, 1879-07-27

1DV NI4 Ik1 DUO AfCINC5 W GV3t %&o90Vui
to George H. Park, to erect q two-story dwell
ing at No 1915 Prairie avenue, to cost 5000; to
q. Witbeck, to erect five three-story stores and
dwellings. South Halsted street. between Madi-
son and Washington, to cost 81, ,00o; to George
E. White, to erect two~story store and & dwell
ing at 256 West Lake street, to cost $4,000; to
H. Scott, to erect two-story dwelling at No.
1852 South Halsted, to cost 5000; to E. Hess,
to erect four thrce-story buildings, corner of
Dearborn avenue and Superior street. to cost
$4,000; to G. T. Cook, to erect tWo-story
dwelling at No. lit Indiana avenue, to cost
S3,50O; to R. 4. B. Mills, to erect two two-storv
dwellings at No. 4.35 South Park avenue, to cost
sc, 100; to G. N. Vanzwali, to erect two story
dwelling at No. u seeles: avenue, to cost 81.
500; to N. a. Lindberg, to erect tWo-story
dwelling at No. 3l3 West Twenty~fourth street,
to cost $500; and to II. McNamara, TO erect d
three-storv building at No. 255 Michigan street,
to cost $4,000.
At the public auction sale Of real estate on
Monday, five lots near the corner OF Calumet
avenue and ThirtY-e1ghth street sold at about
5000 each; lot, 30xl30, at the corner Of Thirty
fifth and Laurel streets sold at Sl2 q foot; TOUR
lots at the corner OF Thirty-seyenth street and
the South Park boulevard at S5l front foot
and two lots south OF these on the boulevard at
SAT front foot
q. ii. Bacon has sold for ". F. Myrick 50
feet on Vernon avenue, near TwentV-ninth
street, for 5000.
IN THE OTHER SALES OF THE WEEK
we're 25x12 feet on Larrabee street. improved,
sou tn Of Sophia street, $1,000; 20zl4G feet, i'm
$1,000; 25rl3s feet, improved, on North Wood
street, north Of Robey, s350o: 25xl5o feet on
Milwaukee avenue, east Of Robey, street,
s2,5o0;. 3o1<x120 feet, improved, on
Seminary avenue, near Dnnning street, $685.;
streets ess Il through to Dearborn street, 5000;
20x10O feet on F1ournoT street, east OF Hoyne
street, g. 500; 23x100 feet on State street, north
Of Fourteenth street, $4,000; 150xl60 feet on
Prairie avenue. . southwest corner ct x Forty.sse-
north Of Monroe street, sl7.e2o; 44x75 feet, i'm
proved, on THentv-fourth street, vest OF In-
diena avenue, $500: 25x1s0 feet on Prairie
avenue, south Of Twenty sixth street, St0,5o0;
Lot II Packso's Fourth Addition to Chicago:
Randolph street, s11,000; 4sx124 feet On West
Madison street, west of Robey street, "a, 500;
44x141 feet on West Lake street, east
Of ,[s,;t Lsaytt street, $500; oof; q 20 Hee teet
6 bard ssreet % to slley, ssoo0; Lot in Forsythes
Second Addition, $3. 566; 20x132 feet, improved,
Tn Park avenue, between Lincoln and Wood
streets, $500; 5ox125 feet on Fremont street,
south Of Sophia street, s4.500; 14Sza feet on
Grove stres to the rr west o. SteHat a
street, north OF Maxwell street, S3,3O1; 35xl25
feet on West Madison street, west of Ashland
avenue, 1900; 168x170 feet on Main street,
north OF Stearns street, $500; and 3o0xl64 feet
on Egandale avenue, southeast corner OF chest-
nut street, $500.
The County Collector has been engaged dur
ing the week in selling real estate
DELINQUENT FOR TAXES.
The sales began with the Town Of Darlington,
which has been finished; Schaumberg was then
taken I'D, and the different towns in the county
will be taken in their order till all the de1iu-
uuent real estate has been sold.
The Deputy Sheriff sold under execution over
200 lots situated in the city and suburbs. The
lots brought about IS each. About twenty
blocks, forming part Of the S. NJ. Walker
estate, we're also sold under execution, realizing
S426.
The real estate in Cook County has been
assessed at $40, 330,2 for 1873, aguinst $l06,-
ST. .52l for 1875. One important particular IN
which the assessment has been reduced is the
lowering OF the valuation Of lands that lie out
side the city limits. These are now valuable
only for farm gardening, and the Assessors
have brough1 down the valuation to figure
proportioned to the revenue they can be made
to Yield. Some Of the valuations made during
the real estate imitation Of 167l-1873 hare been
cut down one4ball, and some lhree-quarters.
Street improvement progresses steadily in the
different sections Of the city. Bids we're opened
last week for curbing, filling, and paving Adams
street, from State to the river. Ray d Whitney
we're awarded to ". q. Watson for paving the
intersections OF Polk street, between Polk street
and the river, and Ray e. Whitney for curbing,
paving, and grading certain lots on LaSalle
street, between Adams and Monroe.
Permission for street paving to be done BY
private contract was granted to j. Y. McAdam
& Co. to grade and pave North Halsted stree:
between Sophia street and Fullerton avenue,
and to Ray & Whitney to pave Market street in
front Of Field a. Letters premises.
The necessity OF
4 GREAT PAVING REFORM
tn ie dolly hac001irp
One Of the latest experiments Is being made on
LaSalle street. between Randolph and Lake.
There .wooden-block pavement has been laid
On blocks Of limestone, which themselves rest
clared himself in favor Of macadamized roads,
as Asulund avenue where he lives, is macadam-
lied. 4 prominent city official, who vent TO
Buffalo to examine the asphalt pavement :!lere,
has returned enthusiastic in its favor. Della
ware avcrue, the fashionable residence street OF
Buffalo, and some other thoroughfares, are
pared with asphalt BY q method Invented
bY Mr. Abbott; who has been expert
menting on this material for fifteen years. The
foundation M Is mixture Of gravel, coal-ashes,
of asphalt. which has been thoroughly mixed ut
400 deg. Fahrenheit with pulverized limestone
Ten-toD rollers are used to level the road. This
PAYMENT GIVES PERFECT SATISFACTION
in Buffalo, and it's adoption here would save,
on Michfgau avenue alune, so says the prominent
Guy 1Glc1al, p3V,OuV q SeAT Oh TIE wear ana tear
OF carriages and $40 COZ to SIS eco in sprinkling
The airy scheme to build an elevated railroad
on Blue Island avenue has excited the hot iudig-
nation OF the property -ownert on that thorough
fare Several meetings have been held, protest
tng petitions signed BY owners Of 14,,OO0 feet
frontage, and q committee TO present the peti-
tions to the Common Council appointed. as fol-
lows: Sixth Ward-Conrad Smith, Henry Volk,
J. MacEins;: Seventh Ward-A. Mus, Dr..
O'Connell. John Schwartz; Eighth Ward-V.
Conf, F. Woltirsdorf. William Matthaf.
Similar action has been taken BY the property
holders of Lincoln avenue, whose remonstrances
will be presented to the Council tomorrow
night. together With those from North Wells
Street.
The West Park Commissioners are working
With commendable energy IN
DEVELOPING THB PAREs ,
under their charge, and connecting them with
each other. At their meeting last week it was
proposed that connection be made between
Central Park and Douglas Park By the grading
OF Central Park avenue from Central Park to its