Digitized by tine Internet Arcliive in 2010 witli funding from CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Researcli Libraries in Illinois http://www.archive.org/details/reportofwatercomOOchic REPORT 'li)oJtrCanmnssiaittr£fuftlje Citi) nf Cliirnga, JfADE TO THfi COMMON COU DECEMBER 8 , ,) TOUETHER WITJ' : UK £i@-l? ®[F [lia®®S^?®[8 AND A STATE.)JENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITV NOVEMBEil 10, CHICAG SEATOx\ & PECK, PMXTERS, 63 1851. REPORT OF THE Wnltt €mmmmm nf tjie Citt} nf Cjiiragn, MADE TO THE COMMON COUNCIL, DECEMBER 8, *-851 TOGETHER WITH S^f^']! ®W 0El(g®S[?®Sii'3'tl®ffl AND i STATEMENT OF THE ' FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY NOVEMBER CHICAG &EATON & PECK, PRINTERS, 61 1851. CHARTER HYDRAULIC WORKS AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CHICAGO CITY HYDRAULIC COMPANY. Be it enacted hy the PeojAe of the State of m^xyis represented in the General Assembly : ^B' I. That John B. Turner, Horatio GMLiOomis, and Alson S. Sherman, be, and they are hereby naified and constituted as a board of water commissioners for the city of Chicago ; who, and their successors in office, shall be alriBdy politic and corporate, by the name and style of the " Bo^^of "Water Commissioners of the city of Chicago," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, with power to contract, sue, and be sued, to purchase, hold, and convey personal and real estate, to have a common seal, to alter^^^reak the same at pleasure, to make by-laws, and do jpPegal acts which be necessary and proper to carry oq^he eifect, intent, object of this act. II. The said commissioners sh tively for the term of three, four, missioners shall, within sixty days act, decide by lot their respective te' be notified by a written statement to said city, which shall be entered of record on'i^le books -of the said common council ; and on the first Tuesday of ^^'il, ,old their offices respec- five years ; said com- the passage of this ^which decision shall ommon council of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and annually thereafter, there shall be an election held by the qualified voters in said city, in the same manner that elections are held for the election for mayor, for the election of one or more commissioners to fill all vacancies occasioned by the termination, in any manner, of the term of any commissioner under this act. All commissioners elected subsequent to the first election aforesaid, shall hold their office for the term of three years. And in case of the death or resignation of any of said commissioners, the re- maining commissioners shall nominate some citizen of said city, being a qualified voter, t^o fill such vacancy, and shall ^uch citizen to the common council of said city for who, if confirmed by said common council, ha^e fal^^ver to act as such commissioner ; but if the said common i|B|il shall refuse to confirm such nomination, said commission^l^^hall nominate another, and so on, until ^11 be made ; such person, when so con- vacancj" until the next regular election be held after such confirmation. nmissioners shall have power to loan, from time to time,'for such time as they shall deem expedient, a sum of moijpy not exceeding two hundred and fifty thou- sand dollars, npoii the credit of said city of Chicago, and shall hr; 'hority to issue bonds pledging the faith and credit oi'ca,.!. City for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds ; which bonds shall issue under the seal of said board of conmii^ioners, and shall be signed by them, or a majori tum per annum loners to keep ai ;liem, showing the n 4 to whom the sa; duty to furnish to th( ter, as soon as the sa' said clerk, and co; IV. It shall b such confirn>atioi firmed, shall fill of a comniissione III. The saic ;aring interest not exceeding ten per I it shall be the duty of said com- .irate register of all bonds issued by date, and amount of each bond, issued ; and it shall also be their k of said city a copy of such regis- s made, which shall be preserved by the records of said city. e dutv of said commissioners to examine and Gonsi'^' 1 all matters relative to supplying the city of Chi- cago with a sufficient quantity of pure and wholesome water, to be taken from lake Michigan, for the use of its inhabitants. Y. The said commissioners shall have power, and it is made their duty, to employ engineers, surveyors, and such other persons as, in their opinion, may be necessary to enable them to perform their duties under this act, VI. Said commissioners shall have the power, and it is hereby made their duty, as soon as may be, after the neces- sary funds shall have been procured, as herein provided, to purchase such lot or lots of land, and to construct such build- ings, machinery, and fixtures, as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to furnish a full supply of water for public and private use in said city. VII. Said commissioners shall have power to construct reservoirs, jets, and public and private hydrants, and to lay pipes in and through all the alleys and streets of said city ; and also across all rivers and streams, n|lt interfering with the navigation of the same, and with th Jfeonsent of the com- mon council of said city, to construct fr the extension of the works; the outstanding debt; the surplus of the revenue of the pre- ceding year over the expenses and interest applicable to the payment of the debt; the total outstanding debt of the year; the interest on that debt at seven per cent. ; the annual cost of superintendence, repairs, and of running the engine; the total amount of annual interest and expenses ; and the net annual revenue, after deducting the