, 1865-01-15
THE CHICAGO RIVER.
Meeting Of The Committee Of Thlrty--Report
Of the Snb Committee-.Dln for
Board Of Riyer Commissioners.
Public Meeting ON Tuesday
Night.

Tho Committee Of Thirty, appointed at pub
meeting Of the citizens Of Chicago to devisc sol
plan Tor cleansing the Chicago River, a.sembl
on Saturday evening at the Office Of J. q. pu
ham, Esq, pursuant to Adjournment. The Chi
was taken by Mr. Dunhan, and the minutes Of Il
preceding session Of tho Committee read and a
proved. Hon. Z. C. Larred. from the spccI
committee OF five heretofore appointed, report
| nKroRr OF coxx1r1Ka
The Select Committee appointed at the IA
1 meeting of the Committee ut Large to drait Fl
providing for the establishment of epitablo Cor
mission to devise and execute plan for tho pe
to submit thc following report, with tho Eli liz
companSing:
srEc1A1 confession.
Your Committee lnd thst the couclualon arrive
q M with 60 M much unanimlty By tho Committee
this work would require tie creation By ieeisl,
nve anthorty Of special commission for til,
purpoee was fal1y sanctioned and approved BY Ii
Works, with whom yonr Committee had a ft
conference on the subject, aud who participate
Wlsh them to come extent In ,he consideration {
featnrss and object his hearty concurrcnce, At,
Glndels q stated to your Cetlmtttee that tho Boor
9nbe 1 huos ns,nrS york. 70 h9a already work
to employ ali heir time and Tint aads III ts u,aen sagen
j. would not be In tho power Of that body, cousit
tently with the proper performance Of tie dntje
already devolyed upon Them by law, to give tn
Wo1k Of such importance and difficulty "a thnF6ro
posed TO be entrusted to such Commission: an,
80 1af as yonr committee have been able 10 ascel
t9, re general opinion in The community is dc
elaeoly favorable to the appointment OF separat
special commission to devise suitable pInn nn,
carry 1t into execution. 3'''- 49,
ittap ~ pfsparng pn 9ill lor this purpose yonr com
any Epcciac plan for the object In view, Th
adGptson ~ e wSl % the execution q tho plan u +
bs be S Se f @ 1ae Commission created for that papos
Your committee be. leave however to state tbs
pqn was submitted TO them By Mr. GiuJele-
nc leading feature Of which WINS q canal Of On,
navaGabie water in the South Branch to point q,
The Calumet River, near it, mouth, with puu,Dmt
%o5ks Of the proper capacity to change the entire
Sfa,cea ~ n ancs "atef i ~ me river and both Of II
Whole being discharged through the canal at futf
of over mile an hour into tho lake through the
tho re9qiremcnts both OF imnediate md perna. n
nent relief from the drainage Into tho river from
The sewage. and also from tho various manpiactur.
This plan involves an expenditure OF about
$1S I9 ana annual cost for pumping OF about
*S40o, according to the estimates Of Nj. Gindoie
Inis plan ~, seemed 70 yous committee fully ado:
time, and perhaps for all time. IL however, the
Htatn {1tex To-,
extent as 10 make II cces.arT fn casse nsns t
river eren a. femnaraTy Tcccntscle w ~ ie ne
ecwnee. ibis pia1 Of liz Gindsia,s NJ odenta ;taaW
csalna Wi9hG@t dms1lsy to .h system Of Inter
would con5nct Tho scmncc ~ IVY, J,o.ssa;e Wa!Ga
located at The side OF The pumpinr wnr1Ss nrn.
osed % an19 70 be erected and be there pumped Into
undergoing thc nnrifynr efct ~ tr.rs,s 9us t%1
miles in fanid cnrrsnf e. fees 9na oa te1
into tue iake at the fame point It seems to b
current ~ fresh wntcr ,,non - E1Eet . VI
est dcecfirfion IL so ran{d or ~ .n.
