Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-28

George w. Paullin,
Wallace q. Clark.
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Steps toward repairing some Of the
defects found by the legislative in.
vestigating committee In one Of the
walls Of the sanitary canal at Joliet
have been taken by the sanitary dis.
trict trustees. Parts Of the wall, where
| disintegration was found, are being
strengthened and several holes found
above the frost line are being filed.
No immediate steps will be taken to
rebuild the wall entirely, inasmuch as
It's condition Ia not regarded "a
dangerous. Concerning the legisla.
tive committees report, Lyman r.
Cooley, consulting engineer for the
sanitary district said:
1.-THE report Of the committee indi.
Gates that there Is no immediate
danger, SO that immediate replace
ment of the wall does not appear
necessary. The report does indicate.
however, that eventually the walls
will have to be rebuilt. The fault lies
in the material used. Poor concrete
Wa used.
In view OF the committees re.
port, which indicates that there Is
no immediate danger II such defects
as are pointed out are remedied tenn.
porarily. have suggested to the
board that such repair work be done
and further rebuilding wait for year
or two. My reason Is that in the
course Of q year or two. after certain
suits in the federal courts are dis.
posed Of, work on the deep water.
way plan may be begun. Working
out of that plan will require certain
changes in the construction and loca'
ton Of the walls, SO that, as matter
Of fact, there would be required new
set Of walls through the Joliet dis
: trict. Therefore. with the absence Of
immediate danger as indicated In the
committees report, the work OF re
building the walls may safely wait
until that time.
: Definite plans along this line will
, have to wait further action by the
legislature In the way Of investigat
Ing. The sanitary district probably
will seek an appropriation to take
care Of such further investigation al
: appears necessary. The sanitary dis
trict trustees are willing to do every
thing asked for by the legislative com
mittee In the way Of making the WALL
SAFE"
I Four companies submitted bids I.
, the sanitary district for the excava
), ton Of section seven and eight Of thu
i Calumet Sag channel. The section
extend from Blue Island south Il
D Worth.
!. The bids were referred to the com
mittee on engineering. The bidder
I were Green 4 Sons Co. OF Chicago
y T. w. Keys OF La Sale. ILL.,; Byrn
), Brothers Dredging and Engineering
|. company Of Chicago. and the Grea
( Lakes Dredge and Dock company 20
Chicago.
|. From the way the bids were sub
;. mitted 1t was impossible to tell whicl
D was lowest until the engineers hav'
D passed on the specifications.
=, Chicago IL to have $4,000 Aamin
arcs, or their equivalent, as the n
suit Of action taken at Joint NEE
, ing of the engineering committee q
:, the sanitary district and q committe
representing the city.
The engineering committee, q
which Thomas Sullivan IL chairman
: voted unanimously to enter q col
!, tract with the city to install 1900
! additional lights and to rehabilitat
about 1900 now In existence. A col
-, tract practically completed called 70
=, 10000 flaming arc lamps.
The cost of the new work Ia eat