, 1874-08-09

1tteeo Of ty tur rel. ty 1cn tubes OF eim,la,
cal acity to the blick tunnel Of the Chicago
/ NoiEr, aud laid in the bottom Of the lake tc
tie distance Ct one half mule f,em tlcre
LIE !uLeh a,e ptote cted by substantial deck
Which stretches out from the shc1e like long
ha;hor rief, and will terye that pulpcee slto.
lEe nmrirg .epfiEes are .00 horsepower
each. lie stand-l i! E If Of Gu. Etone. ard it il
claimed that the buildings are the finest, most
cottlv, and moet sulstant a specimens of arei:i-
ttcture of the kid in the United 6.ates
Ihe sewerage works are now so far completed
that mills uI to tl.H n crring ale pronounced
| in ~cIllug ORDER Eleven mi :ee are teitg bui.,
thus year. 1T cost stimated at $110,tOU The
work is OF . permanent and substantial cLarac-
ter. lie DEL til OF the sewers average 1131 feet
The men Who received ay TO day on the1e
"c1ks uun: bored upwards oI !. 300
The estin ated cest OF L. nse-d,ains aud
~atet-Eeryce IlTes being rut in By owners OF
IroIerty is $4,000. glvrg emplo, ment to q
addition to tLcse enun elsted.
lie bcEdeo indet tedness It the city ia limit ed
to s 1er cent on the total apr 1aised value OF
proI e1ty (Which il kept at lower sta1csrd.
rttab!y, than any city Of einilar proportions ID
tie United stxtes). The per cet t limit has
been reacled; Lerce. all these immense public
Works are being raid fer in casL raised as re 20
along: Tie delt is only s2,400, OK o, ard We are
therefore On mott satisfactory money ba4is,
Only alout mie OF STREET paving il Icing
done this year. J his b, ancl OF rutllc improve
| meut is DELAYED On account Of The contir ual
dlttul bance Of the surface ct streets BY exca,a-
! TORS. About miles OF new aEing are planned
Tor laying down nj IT year, to le followed each
year with additional work, including the relay
1ne OF olo paving. Within four years We expect
to Lave Is to 20 miles os paved streets in perfect
order. Both wooden aud nacadamzed rave
ments will LIE laid, aid probably tome Of the old
| wooden ravenents on heavily y-,1ayeled bus,nees
streets will le replaced ty stone as tie Board OF
tutEc Wttks Is in daily RECEIPT Of con mun.ca-
| ticns that leave item without doubt Il at tie
lusiness 4 EN- refer to pay heavily for durability
than Lightly for the luxury, which lat ts o1ly a
| lew .tals eud then becomes an agerAsa ed
nise,y under the burden Of heavy Height
t1gfc.
I Our Iuacadamized payements are to be cen
! stirctec after tie nttt approved models, large
pr1Emoldal stt nes being laid as latc, curved to
Of snail stcne and clip to the depth cf Is
! iEches. eoldly etmI acted with heavy rollers.
| The majority IT Cur streets are glaveled, With
cutters eolldy paved With rectangular stone,
even tar tut into the Lew wards where the
houses are few srd far between. About 48
~crk in progress il tins manner, for The cur,ent
year, is estimated at About S295, eco, nLich is
exclusive of private 1ml roven!euts, side" elks,
ETC., aid the ccst OF the erection ard alteration
of public buildings. such school houses, etc,
the latter item alone foots Up more than S78, 600
The ccst Of land condemned AID being taken
for the opening and extending Of streets entire
y IN the outskirts Of the city. is appraised "
city officers at Ss5,0C0. Besiaes theee compul-
so1y street e1teneions about 10 miles Of new
streets are beng plated and donated By the
oWnet8 CT land thus coLye4ted into building
lots.
