Illinois history stories, for use in elementary schools . be severelyfelt. In 1852 the city took over the franchises of theHydraulic company and laid plans for a better systemof water works, but it was not until 1854 that the newsystem was put into operation. By the plan of 1854 a pumping station was erectedat Chicago avenue (the present pumping location), anda pipe thirty inches in diameter was extended a shortdistance from the shore. Three stand-pipes wereerected, one at La Salle and Adams streets, one atMorgan and Monroe and the third at Chicago avenueand Sedgwick street. These stand-pipes
Illinois history stories, for use in elementary schools . be severelyfelt. In 1852 the city took over the franchises of theHydraulic company and laid plans for a better systemof water works, but it was not until 1854 that the newsystem was put into operation. By the plan of 1854 a pumping station was erectedat Chicago avenue (the present pumping location), anda pipe thirty inches in diameter was extended a shortdistance from the shore. Three stand-pipes wereerected, one at La Salle and Adams streets, one atMorgan and Monroe and the third at Chicago avenueand Sedgwick street. These stand-pipes were connectedwith the pumping station by iron pipes. The first ironpipes for distribution purposes were laid in 1852; the 204 THE MAKING OF CHICAGO population at that time was about 30,000. These threereservoirs were in use, in whole or in part, until 1858 two new reservoirs were built, holding abouthalf a million gallons each. At the close of 1862 there were one hundred fivemiles of iron water pipe in use. The population wasthen about 115, Chicago Avenue Pumping Station. In 1863 the legislature gave permission, and Congressapproved it, to build tunnels, or to use such othermeans as might be necessary, for obtaining water fromthe lake. Under this permission the first tunnel underthe lake was begun, in March, 1864, and completed injust three years. A crib was erected two miles from theshore northeast from the Chicago avenue pumping 205 ILLINOIS HISTORY STORIES station and a tunnel, five feet in diameter, connectedthese two points. The iron distributing pipe had grownby this time to one hundred seventy-five miles. In 1872 a second tunnel was run from the two-milecrib, forty-six feet south of the first tunnel and parallelwith it, to the shore connecting with the Chicago avenue
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