Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-22
ANOTHER GOOD TEST.

yieldingly 90 Another Heavy Pres
sure---Othei improvements.
The contractors have nearly reached
Nineteenth street on the north side of
the Second avenue pavement, and this
morning Contractor Atkinson and Supt.
Nevins tried an experiment which worked
exceedingly satisfactory. They ran the
huge 6.700 pound iron roller over the
brick four times without any sand what,
ever upon the brick. and they failed to
yield In the least. showing the solid foun-
dation on which the pavement is laid as
we'll as the substantial durability Of the
brick. This portion of the pavement
like others will be covered with sand,
and then throw ropen to traffic.
The dispute between Capt. T. j. Rob-
inson and the city concerning the new
fiagstone walk about the Rock Island
bank. corner of Eighteenth street and
Second avenue. remains unsettled. Lar
kin Il Stephens were ordered by Capt.
Robinson to discontinue work this morn.
ing. The mayer says the walk must be
laid to grade, and he is right, as are the
contractors in following his instructions
in this regard. In the present uniform
system of impro vements, there should be
no discrimination and none can be rea-
souably expected. Mr.. j. F. Robinson
stated this morning that he did not know
what would be cone about the walk yet,
but he supposed it would be laid of
course.
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Not Second avenue alone. but through
out the city in general is the improve
ments now in progress likely to ex>
tend. However our main business thor
oughfsre will present an appearance that
Rock Island msy take great delight and
pride in, outside of the paved streets.
The improvements in the way of flag
stone walks about Masonic temple. now
being laid, have been described, and Mr. :.
+. Ludolph and l.. s. McCsbe. who re-
spectively own the buildings next west of
the Masonic temple. are to put down
Cleveland stone. while the Plummer
building is to have Bedford stone. This,
with the BeDgston tiagstone. completes
the block, with the exception of the
Dart. krell and Ziegler buildings, and as
MIR. Dart has contracted for new and
more slightly building he may be expect.
ed to sustain his reputation of having
everything firstclass in the way of walks,
and the other two buildings will o; course
put in good walks.
On the opposite side of the avenue Mr.
Peter Fries is 10 meet the fiagstone in
front of the First National bank, or Mr.
Porter SINNERS building. with walk of
Bedford stone, while the owners of the
intermediate buildings to the McIntire
dry goods block will be moved by pride
to replace the present walks with some-
thing more preser table.
Mr.. Porter Skinner has arranged for a
new Bedford wall in front of the build
ing on the northeast corner of Second
avenue and Eighteenth street occupied by
the American Exp ress company and SIM
liar to the one opposite.
The south side of the avenue east of
Eighteen street, is to be provided with
Argillo tile east &c The Harper, and sims
liar to that in front of the Dart building
at the corner; this. with the concrete
walk in front of the Harper repaired, as
has been planned for, will compile that
block
MIR. Peter Fries mas also contracted for
a handsome brick walk about his build.
ing on the northeast corner of Nineteenth
street. occupied by Longs grocery on
the first floor. and Maj. Mackenzie. river
improvement force on the second. The
torn up walks fur her east must neces-
sarily be rebuilt Ia compliance with or
dinsnce specifications, and this, with the
brick walk the city is laying on the main
square side, will make this block ole of
the handsomest in the city as far as side.
walks are concerned.
West of Seventeenth new walks have
been contracted fo- on the south side by
]. and NJ. Rosentie id and the ARGUS, and
these with necessary walk on both
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of Sixteenth street, will complete the
bulk of this block. On the opposite side
the Rock Island house and Mr.. David Don
set off the block with their handsome
fiagstone walks ard others are to be
made like them. West of Sixteenth the
walks are pretty generally good, though
where new ones are necessary they will
be provided.
Messrs. w. B. Ferguson and W. Il.
Marshall are willing to put new hands
some walk about their property on Mines
teenth street and Third avenue if others
in the neighborhood will do likewise,
which is reasonable.
Mr. Peter Fries has arranged for tile
walk in front Of his Eighteenth street
residence property. He is also having
his brick tenement on Moline avenue re-
painted, repaired and given an attractive
appearance.
A new tile walk is being laid in front OF
st. Mary's church property On Fourth
avenue.
The work of grading and laying the
tile walk about the Trinity church prop
erty on Nineteenth street and Sixth