, 1874-07-18

Dearborn etrocs will bs oarrsd to Twelfth
6tfaot.
n.-Do yot tIlthh IL, tho burnt ,liatrict, ttt bo

12entlorh etroos will be oarrlyd.'to Twelfth
6troot.,.
n:1po y YET t!this IL, tho burnt 'iasrlot sltt bo
K.-Wl,nt oiasB Of btnldi1gs will 10 up7
Mr. K.-Woll !. think State Dearborn, ana
Clark stsee!s will 30 b,,4i.ssa r., atsosts, with
all8l streets wlll bb built up tor dwellings for
the pooror otaBsos. Wo cannot got along with.
ott those. Poor robplo ihuat baYo aosii6 i,lace
to live, and they Mill liTo ID tho oentro of the
ilot lsuow how 10 may bo In Eufopo--uns know
hf no city In ti,s country wllero buatnosa
btroot hna noe ltB parallel sttoot devoted to
cheap resldenopb aud btufsa. fnovar know wl1at
most Of croAturos thero wore netlnod up IN that
bcntion Of the city, oolorel pooplo especially. I
wondor wllatd they thfe gone to.
WABASH AVENUE.
.n.-what do you think mltl DO done about
afr. XII is lard 10 toll. II ttley pu. down
tho street.car lima It will 10 built tlp soon,
think, / look OH tho city as boing fan.shnpo4
In tlig Bootlon. AZ 4!xteetth street it boginB to
aproat Unt, mud wldoaa ftdhi Tint potut. Now no
tlecd Wabaah avollue ~ we'll ns State atreet to
carry people to and from tho great residence
flisteiot in TINT event Wabash nyenue woull
become. In timd,a fifat-dlahs totatf sttoot.
THE rAAK pLAN.
n.-What tB your opinion about converting
part OF tho burnt district into pafk2
NJ K'moIhieago Il lI.i Y crazy about pafha' Think
tnoans Of safety as we'll as adornmont and place
Of resort easlly reached by Tho people
Mr., K.-No doubt Of 1t. hut 1t would bo worry
expensive to conlornn tho innd needed. do not
thlnk the people would gve It ,p ye,y readily,
lave = living p,,slneds on shsie own property.
They hAYo held 1t = long tlme. There hhs baeu
LITTLE property changing hands in this district:
Having received this Information, tho reporter
next dropped into tho Office OF
!. L. FARE / Co.,
opposite. Hs {onnd a1r. FaNa talking in al in-
formal way with Mr. Z. T. Dore, who owns tho
large block on tho corner Of Madiaon aud
stale strooss. Tho oongersaton WAS general anu
,7ss not giyon with roportorial Wow, aud oaut
therefore. not DO sad to DO ono of opinions so
much as 1t is Of suggestions. Mr.. Fake Wah say
Ing that it would bo good policy to CARRY Doar-
born street through to Twelfth street now.
lleportol-Ies, mud Stale stroot might DO
wldened.
ntr. Fako-Not only that. but tho difrerant
conrte that do not now oonnect With the parallel
streota running west should DO atEaightcne1.
Rim what manner do you think tie burnt
district will DO bulls up?
Mr. F.-With brick storos aud flats oyorhoad,
for residence purposes.
a1r. Do1e-f think it will DO y good thing TOR
Chicago, tha fro. There have bcen 10 buildings
destroyed that could not DO spared, and We will
hnyo protoction hereafter.
R.-l3ut IL thoro not just as much ilangor from
other parts OF tho city no" denso1y built up With
frame buildings.
ought to DO = hiell brick wall built along Canal
| Atroet as far up Us Twelfth street.
Mr. D.-1 do not think that would do. People
must have air you knor. Wo oauuos shut 1t OF
n.-What do yon think of having certain dis
trcts in tho line Of danger torn down aud sys-
tom ot small parkh made
Mr.. F.-No ); the city ought to condemn tho
! property and sol II at suction subject to being
air. D.-l believe that would DO first-rato
| plan. It would improve tho nolghborhood whor-
over IT WA done enough to pay tho expenao and
| people adjoining would build better houses.
