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dent, asking. for permission to construct
maintain, and operate its road over the TO-
J lowing route, Union Park place, betwce
Lake and Fulton streets; Fulton, betwce
Harrison street, between Franklin street an
Campbell avenue; Fourteenth street. be
tween Canal street and Ashland avenue
Franklin street, between Lake and Harrison
and Fourteenth streets; Throop street, be
tween Fourteenth street and the Chicag.
River; Michigan avenue, between the nortl
side Of Lake street and the south side o
east side Of Michigan avenue and the ives
side OF Canal street; and on Jackson street
between the east side of Canal street and
Campbell avenue.
Both these applications were referred tt
the Committee on Railroads.
At meeting Of property-owners Of West
Lake street on Friday communication was
addressed to the Common Council Commit
tee on Railroads stating that within five days
Common Council Of the City Of Chicago :
petition for the passage of an ordinance for
a horse-railroad track OH Lake street, aid
until such an ordinance has been SO pre-
sented as above stated, and shall have been
committee, they respectfully asked to post
! pone any action on all other petitions In ref
| erence to the above.
| CITY IMPROVEMENT NOTES.
Contracts have. been awarded for curb
mg, grading, and paving, North avenue
from Wells street to the Chicago River, and
from Robey to Oakley avenue.
At the last meeting Of the Common Goun-
GU an order was presented and referred
, to the proper GommiVee directing the
! portion of the Lake Park, not exceeding $50
feet in length. to be prepared for and desig-
| mated as parade ground, and that the sew
cral military organizations Of this city be
permitted the free use OF the same at such
sioner may direct
The draughtsinan of the Illinois Central
Railroad, ~ James Nocquet, has finished the
drawings for the yiaduct to be built by- that
Company over its track at the
FOOT OF RANDOLPH STREET.
The yiaduct will start from Michigan ave-
nue., and will lave a grade OF seven and a
half feet to the hundred. The roadway viii
be twenty feet wide, with a footpath five
feet wide. The approaches at each end Ut
L the g, yiadugt Il vii be of cut stone The iron
total length Of 1,s75 feet, and will be Of The
model known as the Pratt truss. This
structure, consisting Of twenty-three
s} spans, wiz :. rest upon. iron. columns.
above the railroad-tracks. There will be
two gas lamps upon every other span. In
order that the viaduct may be.protected to
convenient connection with the outer docks
lake ~ dsncsy Of = feet s aa fage %df ifs
where the filing viii be mad made i IS s about R9e ten
teet deep on an average: The cost Of the
yiadnct VIII be about 100000, and it will be
finished this year.
PAVEMENTs.
The best Of the experimental pavements
on the Michigan avenue boulevard Is said by
Commissioner Waller to be o sample Of
asphaltum and Limestone pavement laid on
Michigan avenue just north of Twenty
second street about year ago. Work is
IN front Of the Government Building.
Medina sandstone blocks are the material
used. Superintendent Mcdowell has re-
celved instructions from the Department to
tion Of the Sidewalk to A. W. So Eesieston. POI Of
this city. The contract is for 3,So0 feet Of
stone, at Q total price of s., 00, OF which S3,~
120 IS for the stone, $500 for the excavation,
III III 10 5er sama ad noT 3aymg Wcrk
rapidly, so as to keep ahead of the LAYING Of |
the street payment
The Canal Commissioners have formally |
protested against the building Of the pro-
posed bridge across the canal at Lock street, |
for the reason that they want to occupy the |
ground thereabouts. They suggest that the |
bridge be put at the intersection Of Ashland |
avenue and the canal, but since the structure
The Co1nlnittee on Railroads of the Com
mon Council have agreed OH favorable re-
port OH the ordinance allowing the Pittsburg
q Fort Wayne Railroad Company to move
between Grove and 1'hirty-ninth streets. The
company intends after moving the tracks,
to build fence east Of them to allow Of the
use OF the east side Of the street for team
Owners Of property north of Lincoln Park
have bought the roadside house, that has
been such detriment to their interests and
The Lincoln Park drive will be ut once cx-
tended through Belmont avenue. J:
New S0on York po Gf o s s
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS IN BOSTON.
There are three of the1n,-the Homestead Co.
operative p Saving Fund s Loan Association,
ne ne FIoneer and @ the Worlngmen's, the latter
he same management, and all are in a thriv-
ng condition. The system upon which these
are conducted is similar to that
+ H. the ne Pt,iladelplia Building Association.
ued in quarterly, haif-yearly, or yearly
20 Individual is allowed to hold more
han Ilan. twenty-five shares in either cor
oder is Upon qcossad eien share the stock
monthly ue, as It Is called, of ST. LAY until
uch share shall, under the provisions Of the
ct, 1eacn Inc ultimate value OF 500, when
he payments cease.
For every. loan taken sthe auctions, as
5ove described, note, secured BY mortgage
I real estate, is given, accompanied by q
ransfer and pledge of the shares Of the bor-
over: These shares are held as collateral
ecurity for the loan and all subsequent pay !!
lents Of "dues," and all profits and guins | !
ccruing afterwartl from time to time, which |
'ould otherwise go to the credit Of the bor-
over, are taken as payments on account of |
le loan until it is cancelled by the ultimate b.
alne of the shares so pledged or otherwise, | :
the case may be. The stockholders have | :
armed per cent the past year.
THE FAMINE IN PERSIA. 5
Following is continuation Of the diary OF 9
zad, Christian HISTORIAN Of Oroomiah, +
ersia translated from the Syrian by Mrs. S. y !,
Rhea): -
May 70 {ancient reckoning To-day l n
ent outside of the city, on one of the high / a
ayS. carried at my side little bag Of n
led raisins to eat on the road. There were o
oWds OF men, women, and children, ex- #
austed and faint, muttering unintelligfbly, | i,
some with. their lips moving only, and q
dc nm %fnfr yx3s ]