, 1862-07-26
The WATER QUESTION
THE CHlCAGORIVER
ITS FILTH AND NASTINESS,
What Shall be Done With 1t 7
A PLAN FOR BELIEF.
What Shall be Done With 1t :.
PLAN FOE RELIEF.
Estimates and Statistics.


The impurity and flthiness OF the water in
tho f,h,o.-r, p.-o, h.. ,,.ox, tha =.
w. -%A'~- .11'' ~" VIC .10ut0 W eo"-
plaht 1or Several monIns, and numnefless
plans for relief have been discussed and adYo-
eate1 hv fhe anthor1ties having the usater
~-Sst. T.. 1N.1 4''4.4
4oes.lon IL cnalse' A1!" py a1 usefestso III eaS
health, prosperity and good name Of Chicago.
Each project has received Intelligent advocacy,
hn+ "a vet nothing irnortant lont;no In fhe
nnrftlcat,on Of The rIyer has heeo accoms ~
pnene9. L, N tne cooler mont9s OF khe FIJI
% Ies ana %sPI1ng 1ns oaeI ar1slng uom tne nltny
my, @1Asu1a ae1on1aaae0 l!M " co41tesy snAs We
~ ~ ~ Ueat t,s1t ~ - 10y t, au 3
~ 1;var az. ,s @!1aa 13th 1acaeed ayd decar;u
matter, the nuisance becomes well nigh IN
'o1Stq Ererv fno and achoonar which novea e1ono
,;;se W ~ eu ~ ~ Si+hg Siens
fsIinn eScsening G so o1o4 1h1ch * faHn,;n<,
h-aegsa ia carr;ad ~ era,v ~ ,,osot ond nornass
If mr. ccftv' The nerfnme IL a. intense thst l.
nor,na.tes M mo nrr dsra11;noa ar5 Tn;nn1aa ~ ns.
eft, - ~ a. ~. .eat1 auH 3 ~ aso mas
drnL ~ LIZ IA AZ fead ~ nA'a aat y7
ia e.n,t3tr ~ ~, e1oa,.'r sns,t,.aanta
10 ,pxa5ai ana +ha na553u,:sa 1e1 f.a,.o
t7. fo;1e+ ofha.1,fV ara ~ h,anded 1p;th tbe . ~.
ha1,t;n.,n ~ t1n Ghioeno R;ro" NJ ~ 49,, -
craeaas bIaoa ~ II 10 ~ A. ioola Inon ~" ha tha
1hiet snd rd6Eona 1noaa 11ithout ba1fn.- IA /
onnnje.;o aa 1erond ,7mas a ~ 1,;na 4hst e
th;n1 mnat aneed51y 10 dina r. jmnro11e r ;ta
conS;t;nn and thaf he 1e;1nra r. nnr;fH tha ~, |
ss,aa4. 3u;,7 ~ ~ ~. " Ine
s.t ~. W. ;t,oa ~ f,ao g5 u
rsr ,ii,e ~ ~ - nnzta1;t, ou' Ill
oot r. 1S ~ % " ti1sa Iro1 ~ NY, IL + b,o, ~
what q stens an % shsl1 he tstep r. remedr fhe nnfs-
erna taz9 yeers from, thia t;e 1sn ~ c;t1
aheH @ zen M years @ n1m y snls ame, WEI me ceEy
r. aiscnss whether the tronhsa Il nroiinced h.,
tne nd o. Iasl tonsns at 70
trah7a era a4;soe fr12, r. sawsraea ~ orssen1
''24e Tha ,,ainsh1a fact thai he TnfT;d m;1tnre
ax;ats "a +hat snna ~ rne.na ,ee mt he daT;sed
70 eses d -;d Of of Il a. onca are The Gnestiona
%h,ef Il IN +ha dntv ~ fha anthoritiea
~ ~n ~ - everr c;t;zssn tn ~ neet ~ Tha
anas+7o+ ara ~ a-!nee a1thonrn q n-nne. ona ~
H. ao-eiao-a5 +, 43ss oannna};on hoEEnd dnwn ~
es onr citg IL IL hv 1egis1a,iya enaetments
dE;nf1ies intn fnsigniieance- comnared With
~ me- tha o ranntstinn ~ Gt;coap 1et ~ ~
aof-,o o" as bao1tben1 ana nnmma-efa1 citc r.
