, 1874-06-21


building in Vienna, Austria. and will be different
from any structure in the city. It will be one o1
| the most beautiful buildings IN Chicago. He IL
| also letting the contracts for two forty feel
stores on State street, opposite Quincy, With
stone fronts. They are to be four stories high
| and work on them will commence next week
| Otto Natz has under contract brick store, q
| 160, q. the corner Of Madison and Wood Htreets.
for MAJ Chaperoni. 1 is to cost Sc, 900; three.
| story aud basement brick house on the corner Of
Dayton street and Clybourn avenue, for Henry
Dettmatn. Esq, to cost S7.500; two brick reai.
denees on Lasalle street, three stories and base
ment, With pressed brick fronts and stone trim
mings, for Messrs. A1cNuriy d Bro, to cost
$4,000; three stone front residences 1t the cor.
! ner OF Pearson street, with front towards Water
Works place, to cost Sl5, 600.
On Chestnut street, in rear OF Turner Hall.
| Messrs- McAurty i Bro. intend to erect 3 fine
| interior Arrangements. The building is to be
| 50x111 feet. aud will have handsome Milwaukee
pressed brick front with galvanized iron coruices,
on Chestnut street.
On CLARK street, near Division, Mrs o'Connor
has closed tho contracts for the erection of three
| tWo-story and basement brick dwelling houses.
This new manufacturing suburb In Indiana,
three miles below South Chicago, at the outlet
OF Wolf Lake, has beeu visited BY numbers dur
ing the past week, tho Sheffield House having
been opened and the improvements submitted to
public examination. The Sheffield Association
will offer no property for sale until September
but arc understood to be negotiating with parties
who desire to make improvements.
On Saturday purity OF engineers aud practical
men went to the mouth Of the Wolf Lake out
let. Among them were Col. D. G. Houston. who
has been secured Consulting Engineer; L.
I. schennerhoTn, Chief Engineer in Charge Of
neer II eesss oe Honard F adres
full survey for tho Wolf Lake harbor was made
last year it will be remembered by order OF tho
Secretary Of War, in response to . State memo
rial from Indiana. and yesterday the mouth Of
the harbor was located, for tho construction Of
which Col. Houston will Immediately mako
plans and estimates, and Ieshrs Fox d Howard
the proposals. Tue work OF this season is to be
done by tho Sheffield property-1nterests on both
sides OF the rlver With view to opening Wolf
lumber trade Of ifichigan auI Indiana,
The harbor work proposed for this season is ex-
nected to bo done before the middle OF August
THE HAMILTON LAcos RAILROAD.
This road is graded to within half mile of the
lected OF $50 to sl00 an acre Of the property
holders between A1illville md Chicago for tile
immediate completion Of that portion Of the
line. It has been decided to abandon the mar
row gauge that was At first adopted, and to sub
stitute 3 middle gauge. The completion Of this
part OF the liue will have a favorable effect On
property in Secs. 90, 81, and "a E. Commu-
tatlon tlcketa will be given tor two years free to
parties who improve on tho line OF the road.
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
Among the sales reported this week will bo
noticed that Of the brick factory at the corner OF
Twenty-si1th street and Stewart avenue This
MAS purchased by John Adams, Esq, of Roches-
ter, N. T., and wall be used AZ o waste cleaning
factory by the Chicago Waste Cleaning Company.
This is an entirely new enterprise, the Com pany
working under patent which they have secured
for the operation indicatcd.
u1GHwoop.
There are now twenty buildings in course OF
construction at Highwood, costing in the agcro-
gate $108, ,000- 4 1nass-meeting Of the citizens
Was hold last Tuesday evening. at which q COM
mttee was appointed to visit all OWNERS OF prop
erty aud induce them to lay Sidewalks in front
Of their land