Sanitary Dist. contest offers $1,000 prize for new name

Now is the time for all good men - women and children, too - tocome to the aid of their sanitary district.

If this noble appeal doesn't stir your civic fervor, think aboutwinning $1,000.

Hoping to spruce up its image, the Metropolitan SanitaryDistrict Monday announced a public contest to rename the agency.

The winner gets a $1,000 cash prize, donated by veteranCommissioner James C. Kirie, who has battled for years to get a moredescriptive title.

"Our name doesn't tell the story," he said. "We do more thanjust treat sewage. We reclaim and purify used water, protect LakeMichigan, keep the rivers clean and now we're responsible for …