All this is being done as cheap!y as though
each fepa1ate Lit Of work was performed fer
private individuals. The dollars are lcol ed after
with jealous eye. TIE people tlom top to Lot
ten ale thrifty. and where the steals
t.u are to s,l e1me in It il impossible to
imagine: nlag THIS s1 is blessing for which We
Germans in office, who are exceedingly jealous
about the pubic moneys. always exact the most
careful and substantial wotk, and are, like the
vast majority Of cur citlzeus penetrated with
spirit OF progress and IMPROVEMENT. Most Of
tie contractors arc industrious mechanics. who
are ccnteot With doing their own work, or tu-
rel1ntcnding persoraliy tie lator OF those they
emrley. These facts are worth thiuking OF in
other cities.
REAL ESTATE SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK.
great change il noticeable this year in real
estate ii tiansuctiors from That Of last
Last year Manufac:ories nere in successful
operation all over the city. The rolling mills
we're running to tteir fullest ca: aclty, ard tie
latoElng men were reaplng q harvest GLm tho |
actylty IN al Euch pursuits.
Instead ct boarding their mcDey in the banks, !
they sought to place it in d homestead. Hun |
dreds OF cheap let's we're thus Bold4 md the one
story houses Of that claEs extended the suburbs
Of tie city ard added thousands to it's rclma-
nent pt pu1ation.
Tho Germaps aud Polande4s OF this city are !
noted for having their oan hcnes.eade. Tho !
first year they are hele they Legiu to lock for |
/ 1ciparert location, and the fist money earned,
if .nly sz5. is planted 10 that way. 1hey buy
OIL long tine, Paving email sums yearly, and take
q topd FIR q Getd. Sane Of our prominent real
estate cwrers and dealers thus sell hundreds OF |
lots. an account Of which do not 60 upon tho
err1u F%S1$1 $t,a r. han
tie deed is given.
Tie amount If such sales can be appro1imated
by tie frequent additions laid out Ly ales tate
owners, ard adopted By tia Common Council
tbs rast four moths. They plainly ehtw that
70: ncr additie1 have been nearly exhausted.
Another proof CT this in riding over the
ritz, in the Eighth. Eleventh, aud Twelfth
Wards, that claes OF houses wl1i at Cnce arrest
tle attention OF any rereon passing through
tLeni.
1hs yeaF hersge that class of tes has
WLeu the manufacturing interest became par
llyzed by The Ianic it palalyzed a1to the hoEes
very cause which ferced them to quit tuylI r las
forced anchor claes to Tulcbn e. When Money
,culd le uted 10 coed advantage in manutactur-
ng. then the rich n.e11 refused to build; now
hey ca, not thus ute iLer money, aud more
1eauiitl LoEaes ale Icing contracted for, and
be1e is more inquiry for. ard saleB OF, desirable
o Tor n.aldine pur1 oses In the lest localities
han for ys ars b. fole-
!, ia II mai ka le TACT that scarcely desirable
OF Gun 20" le u1cb: etd il tie Seventh Ward. ,
The best in the First Ward ara e. ling rapidly,
ud tie te:utltul eites tn spring street ale
'aily taken up. and new 1eeidenetB ale being i
,sec1ed every week
The puree-Htllnes Of the rich are being opened,
nd real estate will hereafter advance, articu-
arly choice locations for dwelling purposes. I
;or eolid men have never srert the money IN 7
uch luxurious homestentls and grounds that
All be witrlt ssed III Gle, eisnd, netroit aud Iuf
alo; but the movement is now etttirg in that
ay, auu scme Of the most beautiful homesteatiB I
long the lakes will, in the next five years, te :
rt cted in Milu ankee.
The real estate transfers actually recorded G
aat ls to sny. where deeds hpve been gwen q
i'll ayc,ase <l0,Cc0 cay Tor the past week, a
.aviIg out all the large contracts, Of which no y
articulats are obtainable yet The actual trars-
ers for the week. including contacts for large u
nd small lots. and actual deeds, arc estimated e
aggregate $4,000.
TIE ATLANTIC PACIFIC FAILCnE HERE
An uneasy feeling Was created hero by the in
,ligence oi the failure of the Atlantic d. Pacific
tmEany OF CLicaeo, as large number of email
sure1s, who can least OF all afford 10 run risk,
al injured with that Ccmpauy INQUIRY Al the G.