, 1861-08-29

The Monroe Street Improvements.
The matter Of improving Monroe street be
tween Clark and State streets Is before the
Common Council. The necessity Of such I'M
provement has been before the public for
scme years past, and has each season been on
the increase, This part Of this street is now,
the most costly edidee in the Northwest,
made the central point Of our city.
Had the property owners at an earlier peri. |
Cd come forward, and in view Of the ineom- |
plete1ees Of the Government building, pro-
posed temporary improvement Of the street,
urging this as reason, there could have been |
no objection. Either Joliet gravel, McAdam,
cak plank, Or, to quote from one Of the City
Fathers, a " sand road" might have been put
In, aud the public would have accepted the
zeason as sufficient.
But, instead Of this, this important street
has been left il condition Of utter neglect
It has been safe only for mule trains, and at
many times Of the year utterly unsafe for o7di-
nsry vehicles, and this all through the pro-
tracted period Of finishing up the new Post
Office and Custom House.
Now that this noble building Is finished and
in service, the time has come for Monroe
street to be opened for uses becoming Its 1oca-
ton, and it is not ready. More than that, it
| is not decided how the street shall be fn1ehed,
| and there is the while manifested dsspo6i-
ton tc adopt for the street something of the
s'ehe2p expedient" order. For many streets
| Joliet gravel or McAdan will do e1cellently
weI, but Tor Monroe street, in this precise 10
ca1lty, nething but the best description Of
pavement should be allowed, It is not wholly
for the decision Of the property owners, for
eome Of these might prefer. to }eaVe the street
in It's present condition fer the next five years.
Let the street be improved at once. The say
I irg Of 3 Thousand or two dollars to the pro-
! perry owners is Of far Less concern than the
convenience Of the pubIc, and the latter, in
this particular locality in the city has been
1org enough neglected Let the Council see
that the improvement Of Monroe street Is lib.
orally carried ont.
Hone GuAzps-A meeting was held in the
Recorders Court Room, Tuesday evening, 10,
| the organization Of City Regiment on ea
larged principles. It Is proposed to enrol :
! force Of thousand men, independent Of tht
preeert city military companies, Government
will soon have On hand in Chicago batter,
ofsix heavy guns and thoussnd stand o
: arms, and 1t Is proposed to use them. This or
ganIzAtaon expect to exercise fAfherly 81
peryitIon over the money raised BY the Com
:. nou Council and that to be raised By tn
: Notwithstanding to the nice little sun
. Of 4T0, 900 and see TO it that 1t is well-expend
: ed. The supervisors have not Jet voted the:
. proportion Of the money, but the Conner
Council have raised a: recent meeting $35,
600, one half Of the desired amount.
Gel. DIck eyss Cavalry Regiment.
+ OTTAWA, Ill, Aug, 49,
3 Editors Chicago Tribune:
Any colder enlisted in Col Dickey's regi
IS | ment Who has good horse-say, worth. 9,
= inspection, $lO6 ID cash, CT upwxFds--wiI b
u allowed to ride his owu hoYse, ffhe will bzip,
e >him 10 OttaN2 and sell him TO the contractc
n The CAPTAINS Of companies are requests
y at once and promptly, ftom time to tina, t.
70 sdvtse Col. DickeJ By Telegraph, at OaAHs
. how un&uy OF his 0en Ndl furnish horses ..
i. fkese tezaa T. Lr1n DtoKRr.