent., thus effecting, with the bonds redeemed and canceled,
, an annual saving, in interest, of $118,200.00.

As compared with other cities the bonded debt of Chicago
is small. The present low assessment of property, in con-
junction with the five per cent, limitation for the issuance of
bonds, makes it necessary for the present generation to bear
fcthe whole cost of many permanent improvements which should

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■ MAYOK SWIFT.

be borne partially by posterity. Here, ag'ain. the remedy lies
in a new revenue law which is indispensable for our future
municipal prosperity.

A few words oug"ht to be added to remove any misconcep-
tion there may be as to the actual financial credit of this City.
The difficulties with which we have to contend, and which I
have soug-ht to present, relate to an absence of ready cash to
meet current obligations, but there need be no apprehension
about the ability of this City to pay every dollar it now owes
or appears likely to owe. Since the great fire of 1871 the City
has acquired, and now owns, real estate and improvements
which cost more than fifty millions of dollars, nearly three
times the amount of its total bonded indebtedness. No larg"e
city in the country has relatively so small a debt. Our water
works system alone yields an annual revenue of more than two
millions of dollars above its operating expenses, and when the
system is improved by the completion of tunnels and pumping
stations now under way its annual net income can be applied
toward the payment of the water fund bonded indebtedness
now something less than four millions of dollars, and toward
the accumulation of a surplus fund available for further exten-
sions and for g-eneral City purposes.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Department of Public "Works has been administered
duringf the past year with an eye solely to economy and
efficiency. It is one of the most difficult branches of the munic-
ipal g-overnraent to administer. My g^eneral directions, appli-
cable to it as to other departments, have been that business
methods and principles must prevail, that merit must be the
sole qualification for employment and promotion, and that a full
day's service must be rendered for a day's pay. The results
have been very gratifying. For details I refer you to the Com-
missioner's full report, but a summary shows, among other

UBSSAGB OP M&YOK SWIFT.

thing-s. a decrease of $678,379.28 in the pay rolls for a period
from April 1, 1895, to April 1, 1896. as compared with the
period from April 1, 1894, to April 1. 1895.

The following comparative statement shows this decrease
I by months :

I invite your attention to the Commissioner's detailed
report which shows an unusual amount of work done by the
Department during- the past year.

"The following is a comparative statement by months of
L the pay rolls of the Department of Public Works, from April 1,
1895, to April 1, 1896, with the previous year, April 1. 1894, to
I April 1, 1895 :

"DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

1894.

t April

TMax

rjune

I July

I September . .

[ October ....

' November .

December ...

204,413 23
224.227 SO
251,692 08
215,679 82
222,759 90
248,214 28
358,669 81
340,146 46
232.018 21

January . .
February .

237,707 27
269,446 06
474,459 83

1895.

" Investig'a.ted. .

May

June

July

September

October

November

December

1396.

January

February

189.381 77
45,454 19
158,221 60
189,158 51
246,340 53
233.605 78
268,435 49
271,756 OS
204,005 77
193,074 26

153,503 66
138,132 25
158,937 31
Total for 12 months.. S 3,178.436 45 Total tor 12 months.. 8 2,500,057 17

Decrease 8678.379 28

" Of this amount $18,486,46 is under investigation.
"Of the above pay rolls for 1894, $51,000 is for contract
[ work. The same work in 1895 was done by the Department of
LPublic Works and carried on the pay rolls.
" Respectfully,

"L. E. GOSSEIvIN,

Bookkeeper Deparlmenl Public Worki.

"ALEX. HARPER,

Expert Accountant."

HBSSAGB OP HATOK SWIFT.

BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

When the present Commissioner of Buildings entered upon
his duties there was a deficit in his Department of $3,465.00.
Notwithstanding the limited building operations of the past
year this Department has accomplished the extinguishment of
the deficit, and has now a substantial sum to its credit.

I submit a general statement of the Department receipts
and expenses from May 1, 1895, to May 1, 18%, from which
you will note the excellent showing that the net excess of
receipts over expenses is $19,220.94 :

ims. Receipts. EupcnsEB. Gain. Lube.

May $ 7,649 35

June 7,013 05

July 7.284 00

August 6,499 00

September 6,077 60

October 6.461 70

November 4.724 00

December 3,231 40

January 4,374 00

February 3.730 00

March 5.858 40

April 6.085 50

Total 168.988 M $49,767 26 $19,860 W J 531 3S

Net gain for one year from May 1, 1895, to May 1, 18%. $19,230 94.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

I am very much gratified, and I think the public is at least
satisfied, with the result of the experiment of placing the
Health Department under the charge of a business man as
Commissioner of Health. It was an "experiment" only so far
as this iCity is concerned. The model health department of
this country, if not of the world — that of New York City —
has for many years had a non-professional business man at its
head and it has been under such charge that it has made its
most marked improvement.

t 3.765 87

S 3.883 68

4.32S 52

2,687 53

4.491 84

2.792 16

4.343 43

2,155 57

4,436 84

1,590 76

4.400 33

2,061 37

4,262 49

461 51

3,565 48

808 52

4.262 48

1.595 92

4,262 48

1.823 02

HBSSAGB OF HAVOB SWIFT. XXI

It is not too much to say that, for the period covered by
this radical change in our own Health Department, the improve-
ment has been quite as marked as it was in New York. There
3 a higher degree of efficiency in every branch of the health
Tvice and a more systematic org-anization and location of
sponsibility resulting from the separation of the practical
Qsiness details of administration, discipline, expenditure and
xountability, from the professional and executive functions.

The effect of this is seen in the great practical develop-
gnent of the Municipal Laboratory in safeguarding the food
Supplies of the people, including milk, ice, water, etc. ; in the
broader scope and more scientific character of the work done
by the medical staff, as in vaccination, antitoxin treatment of
riUphtheria, the prevention and suppression of the contagious
, etc. ; and in the greater efficiency of the bureaus of
ianitary, smoke, tenement and factory inspection.

Some of those improvements and reforms are worthj' more
[pace than can be given them in this connection. But the great
Work done in improving the quality of our milk supply must
i noted. This was one of the matters to which the Commis-
j^oner first directed his attention ; and when a vigorous and
Ktystematic inspection of milk and cream offered for sale was
legun under his instruction, in the early summer of 1895, it
■was found that out of every 100 samples collected and examined
the City Laboratory, from GO to 65 were adulterated,
pratered, colored, or otherwise unfit for food — especially unfit
Eor the food of infants and young children. Prosecution was
1 every instance where the analysis showed adulteration
-against high and low alike, without favor or exception— and
fines of from $25 to $100 were secured. In three weeks the pro-
portion of impure milk and cream fell from 60 to 65 samples in
,.the hundred to from 8 to 10. During September 2,211 samples
IPere collected and examined, and only 185 were found below

HBSSAGS Of MAVOR SWtrT.

or about one-twelfth of the total number, and during-
the past month the proportion has varied between 1 and 5 of
below-g-rade samples in the 100 collected. Between July 1,
1895, and April 30, 18%. a total of 1,180 violators of the milk
ordinance were prosecuted and convictions obtained in 1,072
cases : during the six months prior to July 1, 1895, there were
less than 90 offenders, all told, ag-ainst whom suits were begun,
and with few exceptions these suits were dismissed at the cost
of the City.

As a result of this work it is thought that our Chicago
milk supply is now. and for months has been, the best of any
large city in the United States. It is also believed that the
reduced number of deaths of children under five years of age
during the past twelve months is due, in large measure, to
tliis cause. Fewer such deaths have occurred during this period
than in any corresponding period since 1890, notwithstanding
our increase in population and the natural increase in the pro-
portion of children, and notwithstanding that the total number
of deaths of all ages was larger. The figures furnished me are
as follows : Average deaths under five years in 1891, 1892,
1893 and 18<>+, 12,033. Deaths under five in 1895, 10,499.
Saving of child-life, 1,554, part of which, however, may be
attributed to the results of a lesson learned in New York.

During an inspection of the New York Health Department
last summer the Commissioner was much impressed with the
records of the results of treating diphtheria with the antitoxin,
which showed that the death rate of the disease in that city
had been reduced more than one-half by the use of the new
remedy. Be called my attention to the matter, and, upon
examination, I also became convinced. Through the courtesy
of the New York Health Department an agreement was made
whereby our Department was enabled to procure antitoxin at
the actual cost of its production in New York, which was ]

MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT.

'than one-half the price charg-ed to physicians in Chicago. The
pprevious high price had restricted its use here, especiallj' among
' the poor, whose children furnish the largest number of diph-
Ltheria victims. The disease became epidemic in many parts of

!the City in the early fall, the daily number of deaths in October
vbeing higher than for many years previous, and it seemed
rprobable that many of the public and parochial schools would

have to be closed on this account. An emergency appropriation
E of $5,000.00 was secured, nearly 100 stations for the distribution
[.of antitoxin (to physicians at cost, and for charity cases
I gratis) were established in different parts of the City, and a

corps of fifteen physicians skilled in the administration of

antitoxin and the treatment of diphtheria were employed to
L assist other physicians and to treat charity cases.

The carefully recorded reports of these antitoxin experts,

I and of several hundred private physicians, show that the

[ epidemic was cut short throe months earlier than ever before

I in the history of diphtheria in Chicago. That is to say, that,

reaching its maximum in October, with an average of more than

' eight deaths per day, the disease steadily declined to less than

four deaths a day in January and less than one a day for some

time recently: whereas, in former years it continued unabated

for from two to four months after reaching its height.

In the best judgment of the medical oflBcers of the Depart-
ment, and of the members of the antitoxin corps, the lives of
not less than 700 children have been saved since October, 1895.
by the use of antitoxin, and the most experienced physicians of
rail schools do not hesitate to say that this much dreaded disease
Lis MOW less dangerous than many of the minor ailments of
childhood, provided, it is treated in its early stage with the-
antitoxin serum. The remarkable success of the Chicago
Antitoxin Corps has attracted practically world-wide attention.
I A recent communication (April 20) from the New York Health

^^ ■ XXIV MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT.

Department asks for a statistical report of the results obtained
by our Department in the use of the diphtheria antitoxin and
;says:

" From such reports as we have obtained of your results,
"we judge that they have been of extraordinarily satisfactory
character, and we believe that they will be of great service to
this Department in the pushing of its work in New York City."

Among the other work of the laboratory, which, since July
1, 1895, has embraced more than 21,000 analyses, involving over
90.000 manipulations, a chemical analysis of the water and
expert sanitary inspection of every locality from which ice for
domestic use has been cut was made during the fall and winter
months. It is believed that the ice now being sold in Chicago
for domestic use is purer than the supply has been for many
years. Constant supervision is being exercised over its distri-
bution, and no ice has been cut for cooling purposes only, to the
knowledge of the Department, except on permit granted on
filing a bond for S5,000, to be forfeited on proof of its sale for
domestic purposes.

During the period ended April 30th. 18%. a total of 14.976
violations of the smoke ordinance were investigated, 3,444 of
which were on complaints made to the Department, and 11,532
were discovered by the inspectors. In about 90 per cent of the
cases an abatement of the nuisance was secured, mainly by
changes or repairs of furnaces, application of smoke-preventing
devices or insistence on use of those already in place, and in
a minority of cases by changes in fuel. It was found necessary
to prosecute offenders in 597 cases ; 418 convictions were
obtained and fines imposed, and 179 cases were dismissed on
abatement of nuisance and payment of costs. j

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POLICE DEPARTMENT.

The communication to me from the General Superintendent
'nf Police herewith submitted, presents an excellent statement of
the past year's work of the Police Department. The record of
the Department is a higfhly commendable one, and shows the
growing efficiency, faithfulness and discipline of the police
force under its present chief.

Chicago, May '», 1886.
Hon. GEORGE B. SWIFT,

Dear Sir : Complying with your request of this morning, I
beg to submit the following figures, showing the practical results
attained during the first year of your administration in police matters:

The total espenditure for the twelve months ending April 1. 1896,

for salary and miscellaneous expenses S 3,309,474 00

The total expenditure for the corresponding twelve months prior

to your inauguration 3,674,511 00

Showing- a net jjuin or saving by this Department, for the year, of., $ 365,037 00

Number of arrests during 1995 83,464

Amount of fines assessed f 301. SSS 00

Fugitives arrested in Chicago and sent to other cities 135

Lost and stolen property recovered $ 404,150 23

Upon assuming the position of General Superintendent of Police,
one of the first things to which I directed my attention was the
enforcement of the Midnight Closing Ordinance and the abolishment
of the objectionable concert halls that were everywhere open at that
time. This resulted in a large reduction in crime, which was noticed
and commented on favorably by the press.

I next addressed myself to the abolition of public gambling,
which was running wide open in all parts of the City. Complying
with your orders I instigated a crusade against them, which
resulted in closing every public gambling house in Chicago.

^We next addressed ourselves to the massage parlors, a large
jority of which have been driven out of business.
The Department then addressed itself to the question of extermi-
nating the opium joints, and I am pleased to report in this connection
thai thirty-one of the so-called public "hop joints," where opium

was formerly smoked, have been permanently closed in the South
Division. Similar places are now being raided daily in the West
Division with similar results.

Chinese gambUng has also been virtually wiped out.

During the past year the Department has rendered effective
service in preventing disorder instant to the numerous strikes, lock-
outs, etc., and I am pleased to report that, with but few exceptions,
the policy of the Department in treating organized labor and capital
with equal consideration, according to each the fullest protection in
their rights, has been the means of avoiding a great deal of trouble
that would otherwise have e::isted. The fact that we have been able
to satisfy employers and employes alike, is the best evidence that the
Department has directed its efforts in this direction strictly within
the law.

Complying with your direction the Department has been taken
entirely out of politics, the conduct of the Department at the recent
election in this respect being such as to challenge the commendation
even of the opposing political parties ; absolute order prevailing
throughout the day and complete protection was afforded to every
citiaen at the polls.

Since the inauguration of Civil Service this Department has
drawn upon the Civil Service Commission for about 120 men.

The discipline and esprit de corps of the Department during the
past year has been constantly improving, and the men, from what I
am able to learn, are much pleased with the new order of things, for.
while the discipline of offenders has been severe, the men who have
sought to discharge their duty faithfully have felt themselves secure
in their positions. No doubt the merit system, which controls all
promotions in the Department since the operation of the civil service
law, has acted as a spur to the men and officers of the Department to
do more zealous work and a more faithful attention to their duty.

In this connection permit me to return my sincere thanks for the
hearty co-operation and assistance which you have afforded me in the
discharge of my duties, without which my efforts would have been of
no avail.

(Signed I J. J. BADENOCH,

General SuperinUndenl.

OTHEK DEPARTMENTS .
The work of the other Departments during the past year
has been satisfactory, and in general is well understood.
There have been no occurrences in connection with any of them
calling for special notice here.

^^H PUBLIC LIGHTING.

'The proper lighting of our streets and other public places
has been a subject of much perplexity. About two-thirds of
the total expense goes for gas, the most of which is furnished
by the leading gas companies, formerly constituting what was
known as the "Gas Trust." In 1891 the City made a written
contract with these companies, under which it agreed to take
gas from them for that year at certain prices and the companies
agreed to furnish gas at those prices as long as the City should
require it ; also to pay SJ per cent, of their gross receipts into
the Cit}- Treasury as long as any one of them should so furnish
gas to the City, and to reduce their price of gas to private
consumers five cents per thousand feet each year until the price
should be one dollar per thousand feet. Street lamps consume
the bulk of the gas supplied by these companies, and the price
fixed by the contract in respect to street lighting, including
ordinary maintenance and care of the lamps, was S22.00 for
each lamp per year, bills to be rendered quarterly and pay-
ments to be made within thirty days after the bills were
rendered, with a rebate of S2 per lamp upon payments made
within the thirty days. At the beginning of my administra-
tion it was apparent that the City appropriation made would
not enable the City to pay in cash throughout the fiscal year
for the gas to be supplied, and some further arrangement had
to be made with these companies. After some negotiations it
was agreed that the companies should be paid as far as prac-
ticable from the appropriations, and should take judgments

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MBSSAGB OF MAYOR SWIFT.

for the balance which might become due them; that except tu
street lighting the prices should be the same as fixed by the
contract of ISOl, and that the price of gas for each street lamp
per year should be S20.00 net, a reduction of $2.00 in respect to
the considerable portion of the total gas to be furnished for
which the City could not make cash payment-

This year the lighting appropriation is again inadequate.
The principal gas companies have agreed to furnish gas at the
same prices as last year up to the limits of the available appro-
priation, but they have declined to accept judgments for any
portion of the gas to be supplied by them. Provision has
therefore been made for public lighting as far as the appropria-
tion will go, but this will cover only a little more than one half
of the year with rigid economy and inadequate lighting, and
some further provision will have to be made upon the subject
later. The problem is a difficult one, but I believe it will he
susceptible of reasonably satisfactory solution.

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.

Complaints are frequently made about the working of our
special assessment system, and it must be admitted that there
is some foundation for them. The principle underlying the
system is undoubtedly sound, for it contemplates that property
benefited by an improvement shall bear the cost of the improve-
ment. Unfortunately, like all other human things, it is subject
to great abuse in practice. The City's lack of resources often
compels it to put the expense of some needed work upon prop-
erty owners, as it may lawfully do when in fairness the work
should justly be paid for out of the public treasury. The law
allowing assessments to be paid in installments is particularly
unsatisfactory, and, in many if not most cases, results in in-
justice either to the contractor or to some of the property
owners assessed. It is difficult to see what radical changfea

HBSSACE OF MAYOR SWIFT.

can be made in the system without violating sound principles
of g^overnment. In this matter as in all others the power to do
the rig^ht thing usually involves the power to do the wrong
thing. During the past year great care has been taken bj- the
Dei)artraeat of Public Works to keep the cost of improvements
paid for by special assessments down to the lowest practicable
point, and this effort has been very successful.

Under instructions from the Mayor, under date of April 15,
1895, the engineers in charge of the various improvements were
directed to reduce their estimates. This was done and the
estimates made were based upon prices which were bid upon
the various improvements at that time. An average reduction
of 21 7-10 per cent, resulted, the details of which will be found
1^ the report of the Commissioner of Public Works.

r The contracts awarded during the year of 1895 were lower
than at any previous time, and if the same favorable figures
should be obtained during the present season it would seem
that even a farther reduction of the estimates might be safely
made and still keep within the actual cost of the work. In all
the work now completed, which will have to be paid for in
18%. more than 90 per cent, of the rebates have already been
deducted from the assessments which were in the hands of the
City Collector up to March 31, so that, with the exception of
this small percentage, he turned over to the County Collector,
on March 31, as delinquent, only the actual cost of the work,
thus doing away with the trouble of paying the full amount of
the assessment and collecting the rebates afterwards. Before
the time for payment to the County Collector the remaining
percentage will be deducted from the assessments which were
in his hands on April 1. so that there will virtually be no rebate
to collect on all work done in 1895. This, of course, does not
apply to those who have already paid their assessments, but
this amount is not large.

I

XXX MESSAGE OF MAYOK SWIFT.

The volume of business has larjtfely increased over that of
the previous year, as there were 1,019 assessments made in
1894. amountingr to $2,904,721.11, while in 1895 there were
1492, amounting to $4,013,787.11. The expenses of the Bureau
were $84,955.19 less than for 1894.

I cannot find that there is basis for serious complatnt
respecting the manner in which the special assessment system
is administered after an improvement has been once ordered by
proper ordinance, but there is undoubtedly much basis for
complaint in the hasty ordering- of improvements without sub-
stantial demand therefor.

The paying of special assessments is oftentimes a great
burden upon property owners of moderate and limited means,
and great care should be taken to investigate the necessity of
an improvement before it is ordered, for the purpose of ascer-
taining whether it is really needed. The private property
owners affected cannot, of course, be allowed the conclusive
determination of the matter, for the public welfare must be
equally consulted. But many improvements are undoubtedly
ordered which are plainly unnecessary and burdensome. Once
properly ordered an improvement should be allowed to go
forward and not stayed nor abandoned. Uniformly, I have-
vetoed the repeal of ordinances providing for improvements by
special assessment after the work has been undertaken, or after
costs have been incurred which would be payable out of the
City treasury, because, in the long run, I believe that course
will be for the benefit of the public and of the property owners
generally. Probably some effort will be made at the nexfc
session of the Legislature to modify this special assessment law,
and no doubt it can be improved, but while this effort is making'
we must be alert to see that the law is not in such shape that it
will become impracticable and will stop the progress of
improvements in this growing City.

^^^^^^^^ MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT. XXXl

^^H COMPENSATION FOR THE USE OF STREETS.

^^F The subject of compensation for the use of streets is
^^Psomewhat hackneyed but it is too much alive to be passed over
^ without notice here. Licenses for the use of streets — which we
commonly but erroneously call "franchises" — are constantly
being' granted, and must, in the nature of thing's, continue to
l^^be granted in some degree to corporations of all kinds, and to
^^Kndividuals, for varied purposes. The justification for such
grants is the public benefit expected to be derived therefrom,
directly or indirectlj-. Without such benefit they would be
without excuse. The subject is one of the most troublesome
LVith which a municipal government has to deal. The general
nterest of the community as a whole is so intimately connected
f-with and dependent upon the individual interests for private
P^enterprises that it is oftentimes exceedingly hard to know what
P"to do in a given case. We must always keep in mind the
ndamental principle that the streets belong to the public and
must be used for the public benefit. It does not much matter
how this benefit is received, whether directly or indirectly, nor
in what shape. Conditions are changing all the time, bringing
V demands which must be met. A license to a street railway
I-company to use a certain street at one time might well be
pfiOmething for which the community could afford to pay, where,
b a later period, it would be enormously valuable and capable
being sold at a high price if the street were unoccupied,
iame thing applies to licenses in different localities of the
pity, and it applies equally to the use of a street by a fruit
Letand, by a gas main, or by a railway track. The present
sentiment of the community is clearly in favor of exacting a
monetary compensation to the City for street privileges in all
cases where it is reasonable or practicable, and this sentiment
seems to be just. I am heartily in accord with it. The diffi-
culty is to determine just what compensation should be exacted
in a given case, and when there should be none at all. It is

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MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT.

plain that the compensation should bear some relation tn the
value of the privileges granted and to the profits likely to be
realized therefrom. Durinfr the past year I have made every
reasonable effort consistent with what seemed to be a due
regard for the public interest to obtain adequate compensation
for the privilege of using the streets, and, in most instances,
with a fair degree of success. In some instances, where I have
felt constrained to yield to my personal judgment, I have done
so with great reluctance,

TRACK ELEVATION.

Gratifying progress has been made during the past year in
the matter of securing the elevation of railway tracks and their
consequent removal from the surfaces of the streets, A few
years ago the railroad problem in this City seemed almost
hopeless. It was so vast that everyone hesitated to attack it.
But the necessity of action grew more and more apparent, and
presently a beginning was made. The Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway Company and the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railway Company had undertaken to elevate their joint
track for a considerable portion of its length within the thickly
settled portion of the City, and the Chicago & North-Western
Railway Company had taken like action as to a portion of its
Galena division. During the past year arrangements have been
completed between the City and the Chicago & North-West-
ern Railway Company for the elevation of a considerable portion
within the City of its Milwaukee and its Wisconsin divisions.
Arrangements are also well under way for the elevation of a
portion of the railway tracks on and along Rockwell street
belonging to the Chicago & North-Western Railway Company,
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St, Louis Railway
Company and the Chicago & Northern Pacific Railway Com-
pany. Also for the elevation of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne

MESSAGE OF MAYOR SWIFT.

^H<& Chicago Railway tracks from Fifty-third street to a point
south of Englewood. Meantime the work upon the tracks of
the Lake Shore & Michigran Southern and Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific Railways is progressing- rapidly. It was feared at
^^■^le time that this latter work might be interfered with by the
^Hpositton of the tracks of the Union Stock Yard & Transit
Company, but a plan was agreed upon between the railroad
companies and the Stock Yards Company whereby this embar-
rassment has been removed. The Stock Yards Company will
presently submit an ordinance to you to carry out the plan.
An ordinance will also be presently presented, by the railroad
companies concerned, to provide for the elimination of the
railway grade crossing at Clark and Sixteenth streets. This
last matter has been a vexatious and perplexing problem.
Much time and effort was required to bring about an agreement
among the railroad companies themselves, owing to their vary-
ing interests, but ultimately such an agreement was reached as
to the general plan of work. I have felt some discouragement

kover the slow progress in this matter, but I have had to realize
that it is no easy thing to bring about an agreement between a
dozen railroad companies with a dozen different boards of
directors regarding the details of an expensive undertaking,
and I have been constrained to be patient. In this, as in all
matters, my desire has been to bring about some tangible
stibstantial results of benefit to the City as soon as practicable,
and to avoid the annoying delay and litigation so easy to be
produced by controversy and drastic measures. The railroads
of this City are here and are here to stay. They are enormous
factors in our City's welfare, just as the City is of enormous
benefit to them. Mutual fairness and consideration are neces-
sary in treating the problem which their presence creates, and
I am happy to say that in the earnest efforts which I have
made in behalf of track elevation, I have been met in a fair and
reasonable spirit by the railroad managements.

E OF MAYOR SWIFT,

rthe^aES

LAKE FRONT SETTLEMENT.
For a generation a controversy existed concerning
Front, involving the State, the City and the Illinois Central
Railroad Company. The settlement of that controversy during-
the past year is a subject for congratulation. The details of
the settlement need not be referred to here. But the outcome
must soon begin to appeal to the pride of our citizens, who were
so generally in favor of the settlement. The work of filling
the ground west of the railroad tracks is being rapidly pushed,
as well as the work done upon the outer wall. When the real
improvement begins to take form and shape replacing the pres-
ent ragged and unpleasant appearance of the locality It will
then be possible to realize much better than we do now how-
much has been accomplished for the City in disposing of this
long-pending controversy. I look back to my part in it with as
much satisfaction as to anything which has occurred thus far
during my administration.

THE crVIL SERVICE LAW.
The Civil Service law, which went into effect July 1, 1895,
has received in the main the approbation of all good citizens.
It is not free from defects, but its defects can easily be
remedied. The system which it establishes of making appoint-
ments to subordinate positions purely on the merits of the
applicant is a vast improvement in every way over the former
system of making appointments by mere grace and favor.
Sometimes one person and sometimes another is naturally
affected by the law when he finds his influence curtailed, but in
the end it will be conceded by all fair-minded persons that the
working of the merit system tends to promote a better adminis-
tration of public affairs and to promote the welfare of the City.
The Commissioners administering the law have labored with '
zeal and faithfulness, and they have succeeded in their work
with perhaps less friction than was to have been expected in

MESSAGE OP MAYOR SWIFT. XXXV

iie case of a new law introducing so radical a change in govern-
ment. The la^v has not yet been applied in the offices of the
IJity Treasurer and of the Board of Education, but in my judg-
nent it ought to be applied in both of them, and I believe it
imately will be.
The effect of the Civil Service law has been very effective
1 aiding the work of taking the police force entirely out of
)litics and keeping it out. That was one task which I set for
yself at the beginning of my administration, and the General
Superintendent of Police has earnestly seconded my efforts.
The result is gratifying. At no time within ray memory has
:he police force of this City attended so strictly to police bus-
i and kept so free from political work as during the past
fc.year. Individual officers naturally have their individual friends
land individual preferences, and it is not to be expected that
Lthey will lose their attachment merely because they are police-
I men, but in the performance of their duties the police force
I whole has been lifted out of political partisan work, to the
L great satisfaction of the public and of the policemen themselves.

C

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PAY ROLLS.

One effect of the operation of the Civil Service law caused
me to discontinue the publication of the City pay rolls in the
Council proceedings. All pay rolls go to the Civil Service
Commission for certification before the Comptroller will

tpprove them. As new men can not be placed in the service or
upon the pay rolls, nor old men promoted, nor salaries or wages

•aised except upon the recommendation of the Commission and

iter examination, it is plain that the verification of the rolls
by the Commission is an absolute check upon anj'thing like
pay-roll stuffing. The existence of this check seemed to me to
render the further publication of the pay rolls with its

.ttendant expense unnecessary.

F

HESSAUH OF MAYOR SWIFT.

TAXATION.

A few months ago, at the sug'gestion of some public-
spirited citizens, who agreed to guarantee the money for the
work, I undertook to have some inquir}' made into the assess-
ment and the valuation of real estate in the business centre of
the City. For the purpose of the investigation I appointed a
commission of gentlemen who were singularly well equipped
for the work and in whom the public had entire confidence,
three of them being particularly acquainted with land values,
and the other two men of large experience in building. The
report of this commission has been recently made, and I submit
their general statement. As expected, their work shows not
merely how small the portion is between the actual valuation
and the assessed valuation of the lands and improvements on
the South Side north of Twelfth street, but what is more
important it shows that there are glaring inequalities In assess-
ments, and that much property is escaping its fair share of
tasation. Primarily so far as local taxes are concerned, it
does not matter whether the assessment be made upon the
basis of full value or of some fraction of the full value, nor
what that fraction may be, provided the basis be uniform
that all property be assessed fairly and uniformly with ri
to it. The underlying purpose in the appointment
commission, and in the work of the commission,
bring to light these inequalities and thiw absence
formity. If much property in this City is escaping
fair share of the public burden, it is doubtless eqi
that some is being taxed too much. The pi
the evil docs not necessarily mean an incn
tion. Property which is escaping taxation li
should be made to bear its fair share,
assessed too much should have its •
b.-lief that if ali property liable to t:

MESSAGE Of UAVOS SWIFT.

in S

'and paying" its fair share of the public revenue, the burden
upon the average taxpayer would not be increased, and would
quite probably be lessened.

The conspicuous inequalities in the assessment of real
estate are well known to be more than equaled in the assess-
ment of personal property. I have in mind the fact that the
taxation of 1894 on the capital, surplus and undivided profits of
banks in this City ranges from 1.88 to 0.38 per cent. I do not
understand why there should be this difference of nearly five
times the lowest rate ; but manifestly there is something wrong
in such a condition of things.

The suggestion has already been made to me to appoint a
ilar commission to investigate personal property assess-
ments, and it is not unlikely that I shall appoint such a com-
mission at an early date. It is not supposed that the work of
the real estate commission or of the personal property commis-
sion, if one should be appointed, will materially affect either
the assessment of property in this City at the present time or
the revenue of the City, but the information contained in the
report already made will be of great value, and particularly in
connection with efforts that must necessarily be made at the
next session of the General Assembly to secure amendments of
reve nue law.

has been approximately $10,000,
I tj^^^||lb expense should be
>mpt'^^S^ should be made for

Y?>

to report the market
uth Division, north of
. beg leave to submit
t>rovements, together
■ by the Assessor in

XXxnu MBSSAGB OP MATUK SWIPT.

1895. In the detailed report, the valuation made by the commission
and the valuation made by the Assessor will be found in parallel
columns, a summary of which is as follows ;

We find, iooiiropinion.valueof landtobe $337,342,880 00

Value of improvementH to be 101.104.300 00

Total value (exclusive of properly marked

Exempt from Taxation) S 438,'f47,l«0 00

The assessed value of the same property returned by the Assessor,
for the year 1895, was as follows :

Land f 24,726,880 00

Improvements 15,941,840 00

Total S 40,668,720 00

We also find the value of land and improvements marked £xempt
on the Assessor's books, not including the City Hall block or real
estate owned by the United States Government, to be :

Land $ 20,404.050 00

Improvements 1,932,200 00

Total $ 22,236,250 00

We further find the value of railroad property in
the above district listed as Railroad Right-of-
way (exclusive of Illinois Central} to be S 24,615,700 00

We further find the value of real estate owned by
railroads, exclusive of that listed as Rig-ht-of
way, to be $ 2,789.400 00

We find the value of land and improvements

owned by the Illinois Central Railroad to be . $ 35.180,560 00

Respectfully submitted,

Joseph Donnhrsbbrgbr,
Eugene H. Flshbukn,

DiTNLAP Smith,
Charles W. Gindele,
George T.\ppeb,

THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM.

I

The great problem always confronting the municipal gov-
ernment is the financial one. A revenue system, probably
working fairly well in the smaller communities of this State, is
utterly inadequate and impracticable for the requirements of

MESSAGE <

I^KlIiis great and growmg City. Every mayor for years has called
attention to the difficulties presented, and every mayor must
continue to do so until some radical improvement is made. The
township system of assessing" and collecting' the public revenue
is not suitable for this County. No assessor can possibly make
a just assessment under the conditions now existing-. There
must at all times be due regard for economy in administration,
but no reasonable economy can possibly bring the necessary and
desirable expenses of this City within its present limited income.
Some matters have to be neglected or insufficiently provided
for. Neglect is often expensive in the end, if not disastrous.
An epidemic of smallpox might at any time follow an inad-
equate supply of funds for the Health Department. Parsimony
and cheapness in government are undesirable. The people of
this City must come to a fuller realization of the truth that if
they w^ish their public affairs properly ordered and adminis-
tered they must do their part. They must help the public
servants and they can then rightfully hold them to a stricter
accountability. The apathy of the average citizen regarding
local public matters is sometimes startling. So long as his own
affairs are progressing well and his interests are not directly
injured he is content to feel that in some way public affairs will
be attended to. Sooner or later this condition of things must
end. Proper legislation must be had ; changes in the constitu-
tion, if necessary, must be made, and our people must take an
active interest and participation in the work and the expense of
giving to this City a system of revenue and of government and
of public works worthy of its size and importance.

Yours respectfully,

GEORGE B. SWIFT,

flfayor.

Department ot public Morks,

Citi? of dbicago.

W. D. KENT,

Commi00ioner.

JOHN A. MOODY,

B>eptttv Commi00ioner.

S. p. BROWNE,

Secretary*

J. J. GRAHAM,

B00i0tant Secretary*

Deade ot JSuceaue.

City Enginbbr, . L. B. JACKSON

Superintendent of Sewers, G. L. CLAUSEN

Superintendent of Special Assessments, . . H. J. JONES

Superintendent of Water Bureau, J. C. CRAIG

Superintendent of Street Bureau, ... R. J. MacDONALD
Superintendent op Map Bureau, ... O. L. WULLWEBER
Superintendent of Street and Alley Cleaning, J. C. W. RHODE

Department Book-keeper, L. E. GOSSELIN

PAST COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS.

WATER BOARD.

1851-54— John B. Turner. Prest.. Horatio G. Loomis, Alson S. Sherman.
1854-56— Jas. H. Woodworth, Pres., John C. Haines, George W. Dole.
1856-58— George W. Dole. Prest., Orrinerton Lwnt, John C. Haines.
1858-60— George W. Dole, Prest.. Orrington Lunt, Noah Sturtevant.
1860-61— Orrington Lunt, Prest.. Edward Hamilton, Benjamin Carpentei

1855-59— Wm, B. Ogdeu, Prest., James D. Webster. Sjlvester Lind.
18S9-61— James D. Webster. Prest., Sylvester Lind, Philip Conley,
Water and Sewerage Boards merged May 6, 1861, into

BOAKD OF PUBLIC WOKKS.

1861-63— Benjamin Carpenter, Prest.. John G. Gindele. Frederick Lets.
1863-65— Francis C. Sherman, Mayor, ex-officio member of the Board.
1863-67— John G. Gindele, Prest., Frederick Letz, Orrin J. Rose.
1867-69— Aug. H. Burley, Prest., Wm. H. Carter, John McArthur.
1869-71— John McArthur, Prest., Wm. H. Carter, Redmond Prindiville.
1865-69 — Win. Gooding and Roswell B. Mason, members of the Board in

pertaining to the cleanaing of the river.
1869-71— Wm. Gooding and Edward B. Talcott, members of the Board in

pertaining to the cleansing of the river.
1871-73— Wm. H. Carter, Presl., Jas. K. Thompson, Redmond Prindivill
1871-76— Redmond Prindiville, Prest., Louis Wahl, Jas. K. Thompson.

Board of Public Works abolished September IS, 1676, and on the sa
there was established by the City Council

THB DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS,

1876-78 — Monroe Heath. Mayor, Acting Commissioner.

January 7, to May 18, 1879— E. S. Chesbrough.

May 19. 1879, to October 18, 1881— Charles S. Waller.

October 19, 1881, to February 4. 1882— Carter H. Harrison, Mayor, Actin

February 4. 1882, ti
Febmarj 1, 1886, 1

January 31, 1886— DeWitt C. Cregier.
1 June 28, 1886 — Carter H. Harrison, Mayor, Acting- Corn-

June 28. 1886, to April 11, 1887— W. H. Purdy.

April 12, 1887, to April 15, 1889— George B. Swift.

April 16, 1889, to April 27, 1891— W. H. Purdy.

April 28, 1891, to December 24, 1892— J, Frank Aldrich.

December 24. 1892, to April 25, 1393— E. Louis Kuhns, Acting Commissioner.

April 2S, 1893, to November 21, 1894— Hiram J. Jones.

November 21, 1894, to November 28, 1894— John A. Moody, Acting Coi

November 28, 1894, to April 8, 1895— John McCarthy.

REPORT OF THE

Qommissioner of Public W/'orks

City of Chicago

COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Office of the Commissioner of Pdblic Works,
City Hall.

* the Honorable, the Mayor and the City Council
of the City of Chicago :

Gentlemen: — In compliance with the ordinances of the City, 1
ut herewith the Twentieth Annual Report of this Department.

Included in this report, which is for the year ending December
, 1895, is a summary of the character and extent of the work per-
med by this Department during the past year. Those desiring
further information on this subject are respectfully referred to the
accurate and elaborate statistical reports of the Superintendents of the
various bureaus.

At the outset, permit me to express my obligations to His Honor,
the Mayor, for the lively interest he has manifested in the work exe-
cuted and the reforms instituted by this Department. No effort has
been spared to conduct the Department on business principles, in
accordance with his well-known and frequently expressed views.

Allow me also to tender to the Council my cordial thanks for the
uniform courtesy it has extended to me personally and officially.

It will be as agreeable to you, no doubt, as it is to me, to record
the fact that the chiefs and employes of the various bureaus comprised
in this Department are generally giving their best service to the City,
and discharging their duties faithfully and efficiently. Although
unreasonably criticised, for partisan purposes, in some quarters, the
consciousness abides with them that their services, rendered intelli-
gently and honestly, are recognized and appreciated by the public.

I

xlvi DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOHKS.

In a Department to which vast public interests are committed it is
absolutely necessary, for the expeditious and economical transaction of
the people's business, that order prevail ; that every employe be conver-
sant with his duties and that he should understand that he can not
shirk them in any way. Consequently, on assuming office, a system
of time-keeping was inaugurated which resulted in a marked raising
of the standard of punctuality and attention to work. It is not to be
wondered at, therefore, that the service now is more satisfactory than
formerly. The operation of the civil service law was in fact antici-
pated by this Department. Records of the employes are preserved,
90 that when a vacancy occurs, a worthy candidate for promotion can
be selected. The sj'stem now in vogue is the same that prevails in
all great manufacturing and commercial establishments. For the
first time in the history of the Citj', the employes now feel that their
retention in the public service depends solely on merit, and that pro-
motion is attained only by strict attention to duty.

Firmly resolved that the interests of the taxpayers should have
primary consideration in this Department, a system of retrenchment
was established by which the expenditures were considerably reduced.
Some salaries, regarded as extravagant for the services rendered,
were reduced, and some employes who were not making an adequate
return for their compensation were retired from the service of the
City, This is not the only way in which the public interests have
been conserved. It is a notorious fact that for many years the
brick manufacturers were in a "combine," or trust, formed for the
purpose of keeping the price of brick at a high figure. Although the
City does not buy the brick direct from the makers, it suffered from
this trust, as the contractors based their bids for public improvements
on the rates they would have to pay for the brick. A year ago only
the product of three brick yards was eligible for use in the public
works. Specimens of other brick were obtained and several of theses
met ail the requirements of the tests provided for in our specifications.
These tests, which were thorough and searching, were made at the
State University at Champaign. Now the bricks of ten manufac-
turers meet the requirements of the City. The consequence has been
that the brick combination is disrupted, to the financial advantag^e cA
the City.

In this Department, the custom which had grown up of allowing
"extras" to contractors has been practically abolished. None better
understand this than the contractors themselves, and hence their
proposals for work are now submitted with full knowledge of the

commissioner's report, xlvii

Eere will be no " extras " and that they will be required to
e letter all the conditions of their agreements with the

City- Heroic measures had to be taken in a few instances to con-
vince some contractors that the provisions of a contract with the City
meant just what they contained. To impress this information on
them they have been required, when they failed to comply in every
piirticular with the specifications, to undo their work, and at their
own expense make it acceptable to the City. This was frequently a
costlj- lesson, but it had the desired effect. Now no attempt is made
to elude the provisions of a contract, for it is known that discovery

»will bring a penalty which none feel disposed to pay.
While economy has been practised the necessary public work has
tiot been neglected nor curtailed. The extensive operations begun
under this administration, with the completion of old enterprises,
demonstrate that the public money has been expended judiciously
and advantageously. No public improvement has suffered, notwith-
standing the fact that more than $200,000.00 pro rata of the appro-
priation had been expended during the first three months of the fiscal
year. In this connection it might be noted that, during this admin-
istration, the Department was not only maintained within the
appropriation, but at the close of the year a balance was turned into
the City treasury. This policy of economy will be continued, and
there is every reason to believe that the financial management of the
Department during 18% will be still more satisfactory.

It is a very sanguine man indeed who hopes that, in this City,
public improvements will yet keep pace with private enterprise.
That they are very far apart to-day is evident to a casual observer.
As the reason for this condition of affairs is apparent, it is not neces-
sary to dwell upon it here, especially as it will, in all probability, be
discussed bj- the Chief Executive of the City. To indicate the efforts
that are being made to meet the urgent demands for public improve-
ments, reference might be made here to the tunnel which is now
being constructed to give an additional supply of water to the north-
western and southwestern sections of the City, and to the contemplated
plans for sewering what is known as the Eighty-third street district.
The first, it is estimated, will cost S2. 500, 000. 00, and the latter
$1,300,000.00.

Annually, during the heated season, reports have been published

t lack of water in various sections of the City remote from the lake,

totwitbstanding the great water system possessed by the City.

ROwing to the phenomenal growth of the City, the demand for an

Xlviii DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

additional water supply has been steadily increasing. It is expected
that in the near future there will be no occasion for further com-
plaints of this character. A scheme to relieve the west and north-
west sections nf the City is now on the way. When completed, it
will be the means of affording an increased supply to all other parts
of the City.

When the two pumping stations about to be constructed, one in
the vicinity of Humboldt Park, and the other near Twelfth street
west of Rockwell street, each with a capacity of 60,000,(IUO gallons
per twenty-four hours, are in operation, the supply will undoubtedly
be equal to the demand for some years to come. Contracts for the
land tunnel were let last September. Satisfactory progress is being
made with the work. The contract calls for the completion of the
work on the first day of October, 1897.

Plans and specifications are now being made for the lake portion
of the tunnel, and also for the pumping machinery at the stations.,'
It is expected that work will be started about the 15th of June. 1896,
on the lake portion of the tunnel. According to the contracts, the
whole work is to be finished on or before January 1st, 1898.

A successful effort has been made to compel all trades which are
required to obtain a license to comply with the ordinances. Lfast
year 758 more plumbers' licenses were issued than during the pre-
ceding year. This brought an increase of $2,725.00 to the City
treasury. It is not thought that 758 more plumbers than the year
before established business in Chicago. The increase in the receipts
from this source is due to the fact that the ordinance relating to this
branch of trade was impartially administered. There was no dis--
crimination for or against anyone. All were treated justly. Theyl
were given to understand that the ordinance was not a dead letter*
and they cheerfully complied with it,

A special inspection of the entire City by the Water Bureau
resulted in increasing the assessment on hose alone S45,0tK).

The meter control of the water supply of the City should be ■
extended immediately in view of the fact that last year an averiige of
146 gallons of water per capita per day was pumped. It is not to our
credit that cities of less than one-fourth of our population should
have more meters io service than there are in Chicago. In this City
we have only 5,120 meters. There should be at least SO.OOO. This
number of meters would not only largely increase the revenue but
would tend to compel economy in the use of water by large

commissioner's kepoht. xlix

^^B plans hadbeen prepared for draining the Eig-bty-third street sewer
^^Htto the lake. It seemed strange that the drainage canal could not
be utilized for this purpose, and thus avoid all possibility of polluting
the source of the water supply in that section. The case, which was
on the docket of the County Court, was stricken off, and then the
Engineering Branch of the Bureau of Sewers was instructed to recast
the plans, with the view of having the sewer empty into the drainage
canal. At first those who were most directly interested in the
drainage of this district objected to this action, on account of the
delay that it would occasion, but, on consideration, they have given
it their cordial and unqualified approval. Had not the plans of the
sewer been changed, the drainage canal, for which the people have
paid taxes, and which is being constructed at a cost of §30,000,000. (ID,
would be of no benefit to them whatsoever. Even in its sewerage
system Chicago is unique and distinguished. As far as this Depart-
ment is informed, this will be the most costly individual sewer in
the world. It will drain a territory of ten square miles. This sewer
will be of an L shape. It will extend from Seventy-fifth street to
Eighty-seventh street, and from the Lake as far west as Albany
avenue.

