, 1872-10-09

list portion OF tho city witch Is bounded on Tho mort
street: ths cast b the riser, ana the wost BY IL
city limits, tAero is large demand for md sacs
sfe Is II n e osa a sas
she city E-nits active from $aoc9 to $1,000 re
acre. Thcte lots lying on Chicago aveauc end as f.
south West Lake stree: sci At prices running fou
$500 to 500 pc foot thoae south Ct Like and nc-
O. Wes: Madirc- readily 5rs.g <-en $40 to SEQ re
:cct- few io.a along az=1son snd within the onzt
portion Of the to purchased fo1 lsz
than 81 eco per soo ocs lot on the ceraer of Asso1
Gc3d fcr s65 eco; :nd Eot 1cng since offer Of 8, 90
foo: il: cash made for the lot OF tho northusa
corner Of Madison and Halssed, A1eo feet, md va
inc7caGe Of price controlled By Ito 1lid tnrrovcsnt
: ! around.
~ ae1nana 70. property e .sz: 1sr exceeds .h
rent for 50 to SIS ps7 ronth good rsadat building
rent fer 81 500 and upwards; rents =ro about douh
wha: they uerc year ago. Tho ratio Of applications
about to !, and less complaint =s to -a.es.
sas u s 6se s s4a:t ~
Ing At higher 1'gss5: Tho rev bu9;ss On TIE noEs
stonaa high vith si1 stose rooms On The Hrst floor,
which ranr st from Sc coo 20 s. 600 per car. Tho
SEAL rooms rent for s6c0, sud few of tae bring as
EiSh rs 900; third and fourth stories used for
oees md slsepEg rooms, theso rant c: prices rang
ing from $50 20 s400 per ycar.
Coles new building, 1s5 West Madison street. fo
star:es high, the first md second tt OF iron, coz
aiors the first story rents for dec per :eaz the
ond for 81 SEQ, and tho thsd fourth sscxdcs rcn.
fSg t5 et ,;aSs Se2
l Morgan aca Madison. rents for S, ,00o.
Seaz tic bead Of c=srcater atreet II the now Pa1-
drdge building, which rents for 81 800, end in tho
ye: oenploted, bat arc rented At 5000 per yesr.
The largo buildiug on the sou:Eeas. OF 1lu-
snd Peoria streets has been reoellcd at cost OF
$4,000, and now brings in tho handsome Sum, In
e HSs Ts ss5% % e. sae
countless; al over this territory Improvement aro
1noss E.ssanial buncss houses anil magnificent
1denccR going mp, and thczc bcils purpoae
ths so sonscd md read Tor use. @ Tho ie Dtieso
tons at p1eaent strongly in faror Of tho West Side
bseon:ng l:z5e 6rand, md wealthy quarter Of the
city.
since tie Erc, Il te 7ieizi.y Of HaraEolGt P prices
disposed Ct 1cc let's ct cvcrage Ct $3.50 each Ar
ether 10 acres fronting Western avenue and Di7iRion
street is Buv5dcd into lots and st Inc present tie
being sold; the lots averaging about 5000 each.
