, 1864-02-17
BUILDINGS III CHICAGO.
he Coming Seo1on-6carc1ty Of 6csa'
dences-Whnt IL Noeded-5alcs
OF Zeal Estate.


Z he Coming season-scarcaty of Rcsi'
dences-Whnt II Needed-5alcs
of Zeal Essase.
Tbs coming spin. sad summer will no doubt
witness IN unprecedented ae,srity IN building IN
Chicaeo. TIE utter Impossibiiity OF procuring :
tenement, the consequent high rents. end the Aes
that the tide Of emigration still sets so strongly
Chicagouard, that were Thousand houses now
empty, they would be quickly occupied By lew
coEers, will ppur holders Of real estate to I'm
proye," notwithstanding the high prices OF nafe'
rial and labor and tho great scarcity Of the as1of.
due 10 the absorption Of 50 much OF sne
muscular element BY the army call. No class OF
property will be so productive as residences,
and to few people will society be more indebted
than to those who while putting money into thetf
Own purses help to furnish domicilca at prices
something like reasonable. The architects offices
are showing eigns Of great activity, and much
greater preparations would be made for the work
OF the season were II not that much uncertainty
hangs over future operations. Bliiding contract
OTIS are as 1ule afraid to commit themselves to
contract which they may not be able to fll at all,
or only at great loss TO themselves. 1t Is imposs-
bic to foretel what may be the prices OF labor and
building materials SIX months hence.
While We giadly note the rapid improvement o.
our city By the erection Of fine buildings, marble
palaees md mammoth sto1ea, VIC submit that what
Ia specially needed now-inost iuperatiVely de.
mended-1s 4 supply Of residences the rcnt OF
which will bring them within tho reach OF the
mechanic and clerk. At present, members Of
those classes with families have 70 pay from one.
ssd % sae'. j. eise Us @ % cheap dwellings and wc can
beat the world In the future even moro lhaa We
have done in the past. There Is plenty Of
r9om w1hn our city s h. to {ons
our prreCnt population, md that Without. m1iefl-
ully enhancing the value Of rea! estate At ptes-
ent We have quite as manY fne houses ab arc
needed, moro In fact than Would be teuanted weta
there choice between them and houses ofa
cheaper class. There is no objection to q good
hcuse, or even fine one, other things being
uTon By tho rent as 10 leave nothing. for ooara-
c{olhing, furniture, It is tho worst kind OF gid-
ed poverty. Chicago Ia most lacking In this re-
EJECT !; let the evil be rcmedied.
The following transfers Of real estate and prom
lsfd improvement have been reported:
Lot l01 feet front BY 1so feet deep On Vest WASH
ington street, With building thereon costing about
Sls@g 9o.a 4y David D. Lake to joel Il. wicker
'o1 s S}tR isse store s feet by G, feet Frank
asn 1 asy s2y e m ana
The property cost 1850 few mouths ago, and
the purchaser will spend about 900 more In E1i5-
ing 10 grade md otherwise Improving the build
ffot IS feet bY iso on Washington street between
AGa ard Elizabeth, unimproyed: sold By Mr..
Wright to II: q. Culver. fof s7,soo; The buyer
tho ensuing summer, to cost about $l1,O 900.
Elock Of three marble front. buildings, three
stones biz hF1 Ttth basements' to be g. 9nt!t ai cost
Carroll atreet, near Reuben, Just north Of uuiou
c. ": Cook has purchased 150 feet front on the
corner OF Curtis and West Warrington streets, on
Which he will erect a marble block Of buildings.
SHARP SnooT1sG.-We were shown on
Monday the target used by the Michigan sharp.
shooters who hnd been practicing, In anticipation
OF being cxanincd for rnak as riaemen. The
string required by the examiner to enable sol.
dicr 10 rank regular sharpshooter, ia i've shotH
Anmming up not more than twenty-five inches.