The main outlet sewer of the Washington Heights and West
Roscland district along Wentworth avenue has been completed dur-
ing the year. This sewer will drain all the territory west of State
street and south of Eight^'-seventh street.

The Indiana avenue sewer system will drain the territory lying
south of Ninety-ninth street to the Calumet River, and between State
street and the Illinois Central Railroad.

The West Forty-fifth avenue sewer, begins at Mud Lake, with a
diameter of nine feet, and runs to Twelfth street ; thence north on
Forty-seventh avenue to Madison street ; thence west on Madison to
Forty-eighth avenue; thence to Hayes boulevard, with a branch start-
at Forty-eighth and Grand avenues, and running thence northwest
and west in Grand avenue and Fullerton avenue to the City limits.
This sewer drains 4,200 acres of land, and its approximate length is
eleven miles.

The six-foot sewer in Montrose boulevard, from the North Branch
of the Chicago River west of Milwaukee avenue, is under contract.

It is the purpose of this Department to improve many streets
during the coming year. Ordinances are now being drawn, which will
be submitted at an early date, authorizing the improvement of at least
four hundred streets. This work, judging by the experience of last

1 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

year, can be done for a reasonable amount. Owing to the fact that
the Department succeeded in disrupting- the various trusts, the com-
petition for the City work was sharper than it had been for many
years. The City reaped the benefit of this competition, for our
paving last year was done at a lower figure than at any time since
the incorporation of the City.

Knowing the financial condition of the City I hesitate making
any suggestion that would lead to the expenditure of money that has
not already been provided for by appropriation, but I cannot refrain
from calling attention to the imperative necessity of supplying correct
street signs. The names of a large number of the streets, as you are
aware, have recently been changed, but the same old street signs are
allowed to remain to mystify the public. Those signs now only
serve to mislead the people. They should be removed without delay
and their places supplied with new signs, which would probably cost
not to exceed $15,000.00.

THE GROWTH OF CHICAGO.

AREA.

Square Miles.

After the sixth annexation, April 29, 1889 43.812

Part of Cicero, E. Yz Sec. 4 and 9, T. 39, R. 13, July 15, 1889 1 .000

City of Lake View, July 15, 1889 10.408

Town of Jefferson (except Sees. 25, 35 and 36), July 15th, 1889 29.530

Town of Lake, July 15, 1889 36.000

Village of Hyde Park, July 15, 1889 49.132

Village of Gano, April, 1, 1890 1.773

South Englewood, May 12, 1890 2.899

Village of Washington Heights, Nov. 4, 1890 2.810

Village of West Roseland, Nov. 4, 1890 1.793

Village of Fernwood, April 7, 1891 0.981

ViUage of West Ridge, April 19, 1893 2.125

Village of Rogers Park, April 19, 1893 1.750

Village of Norwood Park, April 19, 1893 2.726

Fourteenth extension, part of Calumet, Feb. 25, 1895 1 .000

Total area of the City of Chicago, Dec. 31, 1895 187.138

The extreme width of Chicago is now 14>^ miles, and its extreme
leng-th, 26 miles.

The management of the Special Assessment Bureau, in all its
branches, has been characterized by marked ability and economy.

COMMISSIONBRS

li

Tlie total receipts were 83,761,689.45, of which the sum of
!.'>37.0ft was collected by the County Treasurer, and S738,752.3'J
of which was collected by the City Collector and City Comptroller
during the jear.

The amount of special assessments levied and certified during
the year IS'JS was $2,762,820.08. exclusive of the December and
January rolls.

The total expenses were $238,833.45, exclusive of amount paid
to paving inspectors, which is chargeable direct to the warrant. Of
this amount 873,776.75 was spent during the last three months of the
previous administration, and the remainder, 8132,433.42. during the
nine months last past. These figures are exclusive of the cost of
collection, which amounted to 832,623,28 for the year. A comparison
of these amounts shows that the average cost per month of the
operation of the Bureau during January, February and March, under
the last administration, was $24,5<)2.25. while during the last nine
months, under the present administration, the average was 814,714.82.
This shows an average decrease of 810,000.00 a month in round
figures.

The amount paid paving inspectors during the year was
$39,346.00, a remarkable decrease over the preceding three years,
which were as follows: 1892, $76,015.95; 1893, 8120,294.05; 1894,
$87,460.51.

Following is the itemized statement;

tl threi

, - .- from April 1 t,

April 1. December 31.

Office Salaries S16,000 51 £36,762 95

Sidewalk Department 3,820 87 14,996 28

General InspectorB 7,079 56 15,163 73

City Collector 7,797 5Q 3,151 00

Euyineera 6.414 90 18,705 77

Comptroller's Office 900 00 2,405 50

i42.013 34 S91.190 33

Total Salaries 5133,203 S7

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ^\-OKKS.

IromJannarTllo from April 1 ti

April 1. DecemtMr3L

Services as Commissioners S 7,173 00 S 11,113 M

hega.1 Services 10,425 00 1,949 94

Court Costs 4,061 00 17,186 27

Expert Witneases 5,883 95 5,781 21

Advertising 1.199 40 2,198 47

Cash Items 148 68 189 84

Books, Stationery, etc 2,B72 38 2,823 62

fi 31,763 41 $ 41,243 19

Total Vouchers $ 73,006 60

Cost of Collections 32,623 28

Total Expeasee $238,833 45

In the following comparative statement of the expenses of the.
Special Assessment Bureau for the years 1892, 1893, 1894 and 1895. it
will be noticed that there is an appreciable decrease in the cost of all
branches of the assessment work in 1895 compared with the previous
years. In the item of leg^al expenses, which amounted to $12,374.94
for the year, $10,425.00 was expended during the first three months,
the remainder, 51,949.94, being spread over the last nine months.

The following- are the tabulated figures :

1893.

1B93.

1894.

1895,

SaJaiies clerks, engineeis, rodmen.
Commissioners, making assessm'ts

|IG9,315 3S
88.510 75
30.536 50
17,854 SO

13,777 71
4,695 15
8,689 87

67.948 56

1174,055 63
34,383 50
30,754 75
20,110 85
8,928 51
6,375 96
5,398 12
68,891 27

708 35

3,348 63

120,284 05

$112,783 50
39,600 60
30,437 76
20,767 75
8.928 15
6,850 00
4,505 50
44,777 83
5.187 91

*138,308 57
18,386 84

Expert lervices, real estate

11,666 16

Printing, stationery, car fare

2,960 00

6,»eO 46
76.015 95

6.846 11
87,460 51

30,816 00

'TotJ

m3.004BO

W60,040 51

(863,184 64

t37B,nB 40

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ffl^^^^n&POH T.

^^ Previous to the present administration, as you are aware, the

rebates to property owners were enormously large, owing to the high

standard adopted for cost. We at once made an average reduction

of 21.7 per cent, in prices, as shown by the subjoined statement. As

no standard had been adopted for brick pavement, no comparison

appears. The reductions not only reduced rebates and brought the

estimate very close to the price at which the work was let. but also

reduced the receipts of the Bureau, as the 6 per cent, allowed for

clerical work, engineering, etc., is based upon the entire estimate.

Following is the table of estimated prices:

CHARACTER OF IMPKOVEMENTS.

PHK SQUARE YARD. 1

P««edt

PrETiom

]>.rr cmC

Asphalt

$235

S 3 00

21.66

Brick on macadam :.

1 70

^_ ^Wacadam, Kranite top (3 inches granite and 9 inches

1 10

1 70

37.00

I^iraeatone curb (S-inch stone)

„.„„.. .CO. 1

S 75

$ 90

16,67

75

Bedford stone curb (S-ioch stone)

75

90

90

Limestone comb. C. and G. [18-inch putter)

75

90

16.67

^^ Granite comb. C. and G. (18-inch firutter)

85

1 00

15,00

KAnrbwaU per cord, 512.00 to $14.00

L J

liv DEPAKTMENT OF PUBLIC WOKKS.

One of the drains on the fund known as Appropriation W, is the
passage of ordinances by your Honorable Body, which are allowed to
proceed, in many instances, until confirmed by court, and put into
collection and then repealed, the entire cost of the work falling: on
the Bureau. This expense comes out of Appropriation W, and is a
total loss. This matter, to which your attention has b.cn alread3'
called, should receive the careful attention of your Honorable Body,
and a stop put to the practice, as it involves a g-reat drain on the
Bureau funds. All warrants for the year 1895, drawn ag-ainst Appro-
priation W, have been paid, and there is a sufficient sum to the
credit of the fund in the treasury to meet those unpaid.

During- the year, 91,121,532,749 g-allons of water have been
pumped into the City mains, an average of 251,839,816 gallons per
twenty-four hours. Estimating the population at 1,725,000, this
consumption is at the rate of 146 gallons per capita per day.

The total pumpage last year was 4,847,589,400 gallons in excess
of the preceding year. The expense of all the stations for 1895 was
$30,130.22 less than for the preceding year.

The pumping stations are in good repair and fully equipped,
with the exception of the Chicago Avenue and Lake View stations,
where new engines are required.

The City is drawing all its water through four tunnels, the first
of which was commenced in 1864. The total length of all is 105,-
800 lineal feet, or a little over 20 miles.

NEW LAND TUNNELS.

To feed these stations with water, a new Lake tunnel, with
attending land ramifications, is necessary, contracts for the con-
struction of which have been let during the year and the work of
construction begun.

SECTION ONE.

Section One of this tunnel begins at the foot of Oak street, on
Lake shore and extends to the intersection of North Green street
and Grand avenue on the West Side, a distance of about 8,500 feet,
with an inside diameter of ten feet.

SECTION TWO.

Section Two is an extension of Section One in a southwesterly-
direction to the proposed pumping station west of Rockwell Street,
with an inside diameter of eight feet. Up to the end of the year, 232
lineal feet of this tunnel had been constructed.

Section Three is a branch tunnel of ei^lit feet inside diameter,
extending from the junction of Sections One and Two northwesterly to
the proposed pumping; station in the vicinity of Humboldt Park.
The work of construction on this brnnch has been begun.

■_ TUNNEL AND CRIB CONST RLICTION.

; VIEW Tl-NNEL.

An interesting review of the work on this tunnel, now practically
completed, will be found in the Engineer's report.

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NORTH ailORB INLET EXTENSION.

The shore tunnel, extended in 1811 to the northwest end of the
'hited States exterior breakwater, has been practically useless, owing
to the proximity of the intake to the shore. It was decided to extend it
to the two-mile orib, and the contract for such extension has been let.
Up to the cad of the year. 1,344 lineal feet of this tunnel had been
built.

HYDE PARK Br<liAKW.\TEK,

The outer Hyde Park crib, rendered unsafe by the ice of the last
two winters, has been protected by an hexagonal breakwater thirty
feet wide, according to new plans, omitting the opening for the
admittance of water, and constructing in lieu thereof ports through
f"ur of the six sides forming the breakwater.

This structure during the past winter has demonstrated its
efficiency, reducing the danger of ice blockades to a minimum, and
causing a saving to the City for tug-boat hire and salaries of about
53,000 per month during the winter season.

WATER PIPE EXTENSION.

There were laid during the year j50,4U5 feet of mains, of the
lowing^ dimensions :

4-incb l.-f:a feet.

fr-inch 203,&+5 "

fl-inch , <K!,9S2 "

13-inch 17,618 "

W-inch 1,177 "

2«-iocIi 28,199 "

36-inch 2.687 *'

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Ivi DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Pipe taken up and rchiid during: the year :

5-inch 563 feet.

a-inch 5,171 "

12-inch 5,599 "

HYDRANTS.

Seven hundred new hydrants were placed during the year,
making the total number in use at the close of 1895, 16,466.

STOP-VALVES.

stop-valves put in during- the year 477

Total number in at the close of the year 12,073

HVDKANT AND STOP-VALVE BASINS.

Brick hydrant and stop-valve basins to the number of 1.679 were
built during the year, and 81 composition basins were placed during
the same period.

DIVISION OF BRIDGE AND VIADUCT CONSTRUCTION.

VAN BUBEN STREET BRIDGE.

This structure was completed and formally opened for traffic
February 4, 1895. Its total cost was $169,700.00.

WEST VAN BUKEN STREET VIADUCT.

This work consisted of the rebuilding of the upper portions of
the old abutments and the placing of the new viaduct of steel girders.
Its cost was $7,644.30.

ENUE BRIDGE.

This bridge spans the North Branch of the Chicago River. It
was formally opened for traffic October 20, 1895. It has a permanent
concrete and masonry centre pier, founded on solid rock, with the
usual pile and timber protection, pile abutments and trestle bent
approaches. The superstructure is the ordinary Pratt truss con-
struction. Total cost, $26,752.67.

DIVERSEY AVENUE BRIDGE.

This bridge spans the North Branch and is similar in all respects
to the Fullerton avenue bridge, except that the superstructure is
nearly twenty feet longer and the centre pier is founded on piles.
Cost, 532,000.00.

WELLS STREET VIADUCT.

Plans are prepared for this structure which is to be rebuilt by
the Northwestern Elevated Railway Company, and to be paid for by
tliat company and the Chicago & North-Western Railway Company.

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commissioner's report. Ivi

WELLS STREET BRID

This bridge is to be remodeled. The work will amount to a
practical rebuilding; of it. The expense is to be borne by the North-
western Elevated Railway Company.

NORTH HALSTED STREET BHIDCE.

Plans are prepared, and contract for the structure has been
awarded. The bridge is to be completed September 1st, l&'ib.

NEW BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS N

There is urgent need for new bridges and viaducts at the follow-
ing points :

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1. Kinzie street. North Branch.

2. North avenue. North Branch.

3. DiviHion street, Og'deii Canal.

4. Polk street, South Branch.

5. Weslern avenue, west fork of South Branch.

6. California avenue, west fork of South Branch.

7. Archer avenue, south fork of South Branch.

8. Chittenden avenue, Calumet River.

9. Kedaie avenue, I. & M. Canal (tixed span).
10, Canal and Sixteenth streets (viaduct).

BKIDGB AND VIADUCT MAINTENANCE.

The expense incurred in the maintenance of all bridges and
viaducts for the year 189S, including labor, materials, supplies, etc.,
has been $148,936.28.

L HARBORS OF THE CITY.

I Material removed from the Chicago River and its branches during
Ihe year amounted to 117,414 cubic yards, costing $17,138.40.

There was also 387.800 cubic yards of private dredging done
during the year.

Work on the west fork (or the Lawndale branch) of the South
Branch, under the order of the Council passed May 29, 18'J3, has
progressed. Three thousand three hundred and sixty-nine cubic
yards of material were taken out in 18'tS at a cost of $13,139.10.
There yet remains to be blasted and dredged 24,000 cubic yards of
rock to make the waterway available, for which an appropriation of
$94,500 would be necessary.

Iviii DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

COMMERCE BY THE LAKE.

A comparison of the number of vessels entered and cleared
during the year with those of other cities and ports will disclose the
magnitude of the Lake commerce.

Chicag"o River entered 7,637 vessels 4,602,508 tons

Calumet River entered 1,404 vessels 1,682,003 tons

Total 9,041 vessels 6,284,511 tons

Chicago River cleared 7,687 vessels 4,585,831 tons

Calumet River cleared 1,504 vessels 1,760,838 tons

Total 9,191 vessels 6,346,660 tons

A Treasury report dated June 30, 1895, shows total arrivals and
clearances at the several points named, as follows :

Baltimore 3,992

Boston 5,884

New Orleans 2,364

Philadelphia 3,831

San Francisco 2,515

18.586

New York 13,853

Chicago 18,575

These figures disclose the fact that the entrances and clearances
for the harbors of Chicago equaled those of Baltimore, Boston, New
Orleans, Philadelphia and San Francisco combined, and were greater
than those of New York by 4,722, for the same period of time.

The following figures show a comparison of the tonnage with
that of the year 1894 :

18«)4 1895

Clearances 5,447,273 tons 6,346,699 tons

Arrivals 5,424,171 tons 6,284,511 tons

Totals 10,871,444 tons 12,631,210 tons

STREET AND ALLEY LMPROVEMENTS.

STREETS AND ALLEYS.

During the year 42.48 miles of streets and 5.27 miles of alleys, a
total of 47.75 miles, were paved.

Streets curbed and filled, 6.03 miles.

The introduction of vitrified brick on Milwaukee avenue and of
sheet asphalt on Madison street, from Jefferson street to Center
ivenue, marks a new departure in street paving in Chicago. The

commissioner's heport. lix

icai-y traffic on these streets will afford a thoroug:h test of the tlura-
ility of these materials and demonstrate the advisability of continuing
a business districts.
It is sugfgested that when a street is ordered to be improved,
' upon which substantial sidewalks are needed, the ordinance be drawn
providing for all improvements necessary between lot lines.

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During the year 94.45 miles of plank sidewalk, 8S.81 miles of
concrete walk, and 1.35 miles of stone walk were constructed ; a total
of 184.61 miles.

4.70 miles of stone and 11.81 miles of concrete walks were con-
structed by the various Park Boards.

Thus the grand total for the year is 2i>lA2 miles.

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FINANCIAL.

Amount paid Contractors for Street Improvcnients by Special

Assessments S 1,026.202 45

For Sidewalks built bj ttae Bureau under Special Assessment 50,817 91

For Re-paving and Repairing Improved Streets 267,671 89

For Grading, Ditching, Building and Repairing Aprons, Culverts,

Crossings, etc., on Unimproved Streets. 143,6% 30

For Sidewalk, General Repairs and Intersections 106,211 11

For City Parks 9,361 96

For New and Repaired Street Lamps and Signs 63,397 24

Grand Total S 1,667,358 95

WATER OFFICE.

COLLECTIONS.

The net receipts of this office from all sources amounted to
$3,215,137.10. A further sum of 525,352.86 is properly creditable to
this year's business, the same having been paid out by drawbacks
from this year's collections for vacancies occurring during 1894, as
provided for in the ordinance of January 14, 1895. making a total of
43,240,489. 06. These figures show an actual increase in the collec-
tions of 189S over 1894 of ?23n,230.i")4.

Taking in connection with this the fact that during the first four
months of 1895 the meter earning-s ran behind the earnings of the
same period of 18")4, $53,878.76, and that the assessed rates collections
fell off $79,864,71, a very favorable showing is made.

Meter collections increased during the last eight months of the
year $45,685.68 over those of the same period in 1844. The increase
in the number of meters in service has been 2%.

TOWN OF LAKE OFFICE.

This, the last of the sub-offices, has been discontinued, and the
work of that district consolidated with that of the remainder of the
City in the main office. This action has resulted in much better
control of the detail of the district, in a general revision of the old-
fashioned systems in use, and in a reduction of the operating
expenses.

It was also discovered that this section had not been inspected
for several years, and an immediate re-assessment resulted in an
increased revenue from this district of over $40,000.

AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE.

The effect of the amended ordinance, passed July 11th, to pro-
vide a separate period for the payment of water taxes in each division
of the City, has been to lessen the crowded and congested condition
of the office during the last few daj-s of the terms, as well as in
relieving the force of a large share of the extra work and spreading
it over a longer period.

SERVICE PIPES.

During the year 5,357 service pipes were laid, at an average cost
of $11.73, a saving to the property owners of $6.05 per pipe over the
cost of those laid in 1894, making a total saving to the people of
$32,409.31.

PLVMBERS' LICENSES,

Plumbers' licenses to the number of 758, at a profit to the City of
$18,200.00, as against 619 in 1894 for which $15,475.00 was paid, were
issued ; a net increase of $2,725.00.

INSPECTION DEPARTMENT.
By a special inspection of the entire City, this branch of the
Bureau increased the assessment on hose atone $45,000.00, in addition
to the increase of over $40,000.00 in the Town of Lake.

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the appropri- 1

ations tor Public Works Irom IBWtf to 1894, increase oi population and M

area during the same period, and other matters of interest connected |

with the work of the Department:

1

^^m YEAR.

E.pa«.

X

Ccniu

37

37

1680

2.581,445 20

2,493,808 46

100

1.208,689

1801

2,426.844 05

2,929,431 47

180

1.350.000

1805

2.026.568 58

2,024,642 08

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1.725,000

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848

S14

1345,204 69

(52,409 86

$2 49

1521 45

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848

SU

477,886 65

62.639 49

2 63

731 85

^E.

660

1,567

088,466 69

14,341 se

2 13

260 94

Bii

774

1.609

808.171 02

18,498 Oa

I 79

S44 26

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1,007

1,459

999,658 08

14.494 38

1 80

405 88

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1,088

1,12.'}. 54

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1,400. es

681,284 06

10.888 83

1 17

286 24

Of the 1.123.54 niilei^ of pavemeiit 104.52 are alleys, but in t

he total mileage 1

of 2,530.17 miles are treated as streets.

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Ixii DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

EXTENSION OF WATER SYSTEM.

66.36 miles of water pipe, from four to thirty-six inches in diameter,
were laid during the year (.77 miles being exchange), making a
total of 1,612.37 miles now laid in the City.

477 new valves were added ; total in place 12,073

700 new fire hydrants were added ; total in place 16,466

Total number of fire cisterns 98

*12,811 new house service taps were added; making total. . . .233,792

*12,811 new house service pipes were added ; making total. . . .233,792

The number of service taps inserted in water mains, including
retaps and taps inserted for enlarged service pipes to
buildings previously supplied, is 13,990

STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

There were 47.75 miles of streets improved during the past year.

There were 181,316 square yards of street pavement repaired.

Total streets in the City 2,530.17 miles

Total streets paved in the City 1,123.54 miles

New sidewalks constructed 184.61 miles

Sidewalks repaired 3.26 miles

Total sidewalks in the City 4,624.85 miles

Streets cleaned (under contract) 6,132 miles

Number of aprons, culverts, crossings, etc., built 4,773

Sidewalk intersections constructed 1,327

Number of street lamps (gas) 37,853

Number of street lamps (oil and gasoline) 11,673

Number of street lamps (electric) 1,617

Total number of street lamps in the City 51, 143

Number of buildings removed 1,150

MAPS AND PLATS MADE.

For street improvement assessments 436

For opening, widening and vacating streets and alleys 304

For sidewalks 950

For Street Engineer's estimates 710

For lamp posts 1,071

For surveys 132

For Law Department 720

For water pipe assessments 194

For miscellaneous purposes 151

Total 4,668

EK'S REPORT.

MISCELLANEOUS.

SPECIAL IMPKOVEMENT5.

. fling' pumping engines.
Purnishidg cast-iron water pipe.
Furnishing rings and covers for hydrant chambers-
Furnishing special castings for hydrants and stop valves.
Furnishing composition hydrant basins.
Furnishing composition valve basins.
Furnishing special castings for water pipe.
Furnishing manhole and catch-basin covers.
Furnishing corporation ferrules.
Furnishing lumber.

Constructing new water tunnel (land).
Constructing north shore inlet extension.
Constructing Fullerton avenue bridge.
Constructing Diversey avenue bridge.
Constructing Van Buren street viaduct.
Constructing air lock Western avenue tunnel.
Constructing dams at Bridgeport lock.
Constructing isolation hospital.
Coostructiong fire engine house, Maryland avenue.
Constructing breakwater, Sixty-eighth street crib.
Constructing pile outlet, Belmont avenue sewer.
Constructing pile outlet. Seventy-third street sewer.
Constructing pile outltt. Fifty-first street sewer.
Paving approach to Fullerton avenue bridge.
Boring for new water tunnel.
Boring for sewers.
Removing dead animals.
Repairing breakwater, four-mile crib.

CONTRACTS.

1 Contract for pumping engines, aggregating S 275,668 00

4 Contracts for furnishing cast-iron water pipe,

aggregating 145,649 54

I Contract for substructure, Fullerton avenue

bridge, aggregating 12,404 00

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Ixiv DEPAKTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

1 Contract for superstructure, Fullorton avenue

bridge, aggregating $ 1 1,596 12

1 Contract for Van Buren street viaduct 6,790 78

1 Contract for substructure, Diversey avenue bridge,

aggregating 15.000 00

1 Contract for superstructure, Diversey avenue

bridge, aggregating 15,000 00

1 Contract for rings and covers for hydrant chambers,

aggregating 1,822 19

1 Contract for special castings, hydrant and stop-
valves, aggregating 2.822 89

1 Contract for composition hydrant basins, aggre-
gating 634 10

1 Contract for composition valve basins, aggre-
gating

1 Contract for special castings, for water pipe,

aggregating 5,208 90

1 Contract for air lock. Western avenue tunnel.

aggregating 2,357 17

1 Contract for dams, at Bridgeport lock, aggre-
gating 1,363 87

1 Contract for paving approach to FuUerton avenue

bridge, aggregating 1,282 45

1 Contract for boring for tunnel, aggregating 4,336 05

1 Contract for extension of north shore inlet tunnel,

aggregating 105,000 00

3 Contract for land tunnel, aggregating 1, 100,000 00

1 Contract for repairing breakwater, at four-mile

crib, aggregating 573 90

1 Contract for constructing breakwater at Sixty-

eighth street crib, aggregating 99,724 92

2 Contracts for dredging, aggregating 17,138 60

12 Contracts for tug service, aggregating... 6,199 56

8 Contracts for coal for pumping stations, aggre-
gating 89,307 83

I Contract for constructing isolation hospital, aggre-
gating 112.011 00

I Contract for plumbing, isolation hospital, aggre-
gating 5,315 GO

1 Contract for outside sewerage, isolation hospital,

aggregating 1,999 00

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1 Contract for steara heating-, isolation hospital,

aggregating S 9,425 00

1 Contract for constructing tire engine house (Mary-
land avenue) aggregating 4,794 11

4 Contracts for teaming, aggregating 52,78'* 25

8 Contracts for lumber, aggregating 8.206 41

48 Contracts for constructing sewers, aggregating., 311,783 99

23 Contracts for laying private drains, aggregating 11,571 40

I Contract for manhole and catch-basin covers,

aggregating 3,147 74

1 Contract for pile outlet, Belmont avenue sewer,

aggregating 1,500 Oo

1 Contract for pile outlet, Seventy-third street sewer,

aggregating 1,645 00

1 Contract for pUe outlet, Fiftj-first street sewer,

aggregating 4,500 00

1 Contract for boring sewer, aggregating 591 75

190 Contracts for improving streets and alleys, aggre-
gating 1,113,025 21

3 Contracts for repaving streets, aggregating 267,671 8'>

108 Contracts for la3'ing water service pipes, aggre-
gating 36.111 12

2 Contracts for corporation ferrules, aggregating 4,826 93
26 Contracts for removing garbage, etc . .

1 Contract for sweeping and cleaning streets

I Contract for removing dead animals

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.
This system, as shown by the City Engineer's report, makes the
present nominal engine capacity, as follows:

Lake View pumping station, 31,500,000 gallons per 24 hours.

I North Side pumping station, 99,000,000 gallons per 24 hours.
Central pumping station, 36,000,000 gallons per 24 hours.
14th street pumping station, 54,000,000 gallons per 24 hours.
I West Side pumping station, 60,000,000 gallons per 24 hours.
I 68th street pumping station, 77,000,000 gallons per 24 hours.
I Total 357.500,001.) gallons per 24 hours.

f All these engines draw their water from the lake through tun-
^ There are. besides, small pumping stations at Washington
eights and Norwood Park, which dr.iw their water from artesian
wells,

iXV! DEPAETXENT OF PrSUC WOSK5.

TUXXELS.

The nominal tunnel capacity is as follows:

Lake View tunnel. 72j»>.«».» gallons per 24 hours.
Two-mile tunnels. 15*>.*>«>.«»> gallons per 24 hours.
Four-mile tunnel. 14<X«>».«>» gallons per 24 hours.
^>Sth street tunnel. 122.«.MJ.«>X» gallons per 24 hours.

Total 4S4.i«<i.«»» gallons per 24 hours.

There i>. besides, one emergency or shore inlet tunnel, opposite
the North Side pumping station, now being* extended to two-mile crib.

PIPE SYSTEM.

Water pipes were laid during the year as follows :

Four 4; inch 4.128 feet.

Six • 6> inch 203.645 feet.

Eight '8; inch 92,952 feet.

Twelve '12; inch 17,618 feet.

Sixteen ^16; inch 1,177 feet.

Twenty-four ^24 ; inch 28,198 feet.

Thirtv-six ^36; inch 2,687 feet.

Total 350,405 feet.

The whole being equal to 66.36 miles. Small pipe taken up or
abandoned, 0.75 miles ; net pipe added to the system during the year,
65.61 miles — making a total of 1,612.36 miles of water mains laid
within the City limits.

Fire hydrants placed in position during the year. 700
Net number of hydrants added to the system .... 695

Total number of fire hydrants now in use 16,466

Stop valves put in place during the year 477

Net number of valves added to the S3'stem 476

Total number now in use 12,073

WATER METERS AND HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS.

Number of new meters put in during the year 1895 429

Number of old meters removed 49

Net increase 380

Total number of meters now in use 5,120

Total number of meters repaired 2,483

Number of City meters removed and replaced by new ones. ... 1

The revenue derived from water measured by these meters and
hydraulic elevators for the past }-ear amounted to $1,004,203.48.

HMISSIONSR'S

The following table shows the quantity of water furnished, the
■■total revenue received, and the average amount per million g'allons
annually, from 1858 to 1895, inclusive :

1858

1859

1860

1861

1802 (16 months)..

1863 (9 months)...

1861

1863

1868

1867

1863

1870..
1871.,
1872..
1873..
1814..
1876..
1876..
1877..
1678..
1870..
1880..
1861..
1882..
18B3..
1884..
1885..

inths)..

1800..
1691..

1,09a

l,41fi

1,717

1,767

2,705

2,336

2,623

2,778

8,169

4,232

5,376

6,801

7,946

6,423

10,051

11,723

13,903

10,957

16,346

19,047

19,664

20,558

21,003

23,332

24,161

26,742

29,286

33,461

35,693

37,199

38,122

40,504

65,814

63,552

71,035

86,298

87,074

91,922

Revenae

tl02,lT8 85

122,753 50

131,162 73

131,035 10

188,448 26

192,246 39

224.902 67

253,114 49

302,017 59

338,929 28

420,686 94

476.968 24

539,180 19

445,334 64

644,466 90

708,804 32

705.926 64

635.996 64

771,940 38

908,509 64

944,190 97

922,001 26

865,618 35

936,922 07

1,049,576 90

1,142,868 54

1,204,338 74

1,339,038 00

1,374,837 32

1,400,023 68

1,557,116 78

1,621,786 34

2,202,724 58

2,364,463 09

2,738,434 10

2,049,548 87

3,168,492 94

,318,483 85

Million Gallons

t93 57
86 75

82 20
89 141

91 11 I
95 30 J

80 08 J
78 28 I
70 18
67 88
52 93
64 17
60 46
SO 77
58 04
50 !

47 70 I

48 28 ]
44 8ff I

41 21

40 1«
43 40

42 78

41 IS
40 08

38 52
40 OS
40 84
40 04 j

39 61 j

37 21 I

38 SS '
34 18 '
36 27
88 20

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

SEWERAGE.

The sewerage system has been extended in the various divisions
of the City during the year, as follows :

Constructed in the West Division 10.5ys miles

Constructed in the South Division 17.453 miles

Constructed in the North Division 9. 136 miles

Total 37.187 miles

Number of catch-basins built 1.51S

Number of manholes built 1,409

and catch-basins during- the year

The cost of constructing
was as follows :

West Division S 62,829.48

South Division 234,459.41

North Division '. 59,651.12!

$ 356,950.01.

Total number of catch-basins . . , .

Total number of manholes

Total number of miles of sewer i

43,583

46,164

the City 1,248.43&

MAINTENANCE OF SEWERS,

The cost of cleaning and repairing sewers, the cost per mile, and
number of miles, also the number of catch-basins and manhole cham-
bers distributed in the three divisions of the City, are as follows

DIVISION.

MILES 0?
SEWER.

NUMBER OF
CATCH-BASINS.

NUMBER OF
MANHOLE
CHAMBERS.

529.822
487.280
231.836

19,138
16,696
7,849

18,910
lB,2«fi
8,9S0

1,248.438

43,683

46,164

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The cost of repairing sewers during the year was $52,665.38, beinjf
an average cost of $42.18 per mile.

The cost of cleaning was $134,424,44. making the average cost
$107.67 per mile.

The total cost of both repairs and cleaning- was 5187,079.82,
"making- an average of $149.85 per mile.

Of the 37.187 miles of se-wers constructed during the year. 6.321
miles are of brick and 30.866 miles of vitrified pipe.
^ Of the 1,248.438 miles of sewers constructed, 482.769 miles are
Bf brick and 765.669 miles are of vitrified pipe.

■ TOTAL COST OF SEWERS.

Dmaoxs,

MILES.

COST.

AVERAGE

West

629.828
487.280
231.336

$ 7,137,793 24
6,926,866 08
2,876,225 34

tI3,472 06

South

North

12,428 77 .

1,24B.4SB

(16,939,684 66

1 13,668 70

During- the year 1895 streets were improved as follows :

Paved with cedar blocks 28.62

Paved with macadam 9.35

Paved with granite blocks 1,16

Paved with Medina stone

Paved with brick 2.86 mil

Paved with asphalt 5.76 mil

Curbed and filled 6.03

t Total number of miles improved 53.78 mil

DISTRIBUTION OF KINDS OF PAVEMENT.

The following table gives the mileage of each class of pave-
ment in use in the three principal divisions of the City :

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3.22

5.03
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8.50

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33,31

80-75

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOKKS.

Repaving and repairs have been made on improved streets in
each division of the City, as follows :

North Division 50,376 square yards.

South Division 64,273 square yards.

West Division 66,667 square yards.

*Total 181,316 square yards.

SIDEWALKS.

Number of miles of wood, stone and concrete sidewalks built
during 1895 :

MATERIAL

Total
Miles.

Sidewalks

Repaired,

Miles.

Total
Work,
Milet.

DIVISION.

Wood,
Miles.

Stone,
Miles.

Concrete,
Miles.

North

9.98
47.90
36.57

.10
.74

.51

29.86

35.68
23.27

39.94
84.32
60.35

.28

1.98
1.00

40.22

South

86.30

West

61.35

Totals

94.45

1.35

88.81

184.61

3.26

187.87

Total number of miles of sidewalks under the control of the City
and the South, West and Lincoln Park Commissioners, at the close
of the year :

MATERIAL.

CONTROLLED BY.

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Wood.

Stone.

Concrete.

Total
Miles.

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3,749.30

230.50

20.00

11.05

2.17

527.00

30.00

50.70

4.13

4,506.80
50.00

South Park Commissioners ..........

West Park Commissioners.

61.75

Lincoln Park Commissioners

6.30

Total Miles

3,749.30

263.72

611.83

4,624.85

♦This does not include the repaving done by private corporations.

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PARKS.

The cost of maintaining- the various parks under the control of
this Department during- the past year was as follows :

JeflFerson Park $ 168 70

Congress Park 550 SO

Oak Park 486 50

Lakewood Park 156 25

Green Bay Park 422 80

Washington Park. 3,212 12

Shedd's Park 146 07

Doug-las Monument Square 998 50

Aldine Square 946 13

Bickerdike Square 810 65

Gross Park 436 25

Ellis Park 920 75

Total $9,255 22

The report of the Commissioner of Building's shows that during-
the year 8,633 building-s were erected, extending- over an agg-regate
frontage of 218,360 feet, at a cost of $35,000,000.00, the same being
distributed in the divisions of the City as follows :

DIVISION.

NUMBER
BUILDINGS
ERECTED.

AGGREGATE

FRONTAGE

IN FEET.

FRONTAGE
IN MILES.

ESTIMATED
VALUE. ,

North Side

1,863
3,561
3,219

46,149

91,085
81,126

8.74

12r.26
15.37

$ 6,674,165 00
16,662,265 00
11,683,613 00

South Side

West Side

Totals

8,633

218,360

41.36

$35,010,043 00

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

COMPARISON WITH TEN PREVIOUS YEARS.

YEAR.

1885

1886

1887

1888

1880 . . .

1800

1801

1802

1803

1804

1805 . . . .

Totals

NUMBER
BUILDINGS
ERECTED.

AGGREGATE

FRONT-

FRONTAGE IN

AGE IN

FEET.

MILES.

108,850

20.62

112,802

21.27

115,506

21.88

116,410

22.05

110,573

22.65

266,284

50.43

282,672

58.54

327,573

62.04

216,893

41.07

232,487

44.03

218,360

41.36

2,116,010

400.04

ESTIMATED
VALUE.

$10,624,100 00
21,324,400 00
10,778,100 00
20,860,800 00
25,065,500 00
47,322,100 00
54,201,800 00
64,740,800 00
28,708,750 00
33,863,570 00
85,010,043 00

$360,000,063 00

HOUSE MOVING.

Under the supervision of this Department, 1,150 building's were

moved, 931 being frame, 202 brick, and 17 iron.
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The following" table g-ives the number moved in the different

sections of the City, the heig'ht, and the total frontag-e :

NORTH SIDE.

350

ONE STORY.
508

SOUTH SIDE.
327

WEST SIDE.

473

TWO STORIES.

579

THREE STORIES.
57

TOTAL.
1,150

FOUR STORIES.

6

The total frontag-e was 24,23JL feet, or more than five miles.

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ASSESSMENTS PREPARED.

Cedar block pavement 101

Asphalt pavement 19

Macadam pavement 25

Vitrified brick pavement 7

Granite pavement 5

Miscellaneous street and alley improvements 57

Opening's and wideningfs 9

Water supply pipes 277

Water service pipes 99

Sewers 114

Private drains 92

Plank sidewalks 244

Cement sidewalks 104

Stone sidewalks 7

Gas lamp posts 171

Boulevard lamp posts 59

Gasoline lamp posts 2

Total 1,392

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SCHEDULE I.

GAS BOUI«BVARD LAMPS.

North Division 7,126

South Division 12,466

West Division 18,254

37,846 @ $25 00 each, $ 946,150 00

GASOUNB OIL LAMPS.

North Division 1,233

South Division 5,385

West Division 4,885

11,503 @ $7 00 each, 80,521 00

$1,026,671 00

EXPENSE OF LIGHTING.

The following" tdble shows the cost of lig-hting the City and
maintaining lamps, during the year ending December 31, 1895,
including the cost of extinguishing, under schedule adopted by the
Council :

Total cost of lighting and maintaining gas lamps $ 707,034 33

For material for and lighting of oil lamps and ) ^c^y ^QA sf^

For g'asoline used by the City for maintaining lamps . . [ ^' '

For maintaining electric lamps — City plants 107,565 91

For lighting electric lamps by contract 53,260 99

For rental of real estate — Morrison tract 2,500 00

Total cost of lighting the City $1,022,545 69

DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

The following: table gives the annual extension of the system
from 1887 to December 31, 1895, including' the total cost of the same :

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193

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373

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1

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423

260

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189.630 60

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133,166 81

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1,000

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186,5!tl 83

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8,830

3,300

1,110

1.057

4.376

1 1,437,042 78

I Moved IS Plul No. 1.

The Throop street plant, with capacity for 1,000 2,000-candle
power arc lights and 625-horse power, with the real estate, was sold
to the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Company in 1893 for $95,-
000.00 and real estate upon which to erect a new plant.

The latter was erected at 299 to 301 South Halsted street, in 1894
and 1895, $1,342,042.79 being- the net amount expended altogether for
electric light construction and maintenance. The City at present
operates 1,116 2,000-candle power arc lamps from its power stations
and rents 495 2.000-candle power arc lamps from private companies.
All electric lights, whether operated from City power stations or from
private plants, burn all night, from dusk to daylight, every night in
the year.

THE CITY ELECTRIC LIGHT SYSTEM COMPRISES—

Power stations , 4

125-horse power high speed engines 9

300-horse power Corliss engines 1

500-horse power vertical compound condensing engines 2

lOO-horse power tubular boilers, heaters, pumps, etc 6

125-horse power tubular boilers, heaters, pumps, etc 8

SOO-horse powpr tubular boilers, heaters, pumps, etc 3

2,000-candle power double carbon and single carbon arc lamps 1.233

Incandescent arc lamps ft

Lamp posts 1,043

Lamp hoods 1.076

100-light high tension dynamos 8

60-light high tension dynamos 8

50-light high tension dynamos 8

35-Iight high tension dynamos 8

Miles of electric light cable 188

Number of feet underground conduit 12,580

Number of feet iron pipe laid underground 591,184

Number of manholes 363

Number of handholes 109

SUMMARY OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTION.

MOTORS INSPECTED.

YEAR.

NUMBKR.

CAPACITY AND
HORSB-POWER.

Frevio

ses

504
601
558
668

2,004

1,492
1,881

1,319

2,899

Completed inspections of wiring only during 1895 910

Certificates issued for wiring only during 1895 284

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DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS.

Isolated plants reinspected during 1895, as follows :

ARC

INCANDESCENT.

MOTORS.

GENERATORS.

LAMPS.

Number

Horse Power.

Number.

Horse Power.

351

7,739

6

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45

1,309

Isolated plants in progress of reinspection :

Isolated plants previous to 1895 556

New installation, 1895 55

Total 611

STATEMENT OF YEARLY INSPECTION OF ELECTRIC LIGHT LAMPS, FROM

FEBRUARY 14, 1894, TO JANUARY 1, 1896.

YEAR.

1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895

Totals

NUMBER OF
ARC LAMPS.

1,148

392

479

837

2,369

2,623

2,682

8,974

5,046

6,279

3,604

3,228

NUMBER OF
INCANDESCENTS.

I'

32,661

1,885

7,609

5,225

5,424

17,717

24,906

39,543

87,913

101,668

150,545

67,593

53,090

563,178

FINANCIAL.

Statement of the sum appropriated by the Common Council,
together with various amounts from other sources, to be expended in
public improvements under the supervision of the Department of
Public Works during" the year 1895 :

Balance January 1, 1895, to the credit of Water Fund, $ 203,155 95

IXXX DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

For maintenance of water system, operating" pumping
stations, cost of assessing and collecting water

taxes, stock on hand, etc $ 1,435,515 98

For water certificates 1,168,185 00

For Hyde Park bonds 310,000 00

For Lake View bonds 69,000 00

For interest on bonds and certificates 74,256 93

For 7% water bonds '. 10,000 00

For advances for laying water pipe refunded 60,560 40

For street improvements, street openings, sidewalks,
sewers, private drains, water service pipes and

lamp posts 3,044,871 29

Total $ 9,854,132 26

Balance to credit Water Fund, January 1, 1896 133,299 83

Balance to credit Appropriation Fund, January 1, 1896 . 32,438 17

Total $ 10,019,870 26

WATER WORKS RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES, 1895.
Credit balance January 1, 1895 $ 203,155 95

RECEIPTS.

Water rate collections (including delinquents) 3,076,077 57

Water service cocks (permits and plumbers' licenses,

etc.) 76,679 15

Water meter labor, etc., for private parties 128,087 34

Rent for Rookery lot 35,000 04

Advance to lay water pipes 71,208 18

From sale of water certificates 699,185 00

Hydrant wrenches 642 00

Old material sold 1,997 75

W. A. Prendergast — his change account collection

agency abandoned 100 00

King & Andrews, account forfeiture of contract 500 00

Interest on certificates sold 4,937 14

Total $ 4,297,570 12

COMMISSIONERS KEPOHT.

EXPENDITURES.

For water pipe extension S 464,550 60

For water pipe and special casting's 155,376 55

For Water Works repairs 396,379 63

For Four-mile tunnel — Onderdonk judg-mcnts 111,617 83

For Northwest land tunnel 60,555 25

For North shore inlet extension 21,093 09

For Western avenue tunnel 27,379 23

For Sixty -eighth street tunnel extension 84,223 74

For meter and private works 99,917 81

For water service cocks 54,366 93

For North pumping station 160,150 05

For West pumping station 113,946 53

For South pumping station 82,116 75

For Central pumping station 57,769 33

For Sixty-eighth street pumping station 87,900 23

For Lake View pumping station 63,856 25

For Washington Heights pumping station 5,393 08

For Norwood Park pumping station 2,261 66

For Two-mile crib 14,024 24

For Four-mile crib 13,434 77

For Lake View crib 3,907 15

For Lake View tunnel 103,066 13

For Water Office salary 221,351 38

For Water Office expense 14,954 33

For water proportional, office salary 32,810 02

For water proportional, office expense 13,716 16

For advance for laying water mains, refunded 60,560 40

For hydrant wrench deposits, refunded 442 00

For Water Works shops 1,688 85

For refund vouchers 4,018 39

For water certificates 1,168,185 00

For Hyde Park water loan bonds 320,000 UO

For Lake View water loan bonds 69,000 00

For water loan interest 74,256 93

Total S 3.164,270 29

Balance to credit of the Water Fund January 1, 1896 . . 133,299 83

Total $ 4,297,570 12

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Total cost of Water Works of the City to December 31, 1895, is as
follows :

Cost, up to May 1, 1861, when the works were trans-
ferred from the Board of Commissioners to Board
of Public Works $ 1,020,160 21

EXPENDITURES SINCE 1861.

water pipe, including- labor $12,976,559 57

929,532 44

944,217 77

284,366 60

372,227 77

10,246 96

145,243 82

569,272 84

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North pumping- works

West pumping- works

Sixty-eig-hth street pumping- works .

