The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-27
trunk waterway. establishing circuit

trunk waterway. establishing clrcun
through the heart OF the continent. Chs-
caxo h, outing the summit OF the DIVIDE
in order 10 establish this circuit.
OBJECTIONS.
The DISCHARGE VI sewage into any rvs.
is Dad enough al best. put the peopie y.
the Illluais River Valley had tncit uncNSi-
ness over receiving Chicabo Sewage ''i.o
their stream Quleted by arguments sAO"
lus Tie eAtIsa,C uIluDOn "a that ieAsSo
when carried Ia volume oI water Win
Il Cow OF 3Uu.0.v cubic iect a minute. 50
they consented 10 the prOJect Oh cOiui-
ton that they should seceivc a coinpen'd-
ting advantage In the shape or co-opera-
ton In efforts Tor a ship canal. Now,
however. they arc growing suspicious OF
onicagOs good iaItn. a CONTRACT mas &c
Gently been let by the Drainage BoaIu lO'
a nxed bridge ever the new canal. where
as the understanding had been mat sMins
bridges should be punt, ana the pcVP'o
OF the river towns are AFRAID tnat tha1
IS an indication that Chicago ~ soinB 10
he content with getting rid Of its sewage
and will not strive TO effect the projected
improvements below IOckpOrt. Ihe river
towns are also worked up over ruinor
that an act Is 10 be introduced IN the IL
nuO.s Legislature NNiuA me now OF va
ter through the drainage channel at ohly
$4,000 cubic feet, instead OF oVv,rD. a
convention composed on delegates nun
nearly twenty cities ana towns I'D INC
passed resolutions embracing these points.
and also urging the general Government
10 be.in at once the desired improvements
eouthWaTd from LOCkporL IL would seem,
however that their fears concerning III
mlnished flow through the now canal are
Croundless for the greater the volume OF
water pouring into tho Chicago river from
the AXE the greater the assurance ihat
the citys drinking supply will DO pure.
II may be said I'm passing that Dr. FRANK
| tHr
~ this CITY has made many analyses or
| chicago sewage In its progress down the
Illinois river the conclusion arrived AZ
hv him being that practically an inc
pollution has disappeared before the Sow
| age gets TO Peoria.
Another project which has long been
| in the minds OF the Drainage Board man
| agement is now taking shape-a pan ior
| converting the gigantic force OF the IAN
| OF water between Lockport and Johet IN
| to electricity. which may be carried by
wires to Chicago aud used in lighting
| tho streets. supplying street-car tFac-
ton and running machinery.
There has been n great deal OF discus
sion as 10 the effect OF the new canal on.
the lake level. fears having been expressed
| that tho withdrawal Of 100000 CUBIC ieel
a minute from Lake Michigan might nave
an injurious effect upon htEisauVil nc
| change carnot be accurately calculated
IN advance. but the best opinion Is mat
the fall would probably be at least three
inches and could not exceed SIX ln,.>s,,
FINANCES OF THE UNDERTAKING.
The total expenditure on the drInase
canal 10 December l. 1886, has been S-o, ,
! 220l43. and the work or completion VIII
/ probablv bring the cost up 70 go 900 yo
THE CHANNEL. A, AS a A, sa1P Cn ,bs ,5.a
| of the untilization of the new drainage
| canal as also p link ~ a chip cana, con-
Meeting Lake Michigan with tho Missls-
sippi has been present in all the calcula-
| tions of the engineers In charge OF thls
| Great undertaking. Says CHIEF Engineer
| Randolph In a recent report:
| "When completed, the main DRAINAGE
channel will he free waterway, navlsa-
| bic FOR any craft drawing less IMAM ,,Weh-
| ,,,,uo fcet ~ water The cutting being
made bv this district constitutes nearly
| fyvo-ttirds OF the entire cost or creaunS
| a charnei from Chicago 10 the Missis-
| eippi which would be naNirahle LOT ,le
largest boats that will be ahlc 10 ply be-
tween St Louis and New orleans after
! ,ho ,-oeo,t nlans for the Improvement OF
| The Mississippi will have been completed.