Show s O x t tp p Nearby and Yonder y Dj By T. T TV T. MAXEY C XV O X V V JU Service Chicago's New Water Tunnel completion of n a new water tunnel under a portion of f Chicago Chi ergo cago discloses some enlightening Information In formation concerning the tremendous size and amazing cost of such undertakings under- under t takings akin si In III c e cities Constructed In order that some TAXI fOO persons sens ri residing In the southwest southwestern ern part parl of the city might drink co co- and have p more morl water wilier for Sat Sat- arday night this tunnel Is horseshoe horse shoe ahne In Ined with concrete to cov r nil jagged projections and re- re oil nil it to water low tiow lm ha u II diameter of lit 12 feet Is G a 3 1 I miles long nil all in solid rock and In Inbe Inthe th be the man III 11 feet teet below V the surface cf of the hI streets to th the city engineer nj nIl nIl- pounds of mite were used In blasting cars nr of ur rock excavated tn and elevated to the surface and ami hugs bags of fit content cement u i iii c 1 l In lining the tunnel The work url In the lie t tunnel was carried cm an from two t shafts each ch neli plant plaint elegy operated consisting of Iou p power house bouse dry mom storeroom storeroom store store- room blacksmith shop cement shed slit d carpenter shop rock crusher and strange bins of this tunnel Is I 00 OOOO gallons per twenty four hours Ilour Tim Thu total COM Ot Including tile the shafts and equipment w os about per t foot font t or 1 nil all toll told The pumping H station lIlon Is la equipped with four compound drive ouch each with a n capacity of ot r jr gallons calloni per lIr twenty four hours and cost COM an additional ICs I 1127 N n r Union I II I |