, 1875-12-15
I:cDprt Of the Illinois and AIic1if.
gun Commissioners for the
Yeur 1875.
Decrease IN the Years Receipts for Tolls
and Lockage at Henry Of
39,22l.43.
Present Condition and Prospective Com.
plction Of The C0pneras Creek
improvement.
How the Norris Level Went to Grass Last
July--The Mud Laie Nuisance.

Sp'rta' hspd'th tt The chi-a7o TTtbunf,
Srny1FlEi.p. Dec. a. Following ia the report |
II the Commissioners Of the tlltnulA l. M'cuszsa
Canal, AZ submitted to tl,o Govora or to-day:
Ill., b.. e. ]. 1.1s-is H.. - tn:y. .i.i.a i, Heetf.
!c. t+arttn"r In ncrnrlan.e w.th The rrovisona .!
=. ii If An scI 10 revse tuc law ~ r. ason to The
i in,ls Ne.h. at Cana. aud T. : tho ttnFroTstnsht
3f lie Ilin.a aud LIT W4ha*11 H,sers." Aja t,scd
u ~rch q ss. 1T forre Jny tr1+ tho c.nai ':on''
Int! - leave 10 subnft thetr anI!usl report
TIE on tAS1ZAlIoH
* th7 Donrd Of C.u.t Con,,,Issoners continues tue
tne 4. At III" d4se Of "us last report Dec. !, ~
r.e ii til n1suts.ssn aud rep irs Of ths !I,no'a
~. Cd u ~ 81 Ill molry. rtcsissd iroln
t9's az % M rt,,,s = st.t vt pG.sr
lug ehaf4a Of The Qeuer ntre al La xpr3, iuv3ln5
btoks u1ala. aud fHLsrs. ~ Al! lota ~! 'aH4s
.l"ngns 'tas State In su1Ess Vi she c'Aal eonnn.
soL.ts.
THERE ARE sER1ors nErLE:rin:s WHEN IT HAP
FEsn IN 4 sTaEEt.
Thore lns t.n ut ttFfupttd navlRation maintain.
I'd Oil lie 1an froni the oIaAuK IN tue 1i,h i"] o
April last Until tue c!osux III tlu 18th Of hoselurer.
x:t1 nss X .s r. w
ltnt had the gra~s Accumulated thss Acane heses-
tsry u draw ut the water nnd r".'"vs tha stnuns'
Level III ssrly E,rsn,ee, caussd " breaking spsa
III tbs k4nEhkes e4utdH'f.
The5A haa bean 3ntt4.-r rsi3ues!0n in tho
enes ot Ordinary rep4fs dal1ag ths past hsaann o.
u. .d9s aII ,ncrrAte Ut taatantunAry REPAIRS Of
,anl. III reports for 1873 I'd l14 we Aated th.s
it.at part Of til ,.lu Il kuown - lns d1:psnl" e1.
leu slhH Hr ~ the S.R wAs cotlhtsnt
sousss If au.y .n s1p.n''; M s usS eHns,sasy
I.nurt neul'nod Ia cur iaLt rcroit Of dits.
Ing ep the worst p'aces nllits IN bsush ind old
iruus 81 IL 4, osttug Tue m.a ni Of tue piIea.
During ihc PIT eeason We have added u our INA
s9s5 q s r1.a oss .s 1ts so d
$,l,1. n~ king u Illus Ut It,es over mil Il GnH b..
aud have Id tor irving piles All dfs s'1S sss3t'1,
making tota uf {lJ9 l35 w1ca il iroEely ch rae-
able 70 ektrauriuary epsIrs. ~ the us.a&y Tor us
ratra work u wuoliy ca,sta ~ ihs d~ excavation
through ssHIlrkAby solt 4nf1aI &o.} Will aopu Of
but i loot 10 l..
TUE MED LAKE IMPOSITION.
1n our ast repot IT, ,oAr lxeel.ausy w9 called NJ
description Vi th-t work snd tho r.t'sla of H. eou'
ktrnttlon iu e-eryn1 large AEoans al the soit M.
taf!ai o. the Mud l. = rrson aato 1ls e.nt tnessoS
1.tiun. 4 carrf, sxAuuAtran ths canal >: Lick
pur. from tie lock saat tor dht4nea Of about nns
u. .he M f.c. na tras our wo5st fsar. Wero 1eai.1si
II Will Rr.at difficulty that loaded boaE could
yyo.eh 'Is do;1. ana " atest, aft 4a
from tho uIden Wentworth C4n-l ln tho la'ter iast
OF uetuber Last the dr:tge wss re.nnsea from the
"deep-tut" to LorkLost and put y work removing
this De. osi. meLt1oIe4 alotc. Work ~As eoAtiuueI
til Auolt clo.s u nawg .tl1n, 1t to;a cost Of
il,4Ys.;7. Ws und :s4t al that me,sufes .vo beeu
1cyeu ths fu,uro oyera ~ Of tue Aux Pl.lues Niyer
nto tls Ogden. Wentworth Canal: .Aas ~ gfe.t
ii. Gu. 1Ru YES at ths e.nt. We estimate .nAf
.urtnef expenditure of as lca't wi be nece.sary
10 uoye tne ba Of tue deposit frunl tbs RaMo
soarcs !u tue b dF4ut blatu nj tAnt 1t Loekpor
KASKAKEE cALAAlT1Es.
