The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-18

| safe CUSTODIAN or the CITY luteEeotS'
Below we give a resume of the most i'm
portant work done, which shows that the
city's welfare has been carefully guarded
by cur present efficient mayor.
GRADING AND MATCHMAKING.
| Tu this line much substantial work has
| been done and the streets are much i'm
proved Following are the places where
the work was done:
Second Avenue: Is eneral repairing
from the Glass Works to<34th street. Two
blocks from 18th to 10th streets macadam-
lied, and the avenue generally placed 10
good condition.
Third Avenue: This street. has been
newly grated from 9th street to 10th street,
and macadamized aud graed from 9th
to oath streets. Il is good job and ths
work was badly needed.
Fourth Aven1e,-Un this avenue. three
blocks have been macadamiz9d and grav-
eled between 18th street and both street.
the street has ais bea1 graded. A much
needed improve meat, ana oae thai those
who have muoh occasion to travel Oh tha
avenue will appreciate.
Fifth Avcnue-On this street, five
| bucks AID Ill the cross streets between
! First and Fifth streets iac'usive, have been
new Iy graded and III old Moline Avenue,
ten blocks have been graded and macadc
amizai, placing the same in good con-
dition
| Seventh Avenua-Ol this avenue
large amount of heavy grading has been
done near Augustana College, and the
street 10 that locality placed in 6rst class
condition. Between gard and 9th streets.
four blocks have been graded and ma
cadamized, and other improvents have
been made.
Ninth street-From Seventh avenue to
Milan the street has been revamped,
graveled and macadamized This is a
good job and has placed that highway in
first class condition for travel.
Eighteenth street-One block graded,
macadamizs ID and graveled between 3rd
and 4th avenue, and other repairs made.
Nineteenth Street-One block. betv cen
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other repairs made.
Twentieth Street-From Second Aven-
ue to Sixth Avenue, four blocks, the street
has been pocadamized. and repaired. and
placed 10 first class condition far travel
This is a splendid job of work.
Twenty>Second Street-Two blocks
between 9Th and Eth avenues have been
graded and other repairs made.
Twenty-Third Street-One block maca-
damized between Sd and 4th avenue.
Elm Street-Thls street has been ma
codamised from 5th avenue to 9thsavenue
and placed in good condition. It is now in
better shape than ever before.
Moline Street-Three blocks on this
street have been graded between 5th and
7th,,avenues inclusive. This is near Brooks
addition.
! Sinnit Street North of 5th avenue, on
this street. two blocks have been newly
graded. This is in East Rock Island.
CULvERTs.
Among other necessary improvements
have been the building of number six
feet arched culverts These were erected
at the following places:
Seventh Avenue-Two culyerts-one
100 feet long, and the other As feet long.
These eulverts were built near Augustana
College
Kimball Street-One culvert was built
OF this street near Centre Station-which
is so feet long.
Fifth Avenue-At Brooks undergrade
crossing one culvert has been built. 40
feet long, also double box culvert at the
sam crossing which is 40 feet long.
SEWERS.
In thesmatter OF drainage, sewerage has
progressed more favorably this year than
at any time, and as result a system has
been com 10 epced, which, If continued, will
ultimately lead to perfect drainage for
the city. Following is short synopsis of
sewer work.
| Fifth Avenue sewer-This sewer has
| been built between the west side Of First
street and the east side of Fifth street. 6
| feet inches 10 the clear, of brick. 1900
| AUHE AtsO DStASCB anu 4DSfGAtUk &ASt
street aud 23rd street, opening ia the
clear, 3 feet 4 inches, arch Of brick.
sidewalks of stone, SO feet long A splen-
did piece OF work.
Twenty-third street sewer-On this
street the sewer has been built of stone. 3
feet inches in the clear, arch lined with
cement. and IL $50 feet long.
Elm street sewer-This has an opening
of feet. is built of brick and is 500 fec t
long.
In addition to the above enumerated
work, there has been placed 10 street
crossings over 100 feet of two inch sewer
pipe. and all has been thoroughly macada-
mixed. Catch basins have also been con-
structed at all the sewers at street cross
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