, 1881-05-01

STREETS AND PAVEa1ENTS.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys. South,
will meet Tomorrow ate to talk over the vac,-
ton OF La Salle street for the new Board Of
Trade. The Journal says:
The pADers transferring portion Of the Scott
property on JAckson street to he hoard Of Trade
Tor its new building hAyo been signed. All the
for1nulilies tor closing La Sale street nave not
eeeu completed. but IL Is hoped that the Street
and Alley Committee Will settle the question be-
fore i Ut the Monday afternoon meeting. Prop
erty in that neighborhood Is still on the boom.
Owners of desirable lots fully a block away have
been offered an ndvarce Of 500 Il front foot over
the highest price ever known to hive been paiti
for property in that vicinity prior to the an-
nounce'nent Of the intentions of the Bonrd Of
Trade, and have refused the offer. The price
offered WAS 81 100.
The Commissioner of Public Works has been
directed by the Common Council to confer with
President Jones, Of the West Side Railway Com
pnuy, as to the use Of tho Washington street
tunnel tn relieve the Madison street bridge 4
cable road through the tunnel Is one OF the sug-
EesnOns to be considered.
1t l5 proposed to Open Indiana avenue. from
tourteefth street to Park row. Superiu-
tenaent :!eiery: of the Illinois Central. says his
streets. lie aiso says the Company intend to
nnkt: IN attractive spot and erect Il ncut p,s-
senScr depot ut the foot Of Sixteenth street
Company will run twenty-thrce suburban trulns
4 nay each way, and will soon have to run them
apurt during the night. to accommodate tho in
crcaSing tide of suburban travel. The Company
IS willing to move its tracks, ii it could To n III
nkk'nga beautiful drive along the lake Shore
the grant quarrics OF Monticello Wis, furnish
stone that tho South Side Raroad Company
consider good enough to lny between their
tracks. 1t is 1uarricd in blocks about six inrses
Wluc art seven inches thick. The plan Is u Inv
the stoues ul'out hAtf an inch apart, the in
teFstices to be filled with tar, and light top
uressing OF gravel TO be supermposed. Mayor
Harrison, and Commissioner Waller both think
we'll Of 1t.
Mayor Harrison in conversation with TR1p-
uSE reporter glve. a full explanation OF his
views about what Chicago pavement should BE-
first step tho city bus ever taken in
the right direction. 1t pnces sixteen feet
OF every street where there Is II railway
track directly under tic control Of the Cotumis-
sioner OF Public Wurks. The city railroad
PRESIDENTS have come to the conclusion that
cooblcstono is not proper pavement tor the
heart Of the city. On the outside streets tho
present Intention is tn pul down n solid block
Immediately inside and Just outside of the rails.
n!llng the space between with rutter small cob
b1esto!es or 1nacadarn well rolled. The noise
Is NOE us great us that on our asphalt. Tho
Mayor snys hc has tested tho two puvements-
"ooueil blocks And stOne-!n the lust eighteen
months Tor driving. In 10th summer and winter
hc I,l eau drive u horse with more safety On Van
Huren street than tu Madison, where the wood
en- blocks nre somewhat worn. And on horse
back be finds he CAN trot over cobUcstones, but
II would be dangerous to do IL on 4 wooden
pavement out of repair. The Mayor thinks the
aosonte control Of street. paving should be put
Works.
Mayor Harrison regards West Jackson street
as tue pest paved one III the city. the frost not
having affected the macadam IN the least. Ash