, 1880-02-27
CHICAGO DRAINAGE.
Another Meeting Of the Citizens Az.
sociation Committee.

sociation Committee.
4 Number Of Novel Plans Advanced b
Amateur Engineers.
The Bridgeport Pumping Works the 0nl
I Immediately Practicable One.
Cost Of Deepening The canat-0ther Source
Of Water-Supply.
The Citizens Association Committee On Mai
Drainage held another meeting yesterday after
neon, Gen. ". S. Smith IN the chair and presen
Edwin Lee Brown, 4. 4. Carpenter, Marshal
! Field, and Murry Nelson, OF tho Committee. J. I
Norton. Francis Jackson, Johp Mills, Charlie
Fitzsimons, Judge ". ". Farwell, Dr.. Rn,,ch
]. &. Beers, o. Guthrie, John NJ Clark. =. E;
Hallberg, ]. J. Richards, r. Y. de Guiuon, E. "
| Blatchford, ". N. Drainard, George T. Harding
| biux Hjortzberg, i. n. Hartweu, Ferd ". pec,T
4. ". Wheeler, DR.. T. D, Williams, DR.. Ford. Dr
Guthrie, and Julian S. Rumsey.
] The Chairman stated that the object was thf
same as that Of the previous meeting to hea,
any plan that any one might have to suggest 70,
| Lu6 ulHlnaEe OF Lne Guy
| DR. j. H. RAuCH,
| being called on, said he had nothing new r.
offer having stated his views In his report tn the
| State Board Of Health, and he could only more
emphatically emphasize them. Since be had
made his report he had gone over the whole
] ground again, and was satisfied that bis state
| ments were correct He had, however. obtained
an analysis Of the water at Peoria, which showed
12G parts Of organic matter In 1,000,00 Water at
Ottawa showed $50 parts, dlution aud oxida-
ton reducing the number as the wafer got far
ther away from Chicago. He had do:1b.s at one
time whether the water-supply of Peoria was
affected, but they had been dissipateE. He had
recently inspected the Chicago River, and found
that, for the last ninety days, the current at
Clark and State streets had been turned toward
the lake. Two or three days ago he went to the
head Of the canal, where the old pumplng-works
used to be, and found but slight current there.
At Adams street the current wes toward
the lake; at Twelfth street, slightly SO; at
Eighteenth street, the water was stagnant; at
Enlisted street, there was slight current to-
ward the canal. He learned that more water
was coming that day from the West Fork than
the canal was carrying off. That caused the
sluggish condition OF the South Branch he was
satisfied now that three-fourths of the clty's
course, days when things were different. Last
Sunday probably not more than Is 900 cubic feet
minute went through the canal. On the 2sth
OF January, "a, ,0OO feet went through, the cur
rent being about ninc-tenths Of mile. When
there Inst the current wns not over half mile
As to the Fullerton avenue conduit. everything
be had anticipated hnd occurred. He regarded
the erection Of pumping works at Bridgeport
necessity. Practically the conduit wouldn't
amount to to. ANYTHING, from sanitary point Of
the wish to pump into the lake. 1t was
true that the North Branch was in better contii-
tion than it thnd been, but the moment the lake
Eplun rfSa IL ri fn,,0H IA tha
WIS simply transferred from the North brunch
to the river and the South Branch. The capacity
q the canal now was not equal to carrying of
There was; therefore, no alternative but to
urge upon the Council the construction. OF the
Other people had rights. The State Board Of
Health simply asked Chicago to protect herself.
BY 50 doing she would protect the people bclow.
reason why this city should not relieve them Of
tue m ,d% present nasancs By pursuing the course
be Interested in any % sanitary ~ mat. mat
bat nSG sadSa be- up in the future
State to do ANYTHING, be could promise hearty
th Ghea9 ~ oang the
nvcrtcd for, Unless Chicago 1 d It, there FEW Would Id
bo legislation against her next winter. As to a
ship-canal, there was no doubt that It would be |
the city, provided 1t was wide and deep enough. |
SPEAKING OF THE UTILIZATION SCHEMES,
the Doctor said many OF them were Utoptan and |
wild and neariy all had been failures; We were
kind. It was a hard matter TO get farmers to
Use the ordinary manure. An effort, however, |
ought to be nude to, utilize the material that !
greater quantity Of organic matter in it
lhan in ordinary sewage. At the pres
'mnt m time the sewage which came from
he city went into the lake. He expressed
pleasure at the Interest manifested in the SUBJ
ect, and was satisfied that the Council would do
100 cubic feet Of water Il minute could be car
led off. That would not only clean the South
3r.nch but materially affect the North Branch,
something. be done: At least g two thirds Of the
nuisance could be taken out ct the South
What is to be doue with the drainage OF the
fty? was IN important one, and demanded
IL gne ea scfs9 Rt IT. at Gase
eii'eyed ' loooo0 cubic feet = minute
9here need Be no ear ON that
xpedieut, however, would answer for only five
r ten years, In the meantiue the matter Of a |
MP canal could be as1tated, and If decided on,
The Chairman asked II increasing the quantity
+ water ~ R the canal, turning the current Of the
le sewage would not still give rise to objection
II the part of the people living on the Illinois .
{ Dr.. r Rauch said no. The pumping from the
vcr into the canal would make a difference of s
N, fifteen, and sometimes twenty parts Of | (
rgz.nic matter. If the people below got water
lpply with fifty, sixty, or seventy parts Of !
'gnnic matter In It, there would be no odor, and
would give no offense. Dilution and oxidn- | |
on WIS the explanation. I
The Chairman inquired how many parts were ] t
'und in the Illinois River where It was not | Y
fccted BY the sewage. t
DR.. Rauch replied about t1fty-ftve- He pro- +
'scd to continue his investignt lions as to oxida
IN for another year, 1t would become the 6
1ty of the State Board Of Health to interest c
cmsclves In the matter If Chicago didn't take n
tion. u
Mr. J. J. Richards asked some questions with n
cw Of corrobprating his theory us to an UNDER 7
" in the river, by which the solid matter is II
rrict3 into the lake, but the Doctor didn' 'tagree
tn him. &c
JUDGE FARwELL +,
en- submitted paper which embodied hfs | D
ews regarding water-supply and main drain +;
e. It was substantially as follows: p
Chicago hns two great wants,-an unfnflfng | f
pply of good water, and an unobjectonable | "
'position Of the sewage. Either of these | d.
E1fd b provided for without serious difficulty p
very great expense If the other could be dis "
znrdcd. The present Water Works and water I Il
pply are all that could be desired if the Chi 4
90 I9iycr and tho sewage which fouls it and ia
IT of Lake Michigan could be Ignored On tt
other hand, the river could be kept in fair | tt
ndition BY ,pumping-works BY which the lake G.