Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 9, 1879, Page 2

THE DAILY BEE. | E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. TO CORRESPONDENTS. 01 Couray Friexps we will Slways be plessed | Lo hear from, on all matters connected with rops, country politics, and on any subject whatever, of general interest to the people of our State. Any information connected with the elections, and relating to floods, accidents, wi be gladly received. All euch communica- tior however, must be aa brief ss possibie; | nd they moust i al cascs bo writien on gnp n full, must in each and Raas Saxzor W what nature soever. This n not. intended {oF ‘palication, but for our own stistacion aud 28 | prost of good faith | W o s desire- contributions ot Heereryo-+ poetical character; and we will not undertake | 0 or reserve. the mme to any case whatever Our Siaff is suliciently lage 0 oore than supply our limited epace. roumcas. Axxouscewrxts of candidates for office—whether ade by el o frcnd, and whether a notices | or communications to the Editor, are (until | nominations are made) simply personal, and | il be eharged for as advertisementa. Al communications should be addressed to E. ROSEWATER, Editor. Wit Barney Shannon as its recog- nized leader, the new City Council bids fair to become very popular. —ee ~erw Buores polled 2,026 votes at her city election Tuesday, which exceeds by several hundred the vote polled at any previous election. —_— Tivoks is asked to define his posi- J tion on the Chinese question by the San Francisco Post, which thought- fully requests that the answer should not be in cipher. Tae supplementary elections. in F.ance last Sundsy were s sort of jug handle affair. Out of fonrteen members elected to the assembly thir- teen are Republicans. Hircacock and Yost are happy now. Major Balcombe has called at the Revublican office to express his gratification at their fortitude in swallowing the Crounse crow. . New Yonk is governed too much, An amendment to the State Constitu- tion, changing the sessions of the Legislature from annusl to bi-ennial, passed the Assembly of New York Jast week, by an almost unauimous vote. Gexerar Jor Hawiey siruck the nail on the head in his speech on the new rebellicn when he said to the Confederate brigadiers: “Gentle- mer, in all frankness, I warn you against some of your friends. There sre men in the North to-day who walk around with prone head, ponder- ous brow, and solemn utterance, who say they are statesmen, and who tell you that the North will stand by you. Gentlemen, I tell you ‘that they can- not deliver the goods.” - [Loud laugh- ter and applause.] You' ought to know these men. You stood like brave men for four years fighting for ur creed, while they, I will not sey ‘stood their ground,’ but climbed trees to get out of the draught— [laughter] —who went to Canada or here else to get out of the storm.” Tue silver question is beginning to attract the attention of the British government. Lord Beaconsfield has stated in debate that the question was one which could not be neglected, and that the ministry would in due time have something to say about it. On Friday last a deputation of the Liv- erpool chamber of commerce was re- ceived by the chancellor of the ex- cho yuer and the secretary of state for Todia, which, in accordance with the in:tructions of the chamber, directed | man on water wogks 0. Mr. Whitman was #{8 enginedr in charge of the St. Louis water works, which derive their supply from the Missouri river. Py ing' this re- port he ade W large ntfmber of | | liable ever presented. The differ- ence in “the price of labor and materisl mow and at WATER-WORKES IN OMAHA. Elsewhere in this issue we republ the report made in 874 by Mr. Whi experiments on the filtration of the Missouri river water, with a view of | supplying the people of - St. Louis with as weeks of careful personal observatton of the sur- roundings of Omahy et Whitman's report by far the most re- the date of the report is ‘about fifty per cent. This fact taken intoconsid- cration leads toa presumably fair con- clusion thai a thorough set of works with settling and supply reservoirs and a double set of pumping engines, to- | gether with 15 miles of pipe, can be put up at this time for considersble less than $200,000. An investment of that nature, by a responsible company will yield good dividends for many years. Itis a question now as towhat individual or company will avail them selves of the opportunity of securing this valuable ‘fratichise in time to s cure prior consideration by our au- thorities. Mr. Whilman's report * is repub- hed by us at the instance of leading citizens and the city authorities to enable those outside of the city to Jearn the facts bearing upon the sub- ject. If any evidencé were needed to prove the accuracy of Mr, Whitman’s observations and his conclusions we would need but to- call attention to Lis prediction in 1874 of the cut off which tock place in 1878. This pos- sible event which has since become a reality he urged as an objection against the Sulphur Springs location, and as will be seen his opinion seemed #o incline to one of two points. Oneat Florence in the event of using Mis- sours river water, because of the per- manent character of the river channel at that point. The - other point is based upon going to -the Papillion creckn for the water supply,and build- ing alarge settling basin from which to pump water to a_reservoir, which in each case is recommended