, 1879-08-03

Pleasant, s3.655; 2ox1lG let on North Halstef *
street. south Of Erie, So, 800; 33xl3S feet, i'm.
| proved, on North Clark street, north Of Diyis
] ion, sl000o: 100 feet On South Water street
| cast ot Lake, to river, $4,000; 201SG feet on
North Dearborn street, west OF Ohio street. i'm.
I proved, 500; 501174 feet on Wabash avenue.
| north Of Thirty-fourth street, $4,000; 25xll9
| 1eet on West Madison street, west OF Western
avenue, S5,OtO; 150x13i feet on Bellevue avenue,
NORTH OF Forty-third avenue, S. 600; 24xl30 feet
on Michigan avenue, south OF Water street,
| $1,000: 110xl07 feet on Chestnut street, east OF
Fine, $1,000; 22xl32 feet, improved on South
fark avenue, south Of Thirty-ffth street. st, $40;
! 39oX2G6 feet on Central Park avenue, southeast
corner OF Douglas Park boulevard, s. 200; GO
feet on West Lake street. southeast corner Of
oakley avenue, to al1ey. S4,S00; 264 and 266
Ohio street. $l1,250; S3xl24 feet on Baltic
street, between Fiftictn and Fifty-irst, S, ,0Oo
lQo1l6o teet on Indiana avenue, southeast corner
OF forty-hrst street, $1,000; lo0x150 feet on
Michigan avenue, southeast corner Of Thirty
ninth street, $11, lis.
The most prominent feature Of the market the
last week Vas the sale OF seventeen lots in
Englewood, being part of the Berdell estate,
The subdivision was in nj! respects desirable.
The lots we're $50 feet to a 20 foot aler, sur
rounded by beautiful shrubbery, with the
hydraulic water on both streets. Every lot
offered was sold to the highest bidder, aud the
average for all was $3.50 per foot. The whole
could hare been sold for at least the abore
price, but the owner chose to postpone the sale
OF the balance for one month. The property
purchased Is all for immediate improvement
Tic sale was conducted by ". H. Eddy, who
showed himself to be no amateur in perform
ing the duties OF an auctioneer.
T.B. Boyd sold for Mrs. 'Noeto Murry Nelson
the southwest corner: Of Prairie avenue and
Forty-second strect-lot 150x1C0-for all cash,
$35 per toot. Mr.. Nelson is now improving
these lots with nice ten-room dwellings. The
brick dwelling and lot No. 13S Park ayenue to
Mrs: Miller for all cash. st, 600. Two banking
houses one in Illinois at ST., 600, all cash; one
corner Fftieth street and Stewart avenue, to ".
Wells for $500 cash.
The tax sales during the week we're confined
to few lots in palatine.
Although the cost of labor and materials has
greatly Increased, there has been a good deal
MORE BUILDING THIS YEAR
than in the same time last year. The july re-
port Of tue Superintendent Of Buildings shows
that in that mouth permits for 153 buildings
were granted, Of which were for stores, for
stores and dwellings. 10 for dwellings, S for
manufactures, and 10 for barus For The same
period last year only 81 permits were issued; in
both cases, however, sheds and additions are
excluded. The cost OF the buildings is pu.
down as S50u,50o, against $780,, GOO for the cor
RESPONDING mouth OF year ago. The report
have been CO.. against $50 for the same time
last year, the cost this year being $3,64G,60
against s3, ,341 200 last year.
Among the
BUILDING PERMITS
issued during tile week were those to Richard
Byrne, two-storv addition at No $50 Rebecca
street, to cost S1,500; to NJ. Ganiu, to erect q |
twostory dwelling, No. 514 West Thirteenth !
street, to cost s1.6O0; to K. a. SAWYER, to erect
a two-story dwelling, No. 404 West jackson /
street, to cost 500; to G. Radcliffe, to erect
two-storY dwelling at No. 394 West Indiana |
m tn Wat3c1 +o !
erect three-story store and dwelling at No. 800 |
State street. to cost SC to McNuliy, to erect
q two-storJ dwelling at No. Is Lincoln street, to
COST s., 900; to ". q. King and J. N. Williams,
near Fifth avenue, to cost s., 600 each; to James
Lamb, to erect tWo-story dwelling, No. Il |
Artesian avenue, to cost $500: to l.. e.
Cells, to erect one-story cottage. Four
teenth street, near Paulina, to cost $1,000;
to E. Stckuey. to erect two-story dwelling,
corner of Cass and Huron streets, to cost
$4,000; to Gray, Clark & Co., to erect a tan
ner1, corner Of Halsted street and the North
Branch, to cost s12 oo9; to D. Harry Hammer,
avenue, to cost Sc, 500; to Il. Goettell, to erect
! two-storg dwelling, No. 143 Kossuth street, to
eost 500, to j. ". kindt, to erect two-story |
1we1ling, No. 53S Milwaukee avenue. to cost
Il GOO; and TO P. Munson to erect two-story
% cost $1,000
he para: Eommissionara ehout 7ho doto;ie ~
he 3S ~1~ NoN''@' ="
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AlchlaAS-A'hsoE BOULEVARD
The plan in general way is to make new
trc-t tn Th;rtr.ffth straa1 ..d -, .hot e+ssot
n the Er.nd hon1arard In;for1, ~ e;da,ra1's
nrhstoncs and the n1en+;n9 ~ shaaa'treos aH, ~
18th sides nf the naw houIaro ~ ~ 1e,+,,ras ~ ~
he jmnrovcment- The Lind ~ nava1osn4 ~ ha
se6 IN tha roadbad hae not y h.eH 5odad a. ~ vs.
ONE of The Commiss;onars sro s1ron@ oD'
,s,1,.,-,a ~ 49, ss@
Ap'ooAfEs oF AspHALr'
nd others o1 broken stone, which has been
accessfuily used IN the paris. The imagiua-
ion can easily picture Michigan avenue as the I
nest street in America, with its smooth drive
the oeaut1ul South Parks, its shade |
'ees, handsome residences, and the Lake
ront Fark. Ehe imagination OF the property
wners can also find some excitement in the !
at ement Of one Of the Commissioners that
nile the cost Of all this could not be stated, it
ould be double what property-ownera cx-
ectcd. The cost OF the roadbed alone is esti-
ated by one Commissioner =
At sl0 FRONT FOOT.
he assessment viii be determined By ascertain r
e the total cost and dividing it BY the trout
re. Owners will get Rebates for improvements,
in sidewalks, and eurbstones, that eau be !
ade use Of