, 1863-12-31

minEe, erected Tor Il. o. a. Leep. TWO others,
Ing $s4n0 Two thEee-story BRICK store buildings,
20 y II. cost, su,tt0. WV. Bo5inston, Arehl.
On the site Of the Old Dearborn House, corner
Of Michigan avenue and Lake street., very hne
narble block, 130 By 9s-French style-nye stories
e5d St are s ssoE M III 3
W. ". Boyington, Architect, 77s
Directly opposite the above. ]. 2. Farwell and
Mccormick 4 Pro. have erected . marble block,
cost, $5sl0. ". ". Boy1ngton, architect.
WHOLESALE STORES, sc.
Iaain T. Loomis, erected On RiEer street, a four
sto1y block, fo7 feu5 stores each u by 1o4 feet5
$4,000. J.V, Fafweii, marble font French
ss sGs ,e st0ty goen cGoes e aats fsss e. s. By y; @
ftont, French style block on Lake etreet. IS by 10
street oi pressed bliekJ four stories, u By i'd
South W9ter street, 3, by i4o feet, four stories,
Sexha1l and y: +; caTtar-cost s,5'o0o. WV.
( Tfolesalc store for Charles G. Wicker: oa llty-
eE street, 4s b. s[eost 2s:.A9. nrat.clsss
etet $Is,US. Two stores aud Offices tor Bon.
George Aa.lieHe, corner Of Dearborn an9 Madison
etrcete. 10 hJ a-cost s!a OK. E. pc1'as. a'es'
Flock Of four sto1E brick stores. corner OF Lake
anl Frankltr streetB-co5: $x'.0o- One store,
asi cot S:V0. one store, No. s.! South Water
ptIeti, destroyed BY ire md rebailt-oost $4,000:
s5 ssss s 'ts oas Sss fsn; sot9 sa S
store on Wabash ayenne between Lake and Ran
dolph strects-eoet $4,000. 0ne toy. story brick
NJ Il
mctorg. cerncr Of Randolph aud franklin streets
COTS cost ssooCD. j. II. Van 6adell, architect.
DWELLING.
-.tS , 81 -tS1-
card to private dwellings to notice the residence
now in course Of erection for Peter Schut1er, wag
sor-maker, Of this city. He is erecting Norman
Wills. On the tornt Of dams and Aberdeen strccts
,hc State. Il Is modelled aiter ex-Gov. Matteson's
mansion at Springfield, und Nr. S. Eays his shall
cost onc-half more than the Gore1nos's mansion.
Mr. Sehutters building Ia faced on ali sides with
Philadelphia pressed brick, the caps OF the doors
mont white marble; the doors to be Of polished
mahogany, the foo1s Of moaatc pattern marble,
and tie roof Of Vermont sa1'gaicd slate. The
there Eas BEEN about $1,000 expended 't on ths
prtmiscs this year.
sUMMAuy,
The buildings above described foot up to the
enormous figures OF s., ,54a, 800, Or moro than one
and aShaH millions Of dollars, for works Of pub.
lie character those ministering to the instruction.
amusement, education, religious improvement, or
#eA4tQ 01 pEQplt. lit ItGM u 6I1Eit SIQIg3
and private dwellings we have fnlly three hundred
buildings, each Of. which has cost ovor $1,000; !;
| ff1y-ntne Of these cost over $1,000 each, run
ming to cost price Of $15gco to Ss5, eco; The av-
cost q ~ rangia$ at about gyng an
II 10 thesc be added the yaet number OF smaller
buildings crcctcd by persons ct humber means,
Professional architect Ne shall have much larger
nation to the number q cost Of these, baa1 thay
Of million, it being remembered that theft lndi:
/! Eidual cost ts reckoncd by hundreds instead Of
thousands. These estimates added together would
% & doiiaEs % worth Of improvemcats made mad h On he
real cetate Of Chicago during The past scar, or
nearly that amount has been added to her substan-
til Tea]ih i9aspenafnt, Of increase in the pecu.
Tie general character Of buildings ia improving.
We nov have marble fronted dwelling houses and
stores and 1arce plate Elaes windows which vie In
| size With anything produced in Paris, London OF
| New York. Quite novelty has been introduced
asa afs
were only 80 botched together for convenience.