Central pumping works

Washington Heights pumping works

Lake View pumping works

South pumping works

new lake tunnel 1,104,744 12

Lake View tunnel

new lake shore inlet

new lake shore inlet extension

new lake shore inlet extension

North breakwater crib

Two-mile crib

Four-mile crib

Lake View crib

Sixty-eighth street tunnel extension

Ashland avenue tunnel

first lake tunnel

second lake tunnel

lake crib protection

land tunnel to West pumping works

new land tunnel

Water Works shops

Water Works stock

water reservoir fence

615,575 50

132,345 34

146,459 04

21,093 09

41,780 11

102,744 41

467,927 83

88,051 62

555,217 80

17,453 36

464,866 05

415,709 36

149,431 63

542,912 63

284,380 04

27,240 58

29,318 00

1,702 87

1,019 48

206,972 35

addition to stables

real estate for sites of pumping stations

works, annexed territory 1,160,164 24

Jefferson street tunnel 15,968 17

Northwest tunnel 61,575 25

Western avenue tunnel 27,379 23

Total cost of entire Works to December 31, 1895. . $23,933 860 08

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^p Paid for as follows :

From general taxes

S 2.713.878 53

From City of Chicago Water Loan bonds, 6 per cent . .

132,000 00

From City of Chicago Water Loan bonds, 4 per cent . .

1,485.000 00

From City of Chicago Water Loan bonds, 4 per cent, .

1,706,500 00

From City of Chicago Water Loan bonds. 3jVri per cent.

332,000 00

From City of Chicago Water Loan bonds, 3 )■; per cent.

333,500 00

From bonds canceled

1,905,500 00

From Hyde Park Water Loan bonds, 5 per cent

50,000 00

From Hyde Park Water Loan bonds, 7 per cent

11,000 00

From Town of Lake Water Loan bonds, 5 per cent . . .

120,000 00

From Lake View Water Loan bonds, 4 per cent

50,000 00

From Lake View Water Loan bonds, 5 per cent

23.000 00

From Lake View Water Loan bonds, 7 per cent

6,000 00

From water certificates

198,000 00

From water earnings

14,867.481 55

L Total

923.933,860 OS .

^BTotal Water Works income to December 31, 18')5

538.956,673 80

^^E^otal operating expenses and maintenance to Decem-

^B ber 31, IS'iS (including S8.058.b42.64 interest on

^H bonded debt and bonds and certificates canceled). .
^BlHfference between income and expenses

^H Accounted for as follows :

24,223,369 90

$14,733,311 90

^HPaid toward Water Works construction. $14,867,481 55

^^D. W. Lyons, cashier water office 2.000 00

^^Pfeter Department, stock on hand 8,113 50

^^mater Works shop, stock on hand 16,699 50

^^H^pping Department, stock on band. . . 4,079 03

^^WTater pipe, etc., stock on hand 136,538 00

^^Ralance to credit of Water Fund. Jan.

^V 1, 18% 133.219 83

SIS, 168.211 41

^^Ujess amount due depositors for hydrant

^^r wrenches S 2.171 82

^^Bjess amount advanced by private par-

^^B ties to lay water-pipe in non-paying

^B districts 432,727 69

434,899 51

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$14,733,311 90

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

BONDED DEBT OF WATER WORKS.

City of Chicago Water Loan bonds outstanding* December 31,
1895, bearing 4 per cent, interest and maturing as follows :

July 1, 1908 $ 150,000 00

July 1, 1910 159,500 00

July 1, 1912 821,000 00

July 1, 1914 ' 576,000 00

July 1, 1915 1,485,000 00

$ 3,191,500 00

Bearing 3j4 per cent, interest, maturing —

July 1, 1909 S 225,000 00

July 1, 1910 108,500 00

Bearing 3^^^ P^r cent, interest, maturing —
July 1, 1902 $ 332,000 00

Bearing 6 per cent, interest, maturing —

July 1, 1897 S 50,000 00

July 2, 1898 82,000 00

ANNEXED DISTRICTS.

Town of Lake bonds :
5 per cent, bonds, due April 1, 1896. .
5 per cent, bonds, due April 1, 1897. .
5 per cent, bonds, due April 1, 1898. .
5 per cent, bonds, due April 1/ 1899. .
5 per cent, bonds, due April 1, 1900. .
5 per cent, bonds, due April 1, 1901 . .
5 per cent, bonds, due April 1, 1902. .

15,000 00
15,000 00
15,000 00
15,000 00
15,000 00
15,000 00
15,000 00

Hyde Park bonds :
7 per cent, bonds, due January 1, 1896.. $
5 per cent, bonds, due January 1, 1904..

9,000 00
50,000 00

Lake View Water bonds :

5 per cent, bonds, due July 1, 1904 $

4 per cent, bonds, due July 1, 1907

23,000 00
50,000 00

333,500 00

332,000 00

132,000 00

105,000 00

59,000 00

73,000 00

Total bonded debt of Water Works S 4,226,000 00

Total interest paid on Water Loan to Jan. 1, 1896 $ 7,886,598 6 1

Floating indebtedness Water Loan certificates out-
standing V S 200,500 00

commissioner's report. Ixxxv

In conclusion I wish to express my hearty appreciation of the
courtesy which has characterized the intercourse between this Depart-
ment and the City Council.

Respectfully,

W. D. KENT,

Commissioner of Public Works,

REPORT OF THE

Bureau of ^Engineering

City op Chicago.

City Engineer's Report.

Hon. W. D. KENT,

t Commissioner of Public Works.

Dbah Sih — I have the honor to submit herewith the annual report
uf the Bureau of Engineering for the year ending December 31. 1895.
The subject matter is treated under the following headings, viz;
1, Water Supply System and Auxiliary Stations.

»2, Tunnel and Crib Construction.
3. Water Pipe Extension.
4. Bridge and Viaduct Construction.
5. Bridg'e and Viaduct Maintena.nce.

6. Harbor.

7. Architecture.

During the year, 91,921,532,749 gallons of potable water have
been pumped into the City mains by all the pumping stations com-
bined, or an average of 251,839,816 gallons per twenty-four hours.

Assuming the population to have increased 10 per cent since the
last school census, making the population of the City 1,725,000, this
consumption is at the rate of 14& gallons per capita per day.

The total pumpage for 1895 was 4,847,589,400 gallons in excess of
1894, and the expense of all the stations for the last year was
$30,130.22 less than the preceding year.

The pumping stations are in good repair, and with the exception
of the Chicago avenue station and Lake View, where new engines are
needed, the stations are fully equipped.

The City is drawing all its water from Lake Michigan through
tuimels — the first one of which was commenced in 1864. The length
of tunnels in use at the present date is :

8 feet diameter 9,715 feet.

17 feet diameter 38.469 feet.
6 feet diameter 39,026 feet.

5 feet diameter 18.590 feet,

Total 105,800 lineal feet,

or a little over twenty miles, and yet with this great system, the
demand for additional supply, owing to the rapid growth of the City,
is steadily increasing, especially in the extreme west and northwest

sections of the City and districts that have been made part of the
City by annexation. Steps have been taken to relieve these sections
by the buildingf of some eight miles of land tunnel, which is noted
in detail under the head of Tunnel Construction.

I would respectfully recommend that during the coming year the
7-foot tunnel between the Sixty-eighth street Two-mile crib and the
submerged intake be extended westward to the Yates avenue shaft,
at the Sixty-eighth street Pumping Station, a distance of about
6,000 feet, the extension to be seven feet infernal diameter. 1 con-
sider this necessary to supply the southern and southeastern portions
of the City.

We have laid during the year 350,405 Hneal feet of water mains,
which is 29,567 feet less than was laid in 1894. In this connection,
it may be stated that during 1895 we laid 2,687 feet of 36-inch pipe,
while in 1894 there was no pipe of that size laid ; also in 1895, there
were 24,174 feet more 24-inch pipe laid than during the preceding
year. The Citj' employes lay ail mains above twelve inches in size,
so that in reality there was more work done in 1895 than in 1894.

I beg to call your attention to the particular necessity of placing
additional valves in the district bounded on the north and west by
the Chicago river, on the east by Michigan avenue and on the south
by Harrison street.

I respectfully recommend that a sufficient number of valves be
placed in this district so that when it is necessary to shut off a main
only one side of a block need be affected. With the present limited
number of valves there are a great many points that, when it is
necessary to shut off a main, from one to four blocks are affected.
I also recommend that all small mains that are inadequate to supply
the district in which they are laid be taken up and replaced with
larger ones as speedily as possible.

I desire, also, to call your attention to the necessity of renewing
a number of bridges which are noted under the head of Bridge and
Viaduct Construction. These bridges were built from eighteen to
twenty-seven years ago, and for light traffic. They are to-day
inadequate and really dangerous, and are called upon to sustain a
much heavier load, owing to the increase in traffic, than they were
originally designed for.

I respectfully recommend that these bridges be renewed during
the ensuing year.

MAP OF TUNNELS AND PUMPING STATIONS.

^^^^^^H bngimegk's b&port. 5

^^^^B WATSR SUPPLY SYSTEM.

^^^^^ OPERATION.

^^1 TUNNELS, CRIBS AND INTAKES.

™^ The water tunnels supplying- the various pumping: stations are
In good condition.

The lenglh and internal diameters of the tunnels in use during
the year are us follows :

LAKE VIEW TONNEL-

6 ft. diameter, length 6,000 feet, sapplying- Lake View Pumping Station.

CHICAGO AVENUE LAKE TUNNELS.

5 ft diameter, length 10,S60 feet. It- i ■ m _•.. r. - t?^ .■

I., vv*.., f, , .vvi. , Supplying North Pumpin(r Station.

7 ft. diameter, length 10.560 feet, t '^'^ ■" •» ^ "

CHICAGO AVENUE LAND TtmNEL.
^^Tft. diameter, length 20,856 feet, being an extenBion of 7-ft. take tunnel from
^^L Chicago avenue Pumping Station to West Pumping Station.

~8ft. diameter, length 9,U9 feet, I From Four-mile crib to Park Row shaft.

6 ft. diameter, length 25.200 feet. *

FOUR-MILE LAND TUNNEL-
8 ft. diameter, length Sl6 feet. I From Park Row shaft, supplying Four-

6 ft, diameter, length 2,320 feet, f teenth street Pumping Station.

The specifications provided for an 8-foot tunnel from the Four-
mile crib to Park Row shaft and thence to the Fourteenth street
Pumping Station, but owing; to the character of the soil it was found
necessary to split the 8-foot tunnel into two 6-foot tunnels, as
shown on the diagram.

7 ft. diameter, length 7,053 feet. | From Park Row shaft, suppljing Central
6 ft. diameter, length 480 feet, f Pumping Station.

JEFFERSON STREET CONNECTION.

: land tunnel and Four-

SIXTY-EIGHTI! STREET TUNNELS.
7 ft. diameter, length 5,037 feet. J Prom Two-mile crib, supplying Sixtjr-

5 ft. diameter. length 8.030 feet, i eighth street Pumping Station.

6 ft. diameter, length 5,026 feet, from submerged crib, supplying Sijcty-

eighth street Pumping Station.

(See diagram attached.)

FOUR-MILE LAKE TUNNEL.

DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS.

LAKE VIEW t

rThe Lake View tunnel being- nearly finished, it will be necessary
to construct the superstructure on the outer crib during- the coming
summer. The temporary intake at the inner crib has been in g-ood
condition during the year.
Mr. Edward Slatterj- looks after the intake.

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The usual repairs and cleaning have been done at this crib duriniif
the summer. There has been no interruption to the flow of water at
the intake during the year.

Captain William Dall is crib-keeper. '

This structjire is in g-ood condition, with the exception of the
interior of the dwelling', which needs painting. The rip-rap in the
landing fell out between the piles on the cast side during the year.
This work has been repaired by placing large stones nearest the
piles and then by filling with rip-rap. The ice has in no way inter-
fered with ports or intakes of this crib.

Captain C. N. Frennesen is in charge of the crib.

SIXTY-EIGHTH STREET CRIB.

This crib has been protected by the construction of a breakwater
of which mention is made under new construction. Plans have been
drawn for a new permanent superstructure, and this should be built
during the coming summer. There has been no interference by the
ice to the flow of water at this intake.

Captain C. E. Cherry is the keeper.

PUMPING STATIONS.

NORTH PUMPING STATION.
Mr, TnouAB Ferris is tbe Engineer In cliacifi! a.i tills stsiian.

The condition of the engines and boilers at this station is about
the same as for some years past. The 1872 Cregier engine has been
running continuously for the year.

The 1867 Quintard engine was shut down eleven days in April
for overhauling and is now in fair condition. The two Gaskill en-
gines were thoroughly overhauled in October and are in good con-
dition for continued service.

BNCntBER S RBPOHT.

The 1853 and 1857 Morgan engines have been out of service a
great deal, the former having been in service only 61 days during
the year. These engines should be replaced by new ones without
delay.

The brickwork on the Murphy boilers and on two of the Holly
boilers has been repaired during the year, otherwise the condition
of the boiler plant is the same as during the preceding year.

The Holly room needs repainting and the roof should be re-
paired at an early date.

WKST PDMPING STATION.

This station is equipped with four Quintard engines, and, with
the exception of engine No. SO, have been pumping continuously
during the year. The large main crank shaft of engine No. 5U broke
»t 7:20 a. m. on the twelfth of November, in a similar manner that
tte main shaft of engine No. 51 broke in 1894. A new steel shaft

was immediately ordered and this engine will be ready for service in

a few days. During the time the engine has been out of service,

Other necessary repairs have been made.

Engine No. 51 is in fair condition, but engines No. 25 and No.

26 need overhauling. The boiler plant is in good condition, with
the exception of boilers No. 1 and No, 2, on the south end, which need
some slight flue repairs. The roofs of the enjfine and boiler rooms
and of the coal shed need repairing and the building both inside
and outside should be repainted.

PFOlTtTEENTH STREET PUMPING STATION.
Mr. GeoMCB W. Matthews U tbe Entriueer Id cbar^e at tbis slallDa.

The engines at this station have been running continually during
the year, and are in good condition.

The bottom sheet of boiler No. 1 has been repaired, and four new
flues placed in it. All small valves have been renewed, and all
boilers equipped with " Reliance " water columns.

The steam-pipe system is in bad condition and should be over-
hauled and repaired at the earliest possible date.

Each engine should also be piped separately from the header, to
prevent the necessity of shutting down more than one engine at a
time in case of a break in the steam pipe.

CENTRAL PUMPING STATION.
Mk. Philip Petkib la iha Engtioeer In cimcge at this sUtion.

During the last year no extensive repairs were made on the
engines at this station, and they are. though running continuously
during the year, in good condition.

New bottom sheets were placed in boilers 4, 5 and 6, at an.
expenditure of $798.00 — the sheets running the whole length of the
boilers. This leaves the boiler plant at this station in good con-
dition.

SIXTY-EIGHTH STREET PUMPING STATION.
Mr. Granville Eiuball is tbe EnglaHr in charse at this Btallon.

The engines at this station, or so many of them as were neces-
sary to maintain an average pressure of about fifty-four pounds to
the square inch on the mains at the station, have been running
continuously.

The four Gaskill and the Worthington engines, which are our
main reliance at this station, are in good condition, with the excejH
tion of an air pump cylinder of the Worthington engine, which, on
December 8th, cracked open. This has been temporarily repaired.
There has been no other break-down during the year.

The old Cope Maxwell engines were thoroughly overhauled in
the beginning of the year, at an expense of $4,600.

The boiler plant is in fair condition, with the exception of two
boilers, which have been condemned and are out of service. These
boilers should be removed and new ones substituted at an early date.

The electric light plant has been thoroughly overhauled, and ia
rendering better service at a greatly reduced coat. This station has
been thoroughly cleaned and painted during the year.

LAKB VIEW PUMPING STATION.
Mr. F. D. Parker U tbe Eafineiir In cbicRe at this ilallon.

All the engines at this station, with the exception of the small
Flanders engine, have been running continuously during the year,
and, with the exception of the Worthington, are in good condition.
The Worthington engine should be provided with a new condenser
and air pumps.

This station is taxed to its utmost capacity, and an additional
pump should be added at the earliest possible date.

WASHINGTON
Mr. Sidkbv Cuhhic

HEIGHTS PUMPING STATION.

Less water has been pumped this year at this station than during-
1894, owing to the fact that Fernwood, which formerly waa supplied
from this station, has been connected with the main running- from
the Sixty-eig-hth street Pumping Station to West Pullman. An
8-inch pipe has also been laid and connected with the cistern at the
Washington Heights Station, which feeds this station whenever the
•well pump is out of order.

The small pump at this station was thoroughly overhauled dur-
ing the year. The boiler was reset and put in good condition. Dur-
ing the year 18,639,800 gallons of water were pumped.

H AUXILIARY PUMPING STATIONS.

CANAL PUMPING STATION.

Extensive repairs were made at this station during the year. New
brasses were put in all crossheads of the engines, keys and uiher
minor parts were renewed, all receivers have been repaired and the
engines repainted ; the arches of the south battery of boilers were
repaired and the boilers furnished with the Hawley down-draft
furnaces ; the north battery was equipped with the McMillan fur-
naces. New blow-off valves and water columns were placed on all the
boilers. A new twelve-inch header was put in during the year, and
the whole plant thoroughly renovated.

The pumps are in good condition and the inside of the station
presents a neat and clean appearance.

The pumps had to be shut down for a short time on various
occasions during the year for the purpose of repairing and to allow
vessels, that had been drawn in towards the screens by the current,
to get a^vay.

At times vessels have been stuck in the draw at the Fuller Street
bridge when it has been necessary to stop the engines long enough to
allow the river to rise sufficiently to float the vessels. The extraordi-
nary rainfall in the latter part of December flooded the Illinois and
Michigan Canal and enforced the stoppage of the pumps for two days.

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

The amount of water pumped from the Chicag"o River into th
Illinois and Michigan Canal at this station during the year wa
25,959,190,008 cubic feet, or an average of 49,390 cubic feet pe
minute for the whole year. The average head pumped against wa
5.7 feet.

FULLERTON AVENUE PUMPING WORKS.
Mr. Fred. Gielow is the Enfrineer in charg'e at this station.

Thorough repairs to the engines were made during the ye;
New piston rods and new valve seats were put in. New bottol
sheets running the whole length of the boilers were placed. Two
the boilers were equipped with Orvis retort down-draft furnaces ai
the bridge walls renewed. This leaves this plant in good shape.

The total amount of lake water pumped into the North Brant
of the Chicago River at this station during the year was 3,300,519,2(
cubic feet.

The accompanying tables give information in detail regardii
pumpage, expenditure, etc.

The appended diagram shows the daily pumpage of each static
separately and combined, with the quantities, heads and temperati
of the air and water.

Table **A" gives the monthly and annual pumpages, and tal
"B" gives the most important figures relating to quantities ai
expenses. Table **C" gives a comparative statement of pumpaj
expenses, etc., for the years 1894 and 1895.

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TUNNEL AND CRIB CONSTRUCTION.

LAKE VIEW TUNNEL.

This tunnel being practically completed, a short history of its
construction follows:

Owing to the inadequate supply and the unsatisfactory quality of
the water furnished by the short intake pipes, the authorities of the
former City of Lake View decided to construct this tunnel.

The first contract, awarded by the old City of Lake View to
Messrs. Shailer & Schniglau, contractors, is dated May 24, 1889, and
calls for 5,000 lineal feet of brick tunnel of 6 feet inside diameter,
shore shaft, lake shaft, lake crib, light house and electric lights, for
a bulk sum of S15'>,650.00.

For an extension beyond 5.000 feet, limited to 500 feet, a price of
S16.85 per lineal foot was to be paid.

For a difference in depth either way of 80 feet below datura,
$49.75 per lineal foot for the shore shaft is to be added or subtracted
from this bulk sum.

For a difference either way from a depth of 79 feet below datum,
$144. iXi per lineal foot for the lake shaft is to be added or subtracted
from bulk sum.

The second contract, dated September 23, 1890, calls for an
extension of the 5,500 feet provided for in the first contract, of 4,500
feet in length and h feet inside diameter. In consideration of the
longer haul, taking material in and bringing excavated material out
of the tunnel, the larger plant necessary for ventilation, etc., a price
of S18.50 per lineal foot shall be paid for the 4,500 lineal feet of
tunnel, arranged on the following basis:

First 500 feet, S16. 85 p«r lineal foot.

Second 500 " 17.03

Third 500 " 17.31

Fourth SCO " 17.69 " "

Fifth 500 " 18.17

Sixth 500 " 18.75

Seventh 500 " 19.43

Eighth SOO " 20.21

Ninth SOO " 21.09

For the necessary additional height of the crib on account of the
extension of the tunnel, the contract calls for an extra sum of
$11,116.00.

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16 DHPAKTMENT OH PUBLIC WORKS.

The tunnel construction commenced with a shaft on shore, froni
which the tunnel was driven eastward under the Lake. Some sic
thousand three hundred (6,300) feet of tunnel was thus built before
any work was done from the Two-mile crib, which meanwhile had
been built and placed. Owing to the slow progress made on the
tunnel, the poor quality of the water pumped through the old intake
pipes and the trouble from ice in the winter time, it was decided to
place a temporary crib over the tunnel about six thousand (6,000)
feet from shore ; sink an intake shaft with gates ; put a bulkhead ia
the east drift close to the shaft, and then build the remainder of the
tunnel from the outer crib.

This temporary crib was finished and the shaft connected with
the tunnel April 2, and water was let in April 6, 18^2. The Lake
View Pumping Works have since been pumping water supplied
through this intake.

The plans and specifications specify that "the bottom of tW
inside surface of the west end of the tunnel shall not be less thai
eighty (80) feet below City datum, and have a gradual inclinatioS'
upward of one foot per mile to the eastern terminus."

This grade, however, was changed to seventy (70) feet below
datum before work was commenced. The heading running eastward
from shore had to be driven almost constantly through more or Ies#^
rock, making progress very slow and the cost great.

In the early part of October, 1891, the face of the tunnel then
being about four thousand nine hundred and twenty (4,030) feet from
shore, the contractors were ordered by the City Engineer to changrg
the grade so as to rise out of the rock.

The change was made, and the last one thousand (1,000) feet «rf
the shore heading was built to an inclined grade upward until an el©*
vatiou of fifty-seven (57) feet below datum was reached at the end of
the shore heading six thousand three hundred (6,300) feet east from
the shore shaft.

Tunneling from the outer crib commenced in November. 1892.
The grade as established by the engineer at this point is 63.5 feet
below datum, or 6.5 feet lower than the east end of the shore heading'.!
The work proceeded through good soil at a slightly inclined grade up-
ward until a distance of one thousand two hundred and sixty (1,260)'
feet west from the crib was reached, when the water began to come i&'
through a sand and gravel pocket in the roof of the drift in suc&
quantities as to flood the pumps and fill the whole tunnel and shaf£
with water up to lake level. This occurred February 15, 189i
Attempts were made to pump the water out, but proved unsuccessfuL

SNGIimfiR'S BBPOST.

It was then decided to resort to compressed air for the purpose of
driving the water out of the tunnel, and in a letter of March 7, 1893,
the City Engineer instructed the contractors to proceed with the
installation of the same.

By means nt the compressed air plant, after a lot of clay had
been dumped over the break, water was forced out of the shaft
through a pipe reaching up through the air lock. When the water
io the shaft had been lowered so as to create a head of about thirty
feet, the air pressure was reduced. It was then found that the leak
was very small, since the water remained at nearly the same level.
A few more scow loads of clay were dumped, however, which almost
stripped the leak.

According to the diver's report on his first examination of the
bottom of the lake, the hole was supposed to be quite small. It was,
therefore, considered safer to pump the water out of the tunnel than
to force it by air pressure, since it was feared that when the com-
pressed air reached the face it would find its way out and open up
the hole. The air lock was, therefore, taken out and the pump
placed in the shaft. All went well until the water in the shaft had
been pumped out, so as to reach the eye of the tunnel, which was at
eleven o'clock a. m.. June 22, 1893, or four hours after the commenc-
ing of pumping, when in an instant the water began to rise and
filled the shaft in a few minutes.

On the 23d a diver was engaged to examine the ground at the
location of the leak, and he reported that there was a large opening
in the lake bottom, about eight feet in diameter.

After the failure to stop the leak at the end of the west drift,

from the outer crib, it was decided to build a temporary pile crib

adjacent to the inner Lake View Crib, sink a shaft and commence to

build a tunnel at a lower level, so as to be entirely in rock, out toward

' the outer crib. This work was commenced early in August, 18*'3.

I After the completion of the crib, the sinking of the shaft pro-

I (pressed more or less satisfactorily until the required depth was

I reached.

I Tunneling eastward commenced in February, 1894, and has since

I progressed without interruption.

I It was first intended to connect this tunnel with the west end of

I that part built from the outer crib, but it was finally considered

I entirely too risky, and the present construction was carried on with a

I fiew of connecting with the shaft at the outer crib.

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOKKS.

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At the expiration of the second contract, there remained about
2,000 feet of tunnel to be built. By agreement between the con-
tractors and the City, the contractors were to receive $20.00 per lineal
foot for the said remainingf part of the tunnel.

At the beginning of the year 1895, 2,205 lineal feet of tunnel
from the center of the shaft at the intermediate crib had been con-
structed, and 1,959.8 lineal feet of tunnel have been constructed
during the year. The abandoned spur running- west from the outer
crib has been bulkheaded off by placing alternate piles of bags of
cement and sand, a distance of fourteen feet. The water was then
pumped out of the shaft and a brick bulkhead 4.5 feet thick built
nearest the shaft. The shaft was then sunk to the level of the new
tunnel and connection between the tunnel and the shaft made
December 27th. The connection at the inner crib, the removal of a
bulkhead, some brick work and the cleaning out of the tunnel
remains to be done after the first of January, 1896. This tunnel
will not add to the present supply, but will greatly improve the
quality of the water for that section of the City.

Mr. R. B. Wilcox, Assistant Engineer, is in local charge of thi»i
construction.

NORTH SHORE INLET EXTENSION.

The seven-foot shore tunnel, which in 1891 was extended to the
northwest end of the United States exterior breakwater, has, sincej
its completion, been practically useless, owing to the proximity of the
intake to the shore. The two old tunnels terminating at the two-
mile crib have in late years been taxed to their utmost capacity, and*
in order to utilize the shore tunnel. and relieve the old ones, it was
decided to extend the former to the two-mile crib. A contract for
this work was entered into on August 22 with Ross & Ross, of thia
City.

In order to use this shore tunnel as an emergency intake^
during the construction of the extension, the specifications provide,
for the sinking of a new working shaft on the south-west side of the'
breakwater crib. This provision, however, was changed, in that
permission was granted the contractors to use the outer shaft in thflj
breakwater crib for a working shaft, and for this purpose to isolate'
the shore tunnel by closing the intake ports in the inner shaft and bj;
placing a wooden plug over the west eye of the tunnel in the shaft al
the Chicago Avenue pumping station, the contractor binding himseU
to have these shafts opened up for use at the request of the City.

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Owing to the insufficient port area and the small size of the well
at the two-mile crib, it was decided to sink a new intake shaft
between the crib proper and its protection breakwater and to protect
the same with a pile crib filled with rip rap.

BREAKWATER CRIB,

The contractors commenced operations on September 9. After
considerable delay on account of improper machinery, etc., the shaft
was finally pumped dry and the eye of the new tunnel was turned on
October 21.

The work from this shaft has since then progressed without any
serious interruption, only delayed a few days by fire damp and
storms. The progress by months has been as follows:

October — 6 working days, 122 lineal feet; daily averag-e, 19,3 feet.
November— 26 " 636 " " 34.5 "

December— 23 " 586 " " 25.48 "

Making a total of 1,344 lineal feet of tunnel built during the year.

Blasting with dynamite in moderate charges of from five to ten
pounds has been permitted whenever the ground was of such a nature
to allow it with advantage. The character of the ground has been
mostly blue clay with strata of loam and pockets of dry gravel. The
soil, being sttatificd. frequently needs timber support to hold it up
until the brick work is placed. In many cases for the same reason
timbers and boards had to be left permanently in the tunnel and
bricked in.

The excavated material is by permission dumped oo the south-
east side of the crib, under the condition that it will be removed bj-
dredgfing whenever deemed necessary.

TWO-MILE CHID.

Work on the new crib house was commenced September 11, 1895,
by the driving of piles for the protection of the intake shaft. Work
on the house proper was commenced on October 14, and was prac-
tically finished by the end of that month. The cast-iron sections
have been placed on the crib. The length of the cast-iron shaft thus
provided will allow of sinking the shaft to about twenty-three feet
below the bottom of the lake, at which depth it is estimated that the
soil will be hard enough to allow brick underpinning, and the balance
of the shaft thus built to the required depth.

20 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

The bottom of the lake where the shaft will be sunk has been
cleared of the stone and rubbish alluded to in the specifications. All
of this work had to be done by divers.

Mr. C. T. Anderson is eng^ineer in local charge of this work, and
Mr. Paul G. Brown is his assistant.

NEW LAND TUNNELS.

For some years past the remote west and northwest sections of
the City have been suffering- more or less on account of an insufficient
water suppl}-, although the City has been continually adding to
its water supply plant. Since 1887 over twelve miles of tunnels,
varying in size from five feet to eight feet inside diameter, have been
constructed. Two new pumping stations, with a combined capacity
of about 90,000,000 gallons per day, have been erected, and the old
stations greatly extended and new machinery added. Preparations
have also been made on a grand scale to relieve the above mentioned
districts. It has been decided to construct two additional pumping
stations — one in the vicinity of Humboldt Park and another near
Jackson boulevard, west of Rockwell street — each with a capacity of
60,000,000 gallons per twenty-four hours. To feed these stations
with water, it is necessary to construct a new lake tunnel with
attending land ramifications, since the existing tunnels cannot
supply the additional amount of water or any part thereof to the
proposed stations. Contracts for the construction of these land
tunnels have been let during the year, and the work of construction
commenced.

SECTION ONE.

Section one comprises that part of the proposed tunnel between
a point near Green Bay Park and a point near the intersection of
North Green street and Grand avenue on the West Side.

This tunnel is to be about 6,650 feet long and to have an inside
diameter of 10 feet. The contract for the construction of the same
was awarded September 30, 1895, to the FitzSimons & Connell Com-
pany, of this City.

An engineering party was immediately organized and surveys
commenced on September 4th. This work comprised a skeleton sur-
vey between the termini of the section, the location of all buildings
and streets on the line of the tunnel and the running of levels to
establish the necessary bench marks in the vicinity of the proposed
shafts. A complete circuit was established and the latitude and

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SNOINEBK S SEPOKT.

departure of each point was found with reference to an established
base line. The notes have all been reduced and platted on a scale of
100 feet to the inch.

Mr. John H. Spengler is in local charge of this section, and Mr.
Kdwin Woods is his assistant,

SECTION TWO.

This section comprises an extension of section one in a south-
westerly direction to the proposed pumping station west of Kockwell
street. The inside diameter of this tunnel is eight feet. The con-
tract for the construction of this part was awarded September 30,
1895, to Mr. Joseph J. Duffy, of this City. The engineering party of
this section was organized simultaneously with the one of section one,
and the surveys were commenced immediately after the letting- of the
contract. This work is of the same character as that for section one.

The actual work of construction commenced November 23d, when
the contractor began the sinking of a ten-foot shaft on Carroll
avenue, between Ann and Elizabeth streets, at a point previously
located on the line of the proposed tunnel. The shaft was finished to
the required depth in about twelve days ; the eyes were turned and
tuaneling commenced. To the end of the year, 232 lineal feet of
tunnel were constructed. The soil has thus far been a hard, blue
clay, with occasional nests of large boulders, some of which require
blasting in order to be removed.

Mr. F. G. Kwald is in local charge of section two, and Mr. N. A.
Sagor is sub-assistant.

SECTION THHEE.

Section three is a branch tunnel of eight feet inside diameter
extending from the junction of sections one and two in a north-
w^esterly direction to a proposed pumping station in the vicinity of
Humboldt Park.

The field work for this section was commenced on September Sth.
Thirteen and one-third miles of overground survey lines have been
run and checked, embracing a strip of territory about three blocks in
width and extending from Green street and Grand avenue on the
southeast to Lawndaie avenue and Humboldt avenue on the north-
west.

Within this area have been located and platted forty-five blocks
of buildings, which is about one-half the work of this character to be
done. Levels have been run and bench marks established along this
line.

22 DEPAHTMEJ^T OF PUBLIC WORKS,

Locations for shafts have been made on Keith street north o:
Huron street, and on Potomac avenue just west of Leavitt street
The contractors, Messrs. Weir, McKechney & Co., to whom waj
awarded the contract for this section, on October 19, 1895, have com
menced the work of construction. One shaft has been sunk in Keitl
street to a depth of sixty-five feet, and in Potomac avenue to a deptl
of fifty-two feet below street grade. At these respective depths rocl
was encountered in both shafts. After striking rock the work wai
temporarily suspended by the contractors in order to provide thi
necessary equipment.

The contractors, at this writing, have resumed work, with ai
apparent intention of pushing it to the best of their ability.

This section is placed in local charge of Mr. E. W. Jackson
Assistant Engineer, with Mr. Eugen La Mana as sub-assistant.

LAKE TUNNEL.

I

Plans and specifications for this part of the work are beiii|
prepared. Borings in the lake bottom 500 feet on either side of thi
proposed tunnel were made during the summer, and a profile showing
the stratification of the soil has been prepared.

This work, as a whole, is expected to be finished in about tw<
years.

NORTH WESTERN AVENUE WATER PIPE TUNNELvj

This tunnel, through which the new Western avenue 24-iiicl
water main is to be laid, was constructed during the year. Th<
tunnel, which is 404 feet long, between centres of shafts, is con^
structed through solid limestone, and is of sufi&cient size to accommo
date at least two 24-inch pipes. The tunnel is not lined with brick.
In sinking the shafts, one on either side of the river, it was found thai
the stratum of sand overlying the rock contained water under pressuri
in such quantities that it was necessary to adopt the pneumatif
process of construction, greatly retarding the progress and increasing
the cost.

This work was done by the City. Mr. W. D, Hotchkiss, As^al
ant Engineer, had local charge of the construction of this tunnel.

HYDE PARK BREAKWATER.

kS^

1

The ice of the last two winters had so badly damaged the outd
Hyde Park crib, which is constructed of timber cribs filled with rip
rap, as to render it unsafe, and in order to prevent any further

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damage, it was decided to protect it by a hexagonal breakwater
thirty feet wide. The original plans for this breakwater provided
for an opening for the admittance of tug boats between the crib and
its breakwater, and the proposed construction was in detail very
similar to the one protecting the old two-mile crib off Chicago
avenue. The great expense and trouble in keeping the intake at
this last mentioned crib free from ice in winter time and other
floating matter in the summer, convinced me that the plans were not
practicable. New plans were prepared, omitting the opening, and in
lieu thereof there were constructed, for the admittance of water,
ports 7 feet by 5 feet in size, through four of the six sides forming
the breakwater. The detail construction was also changed so as to
conform to the latest and most improved practice in such constructions.

This structure, as far as experience of this winter shows, has
proved an entire success, reducing the danger of ice blockades to a
minimum, and causing a saving to the City for tug boat hire and
salaries of about $3,000 per month during the winter season.

The contract for this work was awarded July 11, 1895. to the
FitzSimons & Connell Company, and was completed during the year.

Mr. L. B. Fuller, Assistant Engineer, has been in local charge
of the work.

NORTH SIDE SHOPS.

Hk. E. K. Paskbk, Superintendent.

Repairs on machinery and buildings during the year have placed
them in good condition, with the exception of the roof of shops 3
and 4, which requires renewing.

The following new pipe-line fixtures and work for the various
departments have been made during the year :

HYDRANTS -

NEW.

SingLt

SM-iach
Double

Double

as

68

!8
G97

MBDofaclured during 1895

11

ToUl

94

620

60*

On hmnd January 1, lene

IB

13

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DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS.

STOP-VAI^VES — NEW.

4-inch

6-inch

8-inch

12-inch

16-inch

24-inch

*l6-indi

On hand January 1, 1895 ........

Manufactured during 1895

7
10

8
299

8
180

87

4

7

8
12

Total

17

8

807
305

183

118

87
25

11

8

16
11

Delivered to Water Pipe Extension

2

On hand January 1, 1896

9

2

15

12

8

4

1

* 36-inch valves are not manufactured at these shops.

The expenditures for labor and material during* the year are as
follows :

68 hydrants, single nozzle, 2}^ inches, costing $ 952 00

597 " double " 2>4 " " 16,202 58

11 *« *« ** 4 ** ** 330 00

$17,484 58

10 stop valves, 4-inch, costing $ 124 00

5,501 60

3,224 00

1,683 50

859 14

2,126 40

299 **

6

130 "

8

37 "

12

7 *•

16

12 *'

24

-$13,518 64

Repairs to hydrants $ 8,256 43

Repairs to valves 2,038 16

Repairing and testing meters 4,845 13

$15,139 72

Expenditures on account of repairs for water supply system

and other departments $33,662 64

ENGINBBS'S RSPORT.

WATER PIPE EXTENSION.

Mr. H. P. Thompson is Superintendent and Mr. A. R. Porter is
Assistant Superintendent.

During the year, 350,405 feet of mains of the following; dimen-
sions were laid :

1.428 feet , 4-incli.

203.645 feet 6

92.952 feet 8

17,618 feet 12

1.177 feet 16

28.198 feet 2+

2.687 feet 36

Of this amount of pipe, 136,238 feet of different size pipe have
been laid under contract, by special assessment. About twelve miles
of pipe, costing 878,758.61, have been laid at the expense of private
parties. Of this amount, $16,220,59 was advanced by contractors for
street improvements, who have been required to advance the money
to cover the cost of laying water pipe, where necessary, before going
oo with the street improvements. The City agrees to refund all
money advanced for water pipe when the annual revenue from it pays
10 cents per foot frontage. During the year, 130,526 feet of different
size pipe has been laid on revenue and for circulation.

Through the building of the Wentworth avenue sewer, the City
■WA& compelled to take up and replace 5,l7l feet of 8-inch pipe, 563
feet of 6-inch pipe and 58 feet of 12-inch pipe. The changing of
location of 12-inch main in West Lake street, commenced some time
time prior, was continued during the year between Forty-first avenue
and Forty-ninth avenue. Fifty-live hundred and forty-one feet of
12-inch pipe was taken up and relaid by this Department. In doing
this work, 944 feet of new pipe was used. The cost of this was
charged to the Lake Street Elevated Railroad.

Sixteen hundred and seventy-nine brick hydrant and stop-valve
basins were built during the year, and eighty-one composition basins
were placed during the same period. In the building of basins and
repairs, there have been used 1,828,330 brick and 5,235 barrels of
cement.

Five fire cisterns were rebuilt in 1895 at the following locations:

One at Randolph street and Fifth avenue.

One at Sedgwick and Oak streets.

One at Washington and State streets.

One at Randolph street and Wabash avenue,

One at Canal and Twelfth streets.

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f 26 DEPARTMRNT OP PUBLIC WOHKS,

Water mains have been abandoned in the following streets and
larger mains put in :

Eagle street from Desplaines street to Haisted street.
Eighty-third street from Constance street to Anthony avenue.
Green street from Madison street to Monroe street.
Superior street from Clark street to Wells street.

Water mains abandoned and same size laid during the year 1895 ;
Ashland avenue from Grand avenue to Austin avenue.
Poplar avenue from Twenty-ninth street northward.

Four-inch water mains abandoned during the year and not relaid:

JefFerson street from the south line of Lake street to Randolph.

Jefferson street from the south line of Fulton street to Lake
' street.

Thirty-third street from eighty feet west of Armour avenue
' southward.

Water mains were lowered on the following streets during the
year 180S :

Eddy street from Racine to Clark.

Fortieth street from 124 feet north of Carroll avenue northward.

Fortieth street from sixty-sis feet north of Carroll avenue north-
ward.

Human avenue from eighty feel north of Carroll avenue north-
ward.

Hamlin avenue from 284 feet north of Fulton street northward.

Jefferson avenue from Sixty-eighth street to Seventy-first street.

Kedzie avenue from sixty-six feet north of Carroll avenue north-
ward.

Kinzie street from Fortieth street westward,

Langley avenue from the north line of Sixty-third street to Sixty-
sixth street.

Milwaukee avenue from 375 feet north of Irving Park boulevard
to 750 feet northward,

Prairie avenue from Thirty-first street to Thirty-second street.

Rhodes avenue from Sixty-fourth street to Sixty-sixth street.

Ross avenue from Indiana avenue to the Alley "L."

St. Lawrence avenue from Sixtieth street to Sixty-ninth street.

St. Louis avenue from ninety feet north of Carroll avenue north-
ward.

Seventy-fifth street from Jeffrey avenue to Oglesby avenue.

Twenty-fifth street from Armour avenue 300 feet vrestward.

engineer's report.

27

Twenty-seventh street from Armour avenue 300 feet westward.

Twenty-ninth street from Armour avenue 250 feet westward.

Thirtieth street from Armour avenue 275 feet westward.

Thirty-first street from Armour avenue 275 feet westward.

Thirty-second street from Armour avenue 100 feet westward.

Thirty-third street from Armour avenue 250 feet westward.

Thirty-fifth street from Armour avenue 300 feet westward.

Thirty-seventh street from Armour avenue 200 feet westward.

Thirty-eighth street from Armour avenue 200 feet westward.

The accompanying tables show in detail the number of new
hydrants and new valves placed, the size and length of pipe laid and
name of street and district.

HYDRANTS PLACED IN 1895.

DIVISION.

2K-inch
Single.

2>i-inch
Double.

4- inch
Double.

Total.

North

South

1
3

80
27
11
8
14

6
169
95
97
62
188
42

7

West

172

Hyde Park

Lake View

126
124

Lake

78

Jefferson

2

148

Calumet

56

Total

04

604

2

700

During the year 1895 there were taken out in West Division three
2>4-inch single hydrants, in South Division one 2)4 -inch single
hydrant, all of which were replaced by 2)^ -inch double hydrants;
also one 2>^-inch double hydrant in West Division taken out, which
was not replaced.

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

TOTAL NUMBER OF FIRE HYDRANTS AT THE CLOSE OF 1895,

DIVISION.

SVi-inch
Single.

2V4-inch
Double.

4-inch
Double.

2H-inch

Double, with

one 4-inch

Single.

TOTAL.

North

417
799
1,500
883
202
165
105
118

505

1.021

8,894

1,665

997

718

883

864

182
198
287

8

1,054

South

2,018

West

5,681

Hyde Park

605

1

1,594

2,610

Lake View

1,200

Lake

Jefferson

Calumet

2

4

2,479
94S

55

587

Total

8,088

9,997

576

2,255

16,466

STOP- VALVES PUT IN DURING THE YEAR 1895.

DIVISION.

SIZE OF VALVES.

TOTAL.

4-in.

6-in.

8in.

12-in.

16-m.

24.in.

86-m.

North

2
2
31
22
10
17
80
4

2

South

3

93
44
45
49
47
24

5

West

8

6
6
2
2

8

1

1
4
1

184

Hyde Park

6

2

84

Lake View

4

1

62

»

Lake

69

Jefferson

Calumet ....

2

5

92
29

Totals

8

305

118

25

8

11

2

477

During the year 1895, in South Division, one 4-inch valve was
taken out, which was not replaced.

ENGINEER S REPORT..

TOTAL NUMBER AND SIZE OF VALVES IN USE AT THE
CLOSE OF 1895.

SIZE OF VALVES.

DIVISION,

1

i

i

1

i

1

4

1

5

1

i

i

i

i

i

1

TOTAL

m

IBS
583
QS
257

126

8

m

680

a,i63

988
660
1.028
428

1S4

298
650
1,158
238
M7
808
384
67

....
20
S

8S
65
867
71
31
66
61
8

4
8
14

18
SO
72
49
6
18
8
3

19
29
81

21
S
18

1

....

3

IS

u

e

4
2

3

1

3

Late Vi«w.
Uke

1

1.115
1,576

ToUli..

1

1.408

e,M7

8,085

23

631

31

187

2

4

141

SO

13.018

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

WORK IN DETAIL.

The following tables show in detail the work of water-pipe
extension :

NORTH DIVISION.

STREET

FROM

TO

Length

pipe
in feet

Diameter
in Inches

Hawthorne avenue

Superior

Hobbie

Clark

Northward

Wells

600
067

8
8

Total feet laid in North Division. . .

1.167

engineer's report.

31

SOUTH DIVISION.

STREET

Carlin

Poplar avenue

Poplar avenue

Robcy

Spaulding avenue . .

Thirly-first

f Thirty-second

Thirty-fourth

Thirty-fourth

Thirty-sixth

Thirty-eighth place,
fThirty-eighth

Thirty-ninth

Thirty-ninth ,

FROM

Washington

Crossing

Twenty ninth

Archer avenue

Joseph

Vermont

Illinois avenue

Crossing

65 ft. £. of Lincoln . . .

Hoyne avenue

Albany avenue

St. Louis avenue

Lcggitt

Spaulding avenue . . . .

