, 1881-01-12
Nn7s ,Gil.I!l $4il,

is:S Is;s: $685.: 1llli3;;,sS lliSs' 1:sS ':a:s}
NS7,o;l.,S sl;i.it1ipi
While tho disbursements for 1850 exceed
tho receipts by Si3,t;46, tho balance q, hnlit
Due. !, 1885, WIS $?il nj, Ms nga!nst Il balance
Of S4G,4sU Dec. ], 1915 or tho amount dis
bursed, SlU.Go0 wns. .pnid into tic Stntc Trens-
ury to MD IN building the fock ut Copmrns
Greek and 81 ,5s5 for tliu construction Of the
Spring Lake Canal: Tho SO, ,oDo per annt!u,
anIrS,pflatsa y 's 1sst Sssnre s NY @ for
used. ..rhy approximation. insured the site
cessf,tl Infringement Of the rallul, md, rs
this rcscryye.! find has served its purpose,
thy CennlssEoers, recq3!|!acIl.! @ !ikc appro.
thu Increased uoekugc-rooim ol,tafNtal ut the
junction Of tho cal,at with tfle Cfruso Iltycr,
asnl durotcs considerable space to
TILE LOCK AND DAN AT Coi'l'EltAs CREEK.
While o,rtl,is subject tlle report says:
tn cnnlptcte tho Improvement of this river to
Ia,ns, estt!1tute.l 10 c,,st si.rU!U. THO rst set
To lc located ut nr Bttw lsunrtlstnw1,, fnrty-Ruy
vii % so % ts wSfar sove Sss feo aa " tw" feel I'll II
tho da,n at cnlpc,1s Creck: Tlc sreon! set 70
ne ioc,!ted at or9 The Vicinity q t,edf@ns @ a',out
md Inst lock md dun 1T or l,car SIX Nile lsiand,
inry M'ies ne.w ~, hsaiord S;;a sx nss abox9
se sa .o wtur est es mi let !as It w, tho
DUN NJ !Icdlnrl Un taio last ok miles there is
| Kon,l dcpth or wntcr:
feet dep.h Of winter. This depth cul,ll ho ~.
Rsr; q tsnx i ,ha i os tr q @ %1 St
10 inlas tiluin 30 i!uh, aud thus avoid CAUSING
aIyoxtonssc oyprtIow upnn rug ntj9nlpg la,l':s.
this river will hrcnno onc or the e!.capcst md
,nost ttHIkrtatt eill.lInels nf ea'nncEcs tn tho
VI DMts sttea " n gerips Up IN tho wosl xiylg
nnl othor ctsltts drawing six feet nt wlter. NJ
~ 4 ssnso,s ,cs Of nnvxatlon and ~ 4 ceyt Of nlos
ThIs viii ID ,So lcass sil exj"s,slye routc Of iss
length tlnt Inns been or 10 built this ts,ti
t!ituiIt hl!tl 1[ nucl! trgcr chlArty fnr tUMnuNu
th1u must q tc utI,cr fsnttcs Ths l:rip callNt.
oY Nuw York, 40 m!!es H. plvi,gsh. hns cost nycr
TT ,as = e Il IT. e es sSsy ss ao5f e
yI,S se!ar';S! 81 @ tais riyss ,nprovenent VT!
tho ,llllnuls 4 Michigan CutMl tO thu mississippi
River. there conncat1ug With l:.u0 70 1h:Nu
ssyrpl an,l It's tributaries, and muko wntcr con.
l!isnluation fsr,ih tho Gulf VI st. Lawrence 1t
ew nrk E!ty tn w. Louis aii'' nll places y, tho
Aiu1co.
From tho forcgolng it.may be scon huw In
Ereut influence it Will iiuye lii choa,,o.ing ins
lMtGs Of tr,lnaportntion; uicarly showing ttni
ibis would hccniie, III Il short Lung, nu ur tho
lnrgD Mrtl0n Of tho ettxcnH Ut this vnst country
Us well ~ tho Slntn Ut lEl!ntds.
clI1cAu0 SEWAGE.
