, 1874-05-03

FRIDAY afternoon, but no DECISION was reached
A motion that the present City-Hall ptope1t,
shalt not bo sold until the new Cou1t-houst
shall be nearly completed WAS carried.
There WAS prolonged debate on the lake
front question, which ended in nothing more
definite rlau an adjournment. Aid. Jonas was op
posed to advertising the 1ake-front for sale unit
the question OF title Was settled in some man
ner. Aid Moore was opposed to advertising the
property as the title was in doubt. Aid. Cannon
believed it wise to advertise it. It need not be
sold to the railroads unless they offered enough
A motion to take the opinion Of the Corporation
Counsel as to whether there were any legal OBJ
stac.es in the way Of advertising tue property
and selling it was defeated. The Committee
then adjourned.
The first meeting OF the Real Estate Exchange
WAS held on Friday, in their room, which waa
formerly the Open Board Of tho Board of Trade.
About forty members were present. The pro-
an Interchange OF views. President Rees Was in
the chair. Col. Clarke stated. for the Executive
Committee, thnt the yearly dues Of s25 would cot
be collected until three months had elapsed
The initiation fec Of 80 is to be paid at the
next monthly meeting.
Col. Clarke corrected the erroneous impress
sion that had obtained In some quarters, that
the Board intended to fix 3 rate Of commission
which should be obligatory upon all the MEM
bers. They had 10 such intention. and members
would be left to a1rnnge their own methods OF
doing business.
The Executive Committee have had 500 utho-
grnphod tickets prepared. to be issued to MEM
bers at the monthly meeting next Tuesday.
the Exchange: II. C. FoIlansbee, Frank
Redls. Il. H. Honore, Jr., 6. a. Chambers, Ed
E. Sweet, James B. Goodman, George ". Waite,
G. X. F,old.
The Exchange will hold it's first regular
monthly meeting on Tuesday next. 1t meets
for business eEerv day between II and o'clock.
WEST SIDE BUILDING.
Mr. ", L. B. Jenney. the architect, is bniJdinS
at the corner Of Larrabee street and Chicago
avenue fine block OF stores Of brick and terra
Gotta for Gen. T. c. A. Smith, Of Marietta, Ohio.
The block is built 90 piers With large openings,
spanned BY sesmental arches.
MONT CLARE.
This new suburban town il located On the line
Of the Chicago l. Pacific Railroad, miles west
Of the Courthouse, and il upon tha> highest
ground within that distance outside of Chicago, it
being II feet above Lake Michigan. The village
Was laid out last fall and grading of streets
commenced The first new building WAS con-
tracted for BY Judge Platt, Of Warren. ILL.,, and
is now nearly finished at q cost of about $1,000:
Several other buildings are now in process Of
erection, among which are the fine residence Of
Thomas Rutherford, to cost 5000; Mrs Savers,
costing $4,000 John sayers, 92,500 Fred
Moore, 1900; Charles e. Allen, 81 900. George
n. Daniels has bought 10 acres, and il to put up
two good houses. The Hon. D. Booth ia now erect
ing tine residence, milo east Of Mont Clare,
at . cost Of sl2, 900. Mr. Charles P. Kellogg, OF
the firm OF c. ?. Kellogg i Co., has fine resi-
dence. 1 mile east Of Mont Clare, which cost
OF Chicago thas seems to be building up faster,
nor has finer prospect for rapid growth
HIGHLAND PARE.
In Highland Park. the Highland Park Land
Company are erecting on st. John street, south
OF the hotel, = residence to cost 512, 600.
On Central avenue, near the corner OF Port
Clinton, they a1o building house to cost
$4,000.
On Port Clinton avenue. one block north Of
the public school, a house ID being built to cost
$4,000.
ST. LOUIS.
4 number Of St. Louis real estate brokers
we're in this city, this week, endeavorlng to ne
gotiate the sale OF somo St. Louis property.
They we're not successful.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS BUILDINGS.
4 very tine school-house has been contracted
for to cost $4,000, to be built OF brick.
The Batbany Union Church, wlica will cost
SIS, 900, will lay their cornerstone next Sunday.
large number OF fine houses ere building or
have been contracted for. Among the latter is
the hotel at Morgan Park. The residences OF
are just about finished. MIR. Fahns:ock has built
a fine house on Prospect avenue. There are
about thirty houses building The stockholders
of the Female Seminary decided on Friday TO
proceed with the erection Of their seminary,
which il to cost from 800, 600 to 100000.
SOUTH ESoIEwoop.
This place is but year old, but has increased
rapidly Already some eighty fue residences
have been erected, costing from 81 500 to 5000:
Messrs. Noble L Richmond have just completed
front houses. costing s35.00o. L. A. Gilbert d
Co. hare disposed OF some $50 lots In the grove
and vicinity east Of the depot, ut prices ranging
from $3.50 to $50 each. They have purchased q
large tract OF land near the Catholic Seminary,
which they will place in the market shortly
Trains already run on the belt raiiway west
from tue lake shore to tho Rock Island Railway,
and grading is nearly completed from this point
west to the Crest Eastern Railroad. Some heavy
Improvements are to ba made in the southern
part Of South Englewood this season. At
Nnetieth street large brick freight and pas
aengar depot is 10 be built at once. Several fine
residences are to be erected On the property Of
Henry ". Brooks; also grocery store and meat
market on Halsted street, adjoining the track.
The streets are to be improved and more shade
Trees to be set out.
About thirtv-hve houses are now being con-
Btructed in Lawnda1e, at prices ranging from
81, 500 to $4,000. Millard Decker are build !
ing block OF brick stores. In the subdivision
of J. s. Hair and others, three miles Of water
pipe are being laiG.
Accommodation trims have commenced run
ming daily to Sheffield. Ind.
BUILDING PERMITS
we're issued during the week as follows: Henry !
three-story aud basement brick, |
5o143 feet, Nos. 1853 and 365 Superior street; y. |
P. Smith, two-story and basement stone, 88140 |
fees, Yincennes avenue, near Thirty-serenth |
street; J. II. Phillips, three-story and basement
prick, 33x50 feet Nos. 220 and 222 West Indiana
street,
William Stuenkel, 'two-story and basement
prick, 2ix5s feet, No. AL West Twelfth street; J
solomon and ". C. Snow, two-story and base
neut stone, 1o9x96 feet. Carroll avenue, near st.
Johns place Washington Smith. th1ee-story
md basement stone, 99x1o0 feet, Clark street,
,ear Van Bu1en; r. r. otis three-story and
basement brick, 6o15o feet, Twenty~secoud
'treet, near Michigan avenue J. R. sllga, three-
tory aud basement brick, 20x65 feet, No. 2l8
Vest Indiana street; Fl. B. Matthews, three
story and basement stone, 25x60 feet, Sherman
,tree., near jackson; a. L. Sweet, two-story
md basement stone, 25x4o feet, No. SAG West
Aonroo street c. B. Hing, three-story and
basement stone. 25x62 feet, No. 1875 Rush street.
HYDE PARE BUILDING.
DR.. Flood is building brick block. next to
he depot. OF stores, three stories high. H. A.