expenses, and the inter- est on the unpaid debt, for each year from 1852, to 1875 inclusive. While the comfort and convenience of an abundant supply of pure and wholesome water is admitted by all, its salutary influence, on the health of the community, has also been demonstrated. The statistics which have been collected, with great care, in Great Britain, show in the most conclusive manner, that epidemics and other diseases, rage with greatly increased violence, in the ill watered and badlj- drained portions of the cities and towns of that country. And they also show, that the introduction of an abundant supply of good water increases the health of the inhabitants, to an extent almost beyond credibility. One of the Enghsh writers upon this subject, (Mr. Chad- wick) estimated that the excess of the loss of life, in the popu- lous districts of Preston, amounts to nearly twenty years for each individual, and to nearly nine years for each ailult, caused solely by the effect of the want of good water, and sufficient drainage. The pecuniary loss to society, from these causes, is also 27 worthy of consideration. In the ordinary condition of our American cities, the loss of the value of labor, resulting from such causes, would pay the interest on the cost of construct- ing Water Works and Sewers in every town. Scarcely one of our cities, has escaped from large conflag- rations, which have destroyed property, exceeding in value the cost of procuring an ample supply of water, not only for domestic uses, but also sufficient to have extinguished the • fires, if it could have been applied, wheu they first broke out. I have been informed, from reliable sources, that in those cities, which aro well supplied with water, an immense num- ber of accidental fires are extinguished, by the occupants of dwellings, of which no account reaches the public ear, which would, without such a supply, probably have caused as much destruction, as the cost of the Water ^V^orks themselves. No expenditure of money can therefore be made, which will administer, in so great a degree, to the wealth, health, comfort, luxury, and I may even add, the public moralit}^ of all classes of society, as in the construction of works, for " an abundant supply of pure, and wholesome water."' Respectfully, your Obt. Servant, WM. J. McALPINE. APPENDIX. ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE WORKS ON THE FIRST PLAN. Crib Work in the Lake. 1,632 square feet face of crib, at 30c $489.60 18,741 feet bd. measure sheet piling and plank, $20 374.82 96 slieet piles driving, 1 96.00 10 guide piles, and do. 3 30.00 3,024 lbs. iron bolts, spikes and straps, 7c 211.68 433^ cubic yards stone filling and outside, 1.50 650.00 350 lbs. iron grating, 7c 24.50 Expenses of sinking, 200.00 Inlet Pipe. 1,000 cubic yards dredging, 25c 250.00 1,000 " " excavation, 15c 150.00- 71,000 lbs. \Yrouglit iron, 8c 5,680.130 500 cubic yds. stone covering, 1.50 750.00 Labor in launching, mov- ing and sinking pipes. 150.00 $2,076.60 $6,980.00 Amount carried forward, $9,056.60 30 Amount brougbt forward, $9,056.60 Well Chamber. 3,000 cubic yards excavation, 20c 600.00 20,000 feet board measure timber in crib $20 400.00 200 cubic yards puddling, 40c 80.00 Pamping and Bailing, 1,000.00 200 Piles, $2 400.00 600 cubic feet timber 20c 120.00 6,000 feet board measure plank, $20 100.00 600 cubic yards masonry, $5 3,000.00 2,000 cubic yards embankment, 10c 200.00 100 cubic yards concrete, $7 700.00 6,600.00 Pumps, Suction Pipes and Standing Column. 84,000 lbs. cast iron, 5c 4,200.00 11,000 " wrought iron 8c 880,00 3,300 " " " bolts 10c 330.00 43,000 sq. in. planing, filing, &c. 3c 1,290.00 4 square valves, 2 Xli ft. $75 300.00 4 round valves, 2 ft. diam'r, $150 600.00 2 stop cocks, 2 ft. diameter, $350 700.00 8,300.00 Condensing Engine. Steam Cylinder of 46 inches diameter & 9 feet stroke, bed plate, working beam, fly wheel, air pump, &c., and two ma- rine boilers, shell 9 feet diameter and thirty feet long, 23,000.00 Non-condensing duplicate engine, pumps, and connecting pipes, 10,000.00 Amount carried forward, • $56,956.60 81 Amount brought forward, $56,956.60 Engine House. 500 cubic yards excavation, 12c 60.00 216 piles, and driving, $2 432.00 8,90-1 feet board m. timber, 820 178.08 212 lbs. iron, 7c 14.84 40,000 ft. bd. m. timber in floor, $35 1,400.00 367 cubic yds. stone masonry, $5 1,835.00 48 " " cut stone $21 1,008.00 76,440 pressed brick, $17 1,299.48 483,108 common brick, $7.50 3,623 31 Windows, $300 ; doors, $100; painting, $150; stone steps, $80. 630.00 28,171 lbs. wrought iron, 7c 1,971.97 7,710 " cast " 31c 2G9.85 6,996 square feet zinc 13c 909.48 840 feet iron cornice $4 1,360.00 14,992.01 Pumping Mains. 1,260 tons of pipe, $50 63,000.00 6,000 lineal ft. laying 24 in. pipe, $1 6,000.00 5,500 " " " 12 " " 50c 2,750.00 71,750.00 Pipes across the Main ^ North and South Brandies of the River. 6,000 cubic yds. of dredging, 25c 1,500.00 50,000 lbs. wrought iron pipe 8c 4,000.00 4,500 " bolts and straps, 8c 360.00 1,500 cubic feet of timber, 30c 450.00 2 cocks, 24 in. diameter, $350 700.00 4 " 12 " " $75 300.00 2 man holes and wells 300.00 Placing pipes, guide piles, &c. 550.00 350 cubic yds. stone filling $1.50 525.00 8,685.00 Amount carried forward, $152,388.61 32 Amount brouglit forward, $152,383.61 Standing and other Pipes, Cocks, c&c, at the Reservoir. 50 tons of pipe, $50 2,500.00 1,500 lbs. wrought iron, in bolts 10c 150.00 5,000 square inches planing, 3c 150.00 8 cocks, 24 in. diameter, $350 2,800.00 3 " 12 " " $75 225.00 1 D valve, 24' in." 50.00 Reservoir Building. 19,152 cubic feet rubble masonry 12c 2,298.24 9,018 " " " "incem'tlSi 1,668.33 5,875.00 2,920 " " cut stone. 