Fort Wayne Daily Gazette from Fort Wayne, Indiana • Page 4

IPfYRT "WAWTC TJAILiY G-AZIBTTIB. -No. 25 West Haiti street THURSDAY, HAY 12, 1881 weond-dui nutter TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Dally month by carrier or itall Weekly. THE Of THE SOUTH. I portion toward the support Senators Kellogg and Brown pro fess to be very sore over the (claimed) of its officials and propose to say what may seem good respecting the Tact that the south has not, for 'administration of aflairs If that does shall this city has had for man, time, been fairly treated mthe matter of appointments In other words, these gentlemen aver that tlve public trough is so surrounded by northern pigs, that the southern porken have no chance at the swill The former senator demands a complete list of all office-holders, with their natn state, and date of appointment attachea that he may show to the bleeding how badly it has been treated TiiEsenateis earning its pay It As itisfirst of allthedutyof thevic- conftrmed three postmasters yesterday THE edition of New Testament will be issued on the 20th A GmisbSE Young Men's Christian association has betu formed New York with forty member SEVENTEEN thousand huu- ored and ninety eight immigrants were landed at Castle Garden last week KAISEK Witu VM, of Germany, is not long foi this orkl Hi" health is a mattei of much friend 4 CONiiListr calls the general "that James" to his feeua tonal courtesy" not apparent this style of speech i .1 ii.

THib Carljle contrmersy looks very much 1 ke an advertisement of Froude's remmiscenses of the late philosopher of Chelsea WOODBURY, knows how to keep good officers they are once gotten The city has just doubled the mayor's salary He now gets $4 per month THE daily newspapers of this county circulate three million, and a half copies daily, exclusive of the circu latiou of the Fort Wayne GAZETTE, which would run the total up to lesb than four million IF THP St Louis Globe-Democrat is to be believed lexas has passed a lawj which the governor has approved giving eveiv confederate soldier who enlisted in that state a pension in the shape of a land grant NEW YORK has living ex- governors, Fisk, Seymour, Fenton Hoffman, Moran, Tilden and Robinson Ohio has six, Cos, Koyes, Den- mson, Bishop, Hayes, and Bell, latter now a resident of Illinois tors to be magnanimous, it is no more than right that the vanquished south shall have its full share of swill from the trough it tried so earnestly to upset, but IB case the full share be not at once given, it does seem a little cheeky, to dnw it is mild as possible, lor that same south to come forward and demand to share a share with oj as though remembrance as something known We believe in burying the hatchet for ill time, and the first spadeful of iartli for that purpose should be thrown up by the north, but while the north is doing that very thing, and the E.OU th comes forward stops the good ork and pleads the act as it cries for more pap, righteous indignation is very likely to come upon us The south has only itself to blame if the amount of pap falling to Its share has been small- perhaps than it might be When a outhern office was to be filled in one- half the cases the name presented roin that faection was that of a man who had not yet forgotten the rebel- ion and was as bitter still against he federal government as wMn he commanded a regiment at Ball's iluffor Antietam These men with the scent of secession still clinging to heir garments, with the guerrilla swagger of twenty years ago, have come forward for office, and men the people of the north would not have Had all these southern brigadiers been granted a government position, with their hands yet stained ith the mud into which they dragged the stars and stripes, the boys who rescued that banner would have risen again shoulder to shoulder and ousted every man from his place The south send its former bitterest men to the government erib, but they must at least wear something ol the air of regret for the past, and willingness to bend under the flag in the future The typical, swaggering, cursing rebel the people will not have Anothei mistake made by the ag- BEECHEB alw ij did have troubli with fairs Once he got into trouble for isiting the fair--whose husbanc didn't like it, and now he is sued for staying away from a fair The last af fair was an agricultura fair, however THE Cincinnati street railroad com pany's receipts last Sunday was $4,300, show ing that they have carried 107,500 passengers, counting each fare between discount ind ful rate Verily obtest car stock is worth something in the Queen city A MAN named Colon committee suicide in ftova Scotia the other day He punctuated his life with a bullet and came to a full stop In other words without any desire to be comma-cal, he put a period to his existence His case has many parallels in every seotion THREE hundred thousand cheap pistols are sold in New York each year, chiefly to newsboj and school lads The average pistol purchased by these youngsters costs one dollar each, imd considerable more danger is to be from the butt than from the HUMANITY is hard to satisfy Less than A month ago every man WAS growling about the extreme cold, and now every one is finding fault at the excessive warmth When this world was created the Lord evidently never thought