The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-10
Pollution No. Admitted.

y. f'liCtB-ipI the s''ipEalstiiiS s-'R..-
i Is conceded hy defendants that the pollution
Of the waters Of Il stream wbica. render. such
NAters unit for domestic. manufacturing, ns-
NEUTRAL aud otncf uses may ts'oile an INJURY
10 the riparian T~1prictoTs. ard q NUISANCE which
.ou'a % f4l-tf AaNlaS !t..71'at."n g. az fI,-
tita ana ne subject mttt'r nay iuhte y ~
junction II q t..c"iy and proper Application be
che turning Of tie seNaE" ~ the city oi ChicaE1
" " tie Sanitary District OF Chicago into the
Statr :. Illinois. ac"e'nian.ei as 1t ~ with '9'.
60 cubic t"et per minute II the pure watcr q
iah- M'thltsh "l'.h htI+ Ea'fi IA 'Hrt,E
tiaes as cie+i m quantity as the Se"ase w!l..l
II CARTS WIN Il. VII l9ll;t4 The waters q the
!inois River. which is oFsr atp mil.s hr river
from tne u8nt Who're s1ll water and s.nuT" are
TUNED into tho i.sp!alres River. Ea I'M -
complaint co. n2t a,.!"Ee mat ~ "ata.E OF the
Mississippi River. along To- t-T-trg. Of COM
. that SAID wate.e WIN he ~rr,latsi i. eaii sewage
IS turned .at5 the Desilaines River. This latter
and IS not tie allegation % a fact. Tho cN-
preston .f tie opinion ~ defandants that no
vii be prGa2eea ny ,heir arts has. aad shoSr.II
receive, equally AZ z1ea- weight with this hon
plairan-'a opinion. and much greater weight.
since defendants citr the tact, which is 50 we,l
thereof without proof. that all the oiies ana
towns on tho Nississippi and Missouri rivers and
have heretofore DISCHARGED thor ecvace into said
rivers a'i their tributaries. and that II las been
si,sirpi River below the mouth Of the Missouri
River. and Vat hts vast region whose natural
49, 'F''A' 49, - "Hi-."A- A4' hA~-AH-
F'Dp River. which forms the eastern boundary OF.
- state ~ Missouri. is inhabited by more than
-. 49, hH pCarle.
Attention Of the cuTrt r. called 10 another fact,
which IL stat'd in tn" answers q the defendants
In this connection. uaHirlv. thar for more :han
twenty wears past the seware OF the cit- ~ Chi
caro-. he's been pumped into the Illinois and
Michigan Canal ard discharged into the p.s-
PLANES EIycr. md has TOWN into She Illinois
1lro-. Notwithstanding this fact. whici. came,
and viii not he denied. and the further fact tast
the drainage OF cities and towns above the mouth
of the Missouri" River having a POPULATION ur
more than IL. N.H9 pconle has been, from a tire
whereof the neraorv IF man rlnreth not 20 tho
contrary, into the Mississippi River. along the
eastern boundary OF the State Of Missouri. the
tili Of complaint alleges that the cities and
tuvrs IN said State below the mouth Of III.
ilirois River, by their watervorku systems, 'fur-
Hi-h the Inhabitants ~ said cities md tawrs
with an adequate supply Of rTTe and wholaeorl,
water. NJ and hoaithful for drinking and all Other
Domestic PURPOSES and uSsS from tho raid N;esis-
siun! River so towing IL lis ancient. accustomed
ari natural course"
II, az II appears. no pollution Of the waters Of
the Gissipsirpi River h1s heretofore been rro-
drced. notwithstanding the vast arca which Il
las drained. what iniurv can possibly result
from the e~mr:vtur into the Isspla'nes and mi
noia rivers ~ 3Nj boi cubic feet per Inlnute OF
pure water from Lake Michican7