, 1881-01-21
COMSf1TrEt: WU1Eik.
e..at.t s1t,hassh In The Ehtta99 Tribune.


sitlcr the Mutlit resolution to turn TIC waters
Of the I)esplalncs Into tho cana fn order to
rrlEeyu the Joliet people Of tho ln1,carabso
smells ,,uw proceeding from the State ditch.
Quit: delegation OF outsiders was present,
Including Mayor Harrison, City Engineer
Crcglcr, William Thomas, Superintendent of
the CHllal, 1)r. Rauct Secretary of the State
Marsl Of Health, md Commissioner Stewart,
Of Chicago, who was present in tho capacily
Of silent lo0kor OF.
A(aybr tIurrison, at tho fnvitntinn Of Scna-
tor slunn, made an extended explanation Of
tic tlclay in the matter Of tho l,rlugep0rt
As In irecent Interviews
published IN T1tE Tribune, liz procecGca 10
show that tho Councils APPROPRIATION
ut 4l00, 600 for tho pii'nplIlg-Works proved
too s,nnil III The light Ut tic proposals re-
celych Il, answer to the city's advertisements.
Undor tho churter 1t wMs impossible 10 make
II further appropriation until next spring, ex-
ccpt iii cna.; Of e'terEGticy, a1ld ti6 INV tte-
pIrt1sleIit hat tlccfdetl tint
NO EMERGENCY EXISTED.
In short, tho city authorities, according to
his statement, hal exercised eye" moro .nam
ordinary tllia lfltgoIten ~ the t',atter, bit
Ind bcin llamprvel by the law.aad con!:.
Ieilea t" IT tlG ttns e., "scr 'tn,1l
Scy 's y0us'' ' '';s! esset iRo'a!s iRs e'Tf Ta
say asspsi ai.eut III iSo alleged SSesent esa!!ncss
ot'tl!o Clteasn River, tho be;e;ts conferred
spc1kabl. llastiness of tho South Fork. which,
III his upinlu,I, WIS primarily RESPONSIBLE for
tic ,uxiolis ulors w,tcl, wera waited Into tho
1li9stIIlls of the .peorle along the eal!ai.
EitY Of Chicago. lln further showed TINT tho
Mlils;ltcr did not proceed alone from ,Chc;l-
H. but .that the want of. dredging, ~
the canu1. nnd tllc c'upiyings Of llltll
M banks Il ,a.i d'st oot tea to Do With tis stiks
which sillrll to heaven. While llu believed
IN thy prl,Iclp!e ,Df p1lnlliilg..'snrks, 1t WIS
his firm hcliaf tllat, unless they wero so 10
cateA us to c1nnuct with md t.raw oft
TIE FILTH IN TIE snuTlf fOilK,
they would fall st,ort 0f fulfilling tho en-
I,erta,lol,s which Ind been, placed IN tlent.
III sltppnrt OF lis assertions as to tle conl-
|mratlve Innocence af ChfcnEa Proper tu tllis
matter, l!u alluded To- tho clty's exceptionally
tl,at tho river wns responsible fnr ,tirlltherla
along tho gn,tal BY stating TINT ci!ltrun living
'tlear The river scented to Eruw fnt ~ 1t @ A!!d
we're as l!ealtlIy Es my III thu country. The
Limitations ilnposcd upon Chlcago III, tic
nlattcrOf raising revenue, In spite nt NIL Which
coitrlbatGd between lni,e-l!sarterH'ttl niit.-
iifll, ,ok thu. Slate revenue to help scllooE tho
tatoIs tl,at l,s foaliy didn't .sce how sau
would xcl along next year. lla expected 70
20 nut of o.tica ~ ttte spring, and the diff.
$St''sa s e s'S sotsd @ sR"'f SeaS i"sSS're sS fq @
"'S'' FEELINGS or r1rY.
fur his SUCCESSOR. This little side remark, 1t
should l>a rolnenbGretl, wNs nEnAlu To Il ruin
mis-, ind II nIiulentIy impressed SEINE Of
tlenl with u butter ppEuintt Of ChiengU's
Chief Magistrate uln!l they lstltl previously
entertained, III nllatl!nE tn Ssllator Munn's
3 S rselcsc g. tlat Epth II thg Y scnntors ' p Was
put III operation, TIE river would 6e prnctl-
cally ,Geliaked NJ during lMrt OF tlo ytns,
T sole ao'sS tho % eal,al tsease a.i'l pcsiIencS,
ilitI tho Inst state Of tiat l,ropEu SHOULD be-
co1ne vastly WORST than tl1e tirst.
lnyln Si,'Wyn "w nclt ,I,a !Glsas 'i!t f"r
Tie AIayor very deltly suggested tint i
Stato to turn around mid iielp Cit
GaEo sEE bY i iGf'ropr%al's 4 9aey1 1ns !. urks ''a;
70 nse connect xvii VIII, mud f rsw oil lie ssWsss q
tlls city a tlIe tltI uf tho South Fork. Tile
Mayors very evident INCLINATION to dls1n0gnt
the hiRll horse which lle Is occasionally dis
UPON tic Committee, mid tho suggestion Of
Ill appropriation by tic btate
Met WITH MoHE r.tvon
than might have lecl, supposed.
Cts ENGINEER Crcgfcr full0wct1 With 4
statement sul,staututinE the Magyar III regard
X X ,pyosass ts f'ys a!,s'ssa a . gupssa.s'sst til t!st
ts uons s,tea T%s s'' o 's eI 0'p peope & s'a(s
the course OF Ills ren'nrks, hu referred
iterate'l the siatonie!!t Tint Mayor llarriso'!
theM declnruti that Chicago hal No lecd Of
the cn.lnl, that tho. cal!al was not lnasle
for tho benefit 1T thu city, alul Tint
faut Il i of 4 tAs !ssf' et ! %s ts
a!nl not Sf t!lo i}; eiy; Moreover Mr T!olss 7,
prove tho trntl. nt, hts statements, The
MaYort ts;t"ntly ss heyE Sy.r sa ;at my
must surely Ilnyu misunderstood him. Thc
litter US st0utly insisted tint I'e hut q:
lIEAnn THE slAy0t SAY 80,
and the n,ntter wns finally lsft III Just that
shape. Alr. TltUn,ns proceeiled ~ cunsller-
s1g sls I'LL spEt e y @ agtsd a ufsc S c II pesr e
luck ot &lrelglng. 1le fully irtIorsel tho
ltlea Of I,lllnpng-Wurks, nlMl, sh0wett that l,,
|iatl l1na nIl In Ills power to secure their
Dr. isanci, followed Will, SONS statistics
caha caH, @ aMl ito S llauis EIvcr W WwGi!s \ = s,iI:
eailal Wns tho lltilllAtc solution Ut the frots-
oMiy one. In. fact. wu* tlio, ., establish.
i!,ent Of pulnp!ng-works nt ur!dgGport.' 0m
tllts potnt lly. .lisagrpcl! with tlo Mayor IN
one respect, believing tlnt tho locAdon, Of tltv
We'1d wo" y aeesu'is s ' lie ' rssats S T esise II:
c!.u!inE tho drainage Ut the st9clii, Yards
senator 1.anrtng suggested that tho Com
Tow, Of Like peoplo bo l'card 1ropi VI tl,at
tftlB. ,,,.s,