to be at 2 point on the western® boundary of Omaha, where an_elevation_of over 300 feet, above the Tiver can be easily secured with & resultant constant pres- sure in the business part of the city of over 100 pounds to the square inch. With a supply reservoir at the point mentioned water would rise to the third story of the High=school, which would be sufficiently adequate for all purposes upon the hills and hillsides of this city in the emergen- oy of fires. - Council- Blufs is “reported to be moving in the matter of water works and the question ma- terially arises can Omaha with its en- terprise and conceded prospective progress. afford-to be out done in a matter of this kimd. If there isn't ready capital outside, there certainly ought to be enough inside of the city to underiake this work. TaE confirmation of Judge Crounse as Collector of Internal Revenue will be hailed with satisfaction by honest men of all partics, as a testimonial of confi- dence in a man whose stainless carcer ard unfiimching fidelity to every trust reposed in him have won for him the universal estoom of the people of this State. —_— Oxuy fifty members of the House have so far indicated a desire to speak WATER-WORKS. Major Whitman's Report an Omaha's Rources of Water Supply. Methods of Distribution—Es- timated and Relative Ad- vantages. ure and clear water as possible | §eeation-of-the Works and Re- esery ease socompamy-any commutieation of 377 STur L, Kover servoirs--The Settling Process, St. Lours, Sept., 23, 1874. To_the Honorab City Council of the City of In pursuance of your request Tmake the following report and estimates for the construction of works to supply the City of Omaha, with water for domestic, manufactur- ing and fire purposes. In the consideratioh of the quanti- ty of water required, I have assumed that the immediate capacity of the works should not be less-than 1,500,- 000 U. S. gallons per day of wenty- four hours. This amount, tho present population being estimated at 20,000, allows a_consumption of 75 gallons for each inhabitant per day of twenty- four hours. This I consider a full and ample supply for all purposes. In each of the estimates provision has been mado for the extonsion of the “works and much of the work apted to such extension,is embraced in the estimate of cost given; for in- stance, the river engine pit is to be constructed large enough to contain an additional engine; the brick conduit is calculated to pump 4,000,000 U. S. gallons in_twenty-four hours, and the high service engine house is designed to contain a second engine. The city hastwo sources from which sufficient supply of water of suita- y can be obtained, one from the Misscuri river, the other from the Papllllon creeks, two small streams that unite at a_point about five miles southwest of the location of the stor- age reservoir. If the supply be taken from the Missouri river, some method of clear- ing the water from thesand and earthy matter that it carries with it would be required, and the estimates for ob- taining the supply from this source in- clude a method by which the water will be cleansed of the major part of such matter. The following estimates give_the cost of constructing works as per the Tocation indicated, viz: Estimate 1—Water to be obtained from the Missouri river at Florence, about five miles northwest of the city. Estimate 2—Water taken from the Missouri river at Sulphur Springs, about one and a yuarter miles north of the city. Estimato 3—Water obtained from below the junction of the Papillion crecks, a point about five miles south- westof the location of the storage re- servoir. Estimate 4—The supply to be taken from the Missouri river at ‘‘Point of Rocks,” about five thousand feet below the bridge. The following description of the works to be constructed in accordance with Estimate 1, will apply to all the locations on the Missour river: The river service engines would be located in an engime pit near the bank of the river, and 8o arranged as to se. cure a water supply at its lowest stage. The foundation of the engine pit to be-carried to the bed rock,which is estimated to be ten_feet below low water at this point. The engine pit is to be sufficiently large to receive a second engine when nceded—one en- gine only to be erected for the pres ent. The river pumps will elevate the water from the river abcut 70 feet to the settling besins, two in number, each of a capacity of 4,000,000 U. S. gallons. The settling basins to have inclined walls, slope of 1} to 1; to be built of brick, laid in hydraulic cement mor- tar, and tobe 8o constructed that they can be conveniently and quickly cleansod of all deposits. The water, after standing in the basins a sufficient time, is to be drawn off through gates, s0 arranged as to draw from the sur- face and conducted through a brick couduit of a capacity to flow 4,000,000 U. S. gallons in twenty-four hours, attention to the serious effects upon | o the legislative appropriation bill, | five miles long, to the clear well, situ- trade of the depreciation of silver. The chancelior of the exchequer, Sir Bt:fford Northeote, replied that the mimistry had been, and still were, very carefully considering the subject, uot only with reference to the India trade, but in its general aspest. It was, however, a complicated as well as an important question, and likeany other question affecting the currency of the country, must be considered with great care. —_—_— Ovk County Commissioners are