, 1866-12-31

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sIAEEr 11PEovExnn.
A lxrce amount OF work has been done In tia
direction, IN Ill divisions OF the city, snd great
many other Improvements havc been ordcred, and
he work upon them is being laid ont fur the com
year 1st7 The Board Of Publc Works Will COM
Hence sytiem Of improvement, to include all
ne streets neg. Tho eent,e, in the distances on
House, as lat distant as TweIflh street
Durli the year the following streets have been
Ia salie, from jackson to Van Buren.
Bunker, tatt to DesplaInes.
fak avenue, from Oakley. stree, to Western
Wallace, from Twenty .4i1th 10 Thirty drst.
Gilman, from Thirty first TO Tho city limits.
Thirteenth cast to The Ilinois Ccnt:a1 Railroad.
Third asenae, 10 FoaFteensh etscet. 0'
!IeuheD ftrect, to Canalport Avenue-
Hit dale street, east 70 1aSaIle street.
Walnut street, east to Reuben street
Vine :treet, from North to Willow strcet.
!hs f1l!nwinE streets have been widensd:
l.Ras, M.rkss, k1n=,e, Michigan ohio street, ,(eo
warren street, between uoyns and 1ea,itt
strccts.
Lawrence street, between DouslAs Placs and
nais,ed tsreet, between Twenty-nrst street and
serieJ street, between Jackson aud Adams
North arenus, beeween Wells and Dearborn
This seaide The opening Of alleys throughout
lhe following streets have been improved, or
! the work Is now In process:
arehes Roaa, from Rorben to we.tetn avenue.
Noble street, from North avenue 10 Elston
| By Aacadsmi1inS-
1e1e1son street, from lake to Hubbasd s.sesa.
| Halsted stzee., from Thitsr-asst street to Egsn
b block pavement
West ksndoph street. ......
Wabash avenue 10 Twcnty-ihird street.
LaSalls st1eet, from Ma4l14on to Jackson streets
Washington street, from Stats street TO Nichl
Milwaukee asenae, from k!nzlc to Indians
| st5cete, =.
Sherman street, from Van Bu1en to Harrison
Grlswold street, from vsn Bari to Polk streets
North Wells street, from Viaduct to North Wa
ter street.
Improvements hare been ordered upon ths
sidewalks IN the south Division. extending ovr,
seven miles lincA1 uessufemcut, ard tbs Greste'
portion Of ehis has been completed. In tht
North Division rome tc!en miles Of rsw side
70 IL IL H. esss
sbons icr.y miles, but tae report does not show
amount Of the work being Int recently ordered
IL to be presumed but comparatively salal
portion Of II has been made complete.
l
ycar Is al,; ass"ftMents during the year sAyt
been made fOr the erection. III all, Of s5 and tht
CouLeil has ordered, in all $40 10 te placed IN th
| three dirlef0ua.
| The Improvement Of the public parks proceed
| with some prospect Of pleasant results. The I'm
| pfovetnenl ofthe Union parx in the West Division
and the lincoln park on the North Side, has bee,
forwarded during The year to the extent OF The Ap
preparations made by tho Council. Ia nil for hes
objects some thirteen thousand dollars We ca
| scarcely rrpost progress tn tnch way ~ 10 SAT
| sfy the catns1 observer, lrasE uca n the Eroan,
IN there. A in all tha park. II IN condition Q
| rrscedneee-of chaos far rIcetdt1c that frou
which they were sought to ba redeencd. Thu
4 far, according 70 plans. drives and pond
have becn eslabllsaed; draining hss"b pc.
teeted. ard In some cases ,bere has been Fuoso1
ING, with tic deposit Of manure, upon those part
4 tntczded ultMaic'y tot the growth Of trees en
| e1asset. large appropriation will, 1t 3s nndcI
stood, be asked during The year lSs, to taEzJ O
| these work.. .
plan vas recsutly proposed to establish
drive, torltruTn or park, round The city.
would reed an act Of the Ies,elatnle to .Aushotix
Ii: kpa IN view of the tAct lha. 1t is said to he
psly1ie speculation Il the cost Of the city Rnd b
cause Chicago Is rot ret content to have Its l1tlt
on 4ll> or either, aides 6ei1ed, because 1t H. nj
yet ready to be fenced in. the project WAS is.nt
| roir!ousl5 kicked out Of tho 2llc.mauic chamb.
! few WethA eIpEG+