, 1865-12-29

fal degree. The evidences OF pro5pc.i.y lie
| all around us, and We have tAe satisIac ion
ofnowing that in many departments Of ex-
tesnai growth. The extent OF our advancement
has been limited not by lack Of pecuniary
means, but simply by paucity of workers.
Notwithstanding that ihe hosts cf The iInion
have returned from the battlefield to RESUME
the peaceful pursuits Of civic life.
BUILDINGS.
In the erection and Improvement CT bu..d,n-s,
The Gty has done rs nnch as in any former year,
all descriptions have ruled very hicl, md the
~aPe* OF all classes OF operatives have hcea far II
advmce OF those demanded in an. previous scaton
up In AL paIts Of the city vritn ecsrce exarnnied
fap1d1ty both fos the habItatlon Of our mercnan:
princes, and OF the teeondAsy clnss ofbusucet men
as oi oIesattses and laborrEs. In the suburbs ID
particular, wonderful change IL apparent, md The
ioxnG vesdu.e-clad prairie now IN 1housands o1
| little fpo'a leans x1ih humanity In ihe business
portions OF the city. the hand OF improvement Il
also manifest in ibc mctanorphosis o! Low. rIck
city fhanues INTO 1nasstve mazble and brick brild
si; n s,on 10 H. VIM c,.. % and goods In
tcr wctc commenced in me iss,cr nsn Of isS isSt
though p1otahly The ttiions %harc" OF ihc exnenss
Was incurred In their completion du11ns ihs p.st
year >1" fa''
The style Of our civic architecture II. Inn rc,,
n muea inrfosta: The former heterogeneous Assem-.
o.ass q onildtnes. without regard to tho cor1c.
70 nc harmonizeo series OF structures, ths arrhi.
Yea having iegard not only 10 the reoutrements ri
~ ar N fhe deiais Of his own outlufns hut to the
though the ereciaus Of tts5 sre not per5ans vasi3
70 tho:e Of folmer Year, thc higher uniform
~ attained is R!ch more pleasing. Thc establish.
attention Than formerly. and ithin the year rrat
number Of buildings. among ,hcm SONG oi onr
!algeet blocks have been 1aised 10 place. Among
end So1:h Wntcr st1ec:s, weighing ncs.jy th!rty
Thousand tons. winch was raised some iwo feet
EcyEn inches during the summer.
The following arc the pf1pctpa pnblic butldlncs
erected curing tho year, oscomple:ed or commenced
within Its limits.
f5rst Rtpfis7 CHu7rA.-This building Ia Situated
On Wahash ayenur. a fer yards eouth OF Iiuhh,rd
court nnu ins been crec1eu ucnes lhc arcn,tecurn1
sE1,IiutcndcDcc Of " ". Doyinston. Ii Is OF thc
Sothic style Of architecture, and ms frontage Of
chi ia imitation Of rustic work. Surmountlu. ons
cpc1 Of The ROOT fs elegantly car,ed sIonc sprc
10 feet In height and resting upon pile flEnly sunk
Is in the ecutnc Of The cdidce, on Wal1ash avenue
but side cnt,nDce IL in the lower. The audience
se liz x,eo sboai y n sep s9s IN
open DOOR In the rear Of the pulpit, COME :tionw
be made VIII an elnborately furnished lecture and
people may be brought within pound Of ibs speak.
crs voice. The edidee h1f windows OF band
some!y Stained glass, md 10 elaboHa1ely Auishcd,
LON aId internally. 1T estimated coat
Ey1netah Congregational tAtuns,-Thts Church
~ nov II Sonne OF ereeti9n On 1he southesst COT;
r1obabs Ic fully completed this year. Il has ftort
Of = tel. BY IL r. leEg!h- and when completed
dioun basement. wi1h principal etory above, Tke
front II OF efone on both Streets, win transcp.s on
csch E'de both in the front and rcar. The eidcs
u1ck. On the iront are '~u small towers rising 10
IN elevation Of liz feet above The pavcment. and
terminating with sp.eless, which are 10 be b1i or
there q tarsc massive doorw1y, projecting cnn-
ticeIahiy IN advance OF the main wall the crown or
which Ie to be stImounted with large stone ti,liai
d"ort, hoh Of which. Is well ~ the one III tic cen
ire crcn into the 1aain ckIbuIc and copamunfcatc
viii tue basement md stals 10 the main story.
