New-York tribune., 1922-06-18

'alffN Avenue tn great N'ihW-
and-sogth street on the west side,
three miles west Of the Loop district.
1t extends from .hc city limits on the
north TO those on the south, a distance
Of about twcnty-six miles. and is open
an the way, but varies in width from
80 10 $50 feet at eighteen different
places. ], IS 90 be made n minimum
Of 100 feet all the way through. and
the condemnation suit is on trial in the
court.
Robcy Street, onc-half mile east Of
Western Avenue. is closed in nine
places and varies in width from 30 10
100 feet in nineteen places. Il is to
be opened where closed and made s6
feet wide for seventeen and one-half
miles.
Ashland Avenue. one mile cast OF
Western Avenue. is not open at four
places and varies in width from - TO
100 feet in twcnty-eight different To-
calities. II is TO be opened where IL
is now closed and made 100 feet wide
for nineteen miles. This case is also
pending in court.
These are but the larger improve
mcnts that are going forward in con-
ncction with Chicagos street system.
Many other openings and widcnings in
various sections Of the city are under
way or being studied for recommen-
dation by the Plan Commission.
Two Large Rail Terminals
Are Under Construction
Two large railroad terminals arc also
under construction, one az Canal Street,
the western boundary Of the quadrangle
around tho central portion Of the city
and the other at Roosevelt Road. the
southern boundary. The West Side de-
velopment includes the new Union Sta
tion. under construction, and the re-
Gently completed freight terminals OF
the various reads, including the Penn
sylvania system. the Burlington and
others. The total estimated cost Of
this rehabilitation Of the West Side
freight and passenger terminals ia $751;
100000. and a considerable part Of the
work is accomplished. The city ordin-
ance provided for It's entire completion
by 1920. but the war and resultant
conditions have caused delay.
South Of the Loop district the Illinois
Central terminal Is 20 be reconstructed
al total estimated cost OF Sss 900 900.
including the electrihcation Of all
tracks within the city limits. This
new depot will be large enough to
house all the other South Side ter
minals which occupy various depots in
and south Of the Loop at present.
On the rccreational side two other
huge improvements are going forward
in line with the plan Of Chicago. One
provides for the park development Of
the shore o. Lake Michigan. while the
other covers the creation Of an almost
continuous belt Of forest preserves
from Lake Michigan on the north
around three sides Of the city to the
lake again on the south. Then, indeed,
will Chicago have justified its motto,
"Urbs in Horto"-a city set in a gar
den. The completion Of the lake front
plan will give the city a boulevard ex-
tending along the shore Of Lake Michi-
gan for forty miles, with the lake on
one side and a practically continuous
park on the other, with all Chicago as
the background-undoubtedly the mest
magnificent waterfront u the world.
The lake front development is going
forward rapidly. piling having been
driven in the shallow water along the
shore. from the southern edge OF
Grant Park. in the center Of the city.
TO Tventy-third Street. on the South
Side. This is just the beginning Of