, 1876-08-23

eoNcTuIN0 ABOUT THE yIADucT At TIIR sIL-
TEEHTtE-sTHEET CROSSING.
The recent improvements in Blue Island nyc-
nuc have been Of incalculab!e benefit 10 tho
southwestern quarter Of the city. For years
tue many factories located there have hati no
ready means OF acccss to tho business centre Of
the city. Tho avenue. which Is tho natural
thoroughiare on account OF Its difectncss, hes
been III very dlapldatcd and 1a1ncntable con-
ditson beyond the SixtetMt!i-strcct railroad
crossing There was ,lo pavement, aud only
narrow strip in the middle was mueada1nlzcl,
md Tint impcrfectly. From the end Of tho
etrert-car line to Twcnty.sccond streut was D
gap Ut al.out llalf mile, and to walk this dis
even in fair. Weather, Tho sidewalks
being SO poor md tho dust so tll!ek. hus tho
Ing. At this paint there arc lalf-a:sio:cn
trucks. OF the Chicago, burlington, g. Quincy
Roau, md trains are pass!ng up anu down a.
most continually Day and nt@Eht @ MT on'y
in view Of tit heavy business interests In the
ncirhturtooa af the intersection, ot Twenty,
avenue, repeated efforts have bccn male during
the past three years to have tho latter improved
30 as 70 rciH!cr It passablc, but no united acs!on
was taken until about Il year ago. Then sey-
got tosrthcr anl agltute.t tic subject thor
ougLiy. 4 number ii meetings were held,
speeches made, resolutions pasBcd, anl cou-
n,ieIs @ apoMts M x 4 fEs ss pSstas pSr s.f = ,s M
btaclu was not found fl that honorable body,
Btruugr u relate, thcru being general and sur
rrsILi, Willingness OIL tctr part to ilnyc tile tA
iAc stnmblug-tlocl;, hu stating that there was
not sufficient In0ncy IN tir Treasury tn war
rant thu outlay. Tliut objection was, however,
su1noliNted, and ........
was begun o.: II liberal scnlc. lts proportions
null ctst have been heretofore explained In The
TIlnrSE. Although ts,c approaches nfc not
oil yut completed, 1t is finished substantially
50 far IN tic avrnlln IL rtiIcGsea. And, indeed,
it is linz lIEtrc Of workmanship. ! llu avtnl&t
Is g.a.le.l and iavrl tnr ciIuugll cacl' way from
the bridge to 1clAttr tho sscctt yrry gradual
and cnsy, It runs southwest anu northeast, and
IA cut 1T tile vIaAu.t by two 1thcr Streets
Ihsoup, running nurth NIL south, md ltul1eeen,
running cat anu vest. Each u tile hitter llan
Il scparutu uplTuaeil, with u, Iron fra!lc work
nf Its ow1, lsl!ding quite oil air Ut i1trlsucy u
the work. THIS il tllu only ylcluct ~ this city
having Inosc ihun enc entrance, anl for this
reason Is specially Interesting.
I.,oIsins lrnln the centre III the bridge, ,onc Oh
tains " tolc17,bly wtdr rlcw II this part of the
city. itle rattsoa1, with Us network ot iron
tracks, Ut cnursu liouojulzcs the foreground,
n.A the constant sl,rle;s uf locomotives and rum
bln Ut ears insclaiui tho yuht, business Ut the
corporation ow.'ing tho road, and likewise
allow tn what Inconvenience people OIL
tho street must hare bccu subject
cd hcfuru ihu txistrncc Of the
yiaduct. South Vt the railroad, tho eye rcsts
npUn Huliiiu.!cs IT ch1nutys, alld mountains VI
lumber, willie The car IL sauteu with tho
nntsiest nf l,,sy sounds. To tbs WEST, nrnr
Western areil,lt, M.ny hc seen Tie lolIE Erlck
building wi.eru 5tGEDrnlek's rcal,rrs ayc pro-
duCetl, not Tar from another commanding hrirk
t.ltilcc k,nwn everywhere under tlla fllnt!lar
title Ut the BrdeTcll. Then theru nre Inalleab!s
iron WORKS, sinyt.wurks, car.wurIs, l,Orsc-.la!L
works, u.:tl every kind nl WORKS. These nre I'LL
located Ut y conveniently close proximity to
TlIE HOuTIt BHASC1i,
wtllcf, here runs utmost directly east, Several
facturics ure clustered ut tie cutnsr III Blue
Island, Twentr-aeconl street, aHd AshlAnl!
avenue. which point presents quite lively UP
pearanee. Numerous eturce, sllups, saluuust
ind oiliccs lave BUN built UP recently, giving
i. thu appearance ef little city by itsrf. The
background IL filled Mp with vast iulnber.ples,
over which peer tit ilags aud luast8 nf hlnilNds
VI vessels aucttortI III le slips. THESE SLIP are
built in u regular array nll tlla way
FROM Jefferson street west to l.yaylts.
yAo lun1ber-yutds arp also accommodated
by d railway traek running un TwcntJsccuntl
street, md having branches into eyHy yntll.
Therc Is a!ao the usual accompaniment ut i'las,-
nlng-Inilts; SO that taking all tugeiluE, there ia
No LACK w LiKE
10 tllis hitherto tsnlAtel sccttun 6f the city.
Since the 4srnue l,aB bccn payett tue Vest DE'
yisIun Hallway Company has brgnn extending
tts tracks. etEect-cars nro now runnlist: uyct
tile vlauct tn Eighteenth stEert, ani II IL ex'
pcrtcsi that the line Will be finished to Twenty.
second btrcct III about week 4 argc gang VI
men ianow employed In layiug thorals. When