Tho improvements present crd projected arc rapid
II transforming this enze section, and :alos of lots
10 individual owner3 Tcr- nu1ocrous, at prices
handsomely recommending or sinl purchasers b. tEc
accc, ss in The instances abovo noted Tho g.e1t
manufacturing district cf tho North Branch In tho
vicinity Of the Rolling Mills and be.s furnaces, tho
extensive tanne-ies aad diEtilla-ies Of that Sec
muty who ars tadng up many blocks for their occu-
reccv; the mora eeleet class OF buyers seeking tho
vicinity {: the Prs and Roaicvarda outride the hna
thus established extending along the railroads eote--
Ing Tho city. Akandsone adyance and improved ar-
knt fer snhnhen village property to Be noticed The
tscty TINT it reeciro the great Northwestern R.-
woy shore, upon which prosrcc. E.yc becn precatcd
OF ha yca te1or noted il tree columns but not ret
given to tLs pnhe ia al it's dctc!ly. - |
Tie Phssesi;:s'is Furniture Horsn are now resdy
iue4, exteoding Eack ci3 feat to C1na E TEs min
building Is Ct a:ic tse stories high, 20 tees foat
Tha drying ahod Is 20 ~ Isl fte: and in I'll win work
$50 msu-
lao building Of Mcsa. Eusse1 Co., fer the nsnu-
facsuziag Ct Wheels fronting Pcalina e7eet,
The la=Srs: and most inroa;rg Earrsactory Is that
Of Mccormick Co., erected fuF the n.aE1tacture Of
rcalcrs ard This Of aI1 :czes
fronting 1ezEitt and canpseu .szeets with rs'sr
length, costing upwards Of $4,000; also q northern
ct eco feet With tl1ae parallel wings c1tsnd
-.orns Of his nasn3,oti. cst4l:shiaent wa o.
orry nine roonas % BY 100 feet and the blacksmith
u 1ee. ' 'S''' '''1 '''' ~s'''' ~ ''''' - ''s
nar,ber Of o.he= 11-ge buildings ara II progress
which We ha7o not the space to d+scrto
There sees 70 TO anusu.l SIR IN :he salas Of lots
n this e3aiEoc, and It ia being improved with IN
rapidly.
= TIE NORTH Drr1z1oS.
work Of great magnitude has been doae on tho | !
sprh Side: which can only bs cclrsed by that
many taousaal temporary buildings we're erec:ed
y tie Relief Sonsy and p-ohaoly thousand COM
helte= 10 aity o. sl:y thonsa.l peopis. Inpso9so
heats = n:7ny though: did no: sop with tts bur,
rs5rd their dwellings, and put up busScss h;oeEs.
Ills work haa increased within the psst two thrco
aoa:hs, uas By astual sers are over
sndsacae brick and stocn residences completed This
ocs not include dozen more ine churches beiag
ebuls in style moEc attractive than hcforc, several
ullc echool buiidiags, two immense eie7a:o-s, !
l7rge brewer.es disfertes, aal several largo
ac,e improvements arc in taat portion Of It's bum:
iKtcs south Of North avenue the Routh limo Of i
The-e seems but nttle Doubt that the North s:do
ecce quarter Will be largely restored next sesscn
style far SURPRISING In beauty aAd solty that beore
Lincoln pari Is being -o.il1y puzzled fo1wsr1 to -
,r,letoo .le re.uai23 being rancoved from the -
stios is rapidly going toczrd and the drivs from =
park south toward the Water Works. Is to be work
o3 "a sao Tese IL sh':Es q e. this greet mnys
nth az fa1 - Ohio street. This will giVo drive 4,
rtirg the entire residence quaste- of tho North a.
and certainly will he enc aao1g the dnesE II the n
EoETu sUB5EraH PROPERTY.
reference Is deserved hers to north lake shore
lrben rzupcrty. Since tts fro tLa sp1=s Of laud -
aoaat to near = Ono firm has recently sold vi
acSeS theso ua!es W nu6er Of
made in 1Ed ground Evanston and Ravenswood. i,
its u Erans:on readily ss at figures ringing from ve
SIS to $50 PEI foot few loa having been sold ~
s5E per foot ~
the INSURANCE INTEREST
In tho recent Annual ReFor OF tho Insurance Com nc
ssion in tlis State, the Auditor, Colonel Lip ta
ncott, estimates tbs 81 81
To-L VALUE OF PROPERTY nr
the burnt district rs toEo%s: ns
Il The assessed yaucHon fo1 PURPOSES p4 Stats snd =
rnty ta1aton VAS IN round figures, IS 1.is
to assume, from facts well Known ne TINT this r.
3 about, On n average, ore-sourth OF the ac.ral
ue Of the property assessed hic, .aEcs tho value Br
property actually assessed lcas the land So Rr
g value Of land in city is about equal s