80c 2,336.00 671,332 common brick laid, $7.50 5,034.99 326,942 " " in cement, $11 3,596.36 52,542 pressed brick. $17 893.21 5,026 square feet flagging, 10c 502.60 272 feet lineal string course. $4 1,088.00 Porch, 300.00 88 feet lineal stone sills. 45c 39.60 522 ft. 1. window architraves 5, $1 522.00 32 Corbel] s, $1 32.00 1,255 square yds. plastering, 25c 313.75 25,130 ft. bd. m. floor beams. $20 502.60 ' 6,282 ft. bd. measure boards, $30 188.46 5,026 " " $30 150.78 Painting, 200.00 Sashes and windows, 300.00 Doors, 50.00 Stairs, 400,00 320 ft. lineal of iron cornice with brackets, $5.60 1,792.00 1,383 cubic yds. excavation, 121c 172.88 405 feet iron railing, $3 1,215.00 280 " " cornice. $1.50 > 420.00 Of 1 fi ftn iiTt, V iU.OU Amount carried forward $182,275.41 S3 Amount brought forward, $182,275.41 Reservoir Tank. 155,853 lbs. boiler iron, 8c 12,468.24 55,631 " wrought iron, 7c 3,894.17 383,176 " cast iron, 3ic 13,411.16 10,185 square feet of zinc, 13c 1,324.05 16,400 ft. bd. in. wooden casing, 6c 984.00 Gutters, 50.00 1,100 cubic yds. gravel filling, 25c 275.00 32,406.62 Distribution Pipes, Stojy-cocJcs and HijdrantSi 2,150 tons of pipe, $50107,500.00 24 miles trenching, $1,900 45,600.00 150 hydrants and boxing, $25 3,750.00 32 cocks, 4 in. diameter, $30 960.00 16 " 8 " " $50 800.00 4 " 12 " " $75 300.00 2 hydraulic presses and fix- tures, $500 1,000.00 Labor proving pipes, 3,000.00 2,200 tons carted, oOc 1,100.00 164,010.00 Lands for Engine House and Reservoir, 10,000.00 388,692.03 For Contingencies and Superintendence, add 10 per cent, on the above amount. 38,860.20 Total cost of First Plan, $427,561.23 E 8-4 ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE WORKS ON THE SECOND PLAN. Crib Work in the Lake. Crib work in the Lake the same as in the First Plan. $2,076.60 Inlet Pipe. 1,000 cubic yards dredging, at 25c 250.00 1,000 cubic yards excavation, 15c 150.00 43,000 lbs. wrought iron, 8c 8,410.00 500 c. yds. stone covering, $1,50 750.00 Labor in launching, moving and sinking pipes, 150.00 Well Cham 4,000 cubic yards excavation, 20,000 ft. b. m. timber crib, 200 cubic yds. puddling. Pumping and bailing, 200 piles 600 cubic feet of timber, 5,000 feet b. meas. plank, 700 cubic yards masonry, 2,000 cubic yards embankment, 100 cubic yards concrete, her. 20c 800.00 S20 400.00 40c 80.00 1,000.00 $2 400.00 20c 120.00 $20 100.00 $5 8,500.00 10c 200.00 $7 700.00 4,740.00 7,300.00 Condensing Engine. Condensing Engine, the same as the first plan, except that the Steam Cylinder is 48 inches in diameter, 25,000.00 Non-condensing duplicate engine, pumps and connecting pipes, the same as the first plan. 10.000.00 Amount carried forward, $49,116.60 35 Amount brouglit forward, $49,116.60 Pumping Mains. 1,900 tons of pipe, $50 95,000.00 10,000 lineal ft. laying 24 in. pipe, $1 10,000.00 5,500 " " " 12 " " 50c 2,750.00 107,750.00 Pipes across the Main^ South and North Brandies of the River^ 3 crossings, 12 inch pipe. 6,000 cubic yds. of dredging, 25c 1,500.00 42,000 lbs. wrought iron, 8c 3,860.00 3,000 "bolts, 8c 240.00 6 cocks, 12 in. diameter, $75 450.00 Man boles, covering and stone filling, same as first plan. 1,375.00 6,925.00 Standing and other Pipes^ Cocks, &c., at the Reservoir. 60 tons of pipe, $50 2,500.00 1,500 lbs. wrought iron, 10c 150.00 5,000 square inches planing, 3c 150.00 8 cocks, 24 in. diameter, $350 2,800.00 3 " 12 " " $75 225.00 1 D valve, 24 in." 50.00 6,875.00 Reservoir Building. Eeservoir building, the same as the first plan, 24,016.80 The tank for do., same, 32,406.62 Distribution pipes, stop cocks and Hy- drants, the same as first plan. 164,010.00 Amount carried forward, $390,100.02 36 Amount brought forward, $390,100.02 Pumps, Suction Pipes, and Standing Column. 86,000 lbs. cast iron, 5c 4,300.00 8,000 " wrought iron 8c 640,00 3,600 " " " bolts 10c 360.00 44,000 sq. in. planing, filing, &c. 3c 1,320.00 4 square valves, 2 Xli ft. $75 300.00 4 round valves, 2 ft. dr., $150 600.00 2 stop cocks, 2i ft. dr., $350 700.00 8,220.00 Engine House. Engine house, the same as in the first plan, 14,992.01 Lands for Engine House and Reservoir, 10,000.00 423,312.03 For Contingencies and Superintendence add 10 per cent, on the above amount, 42,331.20 Total cost of the Second Plan, $465,643.23 ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE WORKS ON THE THIRD PLAN. Crih Work in the Lake. The same as in the First Plan, 2,076.60 Inlet Pipe. The same as in the First Plan, 6,980.00 Well Chamber. The same as in the First Plan, 6,600.00 Amount carried forward, $15,656.60 37 Amount) brouglit forward, Pumps, Suction Pipes, and Standing Column. 84,000 lbs. cast irou 5c 4,200.00 8,000 " wrought iron pipe, 8c 640.00 3,300 " " " bolts, 10c 330.00 43,000 square inches planing, 3c 1,290.00 4 square valves, 2 X 1^- ft. dr. $75 300.00 4 round valves, 2 ft. dr., $150 000.00 2 stop cocks, 2 ft. dr., $350 700.00 $15,656.60 Condensing Engine. Condensing Engine, the same as in the First Plan, except the Steam Cylinder, which is 44 inches diameter, Non-condensing duplicate Engine, and pumps, and connecting pipes, Engine House. The same as in the First Plan, Pumping Mains. 1,650 tons of pipe, 50c. 82,500.00 7,300 lineal ft. laying, 24 in., $1 7,300.00 8,800 " " ' " 12 ". 50c 4,400.00 Pipes across the River. The same as in the First Plan, Standing and other Pipes, Cocks, etc., at Reservoir. 80 tons pipes, 2,500 lbs. wrought iron bolts 10,000 square inches planing, 2 stop cocks, 24 in. dr. 6 " " 18 '• " 22 " " 12 " " 3 D valves, 24 " " $50 4,000.00 10c 250.00 3c 300.00 $350 700.00 $175 1,050.00 $75 1,650.00 $50 150,00 8,060.00 21,000.00 10,000.00 14,992.01 94,200.00 8,685.00 8,100.00 Amount carried forward, $180,693.61 «8 Amount brought forward, $180,693,61 Reservoir Building^ 43 feet diameter. 4,702 cubic feet rubble, and back- ing, in mortar, 12c 564.24 3,757 c. ft. rubble, in cement, 18^c 695.04 1,690 " " cut stone ashler, SOc 1,352.00 182,351 common brick, $7.50 1,367.63 66,902 " " in cement, $11 735.92 26,649 pressed brick, $17 453.03 2,043 .square feet flagging, 10c 204.30 140 lineal feet string course, $4 560.00 Porch 300.00 382 feet window architraves, $1 382.00 88 " sills 45c 39.60 32 " corbells, $1 32.00 645 square yards plaistering, 25c 161.25 ^,162 ft. bd. meas. floor beams, $20 163.24 2,553 " " " boards, $30 76.59 2,043 " " " ceiling boards, $30 61.29 Painting, $150 ; Sashes and ca- sings, $300, 450.00 Doors, $50; Stairs, $400, 450.00 182 ft. iron cornice and brack- ets, $5.60 1,019.20 361 c. yards excavation, 12|c 45.12 224 feet iron railing, $3 672.00 160 " "cornice for the roof, $1.50 240,00 10,024.45 Another Reservoir Building of same size. 10,024.45 TanTcs^ 43 feet Reservoir^ 61,275 lbs. boiler iron, 8c 4,902.00 27,360 " cast iron, 3ic 957.60 765 " rivets 8c 61.20 1,620 " angle iron, 8c 129.60 $6,050.40 Amount carried forward $200,742.51 Amount brought forward, $6,050.40-200,742.51 80,688 lbs. cast iron, 3ic 2,824.08 7c 1,363.25 7c 71.75 3i 124.60 7c 158.27 3,075 square feet zinc covering, 13c 399.75 8,460 feet bcl. m. wooden casing round the tank, 6c 507.60 Other bolts, 80.00 Gutters, &c. 50.00 240 cubic 3'ards gravel filling, 25c 60.00 19,475 " wrought iron. 1,025 " bolts, 3,560 *' cast iron, 2,261 " tie rods, 11.689.70 Another Tank of the same size, 1 1.689.70 Reservoir 60 feet diameter. 10,026 cubic feet rubble, and backing in mortar, 12c 1,203.12 5,148 c. ft. rub. & b. in cement, ISic 952.38 2,186 c. ft. cut stone ashler, 80g 1,748.80 362,696 common brick, $7.50 2,720.22 132,836 " *• laid in cem't, $11 1,461.19 37,800 pressed brick, $17 642.60 2,552 square feet flagging, 10c 255.20 192 lineal ft. string course, $4 768.00 Porch, 300.00 88 lineal feet sills, 45c 39.60 522 feet architraves, $1 522.00 32 corbells, $1 32.00 900 square yards plastering, 25c 225.00 10,208 ft. bd. m. floor boards, $20 204.16 3,190 " " " boards $30 95.70 2,552 " " ceiling boards $30 76.56 Painting, 150.00 Sashes and casings, 300.00 Doors, 50.00 Stairs, 400.00 236 feet iron cornice, $5.60 1,321.60 Amount carried forward, 13,468.13-224.121.91 Amount brought forward, 13,468.13-224,121.91 C73 cubic yards excavation, 12^0 84.12 296 feet iron railing, $3 888.00 201 ft. iron cornice for roof, $1.50 301.50 14,741.75 Tank for 60 feet Beservoir. 82,180 lbs. boiler iron, 8c 6,574.40 1,227 " rivets, 8c 98.16 2,256 " angle iron, 8c 180.48 54,848 " ca.stiron, 3^0 1,919.68 145,680 ." " iron for iron floor, 3ic 5,098.80 23,573 lbs. wrought iron, 7,050 '' cast iron, 1,350 " bolts, 4,810 square ft. zinc covering, 2,765 lbs. tie rods, Other bolts, $80; Gutters &c., $50 130.00 12,000 ft. bd. m. wooden casing, 6c 720.00 480 cubic yds. gravel filling, 25c 120.00 7c 1,650.11 3ic 246.75 7c 94.50 13c 625.30 7c 193.55 X 1 ,Vt>>J..I t» Distrihuticni Pipe, Stop-cocks, and Htjdrants. 2.000 tons pipes. $50 100,000.00 24 miles trenches 1,800 43,200.00 150 hydrants and boxes, 25 3,750.00 32 cocks 4 in. diam. 30 960.00 16 " 8 in. " 50 800.00 4 " 12 in. " 75 300 00 2 hydraulic presses 500 1,000.00 Labor proving pipes, 3,000.00 2,000 tons carted, 50c 1,000.00 $154,010.00 Land for Engine House and Reservoirs, 20,000.00 430,525.39 For contingencies and superintendence, add 10 per cent on the above amount, 43,052.54 Total cost of Tliird Plan, $473,577.93 41 ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE WORKS ON THE FOURTH PLAN. Grih Work in the Lake. The same as in the First Plan, $2,076.60 Inlet Pipe. The same as in the Second Plan, 4,740.00 Well Ohamher. The same as in the Second Plan, 7,300.00 Pumps^ Suction Pipes, and Standing Column. The same as in the Second Plan, 8,220.00 Condensing Engine. The same as in the First Plan, 23,000.00 Duplicate Non-condensing Engine^ Pumps and connecting pipes, 10,000.00 Engine House. The same as in the First Plan, 14,992.01 Pumping Mains. 1,550 tons pipes, $50 77,500.00 7,000 lineal ft. laying 24 in. pipes 1 7,000.00 8,000 " " 12 in. " 50c 4,000.00 88,500.00 J Pipes Across River. The same as in the Second Plan, 6,925.00 Standing and other Pipes^ Codes, &c., at Reservoir. The same as in the Third Plan, 8,100.00 TJie Three Reservoir Buildings^ the same as in the Third Plan, 34,790.65 Tanks. The same as in the Third Plan, 41,031.15 Distribution Pipes, Stop-cocks and Hydrants. The same as in the Third Plan, 154,010.00 Land for Engine House and Eeservoirs, 20,000.00 423,685.39 For contingencies and superintendence, add lO per cent, to the above amount, 42,368.54 Total cost of the Fourth Plan, $466,053.93 F 42 ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE WORKS ON THE THIRD PLAN, AS MODIFIED. Crib Worh in the Lake. The same as in the First Plan, 2,076.60 Inlet Pipe. 20,000 feet board measure plank, $30 600.00 2,500 lbs. wrought iron bands, 8c 200.10 1,000 cubic yards dredging, 2oc 250.00 1,000 " " excavat'n on shore, 15c 150.00 500 " " stone covering, $1.50 750.00 Labor in launching, moving and sinking, 150.00 2,100.00 Well Chamber. The same as the First Plan, 6,600.00 Pumps, /Suction Pipes, & Standing Column. 72,000 lbs. cast iron, 5c 3,600.00 8,000 " wrought iron pipe, 8c 610.00 3,000 " '' " bolts, 10c 300.00 41,000 square inches planing, &c., 3c 1,230,00 4 square valves, $75 300.00 2 round do., $150 300.00 1 stop-cock, 2 ft. diam., $350 350.00 6,720.00 •< Condensing Engine. The same as the Tliird Plan except the omission of one of the boilers, 17,000.00 Engine House. The same as the First Plan except the omission of one wing, 10,000.00 Amount carried forward, $44,496.60 43 Amount brought forward, $44,496.60 Pumping Mains. 