, 1873-03-23

annexation,-that tbs old-fosv, do-aothjDt
policy OF thoac who heretofore. with few c1ccp
t1ons controlled the anai7s OF the torn. shaI
cease, and one succeed based on an outlay sutli
oiently liberal osecurea system of improvement p1
needed to make it al attractive rcsiderc,
suburb.
LAKE yI1-T IMPROVEMENT.
The Town Hail. recently erected On HalEtet
street. Nel-proRoItlonea, handsome building
deic1t state of fo7wardueas for uso for tow 1
election purposes carly in April.
At the session OF Congress just clored. an 90
preparation OF something over sec. 900 was nude
.vo understand, for the fencing and decoration o
Ine Il Alarine Hospital grounds. It is to be hopct
thae nothing will interfere with tho prompt az
penoltr1re Of this amount precisely in tho direc
tlon Intended, and in such 6 manner as sh&l
mako these grounds what the surroundings O.
Several OF the Msrine HoE7italB in other cite.
ere: models Of good taste.
RAvESswooD,
IN western part Of tho town Of Like View, seem.
likely to double its population the present sum
mer. Property has neysr been in as active de-
ma1.d there before. Mr.. Cole, Of Finlile T. LyoI
Sewing Machine Company, has just bought two
lots at cornsr Of Cosgrove avenue and Comnor-
this summer. 11r. Thomas Burrows is contract
ing for residence on an opposite corner. Two
houses will DO Immediately built, oco by Mr.
Da;iu r, and tho other By Mrs. Samuel Brown.
Mr.. II. T. Merrill will build on sir lots j1ot
bought on Reuben street, cornor Of Leland ave-
near tho railroad depot: bIr. H. L. Mason ros-
iticrce on Wilson avenue. G. &. Chandler fine
building on PauHna street. Mr.. Edgar Gallo
vny residence on Leland avenue. A number
sitcs, md propose building tie present
season. Tho new brick school building is being
pushed to completion, and will be ready for oc-
cupancy in the fret etory in April This school
will coet when completed 916,Go0, and will bo
tho finest public school building on the limo of
the Milwaukee Railroad south OF Milwaukee,
The old school house will bo sold st auction
April 15 by tho Trustcos The contract for tho
finishing Of the audiencc-room Of tho First Con-
gregational Church was signed last week, md
tho entire building will bo ready it is expected
TOR occupancy by the lst of Juno. The pooplo
Of Rayenswood nre taking actiro steps for the
Immediate construction Of railroad crossings,
culyerts, sidewalks, et.., and expect coon to
have frst-class brick eewer. THIS enterprise
will bring. lnrge addition to tho popula-
is wlao will follow the excellent example
SUBURBAN RAILROAD AccoaMoDA11oSs.
Among the Buit3 commenced in the Circuit
Court, yesterday. was ono brought Dy e. @.
AsaJ and ". l.. Hirst, Jr., as attorneys for tho
Chicago / Great Wegtern Railroad Company, for
tho condemnation Of real es.sto alopg tho line OF
the route Of tho company for right Of WY:
The petition filed scts forth that the charter en-
titles the road to ba run from tho City
Of La Sale to Chicago, and that the property is
needed at once, 20 that tho laying OF the
tracks can be commenced. Tho land to
be condemned is In the southeast quarter Of Sec-
tion "a, 50, 13. Other suits relative to property
in the southeast quarter Of Saction2 23, tho north
weEt quarter OF Section 26, and the southeast
quarter Of Section 20. same town and range, will
DO commenced on Monday. The suits arc
against non-1csidents. The strip Of land to bo
condemned Is 80 feet in width. and north Of the
Chicago, Darlington : Quincy track, out
sido and inside OF tho city limits:
Tho name Of the corporation was, until
quito recently, the Chicago l. Lssal1e Ea,l-
road Company, and under that name the right OF
vaT into the city WAS obtained from the Common
Council last year. Tho route OF tho road is ad-
jsccnt to the Burlington l. Quincy Road until it
reaches Riverside thence it proceeds in direct
line to tho ccal district at LaSalle. The original
purposes Of tho projectors will be carried out by
tho new management. Between Riverside and
Cl.icsgo there will bo double track, tho inten-
ton boing to devote that portion Of
the ext2. as to oE s 70 even hra
one or two stations between tho village
and city, and run trains A6 often rs may DO Io-
guircd, the fare to be reasonably low; in fact to
Giyo people who live in the suburbs in that dirco
tion, the same facilities for reaching their homes
ns arc enjoyed by tue people who reside outside
OF London. The right Of way within tho city
limits owned by this railroad is peculiarly
adapted for quick transit, and the time between
riverside and the business contra Of Chicago
will be only twenty-five minutes.
TIE EXTENSION OF DEARBORN STREET.
In the great improvements, from time to time
and agreed upon By our Common
Council, Of the various streets and avenues Of
tho city, that Of old Dearborn is to play, as is
now evident, no lnconEplcuou7 part. For long
Eimo previous to the fro it was the great post
aiico street Of the city, and until tho carTicr
system was established, it was among the most
hrongod and lively Of tho business con:ro.
Tho street, as now being built up ensv, whilo
nora splendid in it's architecture than before,
Fill also b. as busy 4a1thoroughfare. Near its
iold Its Wholesale business. At the corner Of
Lake will be the fremont House, now being
IS ono Of the finest buildings Of the |
;ity, md to DO occupied among tho firut Of tho
,eT hotols tho coming summer Passing south;
!overo buildiag), Rces' building, Williams
building, Portland bleck, Hcnnlng l. |
speeds building, Cobb'a building, TnE
ln1nusn building, 4awloy'a Bu!idingt Ful-
Block, otc. 1tu business, as before, viii be mis-
ellaneous. I. will have several hotels, among [
7hich will be the Commercial, fremont, Kuhns',
It. Julien, and tho Honore House. TIE TR1s-
ne and Journal Offices, with the Public Library
II the Post-Ofice lot, will make that part Of
Dearborn between Madison and Monroe an
attractive centro for readers and gossippors.
Tho Common Council have now passed an ordi-
lance for tue extension Of Doa1born to Four
centh street, which will add another milo to its
cngth.
The assessments for that part OF tho extern
ion from Monroe to jackson street have been
made ont, and are now in the hands OF the City
Collector. The gross amount is e19C, 81. .83.
'hia ID, in feet, the eccoud aeeessmen. made
pon tho property. The present one was made
ccause tho city failed to collect the full amount
1 the first, and, further, that in tho case u