, 1881-04-28

GAS on MICHIGAN AVENUE.
The Honth park Hoard met ycster,tay, NIL tho
tnutubcrs hUfnE present; also, Mr.. FUstcr, tho
Chint i:ngInecr.
MIR. Watkins, 1T tho South Side Gns Company.
nppeMtoi before tho 1lnnrl, aud statel tho Cs,sn-
pAry was prepared to put tho 4ls.pipus on M!ch-
lgRn nycn,te In rcrfcct rcpalr unu make tho
necessary competitions with tho strcot-iamps,
tho latter to tu furnished by the Hoard. Ito atl
y!scl ~ i!lyh I',*tsad Of haf. Inch gas-p!pe to
between tho 1nipp-,psts wAs tot, much. and rrc-
0ininendeu thnt iG1y be sot uiiis in tNl fcct,
both sides ito sfreet-tiiiy feet. ii VIVA included
fnr IN pluEMnt boulevard. nlll should bo amply
lighted. tle ntso Thought tho watcr- pipes should
protret tho!s fron' trust. Ito hoped tho lloar,i
wnul!l t,nttry hIni when ttey were ruldy f0r tho
H. eIRs cIss II ovr s' waa shat tho city o request
from f.uko Park place tu Thtrty"llrtti street, at
lshett surface: atld that tho minimum Etxc Of tho
p % a. et nchS1 ntfat ra sp ox e
nt1e to Grau4 b0i}lvyn,ld. CArrtpd.
> Park IMPROVEMENTS.
An approximate estimate Of the cost OF driin.
INK Lafayette avenue lis fhe fnisth III built. md
~ .lo oo =! or .na tbo aKS
to sIxtoth street. WIS submitted BY the jur,sral
Suporlil!ent!ent. Tho total cost wa4 *hslH. Tho
curling 10 his cstiihntes, nMd tho Auditor aud
Secretary t., sollrlt utEefs fur pipes.
4 communication FROM tho Illinois Contral
nnlruM1. nnhunnciu1 lhat they wcro nbout
park. md asking tho loa1! to ,!sslst iu er',t.-
lnentiny The grounds, was rofarrod to tho fiorti-
il WIS decided 10 sod tho p'pts at tho north
end of tho avenue ,ta Mtl experiment.
Tho EnOlttoer was authorized to consult with
tho Chicago. burlington 4 Quincy Railroad IN
reKard tnchan4Ing tho gratlo atSlxteonth street; :;
also. to look utter tho Efi|tlo ut Twonty'soconl
Messrs. Walsh. Catlaphan. and cornc!! wero
app1luted tu confer with Commissioner Waller
iiyd1iHts, and a,np- posts. Sir. Foster wss atld.
81, tho Committee tu report ut special meet
4 motion WINS passed to ask tho Council to sus-
pend tho E1D license fco for making sowur con-
heutlons, tho Commission having to construct
iiitshsoeit, DTpeo s Judah woro elected at~
The Committee un Horticulture reported
fGa't fairs optop pSna pan'' on exhibition !" public
WORK ON TIE MICHIGAN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT
was uo1nmenncd lust Thursday at Lake Park
place: and Will b. ptisho rs f'lat ~ the woatheF
@ unt aad Tho now % QUO sot an the true liue Il
six fnet In so,no p,aces. It has been M found that
much Of tho old c,lrbstonu which was thought
to bo aad Is @ Eo rotten n,nt new Stone &c hAs to be
wns delivering poor Hton1 WIZ Incorrect, and
lnE out 30 poorly. Thu cAtch-basns arc l,lsu
| being put In. 4 force of lncn IL organizing
and bastna little nhoMtt Of tue rest 1T tho lin.
pruvemcrtH. 10 TINT block " two CHI, bo closed
up TOR paving us tho wnrk proceeds. 1t has bccn
decided to postpone tho trcc Planting till full III
| tho suason ls 10 into 1t Ia feared It onnnot bt
| done tiUW with SUCCESS. Tho South 1'nrk l}narf
expects to have tho wtefe work from Lake I'arl
| to Thirty- Hfth street completed BY Dec, ]. Al
| tho contrngts hnyc been lHt
The lhrRGr pFHpgrty.HwnerB cytnco a dtspnst.
tlOn tn pay tho whoG assessment ut onng fnBtcna
| OF BY one installMant euch ycnr for four yenr1
| ut per tont interest. Several Uf thcm hnrt
| alrcauy pnld tho whole assessment, md the fund
| Ars not likely to be ehurt. About $jQ,00U htl
| been collected
1t IL understood that AID. Ru1lnru hopes Il
| bring tho Improvement down to IInE1nol eollr
by Inducing Tho prppcrty-nwl,crs npp,alt ent
1nke trout tn pRy the coat TT improving tho CTS
aidu OF the nvonue, and trusting ~ the city to
| imhut8o thoM in future.