E.-A park betweon the business district and
tho franc buildings south Of Polk street would
| almost inauro us from danger III that direction,
and tho danger coons to ba 10 the southwest.
Both gentlemen oonourrcd in believing that
[ mud after expressing tlle opinion that The flro
| limits should be extended, the conversation
| ondgd.
| All tho Ioal estate agents agreed that tho fro
would not diminish, but rathor tond to iuoreaso,
the price Of the laaa burned over.
| A TRIBUNE reporter called yesterday upon Aov-
eral Of tho City Hall officials, to discover what
| their viowa were with regard to the bost neana
to bo taken in oracr to Insure tho rebuilding OF
tile burned district in msnuor that would OF
ullE6 u4aRb ~ sAa6 III atec44 All ebuEEo OA Ha1etY
to the district 1ying north from tito danger
threatened by the tntlor-box nature Of buildings
| Of the southwest portion Of the city.
Tho lrst person interviewed was
| OApT. TN1NDfrILLE,
| President OF tue Board of Public Works. That
gentleman at onco stated that the best and only
intaus Of safety for tho whns city WAS tho in.
mediate axseuaton ct tho fro limits to the city
limits. Ho thought that, with tho law Al
ssso psSas0i sna go~ing oy Tss Sa chesso
check etreotuallY the erection of unlawfuly con.
struoted buildings. Shanties were run up before
| they wero discovered, md. when such were ocou
ped, the toaring thom down "as matter 81
great difficulty. Many who would be glad tt
hinder tho building Of auch buildings hra noH
unable to act, on account OF their limited kuowl
edge OF the law nnd OF the locality OF the limits
With the limits extended to cover tho wholt
| CITY, and the lar we'll r1uderstOod genornlly tht
erection Of dangerous buildings would bo q dill
cult matter to accomplish undiscovered.
| WIDE STREETS.
Heportor-Nlat do you think OF 8 couple o
worry wide streosa, one running north, At a shot
distance from the lake, ind tho other running
wost, from the lako to tho riyer at about Har
rison street, as barrier to fire from the south
Capt. prindivlllo-of COURSE fno, wide Htroetl
will prove At onca barrier to t1ro and an iu1
proyement to tue city's hoalth. but they woult
be Of 10 avail even it ona-hnif Of tue land a
present outside Of the fire limits wero pernittes
to be built up In Woo1. II tile fire limits are no
extended, our outskirts will prove regnla
forest OF tndammabe fire buildings.
TIE pARK SCHEME.
Roportor-What do you think Of tho idea o.
converting couple Of bloohB, Say Of tho burned
district, into park
Capt, prindivilla-That, / tltnk, would ho az
imposHlbility, property 80 valuable in tht
vicinity. And thon tho present burnct
district can DO so improved ~ tt
be barrier Of q very effertnn
kind. The grcat curse to Chicago WAS tho build
lug OF Third aud Fourth ayonuea. II Doarbor
street had boon extended on the original line wit
Clark and State tho only stroots on the sides, til
probability ia that no such fire Al tho la1t grea
ono would over hayc occurred.
Heportor-!l1he fire is not M unmi1ad evil, /
it?
Capt. rrindyille-No, It has added greatly t
tba safety Of the city, and South sido insuranc
rates ought to DO Immediately lowered.
nEMopELINu THE DISTINCT.
ncportor-Hou would you ike 10 SEQ th
burned district laid out9
; Uapt lradiylllo-aty Idea Is to Wipe out Thlr
nnl Fourth avenues, and to exteuA Deasbor
street, giving 1t from Harrison ntraat south
width OF 900 feot. Tho increased yaluRtio
) giyen to a.l the property frosn State to Clas
) HtroetH by this improvement would pay all, {