, 1873-05-05
botwccn tho present limits Of soIitly.bujt

liz ~ p"i en ~ '1o increasing population Of til
il Is wtha 1"a''1a raais iato os F8 sbont that fo
mlloa from tho Court.IIouup, ground
GfmGItnp fn,Itp thero; aud second, Tint tho pro,
nrntt lm,sy 81, Or tho West sItlo .parku ri
Or moderate means to own homes as car, i
found IN any city. Tho ono thing now mos
: neeaod to inereaHo tho movement Of population
sGsG PnrS Wel Of tho city II the extension Of
Madison strcot limo should bo extended At 1oas
milo, The Vnn1}ureM street limo should be- ar
.s' .eaaGa hoatllwostward. The Duo Island liz
sho'fid 1o extended not only on Blue Island ave
nue, but should Anvo 4 branch to tho % wost q,
some street noar Twelfth stroot, and tic Ran
dolph stroot limo Should haye q branch to th,
north on Loasitt or Oakley Btrects or on Wostorl
avenue, nearly to the Art';aiau Well.
| ON THE NORTH BtDE.
Tlloro ia district north Of about Doldon nyo
nno and west Of North Clark street whoro Dricos
and improvements similar to those in tic tlral
or inc oabove-montionca West Side districts rro-
Va pnt tho activity Of Haloa and building Ii moi
voniont means Of tranntt from the contro Of The
city to tho most desirable partg Of tho oleau
residence property In TINT direction. In fact,
as shis Is tho difficulty with tho whole Of tho NORTH
Rs1es m'r of isss dTon tst none g,
down into the central business quarter !:
ssecqn that none g, Of tho street railway noa on
people can buy ground at $40 and $50 por front
foot, and whore salaricd aud professional mon
would DO willing to make permanent homes
Every propcrty,ownor on the North sido has 4
large !ntereBt at stake In securing the transit Of
al tho North sido horae.Uars across the river to
1 Randolph strect. Whom this is accomplished the
| whole North Sido will experience m increase OF
population, aud improvements will receive now
! impulse.
HUMBOLDT rAnK AND VICINITY.
Material progress has been 1nado in tho ioyoI-
opulont Of property Oh tho line Of Improvement
to Humboldt Pork. and the pavement Of Mil
to its intersection With North nyenuo, TO Which
point tho stroet-cars will DO running as
soon as the payoment III cnnnnintod.
North avenue has been oiudorod from
Humboldt Park; making continuous and good
drive, al tho ycar round, from Lincoln Park in
tho North Division to Humboldt Park in tic
West Division. A great many handsome villas
and . cottages are now In process Of construc-
tion, and others aro already completed,
along North ayonuo botweon milwaukee,
avenue md Uumboldt Park and boulevard.
Iho Chicago Il Pacific Railroad Company layo
built fine depot, called Humboldt Station"
on Bloomington street and California ayen1o.
California avenue is the cast limo Of Humboldt
Park, and runa south along tho east lino of
Douglas Park to tho South Branch. Tho Bride
we'll grounds join tho ayonuo Immediately on
tho wost which makos this nvonuo ono of thu
longest In the city. '
Tho lands and building lota Of tho H,,n,,o1at
Park Residence Association are in Hausbroueh ,
d HoHs' Subdivision, extending from North
avenue to ArmItago road, and from California
tho rallroad station. A number Of plans tor
beautiful villas and cottages are being prepared.
aud the houses will DO built tlliH season, Thoy
will bo supplied with artesIan vol water, and,
tho court-Housc, and conveniently located both
favorto suburb Of Chicago. Tho Humboldt PARK
hoaidenco Association paid 81, 900 por nero tor |
enhancement of tho property is pjroatly oyor 23 |
nor cent, and 1t will probably double in q short
timo.
,a,, aho humboldt boulevard, 25o feet wide runs
now boiug improved by private contract, by tho
owners. The property lies Just outside Of tho
'ity limits, on the north. Tho contract for tho
Of tho boulevard includes tho
llamoter, about thirty feet apart and Tho anldinr
D D: the beds adjoining tho central drive, in tho
proposed to improve tho drive with macatlam
or r, tho 1rat ons-half milo north Of tho park.
'pring tho work on the easteru portion Of tle
lark, commenced last summer. 4 larco crotto
~ 1as beon designed, and will also DO constructed.
This, in addition to tho beautiful "Isamb1o"
Park ono of tho moat attractive Bpots on tIo
Vest sdo. -.
Values in tho noighborllood Of tho park havo
dyanced very materially since last summer.
rom $50 to $75 por foot is obtained for choice
eG"tionH y, on parK fronts, While the princi-
:. aTenues p, leading theroto-Chicago avonue
,tv1s'en ,n to sstoot aha NORTH avenHcaro held Mt
n RON Sao to S5o por foot. Choice residence {
sopersy N I'm tho Inoodlgllborhood Iod can be had
u u IRON ~ 70 wv per foot, and fronts :
~ tlo oou4e7asa arc heiu at from $40 to $50 per
~. e. ,r;,, h .,,.. j
yoly cheap',-offoring oqua! advantages in sit,a-
thnIe ean po no doubt that they must
1{y Gnn nasosaaay s,soct aasanee thls summer 8
u Eteae opHsacle N Tue general advance OF
sct OF tho entire quarter section situated =
roat ,"on pot,aIt tCl!'oso avenue anu Division s
11a3 a., .enuT 9,T ntsuGt aua western nyenno, T.
;t1s,,ia ~ , 4 eupYleon was, until lately
Msn .Loin sn1 n1arkoe by tho 1eirs Of tho n