~ nreaent condit;on # affs;ra he Allowed tn
aas flsessu' eouoie'on VI a1'Ais NC sA1'"eo ~
coTmne Tnsre il another 1tpht in which this subiect
M rGat ~ ~ nan54;n1 a5 ~
4uss oe s.emeo tS,e anas tlS eoatl1u t na " @ t6o
sratian mS shonid he made tha fnnni atI,n # s1
appeal more nfgent Il possible tnan Ina, tnas
o;s3 1oanaed 1;n apun pei7onA o'eeonuos'' VI eoh-
nS7ein ~ ;nsnra uy snf47c1e,cv ~ nnra xpatar for
a-inIinT eu ana ~ rn1;nary =. m rnoaes ss1ar,1
oInag a1u aof Puitose' ase eesef.r ~
plane ud!o noea - sat .,n,,,t Ronnr1 ~
tae oaH ~ pf1:a =, ~ W., - T.-naF Toe5 -
ne H 7ro;acts ara aiscnssed none ~
nts ops,a;nat;,T we-a fnnnd ~ rnaot
m entire1v he renuirennen.s oY the Hoard These
enslaS5 eanal 55aqc. ~ - ~ '1'0 ">0o 4~0S
I;rs9 Tba artane;on of an inlet nina , rn;1a
1nst, 1ue 80 - ~ " na!on ~ Rttta5 -
w. ht afsE *1s5 sgG n ae a' ~ eApel'o A'
aoeus S s5S9;o b;,,- +,,,o1 o;u foot II d,.,,otor
and ] eytend;n@ mile into M The lake At an esti..
aha eA.ena1uS sic M NV lae AaAes "' al ee'i
| ma!so a,s eosn " eaio,vn n.-x,.. l..
| 3hsra-EenoEal OF tae puMplnE. VOTES 70
| MlnelAa, sAtsen n!les 4ortn, ~ae5E Ine SUITE e
I3se eIgnty teeI apovs sae iaAe; tus eost ..
me plpes nong loL conaacIlng M tae MaleI 1lon u
sness u ~ nsm oa "orhs y t4e etty va ~
el,oo5,uoo, 1ea1l} uouu1s eae coet " tne eht1E :
! present works, without 1ncluotog the COST OF
| nn1laings, reservoirs ana Pipes ex1enulag INTO
tne lase. "nlcn Wooia a6s FIX od sae "nole e1pen-
ol5qle nos !sss tnan S9'vto,"vit ~ "! n,t,.+.
y Fgn79n-fuse1 W 99 oeos, at al esIama'eo coseaoi
e1ua .2to.
fJnGeA1 a. sn9sla1ng n reser'or' al Al esslns1eo
eogt o. eIui, 20. ..t...,..
EGn " t.eSe psoJseee ieesassu atseso4 s = -. -
noara ana mt lens FEY e out IL, W
eta,t;a1ia '1'' eS "@'
ane ~ ~ +h Luz ,an;s3st;ne anppoant
cg,5,;nes 7ha+ ~ ~ orS5narv cesa sh.I tfa
.uas ~ ~ @ aay s4sn aad sa1h ~ Ine
! oa1,sa e., that ,a.9 Tbere ia howevar 20 w
soe iol epas 5s1. at5ae tbat -, 10, e NC
penese, pioslsoh maog snas ~ sase an enasa
gsLcy assss ~ " ~ r9esnny " spSuI
N 9husua1 @ anotn.s o 10y ue rap;daS 1apGnu
ea, lne Paymelt " "nNu ~ A1oss o5 Ptoslu.u 1os'
141 nom one 10y boe VI ItS 4;ad 4ha 6and {J11a hs
1nees - tt;n -! .uS SI;; =. ~
aonn,1,,t1;Hhld enI :, th;a % msttes Thev have
ts haan aon1ne1iad ~ -a71 M1on ~ tb.
