, 1873-02-16
T. NUMBER l8I.

wsyB there ia the excuse Of economy: by using them
comuodious houses than in h1c-proof buildings; but
aspect sre to architecture what savsnized jswezyi
to wou1aus toilet, and, OF these, We have quite
enough here to burn ten such cities PHILADELPHIA
As the people Of this city most generous to
words Of warning. Terrible examples need to BE- I'M
proved, and the press everywhere shou tee with Inns
dous foy Of building such miserable mnnt1ars as our
American cities and towns. There great deal said
about the folly Of treating our r5oad disasters IS &C.
cidents for which nobody is to blame but are our
-hurnings accidents? IA u community any 1ess
guilty when It builda town liable in any high wind to-
be swept out Of existence, than company which en-
R!ss R'sy: defective machinery ana go '"psr' human
Even tho economy Of wooden floors, staiEways,i
doors, and frames, ia Of piece with that Of using
boilers to the expense Of getting new
The labor and money which builds Boston aud chica.
have required no second building, and aaTed al tha
valuable Ives and personal property lost In the great
ornaments which Disgrace our cities replacing our
wooden staiEways with stone irou and messing our
pared to the loss likely accrue their destrnc
ton bJ their natural enemy dro. We wonder Ut th5s
ours any less in building them that their exisencs
depends accidental OF intentional Of d.
match, when wind and weather favor their aestruo-
ton? lam. JAKE G. Sw1ssuELM.
THE PLANS FOR THE NEW COURT HOUSE.
To Tie Editor ef fMt C4itago Tr'6Hn1:
week or two there las bcen consdersbos ts pan
some efforts put forth. BY some Of our architects to-
obtain extension OF the time specified IN which TO-
prepare plans for the Court House and City Hal1t
They maintain that the time given is entirely too
short to enable them to fully digest tho requirements
allowed, tie result Vii b. that instead Of wcazraneea
psus and imposing elcsons there will 10 presented
@ set 'ef q ie iiy-.r1snged raa, mid elevations.
which, If constructed would hardly do credit to any
fha ftor$r rhN 1rf aYfn
allowed it strongly suspected that the movement II
under the control Of those who are behind in ther
ent plans from those already under. way; orr
it may be the results OF the combined move
hat no extra time vii bs SLOWED tor is certainly
unfair that those who have labored almost night au8
1 the shoad s t I a.
those who have to work esurey that they now
find themselves far behind avery natural nterenss @
e1actly tho persons to delay this "consutnmadon.n ~
when tho city and county must suffer from tho delay
caused. Besides, the advertisement put forth 1nSt~
Ing the architects to have paus prepared by certain
time, for City Hall, reads very much like con-
tract and any de1ay might become the basis OF ntga~
ton. T. SQUARE,
YESTERDAYS TRANSFERS.
The following instruments uero filed for
record On Saturday, Feb Is:
LoEe ar, 9 Of and neas Thists-si1tha l. st " Z, 4s
# to alley, dated Jan 81 consaeraton, q 2oo II.
to aey, da1ted ia1 ID oct 1s72; consideration, s2oo~
Timothy Wright to Garlic Mason + Co.
r. %s!es Sa9sd ,sy is e toasiatEg5oa asEfss t
North az, 70 Of shober ST. I. 2;1la9 IT, dstes'
Feb 10 sonsde5aton !5 g o99 RI o.,fo y d,t,d
Bismarck st. so It II Soble al, I, 2s1co it, dated
Stanton av near Thirty 5-oghth St. +, 2+s<11a5 IT.
dated Feb. Is; consideration, $500:
d;s fsS T. i: eaasdeTst6u a5 hao ~
Nineteenth st. 100ft v Of Lahn at, n I, 25x123 ft~
da.ed Feb. !; conaideration, 200.
and 4, dated Feb: ~ consideration, $4,000 Joseph
Fisher to Willard / lander.
md dsted fe Il eeh
sub Lot Of Lois il to Il, IN Block j, aagee Highs
Ogden AZ, Selsesn Poik md Tayloz i. As ttto
aar!ison 5et Issyt saa Ms;Hs st: est to
# to alley; dated Feb Is consideration, $ ooo
3ntchcn d 20 T. q 1stn IT. + 2s112t f. da:sa
Dsshiei at. bet Thify fourth md Thirtyhfth sts,
100 IT to alley, daed Oct. %, 1872; considerat1on'
Thirteenth st, bet Wood and paulna str I, Lot 81
| dated Feb u consideration, $3.50
Hastings st, bet Ashland and Pau1lna st, T. loa
"a, dated Feb. 1 consideration, $50:
10: S. adjoining the above, dated Feb i; considers
Lots 20 81 md 3: in Block Hostein dated JAM
atsd Go9PS5 Fs5 :ss eonside2aon a1 s 81"
Hermitage 81; bet POLK and York sts, I, 251125 IT,
dated Feb. Is confederation, S. 500.
NORTH CITY LIMITS
Diycrsef ay oel it of Ha}Bteu 1T, I, 6oxl74 It,
dated Dec. e, 1s73 consideration, 1880.
Lots 26and p, Of Lot !, in Block ? of Hambleton
ct al Q OF Y Sec 20, 10, II, dated Feb. II ?
consideration, 81, ,2o0
SOUTH CITY LIMITS.
Lots and 5, in Block 8 also Lots to g. in part
Of Block 8, Of Busby's ~ se4 Of " Sec 10, w.
Il, dated Feb 10 consideration, Ho, 500.
Calumet ar, n corner Of Sixtythird ct, # I, GLE
leu #, dated Feb. 10 +: consideration, Fl ,1o0.
Lots to {, and 45 to ~, in Block g. OF Pharos 4
ofHw4 4 Sec Il, ~, 49, dated Feb. 13 considerations
$, 900.
Lot ST. in Block 5, Of Prout aud Co1man's snbdiEi~
in 4 Of Sec 4, 38, H. dated Feb 10; consider
alton, 2,5U0-
Fiftyeig1th st, co 7o1oo IT, in Block 81, Sec 49,
38, H. dated Feb. II consideration, $500.
suMMARr FOE THE WEEK.
The following is the total amount Of city md
suburban property transferred during tho week.
endns Saturday Feb a. City pr1peroty 9o; 1u141 1nm
Of city limits. number Of sales, G.;
$500 South Of city %its nnnb;1 Of ,;e saies'
number of sales, u consideration, 81 OIL GOO.
Total sales, 1873. Total consideration 81, l,7o6,G27~