showing commendable enterprise in tho contemplated improvement of Faruham street west of Twenty-sec- oud. This improvement is an essen- tial part of the programme for making Farnham street not merely our princi- pil thoroughfare in name but in fact. The heavy outlay already incurred by the city in the grading of upper Farn- ham stroet would be virtually money thrown away, so far as the publio is concerned, unless the crest nfla hill st the western extremity of the et is cut down and made accessi- ble teams. Nearly one-sixth of the taxable pro- perty of Omaha is o6 Farnham street, and the county eommissioners can not expend the county funds to better alvantage as an investment than in the contemplated improvement, which will be followed during the prebént sesson by the extension of the horse railway: to Hansoom Park. This alone will insure the county a return- of its in- vestment in the shape of additional taxes within the next twelve months, Ex-Postaaster Yosr is shockedand stressed by the discovery that his successor in the Omaha postoffice has filled a vacancy temporarily with o young man who has recently come to Omaha from the Esst. This is a very grave misdemeanor on . the part of the postmaster, but we apprehend no bloody revelt in Omaha on that score. The sensitive and distressed manager of the Repul- lican must mexntime possess his soul n patience with the assurance on our part that Mr. Hali cheerfully as- | sumes the entire risk until he can. il the position with a competent and trustworthy citizen, Incidentally we would remark that the Omaha postofiice is not now sub- Ject to wholesale thefta and eribezzle-” ments as it was in the days when Yost was P. M., judging by the entries in | directed Yoi's own handwriting an the post- 1 St whons oice books, which show varisus theftd" Are res) and protected. of postage stamps and valuable p-dx—] %mw stalwart colored vo- 8ges, amounting to about 4,000, to which it is proposed to attach the repeal of the supervisors act. ——— Tuk Towa Greenbackers have called their State Convention at Des Moines on the 28th of May, one week after the meeting of the Democratic State Convention, which 18 to be held at Council Bluf The Democratic Position. Cincinnati Gazette (Rep.). Their position is wholly untenable inlaw. They cannot extort from the constitution asingle point to stand on; s0 they fly to #Re quarrels of King and Commons in England two centu- ries ago, before ythe comstitutional principles were formed. They sink our written constitution, which is the vital toundation of our government, and fly toirreverent inzidents in the age when the British_ unwritten con- stitution was inchoate. Thus, to get pretense of a pomtto stand on, go back of all constitutions. This is that which gave Mr. Garfield’s speech its force made it unanswer- Thq could only make the re- f the successful mob, that eonsti- tution and laws are nothing to them; that, in short, the Democratic party is it and is going to do its worst. And yet we' believe that the sober second thought of ths Americsn people will put down this Confederate revolution. ' Not Alone in that. Opinion. Des Moines Register. The Davenport Gazette dissents from the assumption that_everything and “everybody in the Republican party in Iowa are for Grant as against the field in 1880, axd it is setting up mights and Sund.lyl Loy so- ‘here is something 1n There are a great many | N.nm in Jowa who would rather have some other candi- date than @rant, —~and = great many whowill not go ‘o the spontaneous excursiol_of weleome” to_California even if Mn o cost -lyqn.ay -five dollaps the round trip. No Frecedent m Boglish Bistory. Sew York Post. Mr. ‘Thurman -nd his. luocum haveso profound a respect for British precedents that we commend them to the facts wnich are recalled by Mr. Hoar—that no rider has been attached toan appropriation bill by the Com- mons since 1668; that_ never in the whole course of English hntory have necossary supjlies been withheld “‘to " and that “no Eng- St Sy 2 pose a provide the revenues of the kingdom, the execution of the law, or the administration of justice.” One Bright Spot Washington Ropublican. The attention of colored emigrants | | from, amight be- proficably | sections of East | ir rights as citizens ters introduced inte that State would secve to break up the solid South. ate on Sixteenth street near the cor- ner of Nicholas, where the high ser- vice engines would be located. This process of clearing the Mis- souri_river water by settling it in Iarge basins has been in practice in the city of St. Louis for some three werGonsider fhat the solid matter is reduced from 104 grains to from eight to twenty by going through the set- tling basins, we_have & water which will compare favorably, as to quality, with the supply furnished to any city. While considering the qu.my of the Missouri river water, it may be well to compare it with the water of the Papillion creeks. I have no analysis of the water of these creeks, but from the examination that I was ableto make, I judged that it would not re- quire settloment in the manner that the water from the Missouri river would, and therefore in” the consider- ation and estimate of the Papillion creeks as a source of supply, the set- tling basins are not included- From appearance and from the statements of those informed in the matter, I judge that the quality of water flowing in these croeks is about the same as that of the Missouri after the latter has been allowed