, 1873-06-18

THE CITY SEWERAGE.
A carefully-compilod map Of tho city, showing
the extent Of the sewerage aystom Of Chicago,
furnishes m interesting study, showing how de-
dciont Chicago still Is In this respect. From
this map no lcarn that Wards l. O. 3. 10, II, 10,
and 20 arc pretty thoroughly sowerod. Wards
4, s, 8, 12, 10, H. and 10 aro partly soworod,
while Wards 6, 10, Il, Ii, md 16 can hardly ho
be said to have any sewers. Ward is densely
populated, and tho ground is gonerally low,
and stands In noed Of thorough, sewerage,
and yet except in tho northeast quarter, where 1t
Is trayersod by tho sewers Of the Fourteenth
Ward, there are no sewers. Tho Seventh Ward
is even moro destitute. In tho Eighth Ward
there Is no sewer west Of HalHted street, except
tho ono under Blue Island avonuo. Tho
Ninth Ward, with Its 5000 inhabitants, olosely
built up, has very imperfect sewerage. That
part Of tho Thirteenth Ward lying between Lake
and Madison stroeta is we'll severed, whilo the
Fourteonth Ward lying immediately north, has
not over ono mile OF seworngo all told: In tho
Fifteenth Ward whore thero. aro probably not
less than d5, 600 porsons living, sewerage is al-
most unknown. In this ward tAore aro but throo
mains to tho river, and, on tho other side Of tho
river, tho eixtoonth Ward has but one main,
and tho Seventeenth but ono main to the river.
OF courso, tho sewerage Of q city has to DO
constructed upon system. It has to begin at
the contro and spread in all directions. Natural
ly the streets nearer the river have boon severed
first, and those sewers have boon extond-
cd from time to limo. But tho sys-
tom hns boon somewhst irregu1ar1y car
ricd out by tho necessity OF sewering
streets preparatory to their being paved. Wher-
over property y-ownors hnyo been wiso enough
and practical enough to go to tho exponso Of
having the streots paved, they have thereby Co.
ourod not only that great benefit but havo 3d.
cured with 1t supply Of water, beverage, and
gas. THUS tho onterprising people owning prop
erty on Woat Madison street, by paying for paw
ing that street to Western avenue, are now on
joying tho luxury Of water, gas, Hewors, and 4
cloan street the whole longth Of that thorough
iare. In like manner Hnlstcd stroot, being pavod,
is scworol from NORTH ayonuo to Archer avenue.
Tho owners Of property in tho North Division
bravoy encountered tho tax for paving tho streets
up to Division atreet, and have all the consequent
advantages. The neglected parts Of tho city
GRO those where Bowers arc not only luxury but
necessity. A walk through the soyonth,
Eighth, and Ninth Worda would bo instructive
to those who are Interested in tho public health.
Tho representatives Of these wards havo boon
industrious in opposing the improving Of their
streets on tho acoro that tho people woro poor
and could not bear the tax. OF I'LL taxos, funer-
als aro tho most expensive, and a largo portion
OF those streots aro rocking with stencheB pro-
coeding from total absonco Of drainage md
tho garbage rotting in tho bitches. Though
those wards arc far moro denscly populated than
any othors in tho city. they arc, except the Fif-
toenth, the least aupplied with water, gas, or
sewerage. Wo hayo already spoken Of tho
Fifteenth Ward. That ward is very large in tor
ritory. and, though it: is tile most popuous ward
in the city, the population Is not 10 cloaoly
packed aa in tho othors wo haye mentioned.
E1porionco has Bhown that clean streets in
Chicago can only be attained by having thom
paved, mud VIC suggest to the Aldermen Of these
wards that tho best sanitary measure thoy can
propose for their respective wards ia tho rapid
pavement Of all their streets, tho consequent I'LL
ing Of tho horrible dtchoa, tho immediate eBtab-
lahmont Of drainage, and 4 plentiful supply OF
puro lake wator. Eyory dollar spent in improving
tho esreota adds ten dollars to tho yaluo Of tho
property adjoining, and that property-ownor is
tho wisest who takes the earliest opportunity OF:
securing clean streets, plenty Of water, gas, and
complete drainage for those who occupy his
property. =.