725 tons of pipes, 50c 36,250.00 3,000 liu. ft. laying 16 in. pipe, 70c 2,100.00 7,800 " " " 12 " " 50c 3,900.00 42.250.00 Crossing Main and Soutli Branch of River. 3,000 cubic yards dredging, 25c 750.00 50,000 lbs. wrought iron pipe, 8c 2,400.00 4 cocks, 12 inches diam., $75 300.00 200 c. yds. stone covering, $1.50 300.00 Launching, moving, and sink- ing pipes, 300.00 4,050.00 Pipes, Docks, dr., at Reservoir. 25 tons of pipes, $50 1,250.00 1,000 lbs. wrought iron bolts, 10c 100.00 4,000 square inches planing, &c., 3c 120.00 1 stop-cock, 24 in. diam., $350 350.00 3 stop-cocks, 12 " " $75 225.00 1 D valve, $50 50.00 2,095.00 Reservoir Building. The same as the Third Plan, 14,741.75 Tanh. The same as the Third Plan, 17,651.73 Distribution Pipes, Stop-codes, & Hydrants. The same as the Third Plan, 154,010.00 Land for Engine House and Eeservoir, 10,000.00 289,295.08 For contingencies and superintendence, add 10 per cent, on the above amount, 28,929.51 Total cost of Third Plan, as modified, $318,224.59 44 ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE WORKS ON THE FOURTH PLAN, AS MODIFIED. Orib Work in the Lake. The same as the First Plan, 2,076.60 Inlet Pipe. The same as the Third Plan modified, 2,100.00 Well Clicimber. The same as the Third Plan modified, 6,600.00 Pumps, Suction Pipes, &c. The same as the Third Plan modified. 6,720.00 Condensing Engine. The same as the Third Plan modified, 17,000.00 Engine House. The same as the Third Plan modified, 10,000.00 Pumping Mains. 1,000 tons pipes, $50 50,000.00 7,000 lin. ft. laying 16 in. pipe, 70c 4,900.00 6,000 " " *• 12 " " 50c 3,000.00 57,900.00 Crossing the Branches of the Piver. The same as the Third Plan modified, 4,050.00 Pipes, Cocks, &c,, at the Pesercoir. The same as the Third Plan modified, 2,095.00 Reservoir Building. The same as the Third Plan modified, 14,741.75 Reservoir Tanks. The same as the Third Plan modified, 17,651.73 Distribution Pipes, Stop-cocks & Hydrants. The same as the Third Plan modified, 154,010.00 Land for Engine House and Reservoir, the same as Third Plan modified, 10,000.00 304,945.08 For contingencies and superintendence, add 10 per cent, on the above amount, 30,494.51 Total cost of Fourth Plan, as modified, $335,439.59 45 ANNUAL EXPENSES OF THE WORKS. The cost 01 running the engine, when working at one-half its power, is per day, as follows : 1 Engineer, at $2 2.00 1 Fireman, $1.25 1.25 1 Laborer, $1.00 1.00 2 Tons of coal, $5.00 10.00 Oil, tallow, etc., $1,00 , 1.00 Eepairs of engine & pumps, $5.00 5.00 $20.25 This will amount per year to 7,391.25 Salary of 1 Superintendent, 1,500.00 " 1 Clerk, 500.00 " " 2 Laborers, $250 500.00 Miscellaneous expenses, 608.75 Amount of annual expenses, $10,500.00^ "When working at full power, the cost of running the engine will be increased to $33.75 per day. This will amount per year to 12,318.75 Salaries of Superintendent & Clerk, as above, 2,000.00 Salaries of six laborers, at $250 1,500.00 Miscellaneous expenses, say 2,181.25 $18,000.00 46 STATEMENT Of the Buildings, Manufactories, &c., in the Districts in which Pipes are proposed at first to be laid, as given in the Enumeration, made in July, 1851. Showing also, the "Water Rates which may be collected therefrom. DESCRIPTION OP BUILDINGS. Number ut' liuildiugs. &c.,in the UiTisiotuj of the City Rate UOLS 3 100 300 5 3 20 5 5 30 5 100 20 5 10 100 Amount nt'h. s't'h WEST. TOTAL doll's. Banking Houses 9 2 2 1 2 " 8 "i 23 •••3 3 9 2 6 1 2 9 8 93 2 20 101 2 2 20 6 2 1 45 Telegraph Offices ^ • ' i g Foundries 500 Railroad Depots 300 Marble Yards .... 2 6 •7 85 2 11 76 2 :! 2 10 Pire Engine Houses Public buildings 1 1 27 160 Machine Shops 466 Green Houses • • • • 10 Steam Engines in use Manufactories 2 2 600 506 200 Bath Houses Flouring and iaw Mills 40 Drug Stores 3 2 100 Meat Markets 50 Vackiiig Houses 200 Slaughter Houses Tanneries Brick Yards 1 "3 6 1 1 2 3 '"{ 3 1 30 34 800 875 1 3 9i 32' 69 ■1 12 20 1 I 4 18 80 250 166 901 1199 20 3 5 75 95 10 8 10 10 100 100 25 5 5 6 10 7 12 20 Book Binderies 3 9 26 63 "u 8 'I 1 2 12 23 219 129 301 614 9 Printing Offices 45 Taverns and Hotels 3 2,400 1,726 Soap and Candle Factories 1 2 2 4 20 Barber • Shops 64 Bakeries 120 -Gas Works 200 100 Breweries 100 Public Scliools '. . 1 3 ■? 3 300 210 100 Private Schools '. . Warehouses 90 150 Stables 1,500 1,660 6,807 Groceries and Saloons do "2 do do " 2 do and over 18,888 ^ Stores of 1| story se 50 'i48 1 30 198 6 10 150 1,980 do " 2 do and over 1961 250 2U0 100 "200! 150 50 196 575 425 200 6 8 I 980 Bathing Tubs, private 125 75 50 1,725 426 Water Closets Street Washing 400 Fountains, private 20 60 30! 100 5 600 • Total $37,366 47 a. 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A steam cylinder 46 inches diameter, 9 feet stroke, Avith a velocity of the piston of 240 feet per minute ; the pressure ■ of the steam on the piston 20 pounds per square inch, cut off at one-fourth the length of the stroke, the mean pressure of the steam ou the piston is (108+l)-i-(27+l)=3.892=60-rV per cent., and 20. X. 607=12. 14 pound per square inch, for the mean effective pressure. f =9.5 pounds pressure per squai'e inch. /!= One-fifth of the pressure of the steam V— ^• m=2 lbs. per square inch, ;S'=240 feet, and n—SO feet per minute. v=9.5 pounds resistance. Then (P-fz;)-(/+m)=(12.14+9.5)-(4+2)=15.64: 46 in. diameter equals 1661.9 in. area, and 34 in. diameter 907.92 in. area, and 1,661.9 Xl5.64x240.=6,238,107.84 pounds, from which deduct 907.92 X9.5x.80=690,019.20 pounds, leaves an available power of 5,548,088.64 pounds, raised one foot high per minute. The power of an engine with a steam cylinder of 44 inches diameter, and an air pump of 82 inches diameter, is as fol- lows: 44 in. diam.