, 1879-01-20
alteration Of the public. In ortler to set right,
II is hest to have correct understanding OF the

u ID Dest 10 hATc correct understanding OF the
situation.
Wien the deep cut was opened, in 1871, the
City of Ehcagn Ind population of At}, 100. and
Mt that time about 159 miles of tewcrs; and,
owing to the dry wcathrs Of that season and
other faVnTahfr circumstances, the canal was
ablc to change The watcra of the S,itti Branch,
as we'll as tho main channel Of tho Chicago River
tothc entire Subtraction Of those Interested In the
undertaking. But with tho opcntng Of thc scasot,
Of 1877 tte 0gsien Ditch waa opened, and 10: i've
canal with mnru water than 1t cuult take ,lnr.
ing ono haH OF each war. n,n' large portion
Ut What II could take for The other thII. AZ The
close OF the fcar 1s57 the CITY nj Chicago nut q
stotnctf d largo portion Of the waters III tht.
pasplutnes Elyer from passing through The dttyt,
atsd into the canat. From the bcginn!ng Of the
year 1873 and until the prcsent time. the Ci,Na-
g sewers laayo ''ad full sray, aud occupied thu
"dccr, cuth 10 fta futt caDacIty, to t!,c yrry
great disgust OF tic people Of Joliet ard Lock-
lrt, II not IL the easIafaetiot1 Of the eop!c uS
Chicago, No wors1s OF tntc are half adequate
to dcscflbe tho Hufsanco; 10 sar 1t sttnka does
nut i1Ein 10 express II.
Now tho ancstlon lt, What can lie done, Tint
eomrtllanE must lte Is patcnt tn every n,c farllI
inr with the cun!ftton of things nj ra.!. cnl Of
the line. And as 10 the remedy. wish to say
snat II, my jn1Tme;nt ~; t!'sre Is but t';'c thing
the eummil level. TIC City IT CuIt:,un
o'ie year ago bad a50,oUt Inhabitants and no
miles ol s.wers,-an increase of l50O no in uopu-
Iatton and 100 miles q sswcrs in siz years.
sewers and added 10 per rent to hcs population
III six years Of business lle;,reskuu patltcs AMI
riots. what will Htlo do Ia the next six Years
Should there f,c p,uce and prnspcrityt
100 feet IN width nMl ut least twu fcet III tlepti
tuuet Do added t0 tlf present channel uf whnt
Is known as tic "drrp cut, and then IL NAV bc
too small III ten vcats.
Ths tttst a,.c.t!, wtl' every inteltrcnt mini
necessary fur ttis work come fromf l ct,nvcJc
It to bo very proper question, snti to that sub
jcct wi.l to call tho public attention. The
CITY Of Chtca0o,, or couk County, hare their
United sntes, an,l viii have, after tnv It 1T, 1 Of
Mnrch next, a United States Senator. making.
With tho other Representatives FROM the Stntc
In the two Iinukes Of Congress, twcntv-ppc
yntes: u It possl!'lc that the great State Ut
nattonl In tho frst session Of the present
Congress about $i3,O00, ,0oo were appropriated
for internal improvement enterprises IN The
different States, mostly for small streams III
also the WIsconsln River and Green i,ar Canal,
wi,tlo not dollar ls even mentioned Tor t.,t.
State. It would seen that aoout all
ttis members Of congrcss from Illinois
lHt1k tQG5 A%G Wlk III NnklI1HRtUn
for is to take cure uf Uncle sam't Post Offices.
1t eccms to me that II the peaple of Chicago
md Ces,fs County. together With tho people OF
Wall. Grundy, LaSat'c. aud tho counties along
tho lEtiu Of the river, would un!tc md III orc
soicc demand that their Representatives and
Senator shall use all l,oauraDle ncans anil never
cease to prrss tho claims Of Illinois fot ita lust
proportion Ut tho Government aid, tic work
of improving tho Illinois River and mnintafning
Md cnfarCfng thu Illinois & Michigan Canal
will no longer be IN doubt. To this end there
should be nu opposition or division Ia this State.
To ent1cavor to do this work by tic SIntc Of
1liIntta will only put of the work until the
callal is lost for usefulness altogether.
:, The people OF Lasaltc County ase mortnn In
this Entfcr; tho same Is true Of Uglndy ar,c1
Will. Nov will not the people Of Chicago and
all Of Cook county wake TIL 10 Its importance,
or must 1t be Inferred that, having cmpticd their
sewers under the noses oi their ncIghbors, they
are content to let then, SMELL Surely It can be
no fun for Chicago because It is death Il, 9TH
crs. 4 reaction Ia sure to takc place, nn.l Cll-
eag0 will again be The sufferer. Respectfully,
WILLIAM TuOXAA,