The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22

BUILDING IIPRovEMENTs.-In all por-
tions OF the city building improvements are
going on. Several hundred dwellings of various
sizes are being put up, and permits are taken
every day out of the Building Inspectors office
for the eXection OF others. This is caused by
the great demand for dwellings, and the high
rents they bring. In West Philadelphia a num-
ber of very handsome edi6ces are going up; on
North Broad street impI oyements in keeping
with those which beautity that thoroughfare are
being made; and the same may be said of the
fashionable parts OF Germantown. In south
western Philadelphia the erection of several
extensive factories recently has necessitated the
building of dwellings to accommodate the opera
tives, and quite a number OF small houses are in
process OF construction. In the Nineteenth
Ward sixteen cottage houses have been COM
menced on Moore street, between Amber and
Coral, and on Hope street. between Susuue-
hanna avenue and Dauphn streets, sixty-seven
three-story buildings are under way, and on
Fifth street. north of Susquehanna avenue, seven
more OF the same character. ...
The demand tor places of business in the
streets running east and west, in the central
part of Philadelphia, has induced the owners of
dwellings tp give them up, one after another,
until Arch and Chestnut streets, as well as Mar
ket street, are now largely used by retail deal
ers in various kinds of merchandise. A begin
ming, made q few years ago IN Walnut street, is
being continued, and one Of the old mansions
on the south slGe, above Ninth street, is now
being altered into store OF large dimensions
A handsome front has bee put up, with the
now fashionable style OF roof, and the change
will, no doubt lead to others in the same neigh.
bOrhOod. The last change OF the kind noticed
on Chestnut street is on the north side, below
Tenth-one OF the old-time residences having
been demolished to give place TO building for
business purposes. In few years there will be
very little on any OF the business streets named
to remind OF what they once were.
CONSTRUCTION OF SEWERs.-In accord
ance with the new ordinance passed by Councils
all applications for the construction of sewers
with diameter OF three feet or under, must be
made to the Board of Surveyors who meet on
the Department Of Surveys. For the purpose
OF having these petitions promptly acted upon
1t is absolutely necessary that they should, in
iolm, comply with the requisitions OF the ordi-
nance which are that the names of all the pro-
perty owners fronting on the line should be
upon the petition, With the relative frontage of
each, and as many asserting signatures thereto
as can be obtained In this form the Board is
authorized to take action, and direct tue con
struction OF the sewer asked for; charging the
property owners Sl'25 for each foot of sewer
constructed along their premises. All these
sewers, whether at public or private expense,
must be constructed under the direct supeTvi.
sion OF the Surveyor and Regulator of the Dis
t1ict. through whom the Department receives
accurate records of the work as finished.
CHANGE OF RoUTE.-The Union Passen-
ger Railroad Company are preparing plan to
tile in the Survey Department, providing for a
change IN the route of the Richmond end o
their line, The road now runs up Fourth street
10 Susquehanaa avenue. and il Is proposed to
RON, down Norris to Memphis street. and ur
Memphis 10 York street. This change viii
shorten The route about one-'ourth OF amile.