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Under Your Feet

Report of the Water Works System of the City of Chicago

This is a report on the state of the Chicago water system and the need to reduce waste. The report highlights the success of the lake cribs in improving the cleanliness of the city's water. It also focuses on the large amount of water wasted in the City and calls for individual home meters to help prevent such waste.

southside pumps — Map of Pumping Stations, Cribs and Tunnels on the South side of Chicago
*The Water Works System of the City of Chicago; Report*
Chicago, IL: Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency (1917)
Crerar TD225.C5C5

northside pump — Map of Pumping Stations, Cribs and Tunnels on the North side of Chicago
*The Water Works System of the City of Chicago; Report*
Chicago, IL: Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency (1917)
Crerar TD225.C5C5

Chart of Deaths From Typhoid Fever
The Water Works System of the City of Chicago; Report
Chicago, IL: Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency (1917)

Crerar TD225.C5C5

interior of Special Collections gallery space

The John Crerar Library

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