The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-31
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tary district trustees.
Accuses Land Interests.

Accuses Land Interesss.
Henry, W. Lee. assistant engineer OF
the sanitary district writes in the
Calumet Record regarding the Burns
ditch case:
Within a month or six weeks 1t II
very likely that some one in Harvey
may have to go into the fedral courts
to prevent the construction Of the large
drainage ditch in Indiana
THE editor spent nearly all Of last
Friday in a hunt for information rela-
tive to the proposed ditch. and finally
he was able to secure a blue print Is
sued by the interests fathering the pro-
ject, which in all probability these in
terests never. dreamed would fall into
the hands of Illinois persons
This map shows, and we have been
able to substantiate the Intentions OF
the Indiana interests by information
secured from other sources, that
large dam is to be constructed across
the Little Calumet river at point
about six or seven miles east OF the
Illinois state line and that the waters
of the river from this dam are to be
! reversed and made to flow east through
! the proposed ditch for distance OF
about twelve miles and then turned
into Lake Michigan.
tdeep, 10 feet. wide at the bottom and
/ 205 feet wildcat the top-sQrne &C.
as anyone can readily see.
i would Harm Illinois Land.
1.-The watershed of the Little CaIu-
met river covers some ZOO square miles
The proposed ditch is calculated to
take the water from about $50 square
miles of this territory and instead OF
allowing it to pass Harvey will turn
it east through the ditch.
i probably 200 square miles of the
/. Little Calumet watershed reaches the
river after 1t passes Harvey. so that
city is now receiving the benefit OF
about 500 square miles of the water
she'd. If $50 square miles OF the
watershed is turned east by means of
this ditch, anyone can readily see that
the Harvey sewerage disposal will be
seriously interfered with. for. where
1 as the sewerage can now be diluted
with water derived from watershed
of perhaps more than 500 square miles.
after the construction of the proposed
ditch the watershed will be only about
, $50 square miles
Await Court Decision.
ii There is little enough water in the
J river at certain times of the year, and
) If two-thirds of this water is taken at
low water stages it will then become
necessary for Harvey to construct an
| expensive sewage disposal plant.
Needless to say, the people of Harvey
do not wish to be put to this trouble
and expense If it can be avoided.
ii This proposed ditch is being father
ed by land interests east and south OF
Gary who wish to reclaim large area
of low land. The project is being OPP
posed by some. but those opposing the
: project have been defeated in all the
0 lower courts of Indiana. The case II
: now in the Indiana Supreme Court and
t those opposing the project expect to
e meet defeat In this court
Q IF the Indiana Supreme Court de.
/. cides against those who are opposing
e the project, then some Illinois persons
: must take the matter to the fedora
8 courts If the interests of the Illinois
: people are to be protected