TO

Northward

Archer avenue

Northward

Thirty-fifth

Thirty-ninth

Robey

Auburn avenue

Robey

Archer avenue

Eastward

Kedzie avenue

Central Park avenue

Westward

Homan avenue

Total

Add Branch Pipe for Hydrants
Add Branch Pipe for Hydrants

Total feet laid in South Division ,

IretifiTth

Pipe
in leet

88

86
676
876
888
806
890

41
850

72
665
669
800
618

4,868
12
72

4,952

0) JO

6
6
6
8

6
6
6
8
6
6
6
8
6

4
6

tLaid by Special Assessment.

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

WEST DIVISION.

STREET

Alley W. CeDlnl Park UleTard. . .
♦Alley N. Jackson blvd, . .

Alley S. Madison

♦Adams

Albany avenue

♦Ashland avenue

♦Armitage avenue

♦Augusta

♦Augusta

Augusta

Beach avenue

Bonney avenue

fBonney avenue

Central Park avenue

Central Park avenue

fCentr.ll Park boulevard . .

Chicago avenue

fChicago avenue

Chicago avenue

Chicago avenue

Christiana avenue

♦Clarkson

Colorado avenue

♦Colorado avenue

♦Colorado avenue

Colorado avenue

♦Congress

Congress

♦Cornelia

♦Crystal

fDouglas Park blvd., N. S.

Eagle

Erie

Fifiy-second avenue, N. . .

Fifteenth

f Flournoy

f Flournoy

^Flournoy

Flournoy

Fortieth avenue, S

Fortieth avenue, N

♦Fortieth avenue, S

Forty- first court, S

Forty-first court, S

Forty-second avenue, S . ,
f Forty-second avenue, S . ,

! Forty-second avenue, S . ,
Forty-second avenue, S . ,
Forty-second avenue, S , ,
Forty-second avenue, S . ,
f Forty-second avenue. S .
♦Forty-second court, S . . .
f Forty-third avenue, S . . .
tForty-third court, S . , .
Forty-fourth avenue, S. .

FROM

Augusta

Central Park avenue. .
202 ft. E. of Loomis . .

Hamlin avenue

Crossing

Grand avenue

Elston avenue

Grand avenue

Kedzie avenue

Springfield avenue

N . Spaulding avenue . .
Colorado avenue .

Sixteenth

Lake

Central Park blvd. . . .

Kedzie avenue

Kedzie avenue

Kedzie avenue

Crossing

Grand avenue

Crossing

Lake

141 ft. E. of Medora. .

Medora

no ft. VV. of Hamlin av.

P'orty-seventh

Hamlin avenue

Forty- fifth court

Washtenaw avenue . . .
411 ft. E. of Robey ...

Kedzie avenue

Halsted

N. Forty-eighth av . . .

Huron

Trumbull

Kedzie

320fi.W. of Kedzie av

California avenue

810 ft. E. ofS. 47thav

Thirty-first

101 ft. N. ofKinzie...

Harrison

Harvard

Crossing

Twelfth

Twenty-sixth

Harrison

Harvard

Crossing

Colorado avenue

Sixteenih

Colorado avenue

Twenty second

C, B. & Q. Tracks. . . .
Madison

Southward

Eastward

Eastward

N. Fortieth avenue . . .

Chicago avenue

100 ft. N. of Austin av.
41 ft. W. of Mendell. .

Kedzie avenue

Eastward

Eastward

Eastward

Harrison

Douglas Park blvd. . . .

Northward

Southward

Central Park avenue . .
150 ft W. of Ceitnl Park WH.

Central Park blvd

Kedzie avenue

Drummond avenue. . . .

Chicago avenue

Walnut

Eastward

Eastward

Springfield avenue. . . .

Eastward

Westward

Eastward

Rockwell

Eastward

Troy

Desplaines..

Westward

Southward

Eastward

Albany

Central Park avenue . .
Washtenaw avenue . . .
Eastward ... . , . .

Thirty-third

Northward

Madison

Northward

Adams

Northward

Twenty-eighth

Colorado

Crenshaw

Adams

Harvard

Southward

Northward

C, B. & Q. tracks...

Twenty-second

Lake

48

6

220

4

127

6

1,800

6

72

6

280

6

176

6

470

6

750

6

212

8

285

6

442

6

1,122

6

25

8

26

6

2,685

6

921

16

1,088

6

25

12

875

6

48

6

468

6

425

8

141

8

607

8

572

8

1,801

6

41

6

662

6

67

4

667

6

824

6

990

6

490

8

68

6

508

6

2,272

6

615

6

72

6

1,825

8

848

12

2,656

8

600

6

76

6

177

6

625

6

645

6

1,059

6

76

6

005

6

25

6

208

6

1,402

6

1.480

6

1,782

8

5c

£NGINEEk'S REPORT-
WEST DIVISION— CoNTiN-oi

STREET

FROM

xo

1

Forty foutth avenue, S . .
Foity-founh avenue, S. .
t Forty -fourth avenue, S..
Forly-Gfth avenue, 5. ..

FoTly-liftb court, S

Fony-Mvenih arenue, S.

Crossin

Twenty-second

Southward

C, B. fiO. tracki...

]55

72

1,650

73

SH4

813

25

839

471

3B

1,378

81

3,883

8G0

686

^50

1,426

317

1,331

24

840

334

460

1,560

aao

80
1,300

101
53

5U4
1,300

177
2.035

612

300

15
1.400
1.312

se3

66S
Q03
1,439

31
314
500

18
282
619

60
318
376

DO
1,033
627

fl

Adams

Twenty-second

Adams

Congress

S Forty-fourth

S. Forty-sixth av

Monroe

S. Fortieth av

Hamlin avenue

•GUdjs avenue

Westward

Chicago avenue

Colorado avenue ....

Ogden avenue

Twenly-fourlh

Twenty-sixth

Hamlin avenue

Twenty second

e

Harding avenue

fHardine avenne

Chicago Terrace

Fourteenth

Met Terrace., .

Sprinefield avenue . . .
S- Forly-iecond avenue
S. Forty-second avenue

Twenty -secotid

Chicago avenue

Centra! Park blvd . . . .
rwenty-siath

Harvard

Eastward

e

C, B. & Q. tracks....

fHoman avenue

Twenty-eiehlh

Northward

Eastward

6

WashleukW avenue '. '. '.

Hamlin avenue

Central Park avenue..

Thirty-first

Central Park avenue..
S. Forty-seventh av.,.

Iowa

A

•Jackson boulevard

•jMkMin boulewrd

'Lawndale avenue

S. Fortieth avenue,...

6

Thirty-fourth

Lawndale avenue

Westward . .

8

Lull place

Madison . .

Milwaukee avenue....
Garfield Park blvd . .

Wood

5. Fortieth avenue

Milwaukee avenue

Ashland avenue

Grand avenue

Ohio

13

Hirsch

S. Forty-second

S. Forty second avenue

Millard avenue

S Forly-Bwth avenue.
Milwaukee avenue. . . .

5. Forty-foQrlh avenoe

Crossing

Central Park avenue . .
S.Fortv.fifth avenue..

Kediie avenue

Rockwell

Chicago avenue

Chicago avenue

crosiini;: ;;■;:;.■;,

Twenty sixth

S. Forty second av

Washtenaw avenue ...

S2E'":"";-;-.

Twenly-fourlh

S, Forty-third av

isUleenlh, W

8

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS*

WEST DIVISION— Continued.

STREET

Sixteenth

Spaulding avenue

Spaulding avenue

f Spaulding avenue

Springfield avenue

St Louis avenue

Superior

Thirtieth

Thirty first, W

♦Thirty-fourth

Troy

Troy

fTrumbull avenue

Trumbull avenue

t Trumbull avenue
Trumbull avenue

♦Turner avenue

♦Turner avenue

♦Twenty-first, W

{Twenty second, S. S
Twenty-second, N. S

Twenty- third

Twenty-fourth

Twenty fifth

♦Van Buren

♦Wilcox avenue

FROM

Trumbull avenue

Adams

Monroe

Twenty-fourth

North avenue

Twenty-eighth

Forty- seventh

Kedzie avenue

S. Fortieth court

Lawndale avenue . . . .

Crossing

Thirtieth

803 ft. S. of Sixteenth

Sixteenth

828 ft. S. Twenty-second
120 ft. S. Twenty-third

Twenty-fifth

Twenty-sixth

Rockwell

S. Fortieth av

S. Fortieth av

Connecting

Trumbull avenue . . . .

Trumbull avenue

Hamlin avenue

Hamlin avenue

TO

Eastward

Colorado avenue. . . .

Adams

Twenty -sixth

Southward

Southward

Westward

Eastward

S. Fortieth avenue . . .

Bonney avenue

Chicago avenue . . . .

Southward

Douglas Park blvd . . .
Douglas Park blvd . . .

Twenty-third

Twenty-fifth

Northward

Southward

Eastward

S. Forty-fourth avenue
S. Forty-fourth avenue

Hamlin avenue

Eastward

Eastward

S. Fortieth avenue . . .
S. Fortieth avenue . . .

Total

Add Branch Pipe for Hydrant.
Add Branch Pipe for Hydrant .

Total feet laid in West Division .

Leiifrth

of

Pipe

in feet

68

254

880

982

258

214

225

800

861

860

58

452

1,547

20

809

1,168

825

598

667

2,604

2,618

41

75

70

1,800

1,800

81,820

86

2,028

^ m
5«

8
6
6
8
8
8
6
6
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

4

6

88,898

♦ Laid by Deposit.

t Laid by Special Assessment.

^H STREET

•Alley W. of Dreiel blvd
Alley \V. of Dreiel hlvd
Alley E. of Grand blvd .
Alley W. of Grand blvd.
Alley E. of Giuid blvd .

BUmU avenue

Buffalo avenue

Columel arenae

fcentml sveouc .

tCfaamptain arenu
Eighty-thitd , . . .
Rghly-third

tKE'>ty-''i''^

Eighly-seventh ,

'Eighty -ninth . . .

tEliiabeth avenue

fEmring avenoe...

Korty-eightli

Forty eighlh

Fiftieth

Fifij-Kcotid . , . ,

Fifty-lhird

Fifty

Fifty-eighlh

H»rbo. aTeone

Indona >vcnu«

tjefftey avenue

Madimn avenue . . . . ,
'Marquette avenne . . ,

Michigan avenue . .

McChesney avenue . .

Ninety fint

Ninety -«eoond ,

Nineiy>sccond

Ninety second

Ninety-iecond

tNinety- third

:nlh .

tUXHh .
IHtth .
llSih

Hiiunce conr
Kou Henae . ,
R«pp avenue, ,
^pniw aveoQ
SiWy-stcond . .
Sitlj-footth . .
!»My.fcurth ,,

ENGINEERS REPORT.

HYDE PARK DISTRICT.

Forty-fourth

Foriy-iiflh

Fony ninth ....

158 ft. N. Forty-eighth

Seveiily-third ..

Eighty sevenlh

SSaft S. ofFitty-nintb
Sixtieth

nlynin

Seventy-ninth

Silly-seventh

y»lc5 avenue

Constance

Anthony

Superior avenue

Marquette avenue. . .

Eighty-first

Ninety fifth

175 fi- W. Langley av.
Crossing

Hibbari

Ninetv-
113ih".

Seventyninlh

Eighty-third

Eighty-eighth

Sixty-aixth

CroHing

Buffalo avenue

Crossing

Connecting

Connectine

Stony Island avenue.

Michigan avenue. . . .

40 ft. N. Sevenly-Grst

Michigan avenue

40 ft. E. of Koiieav.
South Parit avenue . . .

Washington avenue. . ,

Indiana avenue

Ninety-third

Eighty-ninth

Woodlawn avenue. . .
Crossing

Gree

Collogc Gro
Madison aveni
Ellis avenue .

Eastward

Monroe avenu.
S. Chicago avi
Northward. . .,
Eighty-third ..
Southward .
Eighty

Ehty-ninth

ft. N. of 100th plac

no

Southward .
Buflilo avenue .
Harbor avenue .
Harlnr avenue .
Harbor avenue.
Harbor avenue.
Luella avenue..
Exchange avenui

State

Michigan avenue
a3fi.S Seventy-Brat pl-

Slflte

Westnard

Eistwani

Westward

Michigan avenne.

Eastward

Eastward ,

Southward

Northward

Eastward

Rhodes avenue. . .
Lang ley avenue . ,

■•■:/»

Northward .
Southward,.
Southward ,
1Q8 ft S. Fortyeighih

Forty-ninlb

Southward

Ninety-second . . .

Southward

Southward

Eigbty>lirst

Eighty-third

Sixiy-EJghth

Anihony avenne .

Elizabeth

Buffalo avenue . . .
Saginaw avenue. .

Eighty-third

Ninety eighth .. .
Champlaii

5,817

204

1,413

36

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

HYDE PARK DISTRICT— Continued.

STREET

Sixty-fourth ,

Sixty-fifth

Sixty-fifth ,

Sixty fifth

Sixty-fifth

♦Sixty-fifth ,

Sixty-sixth ,

Sixty-sixth ,

Sixty-sixth ,

Sixty-eighth

Sixty-ninth

Superior avenue ....

*Scventy-first

Seventy-third ,

Seventy- third place. ,

t Seventy-ninth
State

St. Lawrence avenue.
♦South Park avenue .

South Park avenue . ,

Vernon avenue ,

Vernon avenue ....

Vincennes avenue. . .

Wabash avenue . . . . ,
f Wabash avenue

Wabash avenue . . . . ,
f Wendell avenue . . . . ,

Woodlawn avenue . . .

Yates avenue

FROM

Crossing

Crossing

Crossing.

Crossing

Wharton avenue

Woodlawn

Crossing

Crossing

Crossing

Crossing

S. Park avenue

Eighty-third

S. Park avenue

La Salle avenue

Railroad avenue

Carlin avenue

Seventieth

Sixty-fifth

Sixty-third

113th

Sixty-seventh

Crossing

400 ft. S. of Sixty. fifth

Sixty-ninth

390 ft. S. of Sixty-ninth

107th

Seventy-ninth

Seventy-first

Seventy-ninth

TO

St. Lawrence avenue. .

Langley avenue

Rhodes avenue

St. Lawrence avenue. .

Westward

Eastward

St. Lawrence avenue. .

Langley avenue

Rhodes avenue

St. Lawrence avenue. .

Vernon avenue

Eighty-seventh

St. Lawrence avenue. .

Westward

Eastward

Duncan avenue

Seventy-fifth

Sixty-seventh

Sixty-seventh

Southward . . . . . .

Sixty-sixth

Sixty-ninth

260 ft. S. of Sixty-sixth

Southward

Seventy-first

Southward . . .

Eighty-first

Seventy-second

Eighty-third

Total

Add Branch Pipe for Hydrants.
Add Branch Pipe for Hydrants

Total feet laid in Hyde Park

Lencth

Pipe
ia feet

78

60

72

81

176

180

81

60

60

73

886

2,658

1,260

254

252

532

8,825

1,877

2,668

800

656

20

676

890

866

848

1,860

675

2,687

62,088

860

1,140

68,588

Q3

6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

24
8
6
6

12
8
6
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8

36

4

6

* Laid by deposit.

tLaid by Special Assessment.

p

r

ENGINEES'S REPORT.
LAKE VIEW DISTRICT.

37 ^^1

STREET

FROM

TO

^^1

ifhaiuNiwNJPut.

Foswr avenue

Berwyn avenue

Berwyn avenue

S41
115

60
1,050
l.UO
667
1,167
333
1,150
033
726
H
75
168
28»
»28
400
470
170
114
860
831
460
338
638
1,411
978
SO
660

Boe

686

a,38i

376

1,325
850
408

1,319
168
283
268

1,235
865
6U3
6H5
200
28
650

1.204
163
288
31

1,050
850
800
309

J

w«urn"ven.v :::::;

Bryn Mawr avenue . . .
W. RaveniwoodPock.

Lincoln avenue

Robej-

od avenue

>rBl avenue

ISSft.N.Edgewaterav.

Robey

W. Ravenswood Park.

MawT aveDDc

Hamillon avenue

Sou I h port avenue

E. RavenswoodPaik..

Clark

110 ft W. Ashland av.
610 ft. W. Ashland av.
lB6ft. N.Sunnysideav.

Cosgrave avenue

Cosgrove avenue

Reta

CommerciaUvenue...
50ft. N.ofSehoo].,.,

Sheffield avenue

Western avenue,

Ashland avenue

N. Lincoln

N. Paulina

Northward

E. Knvenswood Park..

Hater avcnoe

Hamillun avenue

E"' avenue

llJiT I. of 1. EhohmI F>rt

W. Raveoswood Park .
Oakley avenue

North Lincoln

c

Western avenue

Hojrne

Lincoln avenue

Racine avenue ...

Winifirop avenue.';!!!
Grace

Ashland avenue

Sunnvside avenue ....
Craceland avenue ....
Cosgrove avenue ....

iJSrr.:::::

168 ft. N. of Berwjn, .

Graceland ovenae

Berwyn avenue

«ft.N, of Wilson...
Foster avenue

Robcy

W. Ravcnswood Park.
Westward

H. Brwtli of CkiMjo Kiiir . .

Westward

Graceland avenue ....
Hamilton avenue....
Souiliwatd

land airenuV !!."!."

[ton avenue N

wood Bvenue

InBYeone

Lake Michigan

15flft.S. of Wilson...
Foster avenue

In

Balmoral avenue

Southward

Fifty ninth

Oakley avenue

mll.I.orW. KviuiiHilPuk

Graceland avenue

Winncmac avenue. . . .
Ashland avenue

Southward

North Fifty-ninth . . .
Hamilton avenue

Soulhwaid

u

38

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOKKS.

LAKE VIEW district-Continued.

STREET

FROM

TO

Lcnffth

of

Pipe

infect

Diameter
in incht'H

Paulina

Glenlake avenue

Foster avenue

Wellington avenue . . .

Foster avenue

Foster avenue. ......

N. Hermitage avenue

( )akdale avenue

Western avenue

Northward

153
700
856
49
50
455

1,297
20

1,825
720
261
465

1,152

938

25

386

8,569
880
215
680
668
978

6

Ilr'aulina

Berwyn avenue

Oakdale avenue

Southward

6

♦Ravenswood Park, W

f Ravenswood Park, W . . .

Ravjnswood Park, E

*Ridge avenue

6
6

Southward. .

E. Ravenswood Park. .

Noble avenue

Eastward

6
6

♦Robey

Roscoe

6
12

*Seeley avenue

*Seelev avenue

Grace

Graceland avenue . . .
Cornelia

6

Addison

6

Scminarv avenue ...... Waveland avenue

Northward

4

*Seminary avenue

fSummerdale avenue

Wellington avenue

Western avenue

Grace

Southward

Robey

W. Ravenswood Park.
Southward

4

W. Ravenswood Park.
189 ft. E. of Robey ...
Roscoe

6
6

*Western avenue

Wilson

Eastwood avenue

Roscoe

H

f Western avenue

Haynes avenue

Sunnyside avenue ....

Ashland avenue

Grace

Rosemont avenue ....
Robey

8

* Western avenue

Northward

Eastward

Byron

8

' Wilson avenue

6

fWilton avenue

a

*Winthrop avenue

♦Wolfram

Devon avenue

North Lincoln

6
6

A

Total

48,905

824

1,164

idd Branch Pine for Hvd

rants

4

Add Branch Pipe for Hyd

rants

6

ake View District

Total feet laid in L

50,898

♦ Laid b3' Dep:isit.

tLaid by Special Assessment.

ENGINEER S BEPOHT.
LAKE DISTRICT.

.x„.x

,»o»

.0

I,cnj.|b

fAileilstS.of Fifiv'fiftli.

c™»..™

1,393
182
Gl
4
182
»74
a.676
24
53
I.OBS
41
840
411
186
68
412
630
069
4Hf>

aoo

66
66

1,1411
S46
S40
308
66
330

3,654

250
150
691
458
6Q
673
2,654
800
325
660
178
90
90
90
800
106
66
SOS

AUey IsK S. of Fifty fifth.
Alley 1st S. of FiTty-fiflh,

conDecfinV ::::;:'■;:

Sout'hwarf"""

Seventy-third

Alley S. of Fifty-fifth,

fAda

Fifty-seventh

Sixtieth

Crossing

Fifty-eighth

Sixty-third

Thirlyninth

Fortieth

Southward

CmlifomU avenue

Fortieth place

Southward

Ftfly-oinlh

CalifurniB avenue

unioo'L™':::;::.

Crossing

Underwood avenue . . .
Westward

Forty- fourth

Fifth avenue

Fifth avenue

Center svenae

tFifty fourth

Seeley avenue

Butler

HalBled

Fifty eighth

Wood

SiWy-third

AlleylitS.ofFifty-Gftb

Hermitace avenue. . . .
Sixty-seventh

Hamilton avenue

Southward

Northward

Seventy-third

Sevenly-aecond

IstAIleyN-ofFifty-fiflh

•pauit. :::;:;:":':::::

Fifty-fitst court

Fifty-fourth

Sixty-seventh

l|^[^':::::::::::::

Sixty-third

Eighty-sixth

Sixty-ninth

Fortieth place

Northward

^suir/ih"""

Ashland avenue

Ashland avenue

Ashland avenue.. .
MarshGeldaveoae....
Ashland avenue

Sixly-wcond

Ash Isnl avenue

Sixty-third

•Suty-cifihlh

Emeraid .venue

Sherman

40

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

LAKE DISTRICT— Continued.

STREET

South Normal Parkway

Troy

Union avenue

Union avenue

Vincennes road

Wcntworth avenue . . . .

FROM

Stewart avenue
Forty-fourth . . .

Sixty-first

Sixty-third

Seventy-fourth .
Seventy-fourth .

TO

Eastward . .
Southward.
Northward .
Southward .
Southward,
Southward,

Total

Add Branch Pipe for Hydrants,
Add Branch Pipe for Hydrants.

Total feet laid in Lake District

I^neth

Diameter
in inches

Pipe
in feet

410

6

225

6

166

6

182

6

155

8

155

8

25,872

13J

4

744

6

26,748

♦ Laid by Deposit.

tLaid by Special Assessment.

esgixeer's report.

41

JEFFERSON DISTRICT.

STREET

FROM

TO

I

•Albany avenae

Albany tTcnac

Albert aTcnue

•BaUon

fBoteaa avenoe

•fidleplain aTenae

Bdmiwit aveane

^Belmont avenue

*Sroad Oak avenue

Carmen avenue

•Carpenter road

jCarpenicr road

•Central Park avenue

•Clifton avenue

Conneaut avenue

jCosgrove avenue

^^rescenl road

Daldn

t^vcney avenue

Diverscy avenue

fDiverscy avenue

•Dunning

Dunning

•Dunning

Eddy ', ;;;;

EUerton avenue

•Emerson road

Enfield avenue

Fiirfield avenue

t^iftieih court, N

Eiftieih court, N

fFiflieth avenue, N

Fiftieth avenue, N

Fortieth avenue, N

Forty-first avenue, N

Forty-third avenue, N

Forty-fourth avenue, N. . .
Forty.fourth avenue, N . .

Forty.fourth court, N

Forty.fifth avenue, N

Forty-fifth avenue, N . . .

ffony-eighth avenue, N . .

*^orty. eighth avenue, N . .

Franklin

»p ^^'•'*^° avenue

•['^Uerton avenue

ilf'^e

i^^ce

' Jf a-nd avenue

tji^nnison avenue

#|**Qcock avenue

J**^inan avenue

#|J^tnboldt avenue

'^Umboldt avenue

Conneaut avenue

Elston avenue

Western avenue

Diversey avenue

Western avenue

Western avenue

Crossing

75 ft. £. California av.
Ormonde avenue . ...

Crossing

Chicago river

Carpenter court

Medill avenue

Greenwood avenue . . .

WaUace

Western avenue

220 ft. S. of Lorain pi.
N. Forty-eighth av . . .

Milwaukee avenue

Crossing

Homan avenue

lU ft. W. ff lnticdU mm .
Monticello avenue. . . .

Spaulding avenue

Irving avenue

Fountain avenue

EUerton avenue

Ellerton avenue

Annitage avenue

Armitage avenue

Crossing

Armitage avenue . .

Crossing

Courtland

Grace

Montrose avenue

Holcomb avenue

100 ft. S. if Wakuiii inDie .
Sunnyside avenue ...
41ft.S.friniigPsrkbN..

Leland avenue

Wrightwood avenue . .
Milwaukee avenue. . . .

Laurel avenue

Diversey avenue

Central Park avenue . .

Western avenue

Albany avenue

Western avenue

N. Fifty-second avenue

Everett

Diversey avenue . . .
Montrose avenue . . .
N. Forty-fourth avenue
Diversey avenue. . . .

Humboldt boulevard.

Grace

W' estward

Lenifth

of

Pipe

in feet

Marianna

Westward

Westward

Western avenue

91 ft. E. of Laurel av.

Emerson road

Lincoln avenue

Prescolt avenue . . . .

Chicago river

FuUerton avenue

lUft.l«rHuUMtUiknN

Westward

Westward

Enfield avenue

N. Forty-ninth avenue.

Kedzie avenue

Hamlin avenue

Hamlin avenue

Lawndale avenue

Westward

Campbell avenue

N. Forty-first court . . .

Dixon avenue

Broad Oak avenue. . . .

Prescott avenue

Courtland

Wrightwood avenue . .

Armitage avenue

Medill avenue

Armitage avenue

Southward

Byron

Northward

Belleplain avenue . . . .

Northward

Northward

Southward

Northward

Medill avenue

Dakin avenue

Westward

Northward

Monticello avenue. . . ,

Westward

Sacramento avenue...

Westward ,

N. Sixtieth avenue

Williams

Marianna avenue ....
200 ft. S. ofBerteauav

Eastward

t>4 ft. N. of Franklio aveooe .

55

550

6

2,!d64

6

840

6

643

6

802

8

660

6

100

16

716

6

234

6

96

6

878

8

4,564

8

836

8

427

6

25

6

840

6

1,148

6

643

6

1214

8

43

8

2,599

8

200

6

136

6

870

6

240

6

735

6

87

6

650

6

660

6

1,245

6

20

6

2,375

8

5

8

144

12

193

6

502

6

479

8

690

8

251

6

608

6

291

8

1,078

8

407

8

334

6

517

6

341

12

24

8

644

6

834

6

5,656

8

620

6

644

1,524

8

312

6

910

6

DBPAKTMENT OF PUBLIC WOSKS.

JEFFERSON DISTRICT— Continded.

I

STBEET

FROM

TO

it

Humboldt avenue

•Irring Park boulevard . , .

Irving Park boulevard . . .

Irving Park boulevard . . .

Irving Park boulevard . . .

Irving Park bonlevard . . .
tKedi.e avenue . .

Diveisey avenue

Milwaukee avenue....
S,MrLir.lil»ukN.>(B».
N. Foriy-fifih avenue
N. Sjxty-fifih avenue..
V. in. Siilt'lHrlliinDM
Milwaukee avenue ..

S20fl.N.of Dunning..
Dunning

400 (i. N. of North av
MHZrcS.ofArmilaceav

Franklin avenue

Crossing

Western avenue

N. Fifty ninth

N. Fiftieth avenue ...
Central Park avenue..

Crossing

Armitafie avenue. ..
tHIti orrDlUrioalltgH.

Fullenon avenue

4as£t.N. of North av.
N. Forty third avenue,
N. Forty eighth avenue

Hoiuan avenue

Diverwy avenue

Kirt. S. DrCguMtuim.

i.oai

S,9U0

5.632

99

571

34

1,043

904

no

820
425

sua

617
28
840
480
1.876
41
SB
370
378
S»4
54S
830
SUO
*«

3na

26

2a

4.778

IM

471

587

800

1,B91

1,080

8S4

l,S50

178

2,837

1,141

881

2.249

6,043

6.164

20

OH

North luPoor Hotise

JKedcie avenue

Lawndale areuue

Northward

llifLI trH^uillil»».
Courlland avenue . . .

Belmont avenue

tLuliavenue.

Northward

N. Forty-eighth avenue

Westward

N Forty third avenue.

Monlicello avenue

•Monijcello avenue

Monlicello avenue

W. Dunning

Northward

Ki rt. n. if Wihtiii iniM .

•Montrose avenue

Pmsoect avenue

Western avenue . . ..
Western avenue . . ..
Central Park avenue..

Crossing

l.il?R.K.*rUlMlDMIIII.

Crossing

Carpenter road

Csimpbcll avenue. ..

Enfield avenue

Prescolt avenue

George

S86fi,S. of Humboldt.
Fullerton avenue ....

Cornelia

Milwaukee avenue . .
Central Park avenue..
Belmont avenue ....

+Norlh Fifly-ninth

•Ormonde avenue

lirood Oak avenue

Carpenter road

Montrose avenue ....
Milwaukee avenue. . . .

Dickens avenue

WriRhlwood avenue . .

fRidgcway avenue

tTheodogia avenue

Wabansia avenue

1!>(rt 1t.«fEid;<«;»igN.

Noble avenue

North avenue

Armilage avenue

Belmont avenue

VI

Wenlern avenue

Western avenue

Franklin avenue ...

IUH.S.grirT»;Put»e»t.

Belmont avenue

Crossing

Si
34

Winona

I.inc.ln avenue

6

04,901

90

1.6«

dd Branch Pipe for Hy
dd Branch Pipe for Hyd

Total feel laid in J

"""

B

96.617

b^

STK„.T

FROM TO

ifk

II

ni

m[LS.oriiat]-(iM>iii..
iiaih

598

1,131

137

9S8
1,975

iia

795

3,295

1,112

1,288

476

230

341

283

540

20B

490

995

333

aa

310
1,002

liass

836
318
185
93
997
517

fcfinwr'

uaih

Hollandroad

laist

Eighly-ninlh

lOTlh

n

R

Crossing

!Mn. H, o[|iKfal;-<JekUi..
KMth

ft

H«r«rd

6

R

Eighly-eigblh

Ninetiwh".;;::;.;;:

146ft.N.of]19lh,...
Wenlwotlh avenue . . .

Hiliiard avenoe

Prospect avenue

2!9n. fl.tr PoriUiidinM.
86 n. W. or flHtmrth »•«■
120fl. E.ofBulterfield

R

Jefferson avenue

♦Loomis

107fc. S. ofllBth....
NineiT-fifth

6
6

103d

Parle avenue

Vincennet road

13

nilh place

Slewarl avenue

Portland avenue

ISOfLlorKtitinrtliiT ..

6

I18th place

Union avenne

R

fl

118th

Scanlan avenue

ft

Slewarl avenue

ft

H

n

ll»lh

Il7ih

Union ■venue

Southward

Southward

W. to Pumping Station
Eighty-ninth

aiO fi, S. of 104th . . .

loon.!. ofii|Wi-.iskiii..

Holland road

'l08
504

dd Branch Pipe for Hyd
dd Branch Pipe for Hyd

Total feel laid in C

11^'-^^

4

L

alumet Dislrict

1

33.053

44

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45

TABLE SHOWING AMOUNT OF PIPE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO,

AT THE CLrOSE OF 1895.

1894.

1895.

Diameter of Pipe.

Amount

in

Use in

Feet.

Amount
Taken Up or
Abandoned

in Feel.

Amount
Laid

in
Feet.

Grand Total
in Feet in Use

at the
close of 1895.

Grand
Total

in
Miles.

48

1,355

116,250

5,851

160

250,804

7.981

1,000

288,887

22,552

475,997

26,860

1,662,865

4.262,294

1,091,551

8,996

1,855

117.937

6,851

160

279.002

7,981

1.000

235,064

22,552

498,615

26,860

1,765,817

4,464,798

1,092,867

8.996

0Ht8

mm

mm
mu
ma

44Hta

832JIIJ
845HIJ
206HIJ

86

2,687

80

28

24
20

28,198

18

16
14

1,177

12

17,618

10

8

92,952

208,645

4,128

6
4
8

1,146

2,812

Total in feet

8,166,858

8,958

850,405

8,518,800

Total in miles.. . .

1,546HM

omg

66i||g

i.ei2ili8

1.612H18

Amount of wooden pipe in use in Norwood Park, 16,618 feet of
^inch and 325 feet of 6-inch, not included in above.

46 DKHAKTHHNT OF I'UBLIC WOKKS.

DIVISION OF BRIDGE AND VIADUCT CONSTRUCTION.

Jla. A. G. RlTBK. Bridtie Enifinwr. In cbarffc.

Van Buret! Street Bridge.— This structure, which was fully
described and illustrated in the annual report for 1894, was completed
and formally opened to traffic on Monday, February 4, 1895, the work
having been prosecuted without interruption from January 4, 1894,
when the old bridge was closed to traffic and the work of demolition
begun. The cost of the structure was as follows :

Substructure S 79,600 00

Superstructure 73,100 00

Electric E^juipment 11.150 00

Engineers Of and Inspection 5,850 00

TOTAL $169,700 00

West Van Buren Street Viaduct. — This structure was built to
replace the old plate girder span over the Fort Wayne tracks, near
Canal street. The work consisted of the rebuilding of the upper por-
tions of the old abutments, and the placing of the new viaduct, which
consists of three steel plate girders, each five feet six inches deep by
sixty-seven feet long, spaced twenty-one feet centre to centre, leaving
two roadways, each eighteen feet clear between wheel guards, and
two sidewalks, each eight feet clear. The contractor for the work
complete was the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company, and the total
cost was S7.fi44.30.

Fullerton Avenue Bridge. — This structure spans the North Branch
of the Chicago River, and was built to replace the old combination draw
at this point. The old bridge was closed to traffic and the work of
demolition begun on Monday, May 13, 1895. The new structure
was formally opened to traffic October 20, 1895. The work consists
of a permanent concrete and masonry centre pier founded on solid
rock, with the usual pile and timber protection ; pile abutments and
trestle bent approaches, the lower ends of which were brought down
to grade with filling. (Sec diagram.) A pontoon bridge was made
by City employes and maintained during the construction of the new
bridge.

" The FitzSimons & Connell Company were the contractors for
the substructure.

The superstructure is of the ordinary Pratt truss construction,
with two trusses spaced 22 feet centres, with one roadway 18 feet
clear between wheel guards, and two sidewalks, each 5 feet clear —
the length of bridge being 164 feet 6 inches on centre by 35 feet 4

engineer's repoht. 47

inches wide over guards. The turn-table is rim-bearinfr and the
gearing arranged with the idea of placing an electric motor on the
structure, taking the current from the trolley line.

The Chicago Bridge & Iron Company were the contractors for
the superstructure, and the total cost is 526,752.67, of which the
North Chicago Street Railway Company paid 818,000.00.

We are making arrangements now to equip this bridge with
electrical power, which will cost about SI, 500.00, and the west half of
the protection, which is yet to be built, will cost S), 700.00.

Diversey Avenue Bridge. — This structure spans the North
. Branch, and both substructure and superstructure are similar in all
respects to FuUerton avenue bridge, except that the superstructure is
184 feet 2 inches on center line and the center pier is founded on piles.
(See illustration.)

Lydon & Drews were the contractors for the substructure, while
the Lassig Bridge & Iron Company constructed and erected the super-
structure.

This structure furnishes the long-sought link between the West
and North Side boulevard systems, as well as taking the traffic of a
rapidly-growing territory.

This bridge, upon which the work was commenced July 10, will
be opened for traffic early in January, 1896. The cost will be about
S32.0(W.OO.

The City is in urgent need of new bridges and viaducts at the
following points :

>

Kinzie street, North Branch.
North avenue, North Branch.
Division street, Ogden Canal-
Polk street. South Branch.
Western avenue, west fork of South Branch.'
California avenue, west fork of South Brand
Archer avenue, south fork of South Branch.
Chittenden avenue. Calumet River.
Kedzie avenue, I. & M, Canal [fixed span).
Canal and Sixteenth streets (viaduct).

Wells Street Viaduct. — Plans are complete for the new plate
girder viaduct on Wells street, over the tracks of the Chicago & North-
western Railway, which will be built in connection with the rebuild-
ing of the Wells street bridge by the Northwestern Elevated Railway
Company, and is to be paid for by the Chicago & North-Western Rail-
way Company and the Northwestern Elevated Railway Company.

Wells Street Bridge.— The work of remodeling Wells street
bridge to carry the overhead work of the " L " road amounts to prac*
tically rebuilding the structure— for all of which work full calcula-
tions were made by the Department and all necessary figures and
data furnished the "L" road engineers. Entire cost of same is to be
borne by the Northwestern Elevated Railway Company.

North Halsted Street Bridge. — Full and complete plans and
specifications for the substructure of the North Halsted street bascule
bridge were prepared and the contract awarded. The date fixed for
completion of substructure is May 1, 18%.

Plans and specifications for the superstructure will be completed
and proposals asked for on or before the first of February, The
bridge is to be completed August 1, 1896,

BRIDGE AND VIADUCT MAINTENANCE.

There are at present under the direct supervision of this Depart-
ment eighty-nine bridges over the rivers and canals, of which,
twenty-sis are owned and maintained by various railroad companies,
including a bascule lift bridge, owned and maintained by the-
Metropolitan Elevated Railway. Sixty-three are highway bridges,
operated "and maintained by the City, of which fifty are movablft
structures, seven are fixed spans over the Illinois and Michigan.
Canal and west fork of the South Branch, and si.K fixed spans ares
over the unnavigable part of the North Branch.

Among the above highwaj' bridges are two folding or jackknife
bridges, one lift or elevator bridge, one bascule or rolling lift bridge,
and one combination railroad and highway briSge used by the Lake
Street Elevated Railway, the remainder being common swing bridges.
Three are operated by electric power, thirteen by steam and the
remainder by hand power.

In addition to the above, the City maintains thirty-eight systems
of highway viaducts over railway tracks.

Two new bridges have been added to the list this year, viz;
Van Buren bascule and Fullerton avenue swing bridge.

In this synopsis, mention will only be made of those structures
which have undergone extensive and permanent repairs.

Rush Street Bridge.— The old, worn out steam swinging
machinery, which was a constant source of expense for repairs, was
discarded and a twenty horse-power electric motor substituted, which
has eliminated all the repair work necessary to put the many

dl>^

parts of the steam plant in working order. Tliia motor has been in
service since August and has not involved any expense whatever in
repairs to the swinging gear of the bridge. A new set of thirty-
seven cast-steel turn-table rollers was put in, supplanting the badlv
worn cast-iron set of seventy-four. This work was done with a delay
of only ten hours to traiSc. Both approaches were rebuilt.

State Street Bridge. — At State street, a new and altered floor
system was put in the viaduct and approaches, so as to make the
structure safe to carry electric motor cars. It might be mentioned
that the general introduction of motor cars during the past year has
necessitated the reconstruction of most of the floors of bridges and
viaducts crossed by them, and in several instances new structures
will have to be built.

Clark Street Bridge. — This bridge has been partly repaved, and
the parapet of the south pier, which became loose and fell, was
rebuilt. Both sidewalks were replanked throughout with 2-inch
maple.

Wells Street Bridge. — This structure was also replanked with
new maple sidewalks.

Lake Street Bridge. — On this bridge the wiring of the electric
motors, which was not properly installed in the first place, gradually
gave out and became grounded in several places, which culminated in
the burning out of one of the brush holders, field and commutators,
thus disabling the bridge. This bridge was operated with two
motors (one for each pinion) which were controlled by an old form of
railway rheostat, which was also in bad condition. The armatures
of both motors were also grounded. All this has just been com-
pletely overhauled and a controller of the "series parallel type"
installed, and all wiring enclosed in armored conduits, which lead to
the under side of motor houses, thereby making short circuit by water
practicably impossible. This bridge is now in perfect swinging con-
dition, the tracks, racks and turn-table having also been carefully
readjusted.

Randolph Street Bridge. — The east approach of this bridge,
which was gradually encroaching and binding the bridge, was
readjusted and braced throughout.

Adams Street Bridge. — Adams street bridge received a new set
of forty cast-steel turn-table rollers in place of the pre-existing eighty
cast-iron rollers.

Jackson Street Bridge. — Jackson street bridge also received a new
Bet of rollers, as above.

50 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Van Btiren Street Bridge. — This bascule bridge has been the
source of trouble from the day it was opened to traffic, February 4,
1895. This new type of bridge contains numerous vital faults, which
have occasioned frequent repairs. In May, the mechanical and elec-
trical operating system went to pieces and disabled the structure,
which was closed to traffic for a period of four weeks, during which
time the electrical and mechanical systems were overhauled and the
excess of counterweight in the bridge, which was the main cause of
this failure, was removed. The structure was operated during the
busy summer season without mishap, although it was evident that
the electric motors were not of sufficient capacity nor in proper condi-
tion to do the work. In October these motors had to be taken out,
two armatures were reinsulated, and the other two armatures were so
badly burned that they had to be rewound, This work was done by
the Bridge Department, and was accomplished at a cost of about
$100.00. Similar electric repairs at the time of the general breakdown
in May, which had been done by the electric firm that had originally
installed the plant, cost about $950.00.

Canal Street Bridge. — This bridge was badly damaged by a col-
lision with a canal boat, in which the south half of the structure was
moved three feet out of line and the operating mechanism disabled.
This was repaired by the Department and traffic was delayed but a
few days.

South Halsted Street Bridge. — ^South Halsted street bridge was
disabled for a few days, due to sleet forming in one of the tower
sheaves, which forced the lifting cable from its position. This was
reset at nominal expense.

Archer Avenue Bridge. — This structure is one of the bridges that
had to be reinforced to sustain the weight of motor cars. This work
was done by this Department and paid for by street car company.

Ashland Avenue Bridge. — The Ashland avenue and Thirty-ninth
street bridge was changed in its floor system by the street car com-
pany so as to carry motor cars.

Deering Street Bridge. — A new floor was put in this bridge.

Kinzie Street Bridge. — Kinzie street bridge was knocked off its
center by collision with a steamer. This was readjusted with only
forty-eight hours delay to traffic.

Indiana and Erie Street Bridges. — The Indiana and Erie street
bridges have been reinforced in floor systems for electric car service.

North Halsted Canal Bridge.— The North Halsted (canal) bridge
has been reconstructed in its floor system by the street car company,
as have also both Division street and North avenue bridges, for elec-
tric

engineer's heport. si

Weed Street Bridge. — The Weed street bridge (jackknife) has
been overhauled in its cables.

Clybourn Place Bridge. — -This bridge was changed in its floor
sjrstem for electric cars.

North Kedzie Avenue Bridge. — Filled approaches were built to
the North Kedzie avenue bridge, opening that thoroughfare to the
public.

State Street Viaduct. — The State street viaduct was reconstructed
throughout in its floor system in order to safely carry electric cars.

Van Buren Street Viaduct. — This viaduct was so badly damaged
by locomotive fumes that it had to be taken down and a new structure
built.

Twelfth Street Bridge, — The paving and sub-planking of the
Fifth avenue approach to Twelfth street bridge was so rotted that
vehicles would frequently break through. The woodwork of this
bridge was completely renovated.

Ogden Avenue Viaduct. — The sidewalks of Ogden avenue viaduct
were badly rotted and had lo be renewed.

West Twelfth Street Viaduct. — Extensive pavement repairs were
made to West Twelfth street viaduct.

The following structures were painted in the trusses ;
Madison street bridge, State street bridge,

Washington street bridge, Twenty-second street bridge,

Randolph street bridge. Thirty-fifth street bridge.

Lake street bridge. Deering street bridge,

Wells street bridge, Archer avenue bridge,

Clark street bridge, State street viaduct.

Dearborn street bridge,
This Department has also been called upon to do various pieces
of work at pumping stations, cribs, etc.

The expense incurred in the maintenance of all the bridges and
viaducts for the year 18')5, including labor, material, supplies, etc.,
has been SI 48,936. 28, which is very small, considering the magnitude
of this branch of the Department.

I

HARBORS OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

M*. RiCARO O'S. Burke,
Caftaih Johh F. Moore.
H>. John C. Wbcklsh, i

Buring the year the quantity of material romoved from the Chi-
cago River and its branches amounted to 117,414 cubic yards, costing
$17,138.40 in all, or an average of 14.6 cents per cubic yard.

52 DEPARTMENT OF PDBUC WOHKS,

Dredging- by parties other than the City and the Sanitary District
of Chicago has been done under special permits to the following
extent, viz. :

being a total of 387.800 cubic yards of private dredging during the
year. The dredging carried on under the orders of thi; United States
Engineer, Major Marshall, Corps of Engineers, is not included in any
of these quantities.