Valuable improvements 6aye also been made in
spa gE he sB Binaa
to grade, seen On all hands, will not only elevate
the buildings but materially Improve the comfort,
cleanliness and sanitary condition Of the comma
ihe eofl in most parts Of the city is Of kind pc
cullarly treache1ous for the ground stories Of heary
sasee beds 3 an hss6
the land upon which the city is built. Hthe foun-
dations Of our 1arge structures press through the
ments to the eo1dity Of the structure are mel. In
many places, however, 1t ie found difficult to
reach tie clay. In the South Division 1t is found
NoltR ana West bsia,ons Ills Is found % It more orc
uniform and satisfactory depth. It Is all import
r The Gf ths
properly placed. Because this rule has not been
enforced, some Of the. most beautiful ar
shteetpIal ;aa5.a, osna%snts of or CITY are 1ast
entire foundation of important structures, and
gsa e, It III Fs. IT 5e aos1s y
csn be obtained ii Chicago for foundation pnrpo-
cesable Of any given sue and Of uniform thick
nese. which. when properly placed upon clay, or
upen piles driven r. s!sS Is ahsel9tely Att secure
csted above was observed In the construction oi
1hc Sherman House, known TO be by fur the heari.
hnsaE s s not
structure is as f11f as ada1nsnt:
1t poor economy to savea few hundred dollars
astions. ss sos Many "a good arctectasal design Is n
ther @ Ssye 4 Tie fecaisits ss1, should never allow
Il Saster 81 Ills In = Tse1 repataon M nd
the architectural good n2me Of their city, is o
more vnlue to them AID o;herE, than thefew dl1tr
dollars they would make By unmanly and uupro.
fcseional coEp1aiFance.
COMPARATIVE yALEEs.
Notwithstanding this immense amount ofou!lding
| ttill nore would have been done had 1t not besI
elements wh,ch enter into the calculations ot Ii.
| contractor. Labor and material OF al kinds havl
gone up 10 degree which is perfectly appalling
either article The prices Of materials Of all kind
have Increased from Is to E0 per cent orer thoa
of The corresponding period last year, with pros
1nanded about any price tho dealers chose to ask
especially the lower grades. Conceive lumbe
which st this time Il 1sas was sold a s. q ,ea
yea1 At IS Per thousand, opened last spring at ss5
have stincned :sh9qt Is E Per cent dvaa9ce an
qualities Of glass are fully 101 per cent. higher
Suue work has not taken quite such rapid strides
but present indications are that It will soon follow
| the lead Of the other staples. The average In
crease is exnctly equivalent to the enhanced p,ic
Of labor, plus taxatfon, With perhaps small ma,
gin in tavor Of the vcnders, who require large
p'T Tie @ Isbor % market Exhibits fruitful dela-1f no
for study-for reelection. The priee Of labor ha
so Thts sowe1el ~ wheh woad sesm to b. ID
Connection between cause ond effect, is nero co
incidence. Mechanics are now earning an ayerag
( e gsa ers e Ss1e aaa no
their salaries raised. The reason is to be sough
in The scarcity Of mechanics, while clerk hire Il
plentiful. Competition establishes remuneration
Is all other values. The number Of mechanic.
, ard laborers who bare enlisted IN the army t.
much greater than that Of the cleskly Glass; whit
mary of them have been called off to other fields
Of activity in preparing army supplies. Hencs
the scarcity, and hencs, also, the rise in wages
Yet the price of labor has not increased In proper
ton to the cost of living, because, before nj IN
toned, the price Of labor determines the cost o
production, and that cost Is increased to the pue
chaser By the taxation the article. Hence too
general rise in wages 1s productive Of little pro
fit TO the lahorcr. because such rice is reflex IN I'll
action, and Increases the cost OF every commodity
which each must purchase with his money.
ZEAL ESTATE.
Transactions in Real Estate have been consider
sbly heavier than LAST year: numerous tracts 0
] outside city property have been subdIvided, ant
t passed into new hands. partly On speculation
but in many instances to be improved as resIdenc,
property at tn early day. The prices Of so-collet
"outs1de property" vanes, according to the dis
lance from the city railway lines, &c. The great
est advance has been in residence Property be
| tween Naidienn and LIKE sfrcfts 1rfst Of Ifninl