, 1880-08-03
THE ODOROUS CANAL.
Inspection Of the Bridgeport End by
tho Commissioners. j.
A New Drllgo 10 DO I'nllt nj tho Ask
lind Aycnuc Crossing.

THO Sllu DfC6Zc nHtltJEu tH0 WnteFS III tHD
river nild the cpnAl To their depths, and tho
Otlor which wns waited flcavcnwnr.l was
anything but il,at Ut jockey Glib or ,,ew-
l,nw,l hny ns Cunnl-Conlntssi0nGr Glover,
Shuw, md Klngnn,l stood yesor,lNy lnOill-
lng OH tho spt,ti bank III tho cnnal, a,cur tho
alh plllipDg-wurks, md watched tho tlrmhlt.
.tlon Af the tlllnpi,latc.l high bridge wl,icl,
staf,s tho State tliuh at Lock street. II WIS
understood that Cl,icago's Mayor would )ain
them, sllitr with tlle,n tho rftlnylnl gusts
from tic ihsy wnter nt their feet, and discuss
their project 10 rebuild thu OLD bridge, not IN
Its furmer plnee, b,,t Mt N point further
west III u line with Ashland avenue
continued. Owing to sosne NnisundcrstAlNt-
Ing Ur hllp.up In tho arrangements,
llDwcycr, tic MayUr didn't coliie, nlNt
the Commissioners put In tl,e limo, It's long
NJ tl,py weru oil tho grol,id, IN examining
the lny Of thu lnlut III connection with tin
1,raciicabilttyof the project rpferren 10. Tn
IL 'rtumUNt: reporter who joined them ut
"tha meeting ot the waters: :: thoy explained
tho proprloty Ut abandoning tho old bridge
Stie alnl erecting tic new structure opl'us't
tho present terminus OF Ashland avenue OF
thu north site IF tho eannt, nntI shaved how
the llal would t'l'tro 10 the benefit Of every
body concerned.
Lick street ,iort Of the ,sSoutI, Dranel, rs
everybody familiar, with THO map will re.
member, takes a'Iopt or to tile northeast M
fm s!!ort dlsf9ne9 until IT. @ reNchca t!!o
chaat!i niisl tio nla otltlse: IL oruef - lmAke
tint s, n4r.lerto get toit- the little strectwsls
Eiyen SI,arp turn a,Nl u steep grAdg 1,tst
,sr n. Ir1,j,. iH m"t o,v ~ nrKn1 i it st,Iu. ~
VIII IN i 'ln,.a..ru,is @ i ,ani ~, liz ,,,rtl,
sslte 0f tic canal belongs 10 tho Stase. aud,
III M i l,sr I fnr "M,, ~ ,v ,lock rnar His V sivin%
io ":s% cs1alboats III y plaee iIvY '''''''' '"s se
'''' TOT To uSLoXp n @ nuNnrtE,-
something WHICH. owing u IL combination Of
lullrond md other Interests, tllpy have mt
got. with the bri!tgs out of tie loa!!, therq
woll!t be nGtltllg 70 iiI'lter tho carryllltf out
tiie OH i0cN could De dchtiticd "
ono or. two Df Its! upper cnilrses,
tho gra.le =, IN tho street Gnt .y, nwny,
tllg two or irse irtli'1e houses lcar W Which
eol1nU.llots,. aud ,co'.vgnienl sp9t secured
for lal'tlliit; the enrgocs OF thu ch,n!-honts;
H. II tho byidEc wtre not Ut Ltck street, tAei.
thY, ,', rpn ne i,n n9re IT,, 'p9priato naeG -
Ashl9l.l nyenllt,: % n fHct: II s|.1ua haye s
1ecii built tiete in tile iirst plAce. 1Hstcul Ut
| nt !4ock street. Which ls crl!l!nctl, narrow,
a,'d tndirySt ~ means Of COMMUNICATION ~
whereas. Aslilatiu Hyeitnc Is wldc, runs TOR
| lnt'eH tllrnliEh tue western .pDrtloli dt
tne Mesl ~ 3l.e. mna ~, IL s!tof., ing ,1atGrai
9llet for tnyel betweG, the iw1 ott nyiso.!s
10 within rnnrmratlvcly short distance
mortl, Of tie eatIa. It wIs Gl1ar to tue Ghllnl
Commissioners, mid slo!ll 10 ~ everybutty
iainly i'a bcnciltctl byn bridge nj Ashland
nyr,lIln lmsteusl Of 1T Luck street. itwAs
| equally clear tllat tue cufat Itself W0nttt DO
henetcd M'a a.; Tint too' without 4stslHtaMtto f.,
in,r j,ntk stroll. it,fk lint 1t wis givllw M,