, 1877-08-10
CANAL REDEMPTION FUND.
Mr. Roots Story Of the Origin Of the
Scheme.
Declaration BY the Council Regarding ths .lity.
Hall Trust Find.
The Money, Once Misapplied, Must Not Ba
Misuscl Again.
HISTORY OF TIE MONEY.
THE HoN. !. r. ROOT ConHKcrs Mn. DEnIcHsoH

HISTORY OF TIE MONEY.
THE NON. !. r. ROOT ConHKcrs Mr. DEnIcrsoN
IN CERTAIN PARTICULARS.
TO tie F*tltor " Thr Tribune.
CnfcAGo. Aug. n.-Mr. Il. +. DcrTclsson, in n
letter ad4rcs.c.l 10 tho Mnyor null Council,
Which appeared In tho morning pnrcr., attempts
10 glvc l.rt"ry u the bill ly which tho canal
lien was Iisehargct, and tho City Of Chicago
thereby acquired something like thrcs millions
Of dollars. Mr.. Dcrtrkson SAYS:
while the ruins were jet smoking The General
assembly conyened nt srr,n:hcld, itr members
"m a. of hst hs sets na 'n s II oa a. ;
4 iotnt cui,H.,ltcc nf Tho Senate and lsonsc. os
putntett 10 take the matter inl0 consideration. anil
10 ,rxfte mems anil report bill whereby aid could
f"y aMfal.y 'e ren"e'ed 'y tho st"e to 'hc City Of
1t ihe ont.es Of tho 'nvc.t'eatton a. to what
power ihe uenrFal Assembly postcsset! 70 rcndnr
yssions uf te Cun.tIsutfan. which practically t,ro.
hnc! tt.e arnnt,ag uf nny aid directly to our ely
tho &un,ntttee TINT lhe acl Ut lie General Arten,.
bly, hbovc referred 10. white It did nn require Il 10
b. d"ne 's Ssm, ts 8 str !" re-
its REVENUES by rcfnnlnE The ant"hht oNpcnlcu lf
llie city IN inaktu. improvements on slls canal.
With hCrgAt thereon ffUM Ills tllte The city sprnt
intstr@t, was :::,!t,'':Hu.
n''ee M @ ~" mSsn ~, aot slo" N w
were ready N REPORT ntl frfuluipg tho antouns
cxDrute.i by thr city on the eauaI i,sprnsrntrnt*
ae" 'Se a sssi f % s .aaks a ns sts
our tcs.hte city, and ec!IcInes were Hlrray IN
rrstnse tho xlc Ut the clY Hall TO sn,nr ruint on
the Vert Siie " on OF t,eas Twenty seeund street
on thc sonth Side.
Cook County delegation wcst nakct to answer tho
yne..ian w!,rther they would cun*ent 10 tae r.
e"aitita " nttac1e M hsrenaitrr leferrsi 10. With
question war nHrweted ahrn,atlsety. Tt,r Eun..
lntttec than rrtH'ttel; anu acting aFot !hrit re-
pet ~ IT, sefa q M ,ss91 i I'll Sasaea IT,, ~ a% an
'',.a '.,., .sum a". as3 ~ ra.saKo. a..
IL "oh'd secna' tfo1n 1eaa'hE Inc aooSo' that
Mr.. Dcrckson would have tho public believe
that either ho Or 'ts lsnt COMMITTEES originated ted
rc,icf hy l,,sr,,a,v,no n. 1fc,' H.. s,y. tnc,c
.c'lel ~ u.ss"h's s'''s w. ''.,a' ~ aaJs tne.e
WAS "Jolnt eonlthlttce"' .shat II oecuffel 70
the Committee that the net dill not permit Tho
wcre not slow tu pressing tls provision Of the
luw intp Atryee, and spvcbily were rcntlv to re-
Tug ely on thc = saal Improvement" ,.l' t,,, ...
noItri mi mn" tttetr rrrnrt thr t;,.,,rr,i AZ.
sclnbIY cnaesc, Il iaw,' cts. rllu answer to t!o
aln'vc is TINT 10 special loint comtnittcc Of tho
House and Senate wfs ever at'poi''tca IN tllc
sunrIi. a., as . ~. ccnno, I - s.aGs' an euss
44What ia tfe tr7,, histurv Of tic r,.sef lin
frs. uti,nation that the pltlr t,utl tin. there
was yance to o''ta'l, relief 6y diseharEinR thu
Gahal lieu, wins III irttcf published IN tnc
Etr7st'1 JouF7iat> ~ ioilo"s: ~
| CutcAuu. Oct. IL, tH7l. III ths Editor pf the
Chicago Ertnin9 Iotrhai: Tic city OF chicago
has t,sss lien 1t, The revenues Of Inc tltnul. 4
Michigan Caaal taitrr thu payment 1f tho old
rana) ticht1 10 secure ber inr thr money advanced
10 deepen the cn,al. Tic wtua slate wea beng
Gtet Nv ibet Improvement, nuti us tho w1lole State
| Il Interested tn Thicngo, why shou moi tho state
purchase Of thu city er tntcrc.l in these toj!a and
inns enablo the eli 10 1cbullI her brlucs water.
works, anil Uther nccr.rnrY iIa,rovemcnts; in
euch cnso Ito stale ines not inan lts credit, nor
does the civ borrow muprY, Aul therefore there 10
no constltntionai dbJsctoa.. i u,uke ttis sayycs-
tion Tor the consideration Of the ptopla and tho
| Uencral AHsetnbiy JAMS r, KOor
| 'rh. h,,l hui tos, ,-,rc-oa he t,r.ois IL,
ovaninr T hefar. @ IN Iisaa T.rk' T, ;,;,r,'a, ny nj
| escluH. oe!oue uv ~ tsue 4ash' ny luus"a4 VI
ltie '1oahe WIZ te't Inc fest VI lhe stoIy.
FHt''''. Oct III, la71, On lnotiou Ut Mr Root,
| the weeG suspended far TIC pnrposc Ut In.
Producing hl,i Slf. Riot introduced House bI!l
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