, 1880-03-21

Last Dt<k


buildings, to cost $160,000. Among them were
Loons street. near Zion place, to cost $500:
one to E. Snrz to erect u two-story store and
Hall, No. u Emma street, to cost $6,00: one to
George r. Clarke to erect eight two-story dwell
ings, Lake avenue, near Thirtteth street. to
cost sso'ooo: one to Mr. Gillette to erect s two
g. ahSna sast oae o
Empire Warehouse, No. 30 Market street, to
cost $1,000.
Union street, No. lel, two-story dwelling for
c. Anderson, to cost $2500.
Clark and La Sale streets, near Eugenie, thir-
teen two-story. stoneofront dwellings for O. O.
In our recent list Of new houses on Michigan
avenue we omitted to mention the residence % o.! OF
M F. Murphy to be located a0a 0a
Tweuty-ninth street, The house will be OF
THE QUEEN ANNE STYLE,
which at present is all the rage, will be made Of
brick, to cost about $4,000.
THE STOCK FAIR.
The project for an Agricultural Fair Grounds
on the West Side seems for the present to be at
a standstill. as the businessmen have been back-
ward bba fs e
seribed for. But the subscriptions stopped
there. There is no further effort being made at
present to rush the enterprise.
The contract has been awarded to J. =. Smith
Co. for pnnking Centre avenue from Twenty
second street south.
pArtment of Public Works Tor an order to COM
pei the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central
Railroad to build vfadnct over its crossing ut
Washington street, in order to make
THR BOULEVARD
safe. When, in 1872, a franchise was granted to
the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Rail
WY Company, one Of the conditions was that It
sangamon, Lake, and Madison streets within q
year, and should build two vinducts per year
thereafter streets to bS dssgnated oy the es De-
vuducts have yet been built Tho only thing In
the way Us far as the city Is concerned IS that It
vii haxe + to 1of e
then again, there is q question ns to whether
vinducts are not more needed at Maosan anu
Lake streets.
OF the new Washington street boulevard was
discussed By the West Side Park Commissioners
and about thirty propcrty-holders last week. no no
agreement wis reached us to the merits Of the
different kinds Of pavements talked over. On
motion. committee Ut three. consisting ct
Avery, ali West Washington street property
ponted pointed wild With whom whom the West Side Park Com
missiOncrs might confer upon the subject OF the
proposed pavement
THE MICHIGAN AVENUE BOULEVARD
came up before the Park Commissioners In q
resolution offered BIZ Mr.. Russell that the Con-
struciOn Committee be requested to present
sketch or plan with leading specifications for
tho improvement of Michigan avenue boulevard,
and that the consideration Of such report be
made the special order for the next regular
The West Park Commissioners have adopted
resolution, introduced by Commissioner Wood,
tnstructtng the engineer to prepare plans. speci.
fcations, and estimates for the construction OF
q driveway --..
ON DOUGLAS BOULEVARD,
from Central Park to Douglas Park; the drive
way to be Of the sams width and material as the
Central boulevard completed between Central
Park and Humboldt Park the past season: The
Improvement Committee was instructed to re-
port on the possibility Of planting trees and Sc
curing filling for the same along the proposed
Acting Engineer Cole, Of Hyde Park, reports
the expenditure OF sls.499 on the streets, high
ways. culyerts, and drainage
OF HYDE PARK
during the past year. The most noted improve
1ncnts were made by special assessment, name"
~: Stony Island avenue ditch, two miles IN
length, ending in Lake Calumet The special in
this case was not large enough to cover the ex-
pcnse, which exceeded the amount largely.
Ellis avenue has been improved with cinders
and stone At an expense Of $he1s 4 CO contraet
sewer at q cost OF $l9,5oo.
AS soon as the new engines and cars for the
Illinois Central are finished its
NEW SUBURBAN LINE
will be opened from this city to Parksfde. It is
the intention Of the Illinois Central Rnirond to
run. these new suburban trains rs often as the
they will be nble to start train from either end
of the line about every fifteen or twenty min
New York is at last to have
SOME MODEL TENEMENTs.
The Improved Dwellings Association, which WINS
organized as d sioux company ten months ago
subscribed, has just completed its plans for
some improved tenement-huuses which It will
build on its property at First avenue and Seven
ty-flrst md Seventy SECOND streets. The prop
erty was bought three months ago. at a cost of
more than $4,000, and measures 200 feet square.
Tho buildings which will occupy all the avail
able frontage and leave large open court
In their plans the Association has sought to tu-
proved tcnements lately built-as, for example,
Mr.. Whites house in Brooklyn and Mr.. schultz's
in New York-and to avoid nli mistakes. Prob
ably steam drying room will be provided In
which the tenants can wAsh and dry their clothes
by paying from three to five cents week. Two
hundred families in all will be accommodated.
and none will be much above. $40. The rents
will be placed as low as possible to leave the
The rooms will be heated by the stoves Of the
tenants; The, plumbing viii be done in IN
S fsho but good nteFn fa WI be
age and ventilation will be adopted. There will
be current of air from front to rear through
each set Of rooms.
1s SAN FRANCISCO,
the Bulletin says the spring demand for real
estate is not as active as could be desired The
sales are smaller than for any corresponding
spring In some time.
SATURDAYS TRANSFERS.
The following instruments were flied for rec
ord Saturday, March 20:
CITY PROPERTY.
Perry st. 1f4 It Of Fullerton NJ. Y + Mx123 II.
dated March 70 tChares Muller to Fnnk Boil
Erie st. lis It Of Sorth State. i. lx IT. '~
improved, dated March ~ Edward L. Furns-
ForQucr St IS IT OF Jefferson 8 T. 25xll8 It. I'm
proved. dared March 70 "a Il. and j. Stephan
10 Wencel kecnn) l29Q
Rces st, " Of Clybourn nv, 8 t, 37s1x1N IT, i'm
proved. dated March II (Charlcs Rernert to
Yves, Monroe at, II It Of Wood, /, 2ixioal9
+. dated Feb. Il tJames A. Blair ct al to F. G.
outney i. = 9-0 II of Marict t. s5xss5 IL aao
da:ed March 20 al. and J. Coaey to Dennis
Twents-s1th It, v cor Of sacrnmento av, Is '''''
acres, Gnted March Ii tSebastian Austum to
Smith S1lrego)-. :-:....:..-....:........... 2,m
dated March (Julian Taylor TO Elizabeth
North Water ST. 81 II e Of La Sale, 1. axls9 Nv
f. dated March l3 {Ann E. Webster to Van
west Jac*son 81, i ::i0 II Of Lincoln. /, ''""
?txl.i IT, dated March flames H. Milne to
wsedaad wes1 HS9keS} fa9k s IT Of Cottage drove av
{. 5HlDG-0 T.. Improved. dated March II III.
n. and T.. r. WisweIl to Norman b. Iteuml... l1m
Forest av, ;H5 It Of Thirty y-ci.:hth st. " I. a5x
~ # dated March Is tS and u. Rosenberg TO
vIncennes Az toi II oi Ihirty-tsyenth St. '''
5lAxE5 f. dated March III I'll A. and j. II.
BroOmell to John Dc Fnrestl. AH0
Hcrndpn OF Webster ay, " I. l25xl25
It, with 75x-5 It 5 Of and nenr the nboye,
dated Aarch ~ Edward Z. Wullcr to Gerhard
JacIson-st. 10 ii " of franklin. /, ;6xsS IT, -"
Ed ia 9ttERHn fSr r.