, 1880-12-26


lots OIL the south side Of Seventy-second
street, commencing lU0 feet west Of Fourth
avenue. ut profit of very nearly so per cent
OF t's s,n p1ise Lee pal four months ago They
we understand, four Of them at SlS,O00 each.
There are at this time
OVER A THOUSAND NEW BUILDINGS,
chiefly dwellings, In course of construction In
the upper wards 0f New York, east OF Fourth
avenue. In the region between Fourth and
Fifth avenues, north Of Sixty-fourth street.
direction. Mr. John. Sloane has recently
bought plot OF land, 3; BY lis, on the east
side OF Fifth avenue, on which lie Intends
building dwelling for his own occupancy at
a cost Of Sioo0oo Mr.. Robert l.. Stuart, who
still owns the greater part Of the block be-
tween Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth streets.
Fifth and Madison avenues, has excavated
piece Ut land, 100 by rs, on the northeast cor
ner Of Fifth avenue and Sixty-eiglltE street.
d "palatial residence the like of which has
not yet been seen on Fifth avenue above
Fifty-seyenth street.
Nearly al the houses in course of cqnstruc-
tlon on Fifth avenue are being built by
wealthy men for their own occupancy. Fifth
avenue lots are too high for
THE PURPOSES OF SPECULATIVE BUILDERS.
who operate chiefly on Madison avenue and
the side streets adjacent thereto. Madison
avenue plots below Seventy-ninth street are
much sought after by speculative builders.
most n"{ d nd sae x a 3S f'a y at
corner Of Madison avenue and Sixty-sec0nu
street, to J. E. Doying. for abnnt S97, 600. Mr..
Doying has built q great many houses i'll this
neighboIhood. He proposes to erect Il first
class apartnent-house on his neWly-acQuiretl
land. Another well-known uptown builder,
W. Croft, has just purchased, for $55,000, a
plot Of land l00x100 on the northeast corner
of Fourth avenue and Seyentieth street.
The same plot was not very long ago sold
There are probably but few instances
where real-cstate transactions could be ef-
fectel to-day at anything like the prices
which would have been accepted Six months
ago.
An examination Of these prices is convinc-
ing that Chicago real-cstate values, after
making all allowances for difference Of pop
ulatlon, wealth, and age, are too much be-
low New York values.
THE FOLLOWING IS CALENDAR OF CITY
CONDEMNATION AND ASSESSMENT CASES
to be tried in the Superior Court at the
January term. The cases will be called in
the same order as i'll the list below, as near
as maybe. The call will probably commence
OH the first day Of the term, Jan. 8, 1881. This
calendar will be called by either Judge Gary
or Judge Smith, and as soon this Is defnitly
determined notice will be given through
the papers and in the LaW Bulletin Per-
sons desiring further information can obtain
it BY calling at the special assessment Office,
Room 4, City-Hall, between 9 and II u. IN.
each day during the week:
No fo,:16. City rs. Sheridan ct al; extension
of West Indiana street from Western avenue to
Grand avenue.
M Is, ,4OU CITY rs. Marsh ct al: opening West
Twcnty-first street from Union street to Jeffer-
son street.
No. 2s,:syo. City rs. Workman ct al; opening
between Park avenue and West Lake street.
No 1G,5+. City rs. Rtyes ct ai.; opening or CT
tending North Morgan street through to Mil
No Il, 5,4os City vs.. Kellogg ct al: opening ver-
non avenue from Thirty seventh street to Egan
No 72,sA. City IS. Hottinger ct al: widening
Sullivan street from SedKwick street to Huribut
M. 75.4Ga City rs, Unknown Owners, ETC.; e1-
tending Vernon avenue through Lot q OF, Asses
sor.s Division or unsubdivided lands In Sec. q,
50. H. o.
opening Vernon avenue from north line OF H.
Graves Subdivision iii N. E. 4 Sec. q. 50, II to
No. 754oi. City rs. Binkowsky ct al; opening
Fry street from Noble street to Rose street.
No. f3,345. City vs.. De Wolf ct al; opening q
street froM north line OF Lot H. Block 3, Eills,
NO. Nc. 5. .4vs. City vs.. Walker: extending Mutt
No. 70. 4o5 City vs- Unknown Owners: opening
alley east OF Ulinan street from Springer ave-
"qs sc csy .; vs. hIHn Icoe ct at widening
Thirty-third street from Forest avenue to South
Park avenue.
No 1851. City vs Green ct al.; opening Fisk
street fruna Lumber street to the South Branch
Of the Chicago River:
70: 5sl@; G,ty rs willing gel; Ct g.; e opening and d
Lot s, ETC, to Grand boulvard.
NJ City ys ~. Bu1sr Ma.+ et ali Widening
No. 7a6sg. City vs. Unknown Owners; e1tend-
ing Groyeland Park avenue to Twen1y-eighth
10. 3,7s8. City rs. Morgan; assessment bcne-
fits opening Artesian avenue through to West
Lake street.
opening Seymour street through to West Luke
No o3,7os City ve. Morgan; assessment beue-
fits opening Maplewood avenue through to West
No: 4s,4l7: CITY vs, Williams: assessment pene
t1ts opening Washtenaw avenue through to West
No. E2,4oa. City vs.. Spears ct nl; assessment
benefits opening Irving avenue through to West
N. No. 1850 City vs. Hubbard ct al; opening IN
alley from Fig. .teenth street through Block s,
Assessors Division, S; "; 4 Sec =. 81, Il.
No. 55,esl. City vs. WiidmHn ct al; widening
Forest avenue from Douglas avenue to Egan
No 1888. City rs. Joliet T. Chicago Railroad
[0EQEHAuJ GL A1s OpGH3uH LoSAu SLIcEL lTau1 lls
present southern terminus to Archer avenue.
No. Sc. l50. City vs.. Letter ct nj; opening n
street from Thirty eighth street to ERAn avenue
between Langley street and Cottage Grove ave-
nue..
No. 77,5o3 City vs. Lewis B. Drasher: opening
Idaho street from its present southern terminus
to West Taylor street.
No 1854. City VS.. John Kinsella: condemns
ton OF land for construction of sewer from
Archer avenue to South Branch Of Chicago
River.
No 1865. City VS.. Fuller ct al extending
Ruble street through to West TTcnty-frst
street.
No 1868. City rs. Leach ct al; widening Ell
len street from Wood STREET to Lincoln street.
No. 1867. City vs. Dana ct al; opening Hin
man street from Hoyne avenue to Lcavitt street.
No. 77,508- City VS.. Potwin ct al: widening
California avenue from West Madison street TO
Warren avenue. ....
No, 77.547. City vs.. Bromley ct al; opening an
alley through part OF Block so, Sec. I, ~. Il.
No. 77,;4s. City vs.. Turner ct al: opening West
Quincy street Of the width of eixty-stx feet from
ffs western terminus to Halsted street.
ATsTHE BALL.
For The Chicago TrtbunA
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