, 1881-01-02

sums OF money taken from the property
owners at the time the street was opened oil
account of the benefit conferred By its open
ing must be repaid to them.
To GIVE THE HISTORY OF THIS BIT Oh
STREET
between jackson and Van Buren is t., an
swer these objections. In 1896 these tW<
blocks which it is now sought to unite wert
owned by the Rock Island Railroad Com
pany- When their large passenger depot
which was destroyed in the fire Of 1S71, was
completed in 1896, the Company asked The
Board OF Public Works to present an ordi
nance to the Council for the extension Of La
Sale street from Jackson to Van Buren,
The Committee on Streets and Alleys of the
South Division, in reporting fayorab1y on
this proposed extension, stated that it would
open direct line of communication from the
centre Of the city to the depot, and give ad-
ditional facilities for business between those
two points It would greatly enhance the
value of property in that vicinity, and give
nearly 500 feet Of frontage for business and
other purposes, thereby beneftlng the city
i'll general as well as the property-holders di-
Tectly concerned in the proposed improve
ment- The ordinance was adopted. and the
Commissioner Of the Board Of Public Works
set to work to figure out the benefits and
damages conferred and inflicted on contlgu-
sa,. ;aa 1 ~ ~ ,ves ee :! m 0f
ti,;s ano,;,t S-sIo WAS the cosr of nroceefljnes
The remainder was the cost Of II the nroneTtv
taken from the Railroad Company.
THE BENEFITS
eQua1ed the damages. Ihey we're dlStlo-
uted as follows: The SIX Wharhng lots lying
right along the river near water and La
Sale paid S22. Those blocks lying between
Water and Madison and Clark and Fifth ave-
nue. were assessed S22314- Blocks 95, 81, 81,
~, ~ d;ti,,, III hain1 +a ,octe &c hatnam hfed.
ienn end pn1it ~,e Wara rao acSaseod go ~ ~
these hIncEs 90 1fE1 I13 an1 ia }vinr south
Of Van Buren street, e Belong to the Railroad
nrnnpsed imnrnvemenf. inn ~ 81 that wt,iie the the
a;tTnsd cn,,!,anv oot Al, fha n,n,,ew naid fnr
tamaes t aiso 9iad to cnntriute CO. T t. he % he1- M
az. Il tha nrnnertv. 1 r. v.o,vnprs from Niad;snn
i,srouod i 7T;,;aI s,d, 4hat t II @wii resIIs
1.a ciaanaT fnr the c;t1. n , nav hscr ~ tha
owner If the nrnnerfy wvi,fcf, WAS assessei
the % amounts VI s assessed d 4pon nit It than @ to allow
fhrone1 ' Th;s Is an instance + Mi he seen 14
s..hera nronnsed henaf;fs d;dr;t fniinT Thna
Cnmmfftee fancjei that the vaIne Of mon
erty in The Ticinitv Of the la Sale STREET. ex-
Of % the sort % was rs he g case. Tie propeTtT IS So
c+ ~, 9onsisfnt- of ~ eaIIa,r h1ocys - ~ o
tween Sherman and Ia Sale streefs. and n
Sale street and Pacific avenue. as to be
Gesy t o. or ftark oad sefs
t},at nart a. nf Fiffh avenue m he weSt T' IF +
~ ,n,,ch valne VA ~10 w. -
But viii the property-owners On La Sale
Sc stfs t6 oe &c tb 9y asen son "I me
81 snn - Ear Trnin # WV ''1~~' oo1'~t -
~ s'.a-.... - - ~. ~
iA1 'noAEN1 AS AAMESsE boAho oF ihADE
4, II ILL - g.. ~
Is erected at the end Of the street, all the
@ properly ~ me n3ll nnmea1ate a. nelghoorhood1
m.4a ;} ~ Hains ~ ~ GeL- ~ VIZ
bv nersons whnse hnsiness ~ Is % akin to that nf
~ ~ or % M.t%, = nntn " ta s1 ~ o.
cnmnelinS +o iesve f. nrasent nonfracteG ~ o
<,uarteTs ana n fo,iou " tha ~ Hnard If T@sda
etaad ~ anGine o ;n eoune II "f hG1as =; the %
as It tn now doe viii end tha n g5ani
ness n lie an and 'aii acsivity q of tt the iE city:
Nor No VIII the II valge = s;, Of 1 TIE property near
e Goansn ol F1a 1a1g aua tc masneton eI; e. De
a aisneu h EVe,y & qlnce M ere VIZ pe qse9
nss ptSu ~ aia}tH eaa the mmus u4sl,
te LIZ a1 copfv aeo 70 xc S , hnd m 3ho 10
te 1 1a Ro,TS n rdx WEI " Mi 'oy ny t PC
III ~ hss4 ~ " - ~ sh, 70
~ III plast 10; - ~ tpa tt 1e iols when
In4h;nr t;c a ~ ti.e h.. pnt II ~ Il e
tnnd;n6 nr cnsinr IA SaIie Ct Street | ,v;i} e;+ear
of th;s ~ o* nnn}amats1 % ~, nnf WI. ane fntee
eant,,ad 9 n laa seiIa sara+ inp iipao'fe ,; ne
femd esstyar1 ns 7rei Thn Siooi ~ ,t,ra,, e.
Torleo~ esd van R,,ro, ~ J1oSn Ga1f1 ~
Shc SShhckSon a4n Nv, san aoe,14 1nten ana clalk ana
ta,,ra,,fs ~, "u srhaes 1x;,1 6a 6E'ad lvr ~ fsb
snIand;d 1ne;ness edif;ces # ~ n4o,or "r1
1r;nr hetwaen fhe Roard II Trada taL - a,'d ~
new Government h,,1ldinp viii he vaetiv n ao a,'.
hanced in vaine and f19e tiisran,tahiG aI,d
oniv faif-resnectahie ponnlatiom of Ctarl1 T
street Will he showed several h1oc1~s further
~, o.e ,1,, ~,..,,,o.->x..,..
"4' N1'11 ~A. AAI 49,, ~ ,'"A fAaA1s' 4Ao"
Il ,.;,, ,,o +7a ana ~ =. e,,,o .+oo+
long time. The Board Of Trade mist move
That is inevitable. Failing to secure quar-
ters on La Sale street, it must 20 elsewhere.
It will move over OH Dearborn street, where
there is room for ii, and that street. and not
La Sale will get the benefit of the imnrnve~
roent- Then vaInes m Tearfnrn Street
viii iumn from RI tn in nar ca4t
AND ff1an - S,1ta e+roaaf r. %:;I1
~an,,;r stot;o,,,,-+ ,,tn als,.,c ,.s,es+ ~
as,a ~ .'i,' ~ G ,oe Ghee ast cpe
a4'u alie uulg Quesuol Is WnelHef IL snall SO
come as 70 Improve La sale or some other
StreeL certainly no pfopefty-oWner on La
oalle can now say, ana say With justice, that, |
because the person, who some time. ago |
owned the property ne now owns paid an |
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