The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-06
President Mccormick to
Demand Power Rights or
Give up Auxiliary.
JOLIET PEOPLE BALK
Big Dynamite Charge To Be Used to
Blow Away Dam On Des-
plains River.

President r r. Mccormick Of the
sanitary district declared yesterday
that the proposed $12,0oO,0O0 Calumet
feeder to the main drainage channel
will not be constructed unless the leg
islature gives the district what II de-
mands at Joliet.
The flourishing of this club over the
heads of down state members of the
legislature who are friendly to the
Calumet proposition caused sensa-
tion in the city hall yesterday. The
city's sewage system on the south side
has been extended with view OF
eventually emptying into the proposed
Calumet canal. If this work IS aban-
doned, as President Mccormick threat
ems, not only, it is claimed. would the
contamination of the lake still menace
water users on the south side. but the
city would be put TO large expense in
providing reduction plants.
Confers With Mayor.
Mr.. Mccormick was at the city hall
yesterday for a conference with Mayor
Busse. He explained TO the mayor
what he intended to do to bring the
| legislature to time and will hold an
other conference with the mayor and
Alderman Foreman Thursday morning.
IF we can get what we ought to
have at Joliet. then we can go ahead
and build the Calumet canal" said Mr.
Mccormick after his conference with
the mayor. The taxpayers of the city
of Chicago are the same taxpayers OF
the sanitary district. l don't believe
| these taxpayers should be assessed
S12,O00,000 for another big canal unles:
we can realize some return from that
We figure that the water power tha
can be developed south of Joliet, an,
which is created by the drainage can
iai. together with tho present plant be
tween Joliet and Lockport, would b.
worth at least $12,0o0.0 900 to the tax
payers of Chicago, or the cost of TIL
proposed Calumet feeder For tha
reason we shall insist on our right
at Joliet and unless we get them
do not believe we ought to embark OF
the Calumet project"
To Force Legislature.
The legislature will reconvene in Oc
tober, and this contention will be sc
up as one of the reasons why the dis
trict should get what it wants a
Joliet.
The four years construction work il
connection with the districts enor
nous water power plant south of Lock
t port was completed yesterday, and tn
! water will be turned into the tail rae
today Two thousand pounds of dyna
t mite will be used in blowing out tn
: lower dam, which is 160 feet in lengt
and which has held back a ten foo
4 body of water in the Desplaines river
1t is aimed to blow up the entire dar
t with one blast With this obstructio
5 out of the way the water viii be lie
into the channel connecting the powe
2 plant with the upper basin in Jolie
/ The channel is 1000 feet long and
= cut in the solid rock. 1t was provide
e in the special act of the legislator
which permits the district to go int
the water power business, and will b
a used as a canal for canal boats whic
e formerly used the Illinois and Mich
, gan waterway.
:, To Open Channel.
r The only work yet to be done t
$ completely open the new channel fc
d water power purposes south Of tn
n Lockport basin will be the tunnelin
d CT the present end of the deep chann'
n at the windage basin. This Will has
Il to be done with great care, as LAX
e several hundred feet long and thirt