Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-04-06
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pen Robey street to Elstou avenue.
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where.
The North Branch is to be widened.
The South Branch is to he widcned.
\ canal is to be built to Evanston.
y canal is to be built to Wilmette.
\ canal is TO he built TO the Calumet.
The Calumet is TO Ice widened.
The gang expect TO realize fully
S5oo."0"co before they are through.
or course. this may bankrupt the
citizens. but what of it?
Opposition to making Evanston aud
the north shore towns a part of the
sanitary district is finding many ad.
herents among the substantial property
owners of the north shore. The claim
IL made that the engineering difficulties
to be overcome in such an undertaking
are such that the sanitary district could
not afford to do the work and that the
purpose of making the north shore
towns a part of the district is to in
crease the revenue of the district in
order to complete the work already
started. Such plan. say the irate
property owners. would tax the new
part of the district without giving any
local returns.
1T is 'grafting' scheme" said Col.
Henry VI. kidder of North Evanston.
why do they go ahead and take meas.
ures To get us into the sanitary dis
trict before there is any detailed prop.
osltion made in regard to what kind of
a drainage system Is to be provided
for us! We want to know what we are
To have before we begin paying taxes
for 1t. feel sure that If such scheme
Is ever put through It will be long af-
ter the Calumet river district Is con-
nected with the sanitary district. and
when there is real need in Evanston
for such drainage.
THE drcamers speak of this matter
as II II We're no more of an undertake.
Ing than 10 run tile ditch across 40.
acre field. but | am one of the many
who believe that the cost of such a
branch would be nearly equal 20 the
cost of the main channel"
Col. Kidder continues:
1T is proposed to run a canal four
teen miles long along the west line of
Evanston, starting from the lake ut a
point in Wilmette, where pumping
works are to be situated, to lift the
water from the lake TO the sewer. The
blum at this point has an average
height of thirty feet above the lake
level and is battered by the stOrmiest
waves of Lake Michigan. In addition
90 the constant wearing away of the
shore which would make the mainte-
nance of a pumping station there very
costly. the bay is frequently filed with
anchor Ice that would render the op.
Grafton of the works impossible. A
greater difficulty would have to be
overcome because of the fact that all
of Evanston and the greater part of
Wllmette are lower than the sewer
would be unless cuts averaging nearly
thirty feet in depth We're made"
II is further objected by the oppO-
ncnts of the plan that the north branch
of the Chicago River overhows with Its
present drainage at certain seasons,
and that 1t would have to be deepened
and wldened very materially to accom-
modate the drainage from the north.
shore district.
The idea of a lake-level channel Is
said to be impractlcable, as 1t
would necessltate a cut of over thirty
feet for the first two miles and Of about
twenty feet for the following six miles
TO bring 1t TO its junction with the river
near Bowmanvllle. At that point the
bed of the river is twelve feet above
the lake level, and 1t would be neces.
sary to have pumping works there TO
lift this sewage into the river.
From the talk at the Monroe, how.
ever, all the improvements" will be
carried out whether the people kick or
not.
The stencil from ElstOn avenue glue
factories demands the attention of the
Grand Jury.
Society items from the Monroe are
good reading.
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The Police Eligibles Association"
which was so fresh in endorsing Han
ccy, should be turned down for its vio-
lation Of good taste and the civil ser
vice law.
Republicans are wondering what hap
pened TO Perry Hulls ward.
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The Monroe as political factor, has
died out.
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Who is II that gets the coin for the
neglect 10 open North Robey street 10
Elston avenue?
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Democrats already talk of nominating
Miles ]. Deylne for County Judge next
year.
Hon. Daniel i. Mcmahon and Hon.
John +. Kehoe worked like beavers for
Mayor Harrison.
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To Oblige one man the great West
Side thOrOughfare RObey street Is
never opened to ElstOn avenue.
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Edward 4. Dicker, the popular Mas
ter inChancery, Is mentioned by Repub-
llcans as "A strong man TO nominate for
County Judge next year.
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