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The following pages were
taken directly from a volume of the Cleveland Annual Report for
1853-1872.
These pages are actual scans of the report
submitted by Theodore R. Scowden, to the Mayor and Council of Cleveland
proposing his plan for the construction of the Cleveland Water System.
Mr. Scowden has been considered the "Father of the Cleveland Water System". In the early 1850's, the Cleveland City Council had appointed a committee to assess the water needs of Cleveland due to problems the city faced with supply and cleanliness. The committee called upon Mr. Scowden, a Hydraulic Engineer working for the Cincinnati Water Works, to help with their assessment and calculations. The committee was so impressed with his knowledge and skill that in a report submitted to the Cleveland City Council, they recommended "without hesitation", that Mr. Scowden be appointed to the task of designing and building Cleveland's first Water system. |
