The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-07
CITY .-IN.T.EBLIGRNCE
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THE LAST ART AssocIAT1oN.-We would
call the attention of our readers to one of those
large projects which are essentially grand in
their character, and which could only originate
IN our own country, and at the same time would
point out the unhesitating manner in which II
has been mdorsed by the leading citizens OF
Chicago, as proof that il will be carried out
in pure and unexceptionable manner, which
must render it attractive both to the lovers OF
ART ana the merely speculative mind. This Is
the crosby Opera House Art Association. F, NJ.
Owing to the great excess OF Mr.. Crosby's ex-
penditure IN building the Chicago Opera House
over The original estimate resulting from the
increased cost of everything during the, war,
he became financially embarrassed; and the
sale of the magnificent edldce he had reared
becoming necessary, the friends of art mere and
in the West suggested the feasibility OF making
it the groundwork of a distribution of frst-rate
national paintings and engravings. The idea
was at once accepted by the citizens OF Chicago,
who subscribed to large fund for the Opera
House Art Association, with the view of real
izing the original cost OF the Opera House, and
at the same time promoting the taste for art in
the great metropolis OF the West.
The plan has received the most generous sup
port OF the leading artists OF the United States
while the engravers and publishers have also
concurred In way which renders this scheme
the means not only OF pay ing Mr.. Crosby for his
immense outlay but OF permanently benefting
the art OF America by the distribution of series
premiums TO the public, including Blerstadt's
''Yo Semitic Valley, - the price of which, alone,
was S2O,OOO; Cropsey's american Autumn"
HaTts Woods In Autumn" Schussele's Wash
ington Irving and his Friends" Boards "Deer
on the Prairie" and Gienoux's "Alpine Scenery
the value of which for paintings amounts to
$4,000. The principal premium OF course will
be the Opera House itselt built at cost of
5000, 900, and of which the stores, Offices and
studios attached to it now rent for $4,000 eX-
elusive OF the opera house proper. The price OF
share is So which will at once be returned in
value to the subscriber by one of the splendid
engravings, choice of which is offered to him.
We have no hesitation in recommending this
scheme to the general public, not simply be-
cause it has been supported by the prominent
citizens OF Chicago, but also because it is
stronly recommended by such prominent names
in the artistic world as A. Bierst adt, w. Brad
ford, l.; Thompson, I. LIE Clear, s. j. Gray, T.
Hicks, F. Il. Church, E. Leutze, w. II. Beard,
William rage, Louis Lang, ]. NJ. Hart, D. Fabro-
MUS, T. Stearns, William Hart, W. j. Hays, S.
R. Clifford, R. Hubbard, A. Shattuck, Il. Gig
noux, l.. Casilear, W. Sontag, ], Kensett, 6.
Mayer, J. CrOpsey, 7. sully, E, Moran, P. B.
Lambdln. E. d. Lewis, and j. Sartain.
1t is so evident that these artists, the promi-
nent professional names in the country, would
not compromise themselves by supporting any
unworthy scheme, that we can entertain no hes
tation in recommending 1t to the consideration
OF our readers, the more especially as the final
distribution OF premiums is to be made under
the supervision and control of committees
elected by the shareholders IN every large city
of the United States in which direct agency
has been established.
INCREASE IN SEwERAGE-The Commit
tee OF Surveys OF Councils have reported AN
ordinance asking for a loan OF over seven hun
dred thousand dollars, 10 construct a number of
sewers which have been reported upon by the
Chief Engineer and Surveyor The following is
list and estimated cost of the proposed
sewers:-Sewer from the east side OF Front
street. upon the open channel of the Cohock-
sink creek, TO Laurel street, thence to the Della
ware river; on MiWin street and Montgomery
avenue, from Old Camac street to Sixth street
on Ninth street from Berks to Norris, on
Norris 10 Eleventh, on Eleventh to Diamond, on
Diamond to Twelfth, on Twelfth to Dauphin, and
on Dauphin to sixteenth street; on Ellsworth and
Twenty-htth streets from the river SchuylkIll
to Federal street, thence on Federal 70 E!gh-
teenth street; on Norris from Ninth to Memphis
street, on Memphis to Palmer street, and on
Palmer street TO the river Delaware; on Forty
third street (NIlll creek), from QaE street to in
tersect creek, below Pine street; on Broad street
from Clearheld street to Ontario street, thence
on Ontario to near Seventeenth street; on
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, from Vine,
northWard TO Spring Garden; also on Twelfth
street, from Christian to Shippen; on Eleventh
street. from Christian to Washington; on Wash
ington street, from Broad TO Seventeenth: on
Front street, from Reed to Federal; ON Front
and Dickinson streets 10 Moyamensing road.
The Chief Engineer, il reference to these
sewers says, "The Mill Creek sewer is decidedly
the largest required upon our city plot; the en-
tire area will reach 5000 acres, but at present it
is desired that provisions be made for covering
it but about 1900 feet OF its length, extending
from below Pine to SAMSON street,
The following shows the estimated cost of
each sewer:-Cohocksink to river Delaware,
with proposed branches, $4,000; Cohocksink
extension from Ninth to Sixteenth streets,
100000; Norris street, main sewer, 5000 900;
FEDERAL street, main sewer, $55,G00; Broad
street, above Cearheld, $4,000; to relieve
Eighteenth and Vine streets, $4,000; TO relieve
and Washington streets, $1,000; Mill Creek sewer,
$l79, 900. Total, 500, ,00G.
BIBLE PRESENTATION CEREMONIES AT
THE LINCOLN Boys GRAMMAR SCHooL.-Tne Lin.
coin Grammar School, MIR. +. s. Belden, Prnci-
pal, at Coates and Twentieth streets, Fifteenth
Section, is one of the hDest schools in the city