, 1881-11-20

Jefferson street. from Harrison to Twelfth, IS
to be wideuc.l TO si1ty-six feet.
The Council has authorized the Lincoln Park
Commissioners to tap tho Fullerton avenue con
duit at North Park avenue for the purpose Oh
draining tho park luke.
Aid. Culerson's undcrground-w ordinance
has been killed III committee The impression
that there was Nubian i'll tho woodpic seems
to have done it.
The city bridges are no longer to be tlisflgurcd
with the advertisements Of clothing; shops, con-
tr:.ctny to furnish the public. Or the unllc por~
tion thereof. With 81 pants. 50-ccnt vests. aud
pair of gift "E:lllliscs" thrown fn.
E. S. Dreyer s. Co. will sell 1T auction totnor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock. ut the corner of
Fifty-seeonu and State Streets forty lots on
State. Dearborn, and Hutteriield streets. be-
tween Fifty-second and Fitty-thlr.l. The prop
erty is well located, the prices low. and the terts
eusy with special inducements to intending pur-
chnscrs desiring to build.
Aid. Luw1cr, whether Intentionally or other
wise. did Il good thing Inst Monday night when
he introduced an ordinance providing for filling
up the river from Lake to Harrison Streets 1t
will he many Il day, however before tho Council
One hundred men arc working on the new
Ci1y-ilall, aud the roof will be q; and conpleteu
with the Court House, The temporary doors .11ld
windows are being put in. the fre-psoof work IS
being ne a,.d tue Indication: m I; arc .nat ti u VIII
The Mutual Union Telegraph Company now
has tho Old Amcrioan Enion office, tn ths basc-
ueut Of tho northwest corner OF Washington
and L. Salu streets, which it will tit up for Its
operating, rooms. its Eenerul offices remaining Ill
the Grasiuis Nlock- IL expects 10 have ITS I'M
der.rouud wires laid aud to open UP for bns-
ness in good shape all alorE the line by Dee--1.
The Haywood dummy line. harrow gage. Is
completed as FIR Oak Park. ind Is runnlut, its
ears 10 1nu1 suburb, tuklns in Austin. The fare
is cents from Western avenue to Austin. ana
s cruts to Oak Park. As so'll lis the roa6 IS
completed lo haywood, the company will have
three dummies and Twelve ears, and rIn train
each way every half hour.
The Public Library scheme Is still being ssxi-
tated. aud il Congress when il ~, meets VII "nly
gentlemen who have been ilaursinE It, DRAWING:
hllls ced'l1y De:tr!,0rn Park to the city, and
throwing out I'LL :ntinit variety OF suggestions;
nlure or less t. the point the Government will
rellnl;iisn its rights i'll tto parh anu tue new
building will 80 up. Senator Logan aud tho
project. the Council will tskc up tho 'i'1cs-
lion tnlurrtw evening and TO doubt indost 1t
aud respectfully request Congress 10 gr,lnt the
desired legislation.
Another railroad project was stArtcH auFi':s
the mast week-tIe Chicago Northe:n-whica
Is 10 begin somewhere OIL tho West side una run
10 milwaukee, where, according to tnp i1icor-
tnrutDrs, is 10 connect with some ru11-.u1ne at
present unknt,srn-which is Said 10 be backing
the scheme with money. in ordcr 10 tap thicaso
over ii direct linc practically under its cont.1'l
The time Eas been when ralrp:ads were !'l!it OIL
pure speculation, with Ri .dc:t that sooacr Of
utter somebody would want then. ana might he
inuucc.1t to pay well 10 yet them. This might be
tho case Will, the Chcu.o & Northcrn but tllan
the .ncorporators suy it Isn't aud that. OF course
settles IT, ,....,'
What is believed to be tho only incunlbrancc
u. the Forsyth trucl-viz-: tho old Coniiial1tnl
i.ifc-lnsnrancc Con!a1iys 'nori%aSe-naa nee's
clcarc,. oil by the East Ch.cag, l:uprovalncnt
Coa,p.,iy's dcpositt,,g $:l0.o09 with tho United
States Court 1T indianapolis. releasing tho
mortgage. Mrs. Forsyth nnA the urtgagecs are
4.ar f!1{.ir
rights and interests in the division ot the money
\ stipulation has been filed provia'us tint tho
money is TO be applied to the payment of tho
mortgage, aud decree will 5c t'Dtalied II, three
ur four weeks. In the meantime, Jacob IS h:1v-
ing a merry time Of 1t. entering his APP
pcarancc Us defendant In II fresh crop
OF suits for alleged damages brought Hgntnsl
him by sul,.iry I;rlisber. who Claim 10 h:ts. h:
IL powcr-of-nttornev FROM him. and 70 have sold
the SUEeacrc tract for hin. before tue Improve
1uent Company aud the !3eltl.i;le Raiiroasi made
IN their nli,ll:5 ttt they wanted H. The !it'xa-
ton. Of ca,lrsc. will have no effect on East Chi
cugo, and is Of no importance except 70 the
rurtics themselves. ol whonl wants dunn
:scs fnr -un. alleged breach OF contract, while
the other doesn't propose to give them, IT hc
can hcID it,