ny sslye bItfrcst'r md transcps on the sides, ne
al surmountcd With gshlcs, Inc apic.s Of whicn
together With thoee in ttuut arc 10 terminate with
eli gait. wrought rtonc hntais. Iuirtpaly. tie
hascnent will contain lecture room about 10 LS
Cl Mf:n Sunday School rooms adjacent; and on Fl.
andEe CouIt, = pss'or's stady, OF ample dirnen-
ior q b, ~ with clorcit, cloak sooms aud ail ihe
moScFn eonvcnienccs. On The principal door l. The
natn anditnzrm room 6 BY s., with trausepls on
te 10 spring from the walls By an csain. md Is 10
lave longitudinal md trnus verse ribe. with Den-
ssn,Iy ssn,s a. The loin15cs md the shols w 6e
one thousand people q. r Randall is the archl.
Gh1.st SHt1N;-1ab handsome cd1dce+ on the
coaner OF Michigan avenue and Twenty-fourth
street, WEE completed last year md dedicated Oc-
cembct 1Tth. Ii Is built in the early English siyie
of a,sltectnTe, Of = Int is Termed rock Wozk'-a
pecrinr and handsome fn1sh-of Athens stone.
The main ent1ance ie through finely cut projecting
porch, with three eepa.nte dooss, and fronts on
Michigan avenue On e1ther side Of the por1ico,
ozately stained glass Windows. The roof is Of the
gable TYPE, The mont gable beng terminated by
beIr,; The main audience room is s. feet by IS,
nhtT n 1t.kr fc ~
e1xe and is ocfacona in form me nniv rrit.-y I.
for nc VS. Of ihe ehoir. The churc63 Vii seai
IRE rpopu n fstt h. "a ~ c9n1ans aec,
rouur for .he ne ~ H. bbata aIoh5 = TltH
sn ~ . - LIZ afeo11ec1. 1ne eost vas ABOUT
TIya Ft<t U7u Douf,st.-rhss cbu,-b v,.a s,to,,.
cd on lie co,ner of Jactson md Sor;a W." i
rstes IN test ~ 1l noH 1ttea - was oeaI-
miIdInc * Saef n Scnth ~ Il =. ,s Mns Neoaen
faued leiture nom I'M tGo conmt,as Tu. ana COD
eopobic of sea1in~ shont tire hn,,S,d a,l ar
spns, T1lc bufdjn. was aom.d hS ta1as d 10y pr
one hundred and Twenty slx lei t helyhi. iscns;
ngres t1e-,,.S.ssrx c,,u,.1 d.
ebDrr !. 3 a. nefg handsome
snr Fourttent street ios tHe ,ret Fiji ass9ne
tcr1I,. nnS - =, s.yle oI atcal-
f, wv M eoHpo:seu U! Emsssed GncEe Win etone !;
,ss9Ss q spo nsf @ iv Ihs euisins h.s front
M - ., ~ a1o s!anas oHs s.aonF let back from
nn nrnnrnent,j fnucr efcI,,. TU,t 49, ~ ~ nssAoe u
by spiIe seventy feI in heabf ns,1nI e,anaE9
at the i,a4e Thfs 1o,rer ntoi.s.t. a;ht
Iecl from The bu,ijn and The entr,nr r. sG;.ta
oors. rcached by 1]leht f eirht m sim: .t1,,s
The fpuce Ntwesn In bu,ldin~ and fhe st,ect u -
be taseiuily lajd out win ,-r.ss nisfs nn6 te.ra
lie main audience room il di1yhin" fers ~ sHbs1
forr, The peNs are 10 BE- divided hv fur rsf,les .65
viii acoomnodate seven hnudred i:1OI peonie The
light entcrs The cdi6ce in fhr AZ tS,oHnh
len stained clase windows In The side and Al ntTht
the room u Lighted By gas je,s With redertn1
from the centre OF the calling The ceiling is 10 be
supported by Gr1tDed nrrhc. in The .iaes and viii
leave circu!ar Iane,led ecnt, where the gus ,jcts
ui ho alEanred Its bel.hE Will be tnirty-six feet
under Ihe s1oe a!sles nnd fortyfont under the CEN
&cf; IN enc ride of the pulpit Will be an organ,
and on the othcf side ~ tnaitston one. The base-
msnt van contain aan hily-eght fret BY niiy-n1ue