, 1880-12-05

IMPROVEMENTS CONTEMPLATED.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys, South
Division, OF which AID. John M- Clark IS Chair
man, have prepared the following report:
The Committee on Streets and Alleys, South
Division, at Its last two meetings, have had
under consideration the question Of st1eet im~
provemcuts to be made IN 1881.
IN order that these improvements may be
nude during the coming year, it Is necessary
that the ordinances for them should be passed
by the Council within the next two or three
weeks
The Committee has decided to report to tho
Council the following list of streets, and to
recommend that they DO ordered paved with the
kind OF pavement therein stated:
WITH STONE BLOCK
Franklin street. from Lake street to South
Water street; Twelfth street, from Wabash ar-
enue to Clark street: State street, from Taylor
street to Twenty-second street: In Smile street,
from Lake street to South Water street.
WITH CEDAR BLOCKS AND COBBLE-srONE auT-
TIERS.
Twenty-stxth street, from Cottage Grove
avenue to Halsted street; Wentworth ave-
nue., from Archer avenue to Twenty-scc-
ond street; Wentworth avenue, from
Thrty-third street tn Thirty-ifth street;
Hanover street, from Archer avenue to Twenty
ninth street; Thirty-lfth street. from Michigan
avenue to Halsted street: Cottage Grove ave-
nue., from Thirtieth street to Thfrty-ninth
street; Sixteenth street, from State street to
Wentworth avenue: Market street, from Van
Bureu street to Congress street; Congress street,
from Market street to Fifth avenue: Charles
street, from Franklin street to Filth avenue:
Twentieth street, from State street To Archer
avenue; Twenty-sccond street, from Went
worth avenue to the river; State street, from
Tweuty-sccond street to Thirty-nrst street;
Stutc street, from Thirty-fEst street to Thirty
ninth street.
WITH ASPHALTUA BLOCK.
Indiana avenue, from Twcnty-ntnth street to
Thirty first street; Indiana avenue, from Four
reenth street to Twenty street; Thirty
first street, from Cottage Grove avenue to Stnte
street; Twenty -second Street, from South Park
avenue to State street.
WITH MAcADAx.
Hubbard court, from Suite street to M1cnignn
avenue; Peck court, FROM State street to Michl-
gun avenue; Calumet avenue, from Twentieth
street to Twenty first street; Michigan avenue,
from Thtr1y-afth street to Thtrty-ntnth street;
Twenty-tirst street. from Illinois CcntEul Rail-
road to Archer avenue
List OF streets not yet finally decided, but to
be OF either
MACADAM OR ASPHALrUA BLOCK
Egan avenue, from Cottage Grove avenue to
Lake avenue: Luke avenue. from Douglas ave-
nue. to Onkwood avenue: Prairie avenue, from
Thirtyflrs street to Thlrty-1fth street; Thirty
seventh street, from Lake avenue to Grand
boulevartl; Thirteenth street. from State street
to Indiana avenue; Fourteenth street, from
State street to Indiana avenue.
10 DE cunBEn AND FILLED.
South Dearborn street, from, Sixteenth street
to Twcuty-second street; Butterield street,
from Sixteenth street to Twenty -secund street;
Seventeenth street. from State street to Clark
st1cct;> Nineteenth street, from State street to
Clark street. Before making this report to the
Council tho Committee would be glud to meet
and consult with
THE r1opERTT-owSEns
on auy OF said streets, aud to hear such eugGes-
tions or objections as they may have to 0tler.
For that purpose tho Committee will meet In
tho (,ity Cuupcjl Chamber on Wednesday. Dec
at 10 O'Clock H. H.. und al1 propcrty-owncrs In
tercsted whether for ar agnsnst the improve
,nents nrpnset3 ore cordially Invited to be pres
cnt.
The Committee woull also suggest to the prop
erty-owucrs on uuy street or streets In tho South
Division. mt faclulcd in tho list. that il they
wish TO have their streets improved during the
coming year. it will be necessary for them to
take some ncuou without dcEay, and the Com"
mittcc vii, receive any petitions OF conmunicn-
tious on that subject
In muksnx its selection Of streets In the abovo
list for improvement, the Committee has been
r1idcd In purt ly tho expressed wish OF proper
ty-owntrs On such streets. and In purt by tho
imperative necessities OF tho public.
In deciding upon
THE KIND OF PAVEMENT
to recommend for the different streets, the Con-
mittce has consulted mt only economy in the
first Gust but has also had due regu1 to the M
ture and probable amount OF the tr:.Bc tho par
ttcu;ar street in question will te called upon to
bcar, and bus endeavoxed to select that 1uxm og