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Consituction activilies in the Cook 111 the heavv engineering type of counite, area of metropoilitati Chicago construction. under the heading of buit up a total of inore than $&3.(»0.- public works, October contracts (M0 during tthe.Janiuary-th1lrough-Oc- amÙounited to $1902. T'Ihis>,classifica.- tober period. In his montbly sum- tion .basa current total of $11,520,M0. mnary. T. 0. Morgan. manager of the The Dodge summary concludes by Chicago office of tbe Dodge Report" noting that $8,000 in coutracts awards division of É. W. Dodge Corporation. lwere sbown under the heading of pointed out that "53Y2-millionis have hospitals and institutions during the. bern spent for 'private construction October period. The. total of thii projects in Cook county. during the j work during the teni-ronths* period- l0-niontbs' period. It is intcresting. is $418,000. at tbis titil. to learti that thue total of October activities were %vell abead: e tr oH l of those recorded for RSeptember. Con- tracts unider, tbe beadiingsofcom- cial buildings. religions ,,buildings. rec -, aq e .1. reational centers. apartiments andI The annual banquet of the Evans- botels. 0oead w-amînlyho ston-North Shore Real Fstate board were ail ahead of the September wiIJ be beld Wednesday evening, De- *' . . cember 15,_ at the- Shawnee Couptry V weinlg uv-oObàuom 'We sert ùe the e iirr North. Shoe front livwisintou t Oke Forest» servIce Enflne r P. M. fOEPCLw rSalïes -Manager. :couri ;igle ýa. 01i of Octi nounit. oit - Opening.ofs the new -Bahuiu (euilding HOuse) ini Chicago a few weeks agoha > broughlt with it dis- cussion of bow. this new school, ex- ponent of functionalism 'as against the eclectic tradition in architecture, niay affect the future of American building design. Tbe new scbool, boused iii the olM .Marshall Field mansion butti 60 years ago on Prairie avenue,' a neighbor-. hood wbose chanlges in use in these- years is iseif a story of niuch that needs study in relation to our urban development, will be under a leader- sbip which means that here. building will be 'studied actively froin the point of view that will seek 'to discover wbat arcbitectural forms may beFt. arise f rom combining modern living. requitemients with the f ull range oi matr" & oday, aaiabe for cn r s how o'dlock-. collnlo- be expec in the hai with art 7UW >i P h. A (ontracts awarded iiin.thle w. t flj land tlg. tw-fainivl% cd totaled $1.451.000) Jom ydrt' s cretobr ot i wo rh1.814.800.eW sPemi der urrinctbr o sw. thtalIei no W$1k,81P,800. £ Under the hcading oi aparîincwts Record Totals$2, Co and hotels, four projects wcrc re- A newreside~nce, two remodeling, co. ,rileal driniz the oast month and and a orivate garagfe e atoid served his apprenticesh mastered the ,aît of bu competent builder, as knowledge cf bis craft, si and" 114ve and The ra ns oti k S., ~ J Bi,