how his handiwork was to be growled at in future days, or he might have changed things -J Poiincsand political matters are running entirely too much on a sorl of a one in in plan Two weeks ago no word was heard or read but "JJU hone Now ft isConklmg, and next week it will be Dorsey Columns of extracts from the press are entirely made up of the one name alone, anc it is becoming entirely too monotonous A first class murder, a Char- lej Ross mystery, or an exploding bomb in Washington would auy or ail of them be of great relief now We want a change THF act of the council in superceed ing Mr Kelly was unworthy of that bodj Mr Kellv was the best mar- not suit the Slaatszeitung we shall be sorry, hut can not help it If it is re ally impertinent for the GAZETTE to' intiuse Democratic management of ctty affairs, why does the Slant set- 1 funs' devote so much of its space pub ishing all the trash it can scrape up about the Star Route service 1 That is meddling with affairs that don't Belong to the Democratic party What is for the goose, should be sauce for the gander If it be im proper to criticise city management, aecause the GAZETTE does not tn in with the dominant party, why is it aroptr for the Staatszeitung to ote its valuable time and space "dish ing up" the fotar Route matter 9 On the Staatszeitung's theory, that should be left to Republicans The Staatszeitung did say what the CrA7FTTE chatg it with The truth is, no suggestions were made by this paper other than a surmise as to who would be elected by the council, and for that offense it was announced that the GAZPTTE, like Republican papers generally, was always ready with grieved section has been in refusing the claims of the colored man for official recognition, and in his stead demanding the places for the type mentioned above or a type equally as use less--the uneducated, inefficient men so common to the south These men would be of no particle of use to the government no matter where they were placed, and their petitions and claims have been invariably reiused As we say the south must have its full share of the offices, but the people of that section must learn to present the oamB of men who can command the respect of their associates north and south, men educated, capable and gentlemen These apphc either Democrats or Republicans must be neither Adventurers nor ignoramuses, but men capable of viemg with northern applicants in any way, i nether as relating to business, qualifications, social standing or willingness to labor A good, capable Democrat will be of vastly more help to the government in any position than an illy-educated, lazy Repubh- then, pre- of sent Let the south the right kind for the place, and the section will soon have its share of the treasury teats, pulling away for dear life If Senators Kellogg and Brown aver that southern Republicans have by no means been treated right, the reason therefore, in many cases, can be found above In some cases the Republicanism of the applicants wouldn't stand washtng.in other cases their education and fitness couldn't stand With such men only as place inters, anc with such men only endorsed for places it is little wonder the south has not had its share of men at the teats aforesaid THE exclusion of Jews from certain eastern hotels has, caused the JXew York legisl iture to deliberate upon a bill to discrimination, by hotel keepers againit persons on account of race, color or creed" The bill applies also to theatres, restaurants and public convejances This ia the right kind of legislation this Democratic country Race proscription smacks too much of the old feudal days, and must never be allowed a in, foothold Jn the United States irtf NEWSPAPER! THP Staatszeitung modifies materially in yesterday's issue, what it saw the day before--yet that does noi change the position taken From the manner in which it is accustomed to "snap" at what the GAZETTE says concerning city affairs, it would seem ae though the Democratic party ownec the city, and that neither the proprietors of the GAZETTE nor its patrons paid any tax to assist in keeping the municipal concern running order It may be in keeping with the ideas of some people to assume that because the Democratic patty is the majority in the city, therefore Ilepubhcans have no right to make remarks, or ofler any criticism concerning matters pertaining to the city The GAZETTE hasn't been schooled tip to that point as yet, and never expects to be The city is not the property of any party, and as citizens, pay their pro- good advice, and the GAMETE was given to understand that the Democracy had control of affairs aud able to manage matters and needed no advice The GAZETTK has nothing to object to that conclusion, only it does not like to be charged with offering suggestions when the truth nothing of the kind was done This the Staatszeitung acknowledges last evening's edition ONE reason of the prosperity of the people of France, is due to habits of thrift taught them from childhood hrough the agency of the savings bank, established in 1848 There arc thousands of. these in France, even the chidren can deposit their sous One bank havmg a total deposit of $20,120, finds that the mdi victual deposits average but $8 each, showing how universal is the habit of the French of saung the pennies Such a system adopted in this