On the ever-prrsent nl.A eyer-pnfufuIly i'll
tercstlnE subject OF Chicago sowago III tho
canal tho reh0st says:
"a Mrge portion OF tho aowngo of tho City Of
ChIetHu Easscs run tho ChtctEp River intti tho
! Illinois 4 MlchIgMl Cuual. ',l1it,, wtcn pslsstn9
fcnsvu slpl tint Il tns bneOttlu al, nlrlllst in-
tolernblG nulsn,1ee ~ citizens OF Juliet nnd
Ser rfesgnt @ 'G ,s I'm ty # ts % l., Es u
ures would ba taken Immediately to lbatp ihIs
WIS na.lo i,y tso isoassI of Nl.isrren With s,to!s
IN pnl LII vitw. but Tor ssllno ruls0n tho matter
is beGil permitted 20 reat wthuut my etIectlyo
AGtbH bclHr Alktn BY thDsc III nithDrjtS.
Of Jails!, ,!cit,iinx tic Ma}or u iio rity ani
litaNl ii T.,ale not ony sont notiiiol ,nn,or- @
nusly atgnul. but wn'lcil ulMn thu l.oart Ut
EAnAl Commissioners. Htd c1rNtHtly requested
ruliuf. ~'' -', ',>'' ''''~'' '''
THE PETITION
aid Chlei-Engtnccr Jcn,!e's report are then
given. The iNtur y NJ follows.
potitio,, 10 your hor!osnlS iioanl sy cilssi,s nf
tMrli9 the watcr of ,l,espiAinrs R!vor intn the
lllinuls & Michtgnn Cl'4( ~ y fec.ler. and Of
aos ao M o tS e!na , wneh ,ipn nFn s
boon ,pferrnt IL tne ~ lsDstXAie AMI report As
ta its pructlralllty. | blvn oxn,ninc'l tho iinc
to tho wntcr vi tho ucsrlRinca Nlycr lcitiY
turnea i!ltn tho Hal,ll ~ u leuef, ana hu!love .
D. 1sas *a op.et u aa 9o ss sss S
s shS Sn 70 To- dsu IT," 1 u ssp
aud the Openings bU undo III tho ca,il fur rp-
c9iyfnY tho wAtUr III such pi'.cas Us shal be by
o o. uboe. ~ apb"v .ed a,:d u i 70 70 G,sF
tho wator possille for fsttltK tho tatiHct0 unno
froh. tho sewnxo Of Chicago through tho chi
ton, mid thus avoid iho nnisatco or tho deposit
of s,ie ta u tho sity atonE tne M lno r. sl!a
sIs@ lie saEsS 10 Iraeport he wator ~ tc
l5espfaines ltlyer IL intrklncctl intD tho t.,nll
tho groM;3r VIII ~ thu oflGet sul,xht FOR by this
ilnl point will he Gust Of thu bridge rr0sslux tho
Gnl,M ut Summit or nut fur fEtIu, tho 9lnri-
'sito isep % nd % no du'a @ se,.ss tha risor vii bo
lieccssnry, as rock eslso in tho battoln ot tho
river Just below torfs sufficient aaln or bnt-
Ftlr fur ull lIracilcnl Putpusca
Tho river hore. lii low wator. Ia seyorul foot
hfFtpr than tho ualA.I, unl u s,,tublo bltkhonA
bo drawn ut,l lfoppu!l down to yto LEVEL Df tho
ctlut fH0 proper bustn t!|ltsllc Of the llne of
eaGal withnut va.slng my saa',laYe by wasll or =
Thur aro severn! othor places whorc tho wator
siitar mul,tur, and Hil Ut conpA rasivrly Hinnll
cxpo.lse, but tho 44esllon ot cost ~ not III 10
s,o @ sKs " ess x0,H M snS
:, haso not exa1.!h.rl Lanes Lako and Rock
forlDd hy these Whu ArU tntltltAr with thu sulIo
that thuru would bu Iu objrGtiDn to tho dam Oc.
ik rebuilt Ut tao foot Ut tho hike, and Tho wuter
w turned intD the cu@ul " tho saE through tho
y Ilo watcr thas aeculnuiatos IN tho DosplaInus
a