, 1874-12-06

~. -AAA+N E1E1tHF f8os
lae making up Of t9aius. Canit.1,ee.n n1les 70.
peases for road incident to cross;ne 41s sha es-
street. and the result equals. snrn.a oas4ness
tue cost OF viaducs. Il pressed ~ sses of:ea,
1ne case upon the roads, and indncads .ses sles ot
t masno to build tho Twelfth s:reet 40 10 Fott
tnent', tne 'busl!ngt2u Quincy to brases lsdees s
rosucf.,t '.ses Nasts, caual, and the sonashs. ~
ono over kinzie street. Ia.e It ss to ths
imperative ncccssit; for cross,n, ssH taa
tecnth at Dlua Island avenue. wh1ch ''er ' Sig
"ha! Is now ono Of tho great naanf,c.,!eaas !eaas to
.t1c'a o. the city. and would have ssaIg Dis
I1oItton IieI out iof the permanent cairrs ~ -
AeIsteu-1Anzio crosaiuE. VI TIA
HALsrEp STREET ylAprcr
The compilation Of this yiaIuc, !. n
20 tao opcnlns OF new ra!1ro.i-to tba ,.s
ton Of q now territory. Cheap land as aane1a
tho holl1ng Mills, and tho ire Of 1sS-41m.! 1s-1 e
e.sose men from tho North to tho Weat n;rea .nea
Ee:o sho principal causes Of tho gown ,son ~
n.a;eo.1aa a;e: naIa. iew years ago It W.. s
To-day it contains the homes .. a.7enue.
OF thousands Il is specially la5orine s,1e 1en'
ward whose lnhaaitantg general; find ;ha;aa aasa
p.oJmens in other sections Of tho c;,. eo e.. e.
3tllTaukce avenue ct III the mornine -, ~
already resonant with the trump of wors;as.Ea
iouranE ; along that great nrtery, thev tq.|,;;
cen:re OF the city Who has not seen ts. s.sea 1ea
OF to!icrs, CARRYING, not banners, bat tn ssa7
suddenly checked At Mnzie street by h. 1oE. Eas.
or backward movement OF elov1v.trsa sa
freight cars? Who has no. grown yTaarr
pulling aud hauling, md its ineritah|s 49,. ~ s1s
Tho long lines Of teams. tho comoact ro,s.aa]:
mon pore testimony to tho increasing ye.atjon.'
ness OF this Ki1zio street obstructto1 4'as-
Tho work ut Hasted street vas d-is,ad J..
"ear1aome degrae BY tho contests in ths e,o.aa
Gil aEd With the railroads. Local insaro.ts y
1ected luto tna ordinance provision for y. ~
construction OF approaches in Carroll and NJ ~
man streets, aud the railroads fought ae,inst \.
increased expenditure thus cccasoneds Fin,its .ns
their opposition Sara way and tho work va b,
gun and carried forward to compilation At II,
e:renss OF the roads. but under tie supery;s;en ~
OF tho Board Of Public Works. 'oa
COST OF TEE STRUCTURE ETC.
Tbs length Of tho viaduct propsr is 4ss fao4 =
inches; the lapgtn of tito northern aporoaeS !.
$50 feot, Of the southern 513, making tSn IT,, =
length Of tho yiaducs, l, ,539.5 feet '"''4
Tho suDs!ructurc, which inciude5 ths e1,;,r
and paving o: approaches, was p.id for bT thss
rallrozd companies in tlo following propor.ior...
BY the Chicago L. Nortlweetcrn R1ilroad M soa +s
Tho details OF tho york paid fer ere:
$50 q cu!;c yattls Of h:a at 80 c.a.s rer 7,,s
2,6 II SQUARE yards Q. I'a7.2s at sl.15 pss sqs,..
us. 60 cords Of VEL e: s!4s7 p:r cord. ,
Dy the Fitts:,urg, c;uet.:.:: ). 81. Loat. sut T.,
1lfiFAuRce G Ss- . VII, I'll, t2o4u4.
Of which tia items are:
3,43o.5 ea5.c yard. 1ii1g 1t 60 co.ta.
o,5;:.2l square ya.ds n.7i.g T.: s1.13 res ys,d.
1,063. ~ cords OF wall 1t 457 pc. co:d.
TIE Euperstructu1e was also paid for bY Ii.
railroads, and Cost, according to coatrsy:,
F5l, ,429.
The city's portion Of the cxDens6 of tbs xnrt
will amount to about $s33, eco. fer raisipe ths
buildings Gil tho approaches 70 e1ado, and build.
ing the 6i1owaik6. Ths grade OF tho app,oa.h7t
il ono in forty; grade on tie latcral app:oactsa
-on WaTmaa and Carroll s.reots-one in
twenty.
The contractor for tho subatruoturs rzs W.R.
Dy SoElcriu, Jailo6 & &C., of 1Iilv7uaee.
BENEFIT TO Eaa EA1LRo.ps
It IL difficult to calculate the cxacs gain to til
railroads by the erection Of this STRUCTURE Grea,
as tits it would s:ke good railroad m.a to dgure
1t out. Pars Of tho benetit CONSISTS in the Tres.
dom from tho risk Of inju11pg persons OF praper-
tv; part OF j: from the saving OF tie wages oi
haxnen, snd part from the practical addition to
their facilities for E1akiny up trains, tho track.
room on Kinzie at Halsted being given up to III
dniet uso OF the roads. At present. 80 traiai
pass HalstGd s:ree. daily, OF which Il belong k
tho Northwestern; IS to the Milwaukee Gsk
Paul; Paa-Haadle, IS, and Danvilie Ta.
cenoes, 10. Add to this the switching hack md
forth OF trains while maklng up, and the ags.e.
gate will be very largo
Tho Chicago L Northwestern ID less beoefitd
by the yiE3uct than the Milwaukee & s.. Paul
and tho Panhandle, as the dcpo.s and yards of
those roads extend above and below Has.ee
street, uhilo tie trausfer-yards OF the NORTH
western eEo situated between Ada street ant
Ashland avenue, where thoze is but httle street
trafiic.
oTHE. v1ADCcrs.
This viaduct, though the best constructedi1
fha rftv with tho eHufnSt qraGa aud fekt HyHt1u