, 1866-12-31

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Madison stree, bridge underwent lhorou9h:re-
pair dustn1 the ssmc time. 1t . eost Of "a go, II
is cow nnlsr contemplation to add viaduet Of
Iron over North Waller strtet, 1t it8 tntcreectf9p
With North Wells street This bsidge viii hayc1
span IT eighty feet hetwecn abatnepts. Thers
% e
eight feet wide In the clear. The aoor heamy will
| he OF beam trons ray seven inches vide, placed
railing viii BE- Of cast Iron. similar to tho bridge
| osef Nest "aGr st1eet, on Madison street. The
bridge 70 support with safety The weight Of one
| hunured and twenty-five ponuus to each super
dcial 'oot Of ihe door surface OF the roadway.
1ne chief difference made IN the construction Of
s an sssa nd I M
VI have pow In The city, twenty-five bridges,
| tlzee Zip bEldEes. Tho hrst are located At
the following etIeem and avenues: Rash, ssa,e,
Bas of Hs entS aaat'q a:.,sa ysn
EsHeefs ,Ftai!sr' Arsaes 5osd K!az1s 1nd..ns
aseSue @ md Glybonsns , s.enns. nue.; a''so' "0''n
noIs d SoiS ea 1a s7saae I'd e.s noEs
Tue alp bridges are ores Ogden alp, on the
| A1eler road oyes se11lon slough, and over
or ife.e biidee, tlx aro de ats, tho b.,ancs be.
sdeet bridge q Of 1rou ard wood. and nll save
The expenditure ior repairs during The yesr has
amounted to 51a,0oi for new hriages r., soo,
and for <; ep,Dg, wsteh!as, s &s:. ~ oYo.
sion Of the Board ne plans for two new iron
brldcts, designed Poon to b. etoeted on Twelfth
! street and on Chicago aveune
wAsnINuToE ssNEkT TUNNEL.
| the ttser ht Washington street was projected In
tle contenlon on ihe part ofthe aldcsmanic body,
developing itself In The passage Of QUO or two
Zee aoIs ss
silset. The neeetea'y expenditure provided fos,
The works Or The, Washington street tunnel
were commenced, and the nrst sod "a. turned on
Washington street. q the South Division, a =
CTR sa s ssi s aG5 sseona a' e ss
/ October, lsG;. On the eloTenth d. Ct October,
the ground was broken % The north side Of Wash.
near the alle1 bctween canal and Clinton streets.
The contractors. McsaEr- Stewart & Luulau,
o ssosfs e. r. = a y Tu: ed ~,
eNo cubic yalds ot e.ftb have been s e1essst<a IN
Sys'en sad eaSle eoSs g.Sds afsi IL tse s
east doek line the excavation has been made to
| the iu1f depth of thlrty.three fe1l below clty
dat.na, being aeont forty fee: below The present
surface Of the street fwentg.rour piles hare
dtisen into shs bed St 1hs r;e for hs put
driven ., 10 Iength Of forty fees % ths north
side Of the excavation no's being made IN East
4 large portioo Of the excavation o. whica bas been
made Ii ths sonth division has been han1ed up
tstm thc bottom OF the cut By ueana Of hoi.lng
The Garth taken out has heen disposed Of By tho
contractors Of the tunnel to the contractors for
ie1nE "a s.1dnS mesi Randolph street.
The works upwa1da ofso DO fees hoard measure
smpsoyed 10 tse Construction % oi ,he % wotk, " md ID
hare from eighteen to twenty teams daily hsuilng
sand snd dcpos1nng tht same In convenient p!AceS
lar the 4iinr th& 1xht
the lime for commencing tho masonry opens In
ine WORK Is being uu.hed forward With energy
and as rapidly ss The weather will possibly admit
and II 10 the intention Of tho contractors to con-
ioui eaon er he rise1 % opens, o s e g. . pils
cehee dam by early spring; The tire foE do com
II Public Norks to bc March J., 1915.