=l,520.5 area, and 32 in. diam.=804.24 area. Then 1,520.5x15.64x240=5,707,348.8 pounds, from which deduct 804.24x9.5x80=611,222.4 pounds, which leaves an available power of 5,096,126.4 pounds raised one foot high per minute. The power of an engine with a steam cylinder of 48 inches diameter, and an air pump of 36 inches diameter, is as fol- lows: 48 in. diam.=l, 809.5 area, and 36 in. diam. =1,017.8 area. Then 1,809.5x15.64x240=6,792,139.2 pounds, from 49 wtiuli deduct 1,017.8x9.5x80=773,528 pounds; leaves an available power of 6,018,611.2 pounds raised one foot high per minute. The formula which has been used in calculating the power necessary to overcome resistance caused by the friction of the Avater passing through long pipes, is that given by Mr. Hawksley, in his evidence before the commissioners appointed by the British Parliament "to inquire into the state of large towns and populous districts." Tiie formula When P represents the horse power necessary to overcome the friction, Q represents the gallons delivered in one second, I the length, and d the diameter of the pipe, both in inches. The different quantities of water required to be forced through the mains are as follows : 3,000,000 gallons in 12 hours is 69.41 gallons per second. 2,250,000 " " " " " 52.08 " " " 1,500,000 " " " '' " 34.72 " 750,000 '• " '' " " 17.30 " '• " The different sized mains and their length are as follows : 12 in. diam., 3,500, 3,700, and 4,300 feet long. 16 in. " 3,000. 24 in. " 3,000, 4,300, 6,000, 7,000, and 10,000 ft. long. To discharge 750,000 gallons of water through a pipe 12 inches diameter, 3,500 feet long, requires a power of p^l7.36='x42,000^ 5,231.77x42.000 ^219,734,340^ 140 X 12 5 140x248,832 34,8367480 6.3076. To discharge the same quantity through a j^ipe 12 inches diameter, and 3,700 feet long, will require a power of 17.363x44,400 5,231.77x44,400 232,290,58^ 140X12' ~ 140X248,832 "" 34,836,480 6.668. G 50 To discliarge the same quantity through a pipe of 12 inches diameter, and 4,300 feet long, requires a power of _ 17.36 =»X 51,600 5,23 1.77X51 ,600 26 9,959,332 ^""^40X12^ """140X248,832 ~ 34;836,480~ 7.7493. To discharge 1,500,000 gallons through a pipe 16 inches diameter, and 3,000 feet long, will require a power of 34.72=^X36,000 41,854.21x36,000 1,506,751,560^ 140x16* ~ 140X1,048,576 ~ 146,800,640 ~ 10.2639. To discharge 2,250,000 gallons through a pipe 24 inches diameter, and 4,300 feet long, will require a power of 52.08=' X51,600 141,257.95x51,600 7,288,910,220 140X24* ~ 140X7,962,624 1,114,767,360" 6.5385. To discharge 3,000,000 gallons through a pipe 24 inches diameter, and 3,000 feet long, will require a power of 69.44=^X 3 6,000 334, 833.68 X 36,000 12,054,012,480 _ ^~ 140X24* """140x77962,624 ~~i;il47767r3"60~ 10.813. To discharge the same quantity through a pipe of 24 in. diameter, and 6,000 feet long requires a power of 69. 44 ='X 72,000 334,833.68x72,000 24,108 ,024,96a ^~ 140X24* "140x7,962,624 ~ 1,114,767,360" 21.626. To discharge the same quantity througli a pipe of the same diameter and 7,000 feet long, 69^4 =» X 84,000 _334,833. 68 X 84,000_ 28,126,029,120 140X24* 140x7,962,624 1,114,767,360" 25.23, 51 To discharge the same quantity through a pipe of the same diameter, and 10,000 feet long. 69.44=^ Xl20,000 ^ 334,833.68xl20,000 _ 40,180,011,f:00 ^~ 140x24^ 140x7,962,624 1,114,767,360 = 36.0434 nearly. To discharge 1,125,000 gallons through a pipe 12 inches diameter, and 4,300 feet long, will require a power of 26.04=^ X51,600 _ 17,657.24X51.6Q0 911,113,584 ^"" 140X12 5 ~ 140X248,832 "34,836,380" 26.154. To discharge 3,000,000 gallons through a pipe 24 inches diameter, and 4,300 feet long, requires a power of 69.443x51,600_ 334,833.68x51,600 17,277,417 140X24* - 140X7,962,624 "'1,114,767,360' 16.5 nearly. STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 10, 1851. Chicago, Nov. 28tli, 1851. W. S. GuRNEE, Esq., Mayor of the City of Chicago: Sir: — I have been directed by the Board of Water Com- missioners to apply to you for statistical information connect- ed with the revenues and financial condition of the Cit3\ Will you have the kindness to furnish me with a statement of the present revenue of the City ; the revenue received by the City in each of the past fourteen years; the amount of taxable property for each of those years, including the pres- ent; the amount and value of the property owned by the City ; the amount of City debt, and when the same will be- come due; the amount of the School Fund and the revenue thereof, for each of those years; together with such other information connected with it, as you may deem important. Very respectfully, your ob't serv't, n. G-. LOOMIS, Secretary of the Board of Water Com'rs. Mayor's Office, Chicago, 10th December, 1851. H. G. LooMis, Esq., Sec'j Board of Water Com'rs: Dear Sir: — You -will find hercwitli a Eeport and Tables, showing the condition of the Finances of the City of Chicago on the 10th of November last; together ■with the other in- formation desired in vour communication of the 28th ultimo. The bonded debt of the City at this date, you will perceive by the Note appended to the Abstract enclosed, has since the 10th of November been somewhat reduced; and it now amounts to $119,635, instead of §126,735, as noted at the first-mentioned date. Very respectfully, W. S. GUENEE, Mayor. Mayor's Office, Chicago, November 29, 1851. John C. Dodge, Esq., Ch'n Com. on Finance : Dear Sir: — Herewith you will please find a letter from H. G. Loomis, Secretary of Board of "Water Commissioners, asking, for the use of said Commissioners, for