to deposit the solid mat- ter that will precipitate in 20 to 24 hours. It appears to be a harder water than the river water, and to possess considerable more ~organic | o matter. Inow continue the description of the works: The clear well is to be a brick basin, capable of containing 150,000 gallons, from which the high service engines take their supply. From the clear well the high ser- vice engines would pump the water through a fifteen-inch cast iron pipe main, 12,500 feet in length, into the st Jrage reservior, situated on the high ground just north of Hanscom Park. ‘The sT0rage reservior 18 estumated to be constructed in the usual manner, with its slope walls puddled and pro- tected by rip-rap aud stone paving. The elev-uon of the high water line to be 306 feet above low water, with capacity when full, of 12,000,000 U. S. gallons. ach engine to be capable of lifting 1,500,000 U. 8. gallons each 24 hours t0 the height required by its service. The river service engine tobe a double acting, high pressure engine working a single acting plunger pump. Experience has shown that when the water of the Missouri river is to be handled in quantity it can be done with economy and sstisfaction only by the useof the vertical plunger pump. The high service engine will be a beam and fly wheel condensing engine working two ““Thomas Ditton” pumps. years, giving very satisfactory results, and befofe proceeding further with the deseiption of the proposed con- struction of those work I here give the the result of the use of the settling basins from experimenta made at the St. Louis works in the spring of 1874: The quantities are given in grains per A gallon. EXPERIMENTS MADE IN APRIL, Solid matter in water as pumped from the river . After 6 hours seitling in buluZS 30 1874. “ g e “ 19.20 « 18 « o« o« « 1840 « 9 « o« w.« Jogy EXPERIMENTS MADE NEAR THE LAST OF MAY, 1874, Water as pumped from the river.35.20 After 6 hours settling in basina.16.80 « 19 e 0 90 “ 18 8.80 € 24 6.40 During the months of April and May, at the time these experiments were made, the water in the river was remarkably free of earthy matter. In general the amount of solid matter in She Wator that can be scparated by . ter, as it passes the location of the St. Louis Works, 1 from 65 to 95 grains per gallon. _Aftor passing through the settling basins this is reduced to from 8 t0 20 grains per gallon, leaving the color of the water slihtly milky or tinged with brown Experience and observation on the St. Louis Works shows,that when the | bail water is_pumped by the river service engines if chiefly supplied by the Mis- souri river, the deposit in the basins will be much quicker, and the water will come out much clearer than when the water of the Mississippi predomi- nates. This result is quite uniform and easy of proof, the location of the works not being far enough below the mouth of the Missouri to allow the waters of the rivers to intermix excopt when the Mississippi is very full and the Missouri at a moderate height. To show more clearly the quality of the Missouri river water, as"it passes the city of Omaha, I here insert the result of an analysis I had made of a samplo of water taken from_the river opposite the city of Wyandotte, Kansas, in March, 1873. Analysis of Missouri river water, n.hen opmd‘thc city of Wymdum, 1873; quantities given oxydizable organic matter, 2.80; sewer contamination, none; carbonate of lime, 5.60; carbonate of magnesis, 2,05 carbonate of alkalies, 3.71; color before filtering, opaque brownish. In the case of the St. Louis water Works, it is ascertained that the water, A dunng seitlement, or in its passage through the basins, loses from a de- The system of distribucion estimated for,Yis to consist of eleven miles of 10- inch pipe, and 6-inch pipe laid in con- nection with the pumping main so that the head zhrougl}ilont the city will be greater when the engines are running than the head due to the height of water in storage reservoir. This would give ample fire protection at elevation below 225 feet above low ‘water, Estimate No. ? differs from esti- 'mate No. 1,only in the location of the river service engines and the positions of the settling basins. This estimate contemplates the lo cation of the pumps at Sulphur Springs. Estimate No. 3 shows cost of taking the water from below the junction of the Papillion creeks. By this scheme of works the river service engines and the settling basins md;ldpuud with and the water is ponded by building an earthen dam with a stone ‘masonry waste weir and culvert across the valley. The pump- ing engine would be located at the edge of the pond and the water forced thirough five miles of 15-inch main to the storace reservoir. Thislong pump- ing main would require the erection of a high stand pipe of boiler iron, n order to assist the working of the en- gine. The storage reservoir and the sys- tem of distribution would in this case be the same as if the supply was ta- ken from the Missouri river. Estimate No. 4 contemplates the lo- cation of the river service engines to be at the “Point of Recks” below the bridge, the settling basins to be situa- ted on the ground north of “Grand View” and between the Omaha and Southwestern railroadand Fifth street. From this point the high service en- gines would raise the water to the storage reservoir. 