1ns ILLINOIS H1c1!1As n w., e., ctsAI TX KHKsnoN
for The e1tcnsinn Of Its capacity, has not during
The year arrived At the successful rcru1s which
uas Anticipated when The several contractors en-.
tEs, bia.1Ine ma excaSaiiug. When ouF river be.
eame 80 impure that tho people ware In A!ius-
al.uoet.-'o pIoe11o = pnsiaeaton. the enlarge:
our citizens den anded that thIs caral be com:
ren It. W.
| lied. At the tess1o1 OF the Legislature or 1866
the work waa sct betoro ors c,tizcns, 10 DC per
in deepening the eutnmlt division, u bs vetted
hen nl.on the canal, with psefe7epce Of c1alu
III, "a seR r. reeelyed he ast1u IL . oi governo
oR!esbS d1:ring the month OF February, and in ths
snsninY month tns peopls; pI;, Of chisaso wsrs N
plan Tor cleaning Chica9o Rlves Ia to chi down hs
: sImu,It VI the canal 50 a. to aEaw su1lcien
&c lie necessary ca:rea; ia said ri7cr.'; ~ N 40
nance, witch had chsrre Of The natter on the 1s,l
Nf n$hat Fnr tka
teeut1on Of the work. Isompo~rred the Bossd o
| Public Works '.to make any contract uceessar.
pa soea &. paes S ss,ho i, e
i aRainst IL The project Wa, soon lecafxsd. ani
rori ioeE i and Tie * ioeE Ills sids Of foesposi
: On TIC ID ot september Bids we7e received 70
eutet @ si.h Fox, Howard i: walker to1 ti the con
st1uetion Of trehons Nos. to 4, tncuaEve Of th
en III
: !ioa nd sfih aessn. ssnssr, stsele ! g: e
!. the price Of one dollar etx,y-fo1r md three
Taete two ' coatsaets on covered he whoie wo:E
d uhe tine stipulated oY s.nEeF. Steele : & G9. 70 r.
! 1s9s ,s Cd BY Fox Howard q Walker septsmee
y 1ec PARTIES ent.ecl upon their contracts, bu
AtStIt. FG1- iQNaTu q TAAtf 1oHC UElE ttAl
decided to abandon The sections from 16 to S. All
;. TIC work on these fe mt now In progress. Upo
h the oihetr. 10 l6 inclusive, aud IS 10 Il incEC
= .ise, fair xve. arc OF labor has been performed
n Upon tno+c on which The contract WIZ Fcrfelte
The Board psofesssd TO continue the work. but II
i Council refused consent 10 the city httotl1g Il
n own contractor At the cost Of unlimited e1pend
y tares., The work, too, upon The rock sections
- 10 y. Is now almost thrown up. The contrsctof
~ hare asked the loan of rs ooj ss pre-re11ts1i
= tn thtIr continuance OF labor. The bAass OF the!
Il almost cessation OF work H the he& that tho COZ
!, tractors In both eAse1 made bids which Wei
e known by pracscst men to be 1t esnre TOO 10
- Public Works will, under the inst 1ueion OF II
:. Council. eoou again present the work TO compt
y ttjpp and II ts tIuAted that its completion Wi
~ not materially be retarded.
~ The cFtcjnI contracts provided for the conpl
4. ilcn Of tie work al a cost CT fi.Ihe00- The Pr
y ytecs cttimate.af the Board OF Csnai Com;nlsslo
= era was about two caflflons.
h. TEE HAnron-
L. Eo1hirS has &een done toward importing Il
be alln- up but slowly, It will require dfedn9 1t
I'd rear. Ii Is understood that An Gost ~tli b ua
ne .teediIr 10 p,perre m aln1nee for widening
IN | rive. to IuIuirpm of two hundred feet throuS
re oat Etatly the whole Of IL entire ltnG:o.
Nc The work of draining the CITY has heen pas =
M 9a M!1e considerable enezTT under the Ente o! I.
On We have sdced ueasly nine miIss OF m bile Ee1
Eof aet. In addition 70 tae lAere number Of priv:
!. >cwrss PM IN bJ property Q .ners having resp
,E ID tht present and prospective vaue or &nasr =
lu- estate. Tie following Ia statement OF the te
m m.5n ers built during the ye2E.
eY. n,stA Ds,stt.
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