, 1869-07-30
THE WASHINGTON STREET TUNNEL.
A rlen for Moro and Better Light In this
Great subtrrrnneRn uIRLwnys

10 the Etitor Of The Chicago 1tilune:
Encouragement IN our municipal affairs T.
painful reality but 1n no one place In particular u
II seen 10 darby Ard crimtnaIly negligent Us
IN the Washington Street Tunnel We epeat Of
the police Arrangements and Arrangements Of
llpht-gas. A great whnt Of light ls apparent, and
dangerously 70, both In the corridors for iootpas
srngers end for vehicles, but especially Id the
driveway. Hall the lights In the centre arrh-spuu
under The river are Kept totally c1.tnguishet. and
either side nre hardly seen, aud the most
careful nnl expert driver Is Rpt 10 run Ills vehicle
S1y I ,iamnge s horse, ' Wagon aad drl1er The rece
OFFICERS afutued the tunnel are very social u4lv!d
uutE; itlsteni pr Keeping their feparute Stations,
ali nnd tlt, daJ h DAY. side by nlde. and Know
nothing. Of ysiy lllte, u what oeenra Y ,nc !un.
ns ss 1he wos y ts W1qs ~ 'r ssq
arrhwaJ. wbere tho Two pap.aec-wsys meet the
lnnln fvad: there T. na1n~s % Two ,.,4 1r thrve
i'ssca iits - ,ot thir'y ieeI on tic. main
~alls MD collisions ;I1e 4Ie ,o ,noomcntary IF
ynson. s,tt'nE nks.t r., snls ~ as a ., % slIYW
rr N; e"es.i'y fuf iii ths utnet' ,s aie tcfe q
itiirr nrtnEn ties and regulations Dt tutnrl nan-
rRrment, RutI II they rannnt atut.l % light !he
NK-IrhRH II 'trretJ'unrrlcUmrleee1 AMI well. .theY
IT, II ~, .%' IL n sns'! H. ssc ~
pht k,n1 bt thc flRet klhN AMI In the fIrht pls"s.
i,a,l > .tsa."n T. ~ 10 ,n4. rid frpaaa tnfadu1 tho
.HHnr ,la1i,. thn' H'nlrhls lnt"tItH t"tlhua insa
4 "" h'r' smt ste ,t q .n,,,, =. ''p's'r. 'n ,.
II tn,Iha! tnthl 'lstessth u MY fiAhts y thn
.tlIrna ii th,sa nt ts'nnil !1e'"tiy hss h'stlli.
pMlsIlt titr a'tI'tlts kititH tls auti hhA ''e"h
| Urrh 10 thu tnIih,
a vtrat s,Inlnlt III t1Ih appointment n,l htfahau.
fntl( IT tih iKhl IL - b's uahlfrAt M mtiAtIy-
| IItIl ttrtu tHr tFinhrHa tInfFas ronl't In H.
vt,i,r, thln s,,e h"h jfae'f tie ,nflE ttta'i
lights ~ 'ha silss u thB tniHe! titiEs-Wa IlIe5
Fate Fs,t lt y ts's fAIe " iha iof.ts, mn "
rlorii1. lighting his tsnns,,, The eaa pipes
si.lnsI and III t,nni ,er#. Instead ut IN tho si,rs
1 Tins Ibtnit1 TIN ,t'rrra lluuas a'nl tia he~iT
.t,ta .nt .s tn,lEirltiy sst,t at, an, una ,ns y
~ay the ulnuil,utes n1li oil waxuna anu uhnr
Ultsisst6k lei tlIs ts,ttre III Ike iutnunI"s ns
The ralkrM1s Their rMPef!nr 0t'ltfts esein n''tlH
t!'e wtef, anl. II IL surputAh'e afe hvs awase VI
il"r n'"nt 'ls ra'sass.ray ra.nrIanna aIns.s
time r'. ''pts Fs,eIr1, . s' 'n,"%s ",st t,,s IT,"
nety burner nsup all a hea II . ~hss prevent ;
Ah tnttageuns. hetlsh '4'1htEtalInn q The .,alH
l,ra ~ t,,r I.ap.aee rat anil rntihu lin Hhsus.
,"r.lnu l,AtrI1rf. III pAy tn'thlng VI the .n, that
w','''1 sluw ttnm ta' Il ~ tstH!enn" e''hl sn5.
|
| III Nts tHft al"l Inntp t1ff1itn Ia e'ln
| tn!Sen la 1sasFhnt7 Thra1 aFa fars4
| MAhh t.Ent latV tfHsa4teh lthn-
srltsA IL Ills iHu4ta u tters ~e-s,H'sa EiIlAass
| ilsAittIllA Ut lha sbt4*ss VI tu1 tfAt tAitiIal
lha.tsal..ls 1htu.t have i,u~n e1l'et.tad Ia n4As
| the EtlHgT VIII tho lAAh,Il lHaFl ami soP II MI
rAlnh,llIutp TT hHHiFeds fur lhu proper tarn ami
| furnishing u It Auw that II II n4da7 Tho tuhnr!
Ia AlYhh ", AHtJcsi u tht aalu tulEtA and ell.
tLtut u tto eA1e p1utecs!oH a tho ni'eu ttTct1-
Tan our ctES ttttr aaufh 10 phy III l!tgatt0ns for
| y. rsu1aI lunts lhntit Ands thau few hundreds
ior AtcenCy, good o1deT aud Satisfaction 70 sll
| clAsaL47
A case Of negligence In driving Aid Jehulsn
| right under the nose OF 0ne Of tbs tunntl puoo,
Nlnl- Lt kAt In his eq1Ltatereta Affsnr undef ehe
rtes, oScuyI. tho other dAJ, End tho nulntsaf Of
| The officer IL withheld 10! the present, In hopoa
Itat the roNefs that te Will do thrlI duty II WIZ
when, for want Of light, some Iehn airose tnadly
sheai Of his line, plunged 70 The leit, right 1u!o
| tic opposite line, knocking ono or two whgonS
into each oiheT and Almost killing IFo OF thfeu ln-
d!t1duA.s who welr going on TN tho dAEf>, 0nA-
warn OF any accident until they were tanmed
right on Top OF tho dttyiA Then after all were
clpa1, tie Jehn drove again madly through the
tunnel, and aicr lie got to the mouth OF the street
| the eaeaclous police offered chase
| Let lhlB TA&hef long CONTAMINATION nnd place
| fer the good cause II advocates; let popular At
| icutlon Ge given to proper management Of the
\ tunnel, md let II te made place o! honorable,
decent, ordesl1 utility, and not merely hole In
! the ground. OBSERVER
/ CHICAGO, July =, 1sE9.