, 1881-08-21

A bridge over the river at Washington
street is again under discussion BY the prop
| erty-owners in the vicinity The tunnel is al
| present OF very little use. Washington street
open across the river would be'a great high,
| way Of travel. Long use has julled the an
probation OF the fact that there are too few
connections between the South Side aud the
West Side Of the city. The bridges that al
| ready exist are crowded. and more are needed,
| It will not be necessary to close the tun-
| mel to foot passengers if the river is
] bridsed. Engineering skill can easily
| combine the bridge and the tunnel,
Members Of the West PARK Board are in favor
| turned over to that Board, and having the street
| bridged at the river. 1t would make Central
rark accessible from all parts ot the city. City,
bridging the rivaf without aboIishng '3 The 3uu. u
| nel
A movement is On foot among tn9 property
owners on Adams street to have The West Side
aud down Adams street toward the lake With a
doaoe cn tsac s,1es McSsrs Field Letter stearas
and the permission of 'As tho eu;oun:' coun-'
ell IS soon to be applied for. Some OF the prop
OF the slreet-cars Us the street is so nurrow that
they will interfere with its regular business.
adams Is narrow street, Room viii not bc left
|
and .6e sidewalk. Passengers going to the
Union Depot on the West Side will DC certain to
he jrr;ntrievahiy ret; delayed By tho jams that CON
The car company has nearly all the bridges now.
Tint ut Atiains street must be left for the ac-
commodation of other people.
Superintendent Holmes, Of the South Side
Car Company, promises thnt tho cable system
Will be IN complete operudon on State street
will be built every dag The Company have
now ut work On State street over JOD 1ncn en-
faGed III digging trenches, placing the yokcs
rails. and strin9ers. and preparing Il number OF
other interesting but utterly Indispensable on
erauons in connection with the cable roud. Tie
work. which was begun at Harmon court, is now
done as FAR as Fifteenth Street
The South Side Street Railway COMPANY has
completed its new double track on Root street.
FROM or Wentworth avenue to the Stock Yurds.
The Hyde Park Trustees haYe under consider
alton tue ordinance which has been prepared
for granting the right oil way to the South Chl-
Gago G 8 Western Indiana tailroad Company.
1he route Is to be as follows: Conineuciuc ut n
point where the railroad crosses tho struIld at
Aarbor avenue. under au ordinance heretofore
along The east thirty-thrce feet Of the strand to
Eighty-scvcnth street, thence in northwesty
direction to Railroad avenue in Sec. ~ Town
ship IS north, Range II, thence nurthyestly on
1tnilroad nvenue TO poInt ut or near the Iuuc-
hon OF Seycnty-1rst street, thence nurtherly on
or along Yates avenue to Sevcnttcth street,
route to Sixty-eiEhth street. thence
on or along S.xty-eighsh street to Linden ave-
nue.. Win AUTHORITY and permission to make a !
curve connection from some convenient point
Oh Slxty-cighth street west OF Stony Island avg
nue. to some convenient point on SIxty-scycnth |
street east Of Sheridan avenue, thence on or |
along Styty-seyenth street to tho west line Of |
The township.
GAPS IN TIE BUSINESS CENTRE,
Yesterday AFTERNOON TRIBUNE reporter |
nadea tour Of the territory bounded by |
Adams and South Water streets the lake
Ind the river, for the purpose of noting the I
'acant lots and eligible building sites within
hose limits. {rhe results of his observations
IRE given below by streets. The list includes
OTIS upon which cheap wooden sl1anties are
landing as well US the vacant lots:
adams strect-Only the north side of this
treet was taken- Directly back Of the Pull
ian Building, corner Of Michigan avenue.
) about seyelHy-Gve feet front occupied py
flanties. Between Clark and Dearborn
[reets shanties cover a 10OLfoot lot
!lrectly opposit the City-uall there are
bout l59 feet of sheds. af1d On the nurtheast |
orner of La Sale and Adams streets about 100 |
zee Of the same. Between La SaIIc street and I
ifth arenue there Is about 80 feet front occ1,-
led by low wooden buildings. At the north
asr corner Of Franklin and Adams streets !
Eere IS large vacant lot having frontage or |
3ont saD feet on each street. i number of new |
ilIulngs are going up in the vicinity of Frank
J street. I
Monroe stTcet-on both sides Of this street
>out sO0 feet from the corner Of Michigan ay-~
lne. are low buildings occupied BY saloons and
very stables On ths Eoutheast corner Of Dear ,
'EA Nn0 MonEoe street is g Large vacant lot =