, 1866-05-07
HOUSE MOVING.
sslocHadin: 1he Streets-A Subject for
Prohibitory Measures,

An unsightly. d:lapldated old frame DWELLING.
numbering along the street at The rate cf twclyr
PAGES day, IL, under no circumstances, a yer,
agreeable object to contemplate. In the most r.
mo1e soourbs ot The city theae moving moaum euts
OF decay are eomcwhat offensive to the .ipbr. In
the heart Of the city. In these busy tho.ouchfares
where trnfllc requires nil the elbow room It can no..
e'hly obtain, the moving of old houecs Is an in.ur
tetable nuisance. Within the past tcw weeks eomr
Q! our most crowded streets have been ali huI
o ooekaaea ~ ihs transit from one place 10 another
lumber which one would think vas really poi
worth The trouble and expense Of preserving. Now
Clark street Is caoked mp By the ridden emereencc
structure that has been plucked up oy The foofss
ana Is efowly being crsnea onward 10 lis new ocai
haoltatio1. :, anon fresh horror starts into view
sight, anothcf monster is making ready to cra,yl
forth npon its wearisome journey.
Such things occurring IN the outskirts OF the
handolph, Clark. Lake, aud others In The centrsl
part of the city are being continually bIocEaded'
especially at such time as the present, when with
Streets. I've have already obstacles enough and to
aparc. the thing, as We said. becomes a nuisance,
ana setious obstruction to business. For moi
FREQUENTLY happens that The passage Of these wooden
honscs netessItales the seyertng Of the telegraph
Wisee, causing much Inconvenience In the tniss-
hreaksHcs To the Ere alatm telegraph lines. which
viii be allowed Il a very important consideration,
From the Last report OF the Superintendent OF the
drt a.atm telegraph, 1t appears that Of ali the
numerous breakages which have occurred during
the past gear. only two have resulted from an1
oihcr can*e than the removal Of frame buildings.
nufea1ee. 1t 1s suIely desirable that something
Ehonid at once be done. 4 hing which OCCASIONS
such gIare Inconvenience TO ali classes of ctszcna
as the moving Of these structures, ought to he
avoided as much a. possible. 1t would be syelI tor
tic board Of Public Works. who alone have the
power 10 grant permission for such removals, 10
look tuto The matter. and perhaps exercise littlc
snch an amount Of Inconvenience 10 the pub!1c
they might. for instance, exercise the same dis.
terminating power In this respect ns her do IN the
case OF wooden buildings which are burned within
Inc hre limits, where, II the coat OF recrecpT i;
exceed a. certain amount, the owner has to
puA pull, It. down. and replace II oY br,cl
tane1nfe, ~ ~ the saDe way, when appl,ca.
rom one location 70 smother. the Board shond ex.
anime INTO the condition OF the building TO alccr
ta1n whether It IL worth the trouble p5 remoynl,
!! Inc edidcc IL very much dilapIdated the Owner
snonld fe compelled to pull IL down. Why should
enmbef The streets Tor week OF mere - the
nindiance or travel aid the anuoyance OF all active
people! In nine cases ont Of ten, The dwellings
Which arc beng transplanied are mere wrecks,
The Bosrd OF Public Works % ought to 1SSH ss,'sIy
themselves. before permitting a removal. Is 10
whether the saving Of money to the pfuptletor
bears any proportion 10 The Inconvenience and nss
caused to The public. 1t is unnecessary to dryall
upon this latter phaFe Of the question, AZ It must
be too kccn1y appreciated by Ill who nave oeca aion
TO 90 business 10 Tho !lcln!ty Of these moving
palaces, in thetr snail like progress through the