The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-09-14
Cheap Homes IN Chicago
Report Of SaEills BaiI Cllluiiss


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stated ss.length in . preyioas issus of IL,
ABvouArE M esss ere
To the Directors Of the Mrk-MAsrS Fannxn,
AND M cHASrcs SAvIsos BAxK, Chicago.
GEsrLRaEs 1--WE. the undersigned composint
a Committee of Depositors IL your Institution
appointed for t.s purpose, have carefuilv ex
aminea each of the alans and speciGcatious, IL,
ssngie and double Cottages. sabmitted 70 us
We have with seme care estimated the cost oi
each, and we now~have to report As follows:
Eleven plans we're placed in our hands, all oi
which We have examined.
In making orr awards VIC have enaeavored 60
be guided BY ~ requirements Of the call fol
plans, published ~ Your Institution, under the
date Of Chicago, July let, 1851, which i %
COTTAGES IN CHICAGO
A man can have no better "base Of opera,
ioHs@ ~. THAI Of cL -erfnl, comfortable home
sal.ed TO hia means aud wants People who are
drifting shout seldom accumulate wealth. Every
sche.ae for bel,erlng the condition Of men, must
i success is hoped for, be tested BY men who
are anchored, and, for anchorage, home af-
fords The best holding ground
Numerous coed plans, nth for houses and
cottages, are found an the books but as in
different places there may be difference Ia the
tastes and habits Of the same class Of people 20,
also. is there q difference in the facility with
which different materials desirable for building
prrpee=s san be obtained. 1t il certainly desi-
rable that every nasn should be enabled, by
persistent industry and frugality, 60 aecure for
himself and pay for desirable house and lot oi
ground. -A
Alter consultation upon this subject and after
some inquiry also, tie directors Of the Merchants
Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank have been
ed to believe that under pre- y nt sircumstanees
a b. 'e may be placed within The reach Of MOST
industrious and frugal persons in Chicago
II is the custom Of this institution, in loaning
limited portion .. its funds on real eaeate
security. to give preference to the application OF
those who, by steadily accommodating their mesns
for that purpose In the Savings Bank, htye
saved enough to buy lot, snd upon this scfu-
rity desire 70 borrow something to aid theuf in
the erection Of a cottage upon il to be used a
home stead.
Ii is desirable when loans Of this Kind re
made, that the money, advanced should be
invested IN the most advantageous manner, and
that even the most humble edifce shonld be 90
planned as to form part or wing Of larger
house, when circumstances require, and means
permit, discretion.
The cashier is, therefore, authorized to pub
iish the following notice to all persons skilled
inform .ion AS 10 the cheapest and most desira-
BILE buildings to be obtained in Chicago, az not
exceeding the prices named. Il is hoped thas
information may be eoi.lcted which may be
beneficial. only to the instiSu ion, 10 securing
safe and useful yestments, bui also to those
who save tie necessary qualifca ions TO enable
them TO apply successfully for loans, and con
Sc 4uently to the public generally.
SorIcx TO ALL PERSONS SKILLED IN ARcEIrEcTUsE
AND BCnDiSG.
The Cushier of the Merchants, Farmers aud
Mechanics Savings Bauk viii pay the premium
herein named upou the conditions stated, at the
office Of the above named institution, No. 10
Clark street, Chicago.
!. Fifty dollars for the best plan Of single
tenement cottage. 70 cost not exceeding $500
when s1el in the civ Of Chicago, Co oe com
plete IN itself, but sinlabe 70 form part or
wing Of larger building
y Fifty dollars for the best plan Of two
tenement cottage, 70 cost, when erected in Chi
clg0, MT exceeding g 600, to De 30 arranged
that win slight alteration IL may be converted
into a single tenement.
.r.-,1ue tnree or more IpiaAs OF either
class arr presented at the Savihgs Bank, on or
before che first day OF August, 1861, they viii
be submitted 10 a con mittee of depositors in
the Institution, composed of three mechanics
aoGastossed 20 work on trildihg~ and three
women who are experienced housekeepers. In
ease Of tie,' a director Of the SaTings Bank
| give the casting vote. Durability, ,ccs .6eslth
fulness adaptation 10 climate at all seasons, and
nestness Of appearance, will be especially con-
sIdered in makiag the award. Tue plans are to
be adapted 10 lots "a feet front, and must in
eGde front fence, clubhouse, painting, plasteriBg
and finishing complete.
4. Al competitors will be required 70 furn.s
elevations, ground plans and sufficiently definite
speciheations and estimates.
The successful competitor in either case will
be expected ts furnish full specifications and
aorkiny drawings aud may be reqaired 70 su
perlntend the erection II one Building t. be
built during the present season, in which case,
II not also a contractor in tie erection, he will
be allowed, in addition, reasonable architects
commission.
0. The Committee will decide ~ TO the plan
to be adopted, and they will sele-t those which
pest meet their views, aud which in sne.. >nin-
Ion are best adapted to the wants and means
OF those who would be likely to-nse them in
erecting houses.
Q. After the committee have made selections
the cost will be practically tested within re a
sonable time, after which the awards win be
paid, II the cost Of erection does not exceed the
No Is Clark street
la examining the plans submitted, we have
taken into special consideration the featurss Of
=" durability, cost, healthfulness, adaptation 70
eaa.1stf at all seasons, aud neatness 0f appear
aDce :; and also, convenience OF arrangement
economy Of space, and adapta'ien TO our city
lots. which usually have frntage Of about
twenty i've feet on the street, with depth Of a
hsnared or more feet, accessible also from an
" alley 10 the rear.
We have endeavored to consider these plans
with care aud impartiality, and have selected
for the award Of prizes those which IN our upan.
inous opinion are, all things considered the best
Of AL those presentad Ia the respective classes
We have hUlght It best not 70 have inter-
views With such q the competitors Who are
residents Of Chicago. IS this might be deemed
as anording them an undue advantage over those
who had Furnished plans from abroad
In making the Awards, we have acted solely
upon the plaas, Specifications, and secompany-
ing written Communications. which have been
placed in our hasds. Il 10 not 70 be expectsd
that palace can be erected for The sam Of
either 5000 or $1,000; bat we.Ars fully sasisRed
that comfortable homes can be built for those
sums, and eyen for considerably less
Your cenmittee has beea gratiied - Gnssoe
that duriSg the past yea5 sssty 4sooses have been
erected BY Messss. George A. ksAserns d Bro-.
theT, Of fhiscity, which IN no ease have exceeaed
$6o0- Photographs Of some Of these huiIaiaxz
bsYe been taken % the ground BY II. Bsasd,
photographer, and copies are heresilh sahmis-
tel. The buildings vary IN cost ffon e350 10
$500, which includes fences, outhonses. h,ipds
IN 'front.' and summer kitchen ID sear 81 esch
One Of The houses has been nnished sith
!. blinds on IN the windows a pIaxxa I'll ftonk
cisteru holding 20 barrels "a water 1ith water
leaders complete from rood aisIk an4 pumn in
the Kitchen, and storage far fuel ana toois undcr