, 1859-03-22


C1Y 1xqRoyEYExrs-As the season advances
wc notice on every side un increased hustle und
stir, in favorable weather, Ut Of several days Of
last week, amounting to anything we have ever
seen In Chicago. The season improvements in
the line OF first class business Improvements
either in the way Of raising buildings to Crude,
or replacing old structures with new, will, from
present appearances, take rank in amount and
value with any Of several preceding seasons for
Years pass, The season las opened earlier by
two weeks than for the mast tuo or three years,
and already the low rates Of labor and material
urc being successful inducements 10 capitalists
and moneyed men here and owning real estate
substantial manner Every day VIC hear and
are called on to chronicle somc ncw enterprise
projected or already under contract, and many
Of these in the very heart Of our city.
Take tue block, probably the most valuable in
the city, bounded BY Randolph, Clark, Lake
and Dearborn streets; let us rcview the improve
mcnts which vii! be the results Of the preseut
season.
Commencing at the Matteson House, Oh the
corner Of Randolph and Dearborn streets, that
structure Is being raised to grade hve fccf or
more, to the great enhancement of the value of
its stores on both streets.
Next adjoining. the old Donnelly Hing stable
has been finely rebuilt, and IS now near compile
tion, giving two handsome stores with Offices
above
Farther on Tie 'o"1 story o''cs p'oeA u s'o'es
ana ounces commencing on haaaopn s.'eeI "na
running 1onao 10 lie 'ales Oh tiaFA stfee.'
owned os IT. Evans naS oeci t.nseo' ana Is
no" oelne nn'sneo o'' oehe''n 'of airy oase-
'nen's'
ieF@onS u'ins. 'us'ne>s "''i '"' A1'' ,'D
t1'heHs omscs III 'uese my '''''' Nv u.s." -.
'ne 'hlor''a'soh '.lA' ''''s' enao'le s,''e :"
aia'ss pfe'aa's ~ tns Dppiv"'"es o'
e'atA s''se.' oc'"een A-aAe 1io "auoo'in ss'ee'0
~ !" iae'' e.osea ''' ',e s..'oD'
va the norm sue q. Inc a''e' o' '"e s">' s'ae
o, clatk street, snow nse S,ofs '''4s''e ','n'
n.oeA ~ 10 " r:asea 10 efaoc aoou' s'A ':es
''gn. se1t ao!o'hins' Inc 'ous s'ors pf'cA
'u''a'"E o' H. n.a'''a'o - ~ ao.''" " '''
e'aai a'1l'uoe' Int pank oul'a'n7 " "eo'
oAi''n o. w. he@l n"i.n' Is ~ " cn'ne'. Ut
lno'is'te"s ahd reptnced ny 4 h'sl-c'ass ous'aess
s's"e'ose'
The marble front building next north, the old
3lerchaats and Nechahics BANK, Is also 10 be
raised, or the project is under contemplation.
Hext como tue oia Saloon Buildings u our
1c!'"w citizen. >. J. ecanlnoh' no" IN Europe
eighty feet front on both CLARK and Lake Streets
Isi's Is 10 he entirely rebuilt, as VIC icaff thls
season, the tenants having received notice t"
quit. This will be one ot the finest improve
nlcnts in the city, Is occupied by. and VIC learn
and could not doubt, with buildings entirely
worthy Of tue valuable site;
Next east Of these come the iirst-class stores
to be erected, the first adjoining the Saloon
Buildings, by Samuel Honrd, EsI.; the next by
Tuthill King, Esl, both of t('c best class
pressed brick, with iron store fronts. We thus
have reached the Improvements midway the
block Oh Lake street completed last season.
Passing Oh, adjoining these rebuilt stores on
the cast, We learn that it is in contemplation
with degree Of promised certainty, that thence
onward on Lake street to the corner Of Dear
burn, and thence south to t'.e Ju4ruat o.Iicc
block, the old wooden rat-traps, some twelve or
fourteen i'll number, are to b. entirely s'scnt
away, tU Tiyc place to Il tTst-cllsS five st"r:
business block. for stores and offices, laavin.
tr''nt on both streets OF two hundred anu htty
feet. As to this latter improvement, we do not
learn tllat tue plans haye assumed snl!icleA,
dcfnitcncss fur more specific details.
On the northwest corner ri Lake and I'e1r-
born streets, the old CaHcl buildings. fifty !.ct