Removal of rock and hard-pan from the bottom of the west fork
(or the Lawndale branch) of the South Branch has been carried on
during the past year under a contract, dated September 1, 1893. with
the Fitz Simons & Connell Company, by an order of the City Council,
passed May 29, 1893. This improvement contemplates making a
channel 60 feet wide and about 1.900 feet long, through the rock
ledge west from Western avenue, cutting to a depth of 17 feet below
City datum, so as to allow any vessels that could pass the tunnels to
have a free waterwaj- in this rock cut. The total rock removed to
date is 9,306,38 cubic yards, which, with clay and hard-pan, makes the
total cost of this work to date £44,526.89. Of this, 3.369 cubic yards,
at a cost of $13,139.10, has been done during 1895. There remains yet
to be blasted and dredged, 24,000 cubic yards of rock to make this
waterway available, for which an appropriation of $94,500 would be
necessary. On the West Side, especially, there is a material encroach-
ment on hart>or area, which, as in hundreds of other cases, is the
result of years of gradual movement of the duck line toward the
centre of the river. In the early years of the City's life, few, if any,
checks were kept to secure the integrity of the harbor area, and abut-
ting property-owners have steadily moved their dock lines out into
the legal waterway, until the condition is reached that there are few
property-owners who are not guilty of this wrong upon the public.
With the passage of the harbor ordinance of 1890 some check was pro-
vided, for when a property-owner, whose dock line was materially out
into the waterway area, wanted to renew his dock, under that ordi-
nance he could not do so without a permit; and under this permit the
renewal was to be done back on the original dock line. But in many
cases it was difBcult, if not impossible, to decide which was the divid-
ing line between public and private title, because of the many ordi-
nances for the establishment of harbor lines, which performed in part
only the operation of taking private property for public purposes.
That work seemed to terminate with the passage of the ordinance by

1

engikber's KBFOKT.

the City Council, the other parts of the operation of exercising the
ri|fht of eminent domain having never been carried out in most cases.
Of these the ordinance for. improving the east fork of the South
Branch in 186'», that for the North Branch in 1854, and that for the
establishment of harbor lines from Belmont avenue to Lawrence ave-
nue of March 8, 1895, are the chief, although no material difSculties,
as jet, have arisen between the proper ty-i>wners and the City in the
last case. This last improvement from Belmont avenue to Lawrence
avenue is based on careful surveys made in 18M1 and 1892, resulting
in a series of contour maps, showing elevations at intervals of one
foot, and the points of intersection of all United States and property
lines traversed.

Dock construction and frontage permits were issued during 1895
for the construction, renewal or repair of docks on the Chicago and
Calumet Hiverg and their branches. Nine of these were for 1,895
lineal feet of dock, one railroad bridge and bridge protections and
abutments in the Calumet River. Many of these required careful sur-
veys before lines for the construction under the permit could be given.
This is particularly true of the original town and immediate neigh-
. borhood, where the great value of real property renders it constantly
necessary to guard the public waterway from further encroachment.

The constructed dock frontage of the Chicago River is 214,296
feet, or 40.6 miles. Calumet division, 55,065 feet, or 10.4 miles, Cal-
umet River. Total, harbors. City of Chicago. 269.361 feet, or 51
miles. The length for the Calumet River has been verified by a state-
ment furnished by the office of Major Marshall, Corps of Engineers,
U. S. A., in general charge of Lake Michigan harbors.

COMMERCE BY THE LAKE.

Those whose interests are connected directly with the commerce
of the City may well study the imperative lessons presented by the
following table, showing the trade conditions for each year from 1S71
to 1895, inclusive, and the following details for 1895 :

Chicago River entered 7.637 vessels 4,602,508 tons.

Calumet River entered 1.404 " 1.682,003 ■'

Total entered, 9,041 *■ 6,284.511 "

Chicago River cleared 7.687 " 4,585.831 "

Calumet River cleared 1.504 " 1,760.838 "

Total cleared. 9.191 " .6.346.669 "

Total commerce. City of Chicago, 18,233 vessels and 12,631,180 tons.

"^ 54

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

^

The magnitude of the commerce by lake of the City may bf real-
ized from the following results of last year's trade, noting the
gratifying fact that the entrances and clearances for the harbors of
Chicago are equal to the entrances and clearances of Baltimore,
Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco combined, and
surpasses New York City by 4,722 entrances and clearances.

COMMERCE BY LAKE AND CANAL-CITY OF CHICAGO, FROM
1871 TO 189S, BY YEARS — WITH POPULATION.

v«

VESSELS BY LAKE.

BV

ILL- & MICH,

:;anal.

Total

No,

Toul
■|onn»g..

c's^:.

^nT-

TO.^..

DoIUb.

tonrunoM.

1871

24,632

6,178,336

261

186

629,075

t 169,060

334,270

18V2

25,363

8,077,542

239

173

783,641

165,874

367,39»

1873

23,734

6,664,542

230

172

849,533

166,641

380,000

1874

21,647

8,329,711

294

162

712,020

144,831

3 9 B. 400

1875

21,096

0,279,055

298

142

678,026

107,081

407,000

1876

19,246

8,167,736

320

146

691,943

113,263

420,000

1877

20,517

6,685,416

321

Ufi

605,912

S6,913

439,776

1878

20,984

7,239,673

346

140

698,792

84,330

450,000

1879

23,873

7,767,395

325

136

669,569

89,064

475,000

1880

25,520

9,164,361

345

133

751,360

92,296

503,298

1881

26,005

8,762,247

337

133

828,133

86,130

640,000

1882

26,977

9,764,949

862

132

1,011,287

86,947

660,693

1888

83,982

7,793,337

826

182

926,575

77,976

580,000

1884

22,826

7,608,696

330

134

956,721

77,102

630,000

1886

21,642

7,306,222

339

136

827,356

86,800

664,684

1886

22,372

7,877,080

352

130

808,012

62,616

704,000

1887

23,972

8,749,852

365

182

742,074

58,025

760,000

1888

22,096

8,890,658

402

127

751,066

66,028

830,000

1889

21,788

10,267,831

471

114

917,047

65,305

1,100,000

1690

20,133

10,116,061

602

104

742,392

55,111

1,200,000
1,320,000

1891

19,680

10,862,898

62S

97

641,156

40,467

1892

21,12:1

11,780,393

G65

96

783,288

54,987

1,460,000

1893

17,044

10,788,029

692

82

503,326

38,326

1,600,000

1894

16,202

10,284,178

636

81

687,266

44,547

1,640,000

1895

18,232

12,631,180

693

78

591,407

38,106

1,725,000

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engineer's report.

A Treasury report dated June 30th last, shows total arrivals
learances, as follows :

Baltimore 3,992

Boston 5,884

New Orleans 2,364

Philadelphia 3,831

San Francisco 2,S1S 18,586

New York 13,853

Chicago 18.575

During: navig-atioH, in 1895, there were shipped from Chicago — *

82.31X1.214 busheis of grain.
1,507,543 barrels of flour.
4.063,729 miscellaneous packages of general freight.

And during the same period Chicago received by water^
3.307.0S3 tous of coal.
1,276,527.1)00 feet of lumber, lath and shingles.
1,629,033 bushels of grain.
13,409,694 packages of freight.

From the records of the Despatcher's office, the following table
has been compiled, showing the vessel movement inside the Chicago

MOVEMENT OP VESSELS AND OPERATION OP BRIDGES, FROM

APRIL TO DECEMBER. 1895 — DAY AND NIGHT — FROM

RECORDS OF THE VESSEL DESPATCHER.

NU«B.K.

AV.K.O.

jPurCKN

IT"'

BRIDGES

Houn

:^:r:

"E!"

No. Df

5."

Tim*

Tin.t
Optn

Brldg.
Op.a.

RDihnreel.

280

421. ;j6

11,609

8.996

W,03

89.11

148'

4,38-

108. OU fl3.37

7.68

Suteslreel..

S80

878.19

10,453

8.304

45.44

36.10

3.41

4.07

98.41 93.45

6.85

Dfubom il..

830

331.24

10,861

8.314

4S.04

30.14

2.38

3.36

88.27 94,00

6.00

WcUt street.

830

324.48

9,433

7,483

41.01

33.63

2.36

3.33

84.44 94.12

6.88

Like Mteel.

230

333.48

7,440

5,090

32.04

22.13

3.66

3,38

87.04' 98.96

6.06

Kkwn.trerl

230

28100

7,305

fi,008

32.16

26.12

3.50

8,06

74.08 84.85

6.16

H«™on«..

aso

300.10

6.429

6,813

37.90

25.27

3.36

8.48

91.33 93.66

6.16

IKh street...

380

373.16

7,139

6,692

31.03

34.74

3.68

2.58

71.17! 85.05

4.96

18th itreet, . .

S!)0

28fi.40

8,2lfi

6,178

37.03

32.61

3.ie

3.06

74.8l| 94.83

6.18

end ».»!..

230

331.00

6,291

6,078

27.B6

33.07

3.64

3.36

86.211 84.00

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4-06

56 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

By considering- the facts of this table, we see that only 75.11 per
cent, of our total trade by Chicago River g-oes west of Rush street
bridge, leaving the balance, or 24.89 per cent, east of Rush street.
48.55 per cent, of our trade by Chicag-o River goes to the South
Branch. Of this, over half, or 54.66 per cent., g-oes beyond Twenty-
second street bridge; while of the vessels that pass Rush street bridg-e
g-oing west, 37.86 per cent, go up the North Branch, 26.42 per cent, of
them stopping at docks between Kinzie street and Chicag-o avenue,
and the remainder, or 73.58 per cent, of the total florth Branch trade
g-oing up the North Branch and Ogden Canal, beyond Chicag-o
avenue bridge.

The low water in Lake Michigan during- the year has been a
serious embarrassment to trade ; the elevation of water, as observed
at the Four-Mile crib, being above datum only on five days in the
whole year. The deficiency of appropriation for dredging for harbor
(being only $15,000) rendered it impossible to provide any adequate
relief for a condition so general. The movement of vessels in the
Chicago River was accomplished with difficulty and expense during
the entire year.

ELEVATION OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

Maximum. Minimum. Meau.

January -0.63 -1.04 -0.67

February -0.40 -1.24 -0.87

March -0.30 -1.00 -0.76

April -0.00 -0.63 -0.28

May -0.10 -0.67 -0.31

June -0.21 -0.60 -0.41

July -0. 17 -0.57 -0.30

August -0.12 -0.38 -0.21

September -0.10 -0.42 -0.24

October -0.10 -0.97 -0.48

November -0.20 -1.57 -0.64

December -0.13 -1.23 -0.74

Mean water during- 1895 -0.49

The City is indebted to the courtesy of Major Marshall, Corps of
Engineers, U. S. A., Prof. Willis L. Moore, Chief of the Weather
Bureau, Martin J. Russell, U. S. Collector, for commercial, climatic
and other data embraced in this report.

. The appropriation of $42,000.00 for 1895 for docks, dredg-ing* and
rock excavation, was drawn on to the amount of $20,400.00 for work
done in 1894 and not paid for out of that year's appropriation. This
left but about $20,000.00 for the year of 1895, the actual work done
being to the amount of $30,277.50.

enginhek's report.

n

TABLE SHOWING MAXIMUM. MINIMUM AND

MEAN WATER IN ■

LAKE MICHIGAN. ANNUALLY, FROM 1BS4 TO 1895, BOTH |

INCLUSIVE.

1

Year.

Max.

Min.

Mean.

Year.

Max.

Min.

Mean.

1854

1.83

1875

3.01

—0.84

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8.46
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0.15
0.42

1.56
1.60

1878

1877

4.31
3.66

0.84
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2.31

I8fi6

4.36
4.69

0.80
1.38

2.42
2.00

1878

1879

8.14
2.01

0.61
—0.49

2.00
1.08

1858

4.46
3.03

1.81
1.30

2.98
2.64

1880

1881

2.81
3.01

—0,99
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1.16
1.26

1880

1861

4.40

1.20

2.66

1882

3.01

—0.99

2.00

3.30
3.30
2.80

0.70
— O.BO
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3.60

2.10
1.67

1883

1884

1885

3.81
3.31
3.71

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2.10
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2. CO
2.60

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1.07
1.49

1887

1888

3.11

3.01

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1.98
1.30

1897

1888

2.58

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1.01

1889

2.51

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0.77

1B70

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2.09

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1.81

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0.00

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2.73
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1.40
1.67

1894

1895

1.80
0.63

—1.80
—1.24

0.50
—0.49

1 H74

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58 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOKSS. ^^^^^^H

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DIVISION OF ARCHITECTURE.

MH, R, BRUCE WATSON, ARCHITECT.

The following- buildings have been desig^ned and supervised by
this division duriagf the year :

CITY TBLBGRAPH DEPARTMENT,

June 1. 1895, the Blue Island avenue electric Ug-ht station was
completed. Dimension of building is 50 x 220 feet. The front
exteriors are of pressed brick and terra cotta, faced inside with red
pressed brick; tile roof on iron frame work. The entire cost of
building was $27,609.00.

HEALTH DEPAHTMENT.

CHICAGO ISOLATION HOSPITAI,-

. WAID IS THE S

A municipal isolation hospital for contagious diseases, to be
located on the block between Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets
and Lawndale and Hamlin avenues, was planned, and the general
contract was let under the preceding administration. Work was
begun April 8, IS*)5. Shortly afterwards the Commissioner of
Public Works being dissatisfied with the terms of the contract caused
the work to be stopped pending a revision and investigation. Sub-
sequently defective work was found on the foundations. The result
of the inquiry led to the making of a new set of drawings on a rad-
ically different plan, which provides a normal capacity for about
fifty patients, but arranged with heating and executive facilities for
an epidemic, in which event, by adding some temporary wards, five
hundred patients could be cared for upon short notice with small
cost. This plan was approved b}' the Mayor and Board of Health..

An estimate was made showing that the hospital under the
original plans would have cost, completed, $216,000.00. It consisted
of twenty-five buildings with capacity for only about one hundred
and twenty beds, and covered a larger area of ground, and would
have been expensive for heating and general administration. As now
being constructed, the hospital will consist of eight fire-proof build*
ings, and completed (not including the cheap temporary wards, which>
may never be needed) is estimated to cost 8112,000.00.

The general contract, as originally let to William Fallon &;
Company, amounted to $124,850.00. As revised, it was made to i
elude additional items of work and was reduced to S80.000.00, ac^
cording to the new lay-out.

ENGlNEEa S REPORT.

E.s begun in September, 1895.
dings are being roofed, and, with good weather, ought

soon to be rea,dy for plastering.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

»M&8YIjkND AVBNBS FIRE BNGIHS HOUSE.
Contracts were let for a two-storj fire engine house located on
Maryland avenue, near Sixty-third street, on September 25, 1895.
Work was commenced first of October, and building will be com-
pleted and ready for occupancy the first of February, 18%. Contract
price of building is $6,447.00. The dimension of the building is
26 X 82 feet.

The first story front is of blue Bedford stone; second story of
buff brick with copper bay. The hardwood interior to be finished
in oil.

SOUTH SIDE PUBLIC BATH HOUSE.

On December 24 plans and specifications were completed for a
public bath house, to be located on Wentworth avenue, near Thirty-
ninth street. Dimension of the building is 49. Sx 100 feet ; building
to cost 515,000.00.

The basement contains a barber shop, soup kitchen, free laundry,
steam heating and hot water apparatus. The first story consists of
thirty-two baths for females and thirty-two baths for males, separate
waiting room and entrance for each sex. and general office.

The second floor is divided into apartments for the attendants in
charge. The front is to be of pressed brick and terra cotta trim-
mings.

DEPARTMENT OF SEWERS.

Sketches have been made for a proposed pumping station to be
located at Seventy-ninth and Sangamon streets. Dimension, 90x130
feet. The three main sides to be of pressed brick, and the entire
interior of the pumping room to be laid up in pressed brick.

In conclusion, I thank you for the uniform courtesy you have
shown and the support you have given me in all matters connected
with this office ; and I fully appreciate the hearty co-operation of the
office force, and the efficient assistance of the heads of sub-depart-
ments.

Respectfully submitted,

LEWIS B. JACKSON.

Ci/y Bngii

REPORT OF THE

Bureau of W/'ater Rates

City op Chicago

Water Office Report

Hon. W. D. KENT,

Cotnmiss toner of Public Works.

Dear Sir : In submitting herewith for your approval the Annual
Report of the Water Office for the year endings December 31, 1895, I
desire to state that the figures and statements as shown are actually
drawn and compiled from the books of the Department. In no
instance are they swelled or exaggerated for purposes of favorable
comparison. In the cases of certain branches of the Department
showing a loss over former years, it is not due to the fact that the
administration has been careless or inefficient but is rather caused by
the fact that we have confined ourselves to the records as they
actually appear, thereby enabling us to overcome in the future such
weaknesses as business methods and faithful work will remedy.

IMPROVEMENTS.

Feeling assured that needed reforms and improvements when
suggested to you will, as in the past, meet with your prompt
approval and coH3peration in securing them, I deem it unnecessary to
embody such recommendations in this report except by reference in a
general way. That such improvements will be needed from time to
time you are no doubt satisfied, as I am, it being my desire that the
Department advance with the times and as far as possible outgrow
the systems and conditions inaugurated when Chicago was a small
town instead of a city of nearly two million inhabitants.

A general rearrangement of the office in order to provide more
room from the present space occupied by the Bureau will be one of
the first improvements suggested. This can be done at a compara-
tively small expense, and will facilitate and economize the work of
the office to such an extent that in my opinion the City will be well
repaid for the cost incurred.

TIME-KEEPING.

The system of time-keeping established by your instructions
May 1 is being rigidly enforced in this Bureau. Its successful opera-
tion is indicated by the fact that the standard of punctuality and
attendance upon work is at present very satisfactory.

DHPAHTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Records of each employee are kept in accordance with civil s
ideas, in order to guide us in selecting candidates for promotion
caused by vacancies, resignations, or otherwise.

COLLECTIONS,

The total net receipts of this oEBce from all sources for the year
amounted to 53,215,137.10. Properly creditable to this year's busi-
ness is an addition of $25,352.86 ; same having been paid out by draw-
backs from this year's collections for vacancies occurring during 1894,
as provided for in the ordinance of January 14, 18')S, making a total
of $3,240,489.06, Deducting from this amount 33,010,259,92, the net
collection of 1894 shows an actual increase in the collections of 1895
of $230,230.04. Considering the fact that during the first four months
of 1895 the meter earnings ran behind the earnings of the same period
for 1894, $53,878.76, and that the assessed rates collections fell off
$79,864.71, this appears to me a very favorable showing.

The meter collections of 1895 were $1,004,203.48, as against
$1,012,296.56 for 1894.

May 1 to December 31, 1895, the meter collections were $700,-
506.71 ; for the same term in 1894 they were $654,821.03, or an in-
crease of $45,685.68 during the period of my incumbency,

EXPENSES.

The entire expense of operating this Bureau, including the Meter
Mechanical and Permit Departments, amounted to $309,273.30, or
about 9}4 per cent, of the total net collections.

COMPAHATIVE STATEMENT OF AMOUNT ASSESSED FOR WATER.
1S*1. 1895,

General Aaaesameiit 82,227,687 77 12,392,640 90

Increase Checks 205,337 30 217,465 10

$2,433,025 07 $2,610,106 00

•Decrease Checks 111,650 41 134,479 39

Net Assessed Rates S2 .321 .37 4 66 92,475,626 61

Meter Rates 1.012.346 71 1,058,411 88

Total $3,333,721 37 £3,534.038 49

Increase in 1895 over 1894, $200,317.12.

WATER OFFICE REPORT. 71

; increase in the amount of the decrease checks of 1893 over
' those of IS'H is due to the large number of building's removed or
destroyed for elevated railway purposes ; also to the increase in the
number of buildings controlled by meter measurement, causing the
assessed rates on such property to be decreased.

^ UNCOLLECTED.

* The amount due the City, and uncollected December 31, 18V5, is

$439,860,62. Out of this $54,208.40 is due for water used through
meters, largely composed of the current monthly tax which will be
collected during the coming month. The balance, S38S,652.22, is due
for assessed rates, and with the exception of about $100,000.00
will be collected by the first of May, by enforcing payment through
the Shut-off Department. The $100,000.00 which we do not expect
to collect seems to be the average amount standing on the books
from year to year. It is uncollectible during the ordinary period
and by ordinary methods by reason of the fact that the property has
become vacant and no water is wanted ; the water in the meantime
having been shut off by the Department ; again, where premises are
not being supplied with City water, there being no connections with
the main and water procured by means of wells, though a frontage
charge is made the same as if connected.

h

I It must not be understood that this back tax remains on the same
' property from year to year. On the contrary it is daily being paid up
when owners are compelled to do so after the property becomes occu-
pied and before water is turned on by the City, or when wells run dry
or become contaminated and owners or occupants are of necessity
forced to resort to the mains for their supply. The places of those
paid up are filled b3' others of like character, so that the uncollected
of this description seems to remain about the same each year.

Special legislation to enforce payment on this class of delin-
quents might be desirable but I doubt the ability of the City Council
to enact ordinances which would cover the difficulty. The remedy
lies, as in all kinds of delinquents, in keeping the number down to
a minimum by the watchfulness and persistency of the Department
through the Shut-off force.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

EXEMPTIONS.

During the year the Department has decreased, owing to the
ordinance covering same, S36,932.70 for municipal and public build-
ings; $26,45f(.76 for religious, charitable and educational purposes;
total, $63,389.46, as against 353,929.91 in 1894. The advance is
largely owing to the number of new schools built during the year as
well as the increase in religious, charitable and educational institu-
tions, but is partly accountable by the fact that a large amount of
property entitled to exemption was not decreased until 1895. though
the water taxes accrued in 1894. In addition to the above the City
furnishes free water to the extent. I should estimate, of at least
$50,000; covering a number of buildings supplied by meter and not
included in the foregoing, but which are also exempt under the
ordinance, as well as the Cook County buildings and the West Side
Parks.

TOWN OF LAKE OFFICE.

On the 15th of May the branch office located at Nos. 4723 and
4725 Halsted street, through which the entire assessed water rates
for the Town of Lake, comprising the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth,
Thirty-first wards, and that portion of the Thirty-fourth ward
lying west of State street, was, by your instructions, discontinued,
and the work of this district consolidated with that of the remainder
of the City in the main office; thus abolishing the last of the sub-
offices. The wisdom of this change was immediately demonstrated in
securing for the Department a much better control of the vast amount
of detail of this district and in a general revision of the old-fashioned
systems in use; also in a reduction in the operating expenses
naturally incidental to the maintenance of a branch office. We also
discovered that this section had not been inspected for several years,
an immediate re-assessment resulting in an increased revenue from
these wards of over $40,000.

AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANXE.

In the latter part of June I presented to you an amendment to
the ordinance governing the payment of water rates, providing for
an extension of fifteen days on each of the semi-annual periods for
payments in the North Division of the City, which, with your

approval, was passed by the City Council, July 11. The effect of
this was to provide a separate period for the payment of water taxes
in each division of the City instead of two as previously, and to a
larg'e extent to lessen the crowded and congested condition of the
ofBce during; the last few days of the terras as well as relieving the
force of a large share of the extra work and spreading it over a
longer period. To such an extent has this amendment operated to
the benefit of the Department and the tax payers that I shall
recommend additional changes and reforms along the same lines
during the coming s

^M WEST PULLMAN.

Pursuant to aa order you issued in October, a six-inch meter
supplying the town of West Pullman, which had previously been
annexed to the City, was removed. The seven meters controlling
the supply of water for the factories in that district were taken
charge of by the Department and the remainder of the property was
assessed by the ordinary frontage rates, resulting in an increase of
over $1,000 per annum over the rates formerly paid through the
single meter.

¥

UNITED STATES AND PACIFIC

Under the supervision of the United States and Pacific Express
Company, to whom is delegated the exclusive right to collect water
taxes outside of this office, there was collected and turned in through
their 175 branch offices $354,360.09. These offices are scattered all
over the City, two or more in each ward, and are the means of
enabling the tax payers, on the addition of five cents, or one car-fare,
to make their payments within a convenient distance of their homes
and without the loss of time necessary to a long journey to the heart
of the City.

^ ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.

~ In the fall of 1893 a system of double entry book-keeping was
" inaugurated in this Department, and the wisdom of such action has
been clearly demonstrated during the past year. The system has
been enlarged and extended so that now the accounts of all the sub-
departments are kept with as much detail and precision as was that
of the "assessed rates" heretofore.

74 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Under the direction of the present capable chief accountant of
this Bureau the former antiquated systems of accounting' in vogue
have been superseded by a complete and thorough system of "up-to-
date" book-keepiugf, so that the work of this Department is more io
the nature of an "auditing department" than a book-keeping one,
and it is my purpose to continue to improve the system until there
can absolutely be no opportunity for any leakage whatsoever.

NEW AND REPAIRED METERS.

At the end of December. 1894, there were in service 4,824 meters.
During 1895 the total number of meters set in new locations was 345,
The number removed permanently and property assessed, 49. The
number set replacing others, 84. Total number set in 1895, 429.
Total number in use December 31, 1894, 4,824. Total number in use^
December 31, 1895, 5,120. Net increase, 296.

The number of hydraulic elevator indicators in use December 31,
1895, was 278. Number of meters repaired for which bills were ren-
dered, 1,248.

I see no particular reason why this branch of the Bureau should
show a large profit at the expense of the water tax payers, as the
extension of the meter service naturally increases the revenue of the
City, and while the report of this branch shows a loss for the year
1895 of $2,787.90, in reality it has been more than self-sustaining.
In proof of which I will simply say that material was purchased to
the amount of $4,483.32, the labor for which was performed and cred-
ited to 1894 while the bills were held over to be paid and charged in
1895. There was also 51,000,00 deposited for labor to be performed
in 1895, while the amount was credited to 1894.

METER CONTROL,

I am strongly in favor of increasing and extending by all prac-
tical and legitimate means the meter control of the water supply
of the City, and while I consider the work of the mechanical
branch satisfactory, it appears to me ridiculous that the City of
Chicago has in service only 5,120 meters when towns like Milwaukee,
Providence, and others of like description are using twice as many,
especially when our per capita of consumption per day, about 140
gallons, 'Stands among the highest. I shall, therefore, recommend
measures to enforce the purchase of meters by all large consumers of

WATER OFFICE REPORT. 75

water. I believe the City should have in use at least 50,000 meters,
which would not only increase the revenue materially but compel
economy in the use of water to such a degree that, together with the
improvements in tunnels and mains now under process of construc-
tion, and a rig-id enforcement of the present rules pfoverning the
waste of water by those assessed under frontage rates, it would
furnish all the water necessary for all the people of the City.

QUALITY OF METERS.

In my judgment a matter of the utmost importance to the Depart-
ment is the grade of meters used. A great deal of attention has been
given to this subject. Tests and examinations were made of the
different mates offered, independent of former records, and as a result
I feel safe in saying that only those are used which, while they are
fair to the consumer, are giving the most accurate and reliable
service to the City.

SERVICE PIPES.

During the year 1895 there were 5,357 service pipes laid at an
average cost, per pipe, of S11.73, or a saving to the property owners
of $6.05 per pipe as compared to cost of those laid in 1894, making a
total saving to the people of $32,409.31.

1" PLUMBERS LICENSES.

The Permit Department issued, during 1895, 728 plumbers'
licenses at a profit to the City of $18,200.00, as against 619 in 1894,
for which S1S,475.00 was paid, showing an increase over 1894 of
$2,725.00.

INSPECTION DEPARTMENT.

In addition to a thorough re-inspection of the Town of Lake
wards, covering the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, and a
portion of the Thirty-fourth wards, this branch of the Bureau in-
creased the assessment on hose atone $45,000,00 by a special inspec-
tion of the entire City during the summer months.

A total of 9,749 special examinations were also made.

76 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

SHUT-OFF DEPARTMENT.

In conjunction with its ordinary work, as detailed in the
report, to this sub-department has been intrusted the inspection of
sprinkling" carts, tugs, etc., and as a result the revenue from this
source has been increased $6,600.00 over last year.

INSPECTION DEPARTMENT.

The following is the report of the work done by Water Inspectors
for the year 1895:

All buildings in the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth and Thirty-first
wards and that part of the Thirty-fourth ward west of State street
were thoroughly re-inspected.

During the summer months, when water was scarce, an Inspector
was detailed in each ward and one in each of the public parks,
excepting Lincoln Park, to look after hose and prevent any unneces-
sary waste of water.

Five hundred and forty-seven (547) surveys were made for pipe
petitions and pipe deposits.

WATER OFFICE REPORT.

77

BUILDINGS EXAMINED.

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1,642
1,898
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2,695

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267

251

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190

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281

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6,159

6,004

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4,464

89,076

78

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

LEAK, WASTE AND SHUT-OFF DEPARTMENTS.

The following' table shows the work done by the leak, waste and
shut-off force:

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June

July

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Water
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Complaints
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Notices of leaks
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26

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24

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16

42

80

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281

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162

208

820

840

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180

212

297

468

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179

812

806

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120

126

186

281

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160

92

98

206

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128

181

82

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178

86

108

2.826

167

1.224

1,228

1.696

* These bills were delivered in districts where there is no free delivery, and where the
address (street number) is not known.

WATER OFFICE REPORT.

79

PERMIT DEPARTMENT.

SCREW FERRUI^ES INSERTED DURING YEAR 1895,

MONTHS.

January. . .
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March

April

May

June

July

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October. . . .
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December. .

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268
254
242
267
278
225

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471
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January.. .
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June

July

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December ,

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701

884

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895

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758

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WATER OFFICE REPORT.

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The number of applications made at this office for ferrules to
water service pipes during the past year (exclusive of City coatracts
and retaps) were as follows :

Inserted in old part of City 2,839

Inserted in Lake View l.SSl

Inserted in Hyde Park 1,541

Inserted in Town of Lake 869

Inserted in Calumet 404

Inserted in Cicero 324

Inserted in Jefferson 773

Grand Totai, 8,291

PERMITS.
Permits were issued during- the year 1895 as follows ;

For tapping- water mains for pipes to inside of curb for future use 8,088

For tapping water mains for enlarged service pipes to houses previously

supplied - 663

For tapping- water mains for service pipes to honses not previously

supplied 4,723

For connections to service pipes inside of curb lines 575

For 8-incb cast-iron pipes to be used as service pipes 2

For 6->nch cast-iron pipes to be used as service pipes 12

For 4-inch cast-iron pipes to be used as service pipes 44

For 3-inch cast-iron pipes to be used as service pipes 5

For 2-inch cast-iron pipes to be used as setTice pipes 114

For roisceilaneouB or special permits 436

Grand Total 14,662

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REPORT OF METER MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.

Number of meters in service December 31, 1894 4,824

Number of meters set in new location during- 1895 345

Total number of meters in service during- 1895 5,169

Number of meters removed — property assessed 21

Number of meters removed permanently — supply cut off 28

Total number of meters removed during- 1895 49

Total number of meters in service December 31, 1895 5,120

Number of hydraulic elevators in use December 31, 1894 280

Number of hydraulic elevators removed during- 1895 2

Total number of hydraulic elevators in use December 31, 1895 278

Number of meters set during 1895 in new location 345

Number of meters set during- 1895 replacing others 84

Total number of meters set during 1895 429

Number of meters in stock December 31, 1894 59

Number of meters bought from manufacturers during 1895 283

Number of meters bought from private parties during 1895 35

Number of meters furnished by private parties during 1895 32

Number of City meters repaired and in stock December 31, 1895 48

Total number of meters on hand during 1895 457

Total number of meters set during 1895 429

Total number of meters on hand December 31, 1895 28

Number of meters repaired during 1895 for which bills were rendered 1,248

Number of meters repaired during 1894 for which bills were rendered 1,235

REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.

INCOME ACCOUNT.

REVENUE.

General assessment (May 1, 1895) $ 2,392,640 90

Increase back tax 4,120 74

Increase current tax 209,112 03

Increase shut off 4,232 33

$ 2,610,106 00

L/ess —

Discount allowed $ 298,223 26

Erroneous assessments refunded 2,757 95

WATEK OFFICE REPORT.

Decreaaed on account of municipa.! and public build-
ings ? 36,932 70

Decreaeed on account of .religious, charitable and

educational iostitutlonB 26.456 76

Decreased on account of over-payments, as per
affidavits and special examinations, removal or
destruction of buildings, changes to meter con-
trol, and other causes 134,479 39

Allowances made on current bills to cover draw-
back on amounts previously pafd on vacant
property, in accordance with City Ordinance

passed January 14. 1895 34,992 72

$ 533,842 78

Net revenue from assessed rates £ 2,076,263 22

Amount charged for water supplied throug-h meters 1,058,411 88

Assessor'H miscellaneous charges for sprinkling-wagons, tugs,

skating rinks, etc 24,089 2S

Assessor's charges on special assessments 8,035 07

Net gain of Permit Department, as per statement 5,719 71

£3,172.519 13
Net loss of Meter Department, as per statement 2,787 90

Net revenue S 3,169,731 23

EXPENSK9-

Rent of Hyde Park office to May 15, 1895 $ 945 00

Rent of Town of Lake office to April 30, 1895 333 32

Gas bills. Town of Lake office 48 20

Eizpressmeii, Shut-off Department 234 00

Binding vouchers and Assessor'a checks 318 42

Postage 7,300 00

Railroad transportation 294 73

Street car tickets 1,380 33

Stationery 3,490 94

Bhnt-oS tools, tapes, etc 275 87

Borse feed for Plumbing Inspector 126 00

Miscellaneous , 253 81

Pay rolls (Meter and Permit Departments omitted). 231,351 38

S 236,350 99

$ 2,933,380 24

WATER OFFICE REPOHT.

METER MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.
INCOME ACCOUNT.

Stock account, January 1. 1895, per inventory S 7,004 70

Meters bought during 1895 28,385 76

Labor and material supplied at Water Works shops 4,845 13

PriatLng- and stationery SS 40

Transportation 17 70

Horseshoeing: and repair to buggy 29 25

Freight and express charges 10 20

Tools 80 25

Sawdust 16 00

Horse feed 54 00

GaaoUiie, oil, matches, nails, etc 41 36

Balaries, as per pay rolls 17,407 53

CBKDIT.

Ca&h received for meters 2 inches and over $ 20,68S 05

Cash received for meters under 2 inches 16,518 64

Cash received for repairs to meters 6,783 26

Amount due and uncollected for repairs 2,955 93

Stock on band, aa per inventory 8,113 50

Net loss of the Department i

DETAILED STATEMENT OF CASH COLLECTED DURING 1895.

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90 DEPARTMENT OF PUBUC WORKS.

The following amounts should be added to the foregoing :

Amounts due from Cashier, Department of Public

Works on account of large meters $20,688 OS

Amount due from Special Assessment Department

for ferrules on street improvements 18,749 SO

Amount due from Special Assessment Department

for Assessor's cost on street improvements 8,03S 07

Amount due from Engineer's Department for retaps. 1,828 50

Total $49,301 12

DETAILED STATEMENT OF ASSESSOR'S MISCELLANEOUS

RECEIPTS.

January .
February
March . .

April

May

June

July

August. . . ,
September.
October . .
November .
December .

Total

Inspection.

$ 91 00

73 50

8 00

20 00

71 50

24 50

281 00

488 00

$1,007 50

Leak and
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$7 50
16 68

4 75

$28 88

Shut Off.

$16 25
20 25

81 50
110 24

82 74
08 67
88 89
29 75

17 13
19 18
40 75

$509 80

Sprinklers.

$ 63 83

8,235 00
2,837 50
3,450 00
8,487 50
2,987 50
1,520 50
437 50

$17,018 88

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30 00

$60 00

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81 84

44 25

68 57

65 00

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2,428 74
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8,571 14
8,618 82
8.140 68
1,571 88
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WATER OFFICE REPORT. 93

Permit me in closing this report to express my grateful apprecia-
tion of your courteous treatment, active interest, and earnest
co-operation in the welfare of this Bureau, as well as to testify to
the faithful and conscientious assistance of the gentlemen with
whom I am fortunate enough to be surrounded as heads of the various
sub-departments, and whose loyal support has rendered it possible
for me to express my conviction that the instructions of yourself and
his honor. Mayor Swift, that this Department be conducted in
accordance with honest methods and business principles, has been
adhered to.

Yours respectfully,

J. C. CRAIG,

SupL Water Department.

REPORT OF

Map Department

FOR 1895.

Map Department.

Hon. W. D. KENT:

Dear Sih : — I have the honor to submit herewith the annual
report of the Map Department for the year 1895.

The work performed by the Department during- the year was as
follows :

Plats prepared for —

Lamp post ordinancea 552

Lamp post orders 363

Lamp poBt asaesaiaents ISI

Street improvement assesamenls 436

Street and alles' openi

Street and alley opening ordin

Street Engineer's estimatea 710

Surveys 132

Sidewalk assessmeats 950

Water pipe asHessments 19-1

Law department 720

Miscellaneous purposes 151

Total 4,668

Two hundred and seventy-two (272) new subdivisions of real estate
within the City limits were recorded, and three hundred and seventy-
two (372) entries were made of the same upon the several sets of
atlases in charge of this office.

Thirty-two (32) vacations were placed on record and thirty-five
(35) entries were made of the same on the atlases.

Fourteen (14) street openings were recorded and twenty (20)
entries were made of the same on the atlases.

Plats of the entire City of Chicag-o, for the use of the City Gas
Inspector's Department, were beg-un during the summer of 1895. Two
volumes have been completed.

The names of 1,576 streets were changed on the atlases during
the year. The consequent changes were made in the house numbers.

The combined length of all the alleys in the City of Chicago was
computed in this Department, and is shown in the following table :

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1

The thirteenth extension of the City, Norwood Park, was added
to Chicago November 7, 1893, but was not platted on the official
atlases of this Department until the past year.

The City was enlarged one square mile by the addition of the
fourteenth extension of the City limits, to Calumet, as authorized by
the ordinance passed February 25, 189S. This extension consists
of the south half of section 20 and the north half of section 29,
township 37 north, rang'e 14 east of 3d principal meridian.

Volume 3 of the Town of Jefferson was platted in this Depart-
ment in the year 1895.

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THE GROWTH OF CHICAGO — AREA.

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43.812
1.000

10.40S
29.530
36.000
49.132
1.773
2.899
2.810
1.793
0.981
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1.750
2.125
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Part of Cicero. E. fi Sec. 4 and 9-39-13. July IS. 1889

Town of Jefferson (eic. Sees. 25, 3S aad 36), July 15, 1889...

Village of Gano. April 1. 1890

Village of West Roaeland, Nov. 4. 1890..;

Village of Ferowood, April 7, 1891

Village of West Ridge, April 19. 1B93

Village of Rogers Park, April 19, 1893

Fourteenth extension, part of Calumet, Feb. 2S, 189S

Total area of the City of Chicago, December 31, 1895. . . .

187.138

The extreme width of Chicago is now 14|i miles, and its
extreme length. 26 miles.

Respectfully submitted,

O. L. WULLWEBEE,

^^ ?9961 _^

REPORT OF THE

Bureau of Sewers

City of Chicago

Bureau of Sewers

HON. W. D. KENT,

Commissioner of Public Works:

Dear Sir : — Herewith I submit the Twentieth Annual Report of

3ie Bureau of Sewers, for year ending- December 31, 1895.

For building sewers and catch-basina S356.940 01

For cleaaiag sewers and catch-baains 134,424 44

For repairing' sewers and catch-basins 52,655 38

For adjusting to grade manholes and catch-basins

on streets being improved 41,058 28

For house drains 31,235 47

For appropriated salaries 27,819 28

For ofQce expenses 760 46

For pumping: stations 35,447 %

Total S680.331 28

During the year the important question of how to plan sewers so
as to avoid the emptying of sewage into Lake Michigan has occupied
much of the attention of this Bureau. The drainage canal, which
will soon be completed at a cost of millions of dollars, and which is
designed to improve the sanitary condition of the City, should
certainly be the outlet for all new s3'stems of sewers. Had this
outlet been considered from its beginning the problem which con-
fronts this Department would have been materially simplified, as in
the last two or three years several large systems of sewers have been
completed which discharge into the lake. For this reason the
intercepting sewers will necessarily cost a great deal more because of
their increased size and greater depth, as some of the systems built
within the last few years were low-level sewers necessitating
pumping.

A system of sewers on the old plan had been desigfned for the
so-called Eighty-third street district, which were to drain ten square
miles of territory into the lake. Pending confirmation by the Court,

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104 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

His Honor, the Mayor, and yourself, called attention to the fact that
this system ought to be reversed so as to flow toward the new
drainagfe canal. Investigation showed that by adding to the district
six and one-half miles of territory lying north along Western avenue
an outfall sewer could be constructed along Western avenue from
Seventy-ninth street north to the south fork of the south branch of
the Chicago river at the Stock Yards slip. This outfall sewer would
drain one mile on both sides of Western avenue between the
P., C, C. & St. L. Ry. and Albany avenue, and extending from
Eighty-seventh street north to the Stock Yards slip, and at the same
time form an outlet for the low lands between Seventy-fifth and
and Eighty-seventh streets, and east of Western avenue to Lake
Michigan. By building a pumping station in the vicinity of Seventy-
ninth and Sangamon streets, where the higher territory begins, the
sewage could be made to flow into the drainage canal. OTft"ing to
the favorable topographical conditions of the land a saving of fifteen
per cent, could be effected for the land owners, as the fall of the
outfall sewers was such that an increase in the diameter of the sewer
of one foot, making it twelve feet instead of eleven feel, as planned,
would be sufficient for the addition of six and one-half square miles
of new territory. An ordinance has been passed by the City Council
for this new system, and it is hoped that the assessment will be filed
and tried in the April term of court so that the sewer can be con-
structed in the summer of this year.

The question of diverting the sewage from Lake Michigan in the
southern or Hyde Park district is especially difficult, as from
Seventy-third street north to Twelfth street there are ten outfall
sewers, from five to six feet in diameter, emptying into the
lake, three of which are low-level sewers with independent pumping
stations. The district from Twelfth street north to Fullerton avenue
has no sewers draining into the lake. The streets of this district,
therefore, will not have to be torn up. North of Fullerton avenue to
the City Limits there are twelve brick sewers, from two to five feet
in diameter, emptying into the lake. To intercept these a sewer will
have to be built which will flow south, from the northern limits to
Fullerton avenue, a distance of five miles. At this point possibly
the Fullerton avenue conduit, twelve feet in diameter (now in oper-
ation), could be utilized to convey the sewage west to the north
branch of the Chicago river.

Millions of dollars have been expended in the district between
Twelfth and Seventy-third streets, and to reverse the sewers here is
out of the question because of the expense. The original intention

: the Board of Sanitary Trustees to build an open channel sorae-
wTiere in this territory, leading into the drainage canal and forming
an outlet for the sewers, has been abandoned. The nearest present
outlet is the Stock Yards slip at Thirty-ninth and Halsted streets.
The only remedy left is the building of a large conduit, or intercept-
ing sewer, as near the lake as practicable, from Seventy-third street
north toThirt^'-ninth, and from Thirty-fifth to Thirt3--ninth ; thence
west along Thirty-ninth to Halsted street. This would necessitate
the building of a pumping plant in the vicinity of Halsted and Thirty-
ninth streets to lift the sewage into the slip so that it would flow to
the drainage canal. It will be necessary to reverse the Twenty-
second and Twelfth street sewers westwardly into the river, as this
is the most economical plan. The conduit along Thirty-ninth street
may be extended to Lake Michigan in order to have an intake from
the lake and to utilize the pumping plant in the dry seasons of the
year for flushing purposes and furnish the drainage canal with the
required volume of water. These conduits along the lake and
Thirty-ninth street may be placed sufficiently below the surface to
admit of tunneling and thus avoid disturbing the roadbed and exist-
ing underground work. In this way no expense will be incurred in
the condemnation of lands, as all sewers and conduits can follow the
streets or be so far under the surface as to avoid injury to private
property. It will also do away with the expense of keeping several
small pumping stations in operation.

Borings taken from Seventy-third street north to Thirty-ninth
and west to Halsted show that no great engineering difficulties will
interfere with the tunneling of the conduits. In the southern por-
tion, however, it may be necessary to make an open cut.

The territory lying south of the southern limits of the drainage
districts, or Eighty-seventh street, will have to be sewered into the
Calumet river. It is only a question of time when something will
have to be done with that stream, as there are a number of large
brick sewers draining into it — among others, the ten and one-half
foot Wenlworth avenue sewer. The Indiana avenue outlet sewer,
draining Roseland and Kensington, to be built this summer, will also
empty into this river. Several sewers in South Chicago, and three
from the villages of Morgan Park, Blue Island and Harvey also
pollute this stream. The reversal of this river to the Drainage
Canal, from an engineering standpoint, could be made without serious
difficulty.

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TOTAL COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEWEHS AND CATCH- 1
BASINS. AND MAINTAINING SAME. SINCE THE ESTABLISH- 1
MENT OF THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN 1855 TO JANUARY 1, 18%. 1

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48,137
8B,(i81
47,841
180.705
78,186
50.716
47,343
146,703
832,833
130,871
15,348
64,6B«
88,081
145.381
79,128
133,076
98,515
75,864
101.547
118.647
103.183
90,584
104.903
171.033
993.873
379,303
646.918
649.358
[ 86,697
708,176
350,944
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1.174
18
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193
189
338

636

377

345

897

1.054

U68

153

883

48a

830

37!

S48

793

SR5

7r,i

796

734

788

816

1,851

6,103

3.986

3,979

3,868

838

4,811

3.5B7

I.5I5

3,103

33
68
204
188
108
371
555
393

468
857
341

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1.474

789

75

431

603

1,043

554

817

735

497

6S4

854

733

COS

674

1.190

8,620

3,604

H,73H

3.714

231

4.836

3.359

1,409

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2.191

343
3tt5
536
513
1.388
3,73a
3.708
8.361
3.979
6,187
3.093
1,435
4,681
6,393
3.865
1.172

l!64^

2,B5B
4.106
4,810
5.677
5,963
5,957
8.835
7,44t
8,100
8,152
4.803

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9,379
! 1.812
12.563

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14,198
8.928
1.631

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1,715 60

4,897 24

5.085 40

9.417 81

13.818 07

38.445 16

26.540 81

26,954 06

28,016 68

21,464 30

17,416 40

21,481 18

31,229 37

36,884 57

33.098 33

39,345 41

35.783 as

35.704 37

39,286 67

35,561 48

34,613 16

33.989 85

34,749 74

43,678 03

48,533 18

61,110 46

50,384 65

53.423 41

61,503 0!

