, 1880-11-21

AA%s'S oN~AA <4O9Nk4p dAA4 tlAFt DEEun
In the new establishment erected by Mr..
Deering at the corner of
cLTBoURN AND FULLERTON AVENUES.
The move was made last week, and with
the effects that were transferred came 500 of
the, employees. Mr.. Deerlng last year en-
ployed 500 hands, and disbursed SlS,000 a
month.
IN TIE BUILDING PERMITS
OF the week were those to II. T.. Satterlee to
erect story dwelling, Michigan avenue.
near Iwenty-sixth street, to cost So, coo; one
to +. G. Vlerling to erect foir two-story
dwellings, Hos.2*} to 1858 Michigan avenue,
to cost S24. 600; ono to ]. II. Sherratt to erect
two two-story dwellings, Monroe street, near
Wood, to cost $4,000; to Frank C. Vierling,
two-story tenement house at 2536 Dearborn
street, to cost $4,000: to James Lush, two
story store and dwelling corner of Ashland
avenue and Eighteenth street, to cost s., 600;
to Z. knel, twO-story dwelling on Twentieth
street, near Ashland avenue, to cost S., 100;
Allen Pinkerton, to erect tWo-story dwell
ing, No. 10 Latin street, to cost $4,000; and
one to the Chicago Whitehead d Oil Com
pany, to erect four-story warehouse, No. 40
North Green street. to cost $4,000.
STREETS AND DouLEvAEDs.
a new ordinance for horse-railway on
Lake street was introducedinto the Common
Council last Monday night. It provides for
the extension of the tracks of the Company
OIL Milwaukee avenue, from the tracks now
In Use thereon, at the intersection OF Clinton
street, to Lake street, and to connection
with the tracks of the Company on Lake
street: and double track OH Lake street,
from the tracks at Rockwell street to Central
Park, and from the tracks now i'll use on
Lake street at Union Park, easterly OH Lake
street to Lake-street bridge, and over and
along Lake street to the east line Of State,
and thence with single track to the east line
of Wabash avenue. 1t is stipulated that cars
shall be run from Rockwell street to Central
Park rs often Is once III every twenty mi1l-
utes during business hours, and one car from
the eastern terminus at or about II o'clock
each evening; and that for the privilege Of
laying and operating the tracks 1t provides
that the Company shall keep sixteen feet in
the middle Of the street in repair, and pay
license of $50 per car to the city for the aver
age number Of cars which it will run on the
street daily. There are various provisions
intended to conciliate the Mayor and the
property-owners. But the property-owners
of East Lake street express themselves as ufl-
alterably opposed to the introduction of
horse-car line on that street.
Commissioner Waller, of the Public Works
Department., sent in to the Common Council
at its last meeting an important report on the
subject of
DANGEROUS OR DEFECTIVE SIDEWALKS.
The city has paid in the last four years $751;,
749 to persons injured by sidewalks. The
present ordinances give the Commissioner
TO adequate power to correct the abuses Of
the system. lie therefore recommends
~ that owners Of property abutting Oh de-
fective sidewalks shall be obliged to build
new sidewalks on short notice, or that. fail
ing to do so, the city shall cause the side
walk to be built, and shall be empowered to
make an assessment against the property,
therefor; (o) that the Council set apart
fund of s95,0o0 to make these repairs. Tie
Commissioner also gives it as Ills opinion
that Ii the present system Of .".
SIDEWALK INSPECTORS WAS ABOLISHED
and tho city divided into say twenty districts
with good man at O fair salary appointed
over each as District Superintendent of
Streets and Sidewalks, under the control Of
the General Superintendent OF Streets, it
would be a great improvement, and one that
is much needed.
The attorney OF the West Park Commits
sioners has recommended that the boulevard
south Of Douglas Park bA made 80 feet
wide. The Commissioners adopted almost
unanimously the report, which has been
printed in TIE TRIBUNE. with regard to
making boulevard Of West Washington
street. .,.., u.
The Lincoln Park Commissioners have au-
thorized the resumption Of work In filling the
open space between the breakwater and the
drive south of North avenue.
The Common Council have passed an order
authorizing the Commissioner Of Public
Works to relet the contract for paving the
unfinished portions Of Fulton street, between
Canal and Sangamon, Without readveFt1slng.
Complaints are numerous about the condl-
ton Of the Erie and Ilalsted street and
other viaducts, and efforts will be made to
have them rebuilt. Commissioner Waller is
in favor of the substitution Of stone for iron,
when the work of rebuilding begins
The Commissioner OF Public WORKS mas
declared forfeited the contract of Roy q
Whitney, for paving Bryan place and South
Desplaines street, from Monroe to Harrison.
and let the work to j. B. Smith & Co., with
ont advertising. The Commissioner has also
declared the contract for the improvement Of
Fulton street forfeited and notified the
hontis,ueu of the contractors OF his action.
The Western Indiana Railroad Company.
has been granted q permit to improve Third
avenue from Twelfth to Fourteenth streets.
and Dearborn street from Fourteenth TO
Fifteenth, III accordance with q recent order
of the Council. Hnbblestone and bank-sravel
viii be temporarily used, and III the spring !,
more permanent and satisfactory material
will be substituted:
Commissioner Waller has submitted the
following list Of
STREETS THAT OUGHT TO DE IMPROVED,
the coming summer: ...
West Division-Ohlo, Desplniues to Union;
Union, Ohio to Eric: Eric, 1lulstcd to bridge;
Taylor Blue Island avenue to Canal Ccntte
avenue, Madison to Twonty-sccond: Asntan0
avenue, Milwaukee avenue 10 North atetlue'
Ashland avenue, Madison to Lake: Ashlant ave
nue., wcltth to Twcnty.sccond; Taylor. Lhtoop
to Ashland avenue; Ogden avenue. Randoph 10
Madison; Throop. south end OF vlnduct 70
Twcnty-second; Noble, Milwaukee avenue 20
North avenue; Harrison. Centre avenue 10
Western avenue: Polk. Ha1s1cd street 70 tne
bridrc: Lake, Bryan place to Halsted: SanEa-
mon, Van Buren, to Milwaukee avenue; Chica3o
avenue, river to Milwaukee nVenuc: NoTtn ny
cnlle river to Milwaukee avenue: van buren+
Canal to Halsted; Indiana, Hoyne TO western
avenue: Elston avenue, Milwaukee, avenue to
Cybourn place; Rucker, Hubbard 70 Cntcaeo
avenue: Maxwell, Clinton to Blue Island nvc-
pue; Twenty second. Ashland avenue 70 n,s Mes.