, 1879-02-20
OUR BEAUTIFUL RIVER.
The Admirers Of Its 0dors Hold an
Important Convention,
And Subs.quenllt Hare a Conference on tho Sub.
Jet with MaJor Heath.
Our Sewage Kills the Fish In the Des-
plaines and illinois Rivers.
Plans Suggested for Afforcing
Relief.


cluo-roon ot inc dfA''d FaeIhe yesterday morn
Ing, preparatory 10 confcrrlnY with The Mayor
mil o,llcr munc(nnl officials Of Chicago con-
ccrntn,, Tho tcwcr rases un,l lsnc,l, wi',r,, oro
wa'teo uo"n t''e canat h''A 'ae 4'aaoIs A'Vcf as
far ~ Peoria.
Theru were present NJ. TRULY, Birds Bridge;
Mayor Lynch, Ottawn: Mayor E,lwootf. Joliet:
M,rorAn,o. +, u,,,r,,, x,nrrt. !. au,, ,rh.,,n,.
1'"i" n"see, vs. s"'.o'u' s'"t'', o"ph' ln''''ils
LoeRport; CorporatIoh'Co'insel q. Is. Garbscy,
Joliet; Corporat!on-Connscl c. Grant, AID. IL.
". Ctnypool, Norris; Alex Vauuhcy, aepcca;
= non, ' anan,. ~ ''Is, 1,Ia,a. rn,.one, .s,
D. 49,. d. Moo',, ,,cn'o"l' - ~ uuser' ."eaea'
ALI. Woodruff, Joliet; l.. i. lngalls, the Hon.
y. n. ZONES, Aid. +. ", Wooa,nan, Joliet; Aid.
f:rr.. RI ' Ia y Coutrk. o. tsvuA,tor"sv Se @ Iep.
i]rIr;s, Of ,Inl!ct; Il, ii, HptrcT, o( Aar:cIiCs:
j. T.. Nurtott, Ueorwe I,yu,,. {;rnrre Whtrt,1nn,
Isaar Nonlss, Of Lockuort, nul otLer gcutje.
mcu.
It was arranged that n preliminary meeting
sl,tI1lJ bn he'll at III o'clock, hut It wns nut
called 10 order until hnlt-past II O'clock Atayur
Lynch, OF OTTAWA, performing thai 'luty, and
hon.tlthe tue HUH lA' MI oHEel VI hcEi"st
as GNa,rnan. " 81, .,., 49,, .-,.,..
tic cf,aLr sa!,l tint tilc obcvt of the meeting,
rs he Understood It, wns this: At n inretinE III
n committee of citizens held nt .fotiet, IN ts.e
1alh imst.. d comn,ittep was nnpo,utcl tvr iilc
nurnnsc nf n hov,n- n cnnfrrpntY, with thr ttIt-
1ons ~ Chtmwn t,ttt, r,.frrr,rc ~, lin. stnnr,..
arising frum Tic discharge OF thu scwrrs u{ this
city into tAe lineage lItver as@1 tiehct
Into ilie canal, believing that Cllisago woultt Gu
H .s H.. ~ ~ H.. ,',n' ~ Pyle .i,,s
means ol Eet rlu 81 ny nuisauce, ni'A tll'S
meeting was tho result Of The movement.
Mr.. l.. Sanford, ot Morris, was chosen to act
rs Secretary, anst on molten Of Aiuyor j. o. ~
AT ,1uttt ,gnre rrnI,
4 n,,,nhcr nj letfnrs vcrr read frorn f1tfTcren&
~, III w. nia nv" tii.,s 'o * r. n.,. au'
M Esa.. ..nf rcTr'anI MnYor Wnrncr of pcnra' e, Tbr,
former stated that Tic horses would not drink
the water OF the canal. MIL the lat,cr wrots
tint thu water OF tltc llinois River was unit to
drink, the Wntcr-Works cutting their supply for
TIC cs.y fr9m that source. 49,
Giiiy Engineer o, tChtcago-Mr Chsshroual,,~
ntti o,Irrs, came In, an., being called ,o, sub.
nlitted q report, which cHbollird the several
n!ans ol remedy which hare from time to tttllo
BEEN mentioned md published.
THE FOLLOWING 1s THE RErouT,
which vas rcco,ycd:
49," ,',a..s.sn.S "as :. ,a,,. ,.,.., -.
,n ~ ot IN uet Mca.rs w9 ne a
.iemne In 1,henc" 81, ,rmexdny. F.h II IH4i snd
wonid rnsnsctfniIy rent,rt thnt aftcr urotyaettd
conference and detailed description by alr. Cfcs.
hrongh ot tic yarlous plat,s proposc md discussed
REASONS for tho adoption Of tho nrchent meihou.
yonr Committee !nd thai tue prsscnt condition Of
t ~ t,st, . as ., wInI, n mu,u Inse.en H. i W Eun
Wf or ,a N s srSS
ns mroblcm which minht ,,nyr ia ho xoiycG. "'oA
liz p9es.n. d oiiensye eats ot tu wuier in the
Dcspanca and Illinois Rivers arises from tho foi-
lowiEg causeA:
T. From me low ataEc OF tho wntcF IN Lake
MteniRan at thls time. witch Toslaccs tho denth Of
snact act oe''" '"' po''l u Which II f'''oa " 'ne
=. rhr extrautitnnry tbicknrss nf tho tcc. which