, 1877-11-11

The past week was dull Que, aud Of course
the excuse for this du}lncss was the election ex-
citcmcut and the abo1ninable weather. Dealers
maintain that there is Il healthy inquiry for ir-
sidc business property: and that several large
negotiations are in progress. We give few
sales OF the week as some index to prices:
Lot OIL Walnut street. 3G3 fec. west Of Robcv
street, north front, 5x134 feet improved, ,0W.
Rals1ea street southeast corner OF Wright
street. west front. 451l31 feet, $3.50
Park avenue, :o333S feet west of Kabcy street,
north front, with building, 5125x12i feet, S26,-
0N-
Lcayltt street, corner Of Sunnystde avenue,
5 acres, 5000.
Idaho street, @ fec: north Of West Folk
street, cast front. 1loxl25s4@ feet, s.. 900.
Wabash avenue. - 1ect north Of Fourteenth
street, west 'front.' 2s311sxlo7 Glo feet, with build
iun, $l0.0JN.
West Monroe street, 1n5 feet west ot Wood
street. south front, 3x13i14 tect. with building,
$S,n11.
Caual street. 2;::! feet north Of Liberty street,
wcs: front. 322255x.GO feet, $3.50
West Washington street, :!.76;ll feet east Of
Ogden avenue. south front, ::a1145x9l feet, with
building, :l2.UU}
John ,l:Ca.irey sold to John J. Mitchell one
fourth lllttrrst il s3:x135 feet, being twenty
Its ut the southwest: corner Ut Gcncsce and
Smith aycnues, i.lvlu i1s onc~fourth interest III
:,u..rbyeMents and lnaci,iEcry- for $l5, ,01j.
Suburban sales have been slow The follow
in@ may be taken as fair criterion Of the tnar
kct: Three lots in Sco;ii!e's addition to Oak
PARK, stu: l lot in the Grove Addition to
Evanston, ;;:',2 lots 1T JclEccsor Si0O: lots
In Browns Addition 10 Park Ridge, 5000; ? lots
1t kavcaswooa, S1C0; lot at Norwood Park,
s230.
SATURDAYS TRANSFERS.
The following Instruments were filed for
f2=otd Saturday, Nov. 10:
c,T1 PROPERTY.
cottase y frapSe s1oSe az =" * sonI IT Petx
erlck $. Newell to Eenja,nln W.
Thomns,. Dated Nov. TO-. Is, 600
Hamburg s.: NJ ftcot Western av, 5 +,
7:,xl0O 1t, dated duly -, 1872. 1,o0o
West TAYLOR st. 10 # " If Clinton st,
t. :,Jx1ls It, dated Nov o......-..-.... ], 400
Gr"v:ls.d Park ~: LAO O. SO # II Of
l'histy-frst st, W I. 3ozo4 IT, dated
Webster Nv, iaa ii of iialstcd st. +, 'o00
Ton.pSins st, 20 4-lo It = Of West POLK ~''''
St. vi, 40xls,5 40 It, dated Oct. 81. 1000
korru or CITY LIMITS, WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN
MILES or THE COURTHOUSE.
Lincoln ~, fourth lot G Of Montana st.
acf, Lot II, dated Nov. 3..-..-..+....S 1,500
Commercial st. 1872 It n Of Jefferson road,
vi, 301lC5 #, dated Nov. 1.,......... 1,500
sorTH OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN RADIUS OF SEVEN
,l11.Es OF THE COURTHOUSE.
Archer ny. IS IT " Of Spencer nwf,
151l2G #; also, Spencer ay, .s22:5 it II Of
Forty:thl1d st, !, ::'ox12o fl, dated o
Spencer AZ. $50 IT Of iorty.third St 'o'
301i2} It, dated Nov. 10.-...-.-..-.... GOO
WEST OF CITY LIMITS. WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN
NILES or THE COURTHOUSE.
1, 32.& x1.4 g. 10 It, dated Nov. 1-......s 600
SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK.
The following is the total amount OF city and
suburban transfers within radius Of seven
r1iles Of the Courthouse filed for record during
the week ending saturday, Nov. 10: City sales,
50; consideration. SSI ,..s5sa. North of t'ty lii-
limits, sales .; consideration sl1 40 West Of
city limits, sales 3 consideration. $780, Total
salGs, 70; total consideration, S2s4,a;a.
NOVEL. AND ELEGANT FLATS.
Eirrc the inauguration OF the - Hat u ErStenu
for small families architects have busted Them
selves in the construction Of flat " houses,
and the competition between them in their
struggles to attain perfection has tended all the
more to rorulaFizc the SYSTEM But it has been
left for Mr.. Thomas c. Clarke, OF Philadelphia,
Ioplan building for the comfort of several lam
lilies. by constructing elegant dwelling floors
which cco*o1nizc room white introducing every
modern improvement aud convenience know, to
ttr builder. Slr. Clarke has devoted years to the
6tudy 0! t'1ls subject. aud his researches have
more strongly to the chel1>rentloying small
1a1l1s than any buildings yet designed Tor that
purpose.
slr. Clarke first recognized the paramount
necessity Tor sS!cllcncc OF location, aud select
ga q eounic OF lots OIL North avenue, between
dearborn avenue and Clark street. Upon these
3ots nc mas erected two elegant houses, which
~ src 's a.ranesa u three aa;s each. The houses
AaSe oe'aSOnal 1ronts, at1orlinw a eupcrb view
ot i-lntoit Park and the lake. Each 1iat is nro-
'loca WITH two balconies, one In front ami t1,o
1saer IN tug rear: main hall runs from the
bottom, to the top, and separate from th;s ;s y
private la}l for each suite Vi apar,,nrnts sn.,r
an9 Us complete retirement tor cacl family a.
would be accomplished in private rcsiIcnrc
Each 0. the inner halls is provided with a fur
narc+ and the light drainage and yentjiat;on ~
perfect Each fiat has parlor, sltting~room
th:ec comno2lous bedrooms, diniug.rporn''
t'atl.room and kitchen, all with arc}1itcct.1rsi
wood finish. The rarlors are frescoed and tue
walls decorated i'll dalo II and stfrfczc.,
Tic back blJIuur is er,trl};sha1 t>ux,