, 1873-05-10
COMPLAINING PR0PERTy-0WNERs.
The. People OF the Thirteenth NaE0
- Demand Their Rights


The. People OF the Thirteenth ward
Demand Their Rights. ...
4 week ago a meeting of property-owners in
the Thirteenth Waad was held, for tho purpose
Of securing come method Of reaching their
homes In rainy weather. They talked informally
over the question, and, after suggesting scowB
and ferryboats, they adjourned until Inst even
ing to the corner OF Paulina and Van Buren,
streets, when Aid. Sherwood and Avery Moore
we're requested to DO present. On assembling
last evening" aome twonty or thirty gentlemen
were found to be present. Col. Baldwin in the
chair ~-:'
AID. Sherwood explained the system OF obtain-
ing sewerage from the Common Council, and
pointed out Tint the cooperation Of tho citizens
was needed. He showed that last year Dr.
Ranch had presented to the Council q List Of
streets needing sewerage, and had demanded
that all the sewerage fund went to them. He
had secured the reference Of tho question to
the Committee on Streets and Alleys OF
tho. three divisions. Not a, single 9dl-
yidua1 in the Thirteenth Ward had UNDER
taken to press the. claims. Of the ward and
he lad taken etopB himself to DO it, but it SO
turned out that tho Thirteenth Ward got none.
Tho South Side made pressure, and goe sewers
down to Thirteth street. The West Division
had been neglected. The Mayor had said great
West Side. This .was not so. Tho South SIDE
had the press, tho City Treasurer, and the
Mayor, and could get everything they wanted
That was how it was. He would give an IN IN
sE sprinfne 'uRua Of The South Side Side: streets
for which $4,000 had been appropri-
ated. When the ordinance therefor was
passed ho called on the Mayor to veto it: Tho
Mayor neither vetoed nor passedjt, and he g.
cured . reconsideration of it, and beat it. He
advised the meeting to 1onse. the Council and
Mr.. Z. Thompson to show some interest inthe
matter. 50.
Col: Baldwin said that the whole Of the vast
amount of territory in the neighborhood vas
nov submerged. The water appeared to roll IN
from Barry Point road, aud covered the whole
country round about. II the Board could not
;givo the ward enough money for sewers, they
night certainly five money enough a9 to dig some
Aid. Moore said the complaint about the water
Was made all over the city. The Tenth and part
Of the Twelfth Wards we're the only ones which
were comfortably severed. He saw no way out
sewer their own property. This idea Of raising
5000 4 year to sewer the whole city Was use
less. It really amounted to nothing Our
artegian wells however good on general princi-
baldwin said that it was useless to put down
sidewalks in tho southwestern portion OF the
ward, where there are no ditches, for they only
hoated away.
Aid. Moore had found thl8 10 DO Inc case. dolo
and there were found little bits Of sidewalk,
which had had remained whore the main body
fonted away on the flood .
Capt. Mckay complained of an outrage upon
him. Mr. Thompson had opposed him. and he
| obtained moro Information from the other tWo
Commissioners than from Mr. Thompson.
gentleman stated. TINT as there appeared to
bo no why Of getting any sewerage, some
thing must be done to carry of the great
mass of water. South Of Polk street
aud west Of Wood the only way Of getting round
WIS upon improyi8ed rafts. They had patiently
borno this state Of things in tho district, hoping
that it would be drained off. The only possible
way OF getting rid Of it would be to get 1t con-
del1lned aa nuisance.
A very largo proportion Of gentlemen were
only waiting to hare tie water drained OIL to
build. One gentlom.n had brick on the ground
for eighteen new and first-class buildings within
two blocks Of tho place Of meeting. Other
gentlemen we're waiting for relief in order to
| build from two to twelve houses.
It vaB suggested that Or. Rauch be conveyed
out to tho flooded territory and abandoned on q
raft without rudder, sail, or compass. Torible
| stories were told of drowning boys and floating
| carcasses Of dogs. The water lying between
Western and Ashland avenues was polluted by
rocking masses Of feline, canine, and gallina-
| ceous corruption.
committee Of two to call upon tho authorities, to
urge that some action be taken, which Was
agreed to. Tho Committee was appointed, con-
| aistiug of Charles B. Holmes md G. T. Mckay.
| The mcoting adjourned: