, 1860-08-28

Ehe present sewerage p.En has besa adopted,
md grown iato most encouraging proportions
and results. The most bxlicnt feature Of the
pl1n is one that has escaped the un2erstsndsng
Of neither resident nor visitor in Chicsgo. in the
IL ups and downs" Of our street pedestrianism.
Few need to be told Of lho " change of grade"
We are led to refer to this subject now, be-.
Cause the Semi Annual Report of The Board Of
Sewerage Commissioners lies beiore us-a
pamphlet Of sixts-one pag=, interesting and
important as discussing most important ard
interesting questions in the legitimate field Of
inquiry belonging to the Board.
Toe Report Of the Commissioners, which is
brief, girea Al exhibit Of lie presant condition
and state Of progress Of tbs Sewerage 81 stem.
OF Yearly forty sepea miles Of sewers, si1 hnre
b2en laid this year. The actual cost Of The work
executed up to July III, 1860. is s74s,lsl4a.
But our Sewerage system, the Board, and all
who hare watchedits operations, consider ~
yet in its infancy. Ttere is fill to be IN end |
ye. to be reaehsd, point to be gained, which is
no. indeed ner. but which is each ysar made
to appear u.ore coretsd and desirable. Fortu- |
ns.ely in tai. direction tia sanitary and con-
merc,al interests, tso otten at variance in large
cities, arc il Chicago m,s: harmouiouay lead.
;,r rb, nil .r the pr,,.n. Renort ia oceu.
Md in III. dasus s;on Of this feature Of the sew
srags question.
Many Of our readers are aware tlat it has
lonp b:tn REGARDED Al desirable BIZ those iaxer-
rs.ed in tie eo.m.1cal or soeeitF OF our Slate
.,d CITY. tn ruake = ch annsl by which the ,ra:gr
Of Lake Michigan nav flow directly to the I'LL
mi. firer. To .fTect this. it ia proposed either
10 eut down tho summit Of the Illinois and
Michigan Canal. or to 1uake = rsw; ehanatl
through Mud Like to Tic Des PLANES River,
aud 1h.n 10 deen~n tn. chnnuti ur that stream
sufficiently to s.syer the purpoec.
III, oh,iou. beari,r al this scheme mon thu
| sanitary copd;!,on Of The Ch River. NJ nf,
| 6.,,cd hv H.. .rvare of tbs ci,y. rendering it
s..;..I. eo-,1,.1,.,rd N nbt.;n ", at.vsr reli.
~. ;,fc,.. .t;,n c,r,, h. Ind in r,ferTenos 10
| its pratticsbilttg End expense, and the proba-
b;lity Of i,s being carried ont. constituted th-
xa,r n,nn4r and cnmn1etc croundx far calling
49,. -
oV' 'aS "sie Ano 'n'e'es''"k "ha ~ 'A
tho yo}umiuoys report Of E. s. ChestrouIb,
3D., Chief Engineer d ,be Board.
.o:... -;.,..a ,,s,.,r in ;t<
Nn no nsr pscjec.' '!e"ea '@'fc'5 - 10
connstcisl bearings, tho improvement ol 'ne
| Canal md The Illinois fiGzr, lT feeding it from
III. s;,b;o.n, 1ndeed. such. re behave 6as
.:..1..1 80 =,
tee oF1s'nh1 1o'snl4sa' tn' eSe"1eo .oo' "
lowering the present canaI iA $4,000 900, .ac"
,-a;,xt. H. no,};.o H.rretarx of the ia.
s".uI1s 80 '"o'0s' :,
M! Board. In hhose possef1' aFe the sesu'ss O
actual xeaxusemeuty Of different kinds OF work
IN h. done sad a,so. ca tin e:tppotltien thai
l
orssalions eoofo % ea'1'~o W II ss''e' -
vel ~ in winter. Should the whole OF the
vo,1- hsve In hs done in winter. itx cost woulG
"s..,,~ .x,sr5 ~ ooo ooo .but by nsx .ares
kt~1
4f- dooo'og mas no' es'''a aeo'
With regard to snesher project, that Of max
inv. n.v eh,nne, throuch Mud Lake to III
o* -,
Des fsines ls''et'aap 'nea aeepe1"f 'ne ~Hao
ael Of Tint stream snheaeaty 70 F"a"es 'o'
800, h,.n nad. of t1,ix the Report has ii
nes 5e1 ooen "4@esS' ~ 49," Wv
. | following: SIS.
| MI ....;,. .ho ,h.,,., hat-as, II
: ne n nosA - ~ sJS ~ n..p siccs In. h..r On
9oo.n ~ 49, ,..-. .Irandvs ~ .-;f,inn 80,
= ,ns w t.n. ~. o9 IL .n~nl.s wattra OF lie De-
~ means .. 11e sustas \. Nv. a;e<rt.d 80. ~, ms
j. tst'aes; Sa s'uS H,.,u,a1..t fonr ..a-,
W1o. tn.1 WY. aur'us ~ - IL. w. H. y,
nasiIsol1 S.s.1 su u ,o.e - I'll: trtss !,
Il mas nesu p's;r.s au VA daasnd r.,- r,,c
feasn ,ue ,h.rscler Of The .oI intsl1.n;ne. IN
j. uPon .ne w. -;,, -eHa+d - r.;n +,
2. ioat ~; 5nT 1ort;nn ~ ths rsrnain;od di,
known 'aHa ~! ~ p't 80 I ~ s II hn. bra.
