, 1879-02-14
THE CANAL SMELLS.
lfow Can tho Evil he H4r,etltcd :

How Can tho Evil BE HAmed1cd7
A rcportorial visit along tho line OF the ILL
nota d Michigan Cannl yesterday A. lar as
Joliet showed That the rusal mind Is greatly
exercised over tn. stencil atisfnE from tl!at htaa-
way, and tie people do not believe TINT Chicago
Is nirIH1 the nuisance shc creates tue attention
It requires. The city and county officials AZ
Joliet have been and arc discussing the tnntteF,
md on Monday morning A. ]. Mathewson'
County Surveyor Of Viii County; 8. u.
Heed, Superintendent of Construction On
the unton Pacific Railroad when that
road wns built, and Adam con'stock
will hold preliminary conference at
MAyor Elwood's Office in Joliet for the purpose
ot uniting upon fotnt plan for the abatement OF
thu nulsancet and which will DC sMgactteo pS
them next iuesday, when they Will meet Mr.
Jelnc. Chief Enylncor of the Canal, Mnd Gtty
En9i1Iver Chcsbroua1', nt the Office Of The lat
ter, uud discIss the whole subject with them. l.
| Is expected TINT these uetlttemen-who arc all
| practical tner of large experience !n Ereat pub
| liz works-wll! agrco upon SOME aetefHe for
alniisting the stinks, a',d present the satns to
lhe delegate meeting to DO ileIl At the Grand
Pacific 1lotel the nav following (lycdnesday) at
| p. IN. MaYor Elwood notified Mr.. Ches-
ase a5Ss9 eses SS,sts1y Would tIlt meet 'i siosesai III 4
tl,e dclegates from. Lcn.ont, LockpooFt, Joliet,
Channat,on. Trus, Morris, SENECA, Mafsellics,
Ottawa, Utica, t.asale, a1!d Peru WAS published
nGss5 GSesprca. rM1"s chucy Msa fuh
CORPORATION. Counsel Bonfeld, an.l others Of the
city wilt probably meet the visitors.
Nnlhtut. was done Yesterday Nv the Lockport
ht!tl Juliet authorities tu the way Of openinK the
canal.gutcs at tile former place aud taxing OBJ
tcrvatlone Of the drainage. The VIII County
Surveyor was Of the opsnion that tue drawing
of ihe gates ot I.ockpurt, anl kecllng item 50.
ditch. The optnton Of Canal .supt. Thomas, who
lakes an opposite view from thAt Of Sfr
given In TuE TRIBUNE last sasur.laJ. The
opening ot the l0ck-Eatcs nj l.ockpurt may be
suggested By tlie Jolete,gnecfs ~ the uuly prcs-
cnt ilcans Of abatiny, Or partially abating, the
nuisance. There arc those wh1 believe that II
Tie gates should ba kept open from the close Of
navigation to the opeufnR, the bouth Ira'isll
! would bc drained Of slle refuse from the city
sewers, ural the people on tie linz Of the canai
/ wouill not be subjected tor nuisance sl;cll Al
sh4t il'ey arc NOW SoMps'isd T. ~ endure.
feres,cc und at tic tlFand Pacific 1lntcl 'uecting
canal ind the Illinois l!lycr to admit tue pass
q aet ak,, fs vii e Ss Mfst
action takGu looking toward tho con
summation Of the g1eat project, Ih
u1tcle IN yesterdays TRIBUNE from III
Il, Juliet, nntl rcru;ycu very favorabie coultnen
from the lending officials and nihers.
j prulrrt to construct new at.l tarCe cana
from u point Uu tile. south branch her
near lllt present nnc to the Summit, nl,u tl,cr
co,lt,cct It With the Dcspnincs Ktyer, has bcy
i talked uf BY MaYor Elwocd u,id others Al Joliet
a,,l may bu discussed next week ut Tie cann
meetings. It is said tint this sche'ue woul
efrrciualiy drain Chicago Ryer, the tlccllssty Il
full being far greater into lie Des}ail.cs tia
| into the pruscnt cl.nal. The plan embraces It!
= Improvement Of the Dcsplanes as TO mak
It nayigable for river Btcatnerst unl the pre-
I puEcl work would be q connecting link Of til
4 lrcnt watcr route TINT must be opeued ut II
7 very distant day between tue lakes n'ltt III
Mississippi. Tile cost Ut preparing thu work o
tic present deep cut would slone cost ncarl
b a1,O00O O03 whiir-it ls urged BY somc-tler
;. would bc no such outlay necessary IN the pst
h paced nrw work, which would Of course cost
= lnrga sum Of money, but nothing tn con,purtsu
with the benetlts tiat would rcsult to the Stint
III u pccunnry aml sanitary way. There III,
@ 10 sertuu8 objections to sucl d sct,ent. n,ni
l. Tiers aro the enulnccrs will not bc elow IN ii
!. | nuuuci,lR tue lact.