, 1873-06-18

ing run over for moro than d year. In apito Of
numerous conlplantH, nothing has ~ yct boon
dono By our ex-City Father to mako tho place lit
for human boing to inhabit.
uuNDREDA OF OTHERS.
There aro hundreds of others, equally rich aud
Just ag influential. whose property is In no bot-
ter condition than TINT, Of the poreons men,
TONED All they enre 1or il to COLLECT rs much rent
mako their ronants comfortable. What ia it to
them it thousands Of their follow-boings arc
hastened to all untimoy grave through their
greodinoss, or il the cntiro city should be deci-
gonaered by the unwholeeomo gaues arising from
tho llthy aud polluted pools surrounding their
property? Hayo they not splendid country resi-
denc0at far out Of tho roach Of danger, bought
Of their poor tonants7 What do thoy
caro-. Tor an tho sanltary laws and
regulations, which, in their opinion, aro only
mado for the poor2 Whenever u Justice gives:
70 higher court, protraoting proceedings until
tho middle OF tho winter, whon tho ontlro city is
covered with snow aud mud, and thon ask to
have their premises inspected to provo that thor
property IL in no worse condition than that Of
their noighbora. and that thoso who reported
them were blaclmailerH and scoundrels.,
THE LATE HEALTH OFFICER,
Ambrose Burnham, in his last report, speaking
OF the subject OF Hewor connections, referring
said: ~.
This section saems to have been gotten up In the In
terest Of land mud lot owners, aud works great wrong
aud Injustice to the poor people who lcase these lands
aud los. many Of them not being able hnancially, to
put In tho said connection required by tho
SECTION. This improvement ia o permanent one and
Anoshes reaaon IT, tae ipasss run fFon ~ tho Tine of
notice to put In such connection from month, to
ono or nine years, md many Of them from year to
year. and sono afro suit to vaGato premises on ten
or days notice. It is utterly useless to the
poor tenants, under the cIrcumAtaucos aud tine he.n
nosea @ vii no drain % shs land o. or soao o
cauacl by lack Of Drainage. It will not Dencht tho
ETY. bnt VII work gFsat to ~ fr tenant n
from day to day.
Several efforts havo bcen mado to induce tho
Legislature TO- pass q law making tho property
owner responsible for the soWor connection whom
the leaso OF ground did not extoua over Ave
years, but intluoncca woro always brought to
bear upon our legislators that dofeatc tho lneas-
ure.s
WHERE SEWERS SHOULD De PUT.
By looking at tho accompanying map, 1t will be
seen that, a. r1llo, tho highoat portions OF tho
city, wloro our weaIthior people reside, hnyo tho
most Sewerage. Tho Bewers o4tond GoutA from
Chicago River four miles,, and two and . half
north on tho lake shore, md west two and q half
| PORTIONS OF tho West Side, while there are
districts unsewerod mich ncaror toi tue river.
The Chicago River IL tho centre Of tho system,
and tho territory near it low, and tho soil clayey.
The necessity TOR Its drainage is, therefore,
much greater than whero it is high mud sandy.
BESIDES. the population on and loar tho river
consists mainly Of poor people, and every bit Of
ground ia donao}y populated. The drainage OF
TINT district is, therefore, the great sanitary
neeegsity Of our city nt this timo. Tho more
comploto the drainage near tho river, tho botter
1t will be for those living moro remoto from 1t.
Drainage Influences nearly MI diseases, and
contagious md epidemic disorders aro ron
dored moro malignant and fatal by the
want of it. Rn TINT aVen thogn living AWAY frDm
the poBtilontinl localities aro endangered, wAiol,
ma1soa it not only matter Of duty, but one ol
safety, to those who aro bettor situated to aee
that tho poorer portions OF our city are provided
| with Bowora
| INFLUENCE or SEWERS ON MORTALITY.
+ Tic following tablo shows tho oiect Of drain,
| age on lifo, tho First, Beoonl, Ninetoontl, anG
| Twontioth Wards being omitted, for tho roaHor
that no. Just comparison could DO nude, owing
to the ohango in population sinco the fire.: