, 1866-12-31
CHICAGO IN 1855,
Our Public Impl ovements---
Buildings Erected During
the Year--Material
+ and Labor.
Municipal Works--Water Supply
THE Lake Tunnel aud
Water Works ~ How
Much We Use.
River and Harbor Dralnago-Th
Illinois &:Michigan Cana1-The
Parks - Paving and
Lighting.

In III exterior aapee. The ctly Of Chicago hai
grown wonderfully during the Twelve month";,
but fsw hoara Of which arc now all that are lets
OF The year 1sGf Its growth has been erdu Erostcz
Than shat Of the ntst period o ts giant existence,
~hen 1t sprung up with MUSHROOM rapldity, but
oskcn texture. from The Wild psairiea. II wa
feek, however, for parallel In lhe vegetable
Kingdom NC shall End Il IN neither Of these, hu,
Inl the banyan tree whose increase each
= II Is greater than rast OF the preeedtnx and ths
enlargement Of whofe trunk Ind filing tn al its
bianchcs Is cocral xllh = sending down uf shoots
which IN their turn becoms mighty units In Tho
magnificent associate tree system-a forest IN
txelf-A genuine urus IN i.furlste.
We Iced not compare tho Chieago Of today
with the Ett1 Of ,hiry-slx ycars ago, when the
Indian Nas monarch OF III he surveyed, TO dis
cover signs Of Crorth; VIC need mol evan look
back ten Jea1s OF foRs. II Is = very diMcult mst-
tcs 10 instttote comparison betHe&n the ChIea.
20 ol twelve months sso and to-dxy, 70 1A2id has
l,een the Development, 40 wonderful the change.
\ PHOTOGRAPH of The city Of year alnee would
-sAe lame street llnea, the same hotels aud
Court House. In mach Of The rrmalnder. bota
aost sia bf,oS radical and
Ihe following Is hnef abstract Of what has
1;s exterior phase of growth, BY iadly1dnals and
faee Of she h:oad expan.c Il territory Of IWontT.
ionr square uilcs- which, thoueh rAat In cx1ea is
hut ~ the central ban steu, already sur7oundel
Ing humanity. The exhibit Is one Of which We NAV
well Ice! psnnd; the comparison between the Chi.
ssEo s .. aws1's /, fponshs p ago sd n9s for which
stance a least, fail 10 he odious.
RUILD1NGS.
,ci Ee'tsele xstinates show that: during the YEA.
meLc1d o. .; compiled q u Chicago, indicating a
character Of the structures comprtse alI yo5ictea
ffoz lhe humble eottass, bail, by its owner 10 a
p g II eosf 0
lac &unento huslne*s block and the Rseat public
bale, co:tsrs thsie hundreds OF thousands cach.
ihc total eoet Of new buildings and Improvements
10 cid buildings may be reasonably eatlmtted 1t
len millions Of dol!ars, sum eat1cleni 10 build
ha1dscEae city tor thirty thoatand tnhAbstauts.
While, a. might te expected from lnls rapid
creased accommodation, the greater part Of tue
buildings, especially the dusIlnge, are Of clean
cisss: yet nshy hundseds, perhaps II shonid 81
orr nocnta1 eEataciez and The proportion Of this
kfpd Is stead,'' increasing.
CHURCHES.
Inc IhleN1nE named churches and EhAne1s
have heen co1arie:ccd. nearly dnIshcds or rnm.
p1cted, during the year:
Graeo Methodist Episcopal OF corner Of North
I1sal?e et1eet and Chicago avenue, to cost
U!iyet P1esoYtertan, corner Of Wabash avenue
and tuune. nth street; so4t+ Is, GOO:
eentena{g Ae,hodi<s Epseopal, Monroe street,
betwet n Morgan ard Aberdeen; cost ~, COO.
avenue aad E1drtdsc court; cost, xa, ooo
,na hpeops coee5 ee, q ns,le square
nes:sorn and White stoets; co.t, probably aomc
ss4N c,
9!as Ispt ennrca Ma6asn afenne, south Of
,aAe.lsa5Hte CoEssesaiaonai: corner 81. q "est In
N@i1i ~ t.raSS! E.1 st,eea. .oss' M
wohn.rt i, syter s. {, u ~ ns asees ana
, h,S'1 81 & It, &byes1ss ecsnsE 2! Y MMest Washing
W. 1.,'io, =. etaeSls' as Nost, SS:1uU.
rn Tsn1n. s stIs!, corner of West Washington
~ S.rnna : % Gc5ms. R,,,te, .,r,.r ~ r,,,.
rns tod thse s;ree3 eosnef OF chicago are
heI WHY d.' r4n;;sd r,s.hx.,,. sr,,,t
,w. - Wr3}s and s1s1 t,Sn a1' superior s1ee'' oe
u: E1se . Episcopal. corner Of Wabash zveuue
NY e,onararn. es. Eass.o,., po,.x ..pn,. p..
