, 1865-01-02

water supply, and growing more and more de
Ell
tcrmfncd to tunnel ont under the axe. ho~ ma
that magnificent undertaking Is fairly I'M !cr way
We have found sn sean1snSbs q PIT wa:sr etfe it
under ibe n5et ,ayofaSise nor su
to qa 81 such t,, but
a. b sxn II *pnS p1esss bsRa1 ssRas
lie q ls to nj nov nov H. Pftae2ol
IT. t9e ed II hit stream. lying rs does one bur
a,e md sixteen feet above The level Of our !aks
frnn which stratum of EandstPnc dips toward
ns, 3ae' ,bc iMe toTcfa would seem have reschs
thnt eandrtope. The water which runs out at til
1ae Of bals illlon gallons per day Is pase m
eoft.
The work done On the harbor this year hrs bee,
only partial carrying out Of q gEand Improve
ment-tdo extension Of the North fier fonf hun
I-drcd feet The terms Of the contksct were-,g w
this ycar but If las been found impo3 3llble 10 eon
etrnet more than about eighty feet. THE tinbcr
! arc Dill ready for fixing in the other potion.
a p91Pg Rva f bsen ssed sqGs 9oS S'a Ct ssna n
river, Independent Of the dredging for tbe ni.r
| good channel has been found near tho lfcbt
house, enabling most vessels 10 avoid the danser
! OF the old channel, and saving great deal O
! money in the item Of expense for tugs. Drcdge
here, too, h0yc been ut work extensively In a.
river, especial'y 1t bridgeport, but the work ha'
peer done Ut ne cost OF lndiyts.a's Or frtns own
lng dockage4 anu we have no neans Of asceftaintna
| re amount. we must not here omit reference t
the improvement made by the South Branch Doch
ComEDy, E, wl,o.c extensive dock: q more thar
crn.on during the year. and railroad tracks lait
connecting them through tile truck VI the t. o. 1
O. 1ond with I'LL the rallroals running into the city
BRIDGES.
Aycrr jn,norten, hr1dpe +mnrovcrnr, has ,,.a,
moc fn-,n1 Sht ,.-c.rt r,artha hr;J, ~
et1eet ;rst is6 Z sn orii,.rr ns 1G h
I.st n1tsncu; s1 - vtaaaac! sHlos, NJ
ianltn1 ".'t ~ iuo .a'.n si. Hs VI "ater sLfeet
a,t ~ h11e: ~ lI's oIa9e VII be ne COT
@ ntscr a ;sIiona II 1fa1ea 1a re Soh
aGIo.s ne I1'sr az .hal point VII connect oil u
e,'s fauWays 1nto % one gIsni system, enabling th
rsscsa sas of as etg e To-
hqlE.
ING Od fotfen bridge a. Randolph street, hay
.hs zone i,s dpty. has been removed. and gfysl
want the san,e thing done in few other places.
Ihc proposttion to tunnel tho South Branch a
Wash1lEtou street is meeting with increased "a
for. Estimates Of liz cost have been made, ant
9 e II, I1s r., A. nao tnat ers long he Gontrac
relieve ibe tide Of sIayei over the i,rtoea soi
saye the itumct1sc amount or t1me now ~
in stoppagcs in that vicinity. N'o" 'on'11's'
FIRE ALARN TTIEonApr
J. oro ~ n, -nost ,,,Ho-...,. s.e..'..,
veo- h,s W. rc s' ~ ,n,s 1 1eotssptlsea OF tht
H. ~ H., ai,r IN TsJiepava aao commencement
! l,,f fJ,nr T..
s.r ~ 5ito' a. s Gnt.at .o1 - sonsIqenon va:
phiinSoinh;s ~ ro.Ie ~. ~ 49,, VI nostoo ant
arm1ncr On the Nan aireadS tailrd s ~ ~ 1aI
9eb ~ M,v ,ceE an1st oe cSmpetcd oy tht
he wnr 20 iGser + erc ,ah tds Pf9sfess O.
nisSci heEore 3h,t fi,ne haxs enas ~ ~. e.
aoie r. bnnr Sth th no~ihaeea, ~ H. u
+;nra uIth tha cnnn, - ~ r. u H .ne eoansc
shnrt irnt.th Tpnn3nr tSnrcs ~ ~ ;r' ,ht nhu
has hs artnins5 ~ tho n-.rt, o - IL Muteu
q Commerce, and other buildings In the yIciaIty
;t3a ~ t1e II ar ef J., III 3 are ~ tae souih Di
s4f.ons Mt5 an tne ~. anu thll5y IN tue NORTH
~, IT,. ~ 9l t s;; ,d tsss eao!es SonnecLl1e
" ~ ~ ~ IT. Ita ~ oi tne elty and ts
sp a 1ren earnrtad , ana
cn ""rx WEI ,,n Mii materially re
fa ~, 1+ ~ noM nse yeatI5 ny nfe faEnish
1niice oT n 1i.e IA ~ 'ncss;o1 ana ptee1st
aoot3cg ~ sna1 aa aay:nt az aaere Miil b
a.u.net. a ~ ~ snlatt, au'ahL9ge: tnc crowds nov
cnnrt fionsc iii ,e;1i ~ ~ lue &c! aouaa o. tns
~ .iicnt " III saxs W thne. oe @ ae atasm VII
H. ~! ~ ~ sasG H. .ns a9 afe "anied to =
EEL ra1 s VIZ ,.hn aia9 &c 1nsanabe ~ as police tsle
E;arn; ~ VIII T. o4 tossce, tobhefies
5 ast4rncss' 9 Co. can ne instantly transmitted tt
POSTAL DISTRIBUTION.
Not civic bat cational, vet pubtic work. In tht
Improvement Of thc year In nnsiai arrnn1ensnis s
ey Is now uSasa n59 tte dlstss
from two to fonr times Isiiv 9hsetn1 H. f.onhj,
hitherto neccsei.atel ot vIs,ip. iha Fost os'r,
is comteicl. viii Tie fiji 1net RI H. " .p.,, +:
Iii 5nnthrr imnnr,n1 III ~ s nssLsua u os
aso nroccss y a'a 1 oasn;ss art;S ei
s1ribnt,nn of ietscrs WIKI ~ ro,,te 1n shae e '
fjn.t]on an he najl car Thia Mn !. ~. rot
oncraso, on ali te rSi,oas r,.nuIn. amt " ~.
cfy int f.r,.at srec.sa Ias fntrn5 ~ nsrts. NJ ~
nISr,;on an5 T. xrfi 10 h-"nht t.a ~, ~ - -
an Fonn m the urranren,enis can ~ rcTT.rtcd n3I
Sfsrv r. snvst;, 4h3 ean a. " t j.
sa:sS i !hs Fessptioa and answsiinF d Ietss1:
~, ,T"r *" ststao e5e'e" 'ets eoon Ill "pstano'
L" oss' 0'' 7AA'ee'
| RAILROADS.
Shr,a ~ " sessceig ycs3scah,e ,si1oed III ~ y,
9 Icas Fect ae1 s 70 nn M
| Ines which Taais Chiearn Al Esster, or WesteY1
ta1m,nna There ~ 4hoso n the ciiv ".
does 70; ds,s faine back than ass %hs
.rhnas aItsrt and msnnitaas ia ~ ta1i.tt. =
onrsejves ~ rrsndlv cnnsietcd n stnots ifns
s h s1,o loT od o ro1, Mnose
VA VA s.,a aon ~ % H., rest e
~ist pnn1a ,,nt. f : s;tcT, thn ,,,n.t uo.fhies
eharacast, th s1s Mapd nav seofe o' Ht'es
~" nI.u4o du 4, the man Of Illinois. then and now
,jii veal the TondFous ehanre thst fffaen Vear;
'bG b1 oP eobr a ,n an
eious md waier courses, Now il IA crossed and
dotted With lines Throughout its enre ienst md md
i,c man nf IlJsnnis nov iooka iffa ~ cso chasfa3
! board. M dP " ''7 ~" '''A' ''A' 'aeeksf'
nj some inst idea of Tie artnn1sR,nr inc,ense ~
commerce and travel which makes such increase y,
ereas Of railroads "a an ncrase ~ r.firads d Il
demanded by A. increasinr Commercial nro.neTitv
II there we're no great lIucs to carry "a our sur.
visit our citv. We ehoufd sriiT he n nnr non.s"e
Tie propositions naturally deIuejble from Tie
foregoing are, that he trne yntertst Of our eity
|
tom. and that te true intertst of our raiirnads II
10 foeter ard os.rrccate an: co,nmerciai imnort
ance. with sTo such powerful interests working
It ia fmpoesibie to pncc allrit 10 the fturc preat
ness OF ChIcaro. So long "a there Is no c1ashinr
and from Tie SeIy natnre of the caso there ean Ss
year, until abe rhal MI her destiny, and hecome
The first inland city on the continent both In point
OF population and in the extent Of her COMMERCIAL
] trpusoctions
Illinois, Iowa, Wiscpnsfo and Minnesota. the
northern half Of Miesouri. and the ret undevcloped
region lying vest Of the Missouri are tho sources
growth and prosperity, ard al those enterprises
| which either lay that region under contribution
or prcpose to do 60. shoola be fna1strlously foe
| tered End encouraged. Already Chicago - the
] gFeatest primary gram naefKee n tne Horld, afd
| esfs. And vet but i5M0.m Of the S,0 ,o00 o.
seres In Illinois 0OO Of thc ID nm 0(U nf aeret
in fnrs. aoXDo 81 lie Cd 0oG. 600 Or acres In ri.
consln a6006o0 Of the 4060o6 60o of acres in Min
snur1 md npt more thau 0G.0O0 of he hnndre1:
of rniiions Of acres IN fhe y.st territorv west ii
/ The Missouri river arc under cultivation,
| hrcoQjYts no prophetic ken to fortell the com
Inenae rsrfon shs1i haYe been enbduea and cu,d M
Jated snd settled bT an industrious ponQiation
s1I nenetrated by The Zines Of railroad noyv pro
c1esqsnU md pro}e }eeiea. Then chiesro vi Mill p be
ssomc Tia ruafket whence thn world vii draw IL
supnltes sparsely settled ~ ali ibis region is
snf nroIncin,, scafce tIte Of what it IL capabie
~ .a3ncSn1, ,rs M asr,..3v mia r. s-rnr+ {arus
onantttrs Of brsadsnfs to Enronc. and. to fnrn,ss
he armies OF eyery chr,stian nation on thc face
! fhe esrth Win our pfoy}elous. What cannot WI
| do in this direetion when he 20 1.OdD now en-
Jared In destructive wars shalt becoMe prodncers
When swords : shall be beaten into, plow fhear1
aud gpears into prunfnr hooks," and!gar shall III
| lnoHfn no more In al3 lie iandY -
twill be seen by rrference to the. following sta
+3st;ca Thai fhara - vary r.arersI tnrraaaa Il, ~