, 1873-01-15

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In tho first period Of sawor construction, ond-
ing in 1860, tIioro wore built 2.5o feet to ono Of
the population; the next, ending in 1866. thore
waa . falling off to 2.23 foet; and from 1866 to
1s?o hoEo was ~ to 2o1 3s'
still grontcr doorease to 2.4o. 1t would, thore-
fore, DO aoen that for tho last two years, tho
population Of tho city has boon increasing faator
than tho Bewera3c has been extondod, md that
this was tho chief cauao OF tho incroaHe In tho
death rate.
At no time since the construction Of soHerss
commenced In this city have thoy been adequate
to the sanitary requirements, and as long as thin
ply and character Of tho soil upon which tho
city is built, We must expect to hnyo high
d. III rate. particularly among children.
He Ind learned that thore wore II, ,078 acroa in
eity limits. Of those, only 4,s72 acres woro
drained, and about 1900 moro need-
cd eoworage at this timo. A sanita,y
nocoaBity demanded the immediate addition OF
about ,ooo foot to the drainage Of tho western
tho wcsiorn and northern part OF the Fifth Ward
much good could be accomplished by about 5000
feot. Draining every street north Of Twonty,
second TINT Ia unsowored, III the Sixth Ward, and
and nlong tho riyor to tho oxtcnt Of ID, 900 foot
was also needed. In tho Seventh Ward, whore,
for the last two yoars thero had boon the highest
doath rate, about II 900 fcet wns requlred. 1t is
Halstod should bo Howored, as the population is
lcleo. and natural drainage worry dofootive; and
that Morgan street bo sowored, although popu-
pose Of relieving densoly populated distriet in
tho Eighth Ward that has no other outlet: With
1900 feet tho pressing nocessitica Of tho Eighth
Ward could bo relieved, and ite sanitary condi-
IN tho Ninth Ward was demanded, aB
IN aa bad condition, taking everything
into consideration, us my other in tho city. Il
is specially important that q ward 90 centrally
oughly drained: fhe Tenth Wnrd needed about
2,060 foet, and in the Eleventh there ware still
ntroota unarainod noar the river, whore, from
tho character Of the soil md denAity Of popula-
Although tho mortality Of tho Twelfth Ward
uas not SO high as many othors, THO construc-
tion Of 1000 feet would greatly diminish the
doath ratio. The Thirteenth Ward WIS really
Sa 0t ho tue aaan hsss "'5s a Il ssoas tn' @ s1t
feet would add materially to ita hoalthfullosa
Tho Fourteenth Ward, which had tho lowest
amount Of sewerage az d ward, but itH death
rato' owing to character Of population, 20; sloya-
The addition OF 5000 feet would DO advisable.
Between tho Seventh and Fifteenth Wards, for
the last three years, there bud existed q rivalry
as to which should have tho highest death ratio,
sewers to each Individual, which wan less than
any Of the other wnrtia 1900 feet arc
immediately noeded to reliovo it iron,
much sickness and death. Tho Sixteenth Ward
woatorn part Of tho Seventeenth Ward 5000, the
Eighteenth about 5000, md tho Nineteenth
5000 foot to complete it's drainage. The con
Btruction Of tho sewerage alluded to in Tho dit-
ton from tho general System, and, i built upon
| diminish tho death rate Of tho city
g. per cent. L evory portion Of tho
was sewered, tie death rate. as general r7tlo.
| would bo reduced IL por cont, making It ono Of
the hoalthieat lnrge citiea in the world which,
ho vas sorry to Say, 1t Was not now, owing, moro
to the want Of drainage than to anything elso.
| The seworago system Of tho city lad ito origin
tery measure, and whatoyor other benoflta ma.
accrue therefrom aro only Of secondary import
ance.. AL aoWers ahonld 10 located with refer
TO ssna m ana a @nar
Of Public Works and tho Common Council fo
tho lust two yeara to eeoure drainage, by inter
estod parties, had boon very great, and, in many
instances, whore they wore unable to succeed
arrangements were mads to havo the stree
paved, thus compelling 8ewers to bo laid, to th
| neglect OF other ntreetB where drainage waB NOR
needed. Tho present law with regard to sewel
connections should be changed, aB tho Boart
OF Health has advocated for the last ayo yoars
a bill waR prepared making tho property-oWne
responsible for the seWor connection, when TIL
lease of the ground did not extend over fly
years, but, from 6omo cauRo or othor, it neye
beearno law.
An examination Of the sewage map showe
that, as rule, tho bsst and highest portions o
the city were drained. Tho aewors exsonac
north from the Chicago River four miles, an
two and half north on tho lako shore; wost
two end q llnlf miles from tho river In tho con
tral and highest portion Of tho West sidt
while there were districts unsewercd muo
tho systonl, and the territory near It be!n
genorally low. and tho soil clhrey, the neceasit
;; Tor drainage was greater tllnu whore 1t IL h!g
and sandy. Tho drainage OF oil tho territory Q
aud near the riyor where population Is denst
was tho grcnt sanitary necessity OF the city
noar tile river tile better it would be for thon
who 1.-Two more remote from 1t, and, althouE
they may not Immediately got aowors, still I'll
, ofroot Of those built upon and nos
tho. river would be-. folt by then
% drainage necessarily al, removed y, ,,,n, u
, they arc. It must also DO: rccollocted thF
drainage Influences nearly all disennea, aud tilt
, oantag.DnR and epidemic diaehBcs were rendere
more malignant and fatal BY want OF 1t 30 tn
, thot Q who live some dHtanoo away from IL
pesttlential apots we're endangered. It WAS II,
!. thoso who aro bottor situated, to Yeo that Il
poorer element Of our community waR cared Il
III this respect.
+ A RARE OPPORTUNITY.
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