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Show BUILDINGS ARE SINKING Subways . in Chicago the Cause of Foundations Settling. CHICAGO, Sept. 13. The subways of the Illinois Tunnel company are found to be the cause of the settling of the streets and of several large buildings In the downtown districts. This conclusion con-clusion is set forth by the city's special spe-cial engineering committee in a supplemental sup-plemental report made yesterday. The engineers cite four instances of settle- ments directly traceable to the undermining under-mining of the streets by the tunnel company, and declaTe that it is impossible impos-sible to prevent a settlement of the ground and foundations of the large structures even with improved,' and safer methods. The most Important finding of the commission is that It is not feasible to -make any plan that can be safely followed fol-lowed for all connections. Another flnd-- ing is that It is not practicable to make connections under air pressure, 'as it Z would not be sufficient to sustain the - pressure of the foundations. It is found that because of the danger dan-ger to the building and streets the tunnel tun-nel 'company practically has ceased ; making connections and many of the . connections which were started have ' been abandoned. No damage was found as a result from work on the main line tunnels. |