, 1873-06-24
And Points Out Where the Money
Gan be Obtained.
Petitions. Communications. and
OrderB---Strcet Improve
1mcnts.


SEWERAGE. =.
The following communication from tho Mayor
was read and referred to tho Committee Of tho
Whole.
GEsTLEMEN: As tho city charter provides that tho
ordinance mixing appropriations for ths fiscal year
date. ' Bsiore tbo Appropriation bl reported by tho
tee II the Whole, desire to oor for Your eonsdora-
ton some Recommendations In regard to tho appro-
gsn for s5e and 5ssa III
municipal purposes brought to bcat on tho legislative
bo until e aaeEegse. e 5 mt n9w 0 t5s aeE sao
posed 10 b devoted to extending aowors,
T. %s es ao T. ~ 2ense sesso
sewerage Instead q only pcr cont Of the nrnrG
ps DsF % hnt # ee e
cont be applied: but not by adding to tho aggregate
which threatens te 10 large beyond praseaent but ny
poscs and transforrng tho saving to the sowsr exten
s!on iem In tha Wy think At iesst 3aoo ooo night m
tic 100000 proposed By Tho Finance Committee,
making total Of s7oo 600 to 10 expens for sewerage
public school hoses IS per cont in anglo year. also
fhe fire department 10 por cent and othor
and 1nteress in nearly hko prorortion wnis thS Az
lon 10 tho sewerage is only proposed TO oo III paf
In my view the noed Of additional sewerage sur
E'asscs that Of eyory other municipal want. t. y
urged by every sanitary confederation, and IL vrtual-
II esaoniial tho genoral wefaro Az inspeetion q
Whereas nInotentha Of tho populated area Of tho city
Is supplied with hydrant water from the ake, anu
svo
aecnnnlatons d Aquid Impurities whieh. lying
Salattons, Iaine feerfay 70 tho b!ls & mortality
spread Of epidemlo discaaog. Contagioua 1nd cpl
damic disaaaoa frat break out, rhgc worst and last
cY ey le to oher poons
death in their train Every form Of iseaso is reu-
eroa ema y 10 no nosabs
to enforce or maintain proper degree Of cleanliness
sa!ubrty IN hot wet weather whore ahcre is no
trpaod whe great and donaoy ynhabitod Districts Of
tho city remain in theft present undrained condition.
&.ons Of Tho city iavo the e4 elevation aboye tho
fnce OF the river, and tho most imperv1ous soil. 70
who aro least capable from lack Of neans and educa-
sion, to apply efficient remedies by efforts Of their
own and they patiently suffer and endure from this
cause On amount of sickness and dstroaa which niot
ed the wea'thier and educated cnssoa would e nto
The higher and dr1er parta Of tho city where thore
is considerable natural drainage, sandy ao which
auy seso5h qad y .y' ten no.
to build sewers whero deep cutting through quick
o x a,y s Ssss s,ao ss s saa
resu mortality rates are low and tho value Of real
estAto on such etreota high.
Tho umo bus come wlon tfese 1ong-pcgccted dis
trcts cannot safely e neglected any longer 1t must
>po severed, lot tho coat bc what Il nny They snye
tacorno 30 IenBey populated that 1t IL simply
impossible for want OF drainage arttctal or NATURAL
10 make them clesn or healthy. Largo suns arc an
ually expended by tho city IN aborvo efforts to keep
qpc tho cutters and make tho strcota passablo in wet
eahoF but every shower Of rain Washea the removed
dirt back into the guters considerable portion Of
these low, mucky districts is embraced tn the fro
Imiss and tho fnhabtauts who Wish to erect brick
buildings Or construct bstck baaenents uudor their
sewers Win which to connect their priynte
DRAINS It ia also impract1chbe to grade and
payo or naealanfze the streets IN auah Hectlona ;
and thus tho vale Of The property is kept depressed
and tho health Of 1hc 1nhhbitanta Bor1ously injured
nbuttng tenements by private raiua Ia worry remarka
bc. Tho most hlthy, RpongJ, and WORST htreets
Instantly converted into ur and saluorlous ground
wharo sickness Immediately decreases and sanitary
rules can he enforced
ommcnd 70 have severed this year, and tho money to
bo appropriated therefor those which lowest
mud most thick1y rorulatcd. They will DO chiefly
found IL the vicinity Of the south and North Dranchea
Ashland avenue aud Harrison anl Tventy-aocond:
Streets. There is low and vet tract at 800 to 400
acres lying Of State street and south Of Archer
avenue, almoat destitute Of HoweEsge although 1t
tains population Of not less than 1900. But tho
" populated those botwoen Halsted and Loomly,
Harrison and Twony-aeconl streets, aud tho angle
between Sixteenth, Halsfed. End tho South Branch.
Within those limits thero nbout 640 Of
eewered territory, md containing at least QUO tn.
ct aowerage There are large portions Of tho Fifteenth
Ward tn neaE!y as deplotable condition for want Of
drainage It Ia aafs to say that at least COO inhab
tanta Of that ward are suffering Severely from the