, 1881-09-25

between now aud the winter Is exceeding Sliul.
finish the job us far lis Western avenue, hut ii
does not look like it now. The new street was
To have been finished clear to Rockwell. but no
tearing up west Of Western avenue waS done.
and this rough piece 0f wooden pavement must
rentuitl until next year. 4 TRIBUNE reporter
Eesterd;ty forenoon took Il personal survey OF
the situation, and he cannot say that the pros
poets are very cheering for!a rapid completion 0f
the work. The curbinE has been reset On one side
OF tho street rs far vest us Oakley avenue. with
provfso. AT tho Oakley nvenue northern cor
side Of the street there is only chaos.
PlOddlng Oil. the reporter found great fntcrtnis-
sons in blocks where there is us yet no curblng
set. In places excavAting Is yet being done for
water service and drainage. The grading Is
done as far as Robey street. but in part only.
hilloeks. nll Of which will have to bc smoothed
eyer. Not one block Of tho pavement j. yet
there hnvc been put three Inches Of grant top
dressing, and the broken stone, So fur us it rc-
iates 10 the hrst course. has been laid as
oud course has been laid MS far as
n half IL block west Of Carpenter street,
Besides this, tho contractor yesterday com-
nGnced to lay tho first course west Of Ashland
avenue. lie clAifns that he cAH complete 1hh
work rs fur west as Western avenue by the 18th
OF December next, out this LOOKS very dubious
advantage in mt hclng able t" secure tho
broken stone, and within the past few days he
has put on . larse extra forge. expecting to
corner strect-lamps, and adding additional
oncs, has caused much ill-fcemg Half
the lamps the street ARE not lighted
at night, aud the residents claim that tho city is
1renr'ng Them very ,ueAn]y.. It can BIZ justly
sa1,l that the work IN West Washington street IS
being well done. but il bus progressed entirely
too slow to tie satisfactory to those who are
paytng for tho Improvement.
At their meeting OF, Friday evening tho West
Park BUaru cOincided III the report Ut the con-
mittee 0n Washington boulevard, that the prog
ress in constructing the boulevard was ut.sut-
isfactory in the extreme, and that the con-
tractors be made to hew straight tu the line of
their reSpectlE. contrncts. or ttlnt they be cutn-
PEELED to give them uE, Engineer Wilson pre-
sentcd report showing the amount Of work nc
c0thpltshed since Monday. which did not meet
with the boards appreciation. 1t wss decided to
hold Jatcks l. Go. strictly to their Contract. allu
make the t'ondsmen Responsible Tor any uevla~
GOn 1hercfrOn.
BUILDING. :.
The residence to be built by Mr.. William Ar
mour On Prairie avenue. between Twentieth
and Twcntyir,t streets, will cover i4Ns2 fee1,
and will cost S:50,000 1t Is to be built Of blue
Bedford stone. finished in bush hammered
work. with massive stone castings for openings.
The building is treated with he:,r.' i,,ansarsl
ROOT, gabled and sluted. The south side Of tho
mansion. as well HIS tho front, is of massive
stone, the North side ndjoining another resi-
dence. 4 lawn extends OIL the south. AL the
front entrance there will be stone porch. with
Scnich grant Columns.
I'm the next lot but one to Mr. Armours will
he the house Of Mr. ". II. Walker. 1t will cover
4:;xs3. Its surface will be Of pressed brick with
Iserin sandstone trimmings and terrn-cottn nc
cents. The recessed entrance is Il beautiful
feature. CHppiitg tho three stories and buse-
ment is French roof. The cost will bt 81 UtO.
Permits were issued for severtty-tline build
ings. To cost S1D,OUN. Among them wero those
tn Currhn l. Wolf. eight twa-story dwellings,
145 by e. feet, Calumet avenue and Thirty-scc-
ond street. to coSt $:},uN: Q. f. Baker, two
story aud basement dwelling, Indiana nreiiue,
near Tnirty-fuurth street, to cost *6.WU; l.. \.
Luncaster twt.story basement and attic dwell
inx, 20 by 10 feet. NJ :..iks Prairie avenue. 10
cost SlUikE; J. II. Little, thret-sfUry dwelling,
2 ty 6{ feet, No. 10 West Adams street. to cost
SS,ph); Chicago & Northwestern RuiirOud Cuu-
|,any, two-story freight-Eo house, 10 by 40 feet,
kit1zie and North Water streets. to Gust S.p.tH';
Conrad Seipp. otlesttry c-hollse, II by ia fee1,
Nos. :d.' and sEk} luxIchar street. to cost k|.
Among tic exhibits at the Exposition is a new
material called "aspha!tum c0ncrete, 10 be
used tor sewer anu watcr-I'ipc. When sub
jcctel to lnternul wuter-pressure Of l.D pounds
this pi,,t. Ees5ts it perfectly. being thoroughly
to water moisture Ut any kind.
The pipe is made in sections. and when lnid IN
the ground Is hernletcally sealed with the sn1le
as the pipe. The entire drain il c0n@e-
Glenty CONTINUOUS and warcr-tiKht- Over tive
miles Of This pipe is already III actual usr,
and is fully inaurSeu by the Iowa State authors
ties and many scientific men.