country would soon do away with communism and socialistic babbling But in very few localities this country can a laborer deposit a dollar or two Hence bis money is either kept at home, where it is constantly tempting him to unnecessary expenditures, or it is squandered as fast as earned A dime or dollar savmgs bank every city would do wonders for the laboring classes, making them more independent, cleanly and re liable, and decreasing the troubles arising from drunken ess and gambling FOBT WAYNE house-renters have not the chance of vacating their resi idences if rent is suddenly raised on them, as they can find no other places of shelter Some Harlem, landlords who recently raised the rent on their tenants were astonished to find their scheme a failure, as four hundred houses were emptied inside of twenty-four hours A pron ment landlord of this city this week patch ed up the front gates of several buildings owned by him, and Immediately raised the rent 10 per cent on all the ret ters As it was impossible for the bulldozed dwellers in the houses of Skinflint to get other homes, they have accepted the raise, but the land lord is not mentioned the prayers of his angered tenants by any manner of means There a lesson in. this fact for capitalists to ponder over Houses are will command good tenants at good rentals Will no matt of wealth start a building boom 9 THE Czar has made an unfortunate mistake in his ukase cutting down the rents paid by the peasantry The land they till belongs, not to the crown, hut to individual own rs, anc the move alienates these nobles anc land-owners, without conciliating tho peasantry, for by their logic they wil reason that as the czar can lessen rents he can also abolish them altogether, and as the nihilists work out all problems by their own logic, however false it may be, the ukase wil fail to give them satisfaction They want free lands, and care nothiag for the interests of the land owners. Tut French steamer France, when some distance out of Havre bound for 1 York, discovered a stowaway on board, and, waiting until the vessel reached Sandy Hook, the captain hailed the outward bound Amerique en route to France, and transform the stowaway to that vessel, thus balking the wily Frenchman in his endeavor to reach America's hospitable shore without the payment of the customary fees years He was honest, faithful and iwrformed his duty regaidless of friend or foe Ifhe was a full of energy, with the piospect of a life before him, the case might tiave been different, but being old and having served the city long and faUhfullv, it looks as though the councuwas getting down to small business to their spleen on him It was to be expected that thing in (he shape of a Republican should receive the "grand bounce," but Mr Kelley has been a life-long Dem ocrat, and it was to be expected that for that reason, if no other, he should have received different treatment it theha dsof a Democratic admims tration COURT after court has decided that lager beer will not intoxicate but Mayor Means, of Cincinnati, has rea son to believe otherwise Last Sab- liath he forbid the sale of strong drinks ot all kinds, leaving oulj the unseductive lager on tap, but the number of drunkards brought befrm the Police Judge the next morning was as great as ever It might have been the heat however osed of one Holly quadruplex com- ound condensing engine, with lour team tvlindera and four ater cylm- ers, so "connected and arranged as to used together, in pairs, or smglj diameter of steam cylinders, 19 inch- diameter of water pibtons, 11 inch- with 27-inch stroke Also one uplex non condensing pumping en- me with two pistons, each 18 niches larneter, two water pistons, each 10 nches diameter, and 24 inches stroke 'he boilers are four in number, and therwise general conformance pith requirements of original report, described rhc compound engine was guftran- eed to be capable of raising 70 000,000 bs of water one foot high per 100 Ibs coal consumed The machinery was completed and ommenced pumping on the 14th day December, 1880, and has since been continuous service The main engine was tasted on the th and 9th of February, by a continuous at contract pressure and peed, of twenty six hours, during vhich careful readings were taken verj fifteen minutes The steam iressure at the engine gauge was maintained steadily at 77 Ibs the vater pressure at 50 Ibd, per square nch The number of revolutions by ountei readings, 38 680-- theoretical isplacement 8886 gillons A TRAMP printer borrowed five dol lars of the editor of the Albany, Journal forty fh years ago, and paid it back last week The printer is now a preacher, and has been since 184o The question is whether he has been engaged emce 1845 working up the right kind of a conscience or in saving up enough of his fealary to pay the debt THE FORTWAYSE TV ATER WORKS. 39 47 feet above surface of supply jasiu consuming 4,375 pounds of fougheoglieauy coil, and indicating duty of 86,999,920 Making what I deem liberal estimates foi of uncompleted reser- oir work, the following statement vill illustrate the total cost of the vork and the comparative accuracy original estimates ipe distribution 'alyes umi ins machinery and connections andstocfc A History of Oar Water Works From Their Inception-- The Report of Consulting Engineer Cook to tbe Council.