information relative to the condition of the City Finances, &c., &c. You will please prepare such statistics at your earliest convenience, as will furnish the information desired. Very respectfuUy, ^V. S. GUENEE, ]\Iayor. Chicago, 3d December, 1851. Hon. Walter S. Gurnee, Mayor of Chicago: Sir: — Your favor of the 29th of November last, covering a communication from the Secretary of the Board of Water Commissioners, requesting "information connected with the revenues and financial condition of the City," together with such "other information pertaining thereto and to the School Fund, as may seem to be most important," is now before me; and, in reply, I have the honor to transmit such details as I trust will fully embrace all the information which the Com- missioners are desirous to procure, and be of service to the community. To these ends, therefore, I send a Tabular Statement of the Population, Valuation of Eeal Estate and Personal Prop- erty, Amount of Taxes, &;c., from the incorporation of the City in 1837, under its different Mayoralties, to the lOth of November, 1851; the result of which is as follows: ^ oo r^ 03 rH is p ^ -c CO ^ 00 >0O\«lOl^t-O-*00O' -• -* C5 t- i: t- i-HCOira0050'MOOCl>QOOClOOOO 00 lOOa-^^M*— 'I— '— t-»OJ5— iioO "5 'o 5 a; Tt< 50 CI cc •* ^ i:~ ic w -r 1- OiXi«OC-0^0— OOOr-iC oei S«'i OS 8 lOOO-rt<-*OOi001>rt>OViCIOirt r-1 i--<" (M«OCOr~Tj<0-t<^5£>i-i— lOio— 'O: CCOO ©f CO CO C5 05 to lO tJH -^5 tc H t* — 1- CI «o Eh C-I C-1 ,-1 rH rj< L~ 10 CO CO_ 0^ Cl_^ ITS i-T cf co' rjT lo' -i" vf r-' 00 .-='3 ^ c ioco«o^-<-^Tiut!m ooico \a -t£-c-ooa>co'i- «*-i ^ r> - I— 1 1— " 1— 1 '—' C-«DCO£--^r-i-"lOi-ilOOCDl^lO C5 luat'n Real state. 'iiC50co'Mioc-i05t-ci:r>ocC'i) CO_ C3_ 00 Tj< JT^ C-1, 0_ rH ^_^ T7i_ (M_^ «0_ Oi_ 0" in" T)i" r)i" r-T 00" cf c-r CO tjT 0" co" •-•" \o C4^ COCOosOJCJOtOCil— «C2C2C»00 c ^'^fA CJC4 ^t-l03CviC)coC50 — CO 00 > " r-l C4 CO ■* "* 10 U3 •■o' 6 t^ rt ' &« p H* -H' r% ir- C> 00 10 c-1 c r-l i-H •-' r-l CI 1— ( C5 cooiC5cor-C5 X— 00 OOCOlOOl^CO tJ< iq_ ^ oo_ 0^ -i CI CI CI aj 1 ^- s" "5 i i ? i i i ff' 3 S i^Im c X ^ a c s: a a 3 c c Ph 02 >, -t: ^ >> >5 X«2 • .-r: c 3 _4 .JnJ3j5J5Qt t- GO C5 ^ CI CO -f vr: 5C' t- 00 Ci p»t cococo-:;^-+iTt<-r-*i^Tjo OOCOCOOOOOOOQOCOCOOCODOOCOCO 00 ;.^ QJ cS r^ .--=> ., r-" t- -" t-T fl g S uj 3 tt) s; -; 3 t-3 CC 03 *q »-5 yi • » ; rt _^ r. S -t^ u g 0" 0^ >< ^ '^ ^ 1-1 72 -^ ;-5 .73 "r; -^3 . r" -t- E 3 n cc ^' ^ d ^ .-f.'A tbin' da 6 CO ^ « cq ^P^ m -< < <^ •-5 l-^j >-3 ^ it is to be regretted that no regular Census should have been taken by our municipal authorities, either at the organ- ization of the City, or regularly after it tvas organized ; but sufficient data are established by the preceding Table, from the most authentic and reliable sources, beginning Avith the first United States Census of 1840, and by the results of the investigation of subsequent years, to afford all requisite prac- tical information on this branch of the subject. The Census for the current year has not yet been taken; but there is no reason to doubt that the ratio of increase of 18|, &c., noted in the above Table, and which is rather less than a fair aver- age, has been fully sustained, and that the City now numbers at least thirty -five thousand inhabitants. In the other columns of the Table, which relate to the Annual Valuation of Property, &c., it appears that since 1843, there have been steady prosperity and progress. The Taxes have varied from year to year, according to the pub- lic exigencies; and, as a general thing, have not been suffi- cient to meet the necessities which are incidental to all new cities ; and it has therefore been deemed expedient to have recourse to loans : but which, considering the public works and improvements which have been commenced or complet- ed, and the natural growth of the Cit}^, are, in comparison with its resources, which even now are scarcely ' developed, of exceedingly trifling amount — as will be shown in another part of this communication. The speedy liquidation of a portion of these loans, how- ever, all of which are bonded, and the ability of the City to meet the remainder long before they mature, may be relied upon with the utmost confidence ; for by the new Charter* which was passed at the Session of 1850-51, the City is not only subject to a tax of three-and-a-half mills on the dollar for Contingent expenses, a school tax of one-and-a-half mills^ and an interest tax of half a mill on the dollar — ^but each Division pays for improvements which are strictly local in their character. And to the ends that all economy may be practised, and the most salutary checks exercised, in all those ♦Section 1, Chapter V cases where it appears tliat in any one year a greater sura has been expended in any Division than is in accordance with its relative proportion, the general tax in such Division is to be increased the ensuing year "by the amount of such excess," abating the same "from the assessments of the other Divisions respectively." And for the better accomplishment of the provisions of the Chapter, it is made lawful for the Common Council* to levy an additional tax of four mills in any Division for general purposes ; so that, to defray Contin- gent and local expenses that may accrue, a tax of seven-and- a-half mills on the dollar — in addition to special taxes of two per cent, for the erection of a Lake Barrier, Markets, City Hall, and other permanent improvements of a like descrip- tion, and two mills for school taxes and interest — may be annually collected. ♦ Section 6, Chapter Y., Revised Charter, 2 t' S p CO Pj o t— i-' >-i p 2 O b ^ P o P ^ H "^ O f^ P p 1=^ CD O - f^ 3- h3. o J2 ^ ^ p o ■ SI o 2 CO m o E^^ (^ o _^ _ O O P p ^^ p I-" p 2. o r! ^?