ta7ce ~ ~" - h.SH s-...,,. Nv srrns. N. in
tnete r.n eems s.tsnn.i! Int !; "a beGrsti that 8
OF Ioe a. .hro,.t, III, md snrnn xiT clnT :,
etcaf2toa tnto Ht>5 - -,,ss sh,-sr[ ~,viX T.
other Pnnts W ,,,tinn ~ ~ H.. .,s: nl..nsj i
SURE TIC iottaes irS.aisra ~ 'A@
no2a'"aNlt, ~ - .h,o".l sae,, In crt +hrono
10 mner YET n'S .rs,'. ..<;nn N ,hn cost :
r. 70 tae o,:.t oea1 le1nss, t r. +hs T,noi4 N III
lo1e!aoK K;st;"an tuI Su x,,1 haxc bten effected.
h Of Lske MseoIean WI - nIfr H. Cond;ee's n,;nio
1t beSond thst po'n, r. ~ ~ ~s,ar ouf Of Il
il would eoat more As.P ~ ",,,d L. ~ 80 :. -
"a pre- ent enahpe o. ~ ~. aa,,ad dsn.h ;nste.
er IN exeavaun8 % aoI 81 ~. Es.,.I ri
1t Of ioTes,ng tne asaA ~ IKE ~ ~ ss,era, noin
~ bed .! &ne nses o. as5 - ~ -xaa,,;1
a. that II een'o Luz 17
n dept1. 49,, h...,, ,.u-.a NJ
Two osner pfcJtc's u- go. = -s-;r,i
So eplsrgaoe 1ae Saha, - 80 ~ .hann.t two ~
It. for sfesmooats; ope st:a 80, a-f, ~ tti,
drea ieet "loe aso ~ .ess a, ~" t,sF11ca,
- WIN channel OF TUE 1at'7 "tosn M
Ah.M sses eeep. ~ peguu'e "s hssn yss
1ne ':.e ad,n. ~, - = x,o t1e otm aud tbo lst,xr
10000 so. but Of course he does uos consid
re thzse cams rs anything noFe than rade !:
4; Pfo1.mssoD, anu su M Of ,oet. % IND OBJ o,her ~
pt emau WoFks. Ut "a teiow l.ockport
nc The demanda Ct slis cisJ md 6tate for gres
er facilities Of uantpoi1; : 'ue eraaa: .r~u
hnu nue. o'r Il he future dese!opn.n1 ot our Gu
trT Il to be ii ali 10 propor4ian to the past mi
d. ev4utus1ly cause such WORK 70 be coMntNse y x
to This toes.neLh ~ - .re rs 1hc ch,nneI nf
biz 1!Iinots River, would a1ard navigation
er steamboats, Of tte hnnatse g. eors % ot no:' e'
'nsn % nsa9,n1 40 nada = ca,s1ni e1an;oati
fthc R,ysr to ii mou.n, and finds ITS .stn I
rnuch less. apd its expabijisy Of being inpraE
"a wtthrut locks and dams, fr- greater than
h.d snnnostd: and il oecidedlJ Of the opini
w. 80 tx sures. Hay to bricr shout deslrA
On ,ro-n]-m. nta in Tie Canal would be to irnprt
=, ~. n.yication Of the Illinois River 6rnf;
ea' rsnss the Canal a. j, por ie. il ru1e REIN
My thso ,hc kirer: aud is capaIIe Of occorraod
jnc ;nr M four times The smonns Of lr.de i. now b
'ent th,nfs shc ,hur;pess If he Canal wunH i
az. tous, in ua xtmuu catacty, aud thus dem
.frstr tho imperative necess,ty Of imp1u
at1 n,,nta uoE copsidesed only Desirable.
,. e*t,mste Of the cost of making this 1mpfo
mtni of thn HiErr is t5oJ. coo.
nv. x..n,o-t d,scus... ,besa xerer.l nroien,
n. 80 ,tr.. -. ~. 81 - -,
'Fs so"e 'eo2e' 4'1 ~ ~ ->o ~SA'f
CO. sos, The exponse o4 Inc nc" cana p9m1
AJ works At Bridgeport, which being e .cara
6ee. for r.ixino 5000 cuba feel ot waier pefa
-, ,x,.I 49,.
poh- ute, arc run n tos 4BgteRsp -Aa1o& coe
md $a2 COO. and require 70 % IN opesAten 70
1itv. .1x d,ys per aupuu, Should tho Calu
~ .5..ho w.. cf TIM ahnve er oensa for nnu,
e@14 ~ 49,, .,-,.,Er
tan would be 1 n1t1e ncfe tnan oooo:eos pnt
uas- this, Aays Ar. .Chesbroukh, il tesa than