1 again insert the main items of tha work, should the supply be taken from the Missouri. Ttem 1—Engine and_pump to be located at the river bank to raise the water from the river to the settling basins. Ttem 2—The construction of basins in which the water will remain from twenty to twenty-four hours, that it may deposit all matter that will precipitate in that time. Item 3 —A brick conduit to conduct the water from the settling basins to the clear wells. Ttem 4—High service engine and pump, to force the water from the clear wells to the storage reservoir. Ttem 5—Pumping main from high service engine to the storage reservoir and the distributing pipe. Ttem 6—Storage reservoir, situated on the high ground north of Hanscom Park. The main items of the work in esti- mate No. 3, should the supply be ob- tained from Papillion Creeks, are as follows: Item 1—Earthen dam, with stone masonry waist wisr, across the valley below the junction of the Papillion crooks. Ttem 2—Engine and -pump to force the water from the location of thé dam to the storage reservoir. Ttem 3—Boiler iron stand pipe four foet in diamter, 335 fect high, with briok tower. Jtem 4—Oast iron pumping main, fifteen inches in diameter, from en’ gine to storage reservoir. Ttem 5—Storage reservoir, near Hanscom Park. s o Ttem 6—System of pipe distribu- tion. The following is an itemized state- ment of the cost of constructing works a8 per : ESTIMATE No. 1, location of river service engines at Florence: DIVISION ONE. Consisting of the river wervice engines, pit, gustion vipe i river, engine house ehisiney, iler and 750 cabie “Vards stone masonry, - at $ 9,750 00 250 loa o 15 ek wacticn pipe, il ot .00 1,750 00 20,000 1ba. wrought iron in wet well at 2,000 00 oo 450 00 o scrows, Engine ulibog, bol or sod coul Hase 5,500 00 19,40 00 A4 10 per cent. 1,945 00 Total..... 821,895 00 mvmm( NO. TWO. Consisting of two sttling basive, capacty of cah i 600,000 € 6. g 2 7,000 coblc M et i ta o b yade o siome ek e 810, 3,500 square yards brick paving at 80 ta. DIVISION NO. THREE. of_brick conduta from sottling ba- gree to a degree and a half and up to two degrees oi hardness. Now when hfl" ite objectionable. 2% | that 200 eubie yards masonry in for bl w85 o 00 00 Engine _buildings, ool and boiler houses 3 : 5750 00 Add 10 per cent. o ® Totl dlvision No.3 -$108,400 00 DIVISION o Consisting of the engi ps, otc fete. Ong high pressure engire for fiver sor) lons tares vice, capacity 1,500,000 U. . ‘eachd 24 hours, with boilers, aud fitings crmplee Ons beam and Fackty 1,550,000 0 callons each' 24 hours, with hoilers, ixtares and fitings complete. 25,000 00 .. 857,000°00 Total Division No. 4 DIVISION FIVE. Cousisting of 12,500 feet of Jiuineh pumping ‘maie from high servics engine to storage reser- ol 1 mils o ditribution pipe. " 1smn.mmnmh| cha F i pipe, at §51.00 Vatven, Ao Bydranen oot mscms s 01,500 00 24,675 00 500 00 123,975 00 fifs Add 5 per eent. g of storag reservoir on ground north m Park, eapacity of reservoir 12,000,000 D 5 gl Mgt watar T o e e 0 water of river 83,0°0 cubie yards earth excavatton, at 5 cents. 8,589 00 7,500 b yaris of cay pu cents. 4,200 00 pavin .20 9,440 00 1350 oubic yacds broken tiones on Add 10 per cont. “fotal Division No. 6. TOTAL COST OF WORKS AS PER FLORENCE LuaTIoN o MIMSOURI RIVER. Division Ono. Division Two.. Division Three Division Four islon Five. fon Six I T 85,018 80 Total 6,687 75 Estimate No. 7 dlfl'en from Esti- mate No. 1in the length of brick con- duit oonnecting the scttling basin with clear well. By the location at Sulphur Springs, this conduit would be 1} miles, instead of five miles, in length, reducing the cost of this itom of con- struction $63,457.00, making total cost of works $312,980.75, should the river servics engines: be located at Sulphur Springs. ESTIMATE No. S, Waterto be taken from below the junetion of Papillion Creoks. Constructon of dam and waste el 8 30,00 00 800 lineal oot brick conduit,at 5.... 2.4 00 8,000 00 7,600 00 26,500 00 86,700 00 23,700 00 Layinz 3,400 fineal fet 15-inch pips, at 90 cen e Boiler, Iron stand pipe, & feet in diam. ster, 330 feet high, with brick tower 57,008 00 Distiibution mains (sune as plan 1).... 180173 75 Storage reservoir (same as plan 1)..... 35,018 50 §587,952 25 Total. ESTIMATE No. 4. Water to be taken from the Mis- souri river at Point of Rocks, below the bridge. The general system of the works if located here, would be the same as contemplated by estimate No. 1, making the proper changes for reduced length of conduit and in cieased cost of pumping main, and the total cost of this location would be $332,650.00. A comparison of the cost of each loeation will be shown by the follow- ing: L0cATION. Sulphur Spriogs. Point of Rocks, Florence. Papullion Creek. The Sulpher Springs location gives the cheapest construction as to first cost, and works situated at this pomnt aro in all respects, with one exception, as favorably located as at cither of the Ch R xcoption Te- fers to the course of the river a: this point, which in my opinion renders the location of the work at Sulpher Springs very imprudent if not altogeth- er objectionable. Sulpher Springs is about one and a quarter miles from the centre of the city, at an elbow or bend of the river, and just where the flow of the water is reversed, in approachingthe Springs the water flows to the north and west and in leaving it, it flows to the south and cast, nearly paralled to its ap- proach. At present these two cur- rents have & narrow neck of land be- tween them about half a mile wide i the narrowest place. It would seem from the manner in which the current has been cutting away