Laeie!ote, ussn s,4 - tt1a ~ ~ ~
pumping o1t u aaits s,t "r ~ lIu on
@ a,tirs1v ;nadann - ~ afac
~ ~ nseaesern 1nri cation IF tha stream An,
t4'i +s,s,eorsr t., ;1a .ffenta nnder an1 cir
:a1 & ~ 10 ss 7st snn s,H r..
inta-,,it,ad ~. I 90 thara a13at ca+ts; enn;tah1
ana Ieoai 1easons 1shV II shonji nef 1anpe
a,a+;n55a 9 wy - ~~~17o
Th;s n what has been ACCOMPLISHED in th
Smith Rranch' In the North Bfanch nothin
n@H irnn, +;mo ~ t;me heen s1ogestea "a 1zelv
atfnrd ra1,noraru ~ 1eIisf IN AL i1rection III
soi",. ooaolIa-a55 r,nst saasih,e IA IN erect
r rnhao1 at.,,s fhe mennfactnriss and con.tTnt
W., W. I rTs. and 3,,s5 ~ .otar ~
Of Eth the I 5sm from m time ii W to time e.& rs ma nav
Eay enfIens s.foog tholgn @ & 70 s wasn a. snG nt'
1r ~ sue eta peT Tho nhot;ona - tS;e nla
as uS eaGGSu; a nT,ostio,, ~ ornans .n,s p.9
e4.. %1., c--,a,,e. aF -
" Leg uoaos "1eLnsl, a.eea W. s, d 49, y. =
), alfangement, eetnRs ~ psas nu +pf pefn ~ y
caIIeo, tnele @ouia @ Ge esealuGs saas ~ :, :,
s. volume o. WAFER III lhe upper Portlon OF u
), river would remain large enough for the E: So 50
Gessfnl mking n5d ol III aH an. 10 es ~ ~ ho IN
Icy tn tae lisef "a ~ ,sa4 +S,s sns s Mns q ~ g
6 anu oly, ous " "a'ei' Aaa 'u1s aalA u "
IS meaas s3a 1o Inusaa1. ,r.r.
o:t plan ptotoSeu Y nenae, MDeru'
hs ours59 o+ ~ nano ~ srsat = sETes sni,a
y us.e Mny t;t = ~ RS aS MaHa.4 as tU1p -. :"
. i.,5s ~ -,n.s3,a1 -, ~ e., r.
Rusee =. 49, - ~ ~, aoah ~ 'as 70 -
~ 10 asn es ~ - 80 - 4e " -, ~ ~
4 aeI e1,aTi a,t ~ ,,so;t! anor1.l ~
sc"s sn es.p srPsyf =. eapa9ety e ~ -.
eit ~ .ue s ,th niann .to.n .He ~
~ taAe ~ ~ u eousa a =. .ansn " po.ns "
B N4Itu eIles's mAet1 ~ Piop1see, W sousst =, ~
anuee reeelsot, oetnS9n m MI. n6n ta1I sM ano
i've, VI ~ sapaIisy y, 5,ouV,ovo gaa'otus: t
Rrope9Hes Mso " olins ~ Sue ss"etasE nout "! ~
q nest DlSs1on ae1oss Ae aseE ~ Hon !iee
aat u oo.n 10 u9lte gu s1e sss& s;o1 =
a. the fagef antn II tfeaGnes 1ne fesefvon. AZ WI I
L pomle pruPoses n@ ~ @uMu nuse ~ tah$ e9g,
nto 1ne lake, Wnefe ne inslsls kaele WI pe
er supplied to the city for drinking and culina
9, purposes. .-.-, -..
j IN tne No1h slae he proposes 70 constlu
4 similar mtefsecttpg sewers, WMcn 81
J.; cthlle IN main sewer on Nortn avenue,
tt that to be connected with another reserv'
near ~ .ns sah' ~ si 9sa eapaeny VIZ sae Wy :,
H. ajsf, to hn diseharpe1 by a numn into
/ 1HkE.