, 1869-05-02

The Doarzl Of Commissioners for the South P.ark
have at length organized, with the following o(u-
cert:
IteEd<,1-Hon John II. Wilson,
Stcrstars;-rauI Cornell,
AHditnr-Geo ". Gage.
: 7ytdturrr-Gcneral Il. ". Smith uate state
Financt hm,ntttet-L & sidway, &. T. Bowen,
Geo. ". Gage.
OF the above otlccrs all are selected from the
five Commissioners appointed bJ tho Governor,
except General q. #. Smith, aud al Of the four
1rst-named arc entitled, un'ter the South Park
art to receive such sanrJ for their services ~ the
b>ard shall from time to time determine, but not
exceeding for either Of them the Aum or three
thousand loIlats per annum.
Tnc amount Of personal service that Will he re-
1uirel Of The Secretary and Auditor Of the Hoard
Of Commissioner for the ensuing Fcaf can hardly
lie estimated now-at mAg he much. OF II mar lie
N.tlc. II It Is much. Acssrs. Cornell and Gage wl
rclhaps come as near earning their salarea Us any
other incumhcuts that might hare been selected
II II Is little, The inty Of the Commissioners to fix
their pay as oi1lcers at moderate sum less than
ti1rcc Thousand dollars TiE only be the more ap-
parent
The 1st Of May has come md gone, with less
than nalf It's usual quota Of moving. confusion and
dscomforts. 1t has been very weu understood,
for several month"; past, that landlords who had
good tenants would in oil cases lie glad to keep
them 4, tho Same rents as last year In many
cases they have Rot teen able to
40 CO. and have msle conccs.
Sans on the rentals In Fact the time
tas not hccn known IN Chicago for Elk Or seven
years when tenants had so much the advantage
aa ct md when they hare had such large
pHmttr Of vacant dwellings to choose fru1n. AoEe
houses of a classes arc LETT orer unoocapcd Titan
list yehr, and tenants In search Of dwellings now
r'll Ind i disposition on the part Of landlords 70
&. llelr views In regard 10 rent 1t !caat /. -,
nay.
Notwithstanding the large surplns Of Gnoccupsed
houses the sn!lding season commences with sul.
cable activity, though With not near 60 large an
amount Of ner3 residences building as last year.
4 good many fcat cstatc dealers continue 10
c'mrlAln that hnsncss Is dnl, which nttscs cheny,
We ihiu1, from the fact that there arr good
many Q! them to complain. for re 1ud b.. the foot
1ps Of the transfers sof lAc week t4t the average
weekly value Of property conveyed continues
about the sae, and Is nearly as large for the week
rat rAst aa the average Of TIC pas: month.
Tie character OF the Lua:nes, however, h1s
eaaEEcl greatly since two months aSp. Then
tecrc were large speculative salcs Of suburban
tracts, while property inside the city llm11s was
Neglected Now neatis all tho sales Of prupctt!
hca'ed beyond the old city limits asc OF single
lots for occupation, while three quarters Of the
wEo1c vntne transferred IS wtton The old city lin.
In Altogether the trade is In much no.r
healthy and Legitimate condition than It was two 0
n thrrc months ago.
Tic following table shows the volume and ten
drncs Of tansactions LII real cst2tc, situate within
foaiGs extending seven niles from the Court
House. daring the week ending May l, the a4gte-
gate value In each direction, and the total In al
fcnE compared With the same tor last week: