Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-30
MORE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Reno deling of the Dart Build.
ing.
New sidewalks ana the Prospects OF
Moroccan Important Transfer
The Paving Progress.

A. G.. Dart let the contract to John Volk
& Co. for remodeling their building on
Second avenu east of Eighteenth street.
as per plans drawn by Architect Ross. Of
Davenport, and heretofore outlined in
the ARGUS. The present ancient look
ing appearance of the building will dis
appear entirely: it will be practically re.
built, the front being of granite. terra
Gotta and plate glass, affording two ele-
CANT store rooms with stairway to the
second floor in the center. The building
will be completed according to the
most modern design and there
will not be a prettier business block
in Illinois when it is done. This
morning the present tensnts,C. G. Truss-
dale the grocer and the Adams Express
company. began removing to their new
quarters ia Harper house block, and the
Messrs Oar. began removing that portion
of their stock of wholesale groceries, etc,
stored in the building to the Kellerstrsus
warehouse on First avenue. which they
have purch ased for the purpose.
Messrs. liable & Stengel Saturday
completed The negotiations for the pur-
chase of the brick building at 1918 Sec
ond avenue. buying 1t OF Mr.. N. Olson
for S.. 900. This gives Messrs. Raible &
IF nd
buildings from the alley to the Harper
house, and i was the first intention of these
gentlemen 10 raise the tw o buildings while
Mr.. Frieste1t Is here with his equipment
from Chica 20. but on conversation with
the tenants it was decided to abandon
this idea. and to simply put in new floors
to the proper grade. and To lay an attrac>
tive sidewalk in front-and In the course
OF year or two tear down the building
altogether and erect one of modern ar
chitecture IN its stead. They have al
ready let contract to the firm put
ting down the handsome new concrete
walk in front OF the Harper, to extend the
same clear to the alley. and this will be
done at once. They realize the grow tn
Rock Island Is experiencing, and the fact
that il is only begun, and if new build
ing will help it along they propose to
provide it.
Mrs. Guyer has practically decided to
remodel the front of her building on
Second avenue which has Just been
raised, and TO provide it with galvanized
iron cornice, bay windows, etc. greatly
altering the appearances. 1t is such im>
provementE that make the people feel
that Rock Island is truly going ahead.
NEW WALKS
The efforts on the part of the ARGUS to
infuse life into the street and alley COM
mittee in the matter of pushing the sides
walks this fall has aroused its chairman
Aid. HamI ton. and he rises to remark
through an obscure corner of the obscure
morning paper that, I'VE have notified all
owners along the avenue to put
down their sidewalks, and with but one
exception hey are complying just as
rs pidly as possible, the contracts having
been let and the contractors pushing the
work. just as soon as the paving is
between Seventeenth and Six
teenth streets the city will bring the side>
walks to grade on both sides of the ave-
nue.. We shall do our part and insist on
the property owners doing theirs" He
also states that the walks about Union
square will be laid as soon as the ma
terial can lie had. and that the filling will
be done without delay. This is all very
gratifying indeed, and notwithstanding
the insinustiOns of faultSfinding made in
the same connection, the ARGUS cheer
fully stands them all when it realizes that
ii has got the eyes of the alderman open.
1t would stand good many more of his
sermons if it could by so doing be as
sured of keeping his eyes open.
Iglehart & Co. have received the con-
tract for Beres flagstone walks in front of
the buildings owned by Messrs. Mitchell
and Bened ct on Second avenue, and oc-
cupied by .Loosley,s crockery store and
store. respectively.
The new Bedford fiagstone walk in
front Of Mr. Porter SINNERS buildings
on Second avenue east Of Eighteenth
street is be ing laid.
The filling is being done preparatory &c
LAYING new tile walks in front of the
Mills and Guyer buildings on Secont
avenue.
Schmidt & Son will probably lay ,
Bedford sone walk in front of their bar.
Der shop ON Second avenue.
A new lie walk is being put down il
front of the Union office.
There will hardly be q plank walk OF
Second avenue when the improvement
I are completed this fall.
SEWERS
The work of laying the new sewe
along Third avenue on the south side O
Union square. is progressing rapidly
The improvements will give the city con
siderable drain tile, the material used i
the replaced sewer which can be NIGEL
utilized elsewhere.
Davis d Co. have completed the mai
sewer extension to Edgewood park.
is $500 feet long. and composed of 81
inch pipe, and the private connection
are now being made.
Mayor McConochie has appointed Pa
Rooney inspector of the sewers in cours