each side of this narrow neck of land that the river would soon form a new channel far removed from its present one. An examination of the banks of the river at the point where this neck of land is about a half mile wide, shows them to be easily crumbled and wash- ed as they are formed entirely of the clay and sand deposited by the river itself. It is true that when the river changed its course the induction pi could be extended and the water se- cured for the pumps, but such work would be extremely expensive, never safe, and very unsatisfactory in its operation. Should this locality be selected on account of its less first cost it should be done with the understanding_ that at the time the river changed the river service engines would be re- moved to Florence, aud the water brought through a conduit to the set- tling basin As to whether this would be the cheaper in the end depends entirely on the length of time the river flows in its present bed. The estimate shows some $63,000 less cost for this location ¢han at Florence. The inter- est on this amount we will say is 86, 000 per annum—now if the works re- mained at Sulphur Springs, say five years, this would amount to $30,000. The cost of removal of the river service work would be about $24,000 80 that a saving of but a few thousand dollars would be had even if the river remained as at present for the next five years. Another cbjection to this arrangement is that after the change the seitling basins aud the river ser- vice engines would i some 3] miles apart, whereas to werk economically and give satisaction they should be situated close to each,other. Itis a mere quesiion of judgment as to the permanency of the flow of the river in its present channel; from statements made to me by parties who have had the best opportu- nities for observation, and have given much attention to the action of the river in regard to the wearing away of this neck of land, in all probability the change will take place within the next five years. From my own obser- vation, T should judge that the change is liable and likely to occur at any season of high water. Estimate No. 4, the next in order as to cost, is free from the objection made against No. 2, but is in my % | opinion subject to a still more unfa- vorable one. This location for the river pumps is below the city, and of necessity all sowerage that empties in- to the river in front of the city would affect the water pumped from this station. Although at first the contamination from this cause would be but slight, and, at seasonz of o high watér, probably not perceptible, yet 5t low water it would undoubtedly prove | This is an evil would continue to increase_with the growth of the city, until it became 50 unbearable that the works would | have to be abandoned. In consideration of this lca'lau ;5 - | have not estimated the cost of the ex- tension of the main intercepting sower to empty below this point;such asewer would remove quite completely the ' | objectiontions spoken of, but at the ' same time, would so increase the ex- | ponse; that it would much exceed the cost of locating at Florence. Iwouid advise that either of the other locations be selected in prefer- ence to the “Point of Rocks.” Estimate No. 1, based on_the loca- tion of the river service and settling basins at Florence is larger than eith- er No. 2 or 4, but in all other respects is much to_be preferred. Tam informed that the course of the river at this point has been practi- cally the same for a long mumber of years; at this location the bed rock for the foundation of the river work is reasonably near the low water line, the location and elevation of the site for settling basin is very favorable to economy in construction and running. Estimates No. 3, contemplates tak- ing the water from Papillion Creek. The first cost of this work is more than either of the other locations. This, however, is more than compen- sated for by the decreased cost of pumping. The quality of the water secured from this source is such that the settling basins are not” needed, and but one_set of pumps would be required. But there is one objection to this scheme, that taking wi-h the increased first cost, incline me to think it not desirable as Estimate No. 1 The quality of the water, though good, Ido not consider equal to that of the Missouri river. The fact also that the available quantity of water, to be collected from a given drainage area, is becoming less every year, thus making a possibility of a_scant supply by these creeks iu case of a long con- tinued drouth; besides that, a large purtion of the impounding resorvelr would, of necessity, havea shallow depth, whereby the water would be liable to an increase of decomposable vegetable matter, all make the selec- tion of this point inferior to the Florence location, While making my examination of the sources of supply, reported on above, my attention was called to sev- eral others, for which, however, 1 have not considered it necessary to make estimates, as the objections thereto preclude their being made available. After a full consideration of the va- rious modes and sources of supply, I have come to the conclusion that the scheme of works as contemplated and estimated for in estimate No. 1, with the river service engines and_settling basin located at Florence, will lecurlfi a watersupply, the permanency, qual- ity and quantity oF which cannot be questioned, and that this system of works will give more satisfaction to the inhabitants; be more economical in its constrnction, and reliable in its working than any other by which the city of Omaha can obtain a supply of water. 