Out Of 1ftJ strings made the worst Waa as follows
Fire shois. at 200 yarle, rect, whole distauce
twenty-iour and nyc,eight Inches. Tho best string
by the men WAS, at the pama distance and number,
the whole string counting seven and throc.eighsh
inchts from the centre. The very bcst string has
viii one taiSst Il slxty.dYo yards distance, madS
string Of fourteen ahots, eight OF which cnt one
Lo}e one-half inch from The crntrc, the remainder
Icing within two inches. The Captain has made
string counting eighteen aud ! quarter Inches
from the centre, the average distance being one
aud two-thi1d inches each shot These were with,
out rest. There WAS not shot by any Of the
Etood behind the target.
FREHDMAN's A1D COMMISSION. fol.
Loving IL ia a report Of the cash received during
the month OF January, By John Y. Farwell, Treas,
urcr Of the Northwestern Freedman's Aid Com.
miaeIon:
Fsom Holland, M'ch., $29o.10; London, Mich,
ioS; 1st pses; ChnIs5, 81, 81 Sumner, Ws Sts;
S45AE@A. T. Church, kenosha, Wis, $18.p0; 4.
Johuk;:1 skd +. 5onss. $500; 7. A. Society, Pal,
myra, &lct,, $e.@; Ta5fen, $55.e9; 3: Benton,
Yrs. $40; ". Il. Brown, $500; Peoria, BY Il.
". Cobb, kcsso0; Fairfield, Iowa, $40; NJ
Fails, Wis, 60; Harrison Circuit, Ss.10; Pres.
ehe5fa fnfss sn ill., M fs; hs4og cR1lss R1es5 s hcs9
Ladies' Of Iowa Fails, Sa.76; Ret. Dutch Church,
Holland, Mich: ,s6.75 Psinheld. H.. by II. ".
Cobb. $1,000: Eln,wood. H., sl0:; Pennington,
There WIRE also received during this month, 1b1
boxes and barrels Of clothing, nearly all Of which
hare gone forward.
All Communications should be addressed to Rev.
J. R. shipherd, Post Office Boz 1917. Chicago, ILL.,
Monies should be sent to J. '. Farwc1l, EsQ. Box.
es Of clothing, &C., should be marked Northwest.
ern Freedmen's aid Commission, care Of Col. r.
B. Mason. Chicago, M. The residence Of thu
donors ehquld also be plainly marked upon the
box, and duplicate invoices OF contents made. one
to be placed in tho boz, and the other sent by msl
to the Corresponding Secretary, as above.
MORE REcAu1Ts.-Last night about eleven
o'clock, eome two hundred recruits belonging to
the 18th AID I'D Wisconsin, ID Wisconsin Ctyalry,
and eeyerarothcr regiments, arrived in town via
the No1thweatarn Eaiifaad. and marched to The
Soldiers Rest. where heJremalned all night. Ar
ter breaktaat this morning they will take cars fos
cairo, whcrr on aEriyal they will be assigned to
the various regiments to which the5 belong.
LADIES ArrEsT1os.-Soldiers arc at the
Rest this morning wanting breakfast. Moro arc
co1nlpg In, and they must be provided for. The
1aiiles only n7ad to be informed Of this to come
dowu 81 heretofore. Bat moro walters than 11sunl
sre needed this morning bright and early. Do not
let tie boys Eufier-
RECRUITS FOR THE YATES PHsLAsx.-Yes
teray noon fty-threc recruits for the gallant 3th
Illinois, under charge Of Liedt. Knapp, arrived
from Camp Yates, and took dinner at tho Soldiers
Rest. After doing justice to a bountcous repast,
they ehunlde1cd their knspsacks and went to Camp
Fry.
PERsoSAL.-Wc learn, By special dispatch
elsewhere, that Major Thomns ". Grosvenor, oi
the 18th Illinois cavalry, now lctaicd Us inspector
Of horses In this city, has been deservedy promot
ell to tho Lieutenant colonescy OF that regiment
for his bravery on tho field.
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