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107,873 34

123.630 44

H3.730 53

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133.633 51

1.54.225 46

131,434 44

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3,034 07
2.068 11
4.697 63
7,493 66
7,773 65
9.581 43
11.257 08
7.527 16
10,954 74
43,557 73
16,976 40
39,781 97
31,996 73
28,107 40
19.803 39
18,959 44
18,269 4S
10,849 8B
25,088 11
30,987 89
36,618 OS
25,140 81
37,883 39
46.333 03
50,707 64
43.789 80
53,783 97
63,459 26

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83,388 08
95,906 75
70,747 88

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114.702 78
180,749 03
93,713 88

1 665,168 46
3,617 31

57,036 42
169,527 88

87,331 48
137.648 08
825,564 68
416,730 51
197,163 98
654,141 26
358,664 70
153,395 86
173,355 76
450,233 90
587,607 88
843.938 89

79,545 28

391.839 OS
37,304 97

130.840 60
93,544 08

452,310 06

324,460 16

382,084 88

858,020 91

803,188 08

177,647 24

188,496 98

338.687 57

350,384 64

2,614.334 76

826,718 67

1.58i.900 44

1.290,017 98

173,846 80

1.806,780 09

1,014.489 86

356,950 01

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SEWERS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAR 1895 IN
WEST DIVISION.

THE

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660
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570
610
633
607
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668
610
669
668
658
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439

2.195

1,043
606

1.966
236

6oa

669
488
653

1.S65
460
463
658
670
675
656
438

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Avert avenue

SOO ft. S. of Fifteenth.

Prince avenue

Prince avenue

Fourteenth

North .venue

Avondale avenue... .

Avondale avenue

Carroll avenue

Carroll avenue

S. ofCenlralParkblvd.

Clarkton court

Colorado avenue

Columbia avenue

Columbia avenue

Columbia avenue

Francisco

Mozart

Norlhweat

Roman avenue

Lake

Hamlin avenue

North avenue

Waubansia avenue. . . .

Atmilage avenue

Courtland avenue

Central Park avenue..

Trumbull avenue ... .

Waubansia avenue

Bloomingdale road . . .
Courtinnd avenue

ilLjI. orSt-UiiMnn..

Hamlin avenue

Berlin

Khine

Western avenue

Armitage avenue

Kedjiie avenue

Kediie avenue

Central Park avenue. .

Spaulding avenue

W. Korliclli

Jan Huss

Irving Park avenue . . .

Prescolt

Diversey avenue

West

Courtland Bvenne.. ..

Albany avenue

Spaulding avenue....

St. Louis avenue

St. Louis avenue

Fairfield avenue

Flournoy

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Fourteenlh

Hamlin avenue

Pre«oll avenue

Fotly-fiftli avenue

Forty-fifih avenue

FrRncisco avenue

Frandsea avenue

George

Avondale avenue

Hamlin avenue

Colorado avenue

800 ft. S. of Fifteenth.

Prince avenue

Prince avenue

Frederick

Prince avenue

Hamlin avenue

Hamlin »venue

Hamlin avenue

Hamlin avenue

Harding avenue

Harding avenue

Harding avenue

Harding avenue

Harding avenue

Harding avenue

E. S. OfHoUteinPsrk.
W.H. of Holslein Park.

North avenue

Grand avenue

North avenue

Grand avenue

Dorr place

Ems

Wellington avenue.,..

Campbell avenue

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Milwaukee avenue. . . .
Grand avenue

Rhine

Myrtle avenue

Huron- .

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South

Sawyer avenue

Spanning avenue

Spaulding avenue

Springfield avenue

Springfield avenue

Fullerton avenue

Wrigbiwood avenue . .

Division

North avenue

Campbell avenue....

VanWen

Humboldt avenue ...
Central Park blvd ....
Twenty -rixth

Prince avenue

Prince avenue

Harrison

Belden avenue

Governor's Parkway . .

Twenty -seventh

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West

Jan Hum

Tripp avenue

Trumbull avenue

Trombull avenue

Trumbull avenue

RockweU

Western avenue

Twentieth

Hamlin avenue

Albany avenue

Kedaie avenue

Weagenvenne

Witcoi avenue

Wilcox avenue

Sheridan avenue

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SEWERS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAR 1895 IN THE
SOUTH DIVlalON.

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Alley E.ofMichiEiiDa'

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Bishop

BUhap

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Center arenu.
Cenler avenU'
Center avenu
Center avenu
Cham plain. .
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De&rbora . . .

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Emerald avenue....
Escanaba nvcnue. . ,
Escanaba avenue...

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Fiftieth

Fiftieth court

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Forty -eighth
Forty-ninth
Forty ninth c

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Graylock ave

HoyneiUnui
Hope avenue

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Forty-eichlh

FoKy fifih

Thirty, ninth

Sixty-seventh .. ..

Sixty-lbin]

Siiiy-fiflh

Sixty-sixth.

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Sixty-third

Sixty-fourth

Sixty-fifth

Sixty-unlh

Sinty-Mvenlh , . , .

Sixty-eighth

Sixty-ninth

Thirty-third

Sixty-ninth

Fifty-ninth

Archer avenue...

Sixty-fourth

Eighly-eiEhth

Eighty-eighth

Princeton ivenne..

Hoyne avenue

Eliai avenue

South Park avenut
Calumet avenue. . .

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Wentworth avenue.
Princeton avenue..

Robey

Hoyne avenue....
Alley E. of Hoynet
Hoyne avenue . . ,

Hoyl!"™::::

Wallace

Fifty first

Fifty-first

Princeton avenue. ,

Sixty sixth

Seventy-third

Forty seventh . . .

Sixty-second

Seventy-third . . . ..
Seventy- fourth . . .

Sixty-third

Sixty-liflh

Siity-Mith

. South

. Forty-ninth

. Forty-sixth

. Fortieth

. Sixty-ninth

. Sixty-fifth

, Sixty-seventh

East

. Kifly-first

. Sixty-fourth

. Sixty-fifth

Sixty-sixth

, Sixty-eighth

, Sixty-ninth

Seventieth

, North

, North '...'.'.'.'.'..

. Lyman

. Ninetieth.

Eighty-seventh

. Ninety- Rnt

. South

. Shields avenue

Leavitl

Leavitt

. Greenwood avenue , . .

. Calumet avenue

. leOft. E.oflndianaav

. laisi

Princeton avenue ....

'. Leavitt '.'.'.'.'.'.

. Leavitt

. Leavitt

. Leavitl

Leavitt

. Leavitt

376 fl. E. of Wright .

. Fiftieth.

. Grand Trunk R, R...

. Shields avenue

. Sixty-seventh

. Seventy -second

. Fifty-fint

. Sixty-third

. Seventy -fourth

. Scventy-fiflh

. Sixty-fifth

. Sixty-sixth

. Sixty-seventh

sewekags department.

SOUTH DIVISION— CoNTiKUi

LkSUIe

Lincoln

Ninety- ihicd

Ninety-third

lOM

I0»d

lOBd

l«8d

108d

Peoria

Portland kTcnue

Prairie avenue

E. S. of R«ilro«d •¥.

SiDgimoD

ScTenlh ■venae

Sevenlh avenae

ScTcnlh avenoe

Seventy ihird place. .

Slueldi avenae

iUaty third place ...

Sixty-firth

Si>ty-se*enth

Sixty-seventh

Sialy-seventh

Sute

State

W.S. of .Stony lElandu

Th.rtj-eighlb court..
Thiity-tbitd court . . .

Wall

Wall

Washington avenae. .
WashinElon avenue. .
Wuhmeton aveune .
Wenlworlh avenue . .
Wenlworlh avenue .
Wentworth avenue .
Wineh«ter avenue
Winchester avenue .
Wood

. Sixty-thiid . .
, Sixty-fifth . . .
, Sinly-siiitb...
, Sinly-firat

Thirty -third . .

Kifly first ..

Firiielh

Sixty-third ..
. Sixty-fifth ...

Sixly-sixltl. . .

Mendian avenue . . .
, Wishiu^on avenue. .

Betmonl avenue

Fifty-first

Fifty-fourth

, Siitiy-ievenlh

IIBlh....

Sixty -seventh

Scventy-lhitd

. Seventy.firat

100th

Ninely-ninlh

Ninety-eighth

Railroad avenue

. Graylnckt avenue . . .

Maryland avenue

. Ashland avenue .

. Aihtand avenue

Madison avenue

Hope

Sixty-ninth

Sixty-ninth

Seventy-third

Ninely-iecond

Halsted

Paulina

3H8ft. S. of Springer

T14ft. S. of Springer.

I'lad

innth

I0;id

118lh

nsih

IMih

Fifty-first

Fiftieth

Fitly-second

Sixty-fifth

Sixty-sixth

Sixty-ievcnlb

faoulh

Fiftieth ....'.\'.'.''..\

Grand Trunk R. R..
Sixly-fitlh

Sixty sevealh

West

Untario avenue

Meridian avenue . . . .
Washington avenue. .
Belmont avenue . . . .
Highland avenue.
, Grand Trunk R. K. . .

, Sixty-MXih

ISlst

Sixty-ninth

Seventy-third place..
Seventy -fourth

Ninety-eighth

Ninety .seven 111

EaEl

nil] n. «f r«rtj-iiitt

East

Loomis. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '.'.'.

Hope avenue

Eaat

Seventy-fifth

Sixty-eighth

Seventy-fifth

Niiiely-third

East

South".'.'.'.'.!!'..!.!!

lOSlh

107th

lOlsl

South

106th

103d

Fiftieth

Grand Trunk R. R.,
Grand Trunk R. R..

DKPAHTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

SEWERS CONSTRUCTED DURING TilE YEAR 1895 IN THE
SOUTH DIVISION.

lllc] i. tl Cglteet Qnit tnnn
Alfcy E. uf Grand blvd.
Alley W. of Grand blvd.
AllerE.ofMichisuiav.

BUbop

BonBpi,rte

Burtis

Center avenue

Center »venue

Cenler avenue

Center avenue

Center avenue

ChunpluQ

Cresicr uvenue

Dearborn

Elias

Emerald avenue

Escinabfl avenue;;;.;

Escanaba avenue

Fake

Fiftieth

Fiftieth

Fiftieth court

Fifty-fourth place

Fifiy-iixlh

Fifty-sixth

Fiflh avenue

Forty-sixth

Forty-sixth

Forty-seventh

Forty-seventh court. .

Forty-eighth

Forty-eighth court . . .

Forty-ninth

Forty ninth court

Ford

Goodspeed

Uoodspeed

Grayiock avenue

Green

ffery aver

Fotly fifth

Forty-eighth ....

Forty fifth

Thirty-ninth ....
Sixty-teventh . .

Sixty-lhir<i

Siily-fiflh

ijixty-sixth. . .

Fake ,

Foriy-Bcventh . . .

Sixty.third

Sixty-fourth

Sixty-fifth

Sixty<«x1b

Sixty -seventh . . ,

Sixty-eighth

Sixty-ninth. ...

Thirty-third

Siity-ointh

rifly-ninth

Archer avenue..

Sixty-fourth

Eighly-cinhth

Eighlj-ei^hth . . .

Ninetieth

Bonaparte

Princeton avenue

Hoynearenue ..

Elias avenue

-South Park aveni
Calumet avenue.

llOth

Wentworth avenm
Princeton avenue

Robey

Hoyne ivenut . .
AlleyE. of Hoync
Hoyne avenue . -
Hoyne avenue . .
Hoyne avenue..

Wallace

Fifty-first

Fifty-first

Princeton avenue

Sixty sixth

Seventy-third . . .

Seventy-third . . .
Seventy- fourth . .

Sixty-third

Sixty-fifth

Sixty-sixth

Forly-nir.th. .......

Forty-sixth

Fortieth

Sixty-ninth

Sixly-Gfth

Sixty-sixlb

Siity.seventh

East

Fifty-first

Sixty-fourth

Sixty -filth

Sixty-sixth

Sixty-ieventh

Sixty-eighth .......

Sixty-ninth

Seventieth

North

Seventieth

Notlh

Lyman

South.

Ninetieth

Eiehty-seveolh

Ninety-first

Sooth

Shields avenue

Leavitt

Learill

Greenwood avenue .
Calumet avenue .
160 ft. E.oflndianai

121SI

Princeton avenue...

Stewart avenue

Leavitt

Leavitt

Leavitt

Leavitt

375 ft. E. of Wright'

Fiftieth

Grand Trunk R. R..

Shields avenue

Sixty-seventh

Seventy- second ....

Fifty-first

.Sixty-third

Seventy -fourth

Seventy-fifth

Sixly-fiflh

Sixly-sixlh

Sixly-sevenlh

SOUTH DIVISION— Continued.

LsSin..

Lnviti

Limcoln

Lincoln

Ninety -third , .
Nincljr- third. .

lOBd

lOSd

WSd

lOSd

Puilina

Portland avenue..

E. S. of Railroad'

Sangamon

Sevcnlli avenue . .
Seventh avenue . .
Seventh avenue . .
Seventy third pUc
Shields avenue . . .
Sixty third place .

Siitj-fifth

fuxly-se Tenth. ...

Sixty-Kvenlh

Sixty-seventh

State!..! '"!

W.S.of Stony Island ai

Superior avenue

Thirty -eighth court. . .
Thirty-third eoutt...

Walt

Wall

Washington avenue. .
Waihington avenue..
Waihinelon avenue .
Wemworth avenue . .
Wentworlh avenue .
Wentworlh avenue .
Winchester avenue. .

Siaty-lhird

Siity-Gfth

Sixty-sixth

Sixly-first

Thirty-third

Fiftylirst

Fiftieth

Sixiyihird.

Si*iy-fifih

SiKty-sixth

Superior avenue. . .
Huston avenne....

Washington avenue
Belmont avenue...

Fifty first

Fifty-fourth

Sixty seventh

UBIh

Seventy-third

Seventy-fint

100th

Ninety-ninth

Ninety-eighth

Railroad avenue. . .
Graylock avenue .
Maryland avenue. .
Ashland avenue . . .
Ashland Bvenae . . .

Sixty ninth

Sixty-ninth

Sevcnly-third . ,

Ninety- second .
Halslcd . ,

Sixty-fifth .

Sixty-sixth..
Six ty-se vent

Fiftieth

Grand Trunk R. R.

Sixly-fifih

Sixty-sixth

Sixty aevenlh

West

Ontario avenue

Menclian avenue '. '. '.
Washington avenue.
Belmont avenue ....
Higbtand avenue.
GrandTmnkR.R...

South

Sixty-sixth

131st

Sixty-ninth

Seventy-third piace..

Sevenly-fourth

Ninety-ninth ..
Ninety-eighth. ,
Ninety-seventh, .

East

lilrjU. tf forlj-iintt. .

NT OF PUBUC WORKS,

SEWERS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAK 1995 IN TH
SUUTH DIVISION.

IIIftI. tfColbin Sm tn
Alley E- of Grand bi*
Alley W. of Unuidblvd.
Alley E. of Michieani

Aberdeeo ,

Bishop

Bishop

Bishop

Bonnpane

Burtis

Center aveoue

Cenler avenue

Cenlei avenue!!!!!!!

Cenler avenue

Center flveoae

Center avenue

Champlain

Cregier avenue

Dearborn

Elias

Emerald avenue

Escanaba avenue. . .

Fake

Fiftieth

Fiftieth

Fiftieth court

Fifty-fourth place . . .

Fift j-aiith

Fiftjr-sUlh

Fifth avenue

Forly-sixth , . . .

Forty-sixth

Forty-seventh

Forty-seventh coart.

Fotty-eighlh

Forty-eighth court . .

Forty-ninth

Forty ninth court ...

Ford ,

Goodspeed

Cioodspeed

Gray lock avenue. . .
Green

Hoyneaienue!!!!!!!

Hope avenue

jeflery avenue

Teffery avenue

Forty fifth

Forty-eighth

Forty fifth

Thirty-ninth

Sixty-seventh

Sixty-ihii^

Silly-fifth

Sixty sixth

Fake

Forty-seventh

Sixty-third

Sixty-fourth

SiKly-fifth

Sixty-sixth ...

Siity-aevenlh

Sixty-eighth

Sixty-ninth

Thirty-third

Sixty-ninth

Fifty-ninth

Archer avenue...

Sixtyfourlh

Eighty-eighth

Eighly-eigblh

Ninetieth

Hoyne avenue""!!!

Hoync avenue

Eliai avenue

South Park avenue.
Calumet avenue. . . .

llBlh

Wentworthavenne. .
Princeton avenue...

Robey

Hoyne avenue

AIleyE. ofHoyneat

Hoyne avenue

Hoyne avenue ....

Hoyne avenue

Wallace

Fifty first

Fifty-first

Princeton avenue...

Sixty-sixth

Scvenly-third

Forty-seventh

Sixty-second

Seventy-third

Sevcnly-fonrlh

Silly-third

Sixty.fiflh

Sixty-sixth

Forty-sixth ,

Fortieth

Sixty-ninth

Sixty-fifth

Sixty-sixth

Sixiy-sevenlh

East

Fifty-first

Sixty-fourth

Sixty-liflh

Siity-sinth

Sixty-TCventh

Sixty-eighth

Sixty-ninth

Seventieth

North

Seventieth

North

South

Ninetieth

Eighty-seventh

Ninety-first

South

Shields avenue

Leavilt

Calumet avenue !
IBUft. E-oflndianaai

laisi

Princeton avenue....

Leavilt

Lcavitl

375 fl. E, of Wright..

Fiftieth

Grand Trunk R. R. .

Shields avenue

Sixty-seventh

Seventy -second ....

Fifty-first

Sixty-third

Seventy -fourth

Seventy-fifth

Sixty-fifth

Sixty-sixth

Sixty-seventh

SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT. 117
NORTH DIVlSION-CoNTiNOED.

tSJtST

,.o„

.„

r

Length

(Ml

Oakdale avenue

Wayne avenue

Southport avenue . . . .

It

H

n

H
li

Wayne <LVeaa=

George

Web»lrr»«oue

Grant plsce

Lawrence avenue

W. of Hoyne avenue..
E. of Hoyne avenue..

Cornelia

S. of Irving Parkav.,

ess

Addison avenue

Grace

1,138

|S^V«m""

«87 ft. E. of St. Clair.

Robcy

Walcolt

E««

Wakotl

W. Kavenswood Park.

BerteauBvenue

Irving Park avenue . . .
Devon avenue

HIS
6S4

»«""

Montrose boulevard . .

l.SSS

•Pl^"

Rosemonlavenue ...

Robey

Walcott

ece

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOEKS.

SETTERS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAR 1895 IN THE
NORTH DIVISION.

STREET

FROM

TO

X

teei

Albion avenue

Wiiithrop avenue

Winthrop avenue

Ormonde avenue

W. S Eviniton av , . .

li

}i

li
li

li

u
1*

li

li

I*

u
a*

Ji

U
U

li

li

i,m

Broadock avenue

Emerson avenue

Lake Michigan

Crescent road

S, of Ormonde avenue.
Ormonde avenue

20S

Carpenter road

Carpenter road

Carpenter road

Chicago river

Crescent road

S. of Ormonde avenue.
Coagrove avenue

Evanslon avenue '.'.'.'.'.

Webber avenue

HaUled

Rokcby

Wcslern avenue

301
438
3S2

Columbia avenue

Webber avenue

746

Columbia avenue

Railroad avenue

400

SheDicId avenue . ..

1,317
313

East

Grassmere road

Fountain avenue

EUerton avenae

Albion avenue

Eniield avenue

Fountain avenue

Diion avenue

Prescott avenue

Columbia avenue

Columbia avenae

Albion avenue

Lincoln avenue

Robey

Walcott

Robey

Hoyne avenue

Grace

Coigrove avenue

Wcslcm avenue

Irving Park avenue...

River

Roscmonl avenue . . .
Cosgrove avenue..,.
Irving Park avenue . . .

EUerton avenae

Enfield avenue

Evanston avenue

689
083
743

Eva nston avenue

ll.rin].iiiitli,iwrNUr»..
George

Hayes avenue

H!n.!l.orW.liut(LiiffiiBu.

Walcott avenue

813
539
058

Hoyne avenue

Mara avenue . .

Hoyneavenue

trying Park avenue . . .
Irving Park boulevard. .
Irving Park boulevard. .
Irving Park boulevard..
Kenmore avenue

S. of Irving Parkav..

1,130

Irving Park avenue . . .

sai

Western avenue

Devon avenue

Montrose boulevard. . .

1.588
660

S. of Irving Park av. .
W. of Lincoln avenue.

Aihland avenue

North Shore avenue . . .
North Shore avenue . . .
North Shore avenue . . .

Lake Michigan avenue
w7bberave^nue. .■■.'.;.

Evanston avenue

Webber avenue

Railroad avenue

9K
74B
1«

Oakdale avenue

Oakley avenue

Oakley avenue

Oakley avenue

Ormonde avenue

Walcott

Webster avenue

Washington avenue..

Cosgtove avenue

Carpenter road

C.&N.-W. Ry

Washington avenue. . .
S. of Foster avenue...

574
68«
196

Broadock avenue

W. of Lincoln avenue.

433

Diversey avenue

Carpenter road

Addison avenue

Waveland avenue....
Byron

Prescotl avenue

Enfield avenue

Waveland avenue . . .

746
658

E. Ravenswood Park . .

I^ng Park avenue-::

610

SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT.

117

NORTH DIVISION— Continued.

STREET

FROM

TO

Diam.

in

feet

Leng-th

in

feet

W. Ravenswood Park. .

Wellington

Oakdale avenue

Wayne avenue

Southport avenue ....
Nelson

1

H
1

2

U

1
1
1
1
1
2

u
u

1

2i
2

1

li

1

883

Ridge avenue

Ridge avenue

Charlton

655

Wayne avenue

George

Webster avenue

Grant place

Leavitt

602

Robey

995

Robey

Grant place

983

Robcy

School

Lawrence avenue

W. of Hoyne avenue. ,
E. of Hoyne avenue . .

Cornelia

S. of Irving Park av. .
East

628
494

School

Robey

455

Scelev avenue

Addison avenue

Grace

St. Clair

688

Tyson avenue

1,188

North Water

687

North Water

Wellington avenue ....

Wellington avenue

Western avenue

Western avenue

687 ft. E. of St. Clair.

Robey

Walcott

East

Walcott

W. Ravenswood Park.

Berteau Avenue

Irving Park avenue . . .

Devon avenue

Walcott

875
654
448

Montrose boulevard . .
Berteau

1,885

1,886

656

667

Winthrop place

Wolfram

Rosemont avenue . . .

Robey

Walcott

Wolfram

East

824

Total

47,766

•

118

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

WING SEWERS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAR 1895 IN

THE WEST DIVISION.

STREET

FROM

TO

Diam.

in

feet

Length

in

feet

Franklin

Garden

Manhole in Wallace . .
Manhole in Wallace .
Manhole in Hamlin . .
Manhole in N. line of Kiuie. .
Manhole in W. Fortieih

Manhole in Chicago aTenne . .
Manhole in Milwankee aienne. .
Manhole in Courtland .
Manhole in N. line of Kiniie . .
Manhole in Milwankee aienne. .
Manhole in Milwankee aTenne. .

East . .

East

East ...'

N. line of Kinzie

West

U

88
86

Huron

Hamlin

Kinzie

88
75
45

Mead

Sheldon

Sheridan

North

West

West

S. line uf Kinzie

West

West

46
40
44

St. Louis

110

Vernon

Washington

40
40

ToUl...

553

SEWERAGE DEPARTMENT.

19

WING SEWERS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAR 1895 IN

THE SOUTH DIVISION.

STREET

FROM

TO

Diam.

in

feet

Leng-th

in

feet

Avenue M

Bonaparte

Manhole in 100th. . .
Manhole in Fake ....
Manhole in Fifty-third
Manhole in Fifty-third
Manhole in Emerald av

South

West

North

North

East

H
U

U
1

f

88
86

Peoria

40

40

176

Sangamon

Siztv^eichth

Total

880

120

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

WING SEWERS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEAR 1895 IN

THE NORTH DIVISION.

STREET

Foster

Hanson court

Hanson court

Jackson

School

Swift place

Webster avenue

Webster avenue

Wayne avenue

Washington avenue. . . .
Washington avenue. . . .

Total

FROM

Manhole
Manhole
Manhole
Manhole
Manhole
Manhole
Manhole
Manhole
Manhole
Manhole
Manhole

in Lincoln av
in Lincoln av
in Lincoln av
in Lincoln av
in Western av
in Bryn Mawr
in Lincoln av
in Lincoln av
in Bryn Mawr
in Lincoln av
in Lincoln av

TO

West

East .

West

West

East

North

East .

West

South

West

East .

Dlam.

la

feet

u

1

u

1
1

u

1

u
u
u

1

Lencrth

in

feet

48
42
88
42
38
40
48
48
40
42

476

SEWERAGE DEPAKTMENT.

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SEWERS AND CATCH-BASINS CLEANED IN THE THREE DIVISIONS OP THE CITY ^ 1
DURING THE YEAR 1895. 1

It

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
S g 3

a - -

WORKS.

1^

1

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SBWBKAGS DEPARTMENT.

RECEIPTS IN HOUSE DRAIN DEPARTMENT DURING
THE YEAR 1895.

DIVISION.

PuHin iHUSD.

e^nch.

9^ch.

Ig-inch.

IB-iach.

-Tool

84^

a-in,
2
2
12

*::■:::

Kcnipu.

1,686
1.875
2,866

48
19

57

8

.

2,043
1,893

2,737

2S
24
lOS

190
44
187

t 14,453 00

So»th

8

1

0.880 25

ToUb

....; MM

I3S

11

8

8,663

158

16

331

S 34,828 76

1

Receipti fcom
ReceipU from

icense

T

Ul «Cf

pis...

( 46.026 76

NUMBER OF DRAINS PUT IN PLACE DURING THE TEAR 1895

UNDER SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

DIVISION.

Toul nuin-

Taul Icngih

Toul™i.

petdnin.

"S^"

'"^jE™'

024
474

2m

30.070
12,908
8,208

1 3,546 21

1,784 61
on 10

* 884
8 66
4 09

82.64

37.23
37.28

SooUi

u.eo

1,821

40.176

t 8,190 83

$ 883

30.39

Making' a total of 9.31 miles of six (6) incli drain laid by i
for by special aaaesament.

t and paid

REPORT OF THE

Bureau of Streets

City op Chicago

Bureau of Streets.

HON. W. D. KENT,

Commissioner of Public Works.

Dear Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith the Twentieth
Annual Report of the Bureau of Streets for the year ending- Decem-
ber 31, 1895.

A review of the work accomplished during' the past j-car bj the
various departments of this Bureau is presented in detail ; also infor-
mation relative to the different railroads centering- in this City, and
extension of the various street railway lines operating' within the
corporation limits.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

Amount paid contractors for street improve me nts

by special assessments $1,026,202 45

For sidewallcB built by the Burea.u under special

aasessment 50.817 91

For re-paving- and repairing improved streets.... 267,671 S9

For grading, ditching-, building and repairing
aprons, culverts, crosBings, etc., on unimproved
streets 143,696 39

For sidewalk general repairs, and intersections , . . 106.211 11

For City parks 9,361 96

For new and repaired street lamps and signs 63,397 24

Grand Totai. . $1,667,358 95

fl

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORK

STREET AND ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS.

In addition to attending to work under construction fourteen
letting^ have been prepared and advertised, and contracts for forty-
five alleys and H5 streets awarded ; eighty-eight surveys for street
and alley openings, and seventeen surveys of obstructions have been
made ; grades and lines have been furnished for sidewalks by an
engineer detailed from this Department; and 306 preliminary esti-
mates for new work have been made, divided as follows:

KINDS OF PAVEMENT.

Sqi«r.y«dfc

Lui«IF«I.

HDa.

Eniiiuied Cm.

1,743,084
S23,B0e
134,808
B74,B80
88,7OT

488,805
87,434

3B,6B5

185.350

9.485

81.68
16.66

7.50
35 10
1.80

Macadam

Grinile

1, 055.900 09
108,594 83

2,808,520

80S,70S

153. 5S

Of the 47,75 miles of pavement laid during the year 59.9 per
cent, has been cedar block and 12.1 per cent, macadam. By reference

to the "Tables Showing Percentage of Each Class of Pavement" it
will be seen that the proportion of these two classes of pavement is
rapidly diminishing, being replaced by vitrified brick, granite blocks
and sheet asphalt. The introduction of vitrified brick on Milwaukee
avenue, from Lake street to Chicago avenue, and of sheet asphalt on
Madison street, from Jefferson street to Center avenue, is a new
departure which will be watched with a great deal of interest. Each
of these pavements is an ideal specimen of its class and was laid in
strict accord with the specifications and under the most rigid inspec-
tion. The heavy traffic on these streets will be a severe and thorough ,
test.

The tendency towards substantial pavements has been greatly
assisted by the action of the Council in ordering that all cedar block
pavements be laid on a foundation of compacted crushed stone, six
inches in depth, instead of the two-inch hemlock plank and three-
inch sand foundation as formerly specified.

STREET DEPARTMENT. 129

I would recommend that when a street has been ordered
improved, upon which substantial sidewalks are needed, the ordi-
nance be drawn providing- for all improvements necessary between
lot lines. Sidewalk elevations, which are the cause of frequent con-
tentions, would be properly fixed, the cost of making* one assessment
would be saved, greater uniformity between sidewalk and street
elevations would ensue, and the g-eneral appearance of the street
greatly benefited.

The following- tables show the progress in street and alley
improvements and the character of pavement laid on each :

130

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

AI^I^EYS IMPROVED IN THE

NAME

FROM

BETWEEN

Commenced

Alley

Alley

Webster to Garfield ays . .

First W. of Franklin

First N. £. of Mand av. . .

Lincoln avenue

Lincoln avenue

Osgood and Seminary av.

Wendell and Oak

Sheffield av. and Poe ....
Belden av. and Larrabee .
Webster av. and Orchard.

Howe and Center

Franklin and Market ....

Dayton and Halsted

State and Dearborn

Webster and Garfield avs.

Tune 4, 1895
May 18, 1896
July 9, 1895
Aug. 24, 1896
Oct. 10. 1895

Alley

Alley

Alley

Alley

Larrabee to Willow

Locust to Pearson

North av. to 475 ft. north.
Goethe to 411 ft. north. . .
Seminary av. to Clifton . .

Aug. 26, 1896
Sept. 28, 1895
Oct. 12. 1895

Alley

Alley

Alley

AUey

Oct. 1. 1896
Oct. 9, 1895

STREET DEPAHTMENT.

NORTH DIViaiON, 1895.

FldlBbed

CONTSACTOR

NaiDfi of

y"."?

Lln»l

lone 5. 1995
M>7 ie, 1865
Joiy 9, 1895

1,215
884

sea

1,265
1,193

3.678

1,744

894

B8S

i,3ig

R. F. Conwajr

Sncklev Sl PeWrBon

J.n. 4. 1808

H. Rath

46U

410

A, J. MrBcnnS Co

723

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOKKS.

b

STREETS IMPROVED IN THE

NAME

FROM

TO

g.««e„c«i

•Bellevue place..'.!

BrjatAawi ...'.'.'.'.
"Claik

Clark

Soulhport avenue

^uthport avenue

May 33, 1883

Center

Ohio

-F-rrapHivenue...

George

Aug. 1. 1895

Roscmon I avenue

Sheffield avenue

Montrose boulevard

Lawrence »Teniie..
Lincoln avenue

Lake Michigan

Bownunville toad

AprUlS. 18W
May 12. 1890
May 32. 180S

N. Fiftr-niMh . . . .

N. Fifty-ninth ....

clu]/'.:^\\'^\: ".'.'.'.'.'.

Robey

Sonthport avenae

Keainore avenue

Lincoln avenue

Balmoral avenue

EvanstOD avenue

inneSb',18M

Sonthport avenue . .

Clark

Evanston avenue

Clyboum avenue

Fullerton avenue

Roscoe boulevard

Sheridan boalevard

Aug. 8. 18M
July 23. 1896
Aug. 1, 1895

Western avenue...

EvBHBton avenue

•Winlhrop avenue. .

STREKT DEPARTMENT.

NORTH DIVISION, 189S.

FlniBhcd

CONTRACTOR

Imp'rovemenl

^^

Lldcal
Feet

Curbed and filled.

Macadam

Curbed and filled.

Macadam

Cedar

Vitrified brick . . .

8 '670"

8,088"

8,177
41635
1,168

i'.iii"

6.806
3,083
6,108
S1.S85
11.582
6,766

Doiesc & Shepird

Jnij aa.

1895

0. Videt

3,426
8,066
lioiW

Sept. 21

1895
1965

H.R.th

Curbed and GUed.

IBSS
1895

Aag. 9

M«:ad«m

cedir'".':;:::.

Oct. S4,
Aug. 8.
Jolr 30,

ises

1SU5
1893

Netterslrom & Baintow

Naugle, Holcomb&Co

1.380
6,617
2,781

H. Rath

Curbed and filled.

Macadam

Cedar

Curbed and filled.

Doleie & Shepard

R. F.WilsoniCo

8,231

17,612

Julys,

1S9S

4,437
1,400

18B6'

H.Rath

Garden City P. & P. Co

Not. 28,

3,634
1,786
7,834

5,738
1,7«
3,058
3,043

Macadam

UpL 17,

1S95

1895

isee

1,736

A. J. McBeuiftC

J Bairstow

Macadam

C. M. Nelterslrom

Dolese & Sbepard

:;::::::::::::

-

Tola! lineal feet of cedar block pavement ir
Total lineal feet of cedar block pavement ir
Total lineal feet of macadam pavement in <
Tola! lineal feel of bnck pavement in stree
Total lineal feet of curbed and filled st.eeta

134

DBPARTMBNT OP PUBLIC WORKS.

AI^LEYS IMPROVED IN THE

NAME

Alley

Alley

•AUey

AUey

♦Alley

♦Alley

♦Alley

Alley

Alley

Alley

Alley

AUey

Alley

Alley

♦Alley

Alley

Alley

•Alley

♦Alley

FROM

Thirty-ninth to Fortieth . .

Fiftieth to Fifty-first

Fifth avenue to 82 ft. east.

State to Dearborn

Fifth av. to 120 ft. east. . .
Fifth av. to 181 ft east. . .
Van Buren to North end. .
Eighteenth to S. terminus.

MSun 9m% U Pnirit an.

Swift pi. to Whitehouse pi.
Thirtieth to Thirty-first . .
Prairie av. to 135 ft. west.

Thirtj-firtt U Thirtj-ucMd

Thirtj-fint U Thirtj-iNwi

Thirtj-ei^tk to lA ft. Mrtk. . .
Thirty- ninth to Fortieth. .
Forty-fourth to Forty-fifth.

rortj-iiitii U SM ft. itrih

Forty-ninth south

BETWEEN

Dearborn and Armour av.
State and Dearborn av. . . .

Lake and S. Water

Lake and S. Water

Randolph and Washington
First alley S. of Madison.
Wabash and Michigan avs.

First east of State

100 ft. S. of Twenty-fourth
Wentworth and Fifth avs.
G«iUg« Grtw aid OrtiiM aTi. .

Thirtj-fint mi Tkaiymcmi

WMtworth aid rifth an

Dearborn and Armour av.
huf^l aTeiM mi Johim plan.
Michigan and Indiana avs.

GrMiwotd aid Sidnj an

C«ttag« Ortn ai. aid Dnxil Ufd. .
Gfttait flran a? . aid Dnitl Uid. .

Commenced

1.

1,
1,

1,
1,

Oct.
May

July
Oct.
Aug. 1.
Aug. 1,
Tuly
Jan.
May 9,
April 25,
May 18,
June 18,
May 6,
May 8,
Sept. 1,
April 29,
Aug. 26.

niy 1.

uly 15,

}

1895
1896
1896
1895
1895
1896
1896
1895
1895
1895
1896
1895
1896
1896
1896
1896
1896
1896
1896

♦ Private Contract.

STREET DEPARTMENT.

135

SOUTH DIVISION, 1895.

Finished

CONTRACTOR

Nature of
Improvement

Square
Yards

Lineal
Feet

Oct. 11, l2$0a

A. J. McBean & Co

Cedar

886
850
218
469
240
131
238
71
340
842
788
207
938
904
133
1,257
765
667
755

502

May 15, 1805
Toly 80, 1895
Oct. 28. 1805

Garden City P. & P. Co

Dillon & Conlan

i«

546

Granite

82

Dillon & Conlan

Vitrified brick . . .
Granite

885

Aag. 15, 1895
Aug. 15, 1806
Jaly 81, 1805

Dillon & Conlan

Gaffney & Long

120
130

Simpson Bros

T. F. Moore

Asphalt

178

Jan. 10, 1895

Concrete

Cedar

84

May 18, 1895
May 7, 1806
May 27, 1805
T«ie 82, 1895
May 10, 1895
May 11, 1895
Sept. 15, 1896
Jafy 81, 1895
Sept. 4, 1895
Aoff. 1, 1896

Garden City P. & P. Co

Garden City P. & P. Co

A. J. McBean & Co

306
482

«•

580

Barber Asphalt Paving Co. . .

Garden City P. & P. Co

Garden City P. & P. Co

J. V. McAdam

Asphalt

Cedar .

135
552
888

(«

100

R. F. Wilson & Co

<i

505

J. V. McAdam

««

459

C. E. Blair

Concrete

300

Aug. 1, 1895

C. E. Blair

375

DKPAKTMENT OF PUBLIC WOHKS.

STREETS IMPROVED IN THE

TO

Ashland avenue. . .

Atlantic

Aberdeen

Bishop coart

Buller

Canal..'!.!!!!';!!
Chsmplaia avenue.
Cfaainplaia avenue.

Duncan Park

Emerald avenue.. .
Emerald avenue, . .
Escanaba avenue..

Farrell avenue

Fifth avenue

Foil

"Forty-seventh

Fifly first court

Fifly-lhird

Fifty-third

Fifiythird

Fifty fourth

Fifty-fourlh

Fifty fitlh

Honore

Hickline avenue..
High

Hoyne avenue.'!!!
lefiiry avenue.,..

LaSalle

Langley avenue...

Lake Park avenue.

W. left. LaSalle..

KlSft. LaSalle...
•Lake

Morgan

May

•E, iMarket

•W. 4 Market

Ninely-lhird

100th

llSlh

llfllh

l«9d

Pameti 'av'enue! ! !
Parnell avenue. . ,
Portland avenue...

Roaenmerkle

Rhodes avenue. . .
Robertson avenue .

Sherman .

St. Lawrence av. , .

Fifty-ninth

Fony-ieventh

Fifty-first

Fifty-Bist

laiM

Fifty-fifth

Fifty-first

nsih

Fiftieth

Fiftieth court

Wallace

118th

laui

Eighly-ieventh ...

119th !!!

Thirly-firlt

Drexel boulevard..

Halsled

Halsled

LC. R. R. track..
Woodlawn avenue .

HaJsled

Drrnel boulevard . .
I. C. R. R. track , ,

Sixly-iiith .

Sixty -wventh

Haljted

108th

Sixly-lhird

Seventy-first

SixtyfiTKt

Sixty-third

Diana

Thiny-fiist

Madiion

Washington

Wabash avenue ...

Fifty-first

Fifty-first ,

Madison

Madison

Commercial avenut

Wallace !!!!!

Wenlworth avenue.
Wenlworth avenue.
Fifty. third .......

119th

laist

IlQlh

Wallace

Sixty-third

Sixty-seventh , . .. ,
Sixty-third

Suty-third... ..

Fifty-fifth

Fifty-fourth

Fifty -fifth

128d

Fifty-ninth

Fifty- fourth

128d

Fiftieth CDUtt ..

Fifty-first

Stewart avenue.

Ilflth

I28d

Ninety-first

Thirty-first

123d

Waterville

Lake avenue . . ,

Center avenue..

Lake Michigan,
Lake avenue. . .

Morgan

Woodlawn aven
Cornell avenue .
Sixty-seventh . ,
Sixty-ninth .. . ,

lutl"".!!!!!!!

Sixty-fourth . . ,
Thirty -seventh ,
Seventv -third . ,
Sixty-third.. .,
Sixty-seventh . .

123d

Thirly-lhird

Randolph

Randolph

Fifty-fouith

Fifty-fourth . . . ,

IBOft-N

IMfl.N

Harbor avenue.
Avenue "L" .

Halsled

Halsted

Halsled

Fifty -fourth cou

IMlh

ISBd

I28d

Wright ,

S. Chicago avel

LC- R.R

Sixty-ninth ....
S. Chicafio aver

Unfinished . . .
Aug. 89. 1890
Sept. 31, IBM
Oct. 1, ISM
Sept. ST, 18H
June 3, man
Sept.ai, ItfW
Sept. it, ISH
May 1, ISBS
May 1, 18H
Oct. 1. 18M
Sept. ST. ISM
Sept. 2T, 18H
May 7. I8W
Aug. S, 1896
Sept. ST, ItM
May 1. 1S9S
Oct. I, 1896
Sept.ai, 1894
Sept. 21. 16H
May 11, 1S9S
Nov. 1, 1894
Sept. ai, 1694
April 37, IU9S

April 1. lags
Tuiy SO. isas

May 39, 189B
Sept. 31, I8»l
Oct. 19. 1904
June 10. 1890
Un6niihed ..
Sept. 10. 1894
Unfinished ..
June SO, ISQS
Sept. 37, ItM
AprUSO, 1800
Oct. SI, 1800
Nov, 1. 1880
July 1, 180S
Sept. 31, 18H
Sept. 31. laoi
June 1. 1806
June 16, 189.1
May SS, 1890
Sept.S7, 1898
Sept. a?. 1894
OcL 8. 1894
Sept. 87, 18»4
Sept. 31. 1894
Sept. 87, 1804
Sept. ST, 1804
Sept. ST, 1804
OcL 1, 1804
Oct. 9, 1800
Jan. 17. 1806
April 1. 1806
Unfinished ..

STKEET DEPARTMENT.
SOUTH DIVISION, 1895.

137

riniahHt

CONTRACTOR

&T

F«t

R F C n«

4,977
32.150

8,461
11.433

1.000
10,005
8.461
3,913
1,516
1.332
3,880
2,158
1.000
10,174
5,511
8,238
4,937
9.302
0.485
10,454
3,513
13,523
11,386
6,307
944
3,053
4,304
5,443
1,000
1,507

1.400
5,313
3,004
3,352

600 1
3.370 '
3,004
1,346 J

384

386

970

610

500
3,693
3,110
3,640
1,167
3,330
1,300
2,476

710
3,563
2,678
1,893

850

eie

1,041
1,389

SOO

630
1,373

500

565
3.5S6
3,B7S
1,414

790

384
3,809
3,001
3,004

190

190
1,550
1.010
1,210

000
3,900

BOO

600
3,540

60S
8.634

630
l.OOO
5,500

Oct. 9, ltl9S
Jul, 1, 18B5
M.y 15, 1895
July 15, 1895
June 30, 1895
My 1, 1895
July 15, 18B5
June 30, 1895
lone 30, 1895
it.j 22, 1896
July 15, ISSfl
inly 15. 1805
Aug. 1,^ ISBfi
Sept, 9. 1895
July 15. 1895
Aog. 37, 1895
Nov. 1, 1895
uly 1, 1895
aly 1, 1895
uly 17, 1895
uly 8, 1885
uly 1. 18B5
Aug. 3. 1896
Aug. 6, 1895
S*pt. 12. 1895
uoe 6, 189.^
uly 1, I8B5
d1; 1, 18S6

; aly &, laus

P. Fan-ell

Nctlcrsirom & Baitslow ....
R. F. Wilson&Co

Macadam

Nclterstrom & Bairstow

Macadam

Nelterslmn. & Bairslow

NeltetEtrom & Bairslow

Kimball & Cobb SWne Co. , .

Garden Cily P. K P. Co

Netlcrstrom & Bairstow

R. F. Wilson* Co

Chicago Cily Railway Co

Macadam

Macadam

J. H. Palmer

Macadam

Vitrified brick...

Brownell Improvement Co. . .

Macadam

J.Lyman&Co

Macadam

Macadam

R. F. Conway

M.Sieude

Curbed and filled.
Macadam

April 13, 1896

1,000
1,883
10,851

10,374

i;405
(119

13,305
8,449
8,461
950
950
6,058
4,572
1,950
1,000

13,0^0
8,807
1,000
1.000
8,381
3.016

13,905
1,320
3,300

Aug- 34, 1895
July 15, 1895
Jane 30, 1895
No». 12, 18(15
No*. 12, 1895
Aug. 1, IBUS
uly 1, 1895
aly 1, 1895
one 15, 1895
uly 1, 1895
>ci. 18, 1896
Oci. 37, 1895
uly 16, 1895
April 4, 1895
uly 15. 1805
aly 1. 1895
uly 15. 1895
nly 15, 1895
aly 15, 18BS
uly 12, 18S5
Jot. 15. 1895
Due 20, 1895
oly 30, 1895

Nettetstrom & Bairslow

Western Paving & Supply Co.

