Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

tor he would give the people the benefit
of his business experience.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Maddcns
remarks the meeting broke up without
the fOrmality of a motion to adjourn.
The hundreds present crowded for
ward. a line was formed and all march,
ed past the stage and shook hands with
the man they delighted to honor.
Chairman Crllly secured order long
enough to make the statement that II
had been reported another anti Madden
meeting was proposed, and he suggest
cd the present meeting adjourn to meet
| after the opposition meeting whenever
| 1t might be held. This was agreed to.
| and then the crowd dispersed.
At the regular meeting of the Drain.
age Board Wednesday afternoon 1'rcsi-
dent Thomas Kelly delivered his in
l nugur1l address. He assured his asso-
| ciatcs that he would spare no effort In
giving cooperation to realize the cul.
mination of the sanitary district prof..
ect. The greatest diligence, he said,
was required to complete the work In
accordance with the law and open the
channel In time to offset the elements
which now menace public health In this
great and growing municipality. No
time should he lost, the new president
declared. in adopting ana entering up.
on the execution of plans TO carry the
| al, fl,., x,tt
tO enlarge the channel of the Chicago
River In order to obtain the requisite
flow of 100000 cubic feet of water each
minute. Continuing. lie said:
The statement which has been go fire..
quently made, showing that over 80
mel Is completed. has led the public. !
fear. TO an erroneous impression as to
the sum total of work which remains
to he performed. While It Is a crafty.
ing fact that 00.S per cent. of the con-
structiOn of the main channel from
Rolcy street to 1.ockport. a distance of
over twcnty-eight miles. Is indeed com.
pletcd. yet the great pcrplexing prob.
lens Of conducting the sewage with the
requisite flow of water into the channel
at RObcy street. and Of successfully car
rying the great flow from Lockport
through the city Of Joliet without
spreading devastation through the val.
ley, still remains to bc solved. The peO.
pie of the Illinois valley towns expect,
and they have right to expect and de.
mand. that every requirement of our
organic law shall be compiled with he.
fore the sewage Of this municipality bc
turned into the drainage channel.
The acquisition of right of the
way for the lower channel. Mr.. Kelly
said. was fraught with many difiicul.
ties. while no practical steps have
been taken to secure an adequate flow
at the same. Government apprUpria.
tiOns for the improvement Of the river
will help wonderfully. but upon .he
Drainage Board sits the responsibility y
Of improving the sluggish stream as far
up rs RObcy street. The finances Of the
hoard will require the strictest a,,en-
tiOn hcncefOrth. rs the resources bc.
come more restricted and the necessity y
for letting new contracts becomes al'-
parent. It IL u matter Of regret. Mr.,
Kelly says. that for the first time In
the history Of the sanitary commission
warrants have been hawkcd upon iiiC
market ut discount. Mr.. Kelly sug.
gested that the engineer report imme
diately upon the estimated cost. not
only of extending the channel from
I.OckpOrt through Joliet. but Of deepen
Ing the Chicago River. ana for the con
strlctlOn of required bridges. II II the
proud hope Of every citizen that the
drainage canal he at IN early date con-
vertcd into n great navigable water.
way. connecting Lake Michigan will
the Mississippi. Every step taken hns
been framed with clause permitting
the district or the government to max,
such changes as are necessary To max,
II gre,It commercial waterway.
Mr.. Kelly spoke for the maintenance,
of the nOn-partlsan features of III,
board and for civil service reform nnd
salutary economy.
President Kelly announced the fol
lowing committees: judiciary. Jonc,
chairman, Braden nnd Mallettc: FL
nance, Wenter chairman, Carter nnt
Smith: Federal Relations. Garter
chairman. Jones. Boldenweck. Nal
lette ana Eckhart; Engineering. IRA
den (Chairmam, Jones. BOldenweck
Carter. Ecklart. Kelly. Smith. Wentel
and Mallette; Labor. Eckhart CHAIR
man, BOldenweck and Wenter; HEATH
ana Public Order. BOllenweck CHAIR
NAM. Bradcn ana Smith; Rules, Kelly
Eckhnrt and Jones.
Most Of the property owners on Wesi
Madison street are opposed to an ele
waited road, as they do not propose tC
have Madison street darkened and
ruined rs business street, rs LAX,
street has been. \ mass meeting Oi
West Side property owners will be held
soon ana an organization formed rC
fight the project. \ prominent Wes,
Slider said recently that u certain West
Side individual who aspired to the Dem,
Ocratic nomination for Mayor, was Ger.
tainly not helping his candidacy any
by the active part lie was taking In the
attempt to build m elevated road on
Vets Madison street.
Democratic politicians are trying tC