chnroc inin to to tbe tnter ~ trn e olat o. dls
in snfcienfiy nnT conJition ~ rore,ra
Obicction 10 ia efnr fherc emnt;e fntn ~ ei5
waters. ~ 40 's''t' '1eA' npNeo 1ato ING lske
,ri,a ~ powSas t are eooaica n the hil sub
snhscano1t 1nreat;as T. Q. 5a'5 PAL upon
suose4uGA, tusesusauou ltshould Dc deemed the
m39t 3ha sn'ta6ie; n'ca, t; ua,,.,
+a aIrai ra1 ~ u ~. ~ aGeRehins anu widening
~; T. ,,ti Ti ~ ~ y. u3e ueeP cut conneetr
q TIC Ioathwas %eS besn so se
ra1ord aq aa H. .ae paoc Journals and which many
fsetnrt a. rH wy VI 1eSnmpls,ns saus
tha as & "as aGliy conslaefcd ana
~ ,,H,raa ~ nas oeSn c3otasd win the need
y, . os. 70 eusn plan into execution,
a measure nf ;,nmtG1io,e rcl,cf bo.,o,o- :. :,
admitted that This plan IS not available, as il viii
require at least three, and probably i've ycals for
1AA VI! <.AtAZGAs NOulA NuL D9 81Qa-
prospect Of lnmcdiate present rclief as well as Of
permanent relief IN the future. - "~'3 '@' -
vcsiigation Of the snbiects ly the Commission
created by this act will establish the necessity Of
the ultimate execution OF both plans-the one Of
Mr.. Gtndcle's as measure furnishing an i1mpc-
diatc remedy which will be fully adcHuatc to nif
tnns int @ ana ne Other as the
mosi ~, rs MSompiete ano satisfactory permanent remedy
toi M sne1 9 shnn NJ i nTo1c IN h, III. r.o :, ~ T.,
% o. "a sausaaeuon IN ahs execution OF tue
~ rn tur , u Iclcl, Unit INC mon
c9na; M M Tsin,nat - W "astea; ont the
outlet rom he ryer 20 the ac e an %i M my
cn;s rcnnip,ao n} 115 an1aacaarne esaniisn
n,,a r6eaG4 1apa orMnaEe or convenient
Hnnohiv X" wnth e. H. 10 nc LAKE: VII InquSa.
amount which wi; he cxncnad m r. onu9- oaaH .ns
Inn "4t' VAIL" "'" oe eApenueo on l's consuae
it's believed that sufficient novcra avn ,,o..,a
by Ills bii, III The Commissioners 70 coycr eisha,
OF both Of thcse plans aa n1av he fn1ni nccessorv
The plan euycestcd ly Mr. Ogden and oihrr ciii
zcns, Of n,akihg q communication Win f1c Dc.
Plaincs River, hy opening passage through Mud
Lake, has also been considered by ihe Committees
he nseS e hf C
sirablc the hill contains ample nuthOsity 10 carrv
IT intu execution.
NODE OF APPOINTMENT
1r ~. Idos VI ~ ,a s.i u sne Vommaslonefs
tl1r nctinn 81 thc Iss,isioin1r r. ,tl"r ca ~
which seems peculiarly appropriate to the scinc
ton Of erch D Commission as The Juiicee nrr Mi
citIztns Of Chicago, autTcrinr Under fie eviis
sought to be removed in common WITH thc rcst oi
The cftizcnr and are. at thc s3n,o m,a n,nn whosn
position and Character furnish snficient IN arnnsv
10 ilc ucopIc for a vixe nni in1,rinms scisciian
A. m c|cciion oi thnse Cnmn,ixs,nncrs H. MINI.
1nr roc rnnld .nni t,c Nd h"frn H. - " uVa
cicc,inn in nnr11 with ,rnnii ato ro.t sa,a, "
nafIrinr nnd nrcnnrnu thc cc,f 1iaa .a y =
nni1n n lint t,t,.. Wtu1I rn,'iic"t tt ,.s 1u
tnnt matter. In Which nur eiijzSns ~ III 7ot.
ijcs mr.. a;i1. II int"rnsse viii, H. a9., n ~ ai
lucul afrifcs Incident II, anch ~ c,,c,; ,1a mta
ionrht Nv ti1c Tonmftt"o ttnt ,hs ,.o, ~ mns
Is rrnrrJ nv N" snns, .st,.tnr,rv ,,in II ao,ii
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