Macadam

Slice 1 asphalt

Vitrified brick .. .

Granite

Farrell & Wilson

Farrell & Wilson

Dillon S Conlan

Granite

B-ownell Improvement Co. . .

Netterslrora & Bairstow

Kimball & Cobb Stone Co...
Netlerslrom & Bairslow ....

Macadam

Netterstrom & Bairslow

Nellerstrora & Bairstow

Nellerslrom & Bairslow

Macadam

Garden City P. & P. Co

Maciidam

Garden Cily P. & P. Co

138

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

STREETS IMPROVED IN THE

NAME

FROM

TO

Commenced

Short

Hickory

C. & A. Ry

Waterville

Honore

July 20, 1(405
June 26, 1805
April 5, 1808
May 25, 1805
April 1, 1805
Unfinishied .

Springer avenue . .
Sixty- fifth court. . .

Sixty-first

Sixty-eighth

Sixty-seventh

Seventy-first

Thirty-second ....

Thirty-sixth

Thirty -sixth

Thirty-eighth court
Wabash avenue . . .

Laurel avenue

Stewart avenue

Halsted

Halsted

Center avenue

Wallace

S. Park avenue

Stony Island avenue

Cottage Grove avenue. . . .
Laurel

S. Park avenue

Unfinished . .

Halsted

May 10, 1800
May 27. 1805
Aug. 1, 1800
July 1, 1805
Unfinished . .

State

Armour avenue

Western boulevard

Halsted

Sixtv-sixth

Oaklev avenue

Laurel

Seventy*first

Wallace

Diana

128d

Sept. 27, 1884

♦Private Contract.

SOUTH DIVISION, 1895— Continued,

Finiibcd

CONTRACTOR

Nalnre of
Impruvemenl

Squar,.
Yards

Lineal
Feel

Aug. 3. 1895
Sept. 26. Id95
AaR. 16, 181t5
July 10, 1895

Garden Cily P. & P. Co

1.301
8,891
3,139

4.777
4.800

Macadam.;:;;;.

Egglnton & Bratvoell

942

Naugle. Holcomb & Co....

Curbing

Curbed and filled.

Aug. 14, 1895
June «. 1895
Aug. 10, 1895
July 31, 1896

5,li!9
3.435
1.847

5,609
1,400
11,080

R. r, Wilson & Co

Garden City P. & P. Co

Mexican Atphall Co.

Netlerstiom & Bairstow

1,329

July 15, 1695

Macadam

3,978

Total lineal feet cedar block pavement in alleys . . .
Total lineal feet cedar block pavement in streeti , .

Total lineal feet asphall pavement in alleys

Total lineal feet asphalt pavement in streets

Total lineal feel granile pavement in alleys

Total lineal feet granite pavement in streets

Total lineal feet macadam pavement in streets ....

Total lineal feet brick pavement in alleyt

Total lineal feet brick pavement in streets

Total lineal feet curbed and filled in streets

Total : 135,971

5,009 o

0.90 mile.

47.684 ■

9 oa ■'

813

0.06 •■

. 1,9U

0.86 "

S,B89 '

0.70 "

37,853 ■

7.07 "

a4,131 '

4.57 "

135,971

r 23.85 miles

'EPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

ALLEYS IMPROVED IN THE

«X«E

p»o„

.ETW„N

Alley

Alley

Alley

Halsted to S. Union

Sibley to Fayette

Adams to Morgan

Jackson lo Van Burcn. . . .
Aberdeen to Center av. . .

Jefferson to Despiaines...

Sangamon to Peona

Halited to Marble

Monroe to Marble

Taylor to W. Eleventh . . .

Folk to Hope

Halsted to Newberry av..

CUrinda to Cornelia

Wlhni»»i.l.C.tll.-W.fij...

Oakley to Western avs . . .

Twenly-rirsl and Lisle,
tluciiini ud ttnOD ttii il .
Jackson and Aberdeen
Francisco and Stevens.
Tilden and Congress. .
MadUon and Monroe .
Taylor and DeKoven .
Madison and Monroe .
Adams and Desplaines
Desplainet and Halsted
Sholto and Blue Island
Bluelslandav.and Mor|
Fourteenth and Hsnry
Twelfth and Maxwell ,
Paulina and Ramsey ..
Madison and Warren a
Madison and Washing!

Lake and Park av

Madison and Washingt
Washington and Kando
Lake and Randolph . .
Randolph and Lake ..
Randolph and Washing
Maplewood and Rockw

Lake and Fullon

Halsted and Green...
Holt and Dickson....

. May Sa, 1886
.. May 31), 1805
.. May 22, leSB
. . June lU, 1895
., June M, 1890
. . July ao, 189S
. . July 20. 1886
. . July 20. 1895
. . Aug. 30, 1895

Aiie^::::::::::

Alley

Alley

Alley

an June 26, im

.. Oct. 11, 1895

Alley

. . July IS, 1885
n. Sept. 17, 1895

?3.';.'°„?,T"°r.;::-

LaketoFnlton

».Jiihllil>l.tiiCli«Pirkpl....

Randolph to Lake

Blanche to North avenue.
Jefferson lo Desplaines . . .

Shober lo Leavitl

Oakley avenue to Leaviil.
Western lo Oakley nvs

Alley::::;:::::::

Alley

. . Nov. 15, 189IS

Alley

NorlhandWaubansiaa
lilin^udffilwUn....
liloiokHiKlHillilltn....

vs. July 14. 1696

Alley

Alley

.. Sept. 28, 1896

F

' DEPARTMENT.

WEST DIVISION, 189S.

CO»T..CTOH

,.1,r,?i,

»"•

„„.,

U«T 26. 1895
May 31, 1895
M.)- 35, 1896

R. F. Conway

654
802
844

1,1M
BIO
173
497
103
324
199

1,229
71S
670
333
467

1.971
380
988
417
210
580
569
169

1,581
734
589

1.122
451

1.248

1,877

1,351

Garden CLly P. & P, Co. . . .
Geo. A. Thstcher & Co

Aug. 9, 18B5
Aug. 17, 1896
Aug. 10, 1896
Aug. 17, 1896
Aog. 27, 1896
Aug. 27. 1896
Sept. 17. 1896
Aug. 22, 1816

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R. F. Conway

R, F. Conway

Geo. A. Thaicher & Co

Aog. 3. 1896
Aug. S. 1895
Aug. S. 1896
Sept. 13, 1395

Talbot Paving Co

400
1.109

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Srpl. 30. 1B95

Oct. 30. 1805

H. Rath

810

Sept. 23, 1895
Aug. 8, 1895
M.y 18. 1896

k. F. Conway

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Aog. 4, 1896
Aug. 11, 1895

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STREETS IMPROVED IN THB j

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W. Fortieth

California avenoe

W. Forly-sUtb

May 15, laOB
May 14, ISW
May 1, ]8aB
uly IS. I88S
une S. IVBft
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uly 23. laBB
une 10, leOS
Aug. S. 1604

^H Alhland aveniw . . .

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Taylor

Calilomia avenue

^m

Douglas boulevard

^M Colorado avenue . .
^m Carroll avenue ....
^m Chicago avenue . . .

^M -Clark<>on court ....

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838 ft. east

Crawford avenue

California avenue

Madison

Union

Chicaeo avenue

Unfinished ..
Unfinished ..
May 20, 180S
May 31. 18»S
Oct. 5. 16»S

California avenue

W. Fortieth

Division

Western avenue

Douglas boulevard

LakI

^H Grcnshaw

W. Fortieth

Aug. 8. iSM
Sept. 24. 1806
Sept. 1. 18aC
May 1, 1S0B
Aug. 1, 180i

Unfinished ..
June 7. 1S0C

'Feb.'27'.'ie«
April 17, 180S
Oct. 8, 180ft
May 22, 180ft
Aug. a, 180ft
Unliniahed ..
Oct. 14. 1604
June 15. lS0ft
Unfinished ..
May j. 180»
July 11, 180ft
Oct. 8. I80ft
Sept. S, 1S«»
Oct. 15. I8SI,
June 18. 1896
OcL 8, 18W
May 35. 180ft
Aug. 3. 18»t
July 20, 18»(
June 21. ISIS
]nne 8. 18»

Hamlin avenue.. .
Howard avenue . . .
Hamboldl

Norlh avenue

Armitage avenue

Carroll avenue

kediie avenne ....
Kediie avenue ...

Thiriy'fir,!, .:;:::;::::::

Jefferson

\V. Twentieth

Lake

May

Milwaukee avenue.
Milwaukee avenoe.
Milwaukee avenue.

W. Twentysectmd

Crawford avenue

Irving Park boulevard. . .

Armitage avenue

Douglas boulevard

Humboldt boulevard

Milwaukee avenue

Halsted

Rockwell

Armilage avenue

DoDgliB boulevard

Palmer avenue ....

Perry avenue

Randolph

Rebecca

Shakespeare av. .. .
Sheridan avenue . .
TrambuU avenue.
Twenty-first

California avenue

Fullerton avenue

California avenue

Bloomingdalc road

Milwaukee avenue

Wnilace avenue .. ,

Humboldt boulevard

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STREET DEPARTMENT-

WEST DIVISION, 1895.

¥.-x

June 7, 1899
Sept. 19, 1885
ScpL IS. 189S
JdI; 24. 18DS
Sept. 3, 18K>

ii^ suim

Sept 20, 18B5
July 2, 1895

Nan. 8, 1895
Aug. a, 18S5
N«*. 4, 1895
JolT 6, 1895
Dec 31. 1895
Nov. S3, 1895
Nov. 14, 1895
Dec 3, 1895
Dec. 24. 1895

Aug. 27, 1895
Dec. 31, 1895
Nov. 2a, 1895
Aug. 17. 1895

Oct. 36, 1895
Ane. 1, 1895
Nov. 2. 1895
Sept. 14, 1896
Nov. 15. 1895
Oct. 26. I8B5
Nov. 28, ien5
Jmie 8, ISn-t
Dec. 31. 1895
Nov. 14, 1895
Tuly 5, 189S
Aug. 8, 1895

BermudcK Asphalt Paving Co.

R. F. Conwa)'

R. F. Conway

b& Co..

Naugle, Holcon

R. F. Wilson &

R. F. Conway

R. F. Conwly

Uolete & Shepard

James CodIbd

Naugle, Hulcomb & Co.

Jame& Conlan

Standard Paving Co

O. Videi

H. Ralh

Garden City P. & P. Co.
Bcrmudez Asphalt Paving Co.

While* Valentine

Bennudei Asphalt PavingCo .

GafTney & Long

J.O'LauEhlin

O. Vidir

Naugle, Holcomb & Co

J. B. Smith& Co

Gaffney & Long

P, FarrellandR. F. Wilson,,

J, V. McAdam

Baiber Aiphalt PavingCo...

R. F.Wilson&Co

J.B, Smiths Co

Talbot Paving Co

O. Videt

J. B. Smith a Co

Naugle. Holcomb & Co

Andrew laieks

Standard Paving Co

.Nauelc, Holcomb & Co

O. Vider

Sacliley & Peterson

Talbot Paving Co

Naagle, Holcomb Paving Co.

O. Vidcr

Bermudci Asphalt PavingCo.

R. F. Conway

Garden City P. & P. Co

Sack ley & Peterson

Asphalt . .
Cedar ...

Asphalt..
Brick ....

Asphalt..
Cedar . . .

Brick . . . .

Asphalt. .
Cedar . . .

Total lineal feet Cedar block pavement in alleys . .
Total lineal feet cedar block pavement in streets. .

Total lineal feel asphalt pavement in streets

Total lineal feel granite pavement in alleyi

Total lineal feet granite pavement in streets

Total lineal feet macadam pavement in streets .. .

Total lineal feet brick pavement in streets

Total lineal feet curbed and filled

2,493
4.143
13.372

12,474

3,(101
17,784

6,000
18.070

3,666

7,123
9,791
1,784
8,606
6,410
20,070
18,89
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330 " 0,04

.... 1.886 •' 0.88

, ... 3.390 " 0.64

.... 8,5J3 " 1,61

.... 1,800 ■' 0.84

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TABLE SHOWING PERCENTAGE OF EACH CLASS OF PAVEMENT

TO TOTAL MILEAGE.

PAVEMENT.

Cedar Block. . .

Macadam

Medina Stone .
Granite Block .
Sheet Asphalt.
Block Asphalt .

Brick

** Foundation"

Totals..

1,128.54

Miles.

Percentage.

726.01

64.62

8S2.14

29.56

2.49

0.22

28.81

2.07

80.75

2.74

8.69

0.82

4.17

0.87

1.08

0.10

100.00

DISTRIBUTION OF KINDS OF PAVEMENT.

The following table shows the mileage of each class of pavement
in use in the principal divisions of the City, December 31, 1895:

DIVISION.

North
Sonth
West.

Totals.

Cedar
Block.

B

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Medina
Stone.

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Sheet
Asphalt.

Block
Asphalt.

Brick.

Foiinda-

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157.66

57.89

0.49

0.10

5.08

0.64

1.08

201.28

254.08

1.61

19.99

5.86

8.59

1.92

867.12

20.17

0.89

8.22

19.86

1.61

726.01

882.14

2.49

28.81

80.75

8.59

4.17

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488.28
412.87

1,128.54

STBBBT DBPARTMSNT.

147

The following table shows the amount of pavement laid in streets
and alleys each year since the introduction of street paving in 1855
to the present year. From 1835 to 1844 the work on streets consisted
of grading only. From 1844 to 1855 improvements were made by
planking-, after which the more substantial forms of paving came
into use ;

MILES.

All.yi,

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Touh.

18S0

1.7a

1869

6.46

1881

0.18

84.80

34. SS

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0.36

1B69

18.88

1883

0.06

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84.06

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1870

10.96

1883

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1871

30.63

1884

1.60

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1879

1.83

1880

1.16

86.00

88.00

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0.69

1874

8.07

1887

3.60

34.16

06.76

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1875

11. «

1888

2.19

63.14

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1876

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1889 1

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3.78

103.00

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8.40

1877

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1800

8.50

91.38

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18«B

8.08

1878

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1891

13.86

104.73

117.69

18M

8.87

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1880

e.83

1892

14.26

93.71

107.07

ma]

31.86

106.10

1894

16.94

75.01

91.06

18B0

5.87

43.48

47.76

104.70

924.70

Of this amount 226.15 miles have been repaved during the same
period, which reduces the actual amount of paved streets and alleys
within the corporate limits on December 31, 18'J5, to 1,123.54 miles
(.streets. 1.019.02; alleys. 104.52). To this may be added 1,406.63 miles
of unimproved streets ; which makes a total of 2,530.17 miles of streets
in Chicago at this date.

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• DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

REPAYING.

The amount of repaying done by the division foremen in repair-
ing" improved streets, the replacing of pavement where openings were
made by Water, Sewer and Fire Departments, etc., and on account of
street permits and general repairs, is shown in detail in the following
table :

FOR WHAT PURPOSE.

General Repairs. . .
Water Department.
Sewer Department
Fire Department . .
Street Permits . . . .

Totals.

Amount of repaving done by contract- )
ors on street repairs for the City. . . . )

Grand Total.

NOKTH DiV.

Square Yds.

84,807
406
328

7,47»

42,914

7,462

50.876

South Div.

Square Yds.

22.994

889

879

15

8.857

28.084

86.189

64,278

Wbst DiT.

Square Yds.

55,868

812

214

2,207

58,591

8,076

66,667

Total.

Square Yds.

118,659

1,244

914

229

18,548

129,589

51.727

181.816

(Of the 129.589 square yards of repavinf;r« 56,073 square yards was with old material.)

Total number of square yards, 181,316.

The above does not include any repaying" done by contractors
for g-as companies, Bureau of Light, etc.

ST8EKT DEPARTMENT.

LUMBER.

The following table shows in detail the amount of lumber used
by the division foremen in the construction and repair of aprons, cul-
verts, crossings, etc., and also for sidewalk intersections and general
repairs :

NORTH DIVISION.

SOUTH DIVISION.

WEST DIVISION.

lOE WHAT USED.

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35.I1S3
8,853
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1.878
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257,617

378

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889
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114,079

185,774

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10,976
63.791

093,592

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326

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Stepi and Railings...

8,810
15,381

Sidewalk inteneclions.

Sidewalk, general tepaits

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57,777
S76,68)t

835,884

1,067,980

608,900

HECAPITULATION.

North Division 335,924 feet of lumber.

South Division 1,067,930 feet of lurabei".

West Division 608,900 feet of lumber.

Grand Total

(In tbiBamoanl

2,012,754 feet of lumber.

id 3K,£t3 feet of old Igml

Total number of aprons built and repaired 1,322

Total number of crossings built and repaired 1,599

Total number of culverts built and repaired 1,315

Total number of drain boxeii built and repaired . .

Total number of steps and railing's built and repaired 475

Total number of interaectiona built and repaired 1.327

MENT OF PUBLIC WOKKS.

UNIMPROVED STREETS.

The money at the disposal of this Bureau for the purpose of
gradingf, ditching, etc., has been judiciously expended in keeping-
unimproved streets in good, passable condition, and keeping ditches
fiooded in localities where sewers have not yet been built.

The total length of streets graded and ditched by the division
foremen amounts, in the aggregate, to one thousand one hundred
and eleven (.1.111) miles, proportioned as follows :

r.rndlne. Ditcbini;.

North Division . ... 122 miles. 140 miles.

South Division 51 miles. 184 miles.

West Division 578 miles. 36 miles.

Totals 751 miles. 360 miles.

SIDEWALKS.

During the year 1895, 94.45 miles of plank sidewalk, 88.81 miles
of concrete walk, and 1.35 miles of stone walk were constructed,
making a total of 184.()1 miles ; 4.70 miles of stone and 11,81 miles of
concrete walks were constructed by the various park boards, making
a grand total for the year of 201.12 miles.

Six hundred and seventy-seven ordinances were passed for wood
walks of which thirty-seven were repealed, 204 for concrete walks
of which fourteen were repealed, and sixteen for stone walks, making
a total of 897 ordinances passed for sidewalks, of which number 846
are now in force-
There were 285 estimates for plank walks and 133 estimates for
concrete and stone walks prepared for the Honorable City Council
during the year.

Five thousand six hundred and sixty-five (5,665) complaints of
defective walks were registered, reported on by the inspectors and
notice sent to the property owners to put same in proper condition.
About eighty-five per cent, complied with said notice.

The following tables show in detail the amount of sidewalk con-
structed during the year, and the total mileage now under control of
the City and various park boards.

STREET DEPARTMENT.

151

NUMBER OF MILES OF WOOD, STONE AND CONCRETE SIDEWALKS

BUILT DURING 1895.

DIVISION.

Wood,
Miles.

Stone,
Miles.

Concete,
Miles.

Total
Miles.

Sidewalks
Repaired.

Total
Miles.

North

9.98
47.90
86 57

.10
.74
.51

29.86
35.68
28.27

89.94
84.32
60.35

.28
1.98
1.00

40.22

South

86.80

mar^.t

61.85

Totals

94.45

1.85

88.81

18461

8.26

187.87

TOTAL NUMBER OF MILES OF SIDEWALKS UNDER THE CONTROL
OF THE CITY AND THE SOUTH, WEST AND LINCOLN PARK
COMMISSIONERS AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR.

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MATERIAL

TOTAL

UNDER CONTROL OF

Wood,
Miles.

Stone,
Miles.

Concrete.
Miles.

MILES.

City

3,749.80

280.50

20.00

11.05

2.17

527.00

30.00

50.70

4.13

4.506.80

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South Park Commissioners

50.00

West Park Commissioners

61.75

Lincoln Park Commissioners

C.30

Totals

8,749.80

268.72

611.88

4,624.85

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Wooden sidewalks at present are prohibited in the three d:
of the City, as follows ;

Division street to the river;
Lake Micbigaa to Wells strei

SOUTH DrviSlON:

Van Burea street to the river
Lake Michig'an to the river.

WEST division:

The river to Halsted street ;
Van Buren street to Lake str

livisions I

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In connection with the above I would ' recommend the extension
of the district in which only stone and concrete walks may be built
as follows :

That part of the North Division west of Lake Michig-an, north
of the river, east of the west line of Wells street, north to the south
line of Division street, west on the south line of Division street to the
west line of Halstcd street, north along the west line of Halsted
street to the southwest line of Clybouru avenue, thence northwest
along this line to the north line of Belmont avenue, along the north
line of Belmont avenue to the lake.

All that portion of the South Division lying west of Lake
Michigan, south of the main river and east of the South branch to
and including the south line of Harrison street, east along the south
line of Harrison street to the west line of Fifth avenue, south on the
west line of Fifth avenue to the south line of Taylor street, east on
the south line of Taylor street to the west line of Clark street, south
on the west line of Clark street to the north line of Thir.ty-fifth street,
west on this line to the west line of Wentworth avenue, thence south
on the west line of Wentworth avenue to the south line of Garfield
boulevard, along the south line of Garfield boulevard to a point
intersecting with Lake Michigan.

In making the above recommendation I am fully convinced that
no hardship will be imposed on the property owners, as over seventy-
five per cent, of the wal}cs laid in this territory are cement or stone.
The difference in the cost of concrete and wood walks is very slight,
and taking into consideration the improved appearance of the street,
the saving in cost of repair to the property owner and the City, and
the impossibility of accident from loose or defective plank, the
more than justifies the extra expense.

STREET DEPARTMENT.

PERMITS FOR OPENING STREETS.

Three thousand and eight (,3,008) permits were issued to sundry
persons to open improved streets. A cash deposit covering cost of
replacing pavement, etc., to its original condition was made on each
permit issued.

One thousand eight hundred and twenty-three 0,823) openings
were made on improved streets by gas companies and sundry other
corporations, under general and special deposits, the work of replac-
ing the pavements being done by contractors, subject to inspection
and acceptance of the Department, the cost of such inspection being
borne by the respective corporations.

Five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine (5,789) permits
were issued to sundry persons to open unimproved streets. The City
incurring no expense on account of these openings, no deposit was
required. These permits, however, are issued to licensed plumbers,
contractors, etc., only upon filing a bond to protect the City against
damages resulting from accidents through such openings.

Total number of openings, ten thousand six hundred and twenty
(10,620).

The following statement shows in detail the amount of deposits,
cost of repairs, amount rebated, etc.;

Amount of deposits made -SS9,677 99

Amount retained tor cost of repaying 10,968 49

Amount rebated to depositors 35,202 85

Amount retained on unsettled permits 13,506 65

Average amount of eacli deposit 19 B3

Average amount retained for costs 3 64

COKPORATION PERMITS.

Amount of deposits made $45,051 63

Amount of repaying charges 20,742 11

t rebated to depositors 9,134 06

Amount retained on unsettled permits 15.175 46

Amount paid by corporations for inspection 30,634 01

154 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOKKS.

PERMITS FOR USK OF STREETS.

Eight hundred and fifty-three (853) permits were issued to sun-
dry parties to occupy streets for the purpose of depositing material
thereon during the construction of buildings. A uniform deposit is
made in each instance, and a bond filed by the party securing permit
to protect the City against possible damage suits in case of accident,
due to the negligence of owner or contractor, during life of permits.

The following statement shows in detail the amount of deposits,
cost of repairs, amount rebated, etc.:

Amount of cash deposits made tXJXn 00

Amount retained for use of streets 4,141 00

Amount rebated to depositors 15,187 50

Amount retained on unsettled permits . , 8,S49 SO

Average

HOUSE-MOVING.

One thousand one hundred and fifty fl,lSO) permits to move
buildings were granted, of which nine hundred and thirty-one (931)
were for frame buildings, two hundred and two (202) brick, and
seventeen {17) iron, the total frontage aggregating twenty-four
thousand two hundred and thirty-one (24,231) lineal feet.

Of this number three hundred and fifty (350) were in the North
Division, three hundred and twenty-seven (327) in the South Division
and four hundred and sevent_v-three (473) in the West Division.
Five hundred and eight (508) were one story, five hundred and
seventy-nine (579) were two stories, fifty-seven (57) were three
stories, and six (6) were four stories high.

Total cash receipts, two thousand six hundred and eight dollars
($2,608.00).

Your attention is respectfully called to the want of equity in the
fees charged house-movers for permits to use the streets.

For some years a uniform fee of five dollars (S5.00) has been
collected for moving a building from one lot to another, where street
is used, irrespective of the distance traversed, or the weight of the
structure moved; and one dollar (SI. 00) for moving a building to
another part of the lot upon which the building stands.

Inasmuch as the amount of damage to streets over which build-
ings are moved depends wholly upon the weight of the building, and
the amount of pavement disturbed by the driving of stakes and other

STREET DEPARTMENT. 155

methods necessarily employed by the house-mover in the prosecution
of his work, the fees should he graded proportionate to the injury
inflicted.

The total receipts from permits issued during' the year are but
little in excess of the salaries of the permit clerk and inspector
(which salaries must be paid from this fund), the surplus being'
scarcely sufficient to property repair the streets damaged. The
necessity for a more equitable adjustment of charges for permits is
apparent.

I respectfully submit that the following: scale of fees, if em-
bodied in an ordinance and passed by the Honorable City Council,
would obviate the injustice above referred to, and would very
raaterially increase the revenue of this Department, which, under
existing ordinances, is yearly diminishing, as fewer houses are moved,
in consequence of track elevation, etc.

For moving; building from one location to another on the same
lot on which the building stands, a permit fee of one dollar ($1.00)
should be charged.

For frame cottage, where street is used V 5 00

For frame building of two stories and over 10 00

For brick or iron cottage under two stories 10 00

For brick or atone building of two stories and over 15 00

Under City ordinances at present the fees are limited to one
dollar (SI. 00) for moving a building to another part of the same lot
upon which the building stands; and a charge of five dollars (SS.OO)
for moving a building from one lot to another, where street is used.

To further compensate the City for damage to streets, and to
lessen the liability of irresponsible parties embarking in a business
which not only entails annoyance to the people along the route, but
is fraught with actual danger, I recommend that house-movers be
compelled to pay a license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per a

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STREET DEPARTMENT. * 157

STREET LAMPS.

The volume of work done by the City Lamp Department during-
the year 1895 is the largest in the City's history-, including some
improvements and new features, among which are the manufacturing
of boulevard lamps at less cost than the City could purchase them
direct from the manufacturers in Philadelphia — the only place where
they have heretofore been manufactured, Also the repairing, by this
Department, of service pipes, erecting, straightening, raising and
placing to grade and proper location of posts, heretofore done by the
gas companies, resulting in a large saving to the City.

During the year 1895 there were erected ten thousand four hun-
dred and eighty-five (10,485) new and repaired gas and gasoline
lamps, of which six thousand six hundred and ninety-three (6,693)
were City gas pattern, two thousand eight hundred and six (2,806)
boulevard gas pattern, and the remainder, nine hundred and eighty-
six (986), gasoline, which, together with the number of lamps previ-
ously erected, gfives a grand total of fifty-one thousand one hundred
and forty-three (51,143) lamps in service December 31,1895.

The above grand total, including lights of all descriptions, is
made up as follows :

Gas lamps 37,853

Gasoline lamps. City 3,3 J3

Gasoline lamps. Globe Li^tit & Heat Co 8,146

Kerosene lamps 194

City plant electric liffhts 1,124

Electric lamps lighted by contract 493

Grand total 51,143

GAS LAMPS ERECTED.

New gas lamps placed on posts for Special Asaesament
Department during the year 1895, and for which credit

will be made to the Street Lamp Fund 2.585

New g-as lamps placed on posts to replace worn-out ones . . 3.818
Repaired gas lamps placed on posts 3,0%

Total number 9,499

GASOLINE LAMPS ERECTED.
New gasoline lamps erected, and iron and wood posts

erected for same 125

New gasoline tamps placed oa posts to replaf

Repaired g-aaoline tamps placed on posts

Total number

158 DEPARTMENT OF PUBUC WORKS,

STREET SIGNS.
There were manufactured and placed in position eleven thousand* \
five hundred and sixty-three (11,563) street signs of various kinds, a»
follows :

Blue glass signs, 3x16 inches 10.757

Electric signs. 4xlS inches, with opal backs 368

Miner lamp signs, 3>jxll^ inches 43

Sign frames 392

Bulletin boards for City Mall 2

Wood, sign for Harbor Master 1

Total number 11.563

The following statement shows in detail the amount of work
done and the total expenditure for the year, including the amount
paid the ditferent gas companies, pay rolls, supplies, etc.:

Total cost uf lamps of aU kinds erected for Special Assessment

Department SI7,814 00

Total cost of nevr and repaired gas lamps of all kinds 24.023 SS

Amount Paid thh Different Gas Companies for
Rkpaiks on Lamp Posts and Service Pipes
DURING 1895:

Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company S4,874 49

Chicago Gas Light & Coke Company 3,382 83

Lake Gas Company 2,528 39

Hyde Park Gas Company 1,587 82

Suburban Gas Company 991 S3

Consnmers Gas Company 54 33

Calumet Gas Company 14 75

13.401 16

Total cost of new and repaired gasoline lamps erecte<l.
together with the cost of work done by this Depart-
ment in connection with and incidental to the opera-
tions of gasoiine lighting and supplies 4,823 89

Total cost of signs of all kinds put up during 1B95 3.564 IS

Grand total of cost of material and labor of ail kinds used
in the manufacture and repair of street lamps, lamp
posts and lamp service pipes, also parts incidental

to gasoline operations as well as the manufacture of

street name signs, during the year 1895 S63,()27 08

Total expenditure during the year 1895 63,627 08

Deduct cost of work done on orders from the Special
Assessment Department, and for which payment will
be made to the lamp fund 17,814 00

Net cost of repairs of all kinds done by the Street Lamp

Department during the year 1895 £45,813 08

Leaving a credit to this Department of 4,186 92

STREET DEPARTMENT. 159

I most respectfully suggest that an appropriation be made for
changing" the signs on sixteen hundred (1,600) streets (the names of
-which have beem changed by ordinance), which will require seventy-
eight thousand (78,000) new street signs to be placed upon lamps,
and involve an expense of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00).

The present condition of the iron lamp posts throughout the
City requires attention. I therefore recommend that sixteen thousand
(16,000) posts, about one-third of the total number in service, be
painted during the year 1896. The Lamp Department can do this
work for thirty-two hundred dollars ($3,200.00). The adoption of
this system would secure the needed protection by a fresh coat of
paint once in three years.

160

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

RAILROAD GATES AND FENCES.

The amount of work done up to date by the various railroad
companies in compliance with the Council order of March 26th, 1890,
for the erection of gates, fences and lights for the greater safety of
the public, is shown in the following table :

NAME.

Chicago & North Western
Illinois Central

Chicago, Rock Island 8c Pacific.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul .
Chicago & Northern Pacific. . . .

Pennsylvania Railroad Co ,

Uki Short k lichi^B SMthen

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy . ,
New York, Chicago & St. Louis,
Baltimore & Ohio ,

Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis,
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. . .

Chicago & Grand Trunk

Chicago & Western Indiana

Wabash

Chicago & Alton

Union Slock Yards & Transit Co.

Totals

Fences Constructed — Miles.

I

i

.46

10.28

.40

6.79

.20

2.00

.84

.06

76 10.2S

10.17

.15

6.17

10.02

81

11

12.82

5 05

.60
.16
.41

4.18

8.01

1.86

3

s

2.55
1.24

2.75
.80

68

.08....

25.W 86.04,7.97

88.59

22.00
5.02

18.69
6.50
2.02
2.40
4.74
6.77
5.91

12.42
5.78
8.60

88.81
7.50
8.48

17S.7S

8

S

|2

58.56
88.87
18.51^
18. Oo!

9.59
18.82
18 89

9.79
10.951

6.51
16.58

6.19 28

8.60
84.67

7.50i...

8.67

m.n

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SB

Kind of
Lights
in Use.

118
82
88
55
29
47
81
84

. • •
22

102

7
48

54
15

650

Gas.

Electric.

Electric.

Gas.

Oil.

Electric.

Electric.

Oil.

Electric.

Ofludibciric.

OU.

Oil.

Electric.

Electric.

Oiludfai.

Electric.

STREET DEPARTMBNT.

STREET RAILWAYS.

The following statements show the number of miles of streets
occupied, routes and motive power, of the different Street Railway
Companies operating- within the City.

WEST CHICAGO STREET RAILROAD COMPANY.

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal

POWER

Ashland avenue

Ashland avenue

Blue island avenue.
Lake

Twelfth

Clyboum place. . . .

5,280
11,352
5,016
8.M0
1,854
13,H0
16.812
528
2,376
6,072
6,864
8,976
1,162
a,640
3,640
8,712
11,352
1,584
3,168
2876
B,448
950
13,404
10,032
6.072
12.406
9,788
7.124
34.880
702
1.330
10.560

'628
5.280
IJ,B60
1.848

20.040
2,640

21,912
3,840
1,584

1S,640

5,808

485

13,200
2.112

20,856

Electric,

Michigan avenue..

Arniltage avenue

W. Forty-fourth...
Western avenue...

Milwaukee avenne.

Electric.

Cooalport avenue

Canal port avenue..

Twelfth

Twenly-tirst

Austin avenue ....
Chicago avenue , . .

North avenue

W. Fortieth...
California avenue.

Milwaukee avenue.

California avenue

Madison

' 1

Chicago avenue

Cljboum place

Milwaukee avenue
Ashland avenue,..

Milwaukee avenue,
Milwaukee avenue.

1

California avenue.,
VanBuren

Div^ion":::::::::;:

Electric.

Eighteenth

Randolph

Weslern avenue. . ,

VanBuren

Chicago avenue ...

Therfver

Fiflh avenue

North avenue

Halsied

W. Fortieth

Van Buren

Kertiie avenue ....

Harrison

Holt

Blackhawk

Wesrern avenue...
Meagher

Electric.

Jefferson

Teffef»in

Madison

Eighteenth

Chicago aveoUE . . ,
The river

Kcdiie avenue

Leariti

Twelfih

Blue Island avenue.

Electric.

Lake

Forty-eighth

The river

Jefferson

Fifth avenue

State

Armitage avenue.,

Logan Square

VanBuren

Milwaukee avenue.

Blackhawk

Randolph

Jefferson

Fifth avenue

Desplaines

Armilage avenue.

Madiwn

Milwaukee avenue

Milwaukee avenne

Cable,
Electric.

Fortieth , .

Milwaukee avenue

Noble

Ogdeo avenue

162 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WOHKS. ^^^^
WEST CHICAGO STREET RAILROAD COMPANY-Continued. 1

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal
lee.

POWER

Twelfth

Blue Island avenue.

Fourteenth

Union Park

Uke

Eighteenth

Milwaukee avenue:

6,noo

17,180
7.920
2,640
8,960
10,660
13,900
84.553
18.728
1.848
15.840
L68»
8.696
35,871
4.488

Electric.

Hotse.

Electric.

Cable,
Electric.
Cable.
Horse.

Electric.
Cable.

Randolph

Randolph

Austin avenue ....
Western avenue...

Adams

Twenty sixth

Twenty-first

Twelfth

Taylor

Dougtai boulevard.

ForlTeth

Western avenue...

Dearborn

Kediie avenue ....

Halsted

Clinton

Blue Island avenue.
Desplaines

V.nBaren

VanBuren

Western avenue

Milvfaukee avenue.
Slate

507,408

90. 10 miles.

NORTH CHICAGO STREET RAILROAD

COMPANY. 1

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal
feet

POWER

Aihland avenue

Belmont avenue

Clark

Belmont avenue . . .

Graccland avenue .

Lincoln avenue,...

6.280

S,<HU
1820
422
SUS
15,840
2a. 760
3,10S
10,560
7,1»M
6,600
C,280

m

1,330
10.032
0,072
M84
13,828
3,168
1.B48
4,146
21.120
782

eso

2,270
B,240
5,644
5,644

3,801

Electric.

Horse.

Electric
Horse.
Cable.
Electric.

Horse,
Electric.

Cable.

Electric.
Horse.

Electric.

Horse.

Electric.

Cable.

Electric.

Horse.

Cable.

Electric.

Cable.

Washington

South Water

Kinrie

Clatk

Dewey court

Ridge road

Church road

Dewey court

Ridge road

Division

Clark

Clyboum avenue

Cly bourn avenue

Chicago avenue

Cenle?

Belmont avenae...

Milwaukee avenue.
Racine avenue . . .
Lincoln avenue. . . .
Clyboum avenue . .
Milwaukee avenue.
Pt-lk

Lincoln avenue ...

Wells

State

Division

Evanslon avenue

Fullcrlon avenue

Graccland avenae

Graceland avenue

Garfield avenue

Halsted

Graccland avenue .
Lincoln avenue....
Evanston avenue . .

Clark

Lincoln avenue....
Graceland avenue.

Milwaukee avenue.

Clark

Ashland avenue...
Racine avenue ....
Chicago avenue...
Market

Kinzie

Market

Chicago avenue...

Webster avenue . . .
Wrightwood avenue
Belmont avenue...

Lincoln avenue

^■_ U Salle

^H Monroe

Wrightwood av. . . .

^

STRBBT DHPASTMHNT.
NORTH CHICAUO STREET RAILROAD COMPANY— Continui

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal

POWER

792

6,280
12.408
2,640
1,820
2.640
7,600
7,830
5,280
12,936
B,960
2.376
0.340

Electric

M«kel..:

Kiniic

Milwaukee aveooe.
Western avenue...
Belmont avenue...

R^eivenuV

RoBcoe

Fullerlon aveaue . .

SedEwick

Chicago avenue . . .
Wrighlwood av. . . .

Randolph ....'.'.'.'.

Illinois

Southpon Bvcnue

Websler avenue

Lincoln avenue . . .

„ i

Wisconsin

3BS,8tO

OGDEN STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal

POWER

Ceolial avenue

W. Forty eighth

Ridgeland avenue

Twenty-fiflh

Madison

Twenty-sixth

Central avetiue . . .
Ridgeland avenue.
Harlem avenue ..

Twenty-iimh

Twenly-fifth

Thirty fir*1

Fotly-eighlh ....
Central avenue. . .
Ridgeland avenue .

264

13,086
2,640
5,280
G,280
6,280

Elettiic.

81,6H0

NORTH SIDE ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.

STREET

„o„

TO

/Mt"

POWER

Clyboum place

Crosby

Erie.

Clyboutn avenue . .

Elston avenue

Division

The river

3,370

1,848
a.25B
2,887
6,000
422

Electric.

ilm''.*^:":;:::;:::

Chicago avenue...

14,486

'

164

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

CHICAGO NORTH SHORE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal
feet

POWER

Church road

Evanston avenue . .
Church road . ...

Clark

2,640
18,200
21,120

5,280

Electric.

Chicago avenue

Evanston avenue

Sherman avenue

««

Graceland avenue.

Church road

««

• c

Total

42,240

8 miles.

NORTH CHICAGO ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal
feet

POWER

Milwaukee avenue

Lincoln avenue ....

Logan square

Belmont avenue. . .

Lawrence avenue. .
Foster

21,120
10,240

Electric.
««

Total •

81,860

6.01 miles.

CHICAGO & JEFFERSON URBAN TRANSIT COMPANY.

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal
feet

POWER

Fulton

Fulton

Western avenue . . .
Ashland avenue.. .
Monroe

Ashland avenue . .

Morgan

Fulton

Canal

5,280
3,960
2,876
8.482

Electric.
•«

Morgan

<«

Monroe

Morgan

«<

Total

15,048

2.85 miles.

CHICAGO ELECTRIC TRANSIT COMPANY.

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal
feet

POWER

Belmont avenue

Belmont avenue

Ashland avenue. . .
Milwaukee avenue.
Milwaukee avenue.

Halsted

Robey

5,280
12,144
80,782

Electric.

Elston avenue

Montrose blvd. . . .

i«

Total

48,206

0.18 miles.

STREET DEPARTMENT, 165

LAKE STREET ELEVATED RAILROAD COMPANY.

STREET

FROM

TO

f«t'

POWER

W. Fiftr-second...

84.320
1,360

St

L.ke

85.870

METROPOLITAN WEST SIDE ELEVATED RAILROAD COMPANY.

BRANCH

FROM 1 TO

"■i^'

POWER

Main

Frinklin

Egbt] ind lil*ukH IT .

' Forty-eighth

1 Logan Sqa^

Lawndile avenue .

26.400
28,428
11,291

Electric.

et,iiti

CHICAGO GENERAL RAILWAY COMPANY.

STREET

,»oa

TO

''t^"

POWER

Homui avenue

Kediie .venue

Lawtidale avenae

Rockwell

W. Twetlly-Kcond

W. Twenty fifth

Twenty-second ...
Tweniy-seeond ..
Twenty second

Nineteenth

Twenty-fifth

Thirty first

Twenty -eighth

Twenty sixth

W. Fortieth

Lawndale avenue. .

I.TSB
5,280
3.980
4,830

22.704
7.280

Electric.

Rockwell

40.SDS

CICERO & PROVISO STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.

STREET

FROM

TO

LlneiLl

POWER

Chicago avenue

W. Foity-eighth

WestForty-eighlh.

W. Fifty-second...
Chicago avenue...
W. Fifty-second...
W. Fifty-second...

2,040
5.280
2,640
7.920

Electric.

West Forty-eighth.
West Fortieth

18.480

^^

166 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

SOUTH CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY.

STREET

FROM 1 TO

Lineal
[cct

POWER

Baffalo Bvenue

Coles .venue

Cheltenbun place

Eigbly-sevenlh

Sevenly-Etsl

Railioad avenue...

Seven ty-ninlh

Harbor avenue

Ontario avenue . . .

Ewl^'^aven""'

Commercial avenue
Seventy -ninth

Tonence avenue '. '.
ELghty-lliitd

Yatesavenue:;;:;
Slony Island av....
Slony Island av . . .
Sixly fourth

Ninely-second ....

Seventy -ninth

Colei avenue

3.820

43!

10,5«0

9.ST8

317

311
4,605
8.876

a.iM

3,640
1,20;
B,S57
2.640

■■"47ft
8.B70

10.618
8,873
1,820

Electric.

106th

Superior avenue. . .
Bufialo avenue ....

Eighty-wventh

Harbor avenue. . . .

Eighty- third

Muskeeon avenue .
Slate tine

OnurioaTCnae

Eight j-seventh

Stony Island av. . .

Coles avenue

Lake Michigan. . . .
Ontario avenue. . . ,
Seventy-ninlh

Se»ent¥-first

Sewntj-mnil,

Slony Island -YMue . . -

Vales avenue

Silly-eighth

Seventy.Gnt

66.483

16 95 miles.

CHICAGO 4 SOUTH SIDE RAPID TRANSIT RAILROAD COMPANY.

STREET

,«0M

TO

(Ml

POWER

Sijily-lhird

Slony Island av. . .

84.B80
6t,360

,„

Calumet avenue...

43.340

■

CALUMET ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.

Cottage Grove
Dreael avenue
Exchange aver
Erie avenue. , .
Eighty -ninth , .
Halsted

Kensington avi
Michigan

Ninety -third
Ninety, third
Ninety -first
Mackinaw a>

110th

Ninety third
Michigan avi
Ninely-fifth.

Ninely.fifth

1S,812

S- Chicago avenue.

628

Ninety.lhird

The Strand

1.0S6

528

Mackinaw avenue .

1.056

I. C. R. R

3.113

124th

STREET DEPARTMENT.

CALUMET ELEt^TRIC STREET RAILWAY COMPANY— Continc

STREET

FROM

TO

Lineal

POWER

Mackinaw avenue

Madison avenue

Harbor avenue....
S.Chicago avenue.
S. Chicago avenue.
Collage Grove av..
Collage Grove av..
S.Chicago avenue.
Michigan avenue..
Michigan avenue ..
Michigan avenue . .

Sixty fourth

Nobie court

Vincennes avenue .
Cottage Grove av.
Stony Island av . . .
Slonv Island av . . .

Sixiy-sevenlh

Sixty-seventh

Eighlyninth

Seventy-fifth

Erie avenue

Harbor avenue- . . .
Michigan avenue. .
Avenue ■■M" ....

I.C.R. R

Went worth avenue.

538
1.05U
2.113

i8.Taa

4,224

8.iia

2,112

a,es6

5,808
31,648
18,4tj0
2.640
2,640
6,280
13.728
2,640
628
1,684

Electric,

"i.-iih'^ :::.;::::::

ll«th

"

Stony liland avenue . . .

S. Chicago avenue

S. Chicago av. (leased).
Sixty levenlh (leased)..

Ninety -seventh . .

Ninety-fifth

Cottage Groreav..

Cottage Grove av,.
C..R. I. &P. Ry..

Sixly-lhird

S.Chicago avenue.

;;

^

Vernon avenue (leased).
Vincennesav. (leased)..

i

146.356

CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY.

