, 1870-01-29

e1ofSsa " ;s npon tte great importance che cas.
trsy, 10 eoEuon With Exuy o&nery. viii aEa,:
sn steas anx'es. the rrsnlt Of thts the urs.
70 tr re+ .! ~ ne 1oek I'D dam aysten as zp2le4
e,as 1sSn saA A9prea.son Of ,ne can.i and River
f1pa ~ ne q ths state Of Illinois. for tse
saSo aa nse 9! . spoil BANK 1tpke,r ptnpRtrR 10 ma
~ no ipt exemption trnin toll upon iaa t4as
ID asns e y tssesea q 9'
Rfo4Id tht3 tbs successful copstrurt,nr ~ ~,
!o9a anq aa@ y, you'd enoss 10 the ccnept ot tn.
years has established the fac! 1ha; Voot. ar ,sI
Eaose ssagc u Th.er in tae 1.;api. Erp- 5so
Masys ineteMed re feee'pfs troa ft1s o. ;as
canal yer! largely, htnce. errn partial i. raw.
nens o. TIE river nayiza.!ou ss ceftatu % rr,1ncs
a ae3respo:dlns I. crease n III. tolls received
ACprr0R OF ACcoChrs-
since ths annual report Or sne teAs 1ass IA,
puoEsaes. inc Boad OF Trusseea hare 5a5.A-N
ste ioas Of highly Trustworthy and eI.c.zut 81.
joel Asnninx for many years taa Auditor o:
aceounts OF the Trustees and IN former year,
Secle!sF3 o. nc Commissioners, apPon:ed b. lie
.ne esza'; a1e3 at advanced ar, IL JcIe:' JAs.
": Naming, VITA Tho exception Of sno,, H.
Inception. II 1s5s 10 tie day Of his dam: ne en
.sIsu t1e seff:ce lac T11a.ees ou tce coup!g.
oee SS II ~ :: Gstt II ne Ing
Aeco1u:s, having nl9hy Responsible acd iEioa..
tanI dut.es 10 perform N both cao.c!,ies, asd
tnsH S, ne1e T,a in.u.1 r mmes %ns taatuI eIeca
menf. ''' "--' s'sao 'oas'
Ine boAlu .! liustses aesi1a, IN 'h:. pnal.c
OF the rtspecs which sneJ entestAa tot rs ene-
Hory.
On he ls.h Of 57nusry, 1st9. Nr. L. Masar..
1ec:ed with The canal ~ surveyor AID dSau4a,s-
nan, was appotnted Auditor Of Accorc-4. ant
ciefa II re Lana oflce e aqpply TIE Eacaa.g &C
e1stoncd By tue death Of Mr Aa!n1cc.
GKNxR1L srfHsIsrKSnEsF.
It was Hated 70 the last aEuuaa EeIa7. tsAs Nr
william Gcodtrg, Secretary OF The Bear! =: .:-4-
tees, h.d been renroEstlI arro!a:etl T. 1c7s
Superintendent on the 9$d ct SoFtGner. ts7- "a
tate effect December l., lsds, aad 70 co1tla,.- -
once uptu = peemaoen. Successor should Il a7-
On The 1s1n of JANUARY, 1859, The boae4 .ea2.
pointed vi. WlIlism Goodng, formerly .;ecrrr:
bel,he tncuute thereof.
TIE CANAL AND IFS BCsrEsa IN TIE yEAE .St2.
The rates Ct toll for lie Jeaz IsS3. wese es ~.
Feofuaiy 1s lse7, IN pursuance Of the act Of Rea-
ruar1 II, ls4s, no alterations were nsIt ID rae
schedules, the rates d the yxas 1865 caT1cG tee1
The csrsl VA oreped Ior navigation between
La salle ana Joliet, ami ., and fron Jote: %
Chicago. Apul :. sne delay o. four dsr 10 opening
frquIed to remove the Temporary dsms usei ty
me CONTRACTOR fof deepening the canal, ~ tnh
is, t1der tae sg7eeEerr 1uAde w1:n Ihe cry 0;
Chicago Tor the WORK OF Enlargement, SID tEs eH.
tire stasou OF navigation Eas III dr5k
The Ecces1nE5 repairs Of the cacat and TT volts
weEe ~ usual, cncnuc.ed dclieR The suspo1s:oa
Of Eaytssroo, 10 Toe wtnser q 1ses-6o.
TIE oLiE Important work. FeQ1lItd TOT Ia
coming season Of Ism, 70 n - can ,e
foTeesen a this time. cons;ss u the re-
eHAdssg 8! !tes xess wseel ot tho raSrsg eu-
H.re1, huo exIeus1ta fepatt6 or tae 1"o locha al
Mtfbetues, rendered neces5aty pJ The decay q
tne 1ases'a! nssc U me Original cuntf Of
I tao hets: oat u toGs time, the pcs. - be lad
| WlknN Ieaso1abse dlstscc@ OF ths LEGALITY
nkSoeen Eessef tnan USUAL, and tne de1e.t.o. -
Kases, has 1ot exceeded one aSd one n5I DAYS tor
the entire teason.
Ine 9eeaeFH, deus aod naoeduesa Ese ta Is
good condition, and no:hing roosc taa7 REG ofal~
nsr3 repAtS1 Of MeAz and te&1 have hetl Letas-
satg. -.--.,
| TTn 6eW loau DnnkRa over ne cans! fave s.en
bnilt. one above Loctpof: and the other 1t Mar
settles At cofs OF 81, SSH screrai hsrs oeea TO-
paired .: 40 aggregate cca: Of N,t6d@
Twu bridges, oce below jcIct and one below
Ten new soes gate, gates have b~oo pa. 10
plsce during tne pas: .<saoo. tacse, tncG:bcr VITA
sae " otaels nem ~ tsss e.E., IAt' st<
*3s5a: ~ elSal ncinSeE ot nav 63tf* WILL ps se'
New wsa.e Qa.es have been built \. Joliet sad
Nsnel,iet, tnsse Win r.natr. nj ,,he,s hsyn ct.
| 3,,oM
! win The exception cf he cnlyeT, AZ locem.rt
md teis cav rror.:re t1ttusEe r. natrs hereafter
| Tae fxo locks u: Matte1lies eInin.ted tT!noIom,
| Of decay early ID the eetSop, and Il was Iolnt
| recessxrv to MAKE femro1ary rcpa:rs .; ,s.:;cae
! to present probanIa Interrupt on Of ,hs c4s,::.
fo, OF the csral offof The sr.son Of f-ae sso5 :,
cluee 70 AVOID thts ey,l the repa:1s we're uads 81
| . cost ct f1+ssa.
lstS at cckt Ct Il, III, two Tor tht use g. re
8'eaEu uredRe- and Dhe fpf other nurpoHes