, 1876-04-09
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| l. In the Town Of Hyde Park. Wing Fae11nr Sub
d. siss5o9 a Of part Of tha n 1s sh II, NE \
2. starrss Subdivision Of tbs E. xsw.4 Of g. r.
te1cspt the cast loo teet} Sec. IS 49, 10, north Of
Twelfth stzeet and east OF Rockwell street,
A. ?; Pit M showing Lots !, p and n Block ?, Rus
m aen3 Subdivision Of the n ~ Il n E. x Sec. ~.
/. Plat showing Lot e. Block :, aud Lots u to "a.
Block 70 Pask Ridge Subdivision Of the ". 4 s. f.
5. H.yes' Subdivision Of Lots st to 70, and part Of
vacated alley west Of aud adjoining block 8, Onion
P2rk, Second Addition
BUILDING pEnnrs.
The following permits were issued last weok:
J. c. McNulen. two-story and basement dwelling.
e2xss, At 727 Vest Adams street.
D. L. Mcdowell, swo-sosy barn. 2oxeo, at 15S North
b. Il. Dahl sinilar building a. 15s North Dearborn
street.
John Honerd, two-atory bszn, 1sz24, On Thirtcta
s.Ice: near State street.
b R. Comfy, two-story and basement etore c2x &,
corner Of Taylor and May.
John kolan- tuo-story and ba,enent Eore, o5x6n Il
VIM. Wells, twostor5 barn. ...2e1a7 at III For1ea
Webster Perkins, basement, 4ozso, at 4e coetaa
Groge Avenue.
n. s. Douton, tvosory storr, 1sxta at 500 Wabash
avenue.
!. Langerman, thrcestry and basement s:orc, 25,
j. Narak, one-story dwelling, 1sr2s ut is Bunka,
street.
August Ma.ks, two-story and basement dwelling,
r. $. King, two threc-stosg and basement dwe1lines
each 2o155, corner Of sangamou and Randolph.
Same, three stores. each three-story and basement
Foster Sheppard, storage sned. 'c11oo, 1t n q
and &c River street. .-------~ --~-------~-
]. L. james. ossory barn, 35x40 at sa1 aud 81
Indiana avenue.
ZEAL ESTATE lS 81. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
| The St. Louis Republican gives the following
facts abou. building and real estate in St. Louis
The tact that St Louis contaIns st present popul.
10
increasing. and that during tho past ysar 4oa
substantial buildings have been erected cost ct
Such degree of material progress in period of gen.
eral depression ia considered wonderful a1t1 shows
that st. Louis ia not affected to the degree by tho
The 1eal-estate market is considered tho best
index Of the general commercial and manu-
ulation Vii show low Nttie cause St. Loas bus %
complain. The recorded t.ansfars for 1875, sum-
mary Of which has not heretofore been published,
pr1sed in 5y deeds ct conveyance. This number ot
instruments shows falling OF of nearly 100 FROM
In inai OK sn o. a c
than the figures OF 1878, but ooo over thoas Of
1871. and sa,o0 600 In excess Of 1916.
While st. Louis built to the amount of 81, 7,0oo,-
houses and etores. While ST. Louis sold 3l4.-
6n, 5s9 Of real property, Chicago IN 1875 sold
929.536,1 1856 and the city aud county sold $751;
149, $50 Of real estate.
DEPRECIATION OF ST. LOUIS REAL ESTATE.
The G|0be-De7aocT1< OF tbs Sd s2yB:
This Is the condition have reached two years and
half after the panic. and whi1o trying to fat-
ter ourselves that the has been passed. a1e
ways form an porant fsature Of tho business situa
that rents which lower ieat ysar th.n tho 7esr
before. WILL BE- lower this year than as Wa recently
published article from the New York Times show
ing thu, in New Eozk, this decline affected every
fr1tY1 tu
Per cent. The same rule holds good in other cities,
Boston, which has always been considered tho ress
the greatest weakness in rents. II this il an
indication OF prosperity, We arc very prosper
to reach that pitch of prosperity Wien haf The houaoa
will be vacant and the other ha1f occupied By tau4u:z
paid for taking care Of them part Of hi. decline
c1eaaing load Of tax,tion- Even during ths years
since the panic, while poverty has been spreading.
business mn ths azeaters have been steadily inrent
ing now means OF hardening property and bleeding
property until the ordinary dwelling house,
:ental hardly haa money enough left to sadsfy tho
ax x-8atherer. We may hardly oxpect real est&te "a
dis quarter is held out but It would be g1eas mis-
AXE to suppose that the increase Of taxation alane II
utncseat to accouns for tho decrease in vtues aud
he du,lness Of TRANSACTIONS aud. especially, when
called On to account for general reduction Of
ents at the present time. compelled to admit
hst must nssae Be The 3ssn w Ct general
Fhile wc should retuice to hail every indication Of
sitter times, 1t will not do to ignore vital facts; and,
hough It may be hard to ind our way ont Of advsr-
sy, tbs hardest way must surey bo that which
Uses to acknowledge the truth, md uhich bases IT.
opes upon deluBiuus
SPECIMEN or CALIFORNIA EopEsTY.
The San francisco Bulletin Aarck 80 saya:
On careful examination Of Ill tne facts expcriencca
eatestate U,au have co1e to tho concIuKion th4a
Foperty in Chicago has deprecated 20 Fer cent, IN
lew York 80 per cent, md In Boston Is per cant. It
not unreasonable to aAsumo that real eatAta, tho
ontraz has appreciated In this city Is per cant In tho
sme period There arc localities whera It haa Kono mp
lilly 50 per ceut. From some Of tbs causes OF de-
ression San Francisco suffers Just well - the
ties named But Wn have overcome them md gona
increasing for several reasons, viz: We have no
walls; We have = stabte currency 10 have admtnis-
red our loc71 AFFAIR.", not well ~ could deara
ut neverheltss in manner far in advances OF EaAt-
n municipalities; md, lastly, Vo arc growing COM
unity. We have kept measuraby ont OF the bond
usnaa1 paying - NO Co. aud this IN tho great 1ecrak
ctr1c prosperity.
A NEW BUILDING MATERIAL
Tho AHaeT1cGn Arc}aitec& ea7a:
house has been lately built in Port Chester. 4.
;, entirely Of beton. which has been employed not
1ly for tho walls, Partitions. and stArs but Also for
10 door1, dormars, aud roofs. Iron Kirdets cast in
pton are used In tho doors forming de.plyconered
'of-rafterB- Tho employment Of Iron in &hs con-
ruction Is thought to have been useless; for though
10 beams are TX fees on centres. 4 floor Of IS feet
M supports ! bo7d ct 50 tons without showing tho
at delecdo. The building h1s several interesting
atures; among than 1 balcony weighing nearly +
rs, and projecting feet from the face Of tho
Hiding: partttoa-wans and even l Inch