, 1880-02-04
tiAitY,
THE CHICAGO RIVER.
FILL. IT. ltl'.
10 tAt Editor Of JAs t'hfetoo Tribune.

10 tat Editor Of 7As t'hteteo Tribune.
CIIIcA0t,, Feb. a-Tllo river Of Chicag,,. Is
It n necessity we iul1st ltaye or ls II II nuf-
sallcu We must to1cratc or gel rid Of? " thu
all-absorEing question tt Tie cit1zens Of CHI
cAgu n-ttay, md of the prusprc's of the city
for tho future 10 cotlstlErr Thu rliict uut-
sa',ccs orc Of two kinds: tho evils nr1st'g frnl1
sewerage running tnto Tic river, mud tho
bridges connecting tho North ainl West Sides
to the central nr main part Uf tho city. rlexu
nrc 0ur twn 0l,stNefcs tu,thc prngrcss Of the
rIty. and they aro growing wo,se nnd ,lnre
Ms detrimental. M tic other. 70 stait.
ttlcsr, cyila nllt 0l'strticti0ns Il, Mll their
details af Inconvenience, loss, ant
tilseoinEnrt ~ nnt necessary iierr,
bridges. Tile ottors from tic river In s,;ln-
lnrr, stirred Up by EVERY passing, vessel, tho
probable pollMt'ns, t'f fir drinking wutrr,
rcscrse clnnt III "it @ M'nc II tic evils H t1at t
arc proposed to lu renlctlied Ey extra pump
ca,,al; but sill TIC river Is left us Il sewer,
l,reScnt; tle bridgrs,, ,wit!, ait tlielr incoi,- IL
tho ,cItizei, on font, To- tic Lorse+'nr
travel, Tho stranger. go1mg tt, tlcpots
s,ess 81 as S"3t Of pcsne 4f ire Wit ta fas 5s,<oa "a
every lleMr In the day, tho danger III crossing
anil rccrnssl,ig When opening md closing,
and prospective t''lay. DISASTER" soUl,er Or
lAtcr,-tlss9 arc craving worse every .ttny.
the citizens nEe ptacc at disadvantage. every
tlAy to get to thCir business nnt return tO
their hon'es. The disease being severe a1ml
ut long tllruts0i.t MD almost incurable, tho
s;clleyn Il complete c'tre is 70 slo away Will.
the river nnGl branches lmrtli md south. Lot
tho nbvntors, liel!t'er anil enNl yards ctc., EU
snlltli gn the Calumet Or snno nsw cntl-
CANAL or to tiorksat1eou Iii tllo I.ai;s-i'roni.
II pluce or the wu!cr III tho river (nfter
blocking ZIP the Dl4ntl,) let there beil covered
sGwsr ICY 'arge ct,n,!E % for III tne rul,lng to
y be converted, into Fertilizers. Alongside
this sewer, Or above u II practicable, place i.
.lonhIle-trAck Halek-transft railway ru!inini;
north ard sn,tll to Eonlicct will! THE. suburbs
Bownsn1iyilie. Jefferson, etc, Tic wl1nlc to bo
covered IN with n brick tunnel having apr,,-
'lngs, ut Intervals, this solving oMe OF tho
ileetis OF ~ underground Or eleyNtesl rail-:
n ncIt 70 hs the S"4; jrs ind Of WE 2 ys s a! Y!
the sAll,o plnne NJ tho business centre, tho
benefits mid damages to property 10 l,o as-
sessetl Us Usual. VIII, mt the benefits to
tic Sofi aid nti' Wcst t, ses a, az ri!!abio aaGsa a
franchise III II railway So centinl and With
such facilities, tl9 considerable towards pay
inE dnl1lnEes and EOst, aild best0w a lasting
Clieng0a No tlEseast,-hrectltng river, 1lo ycs-
gels constantly stuck Il, tho nll,,!, no smoke
from tugs, no l!0rsc-isesh to suffer III now, no
!'elatGd passenger from open bridges. This
l'cl'sate for the change. lseal cstnte OH tic
streets adfucelt TO the river. on tho South
si.lo Is Itl,w worth 'nlmost .loubln tho snnlo
property IN the saM!o position OIL tho West
advantage 0l tle river to progress, m well ,4s
nulsncc: md, on the part Of vessels, tho
cost Of towing forms no snlnlt iten, fl their
expense, wllicl, might be reduced wero the
III so1nu other location. LAKE VIEW.