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Yon are hereby notifiofl til al thp Fox River (Jaine and Fish Association, a corporation organ- 

 ized under the laws of this Stale, agree to advance the necessaay funds in the first instance to be 

 paid back to tlieni out of recovery had from said dam owners by legal proceedings as by law pro- 

 vided. 



The aCTeement of said association in writing being hereto attached. We therefore, for our- 

 selves, and for tiie people of this State formally and emphatically demand of yon ihat yon forthwith 

 perform your duties as Fish Commissioners of this State, and enforce the above provieiona of the 



statute of this State. 



Chas. F. Hills, Fkencu & Mat, 



President Fox River F. & G. Ass'n. ^ Attys. for Fox River F. & G. Ass'n. 



John Wilkinson, John A. Roche. 



Secretary F'ox River F. & G. Ass'n. Geokge B. Swift. 



George E. Cole, Phiup Knopf. 



86 Dearborn Street. Thomas Pakkkr. 



Henry L. Hertz, Chas. £. Hyde. 



^78 Morth May. W. L. Brown. 



John C. McCone, W. D. Cooper. 



116 LaSalle St. Charles H. Foster. 



John W. Ltke, John P. Reynolds. 



1.56 Washington St. W. C. Dyer. 



Frank I. Pearce, Cyrus H. Clarke. 



11 South Jefferson St. Frank E. Keltnor. 



George C. Prussing, Geo. R. Davis. 



588 Dearborn ave. 



Chicago, III., June 21st. 1888. 



To the Board of Fish Commissioners of the State of Illinois. 



Gentlemen— Whereas, It has come to our notice that certain dams on Fox River in this State 

 are not provided with suitable flsh-ways; 



And, Whereas, It is provided by law that in case the owners of such dams fail to erect such 

 fishways in such dams when properly notified hy you, that you may proceed to erect such fishway* 

 and recover from the owners thereof double the cost of such fishway: 



And, Whereas, We are informed that no fund has been provided or is in your hands with 

 which to pay the cost of said fishways in the first instance, and in consequence of such deficiency 

 you are unable to, and decline to act in the matter and carry out the law; 



Now, Therefore, We hereby agree to advance to you the necessary funds to pay for such fish- 

 ways in the first instance whenever such fishways are completed or as the same may be required 

 from time to lime during the construction of said fishways. 



All such moneys so advanced to be paid to us immediately out of recoveries to be had against 

 the owners of such dams as aforesaid, and provided, further, that our attorney be authorized in 

 your name to bring and prosecute all suits for such recovery, whenever such right of action against 

 such dam owners or any of them may from time to lime accrue. 



Chas. F. Hills, 



' President. 



John Wilkixson, 



Secretary. 



Immediately upon receipt of tliis letter, another meeting in 

 Chicago was arranged, and acting under the provisions of the let- 

 ter, the owners of the Elgin Hydraulic Company, of Elgin, 111., 

 were given notice required by law, and the commissioners pro- 

 ceeded to arrange for suitable plans for the fishways. 



A meeting with the directors of the Elgin Hydraulic Company 

 and Mr. Rogers, of Amherst, Canada, was had, and figures were 

 made looking towards a contract to put in fishway without re- 

 course to the enforcement of the legal phases of the notice. The 

 Board appointed Mr. Geo. B. Cole, of Geo. B. Cole <fc Co, Chi 

 cago, to act for them in this matter, and in all matters connected 

 with fishways upon Fox river. Mr. Cole, one of the leading 

 spirits in the Fox River Association, gave his time and personal 

 attention to the matter, visiting every dam on the river, and served 

 notices upon all interested, as per his report herewith. 



The dam at Elgin was provided with a Roger's fishway, as were 

 also those at South Elgin and Algonquin. Right here arose an- 