In previous rel ort We st4led lA.t tho amtets 81
the .nx4ker az lsdars were fs :casiug, and wcud
,ou l.re removal. In July last tlc tox-pah bridge
ot the I4ue1 uF~ks tntuu.n .. mud IT,. eo:n rebu1:
!, eett Of &0J. III SoVs'unsr tue aoor noara u
hrhn Of tt n1uc6tfG& kFukr thf4uRl, kt1 Al-
med a.e stlarol u e1pen oi s4;I. Apoftion Of
y1o md {eosttnu 81 9lG1i, aid the tAi.ucs l4s bean
uonsr Ac.sd for to bs dsIsarpd In tie npF.i5
,olliT's u1t AlUuh INCLINATION.
street Jol u, very much dec!yea snl shs bfdGa
ID i .ng 1ca1 ,on.lliou Tue c'y Of 13ist n.ds
application % tue Coasni..ionets 70 build An if9n
xld:n with III. one evtr tbs Aux tLl1s, Mvst: lut
few 10 II slant III tho stns street. Feeling that va
lad n0 satu'y ss VIZ x,' ta ey ~bsh
y:r' ;n',si'4. H.! !t0n Sdfs En- 'a.e'' to es.t st'
{ly;JJ.-Ls,ug the ostaael cost Of repairs Of ths
to.s abutlu.4tI aud building gool ordlnasJ cAual
trtdks.
WHICH II WET.
o. account Of reLu'ldus tue K,nfakss aqnedu.t
aud ths hull Of tho sea1.arsdGe, tho Extraordinary
repairs will Ia iucrs SOD the co1niu8 year
uvsi tin a., en- lltIrA for tue two po'lIns 5earl.
Tn.ss hAs Ds1u large f4u9 % u sou1,aga aud ra-
a.s tla yszs, wllicn wAA expected iu sensoYutnca
OF t2e t1Cft CfppS Atuux ILL a4'f4 AQi
ID It Two yeass M: .4s cou.lnuea depression os bust.
ness. -
ts; spd 'sss's' !; nsp:g for e: r. yen.
sn4ns So:. s.. ls;, s!lI. I.l2;lS-sAowdua . falling
oa Or s''.3H'a Tug r., area: espt1'' r., Of ~ r.
sasll,so Tie no. roseu.o of H. e.ns aud 10 for
7,.a $sfuaI05. being usaEly $8.o0 ieas thAn tha
ns.s yssr M ots sus fram is fsot tha ysry
ctopa Of gru have been rassd Tits ssAson aloug
| III lius u Tho alnal Au4 Illinoa RIVER.
LITTLE WABASH RIVER tHrAovEHlST.
Ia ty f4r 9rs.tsr ror!ou OF business tr4nlscts1
be river IL dune on tho poel Of the dam between
New Haven aud o4rint, wtha4t p.astns thsough @ tne
toll. IL lost. Ws c,llsi ths ateutlu Of your Excel
lency 10 this raater III report. aud recommended
.he.i poas. but the ,e:is4turs t4sd 70 paat sub
Jaw.
The receipts for ,o!ta 1t The 10 were sea 50 Fsnl
xud rvpnir.. Il ost: repaid Treasurer III part pay
,ueut Vt anount vAnced.last year. 2.e!, u King
!atai tss; IS Gf *4s9s3 1s-Tns 1a.ns' to 1' p-a '
corrERAs CREEK LocK AND DAM.
Dy our Lat rsport. It th.t dase tbs foundation Of
9ct ~ e:n e0ys sr .s an. ".i :, es IL. e ~
ssut sGssuu.ea a 81 Is l,:3..4L wa"
stone-oa!t!ue Il IL. quarry sontlaaed during ths
'' III: ssn;r.rsor. @ s WIl!.ra jonnsou. S:stn "ort
op tha was about tho n,ialis q Ny, and coutuuo.
soa:,n. 's' .ss " Bo.ss ss'n ..
Transferred from Jui5 | TO Aschlbah Macarthur. u
Gasaso wig s.ss nsw aond f,S y, ihs e9apts9a d. @ q
when aud tributaries rnlsed tho water 20 hish
atths pck tint It was nsesssary to dood ths t tosss
sine which ino has progressed sHec. sstul1, lht
| wait beEnE now nFArly completed. Ths al utnoun
y %1s ne M.s 'iy sSs. ss
ArArhur has DOM wutk 10 tls amount ef 81 79o Of
which BIS beeu raid Sa..1J aud also Il, teo, tsiu(
ons:tLtr Of sas u paf cant rs@ef's On u" completes
Ths .ntirs eo,t OF ths work stands =. follows: