A Plea for the Improvement of the West Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River: With the History of the Harbor, Together with Maps Showing Encroachments Therein, Addressed to Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors of the United States

Edward T. Cahill

Barnard and Miller, 1911 - Chicago River (Ill.) - 259 pages

Contents

• Prelude: 1
• Description of the West Fork as a passageway from Canada by: 7
• Chicago a Port Long Before the Union Lake Michigan and: 15
• Map a new and correct map of North America with the West India: 15
• Map the United States of America with the British possessions: 16
• Map a new map of the western parts of Virginia Pennsylvania: 19
• Map A New Map of Part of the United States of North America: 27
• A National Highway to Connect Lake Michigan with the Illinois: 30
• Act of Congress March 30 1822 90 feet forever dedicated for: 33
• Chicago River by the Act of 1822 became an international highway: 40
• The dedication of said ninety feet in 1822 sought to be destroyed: 47
• Edward T Cahill procures petition to be filed for the removal of: 52
• Picture The Newberry Library: 52
• 883: 63
• First dock in Chicago: 66
• 22: 66
• A Cahills map showing land from Oak street to Indiana street: 70
• Picture view of Mr Fahrneys dock and piering: 80
• Diagram W H Fahrneys harbor showing slip constructed 40 feet: 83
• No buildings here on lake front allowedSouth Park Commissioners v: 89
• Picture view of the Illinois Central property at Fortyseventh street: 93
• Ross 215 U S 70: 96
• Picture a view of the lake shore looking north of the foot of Chase: 101
• South Shore Lands: 108
• Navigation for Successful Transportation Must Be Paramount: 116
• Sanitary District 242 Ill 321: 122
• Report of George D Tunell an Expert Selected by the City: 129
• Forest products: 135
• 52: 138
• 52: 144
• Flowage of water from Lake Michigan threatens serious complica: 178
• Mr Cahills tribute to Mr Newberry: 184
• City of Chicago Board of Public Works argument for this improve: 191
• Maxwell Property: 197
• Oscar Baur property: 203
• Western Electric Company: 212
• Salt industry: 216
• Chicago River and Harbor Association ask for this improvement: 222
• Letter from Chas A Woods: 229
• Lumber industries situated on the West Fork: 234
• J O Nessen Lumber Company 240: 242
• B W Ripley 247: 248
• View Ashland avenue bridge also showing part of plant of Peoples: 253

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Plea for the Improvement of the West Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River: With the History of the Harbor, Together with Maps Showing Encroachments Therein, Addressed to Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors of the United States
• Author: Edward T. Cahill
• Contributor: United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
• Publisher: Barnard and Miller, 1911
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: Apr 12, 2011
• Length: 259 pages