, 1873-03-16

| towards its speedy contamination Work will doubt
less soon begin on the south end, aa all parties ar
about ready to cooperate. ,nt.-
esns themselves in the enterprise and VII bud liz !. :
their EXPENSE The plnn eon.emplatea TYP fo1o 1%
feet wide. which will mako It, Wien completed, no
only the uest driveway in the country, but in tht
water. always grateful to The eye, but constant,
moving panorama Of all the commerce that concs tnt<
and goes out from this port
The highest prices asked for ground anywhere few
blocks north Of Lincoln Park about 800 per foot
property is selling at from so to s75 per foot. The
drive will practically extend to the heart Of the city fcl
the e7ena @ Of the Nerh s,de eo.cpeEang With the
drive, to he $50 feet wide from the terminus On Pinf
street. the point to which the Park Commissioners w
that II. @ + 1aasna adas t. easf eee
Ne msy expect, therefore, during the pleasant dayf
Of the coming summer to ts abba to drive from In'
Marine Hospital distance Of nSe and onc-haf miles
and By next spring to EE2nston, distance Of twelve
miles.
NORTH STATE STREET.
Another great Improvement for the North Side,
which will be done during tho summer Is the WIDEN
ing Of State street. from Chioago avanue to Lincoln
two points. Tho Council havo passed the necessary
ordinance and 1t Is expected the work Will soon oo-
4 PROPOSED LINCOLN rAnK HOTEL.
Some Of tho propcrty-ownera Interested haVe q
UT1feCk loot Tor uoN4
in street. just north Of sopha street. fronting Lincoln
Park We hnye now mora business hotels under way
than likely to pay interest On tho money Invested
In them for year OF two after they arc complcted
and It would scarcely possible to find capitalists
willing to invest in another hotel with the present
prospect Of the hotel business being overdone. The
likely succeed when the moro expensive ones In the
bustness quarter would not Tho proposed site 1a ono
Of every door in tho building. would COM
mand unobstructed view Of the whole
improved portion Of Lincoln Park, and also Of the
put in part Of the capital stock has 200 feet east
front Franklin street. and extends through eco feet
to Clark street, 30 that the Clark street horse cars
would take tho guests to tho door Of tho west 'front.'
II one Is going to live u hotel at ai there Is no spot
about Chicsgo where tired could go easily to
Of such hotel with the farA at Ills feot and the Lake,
with ita procession Of white sails, beyond.
THE NEW FREMONT HOUSE.
So much has been sa1d about the Sherman tho
Palmer, the Grand Pacifc, and the grand every
thing else about it. that comparatively few peopls are
hotei hss bean nesry y eop1ets whc IT, without e.
ception the most Eeautitul bulling in the city, and
that it Will rrobaby b. ready for occupation tnlore
any Of the notels now building, except possibly,
tie Sherman House.
STATE STREET PROPERTY.
The most important transaction III tho week as re-
CARDS amount and locatoa and criterion Of ralue
of improved property Of tho best class ia the aale Of
the noble store on State sree Just south Of Washing
ton, adjoining the First National Bank sold By Potter
Palmer to Messrs. rardridge, the wc-known dry
goods honsc for S175 00U The premises arc 81 feet
front by 14o deep. The building ia one Of block Of
tWo double stores is four stories aud A1ansard, the
front In Amherst sandstone It Is understood that
attempt made BY the sRrne purchasers to buy also
the other store Of the same ht5e but its lesss to
The natter has the douo feature Of satisfaction that
the purchase Of this magnitude and character Is rnads
by Chicago merchants who have made their money in
Chicago trade- 1lr. Palmer offered and refused
900 cash for the lot Monroe street, opposite his
fs sa p B Eel S.p ey lin e.s Of M ha hse e
the confidence III tho ftueas end future Of Chicago
real estate Is the tncreas9 md that citt-
saturdays TnASsrERs.
Tho following Instruments were filed for record on
Saturday, March Is:
Won Horn st.. bet Oakley andIeavit sts, 251125 it,
dnted March 10; consideration, $7o0.
Bushnell St; bet Baddan st nd St tawart avsf,25 It
to alley, dated March II; consideration, LOIS.
Union st, Of and near Canalport ay, -, IS It to
Ashley ct, bet Robey and Lincoln sts, 1, Lot 81,
dated March 8: consideration, $3.50.
North Wen 81, Of End ncar North az, I, 601112
s5ss 6 SsA improvements ''sa rs' =; Sen''asr"'n'
Flournoy st. n # corner Of Robey ST. Lots 81 to So,
dated March Is; consideration, $500. <Also subject
The pzezises No. 2s Thirty eighth st, dated Dec. s,
Centre St, Of aud Mohawk Ct, n I, Lots and
Fowler It, aud nsa9 LesV}ts St, I, Lot a. dated
March 4; consideration, $3.50.
West Harrison at, bot Western NJ and Oakley 81,
Lot 9; dsted March !; consideration, 900
as1eS e1 Il; col meonsderaon, S S 81 % ~ sefe oa'eo
Lott, ID Block 8, Elston Addition, dated Sept. q.
1879; consideration, $500.
folds Addition, dated March T. consideration, s100.
Hurlbut st, between Wisconsin and Menomonee, west
front Lot 81, dated March Ia consideration. 81 600.
dated4sh 20; consideration, 81. .ooo:
TIM 1F3An and <rf{ {1% in R1rnh ArF1.