, 1869-03-04
THE OUTSIDE AARsoR. QUESTION.
Important Report from e, 8.
Cheeb rough, Cf1Y
EnStueef.

z. s. ChcahrouEh, E.Q, City Ergi.eee. yes
satdAy submitted TO tho Boazd Of P1anc Workp
tha fol1owt sepet on the outsl.e h1roor qnes-
ttan:
Beard of Public Works
9Kx1Laa1x: Tne following questions having
/ What u the soadtnou Of tie submerged Land
outside OFT Ahuoi* Centsal breakHateF. ard 10
these my oestsee 70 interfere Hlth Prevent lbs
n Akt1R Of n ou1rtte h41pos2
Caprot the submerged lands b. improved.
| teo N eussste hshor Be Esde Of great nereat to
j. Hhat IL tho present ard futurs Yalue Of the
sfans ..a, s.Isd y tho s'''so's cea'ra' Kssl1osa
semgsaJ1
rn,1sndt1,nf np sae = nois ssroosf e '''''S' -
5 would respectfully m1ke the following fe-
!. Toess Is nothing II the eearttoa OF sna
snhmerGed laIds on slde Of tho Illinois Csusal
Railrcad- md oppoelte Lake Park. 10 opp.se 4
seslous dinicu!u 10 ice construction q asfeor.
IN N engineering point Of view. In dsxrclxl
point Of yasH It mar be queAiion a to bow aooa
1nth ws7k, or ta11e setio wonld yted sut>-
Ths IL s sseand a aass lon Is psfy saaaerea "a s ~
the artw wer tu the fsst. Tneee CAD be no doubt Of
tEe afrat beasat 10 eonuetee IN she neaT iu'G,s
OF an outstde hA1out, snd Ett1e rejection wlh
ehow it& Atsoluis neess.ity IN + iew reas.. Whao
ii may be sa.d the1t "a room xnuukh In To North
aessnne eateEs,ou Of dock privileges, no eartfal
observer esu h..e tsslea = no;ie5 tast
nrs1f, - weii u o1ner pctn:s, u sumet1mes 70
ksfset n X, b. incapable & p.ss,ng mo1e 1estsla
than now Ies,gske Il, Hut Y thts u tte ease a.
| msrta of the city 70 be accommodated ten yesrs
| he1ee, when It vii probably pe tire uGts "a
great u 1t 10 towf Or IN twenty Jeass. WHEN u
viii pEQo4hIJ kc tuorn ttxu twice that amuQut
[ But therr ia no reason to teI.eve ttss either h1
! eago 1rseH CT III oonme1es Hl1l mop growing
j, Asto tie pttse1t Of futrrs yalae Of tho grsot
| ttted for bY the uliios Genital R.31ro&d much
muss d. pend upon eout.ctnss. II the Toole Ct It
i At ANA
Nouia PROBABLY. so< ! .e1 ys.Fs. re;d rer, poor
rrysEue, and h<ccc, tor toe uuls being woald
rrove ! poof iaIe.asat: eat I the tsus ia's
very lsrxe,ansonnt 81 uninptovsd 1sads IN snd
about Chicago .sen u tho giant .aked foe nt i'm
psepes, fss rnsn at at1ise s. iep:osta -, !.
sasesp:iels ot b ~ made 'o "a I'd 70 ooo or more
hltI n Of seek front essa Ssat, t09; ,..o Of
ps1Pers. esslus,!s 4 buildings: i; ssta:15 .:
of thiczeo, I'D .he;e il every Eessoa To- oshsvo
prices viii ads2nes considerably in futare.- The
grant seked for snelacas nAt portion od the 1sks
front Of sae eity .nlen- owing 70 IL pfo1imiiJ %
the eentre OF bus1Lsst, must ne lho most valuable
| tor ausssue hartA purposes
T. "hh rex,ru . ne policy o. suHtadeflr2
up tre oHtgtde hAfbo1 to the lurn4 G. NIT kaIl-
| tpat Company, Tia ID quss:; on more properly
fer ets'taneu thaa for eExiteeza. have seen and
| oo .fdr n1.bor toIss ci.y. ald have aone what
con1d IL psi.tts wsy, II induce N, on.lai t1pe-
IIora 10 taka ths pto ser pftyeLt It nom
pp.aoas n51 e1 ids saeeet sa1e not ea.nses
Whether tho stscs holdess o. the nlnoas Can
/ ual Rath.oad compsny. mos. q Vhoa ste nnec..
stood 10 In IN e. 4an, would - better persona
to enuutt auen an important ut. sest t"% ttac ont
owe e1rxsIs,1s, At It stt% ceoafsnlo qutsion- y
| ttugt:1 Lncehald*rs equally ~ xfceptao.e n
| tht7r pr.seLt onss- 1nere sopld not b. 10 mucr
fear sEeh questtont, however. ssonid % a.
| known general pslncspss- In shTs Sle2. Il atenti
10 me, the mo1e e.npto:s tho local public con
7ne qnesiiou oi cirset trade WITH Eurnpe hsl
o! en hter d1seuseed. AEd occaa uually vessels ds
st ssst pst.ee1 t.. po,' - thss sca
on tns ST. LswEenee and Wollsnd :hnsla- ard tht
depth cl ~atsr hlthsro taatniAlled oTeE 'he II
EN- af III, is ts1 pa e.n % tnsioy bas
7fsse craving nun dElesa tu ptx.eeu feet ans
c:uysns one tncn.aud tors could be employ ed
vuy la1ge and pror: apl, trade TO tprn
W, not only with Cat-ago, ont otne
lake elnst. U. nerM cf1r1 ssFt 11s ". CiA; nae
tny s1te.n Iees o: rtc1e.ata ii r-zy mocsENu ae
ot:toa 10 'he prese1t t1prna.ture tos the wst
8 saro ssra,, r the proposed Nla.sra ship Ca.1
. could ee enlarged % .eeont7o5R.e ves-eis OF ID
, tlsss .nd 7 |. re4iesro tea. .aa .an: sau's ?
l. tometh+n1 more c' rsatn can b ~ II = eto
; t,me By II. Thomas .. Cla.kr. h'.f Eng.re,
a | or The 4tsfiss:ppt raj rosd rgid1e a. Q11nc
I Who is iami.lsr via The suaI-es. and b
promised obtain r. HI SATISFIES with reRA
10 to II. oueh vesse eoutd 70. ne aerouuo lal {
= Il cur river, ana trust hATe N prt.1ae .tboE.
70 I'1s los led upon os maay. myself anotg Il
It number. that the eo.s:rnet,cn Of = ateaE1'o
txEal ,euet1 Chtesso ms Atsslss;ppi II
0. Ee7e 4aes'ion c. tine II 1ha. Wotk
;e ever .ar led ont it must hsys 81 ontl
c lIto IN outstdo hsstos. psuba u Aom-wne1
IN tcuth nfrlxftebsh ftr.e thc b uth Bach
as liz pteteCt c. rat beng totally Inadequate
r 6nch pr1pose II 1lsfirH aHg1,1or. rne 1t
d | kptfa1rc Ct eueh cana. 70 The comndetts Of II
1 ia u hi u Z xy@H
Q wotld, Therefore, he bau p .ltty 10 pnt into Il
|, hsLcs cE stiroad corpora ions sLy powsf
y httder tue use OF the 1At1lttte4 20 Fec B]irY
+ ench tnla1 coumnr1.at1ot, vhico na1st. frnn 1
+ | ye1y nature. caAr1e tuto toEperdou with The
n I EKn tIta5eB1
. Respectful , Submitted.
. s. CH111RoUoB, City Eagt1ter.