^ o o O VJl ! !25 o to OS 00 Ot to 1-. K-. -3 to I-- o CO _io 00 o J-' J« r' "to "to "to en o to to .f' OS OS to l*^ to >-' -T en a' 00 10 ►- >-■ Ot "co "to "to O -J 00 ^ OS >(^ -5 OS CO to H- to p s €(9 "to 00 05 G5 _to OS to'cs 01 00 >^ O oo to to CO I-" O O OS 1— 1 CO pi 00 M to €0 "to 00 CO to P o to M o ■09 JO "w^ CO to o 1 i CO CO 00 Oi 00 l-> >^ OS to jO "^ "oc "o CS >f^ -J 1— -J OS OS to to o» *- 00 > 2 5- j o ^ ^ a a 00 cm I <^ o hO o a •-0 Co <-+ CD ^ O r^ B o > ^ H w O P o p era The present financial condition of the City appears in the following ABSTEACT Of Liabilities and Assets, on the 10th November, 1851. Funded Debt of City, as follows, viz : Bonds bearing 6 p.c. int. II u n u U U IQ U II u -j9 u U U IQ U (( u 19 a U U IQ U City Orders outstanding. Making the Total Liabilities, due in 1851, $1,250 on demand, 2,500 in 1851, 8,250 u 150 1852, 10,315 a 1,150 1853, 12,620 1854, 500 1857, 20,000 1858, 5,000 1860, 30,000 1861, 25,000 1866, 10,000 i^MOfl ^QK nr\ $36,138.71 80,605.00 — ^ ^R^ 71 — 0,000. 1 X ilities. $132,268.71 ASSETS. Cash in Treasury, , $ 4,448.00 Keal Estate, including Hospital, Cem- etery, and Market Grounds, and Markets, viz: State-street Market, Market " North Division " 41,872.59 Amount carried forward, $46,815.59 8 Amount brought forward, $•16,315.59 Wliariing Privilege Mortgages, on wliicli by lease the City receives 6 per cent, per annum, payable quar- terly on $137,025.20, or $8,221.51 per annum, 137,025.20 Wharfing Privilege Lots not under mortgage, valued in 1819 at 13,317.80 Bills Eeceivable — For Interest on Wharfing Privileges, &c., 3,069.50 United States — For Dredging Harbor, Board of Volunteers, &c,, 6,133.32 Personal Accounts — Steamer Oregon, 279,08 City Taxes for 1851, $63,385.87 Less amount collected, 8,280.97 55,104.90 Tax Certificates on hand, the same being for Lots bought in by City for non-payment of assessments for Planking, Sewerage, &c., subject to redemption, 1,611.82 Uncollected Assessments for do., on which warrants are not yet issued, estimated at, say, 2,000.00 Fire Apparatus, including Engines, 12,548.75 Moveables and Fixtures, 2,119.18 Total Kesources and Assets, $279,525.14 279,525.14 '' Liabilities, 132,268.71 Leaving Assets over and above the Lia- bilities of the City, to the am't of $147,256.43 Note. — Since the 10th November, 1851, the Funded Debt of the City, which in the Abstract of Liabilities is ratad at $126,735 Has been reduced 7,100 So that it now amounts to $119,635 9 It will be observed that the Statement does not include the income which grows out of various sources of revenue, such as whariing privilege rents, licenses, fines, &;c., and which go very far towards defraying the current expenses of the City. And it will be also observed, that though all the items which are noted in the schedule of assets are the prop- erty of the Cit}', that some of them are not available for the pay- ment of debts, although subject to the demands of creditors. Their aggregate amount, however, is not large ; and the ex- penditure which an efficient fire department, and the neces- sary outlay for cemetery and hospital grounds commensurate with the wants of our population, have occasioned, are essen- tial to the well being of all cities, and especially creditable to this; and the result shows a sound and healthy condition, and a safe and secure basis for the transactions of future years. It is a subject of congratulation, also, that the City, in the midst of embarrassments and perplexities which those only, who are conversant with her earlier history can appreciate, has never been unmindful of her truest interests. 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By the wise and beneficent provisions of our Statutes, and the good man- agement of our agent, a large sum has accumulated, which is not only abundantly adequate for our present necessities, 11 but from wliicli the City in a few years will be relieved from taxation for the support of her schools, and from which must flow incalculable advantages. In conclusion, there is only to remark, that a large portion of the resources of the City are yet undeveloped. With a great Canal in our midst — a Railroad in our centre which is tributary to our commerce — with almost every element of prosperity — our water powers are yet only partially product- ive, and the lands in our immediate vicinity are comparative- ly uncultivated. We have just entered upon our life, and not a generation has passed away since a wilderness has been transformed to a gi'cat City. With an earnest hope that the statistics which have been submitted may 2:)rove of service, and that your own useful- ness may be long continued, I have the honor to be, with great respect. Your obedient servant, JOHN C. DODGE, Ch'n Committee on Finance. Note. — Of the School Tax for the current Municipal year, viz: $12,8M 07, $1,6^3 22 had been received on the 1st No- vember, and the remaining $11,200 85, is with the City Col- lector in process of collection. From the total amount of Revenue since ISil, viz : $105,331.31 Less the beforementioned amount of 11.200,85 —$94,130.46 Has been expended, as nearly as can be ascertain- ed, for the erection, repairs, &c., of six School Houses not included in the valuation of the Fund, $47,658.84 Teachers, Fuel, &c., to the 1st Novem- ber, 1851, 45,251.93 $92,910.77 Leaving a balance on hand with the School Agent at that date, of $1,219.69 And at four of the six schools — the other two being in pro- cess of erection — 2,017 cliildren were educating on the 1st November, of the present year. The average attendance at that time was 1,336. J. C. D. '''IliiiiSi iiillii ,iir';:i