Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1858-01-05
caIoAao 1MpRoVEIENTs.

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We copy from late number OF the Dafty
chicago Times, the following exhibit of the
Improvements in that city during the past
year. From this extract it willsbe observed
thas notwithstanding the pressure in the
money market, there has been considerable
increase in the amount expended for building
purposes over the previous year, showing a
steady increase in the business Of the city,
which is now the great emporium of trade in
the West, and which is destined, perhaps to
become one of the largest and most poPulous
cities in this countryi
We nrtsent 10 our readers this morning, our third
ansua list of the buildings erected in the city du
ring the past year Their actual costt VIII De seen
/ amounts To four millions of dollars. This IS the
sum that has been actually expended for laoof anu
materials and does of course, include the value
4 of the Land on which the buildings stand The fol-
loving figures show the amount thus eXpenueu lot
/ the last four years: 100000,
In Observation-Disclosures. 2,oslISoO
IN 39 9a5' 700 zoo
In Observation-Disclosures. 100000
The increase for last year isn0t largsi but the
sum of four millions of dollars is no eabIte, aud it
we make improvements TO that amount every year
for The next five or ten years, where VIII Cnicago
then he?
"A
er cannot fail to notice four elegant churches the ST.
|: james Episcopal on the North Side, and the First
PEe,byterian Uuiversalist and Methodist ch1rcnes
Oh Wabash avenue They are all magnificent build
ings ard will compare taYorably with any IN Tue
United States =
No first class hotels have been built this year, if
we except the Adams House, which is SO well Kept
and so well arranged, that a7aost P2ss Tor
one The TremoIE Briggs sndssit ond 4loRees
still maintain their reputation as the leaders OF the
Chicago hotels.
erected, all of which will remain for many long
years. enduring monuments of the liberality OF tner
owners of the taste of architects and OF me SAN
of our mechanics. Among them we may point HTltn
pride to the noble pile at the corner of Lake ana
Lh Sale streets, of which Mr.. Otto H. Aatz is the
architect. We doubt whether SO splendid an IRON
building can be found in America
of marble buildings too there have been large
number put up this year. Among the business
houses Mr.. Tinkham's "Portland Block, at the cor
ner of Washington and Dearborn, is among the
first; and among residences that palatlal square OF
houses on Michigan avenue near Harrison street,
MAY challenge competition anywhere TINS Sue Vi
tie Atlantic.
The majority fhouses built, however, are ofbrick
Not Of the dull dngy, ugly, dirtcolored brick for
mcrlT used here; but OF speries that very closely
resembles the Philadelphia brick so justly celebra-
ted. Compare poles buildings on South Water
street Clark street bridge with the brick houses
built FIVE years ago, or even with Plety liow
on Washington street, and how great is the con-
tFast,
Ofthe dwelling houses built this year, many are
models at once of comfort and elegance. In this
respect Chicago considering her YOUTH is surpassed
by no city in the United States There have been,
Of course many small houses built, descriptions OF
which are not included in report. The aggre-
gate cost of these is $4,000, which amount is in
Guided il the sum total of cost.