, 1880-12-01

u Is only necessary to refer 10 the Iact tlht u
termtnti t!lis Scl'e'ne nileara to rs local nflu
Inrrnw In Its general characteristics, nfatl 'l-
Worthy ot consideration! ti a general aGnsc.
tcss s 5s, WV WITH fe fcRer Eedfa t. e @
expense Of plumbing operations, and OF tho
discharge 0f 'lltfi llitp tho lake..
Anothet, an! Dy ali nteals, ~ our view,
1o In osf tcn1e nos TOR f'dE 9 r.
question: excepting that which Wy slitll! ttltl-
1nHtcly present, is that Of MI. interceplln4
sew,er. wci traveraig ;a; the I!yer PINK o!t
Of poWer, hc dlsciargcd somewhere. either
Into tho 19ko or u1'un land selected for the,
purpose ot sl!1lic1ent extenf to a!'sorb ne
issue iof term o. years. Tic ,as!yantages
plnn, arg tlot su'icleftif npMlrent to waf-
ANOTHER PROJECT 1s TO Allow
all tho water OF tic drainage district nbove
fnr t tllruos,., il, Tia rcnr Of tlle civ. ssl,-
niamrninri nv t2tn Fljjertnii avenue cG,,tfmif.
aiHi 10 turn iii tic sewers west Of tl,o riycr
fnt Tint catlnl. which wotltd find tty outlet
i,,tG thla )ns niiit.s Kyer: Tic se,yrrs in tlle
Suutii and North Divisions Of tl1o city to bo
DISCHARGED Into tltc lake.
Tile etnbarrasstnetlts referred to at5ove rs a
general objection TO any ono Or nll Or tic
plhils presented To US Is that they involve
eHtinl ' increasing eXI%nl.ures t i"f
pumping Or otller l'leetlatlicAl nppsln'lccSt
a.nt that. even When sllccessfuily prosecuted,
Their e'fGcta nrG lGCnl.. Hut TUG most 9tjec-
tstHIal,n ftature Of all In. that tho ultimate
III tue plnn which we S!lall hereafter pre-
se,t the objections to MI lnscrceptlng sewer.
growing out OF TIC EXPENSE 0f pumping or
ti1,al disposition of the sewage. 9Ie ovctconlc.
the tElsctlnrGe Of stwage Or other InIpllro
rlutter t,,t0 tle lake, where It could IN nlly
event contamlnate the water supply, nre 10
fixed, that l,art Of tho Recommendation ~ tho
pun we shall hereafter. propose, Is, tint II
iadlcal change IN tic whole system ut sew:
eraEe In the North N.ltl South Divisions shall
be iaauenrat.d BY WHICH a! sewers s.alt
ey s i1s re- rya5 a atoaE y " S! S ny s
befare us, we mako no references to any ex-
cept tf,osn mentioned NEuyr, which pr0p,se
the use OF Tho Iake for the ultimate disNlsE-
tton Of tie sewnee:, Just here It Is proper. to
remark that tic filthy wnter flowing from tho
Fullertntl.ayenue conduit, When II OperAtEA
III the direction Of the lake, Is traceahlg for
n long distance out tnwnrtls the crib, unless
attempt 10 remedy this by
ExTESD1S0 TIL: TUNNEL, AND cutu
fu,thnr M !" thn nastwnr,i ,yn,,.,I T., our
,,stat w tn T,tii o, .s ~ n"r ~.
ffyinE the pumping WORKS M for tlie WINTER SUP
tI,s tare sh"r h,si'i"s hnn.s :, ,,nrtinI ran.
.,, o.io ,ahs NM, ,u,.'i j "tt,t' ti, ,ni,
S ,r:,' "s, ,~u " it,' whit WA ,xn nsiHar rl
tm,,. fo,sit.in ,inn ~.,,,,,i cnst W. II"
II has lin ht.n sl,t.tr,,ste n, us Tint If thu
locEs nnd s!a'as lit tho Illinois L. Michigan
Ca,Ial were rc,nnyGtl tho wuter would t0w
freely through tile canal atid 80 cleanse tho
river, Int to llls 1t Is answered TINT such II
course would destroy tho usefulness OK the
cnnnl fur. p,,rpnsu3 of naVigatnI Interfere
InniV n,1I
the cnnnl xhdultl be tteepened to the depth
Of the river, ut q very large expallsc, wh!cl.
can l,r utilized for another project unobjec-
tlonahle tn any Of Its other features.
" to saggss,iosl, thst while Tic '' propasctl i
plimptng-works nt bridgeport are IN opera
S o tf ss Mtft sGn a esss ~ sa IT t he % f"rks s Il
ineni, il woultI moi bp Necessary, rs wc ;iIayo
competent authority for ,hc np!nlon that the
TMtfT n nxt frge dow thp Nort', vdh nrac MG; b.
with tina. coming III from tt!U lake, nsltt akts
n southet1y direction towards tho works Mt
| tue canal.
Alternative propositions have presented
| tiDn nf this great ),ru',lenl. Tlse all1 which
/ ut first seems most plausible partly bcca,su
| It follows III the direction Of public upfnioll
rs ut present poinlei Is that nf s!li}rcaIln1.
tl,u construction Ut ote Of Erent dimensions,
, Into which 1t IN proposed In drain Chicago
City ami the listTfgt VIZ llayA lereiilbefnrc
described. We have given large Share of
ord ol,1,o,rl, ~, +, m ,,,,,,,,f,nusy aui cor-
.ttni1v IN f,"nr ~ n si,i,.en,tnj M sisb. wo
tn,,,tt ty,. ii lin sailrtft,,l III U,Ir flyUrnllC
opilola1 ~ Us ar aS @ s''e u @p n.a1t ~ !t tt.'
~ htl l!ao n!!jgct!S H"M usSA "EH.;St HI, ~ ~
HrrSelt saal NJ % its G,yce ~ H., u. ,u ,,,nt III