7y.oin,io,' Ep,scoa15 ttoosy street, oesTeer
hesseE,sn Lutheran, Chase street. north o.
New ;t Jtssqsa!eEn, corner OF Kankakee a.enue and
Mo.e,ey a icy Mission chspel, Fourth avenue, sout1
Oh as!or saesk. E9tt, Eli,Vu.
:, T4sIle Mistion CeApel. corner Of Maxwell anl
Serhs;I1J 'sm;1J @ ssrseHI H.. Gost S1o,M
N9u1sg ~! Aa:sion s Chapel, near Wards Roll
'nG l,'x.t I'LL p,osi., *u, 9Sc1n-.a, ,or-+, -
iGhrsss % Epi.copai, % eorner % Michigan avenue and
Twsnt5;5ontte street
,e,s fpf S1s op ane senoo
Wabash Il aysnuc: Y cost, f1s, Gm
s,Istt.: Coz, xg':6o;
Hss 1eSn hn 9sen e1nee aee 'oT % 1S sag
Ne1.h pea1bo,1l street. 10 eost sls5, ,oN.
.3aa1n a1maa ea'hohc, On A1ehes road. To Coz
!hs t.llowlng sha7ehes md mission chapel
hAFe oeen feEoaciieu. Improved or ealafUcd;
Se'en1 ifesof'es1hn. corner Of HAfdsed an
s91sn lleseytcsian, corner OF Wabash ssenu
J and EouxEess street.
xs. q csos Fullerton as
| and Wet Hashin.tou slrcrta.
I lmnanuel Lutheran. corner OF Taylor N
EtoNE streets.
| First Ptespytcilso. wabash nEcuue. conner
=. .cseph's Catholic, eorpe: OF cross sire
Foster Iissoa ehapvl, No. SD South Jsac.,a
Chicago Ayeuuc Mlfs,ou Chapel, corner OF Chm,
eD ESie Street Mission Chapel, between Well. al
Franklin tttcss.
kecap!tulatinn-
iwo e5z1sacs Projected. ia,S
len churches rcpai1ed, pe1haps.....:.:... 5lu
| r.,., sso7 =
[ ecuooI uocErs.
In ~ az da,teg the year; = follows:
edltce vas completed in scptenbeG iast, I
School nistflet No; u Az cos, including lnf1
tutc. Of FL %. It is located on The corner
fonf aG1a sio,Ies 1s eise e E'se Aua oa' 0''e
nAtHc echool noree, tuo etofies high, on e
neE Of Iakc and Elizabeth etrec!a. Cost, "
located 0s oa 10 81 80 Jeha 60
Walsh et9eet!, on Hinsdale near Market ttret
md on pouElAt ayeaue;;
! also been commenced or completed. one on /
four stories high, and costing xso. 900 the 9th
Na1,a a1 fransn If, t5se n ass Fourth na w.:
been sor,e private tchools buiIt. tne total vi
, nA11e AND .rnxn rrnl1c nruanEs.
. Tie principal pr bile l,s'l erected during I
yesr is itat contained in the bniltnc Of tho You
between iIsrk aud .asanc. Which Is to b co
r!cted Ii the spring, Will cnltain TWO ttera Of r
ic,iss and vii be capablc o1 seauns thcee tho
e~p1 teepte. This will partially supply er
r. 1t in till city Tor i bail for concerts, ieetu
\ u.o ..Iihiticpe, mol SO large OF costly as =,
4 Opera Housc. but much .noss tpseion. than >
s of he S,ne,a Eonte il mu.h 100 IN,
6 | Nc old Board OF Trade hall On Sol
i | Water streI Ia unpleasant and ba,
~ ntI, ecni,ai' md W thonsh therc sts o:hers s
. | .pdc:a'e czrau1y, there is ft!ll room for M
! l::,s1a,ed that T. D. Br9an, ESQ. Intends ev
@ Fandoiph % s;r,et M Ct ,mmeS,s.ejy @ - vest W Of tae 81
t man Non.e This Is vetT central and conspl
i | ihere unn1d bc LARGELY nsirontxrd ar nrir
halis bu it lila ven ihc n?Iuc,paf sro Tho Mnso