, 1881-02-25
A Legislative Committee on Tour
Of Inspection.
4 Conference. Mt the I'ncitic-
Mayor 1Iarrison's Views.
A Reiteration Of Statements Made by
Him in His Messages.
Canal Commissioner Kingmnn Chains
tho Fault 1s Not will tilc
Cnnnl.
Tho Committee Leaves This Morning fol
Lockport, Joliet, Etc.


hnsng rwclvnl thu permission If Tho House.
hogan Thur t0urof iiIspcctloh Into tho cannt
nid *eweraHe question. They arrived In tho
city yesterday nfternopt, And utter 8bit delay
tec're'l tslnrtrrs Ut tho tirnnh laesitc Iiotcl.
Thu full Committee arrtvett. NJ follows: Henry
atrntton, Elnirtnun; z. ]. Mos1alor, j. II. snw,
i. l.. lnr[sl, l,nyfd tteryer. ". II. Harvey.
Wlllintn ~ Duffy, Joseph NalInu. anl John
III Enlndal1. although tho tnwr% nlnnu
tho river stem 10 ilnvo tmeh fuy nutinns Of
iholr coming. very few In t,hic,lpo wure nwnrt.
VI their Intentions, ami their sl*l bnru ,1ll not nj
I'LL result in t'rnng out t1u Chicago arguments
MS to Tho sexc,i question 1".twccn this rl1y
md tho t'.slal towns. Tt1Uy will lcnye
1T 1'cugk this Inarning fur 1.ock-
i"'rt. snsg tlIoncu 10 inlet, Henry tta,n.
'n1 1cr,u1ps tn rcnrin. Their ol,icct, rs they
siatrit. IL to nx:,tnue tho astrr fur themselves
nn! blttnn opinions mud cvitcnce from tho 1t.u-
Mo uionR ths 1inn w1p hnvc schemes for uby!,t
Ing tho stink difficulty. nr skn wish 10 ,,r!tlt;
l!'efr '!cnuncllions Of Chicago and her sewerage
System.
living To tho luck or sufficient notice t1err
wna considerable trullblc IN securing II cuntrr-
cieG hrr'. hnt ut Inst d rson w,ls ssc,trcd Ut
tho 1Mcl'!c, nntl Inst evening tho Committee
htpHn
4 FORMAL SESSION.,
Witch nHtc'' for several hours. III nlll.
'tmi to the full t:nmm!ttcc. there
WrsH present t'nnnt En.nnIs <tOlura Tho.1)ns
anl kI1gI,lttt,. cx-stnynr El'wuod anI Michael
'!a'ry. Of .Tn!tct. ard Gcnrue e. Morgan, repre-
sciltfnE tn Clt9zens' Association
s1r. i:IIwo>d was tho first speaker. iJe cx.
rln'c'i ttie proposition to nuke Ii eut from tho
l'c$pait,ts ttivrr twelve niles n1,uva this city,
wl,cre the tirpr yMs cfvht feet higher tl,nn
slc cnna!, liz eiieycal tint tho proposed t,.t,u-
t!iE- MHrK3 wern not nGrinr1t. iill he Thought
Ihc'!su iiad tcpn reimbursed for its cxrctitfi-
t4:. iie Invited lid Cn,ntnisten Ia Witt iost
nnl inscs1f9Htt tho lntnlrrnbft R1l,cs fer them
seNr*. aud pro'nlsc thoni distinguished re-
COMMISSIONER 1;iS1MAS,
IN answer tn II srres nf questions from tho
GnlihltlGr. rttIeHrsed tho statements nT MIR.
Jrhiley. tho engineer, wbb tin reported that Lr
I* ,r .'itI ,i, ~ PVT IN hns. hrn'sns 'Y Kal-
10 10 rn'scsl ncnr ChtcAyn tl.o channel wItlcuc
1t lsckpnrt, riRltG.n! bridges ,ra.is.I live feet,
river, nfsl hirse- boats given NJ. Mo 6uiiuvr,!
ts't wnull ra!se tho cu!,Hl 5rol. ne anil Il llaf
III ~" nsl lmlf feet. Juliet suffer. When tho
ChlenE.t, he WIS E,,rc was largely interested III
Tug sewerage, M1si wtnh dnpDsc Tho Num-. rsn-
,G r,1 m s ns :. ' 1 ls!"stl9 'f %rthor Her,
thirsy-three steam mid iii c,.-lma.a, tut,
nw!.'x to tho prnctieo OF towns, tIiu pro.
ui nrsc. liz 1,ttl tM1kch with t,wserx md tiny
fMhl tint arrangements tn's lrn iintle lu run
ttc ht'at* ~, !KInsL the clsrEent. ltWn4 utmost
esse'ithti II tho SUCCESS or tho scheus 1hlt tlIe
PUMPS rl0,l he Under tho cuiLi iri If tho Ea,lnt
tumn'lsai',usrs. IN! he tii,'sght 'lo stntc wnItl
,o n. nn " s cko t1''s s'''! + e' S ns u
%ith ,le e.!nat: Tho pumping ssirn,e. !,c I,e-
Mv SIlaw-Wnllltl tito water. which eOl.tuns
tho ses9s4c lcasu tile cntn. nj Dcsplafncs ltiR
Mr, klng,nau-ycs. p.r. Thorn IA ,y,,a, vc co,
n spliI.is1y shic!, wot1 curry It iii, it II
o;s4 s%% ,!ss t sis % sS 4 1 osxy ;, i M + s"t.
rI.s Of sn cihic rct Of wntcr upr m ,IIIn'.tr s
fho i!zi,s d .l,st hsso 'l.t 11 rc.s" tx: t"r
F %pSsra o|i, xI. ss 9 ,t {SS p swsrs !, :. sr e
;n,,ct, lntcrcstg,l. W9 hnv s1u,It stIssi III ~,
warr- works which asc s.iil,,,4C .israess cscrpt
Committee ,lowt, there ~ "'"" ''"e ~ 'eo 'uo
0'''>'o ~" M,Y',i, II ,rp,sox.
who ',u'l come ii.tn The ,us!n. nskc.' for tho
s,,t,a sHr .a!, "!n, nn ~ ,1Io te sq, M II tne su
for nGt n'nre tilas' oilt.,hult tho
ycsnr. y,,.sl, :, c9nt!n.ts % h!s questions. ho
turning tlle It's Plaincs inin tho cI.Ii aid thus
tiM.nil,s THO water from thu asalth 1rs1eh. ar.
hlnKn,'l,i replltai tn't ttlst WIS 4 question thu
Rroy!ncp Ihey preferred to let tho l.cgss!nt,'re
Ill sr''sS ~ s1lrh questions.
s M sy Is Tot s ssS 5 tic t% .s1 9ur nssis Il ns Msa
i'acs .! say t,!at we II l@iiet *;%ild !,rsfer %
iasso our Gt'ai!t:ca t''n to taku th!s sink any
hraltl'icr th.ln y our present rDr's!tlon.
Mr.. ilnt!: Or .1tls, !el,vet! tint i could lIr
.seulnus ratcd I" tho Cntn!nittce TINT this SOW
lHa Wtlh in1tirlllH tnu health Ut tho ieDptE Aluly
the rat,u!;
Mhyor tiarrison tlacn' on rellcst OF tho coln-
1t,s rusIr,oy ny 1.lr uA1rr,,
t,o cm,l,i ru,l,v r,, lint h.. frIns ,ta,,, t,,,
rls"r wer lrsy III i",cm,. , Ies IN 1lo 'x s,vp,"s t%s
nnt.1 "Eiu 'E.ttf'HH titHu tho HNHe!hH'f Ata