Show CHICAGO DRAINAGE CANAL Water Turned into the Desplaino Hirer at Lockport Lockport 111 Jan 17rhe beartrap dam was lowered at 1116 a in today allowing the water from the Chicago drainage canal to flow Into the Dee plalncs river President Boldonwelck of the trus tees board made a short speech Intro duelng Col Isaac Taylor of the canal commission Col Taylor made a five minute speech In which he said the opening of the canal was but the beginning be-ginning of a greater work which would connect the great lakes of the north with the Mississippi river He added that he authorizes the trustees on the authority of Gov Tanner to lower the dam I TIme hurried action of the drainage trustees war the result of a movement on the part of the attorneys In Chicago to secure an Injunction from Federal Judge Kohlsnil restraining the board from opening the gates of the contrail Ing works at Lockport The application for Injunction claims that the waters of the Mississippi will bo poisoned by the sewage of the Chicago Chi-cago river that the waterworks system of St Louis constructed at a cost of 20000000 will be rendered valueless It was accompanied by an affidavit from Dr W E Teachmann city chemist chem-ist of St Louis combatting the theory of dilution of sewage In water na Intended In-tended to bo applied to the Chicago drainage canal and claiming the sevr age will pollute time Mississippi to i point where Us waters will be unlk to drink |