10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . 0; from surplus revenue, 86,-244, The total water works income amounted to 823,083, and thetotal operating expense and maintenance, including interest on bonds, to$15,838, There were within the city 1, miles of water mains, of were within the former city limits, and 6,983 fire hydrants werein use. The water tunnels had a length of 11. 5 miles and the amount of watersupplied was nearly 40,500,000,000 gallons, or a daily average of iio,-895-707 gal
10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . 0; from surplus revenue, 86,-244, The total water works income amounted to 823,083, and thetotal operating expense and maintenance, including interest on bonds, to$15,838, There were within the city 1, miles of water mains, of were within the former city limits, and 6,983 fire hydrants werein use. The water tunnels had a length of 11. 5 miles and the amount of watersupplied was nearly 40,500,000,000 gallons, or a daily average of iio,-895-707 gallons. The sewerage system of the city consisted of 525. 86 miles of mainsewers, catch basins, 18,767 manholes and 112,291 house drains. With an ample water supply and an extensive, although not entirelysufficient, drainage system, sanitary conditions were satisfactory and Chi-cago was considered a generally healthy city. The following table showsthe number of deaths, the death rate and the provisions for drainage ineach year of the period: Year Number ofDeaths Number nfDeath Rate House Drain-in Citv. 0/ 066,050 ,836107,98811 2,2g I Miles cjf Seuersin City 262265278294322 337362380 395414 436456 473493 525 There were miles of street railroad track operated by four screetcar companies, and 31 railroads entered the cit\. The cause of education had nut been neglected; the citv owneil 107public school buildings, where 105,742 children were taught 1)V 2,597teachers. > it- i ? \. .1875 1890 The salet)- of the chy was watched over lj_\- a pohce force 1,795 ri^^ stationed in 2& jiohce station buildings, and 871 firemen,stationed in 72 houses, with 61 fire engines, 24 hook and ladder trucks,18 chemical fire engines ami 3 fire boats. The principal city officials during the fourth period were:1876; Mayor: Harvey D. Colvin, Thomas Hoyne, Monroe Heath; Cit\-Clerk, Caspar Butz; City Attorney, R. S. Tuthill; Citv Treas-urer, Clinton Brig
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