1 desire to return my thanks to the individual members of the commit- tee on water works for their attention and labors in helping me to obtain in- formation as to the requirements of the city, the number of inhabitants, etc., eto.; and also to the City Engi- neer, and to Mr. Andrew Rosewater, civil engineer, for profeasional courtesy. Respectiully submitted, Thos J. WHITMAN, Civil Engineer. That “It.” Cincinnati Commercial. It would be better for the Demo- cratic party if half the southern States were Republican. It would relieve the party of the “solid South” odium that attaches to it now, and which is 20 damagiug to it in the Northern States. With half the South Republi- can, the fear of confederate brigadiers, and of a confederate policy, that now haunts the great mass of the northern people, would vanish, and thousands of them who now act with the Repub lican party on that account, would drift int> the Democratic. With half the South Republican, sectionalism, which is a dead weight on the Domo- cratic party now, would end, and the party would be in a condition to_suc- cessfully contest the control of the northern and northwestern States with the Republican party. If the Democratia party were wise—which is not—it would assist in making the South half Republican for its own good. A Touching Incident. A touching incident in the Cleve- land (0.) Police Court the other day was Judge Tilden’s prosecution of his own son for stealing a coat and then pawning it. The venerable father had been the honored Judge of the county for twenty-four years. After examin- ing his son and saying that he was satisfied that the young man was guilty, Judge Tilden burst into tears and could not control himself for some minutes. HIRAM POMROY, Agent, UNDERTAKER 261 FARNHAM TREET, JLD STAND. (Sucdecsor to Jacob Gish,) The largest and fest stock of Metalic and wood n caskets, coffins and shrouds in tho city 113-8m D. B. BEEMER, COMMISSION MERCHART, OV .AELA. Wholesale Dealer in Foreizu and DomesticFauit Butter, Egws, Pouitry, Game, Hams, Bicon, T ar Freah Fish, and Agont for BOOTH'S ER ARCHITEGCT e, e 4, Penaar lock, OPPOSITE POST OFFCE - - OMAHA, NEB. S Plaus o buildings of every description on e _ap2eodim TELEPr‘DNE having a cloar Ti- tle to Patent and includi AGCUSTIC R Volume of tone. Price $8 50 per set. Circulars and Testimon alsfree. - HOLCOMB & CO., Ma'let Creek, Obio ‘meh15dev satdidw OTICE TO CONTRACTORS. proposas will be received by the Board of Fubii Labie, o0 Dusidiags:of the. State of Nebraska, until two o'clock, , Saturday, May 3d, 1579, for the erection of tw: Nebraska Hospital for the Insane, pecifications on_ e in the ofice xd, or other the ‘sum of five thousand doli that If the bidder is awarded the cortract he will within fiftcen days execute a satisfactory to the State of Nebraska, in_ the penal sum of twice the amount of the contract price for the r.,d security, y, in ars, conditioned ey conditioned for the' faithtal performance of the e ot all bids. . i All proposals should be addressed to the Com- marked * Pmpo-h(»r erection of Hospital | | 52 ;murm the Board of Public Lands and F. M. DAVIS, Commissiuner. Lixcous, Neb., April 2, 1678. apdeodan cngw" J. BRIDE & CO'S new Crown Jevel STATIONARY PACKAGE, | $7.50 per 100 to AGE CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD. Two samples withjeweiry, rost paid, 25 CENTS lustrated Circulars of STAPLE and PROFIT- ABLENowltea PREE ‘BRID] | Nox York: JEWEL | § Established, 1570, Favorably known throuch- out the U. s THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED BANKING HOUSE IN NEBRASEA. CALDWELL,HAMILTONZCO, BANKERS. Business transacted same s that of an Ineorporated Bank. t Accounts kept In Currency or subject to sight check without notice. Qertificates of deposit issued pay- able in three, six and tweive months, interest, or on demand with- out interest. Advances made to customers on ap- ved securities &t market rates of Buy and sell gold, bills of exchan; Qo;g:nmsnc fate, Connty and Ohy Draw Sight Drafts on England, Ire- 1806, Bootland, and all parta SF Berope: Sell European Passage Tickets. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE. sugldtf U. 8. D&OSI’I‘ORY. First Nationa. Bank OF OMARA, Cor. Farnham and Thirteentb Sts. OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT IN OMAHA. (SUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZE BROS.,) Capital and Profits Over $300,000 Specially authorized by the Secrstary of Troasury to receive Subscriptions to the pmm FLAVORING Exnw:rs aists and Physicians certify that the: el Iteration, rizher, more' effec e Dotter results than any others, and that they tse them ta their ovsz‘ families r”—;m UNIQUE PERFUMES aco the Geme o7 11! Odors TOOTHENE. An sgrecadle, heaithfa Lig trce .u H = { LEMON SUCAR. A Substitare for Lo " e EXTRACT JAMAICA CINCER. Fro STEELE & PRICE'S LUPULIN YEAST CEMS. The Best Dry Hop Yeast in the World. STEELE & PRICE, Ma~frs, Chicago, St. Louis, and Cinci Unexcelled in Economy of Fuel Unsurpassed in Construction Unparallglad i Durability. - Untispued 10 2 3304D CLATY ofteing e VERY BEST OPERATING, AND MOST PERFECT COOKING STUVE EVER 0FFERED FOR THE PRICE. MADE ONLY BY The BEST uf All, - Rdinb U. 8. 4 PER CENT. FUNDED LOAN. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS' Hasuax Kooxras, President. e A oauarys Kovxras, Vice Presidert. B W, Yarm, Cuabier, 3, Pofruston, Attorue. cmme \oThis bank recelves doposite without regand o l-n-un ertifates boaring nteresk it of e Opices st s Lorton Dl n b and the priscpel st of the souis passage tickets for emigrants In the In- line. mayldt! ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. DEXTER L. THOMAS, A TIORNEY AT LAW—Crulcabank's Euld aprat sount Wbiex . W ROOREL REDICK & CONNELL, TTORNEYS AT LAW.—Oy7ios:—Opposite ‘Court House, Omaha, Nebraska. ADAMS & SIMERAL, TIORNEYS AT LAW_foom § Cro ‘Block, 15th and Douglas C. F. HMIDEHSBH ¥ AT LAW—22 Famban Strost | Omaba Nebruska " PARKE CODWIN, TIORNEY AT LAW-Tith 'snd Dougias LA Streets, with G. W. Doase. C. J. HUNT, TTORNEY AT MW—Omen 450 Thirtesnth t, with T. W. T. Richards. __fan1ltt A. SWARTZLANDE FTORNEY AT LAW-—Cor. 13th aud P L WM. L. PEABODY, AWYER —Office—In Creighton Block, next to Post Offce, OMATHA, NEBRASKA- 2#Patents Procured. 88 NOTARY PUBLIC. _COLLECTIONS MADE J M MACFARLAND, ‘TIORNEY AT LAV—Hoom 5} Upion bloe A om nmm&o'smzu, Attorneys-at-Law, OFFICE —Southewst corner 15ah & Douglas. Dr. ALDRICH MaxEs DISEASES OF WOMEN L) SPEEIA[TV. Consultation iree at treati e Grand Gentral hota, 264 Faruham-st. Ul STATR where the Doctor may be found day or night Medicine sont by mail or express. Adirws - 0 b1 S. W. RILEY'S NEW UPHOLSTERY AND MATTRESS FACTORY, No. 514 TWELFTH STREET BET. FARNIAX AND DOVGLAS. Keeps on hand makes to order, al inds Mattresea. Mattresses of cvery over a5 good as new. Sofas and o S B, i makes e loys, o Eiiis Carpets and '0il Cloths. Furniture ro cleaned and varnished, and chairs cancd. Makes o speciaity of Fine and Plain Windon Lamtreqains. G e, the Weniworth Conten aial Bed-Bottom. Best in us e i and rocoshion B PANTS MADE TO ORDER, AND UPWARD. Suits Made to Order, $25 and wpward At Martin’s, 214 Farnham. Jan14-3m rHk OMAHA CONTRACTING & GRADING CO., DIG CELLARS AND GRADE STREETS | and Lots on short notice. Will also Il lots on Teasgmable terg. "Onders may b loft with Be- +s, Cor. 16th and Douglas. MARTINQUICK Seerctary. P.A.'.'I.‘ BNT Hame Fastener mis & Boy Jan2aut Ageuts wanted for the New HAME FASTENER Libera] Terms given for County and State rights Ornamentai and useful. < time in fastcaing and is more durable than the old fastener. Address GOULTER & LAUER, Omaha, Neb. FRANK L. GERHARD, MANUPACTURER OF SHOW CASES, 818 SOUTH 16TH STREET, Between Leavenworth and Marcy, OMAHA, Alarg assortment of Slver, White Motal, and Yood Show Cases of tho laient improved pat. ly on promptly attended to. nd. e % NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. New Youx,— LoNDoN, —PARIS. Steamers sail e Saturday from New York for Soutbampton aud Bremen. Pessangers book- o for Lonon and Parisat Lowest Rutes, RATES OF PASSAGEFrom New York to Bm:munuwn London, H-\rrnnfl Bnmzn. llnt cabin, §100; second. cabin, 800 STEERAGE FOR ALL FOINTS 15 THE SOUTH OF ENGLAN| [l m Bctnm tickets at _reduced pin, OELRICHES & 86,3 hiwing Gren, 3. v SR (ane JNO. G. JACOBS, (Pormerly of Gish & Jacobs) UNDERTAKER! 0. 263 FARNHAM ST, hand the most comp.et nhor ‘of Metallic &mu, a1 inda of Wagd Co mwwmmwwy 4 idiini——" - ESTABLISHED 1866. CHEMICAL DYE WORKS J. BOEKHOFF, PROP. COR. 8TH AND FAI Sead for cirenlar and Tist. Ladiea and Geatw Clothing Dyed and Cleaned in » mtistac tory manner. ta' Goods & Specialty. Se10dawly 5 ECOCTLSIOR MANUF'G CO. €12, 614, 616 & 8I8 H. MAIN STREET, ST. LOUIS, Mo. Sold by MILTON ROGERS, LTt - _Omaha, Nebraska. __|PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY Tho Only Lithographing Establishment in Nebraska I.lTH J. BROWN & CO., Proprietors. 0 H * |OMAHA BEE LITHOGRAPRIKG AleN GOMPANY. G Drafts, Checks, Letter, Bill and Note Headings, Cal ds, Bonds, Certificates of Stock, Diplomas, Labels, efc., done in the best manner, and at Lowest Poss1ble Pnces. wuc-num unmcm..u AHA M. HELLMAN & CO. MERCHANT TAILORS, MANUFAGE'RERS OF CLOTHING GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, de. ONE PRICE! €OODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGUR™S 221 and 222 Farnham Street, Cor. 13th. Morgan & Gallagher, WHOLESALE GROGERS, FARNEAM STREET, OMAHA, - NEBRASK —_— OF THE HAZARD POWDER P AGENT IS R L ARD POWD COMPAN A. B. HUBERMANN & GU., ] 2 3 20 5 == gs "3 T i: ;7:0 e:© HE 2z $0:a _55_3 5:-’" % q;,‘ —55?‘? THE LARGEST JEWELRY HOUSE IN NEBRASKA None but Good Goods, and positively the Lowest Prices. First Quality of FRENCH CLOCKS. Swiss Carved Clocks. DIAMONDS and other Precious Stones of our own importation, which we can Sell Less than Wholesale Prices. 14k and 18k Jewelry of any desired style made to order. Highest Price for Black Hills Gold. Elgin Watches by the Single Piece at Wholesale Prices —just the _me a8 if you hought a hundred of thep. - ~ Wholesale Agents fo. American ck Cow pany, AND GORHAM STERLING-PURE SILVER-WARE, and of the Most Celebrated SILVER PLATE Companies. Call on or send for Price List: A. B. HuBermaN & Ce. Corner 13th and Douglas Sts., OMABA, NEBRASKA. " D. T. MOUNT, (Buccessor to A. KELLY,) HarNEess, SADDLES AND WHIPS, A yous Love or HORSE EQUIPPAGE. 254 FARNHAM STREET, OPPOSIT CRAND CENTRAL HOTEL OMAHA. JOHN GUILD, WHOLESALE TEAS, A7 F. STRBEBET, OM > i & DOUBLE AND SINGLE ACTING 'POWER AND HAND PUMPS r, gine Trimmings, Mining Machinery, BELTING m!, RASS AND IRON FITTINCS, PIPE, STEAM PABKIIIB c—— e = s ey MARRIED 1 LADIES o LE AND RETAIL. { HALLADAY VIIHD-MILLSAGHURGH AND SCHCOL BELLS t | A. L. STRANG, 205 Farnham Street, Omaa, Neb,