, 1864-07-17
THE CHICAGO RIVER.
Onr s. rsuals, Artitle-How the River Shall b.
Ctaned-Tfoduelng Carrent-Tht
Different Nethpds propsset-
The Only Available One.

looked fer. 4 dissertation On the Chicago River
has become thing in conrse," and expected
With rs much OF periodic regularity as the etench
Of tbe riSeE Itself is sbuaed for by those who
10 be obliged 10 scribble when one naa nothing to
write Il y lttle wozse than the dilemma Of
Flora 1eEh%sey, yho was compelled te 50 ton
centeas inat the nse OF that word 'usnal is
ratne, calling. YET we would not complain. As
sssd ,bht NE Rofak thank thee Jew for teaching
There IL, however, little use In saying more
about nc rlves or attempting to reduce Ito stench-
6eea told b.! thero Is lae ase l n whippns hip M
e. fo q hs whea . h a aST 6*ts T sY r. as s
Committee me1ns to and will do something. The |
day before yesterday tho gentlemen composing It |
and they had altogether good tiki On The sub.
tect which Will VIC hope result IN the adoption Of
some efficient means for the avoidance Of the nnt+
that we wish now to say on this part OF the sub
1ect le, that "no halfway measures viii avail,"
They bave been tried time and again, hnt the temp
weeks the thing 1s as bad az ever. Radical reform
will alone content rs. Moderation may be good
viii Tie Chicago River is eomething Ike moderate
Others and not particularly. excellent per -. We
altogether" 'O' -
Aimors everybody who has gireu his attention
bnt the plan to be adopted IL still In oheyance.
Chicago Ia like sick man everybody who coues
to see him recomrnends different mode Of teeat-
II SspR PoSI "a s. Y bl a Pns
OF Of becoming diegusted with thetr deverslty Of
ons ae s59 Bs4s s
hitherto. More than dozen ptans have each
found their Tam Tarm adgoeates. who have scarcely
several are 70 nbsurd a. to be unworthy Of notices
there are two Or three agpsrently feasible only
": Ine1e ss1 W ,rS titiiys u Gs done, in order tu
into il OF nth from tho distillef.es cow-zisds,
slaughter and packing houses and rendering eaab-
lishmcnts, and cause current Of water to tlow
along the channel TO wash ont the Impurities
81 fhs 9na tnese sh viii
On the rst VIC have already sttungIy insisted; the
second is equally necessary to the welfare Of tho
city. and MIST b taken In hand soon or we ahall
Ii has been proposed TO create current in the
South Branch by eTt1sns IN ,s he water et the
eousee would alVaya be scanty, and Omen equ.l 10
81 tse board q Publie o1Es, showed rs mean mean
| ute, Of about thousand feet per hour. vosumc
alns e % hs II etsss oas
can supoose for one moment thst such uaeagre
; plan ae inst would DC adequate 10 tue end sought
Throwing this outeide Is yalueleea, the adro-
Gates Of all The other schemes admi. that no sata-
H., cenpaass AZ eskaassse 1eama % q wates M ass
not subject to injurious ductuaion II dry or rsioy
seasons, spa requiring nothing but the application
toritY VI the packers tee to be in favor OF making
The river its Own channel aud turning the current
The reverse Way, They want to construct csua'.
| along the Summit leEel, or to deepen that 4uf1-
cenfy to let the water enter the mouth Of the Chi
cogo river nom The Lake and i9w ont by the force
hi iii would Be eiIectaa1 IL removing he a 5at
and obviste the necessity OF dredging. It would
undoubtedly bring the sand Of the lake into tho
The Indignant protests Of the country people when
the pumps At bridgeport bare given them . slight
tastc OF onr nth, md think It quite probsnle that
dI6Ienity. II would too Be found to Be sather too
long drain 70 WORK vel. The plan ts worthless;
G%s s aeE T. hs Pin es tie po,
the ss.tas q eo1esed esa ea7seit & sssvs
ee: Ness sens nse
thall run from the lake to The river being lfed on
, the like shore. They claim that this would dush
lake, and psrhaps bT, de1vatse action draw tht
"a sss ri ~ sT! .ds5s,s5; d, u
deeEsge i 50 s,lusble.. The plan t. de-
| ElQeQly QQleCLloQhpla III lul6 fEfpfEk-U IN Mt
: othercthat more ample means would very eoou re
Clean. Werc shlp can.1 constructed on Sixteenth
9 IL cleansing lhe river was demonstrated. Tha
on. objection liable to be ratecd to this, Is tbs
yesse!s eGpd 1ot epte. en he ake , or
be remembered that This would NOT BE- possible II
any ease owing to the difference IN lsveis. But tn
csrgoet; those ffon the I1ltuois canal entering
)! directly, and those from the lake coming In b.
+ wsy OF the Present haIbo!;
been hetita't u, almost foely On aecoont Of it
presumed cxpenslscpess. II is to cut one ehanne
ndSepS1 ss; sr.noh ,hs as sna s
the city liulte, near GraeclAnd Cemetery, at Bow
q manvte> where there Il natural valley whlc
T9ud oniy NEED to b The Length
ter; thsi OF the former ntght be assigned At any
ianE 9ysE m iis s; sna a., ag4rts5 = A. II ehoad
/ Or between ia. and ths fork.
/ We do not With to claim this Idea as OF. .ins
T1h h, ns; tae plsn ~ annonnesd By the Beard &
supply q ope thoatsnd cubic 1T second coal
/ scns, ;he water ExsalinR to be nlscd Two 70 Is
:. and half feet. The estimated cost wss half
nf million. The work would doubsless cost NOR
= nov. The undertaking %,ll b e ,pp.soitad!aeu
s i WE would provide for cleanla9 .,
s rg o . ad
y and may Just as Se1l be len alone. The north
u would douptlesa remain for msnJ Jears coupsr
< tiys1y uuprrducttyc hut that To the sorth qou1
in lees thsn dye yeafs have IL banks covered VII
n dock4ee, and factories Of various kinds: tue re
r, estatc in that nelchborhood increasing in va1t
u much more than enough to detraf the cost OF II
" whole work. Whether OF not II be possible to a
der'ake tins now. Il question for others 70 tctl
hut this must VIC "coe At laat aud ve thereto
Of protest against any other mcssore being adopsc
slucc anJ other would he but like Macbeth
or ssltchee, who 'ttpcaE the word Of promise TO
Is csr ana break Il 10 our hppc." hAnt Ceass
e aut nihl'' ea.d one Of old. md ceasar he bccam
u i ne eet ourselves on the acoomplishment OF tt
~ Coppsfhcat Guy Charter shar bare been 10 amer
te | "a ~ 10 pe1mIts legal assessment to be maj
he Ncapwkfle We must not reax In our efforts to p
TO yent the rYef from being made worse than It Is
en- the pouring Into 1t OF fresh losds OF NTH II
Of cannot inst nov rst the pound Of cure lot ia
&c leaet secure the onnce Of peetenton forthwith.