STREET

PROM

TO

Lineal

POWER

Archer avenue

970

13,300

36,250

6B0

32,497

1,325

10,985

870

7,836

25.073

2.620

6.898

1.640

660

3.870

39,246

I6,1B0

7.928

460

880

870

580

460

5.S03

38,280

B80

G.309

Archer avenue

Ashland avenue

Butter

Collage Grove avenue. .
Cottage Grove avenue. .
Clark

Twentieth

Archer avenue

Thinielh

Twentysecond

Sixty-first

Washington

Wabaslx avenue , . .
Oaken wald avenue.

Lake avenue

Grand boulevard . .
Collage Grove av. .

Lake avenue

Twenth-ninth

Archeravenue

The river

Eighteenth

Thirty-ninth

Thiny-eighlh

Sixty-ninth

Thitty-first

Sevenly-fifst

Sixty-third

Twenty-second...
Indiana avenue....

Electric.

Horse.
Cable.
Electric.

Hone. J

Western avenue . . .

Fifiy.firsl

Lake avenue

Hanover

Habied

Indiana avenue

Indiana avenue

Twenly-ninlh

Sixiy-ninih

Thirty-ninth

Fifly-first

Wabash avenue...
Michigan avenue. .

Randolph

Archer avenue

Michigan avenue..
Union Stock Yards

Hixty-lhird

Forty-third

Sixly-ninlh

Electric.

Horse.
Electric.

Michigan .venue

Rlney court

Thirty-first

Wabaih avenue . .

Electric.

Cable.

Siste

Sixly-first

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY— CONTinnBD.

.TM,X

THOM

TO

Lineal

POWER

Stan too avenue

SoulhCMca£o avenue .
South Park court

Thirty-fifth

IJCTenly-Gnl

SUUelh

S. Park court

Stony lUand a<r . . .
Wentwonh avenne

SUle

State

Thirly-nimh

Seventy-fifth

.■^ixty.firtt

Wenlworth avenue.
CottaEc Groveav..
Aihiand avenue...

Lesvilt

Cottage Groveav,.
Therfvet

3,MB

3,T50

670

9.282
14.59fl

1,320

3,517

7,»58

890

330

13.744
1,050

30.608
4.770

10.638
a.657
1.280
8,414

11,900
1.320
8,275

33,787

Electric.

Sixtj-third

Sixty-ihird

Twem^r-tecoDd

Tweoly-Mcond

Cable.

Cottage Grove ar..
Hanover

TVeDty-ninth

Hanover

Lake Park avenue.
Slanton avenue . . .
Michigwi avenue..

Archer avenue

Cottase Groveav..
Thirty-first

Pitney court

Cottage Groveav..
Sacramento avenue
Kedde avenue ....

Thirty-fifth

Wabaih avenue . . .

Eighty-first

Twenty-second

Twenty-ninth

Root

Seventy-third

Vinccnnei aveaue

Wabash avenue

Sixty-ninth

Uke

Twent j-siith

Twenty-ninth

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In conclusion, I desire to bear testimony to the prompt and

efficient aid rendered this Bureau by the Police Department in report-

ing violations and in the enforcement of the ordinances regulating

the use of sidewalk space and streets.

extended me by your Department in the many perplexing incidents

inseparable from official life, and to thank the heads of the several

departments of this Bureau, and all subordinates for fidelity to duty.

Respectfully submitted.

■ R. J. MacDONALD,

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REPORT OF THE

BUREAU OF

Street and AH^y Cl^^Jiirig

City of Chicago

BUREAU OF

Street and Alley Cleaning

Hon. W. D. KENT,

Commissioner of Public Works.

Dear Sir : Herewith I submit the report of this Bureau for the
year ending December 31, 1895 :

Following is a statement of the expenses of the Bureau: The
total appropriation for the year was $665,900. Of this amount, there
was expended during the first three months, up to April 1, before
this administration came in power, the sum of $259,134.95, or more
than one-third of the entire appropriation, leaving but $406,765.05 to
carry on the work for the remaining nine months.

STREET CLEANING.

The total cost of street cleaning for the year was $271,283.77; of
this amount $120,412.88 was expended during the iirst three months.

■ KEMOVAI. OF GARBAGE.

B^ The total cost of the removal of garbage for the year was $385,-
218.54; of this amount $18,282.93 was expended during the first three
months.

REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMALS.

Total cost of the removal of dead animals for the year was
$37,500.00.

WAKD INSPECTORS.

Total cost of ward inspectors for the year was $33,991.63.

OFFICE SALARY.

I Total amount of office salaries for the year was $9,452.63.
The total amount of contracts by wards for nine months was
$240,014, or $26,668.22 per month.

174 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

In averaging" the expense of removing garbage it was found that
each team cost $4.23 per day. 50,326 teams cost $213,145.78. The
same number of teams at $3.50 per day would cost $176,141.00, show-
ing a difference of $37,004.78.

The receipts from dumps amounted to $5,467,05. During the
year, 6,132 miles of streets were cleaned at an expense of $18.50 per
mile, making a total of $113,442.00.

The total expense to the City for removing snow was $8,578.42.

During the year, 9,854 dead animals were removed from the
City. Of this number 3,795 were horses, 93 cows, 5,714 dogs and 252
small animals.

Respectfully,

J. C. W. RHODK,

Superintendent,

REPORT OF THE

Bureau of Sp^^i^l Assessments

City of Chicago

Bureau of Special Assessments.

Hon. WM. D. KENT,

Commissioner of Public Works,

Dear Sir: — I submit herewith, in tabular form, a statement of

special assessments made in this department during the year 189S,

^th a summary of the estimated cost of the same ; also the amount

of special assessments made each year during the past thirty-five

years.

Respectfully,

H. J. JONES,

SupH of Special Assessments,

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TOTAL ASSESSMENTS FOR YEAR ENDING

DECEMBER 31, 1895.

REC A PITUL ATION .

101 Streets, wooden block pavement $ 1,3%,679 15

19 Streets, sheet asphalt pavement 438,123 27

25 Streets, macadam pavement. 257,029 35

7 Streets, vitrified brick pavement 114,339 06

5 Streets, granite block pavement 51,795 98

50 Alleys, wooden block pavement 74,579 31

4 Alleys, granite block and vitrified brick pavement 2,653 40

9 Opening and widening 156,343 34

2 Curbing and filling 9,727 %

277 Water supply pipes 481,977 32

99 Water service pipes 127,901 50

114 Sewers 771,682 06

92 Drains 115,150 84

244 Sidewalks, plank 95,623 99

104 Sidewalks, cement 162,720 80

7 Sidewalks, stone 31,305 00

2,465 Lramp posts, gas 71,650 93

884 Lramp posts, boulevard 27,252 43

48 Lramp posts, gasoline 678 75

Total $ 4,387,214 44

SUMMARY.

STREETS.

Wooden Block Pavement :

North Division $ 231,496 97

South Division 528,006 78

West Division 637,175 40

S 1,396,679 15

Sheet Asphalt Pavement :

South Division $ 99,890 25

West Divison 338,233 02

438,123 27

Macadamized Pavement :

North Division $ 106,304 61

South Division 144,724 74

West Division 6,000 00

257,029 35

SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT. 219

Vitrified Brick Pavement :

North Division $ 16,368 42

South Division 47,088 69

West Division 50,881 95

$ 114,339 06

Granite Block Pavement :

North Division $ 20,8% 80

South Division 7,520 40

West Division 23,378 78

ALLEYS.

Wooden Block Pavement :

North Division $ 26,158 50

South Division 11,091 15

West Division 37,329 66

Granite Block Pavement :

South Division $ 1,054 59

Vitrified Brick Pavement :

South Division $ 1,598 81

Opening and Widening- :

North Division $ 208 30

South Division 150,417 79

West Division 5,717 25

Curbing and Filling :

North Division $ 2,6% 90

South Division 7,031 06

Water Supply Pipes :

North Division $ 31,878 %

South Division 201,805 08

West Division 248,293 28

Water Service Pipes :

North Division $ 16,416 50

South Division 53,186 50

West Division 58,298 50

51,795 98

74,579 31

1,054 59

1,598 81

156,343 34

9,727 %

481,977 32

127,901 50

220 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Sewers :

North Division $ 30,175 06

South Division 529,177 18

West Division 212,329 82

$ 771,682 06

Drains :

North Division $ 16,726 50

South Division 62,000 25

West Division 36,424 09

115,150 84

Plank Sidewalks :

North Division $ 16,659 59

South Division 44,181 75

West Division 34,782 65

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Cement Sidewalks :

North Division $ 46,130 56

South Division 89,395 14

West Division 27,195 10

162,720 80

Stone Sidewalks :

North Division $ 4,197 00

South Division 27,108 00

31,305 00

Gas Lamp Posts :

North Division $ 27,061 52

South Division 21,829 47

West Division 22,759 94

71,650 93

Boulevard Lamp Posts :

North Division $ 4,769 85

South Division 13,109 51

WoNt Division 9,373 07

27,252 43

liasolino Lamp Posts:

Wovt Division $ 678 75

678 75

Total i 4,387,214 44

^^^^^" SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT. 221 1

LIST OF ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH YEAR SINCE 1861. 1

For the j-eat ending April 1, 1862 t 43,635 40 1

For the year ending April 1. IB84

S89,18U 81

For ihe year ending April 1, 1887

317,200 18

For 1 he year ending April 1, 1870

For the year ending April 1, 1871

For the year ending April 1, 1873

For the yea. ending April ] . 1873

For Ihe year ending AprU 1, 1874

For the year ending April 1, 187B

For the nine months ending December 81, 1878

For the year ending December 31, 1B76

For the yc«r ending December 81, 1877

For the jeat ending December ai, 1978

For the year ending December 81, I87B

2.336,862 48

2.350.835 89

62,23226

740.49037

728,264 42

90,585 72

1,516.081 07

124,48848

284,1M045

688,863 44

For ihe year ending December 31, 1883

1,3BS,872 68

For the year ending December 31, 1885

2.880,544 80

For the year ending December 31, 1887

Forlheyea. ending December 31, 1388

3,160,474 67

3,655,856 79

For Ihe year ending December 31, 1893

For the year ending December 31, 18B4

For the year ending December 31. 1895

Total for thirty-five years

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2.(103814 16

4.387,214 44

$84,263.710 03

Book-keeper's Statement

A

BOOK-KEEPER'S STATEMENT.

Hon. W. D. KENT,

Commissioner of Public Works,

Dear Sir: — I herewith respectfully submit statement in detail of the
Receipts and Expenditures of your Department for the year 1895.

WATER FUND.

Balance to credit, Jan. 1st,

1895 $203,155 95

RECEIPTS.

Amount collected during the
year for current water rents
assessed $2,071,874 09

Amount collected during the
year for current water
rents, meter measure-
ments 1,004,203 48

AccU Water Service Cocks,

Amount received for taps and
permits, also plumbers'
licenses and special assess-
ment work 76,679 15

AccU Meters and Private
Work.

Amount received for labor
and material used in laying
and repairing water supply
pipes for elevators and gen-
eral supply of water, also
for changing location of
hydrants and stop cocks
and repairing meters 109,617 18

Carried forward $3,262,373 90

226 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Brought forward $3,262,373 90

AccU West Pump. Works.

Amount received for scrap
iron, empty barrels, etc.. . 396 37

Acc't Central Pump. Works.

Amount received for scrap

iron 57 86

AccU North Pump. Works.

Amount received for scrap

iron, etc 46 78

AccU Water Pipe and Special
Castings.

Amount received from King
& Andrews acc't forfeiture
of contract 500 00

AccU Hydrant Wrenches.

Amount received as de-
posit for loan of hydrant
wrenches 642 00

Acc*t Water Pipe Extension.

Amount received for lower-
ing and repairing water
pipe 18,470 16

AccU Water Works Shop.

Amount received for brass
borings, lead dross, scrap
iron, etc 1,298 65

Ace i South Pump. Works.

Scrap iron sold 58 14

Carried forward $3,283,843 86

book-keeper's statement.

Brought forward $8,283,848 86

AccU Sixth-eighth St. Pump.
Works.

Scrap iron sold 25 18

Acc*t Lake View Pump.
Works.

Scrap iron sold 38 70

Acc't Wash. Heights Pump
Works.

Scrap iron sold 6 82

Acc't Repair and A faint e-
nance.

Correction on pay rolls .... 69 75

From private parties to lay

water mains 71,208 18

Rent of Rookery Lot 85,000 04

From Sale of Water Certifi-
cates 699,185 00

Interest on Certificates sold 4,937 14

W. A. Prendergast 100 00

Total receipts

EXPENDITURES.

Acc*t Water Pipe Extension
and Water Pipe and Special
Castings.

Labor $ 335,992 56

Water pipe and special cast-
ings 161,629 16

Cost of labor and material
furnished by Water Works
Shop 31,699 62

Teaming 29,871 38

Hydrant rings, covers, stop-
cocks, chambers, etc 7,728 87

Carried forward I 566,921 59

227

$4,094,414 17

228 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Brought forward t 566,92159

Lead 10,606 1 1

Ferrules 4,197 79

Brick 11,044 18

Transfers to Special Assess-
ments 1 ,053 24

Branches of valves 1,586 09

Plumbing 237 75

Cement 5,508 00

Lumber 5,876 91

Payment of Note No. 3
Metropolitan National
Bank 4,636 52

Sundries — car fare, hard-
ware, coal, packing, sta-
tionery, advertising, oil,
use of pump, blacksmith-

ing, etc 8,258 97

I 619,927 15

Wa/irr Works Repairs,

Labor I 344,516 81

Cost of labor and material

furnished by Water Works

Shop 23,817 11

Teaming 7,952 30

Lumber 4.524 70

Hydrant chambers, castings,

etc 2,247 83

Sundries 3,586 75

Amount Department 2,930 57

Water supply furnished by

Rogers Park Pump 6,803 56

396,379 63^

AccU Ni^rth Pump, Works,

Labor « 49,717 83

Coal 98,998 89

Repairing engines, boilers,

buildings, etc 6,4 19 90

Gas 907 60

Waste, packing and sundry

•"nplies 4,105 83

160.150 05

mriied forward #1.176.456 83

book-keepek's statement. 22

Brought forward $1,176,456 83

Acc*t West Pump. Works,

Labor $ 40,278 00

Coal 44,035 92

Oil and Packing 2,736 65

Repairing engines, boilers,

buildings, etc 18,550 06

Gas 468 00

Electric Light Service 228 87

Cement, sand, brick, etc 894 00

Waste and sundry supplies . . 2,403 77

Construction 4,351 26

113,946 53

Ace* ( Central Pump. Works.

Labor $ 27,090 07

Coal 17,769 25

Oil and packing 1,430 39

Repairing engines, boilers,

buildings, etc 8,275 64

Sand, brick and clay 294 40

Gas 1,189 80

Waste and sundry supplies. . 1,719 78

57,769 33

Acc*( South Pump. Works.

Labor $ 45,354 05

Coal 27,725 82

Oil and packing 778 07

Repairing engines, boilers,

buildings, etc 5,434 75

Gas 574 20

Waste and sundry supplies. . 2,249 86

82,116 75

Acc^t Washington Heights

Pump. Works.

Labor % 3,148 75

Coal 1,666 99

Repairing engines, boilers,

buildings, etc 487 34

Gas 11 80

Sundries 78 20

5,393 08

Carried forward $1,435,682 52

230 DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS.

Brought forward tl,43S,682

Acc't Sixty-eighth Street

Pump. Werki.

Labor % 38,fi7l 38

Coal, fuel oil 36,061 6S

Repairing engines, boilers,

buildings, etc 10,8B1 42

Oil and packing 836 28

Electric light service 1,303 68

Waste and sundry supplies.. 3,019 23

Construction 627 69

87,900

Ace't Lake View Pump. Works.

Labor « 23,870 68

Coal 28,900 96

Oil and packing 01 1 40

Repairing engines, boilers,

buildings, etc 8,709 46

Gas 26 20

Telephone service 62 60

Construction 898 45

Waste and sundry supplies. . 2,477 60

Ace't Norwood Park Pump.
Works.

Labor % 1,366 97

Coal 378 64

Repairing engines, boilers,

buildings, etc 312 62

Waste, packing and sundry

supplies

Ace't Lake View Tunnel.

Labor t

Contractor

Tiifi service

Boar<l for Inspectors

Sundries

Carried forward. .

2,261 66

5,807 12

96,197 90

468 00

346 67

166 44

103,068 13

$1,692,766 79

book-keeper's statement.

Brought forward $1,692,766 19

Acc'i Sixty-eighth Street
Tunnel Extension.

Labor $ 8,912 04

Contractor 78,180 82

Tug service 280 93

Coal 1,026 48

Boilers 400 00

Sundries 423 62

84,223 74

AccU Two- Mile Crib.

Labor $ 10,267 03

Tug service 2,865 62

Coal 510 30

Sundries 381 89

14,024 24

Acc't Four-Mile Crib.

Labor % 5,826 07

Contractor 4,343 27

Tug service 2,982 29

Coal 170 00

Cash items 265 28

Sundries 397 86

13,434 77

Acc*t Lake View Crib.

Labor $ 2.006 41

Construction 100 00

Board for inspectors 60 00

Tug service 1,726 39

Sundries 1 4 36

3,907 15

Ace* t Northwest Land Tunnel.

Labor % 23,248 41

Contractors 22,61 9 89

Lumber 80 37

Real estate 14,000 00

Cash items 576 62

Sundries 29 96

60,555 25

Carried forward $1,868,91194

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Brought forward $1,868,911 94

Acc'i Water Works Shops.

Sundries acc't, construction, 1,688 85

Acc't Water Service Cocks.

Labor % 54,159 77

Sundries 207 16

54,366 93

AccU Water Meter and Private
Works.

Labor $ 66,034 14

Meters, counters, covers and

fittings 22,401 69

Rebates on deposits 9,483 04

Lumber 425 07

Sundries 1,623 87

99,917 81

Acc't Water Office Expense.

Rent % 1,278 32

Cash Items 871 11

Telephone Service 67 33

Stationery, advertising, post-
age, car fare, etc 12,737 57

14,954 33

AccU Water Office Salaries.

Collecting water rents as-
sesseii. inspectors, assess-
ors and draughtsmen 221,351 38

A:c't b\ur-Mt!e Tunfc!.

Juiiiiment and Interest * 100,000 00

A. OndcrJonk 11,617 S3

111,617 83

Carried forward *2.372,S09 07

book-keeper's statement. 233

Brought forward $2,8'72,809 07

Acc't Western Ave. Tunnel.

Labor % 26,155 46

Powder 1,323 56

Repairing tools 317 80

Sundries 582 41

AccU North Shore Inlet Ex-
tension.

Labor $ 788 00

Contractor 20,305 09

AccU Water Fund Propor-
tion of Office Salaries and
Expense.

Labor % 32,810 02

Stationery, postage, annual

report, etc 10,813 79

Cash items 2,805 98

Telephone service 96 39

Other Expenses.

Water loan interest % 74,256 93

Water loan certificates 1,168,185 00

Hyde Park bonds 320,000 00

Lake View bonds 69,000 00

Refunding advances to lay

water pipe 60,560 40

Refund for hydrant wrenches, 442 00
Refunding duplicate p a y -

ments of water tax, etc. . 4,018 39
Balance to credit of water

fund, January 1, 1890 133,299 83

27,379 23

21,093 09

46,526 18

1,829,762 55

Total expenses *4,297,570 12

234

DEPARTMENT OF PUBI^IC WORKS.

SEWER FUND.

RECEIPTS.

Amount received from house
drain permits

Amount received from drain
layers' licenses

Amount appropriated by City
Council for cleaning sewers
and catch-basins $ 115,000 00

Amount appropriated by
City Council for repairing
sewers and catch-basins 20,000 00

Amount appropriated for

sewer office salaries 27,810 00

Amount appropriated for ex-
tension of Fifty-sixth street
sewer outlet 4,445 03

Amount appropriated for ex-
tension of Fifly-first street
sewer outlet 498 00

Amount appropriated f o r
Sixty -ninth street sewer
pump 9,400 00

Amount appropriated for

Woodlawn sewer pump. . . 8,500 00

Amount appropriated for
Seventieth street sewer
pump 8,500 00

Amount appropriated for
Seventy-third street sewer
pump 8,500 00

Amount appropriated for
Ninety-fourth street sewer
pump 4,000 00

$ 34,828 75

2,095 00

Carried forward . . . .

206,653 03
$ 243,576 78

book-keeper's statement.

Brought forward $ 243,676 78

Amount received from pri-
vate parties for labor and
material 7,404 96

Received from special assess-
ment for work and inspec-
tion 180,796 38

Total receipts

EXPENSES.

Sewers North Division $ 2,886 16

Sewers South Division 10,082 46

Sewers West Division 4,683 87

House drains 81,226 47

Cleaning sewers and catch-
basins 184,424 44

Repairing sewers and catch -

basins 49,777 02

Intersections 38,616 05

Sewer office expense 760 46

Sewer office salaries 27,819 28

Fifty- first and Fifty-sixth

streets outlet 4,944 78

Sewer stock account 358 72

Salaries of inspectors (spe-
cial assessment work) 41,423 49

OTHER EXPENSES.

Sixty-ninth street sewer pump 7,861 12

Seventieth street sewer pump 6,966 66

Seventy-third street sewer

pump 6,326 62

Ninety-fifth street sewer

pump 6,277 42

Woodlawn sewer pump 9,026 24

Amount transferred to Gen-
eral Fund 28 46

Total expenses

235

$ 381,778 12

$ 381,778 12

236 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

APPROPRIATION FUND.

RECEIPTS.

AccU Improved Streets.

Amount appropriated by City

Council % 200,000 00

Other receipts 28,198 66

% 228,198 66

AccU Unimproved Streets.

Amount appropriated by City

Council I 150,000 00

Other receipts 124 00

150,124 00

Acc't Scavenger Sen ice.

Amount appropriated by City

Council % 835,000 00

Other receipts 5,628 30

340,628 30

Acc*t Cleaning Improved and
Macadam Streets.

Amount appropriated by City

Council % 250,000 00

Amount appropriated by City

Council 50,000 00

Other receipts 87,012 88

337,012 88

Acc't Ward Inspectors.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 34,000 00

Aic't Rt moral Dead Animals.

Amount appropriated by City

(^ouncil 37,600 00

Carried forward. . . $1,127,463 84

book-keeper's statement. 237

Brought forward $1,127,463 84

AccU Street and Alley Clean-
'''Jf* Office Salaries,

Amount appropriated by City

Council 9,400 00

Ace' I Sidewalk Repairs.

Amount appropriated by City

Council * 75,000 00

Other receipts 1,473 39

76,473 39

Acc't Public Buildings.

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 37,600 00

Receipts from Public Library,

etc 4,006 20

41,606 20

Ace* t Janitors* Salaries.

Amount appropriated by City

Council t 46,383 20

Other receipts 1,710 00

47,093 JO

Aec*t Bridge Telephone Opera-
tors* Salary.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 8,400 00

Acc*t Public Parks.

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 10,600 00

Other receipts 20 00

10,620 00

Acc*t House Moving Permits.

Amount received from per-
mits 2,636 00

Carried forward $1,828,491 63

238 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Brought forward $1,323,491 63

Acc^t Street Permits,

Amount received for work

on permits 72,997 70

Acc't Special Assessments.

Amount received from spe-
cial assessment fund for
cost of making and collect-
ing special assessments,
salaries and office expenses 238,833 45

Acc't Street Lamp Repairs,

Amount appropriated by City

Council % 50,000 00

Amount received from special
assessments, gas company,

judgments, etc 11,937 48

61,937 48

Acc^t Street Department Office
Expense,

Amount appropriated by City

Council 1,500 00

Acc't City Engineer's Office
Expense,

Amount appropriated by City

Council 750 00

Acc't Map Office Expense.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 8 800 00

Other receipts 45 00

845 00

Carried forward $1,700,355 26

book-keeper's statement. 239

Brought forward .... $1,700,365 26

AccU Proportional Office Sal-
aries.

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 13,930 00

Other receipts 4 60

13,934 60

Acc*t Street Office Salaries.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 15,630 00

AccU City Engineer's Office
Salaries.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 12,400 00

Acc^t Proportional Office Ex-
pense.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 1,750 00

Acc't Chicago Harbor.

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 48,390 00

Other receipts 86 40

48,476 40

AccU Street Opening and Ob-
struction Inspectors* Sal-
aries.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 7,200 00

Acc't Bridge Repairs.

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 1 15,000 00

Other Receipts 31,805 32

146,805 32

Carried forward $1,946,551 58

240 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Brought forward $1,946,651 58

Acc't Vessel Despatcher's
Salary.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 2,250 00

Acc't Steam Roller Engineer's
Salary,

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 1,800 00

Amount received for use of

steam roller 510 25

2,310 25

Ac 1*1 Bridge Tendefs* Sal-
aries.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 88,080 00

Fuller ion Avenue Conduit.

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 14,755 00

Other receipts V4 99

14,829 99

AccU Canal Pump. Station.

Amount appropriated by City

Council t 62,860 00

Other receipts 45 1 88

63,881 83

Acc't Van Bur en Street
Bridge and Viaduct.

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 35,477 30

Other receipts 11,524 18

47,001 48

Acc't Fuller ton Ave. Bridge.

Amount appropriated by City

Council $ 10,000 00

Other receipts 18,000 00

28,000 00

Carried forward $2,1 92,355 18

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Brought forward .... $2,192,355 18

Acc'i Special Deposits.

Amount received for inspec-
tion 3,780 05

AccU North Halsted Street
Bridge.

Receipts 1 ,000 00

AccU South Halsted Street
Bridge.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 50,000 00

Acc*t Bridgeport Locks.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 12,800 00

Acc't Public Library,

Receipts for extras. 889 50

Acc*t Street Privileges.

Receipts from Street Privi-
leges 2,986 00

AccU Diver sey Ave. Bridge,

Amount appropriated by City

Council 15,000 00

Acc't Street Intersections.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 1,000 00

Acct Map Dept. Salary.

Amount appropriated by City

Council 15,840 00

Total Receipts *2,295,650 73

242 DEPARTMENT OK PUBLIC WORKS.

EXPENSES.

AccU Improved Streets,

Salaries % 214,340 00

Labor and material 1,506 63

Lumber and blocks 20,180 14

Crushed stone and gravel. . . 17,938 64

Macadam 2,696 93

Rent 3,800 55

Electric light service 859 87

Other expenses 6,349 13

$ 267,671 89

Ac(^t Unimproved Streets,

Salaries $ 127,239 81

Labor and material 9,052 25

Lumber 2,669 07

Crushed stone and gravel. . . 1,905 00

Electric light service 1,443 78

Other expenses 1,486 48

Acc't Street Cleaning,

Street cleaning by contract.. $ 1 13,442 00

Street cleaning by bureau. . . 150,757 43

Rent 2,192 00

Cash items 282 83

Stationery, horseshoeing, car

tickets, etc 4,609 51

AccU Garbage.

Salaries $ 80,815 51

Removal of garbage, ashes,

etc 305,733 78

143,696 39

271,283 77

386,549 29

Acc't Street and Alley Clean-
ings Office Salary.

Office salaries 9,452 68

Carried forward $1,078,654 02

book-kebpbr's statement.

Brought forward 1 1,078,664 02

AccU Ward Inspectors,

Ward inspectors 33,991 63

Ac(^t Removal Dead Animals,

Removal Dead Animals .... 57,291 67

Acc*t Sidewalk Repairs.

Salaries $ 80,728 96

Labor and material 10,838 03

Lumber 14,169 87

Other expenses 484 26

106,211 11

Acc'i City Hall.

Coal $ 21,335 36

Repairing engines, boilers,

etc 989 40

Labor and material 3,333 05

Repairing elevators 744 61

Plumbing 196 46

Decorating and cleaning . . . 4,334 20

Oil and packing 574 72

Electric light service 826 67

Other expenses 4,966 44

37,260 91

Ac^t Special Assessments.

Salaries of clerks, engineers,

rodmen, etc $ 133,203 67

Services as Commissioners.. 18,286 84

Clerk of County Court 19,154 06

Real estate expert 11,665 16

Advertising 3,397 87

Legal services 14,468 16

Printing, stationery, car-fare,

etc 2,960 00

Collecting special assess-
ments 32,623 28

Other expenses 3,084 62

238,833 45

Carried forward $1,552,232 79

243

244 DEPARTMENT OP PUBWC WORKS.

Brought forward $1,552,382 79

Ac^i Chicago Harbor.

Salaries $ 13,158 82

Dredging 46,478 54

Other expenses 185 27

AccU Bridge Repairs,

Salaries $ 86,798 21

Labor and material 16,339 98

Lumber 22,274 48

Coal 7,003 22

Machine-work 3,116 01

Steel rollers and castings . . . 1,886 89

Repairing boilers 527 26

Electric light service 1,059 87

Blocks 2,139 20

Oil and paint 1,788 46

Teaming 335 51

Other expenses 5,668 74

AccU Canal Pump. Works,

Labor $ 29,101 67

Coal 34,561 48

Engine and boiler repairs.. . 7,301 03

Oil and packing 2,075 59

Smokeless furnace 750 00

Brick 492 47

Repairing tools 365 94

Other expenses 3,705 42

AccU Fuller ton Avenue Con-
duit,

Salaries % 8,247 33

Labor and material 3,687 15

Coal 3,690 16

Brick 316 15

Gas 216 20

Blocks 243 50

Other expenses 653 76

59,772 IS

148,936 2S

78,353 60

17,054 25.

Carried forward $1,856,349 05

book-kssper's statement. 245

Brought forward $1,856,849 05

Acct Public Parks—Wash-
ingtan Park,

Labor % 3,027 64

Trees 96 00

Other expenses 98 48

8,222 12

Ac^i Aldine Square,

Labor $ 866 18

Plants 49 90

Other expenses 80 05

946 18

Ac^i Douglas Monument
Park.

Labor $ 938 00

Other expenses 60 50

998 50

AccU Ellis Park.

Labor $ 893 50

Other expenses 27 25

920 75

Acc't Bickerdike Park.

Labor, etc 810 65

Acc't Jejferson Park.

Labor, etc 168 70

Acc't Green Bay Park,

Labor, etc 422 80

Ac^i Oak Park.

Labor, etc 486 50

AccU Gross Park.

Labor, etc 436 25

Acet Shedd's Park,

Labor, etc 146 07

Carried forward $1,864,907 52

246 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Brought forward $1,864,907 52

Acc^t Lakiwood Park.

Labor $ 111 25

Plants 45 00

166 25

Ac^i Congress Park.

Labor $ 5150

Filling 499 00

550 50

AccU South Hahted Street
Bridge,

Construction $ 475 00

Labor 1,148 97

Coal 270 19

Gas 136 60

Repairs 199 90

Sundries 423 16

2,658 82

Ac^t North Hals ted Street
Bridge.

Engineer services and other

expenses 848 75

Acc^t Van Buren Street
Bridge.

Construction $ 23,637 47

Salaries 4,123 65

Electric conduit 5,107 44

Machine work 1,073 99

Copper cable 1,760 00

Lumber 356 26

Services real estate expert • . 300 00

Sundries 442 59

36,801 40

Acc*t Street Lamp Repairs.

Labor % 29,839 90

Repairing street lamps 16,474 68

Glass and lamp fittings 13,875 11

Other expenses 3,207 55

63,397 24

Carried forward $1,969,310 48

book-keeper's statement. 24i

Brought forward $1,969,310 48

Acc*t Steam Roller.

Labor $ 1,604 U

Repairing steam roller 165 22

Sundries 45 25

1,804 61

AccU Bridgeport Lock,

Salaries $ 9,298 28

Labor and Material 2,855 06

Dredging 2,000 00

Lumber 376 57

Pile Driving 135 46

Sundries 162 28

14,827 65

Acc^t Fuller ton Ave, Bridge,

Construction $ 25,752 67

Labor 744 00

26,496 67

AccU Diver sey Ave, Bridge,

Labor, etc 1,433 99

AccU Street Permits,

Street Permits $ 32,520 94

Transferred 3,490 56

29,030 38

AccU Street Privileges,

Services, etc 400 84

AccU Salaries,

Janitors' salaries $ 47,918 46

Bridge Telephone Operators 6,311 32

Vessel Despatchers 3,082 78

House-moving Clerks 1,907 07

Street office salary 15,825 22

City Engineer's office salary. 12,172 80

Map Department salary 15,513 46

Proportional office salary. . . 13,932 05

Bridge Tenders' salary 86,457 77

Public Library 889 50

Street opening and obstruc-
tion inspectors' salary.... 7,128 77

Deposit for inspection 2,694 50

213,883 70

Carried forward $2,257,138 32

■ 248 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

H Brought forward

Arc'/ Misrfllanous Exfiensei.

Street Department, office ex-
pense $ 784 10

Map Department expense .. 793 88

Proportional office expense. 1,772 36

City Engineer's office ex-
pense 723 93

Balance to credit. Public
Parks, carried forward . . .

Balance to credit, Fullerton
Ave. Bridge, carried for-

Balance to credit, Diversey
Ave. Bridge, carried for-
ward

Balance to credit. South
Halsted St. Bridge

Balance to credit, unpaid
pay rolls

SPECIAL DEPOSIT FUND.
Balance carried forward from

1BB4 9 66,964 8fi

Suspense account $ 7,100 86

Street permit depositors 1S8,435 17

Corporation account 70,078 01

Total receipts

EXPENSES.

Hydrant wrenches I 228 76

Suspense account 4,268 33

Street Engineer's permit 3 00

Street permit depositors 149,705 77

Corporation account 52,199 19

Total expenses

Balance carried forward

^

book-keeper's statement. 249

TRIAL BALANCE.

LEDGER, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CHICAGO,

DECEMBER 81, 1895.

Dr. Cr.

Water fund $ 188,299 83

Water Works 23,912,837 85

Water Works, income $38,952,654 «9

Water fund, general taxes 2,7 1 3,878 58

Annexed territory 197,525 48

Water loan bonds, 6 per cent 182,000 00

Water loan bonds, 4 per cent 8,191,600 00

Water loan bonds, 3yVD per cent 332,000 00

Water loan bonds, 3}^ per cent 333,500 00

Water loan bonds, canceled 1,516,900 00

Water loan certificates, 5 per cent 198,000 00

Water loan, interest 7,666,458 92

Water loan bonds, Hyde Park 5 per cent. 50,000 00

Water loan bonds, Hyde Park 7 per cent 9,000 00

Water loan bonds, Town of Lake 6 per

cent 105,000 00

Water Works, expense and repair acc't. 16,500,262 81

Water loan bonds. Lake View 4 per cent. 50,000 00

Water loan bonds, Lake View 5 per cent. 23,000 00

J. W. Lyons, cashier water office 2,000 00

Meter Department, stock account 8,113 50

Water Works shop, stock account 16,699 50

Tapping Department, stock account. . . . 4,079 03

Advances to lay water pipe 435,620 92

Hydrant wrenches 2,l7l 82

Annexed territory, sewers 2,614,224 75

Sewers constructed by Special Assess-
ments 6,030,367 08

Sewers, North Division 2,728,914 28

Sewers, South Division 6,866,778 16

Sewers, West Division 6,991,482 18

Carried forward $ 64,829,926 06 $ 56,887,343 27

250 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Brought forward $ 64,829,926 06 $ 56,887,343 27

Sewerage loan bonds, 4 per cent 2,1 17,500 00

Sewerage loan bonds, 7 per cent 13,000 00

Sewerage loan bonds, 4^ per cent 489,500 00

Sewerage loan bonds canceled 380,000 00

Sewerage fund, general, taxes and con-
struction 4,933,532 48

Sewerage maintenance account 16,167 89

Sewer stock account 7,11758

Appropriation fund 30,938 1 7

Public parks 1,264 78

Diversey Ave. bridge 1 3,566 01

Fullerton Ave. bridge 1,503 33

E. P. Fassett, cashier 1 ,500 00

North Halsted street bridge 156 25

Unpaid pay rolls 15,947 80

Street lamp fund 94,049 13

Gas street lamps 16,804 67

Gasoline street lamps 77,1 84 46

Special deposit fund 76,17183

Suspense account 7,138 42

Street Engineers 1 34 00

Street permit depositors 33,896 83

Corporation account 22,576 21

Advances to construct sewers 12,431 87

$ 65,039,702 77 $ 65,039,702 77

Respectfully submitted.

LOUIS E. GOSSELIN,
Book-keeper Dept. of Public Works.

INDEX

PAGE

Message of Mayor Swift v

Officials of Department of Public Works xli

COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

General Report xlv

Appropriations, Expenses, Census, etc., 1888 to 1894, Table of . . . . Ixi

Assessments Prepared Ixxiii

Bridge and Viaduct Maintenance Ivii

Bridge and Viaduct Work Ivi

Buildings Erected, Comparative Statement of Ixxii

Buildings Erected During 1895 Ixxi

Commerce, Lake Iviii

Contracts Ixiii

Electrical Inspection, Summary of Ixxvii

Electric Light System Ixxvi

Electric Light System, Summary of Ixxvii

Financial Report Ixxviii

Growth of Chicago 1

House Moving Ixxii

Maps and Plats Made Ixii

Miscellaneous — Special Improvements Ixiii

Parks Ixxii

Pavement, Distribution of Kinds of Ixix

River and Harbor Ivii

Sewerage System, Extension and Total Cost of Ixix

Sewers Ixviii

Sewers, Maintenance of Ixviii

Sidewalks, Kinds and Miles of Ixx

Sidewalks, Miles Built During 1895 Ixx

Special Assessment Bureau li

Special Assessment Bureau, Expenses of, 1892 to 1895, incluaive. . Hi

Special Assessments, Reduction in Amounts Aaseaftcd « . , liii

Street and Alley Improvements ^*^

252 INDEX.

COMMISSIONER'S REPORT— Continued.

PAGR

Street and Alley Improvements, Financial Report lix

Street Improvements During 1895 Ixii

Street Lamps Ixxiv

Street Lighting, Electric Ixzvi

Street Lighting, Expense of Izzv

Street Repairs , . . . . Ixx

Water Meters and Hydraulic Elevators Ixvi

Water Office lix

Water Pipe Laid Ixvi

Water Supply, New Land Tunnels liv

Water Supply, Pumpage, 1895 liv

Water Supply — Tunnel and Crib Construction Iv

Water System Extension Iv, Ixii

Water Supply System — Present Nominal Engine Capacity Ixv

Water Supply System — Present Nominal Tunnel Capacity Ixvi

Water Works, Bonded Debt of Ixxxiv

Water Works, Receipts and Expenditures, 1895 Ixxx

Water Works, Total Cost to December 31, 1895 Ixxxii

Water Works — Quantity of Water Pumped, with Total Revenue,

from 1858 to 1895 Ixvii

BUREAU OF ENGINEERING.

Architectural Department 64

Barometer, Monthly Mean Pressure, Chicago, from 1873 to 1895 63

Bridge and Viaduct Construction 46

Bridge and Viaduct Maintenance 48

Commerce of Chicago from 1871 to 1895 54

Crib and Tunnel Construction 15-18

Cribs, Condition of 5

General Report 3

Harbor 51

Hydrants, Fire, in Use at Close of 1895 28

Hydrants, Fire, Placed During 1895 27

Precipitation, Dailj', During 1895 59

Precipitation, Monthly, January, 1871, to December, 1895 .58

Piiinpaj^e, Monthly, in Gallons, 1895 11

Pumping Stations, Condition of 6

Pumping Stations, Operation of. During 1895 12

Pumping Stations, Comparative Operations of. During 1894 and 1895. . 14
Sewerage Works, Main 65

INDEX.

253

BUREAU OF ENGINEERING— Continued.

Shops, Output of 23

Stop Valves in Use at Close of 189S 29

Stop Valves Placed Duriqg 1895 28

Temperature, Table Showing- Maximum, Minimum and Mean, for

Each Day of Year 189S 60

Temperature, Mean, Monthly, Chicago, from 1971 to 189S 62

Vessels, Arrivals and Clearances of S3

Vessels, Movement of, and Operation of Bridges 55

Water Pipe in Use at Close of 1895 45

Water Pipe Extension 25

Water Pipe Extension, Detail of

Calumet District 43

Hyde Park District 35

Jefferson District 41

Lake District 39

Lake View District 37

North Division 30

South Division 31

West Division 32

Recapitulation of Pipe Laid During 1895 44

Water Supply System S

Water, Table Showing Maximum, Minimum and Mean, in Lake Mich-
gan, from 1854 to 1895 57

BUREAU OF WATER RATES.

Assessors' Increase and Decrease Checks, 1895 92

Assessments, Comparative Statement, 1894-1B9S 70

Buildings Examined 77

Expense Account, Detail of. 1895 122

Ferrules Inserted During 189S 79-80

Leak, Waste and Shut-off Force, Statement of Work Done by the, 1894. 7S

Meter Department, Financial Report 86

Meter, Mechanical Department Report, 1895 89

Pay Rolls, 189S 91

Permits 81

Permit Department, Receipts and Expenditures, 1895 88

Pipe Let and Put In by Contract, 1895 82

Receipts, Miscellaneous, Detailed Statement 90

Superintendent's Report 6»

254 INDEX.

BUREAU OF MAPS.

PAOB

Area of City of Chicago at Close of 1894 99

Streets and Alleys, Report of Length in Feet and Miles, January 1,

1896 98

Work Performed 97

BUREAU OF SEWERS.

Catch-basins and Man-holes Raised to Grade, etc., 1895 121

Catch-basins and Man-holes, Total Number, 1895 107

Expenditures of Sewer Department 103

House Drain Department, 1895, Statistics of 123

Sewerage System, Expenditure for Repairs of 121

Sewerage System, Total Cost of, from 1855 to 1896 109

Sewers and Catch-basins Built, 1895, and Cost of Same 107

Sewers and Catch-basins Cleaned, 1895, by Divisions 122

Sewers Constructed During 1894, by Divisions:

North Division 116

South Division 114

West Division 112

Sewers Constructed During 1895, Size and Length, by Wards 108

Sewers, Length and Diameter, In Place December, 1895, by Wards .... 110
Sewers, Wing, Constructed During 1895, by Divisions:

North Division 120

South Division 119

West Division 118

Superintendent's Report 103

BUREAU OF STREETS.

Financial Statement 127

House Moving 154

House Moving, Summary of 155

Lamp Department 157

Summary of Expenses, 1895 158

Lumber Used 149

Opening Streets, Permits for 153

Pavement, Distribution of Kinds of 145

Pavement, Total Amount Done by Years, 1855 to 1895 147

Paving, Average Cost of Various Kinds 128

Paving, Alleys Improved :

North Division 130

South Division 134

West Division 140

tCREAr or ST

Sid(evalk:i> .... I5«:

West a»i I.=3>ri:Li Pirk C-:nr-rr-?wanafr^ it Cj:i« :f Y*xr 19^ . . ISZ

Streets L=rr:T«d. Tztal Xile» :f . . i4o

Street Riilwij-s. iCIixrf x=«i Pr-^er ..!•>:

Street Railwar*. Tital X=3=i«r >n:« b=. Serri.- Dfrc*=::<r 51. :»5 . . Ir-l
Streets. RecaptnlatiTri ^j Ti'-^siiip*. S'-.;-w-i=x Tital Mil-* laiprrve*!

and Utii=apr:T«i, it :!•:»«< :f Ycir 1?^ 14r,

Unimproved Street* . 15« ■

BUREAU OF STREET AXD ALLEY CLEAXIN*;;.

Financial Stateaxent 17^

Removal of Garbage. Ashes, ctr 17^

Street Cleaning 173

Superintendent's Re|>:'rt . . . 173

BUREAU OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.

Alleys, Assessments for Paving- with

Granite Block and Vitrified Brick 1}<4

Wooden Blocks Ij^j

Assessments for

Drains \%.in\

Lamp Posts. Boulevard 21ti

Lamp Posts, Gas 211

Lamp Posts, Gasoline 217

Sewers 1*>5

Sidewalk, Cement 2*KM

Sidewalk, Plank 2t>l

Sidewalk. Stone 2\\

Streets and Alleys, Assessments for

Curbing- and Grading 18^

Opening and Straightening |H^

25f>

INDEX,

BUREAU OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS -Continued.
Streets. Assessments for Paving with
Anphalt. .
Brick .

M.icadai

Wooden Blocks
Total Assessments for 1895, Recapitulation of . .
Total Assessments from 1861 to December 31, 1895 . ,
Wjiter Supply Pipes, Assess
Water Service Pipes, Assessments for , .

BOOK-KEEPER'S STATEMENT.
Appro pri
Sewer Fi

Special Deposit Fund
Street Permits
Water Fund
Trial Balance

Portrait of Mayor Swifl, .

New Land Tunnel, Carroll Avenue Shaft. .

New Land Tunnel, Keith Street Shaft. .

Diversey Boulevard Bridg-e .

North Shore Extension Tunnel, Intake Protection .

Hyde Park Crib-Protection Breakwater, Elevatio

Hyde Park Crib-Protection Breakwater, Plai

Hyde Park Crib- Protect ion Breakwater, Cross-Sectiot

Map of Tunncl.s and Pumping Statio

Lake View Tunnel. Ali^fnuient and Profile..

Chicago Avenue Tunnel, Alijfnment and Profile (7-foot Tunnel).

Fullerlon Avenue Bridge, Plai

Uia;r'':i"i to Accompany Engineer's Report on Harbor, 1895. .

Dinnram of Punipage for 1895 ,

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