To the Tmrtws ol Fort Wwne Water Worka I herewith respectr 'ully presents history of Fort Wayne water works, from the inception of he project to date, or so much thereof as appertains to the engineering department The first or preliminary report on the 5th of July, 1879 contained a gen eral relies of the system recommended, with estimates which were ihen believed to be adequate to cover the cost of the several itoms named The aggregate cost as per that estimate, exclusive of real estate was given $258,000 This mi hided 4, tOO lineal feet of 24 inch pipe, 3,230 lineal feet of 20 met pipe, 1.900 lineal feet of 13 inch pipe, 23,050 lineal feet of 8 inch pipe, 82,400 lineal feet of 6 IP the Republicans must go into a caucus every day, let it not be in th star chamber style Throw the wide open and let the people know what is going on, either for or agalnsi their dignity and good name Our senators do not own and run the people The shoe is on the otner foot and the people have a right to the opinions of their senatorial pipe, pipe ncflb, inch, lineal feet of 4 inch the values ant 1 special castings, one reservoir of 3, 000,000 gallons capacity, 200 fire hydrants, one compound condensl- ing pumping engine of 3,000,000 gallons daily capacity, one non coai- pound son condensing pumping en gine of 2,000,000 gallons capacity four return tubular boilers each 5 fed 4 inches in diameter and 16 feet long, also one building to be subdhidec into an engine room 50x50 feet, a boiler room 40x50 feet, a coal room 19x24 feet, an office 10x15 feet, a tool room 9x9 feet ano a bath and wash room 6x8 feet Also a smoke stack or chimney 100 feet high Also two supply wells, each 25 feet diameter, with auxiliary connection from St Joseph river or 3p Run Several possible sources of supply vere adverted to in that report, this being perhaps the most difficult question that you have been compelled to meet and decide, a question, the earJy discussion of which, antedatec our official and professional connection with the enterprise having beeu mainly, if not wholly instrumental in preventing the consummation of the project in 1876 These antecedent dis sensions and the asperities engendere( by the discussion, rendered your task in this regard more than ordinarily unpleasant and onerous In lieu of the wells referred to, policy of excavating an open basu was adopted finis basin, adjacent to the pump station, extend into the water, bearing gravel to i depth of twelve feet below ordinary low water in Spy Run, and has a fii square feet Iti also connected with Spy Run bj jn fluent pipe and gate, so that tbi. water from the creek can be taken in or shut off at pleasure By extendm your present Spy Run dam, as now proposed, and enlarging and deepen ing the creek channel from the dam to or near the Aqueduct some tw feet, you will all probability secure a composite supply, adequate to your greatest needs for severa years or permanently without ictor mg to the St Joe river as originally contemplated Having thus decided upon you source of supply, its purity fitness for all uses as coin pared with the water from private sources with which your citi mis have hitherto been supplied, volveB a question which is fraugh with great sanitary as well as com mercial importance If it can demonstrated that this water Is pure than that taken from private sources you not only conduce to the preserva tion of health but also augment th revenue from water rents You citizens are called upon to pay inter est on the cost of the works, eith into the cfty treasury as taxes, or your board is water rents and recommen snggest qualitative and quarttita I therefore sn ft complete qua tive analysis of the water from you supply basin, and from Spy Run, an also from twenty or more wells in cisterns in different parts of the city The samples should be sent to eom eminent chemist, of established repu tation, and his report published an generally circulated You could LOU! not make an expenditure whic would promise better returns for th comparitavely small amount mveste or which would tend to confer greate public benefits Your pumping machinery ia com utlon Deducting per cent or leakage-- having estimated dig tlacement 3,272,277 vllons raised altitude of id log an 18 000 23000 16 SOT 253000 estimates 2 "24 09 Original 12.000 nal eati ma tea 12,100 In coat of real estate 12,000 in cost of construction US Total excess over original mates 14124 09 IiftSS vtlueof ptpss epealtla tools and materials on hand The original estimate merely con emplated the purchase of land ufficient for reservoir purposes ut in making the negotiation the city council judiciously decided to ccure enough