, 1879-08-24


has been caused By the opposition to the ordl-
nance Of the residents along
STEWART AVENUE.
The Company has purchased 1866 front feet on
Stewart avenue between Grove and Thirty ninth
streets. The total frontage needed for the road
10000 feet. North Of Archer avenue the Com
pauy OWNS strip. 100 feet vide. and south
OF it strip fifty feet wide. The Wabash Roao
is one Of the group that are noT applying lo1
admission into Chicago. The more that come
the better will it. BE- for Chicago. The policy
Of this city is to encourage every ne" ra1lroao
connection, east, vest, north, or south.
The Lincoln Park Commissioners have decaaeo
to begin at once the extension Of the Lase1 'y
Shore drive north Of Lincoln Park. ihls WILL
add half a mile to the Lincoln Park
DRIVE ALONG THE LAKE.,
making it two miles in all. Every march forward
in the realization Of the popular desire LOT
long fake-shore drive will be eagerly hailed oy
the public. who want to see THIS ponie4aeo Ca
tended some day to Evanston.
The .rreat question Of the pavement 10 oe
used on the Michigan avenue boulevard mas been
discussed agan bv the property owners anu I. .ne
South Park Commissioners. The fa1k COM
missioners voted down the asphalt pavement,
s to 9, refused BY to 2 to vote down tne 1et lme
stone macadam, refused By to to use Joilet
mound gravel in preference to limestone, ana
finally decided to 2 that the avenue should oe
improved Tith the
BEST MACADAM STONE
that could be got The depth Of the macadam
was fixed at twelve inches.
Twas also decided to rebuild the catch-bas1ns
on Michigan avenue inside the curb and not
more than 200 feet apart; that the sidewalk on
the Michigan avenue and Thirty-ftth street 1m-
uroYcmeut be madesof Lemont stone, planed,
sir inches thick. eight feet long, and not less
than three feet six inches wide; that the
INTERSECTION OF MICHIGAN AVENUE
with Eirhtecnth, Twenty-sccond, and Thirty
first streets be paved with stone blocks; aud
that the gas water, and sewer pipes 1or each
lot on Michigan avenue be carried lnStoe tne lou
line, and that the roadway be made UNIFORM
width Of fifty feet, and that planring-sp DO
suitably improved and trees planted where
| narded. ,,,.,>
| they will use broken stone or Joliet mouno
gravel in making the roadway. At thelr & lass
regular semi-monthly meeting petition signed
by the owners OF 3,G36 front feet Was presented
JOLIET MOUND CRAWL.
Among the sigpcrs were n. K, Fairbank, q. and
A. Keep, A. g: Van sshaack, + EreaeftfS s!s;th
Tuttie, John Dc koyen, y; b2lSom @ 80 aaaae smee'
George Schneider, A. Gibbs. l.; 3; howes.
| James Otis, D. 4. Jones. and Il. y. Bryant.
| The vote Of the Commissioners referred to
| above, in favor Of broken stone, is understood
| not to be final, and decisive action will not DC
taken till the meeting OF Sept. ): go
Tomorrow night Mayor Harrison will SEND
| in to the Common Council . message e1plalt-
inc the failure last week to arrive Of his veto OF
| the
wEsr-s1DE BOULEVARD oRD1SAScE.
The Corporation Counsel is preparing the
| sign that anything short OF two boulevard "lll
settle the contest, The gist OF the veto is that,
| under the law, the Park Commissioners can
| make but one boulevard. lone continuous
Improvement" " not Two or more improvements
| is what is authorized.
The most important OF the city improvements
the new sewerage-is being rapidly pushed
forward. All the contracts have been settled,
that for the sewer construction IN tue tHteehtn
| Michael McNichols & Son.
There Is practically
NO BUILDING INSPECTION
| in Chicago. The Superintendent OF the Depart
meut Of Buildings has made known the fact that,
| owing to the pressure OF routine business on his
very small force, the large stores, the p public
| s,antl7 going UP in this great city
arc erected without any ohlcmt super
vision. No one secs that the public ordinances
| for the protection of life and property are re-
| garded. The thickness OF walls, the arrange
meuts Of boilers, elevators, and stairways are
| all left TO the conscience Of builders and the
intelligence Of architects. The Superintendent
states that ne knoM5 te1e ,f a. e-,ins+cca t,,t he
lnss eo;nE ny u ~ so 40 tn nra.
Is unaole " nase .ist. . t, 3p ~ 40 " ''0
Vent transgress1on u uae .aMI fur, +ta s,nar
orue.s lave oeen te1Sa'.u ., ~ na,ert,,ont 81
Tls'ng aIchltect u u9 1iesu!5 -a-t;au ~
NasnMglon 10 pave tne oosei"1neu' po' 10'
Oh LIE st1eeee atoaou 'le
NEW cusToM-uoUsE
with granite blocks, six to twelve inches long,
| four inches wide, and six to seven inches deep.
The specifications aud manner of LAYING the
stone are left optional with Superintendent Nc
Dowell, Who will advertise for bids for the
work. The work will cost about $23 900, and
will be completed toward the end Of October.
As to the cty's share Of the pavement, Com
missioner Waller SAYS that the city will not use
granite blocks, whatever the United States au
thorities may do With their half OF the street.
The contract for paving Adams street With
| WOODEN Dloch6 uas A'reaas oeen Aek.
| On Inc cooolestouS questio. tus avloe-e1a
companies nave Won tnc 9ay WIN tne eoIaul amnua
Councn Commute on a1seeLs a'u aneye D
| mat committee has oec!oeo " 1epo4t an u
dinance allo"m"
CoHDLE-sToNEs TO BE LAID
between the car-tracks, except on Indiana
{,avcnue. There is lseIy TO be a bitter opuos
| tim from propertY-owners to the passage OF thi;
| ordinauce py the Common Council.
| In the
nu1LD1SG PERMITS
| ~ +ha ,ao,, u,o-a +nosa IN r q nnhh;ns +f