additional forareser park, and hence the excess in item The excess in building is attubuta ile to the fact that the original design was for plain brick front, and less expensive interior finish As now competed the building is comparatively oiie of the best and handsomest in the country, with pressed brick fronts, finish of black walnut wainscoting, frescoi-g, etc Although he original contract was taken very ow the work was thoroughly and aithfully done and the building is ntnnslcallj worth more than it cost The excess in cost of pumping machinery is due to what must be considered the wise selection of the highest duty engine at much less than i aue proportionate excess cost were received, ranging from to $38,000, ith a range in duty guarantee from 50,000,000 to this branch of theseivice primary cost cannot nghtfullj be taken as the governing element With equal conditions as to strength perfection of parts, durability, etc the question of economy in current performance should be recognized as the next, and )erhaps greatest desideratum The original pipe distribution contemplated 3,100 tons, or 24 92 miles, and the estimated cost of furnishing and laying same, including special castings, was $128,980, $4056 per xn The amount of pipe actually laid is 3,585 tons, or 25 84 miles, and the actual cost Is $145,355 32, or $40 54 aer ton Between the date of original estimates and the time of letting contracts the price of pipe had advanced fully $5 per ton, and the contract price for pipe laying was therefore per ton, or some $15,000 in the aggregate, more than the estimate price for same While the amount of pipe laid exceeds the original design but 92 of a mile, the excess weight, owing to increased diameters and capacity in 4B5 tons, which at $40 contract cost of furnishing and laying, oulrt amount to $19,68190 It will be remembered that Jn basing the original estimate on the pipe distribution, as adopted in 1876, with suggested additions, etc I then advised that "before letting contracts the distribution should be again carefully revised with the view to greater perfection, as to proper diameters, changes of location, and the spe eifieations submitted for the guidance and information of bidders, expresslj reserving the right to make any desired changes either before commencement or during the progress of the work--stipulating that the amount paid to "contractor should be increased or diminished at contracl rate per liti al foot for any increase or diminuation the length of pipe laid The contractor to be held responsible for all damages, and assume all risks from the elements, or unforseen obstructions, or difficulties that might be en- prove mutually beneficial to the city snd the contractor In excavating the trench under St Afary's river, adjacent to Clinton street bridge, quicksand to an unknown depth was encountered, seriously retarding the work and largely increasing cost The contractor, as I am informed, considers this loss mainly or wholly attributable to the change of location from Calhoun the change was not fully warranted by any contract provision, and accordingly makes claim for extra allowance This claim, if persisted in, will doubtless involve a legal controversy, and hence it may not be prudent to discuss it this report Your pipes are evidently well laid and I regret that any misunderstanding, or disputed xuestfou as to damage, should intervene to prevent an amicable settlement of all matters appertaining to this part of the work "With the completion of the reservoir, hich can and should be accomplished by early autumn, your city will have a system of water works which for general perfection and comparative capacity will DB unexcelled in your state, or elsewhere The different contractors, although unfortunately, some instances, compelled to sustain actual loss, shown a commendable disposition to do good work Both duty and pleasure impel me to recognize the able assistance and valuable counsel of City Engineer Chas Brackeandge, during the entire orogress of the work And I regard it as but simple justice, to refer to his ever ready executive ability, coupled -with professional skill and unwavering loyalty to the city's interests, as prominent among the important factors to which your success is due Owing to has familiarity with the in minutest detail, and his life long acquaintance with your citizens and eir characters, I take pleasure in commending him to your favorable consideration for the office of superintendenti--ah office which I am free to predict you. will find an indispensible prerequisite to anything like perfect success mthe mechanical and financial management of the works The details of the different departments are so dissimilar in character- sties, the uses of water so varied and ariable, and the constant watchfulness and intelligent care so neces- arily requisite to successful current terformance, and the preservation of he works, that the most efficient head of anyone department in charge of all its details, cannot be expected to understand or properly manage the others Nor can tt be reasonably ex- jected of trustees, who receive little no compensation, and who are- reaerally occupied with regular busi- nterests in devoting so much time to he details of the several to constant- anA reflection as the different matters of policy ap- tertaimnec to the best general management and greatest attainable suc- You were called this important mbhc trust under somewhat peculiar ind unusual circumstances One of Jte most vital problems connected with the then proposed enterpnse-- source ef supply--had been 1 scussed until it had assumed form of bitter partisanship Beset on my side by the antagonistic views not only of prominent citizens, ut also of members of the city council, with whom you were to co-operate, and upon whom depended the validity of your official acts, in view if whish, and the general harmoai- iue support and concurrence of the council and citizens, this successful consummation of your most important municipal improvement furnishes mmistakahle evidence of duty well and honestly performed Respectfully submitted, COOK J1 I UK KU ntered the prosecution of th work The most notable change contemplated was location of the 24- inch mam origin Uy designed this pipe was to extend from the works near Spy Bun to an intersection with Calhoun street, north of St Mary's river, thence south along said stree to Mam street It was finally decidet to adopt Clinton street as the line of the main, partly for the reason tha it was considered more central, eas and west, and partly to secure cheapei and more feasible construction It was feaied that to place the pipe below the influence of frost, across the low lands so tb of the river, would re quire such depth as to leave it perma nently submerged, thus causing grea expense in original Construction, an enhancing the difficulty of making possible future repairs The fact tha the surface of Clinton street was at or near established grade, thus allowing the pipe to be laid entirely above or dinary water level, was expected to iess engagements to rtvate The Two English Gladiators. London Letter to YorfcTlmis 1 I saw Lord Beaconsfield, a little while before Ins fatal illness, step out of his brougham at Hyde Park Corner and take a short walk He leaned upon a black cane and his head drooped He stretched himself now and then men do, especially when aiser-by would raise his hat I thought he looked tired and weary Singularly enough, the same day I met Mr Gladstone Begent street Age had this other great statesman by the arm The same action of lifting the head and flinging bach the chest in a feeble kind of way waa repeated here, a sort of unconscious Siotestagamstfaillng strength How ifferent both of them to the days when Punch was wont to delineate them as the gladiators of the House- of Commons England was pleased that the liberal premier called to make- inquiries after his great rival in Curzon street, and men of all parties and creeds read with satisfaction to-day that on behalf of the government he has offered to the executors of the dead a public funeral honor of their friend The nation was proud of its political leaders, an Gladstone gone before Beaconsfield, the latter being in power, no mark of re spect and honor to the illustrious dead would have been overlooked by the tory survivor As the old "red cent" has now out of of use, and, except out of sight like the "old oaken bucket," its history is a matter of sufficient interest for preservation The cent was first proposed by Robert Morns, tbe great financier of the revolution, and was named by Jefierson two after It began to make its appearance from the mint in 1792 It bore the head of "Washington on one side, and thirteen links on the other The French revolution soon created a rage for French ideas in America, which put on the cent, instead of the head oi Washington, the head of the Goddess of Liberty--a French liberty, with neck thrust forward ad flowing locks The chain on there- verse side was displaced by the olive wreath of peace, but the French liberty was short-lived, and so was her portrait on our cent Ine next head or figure that succeeded this--the staid, classic dame with fillet around her hair--came into fashion about 1 been but slightly altered by the lapse of time..