Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-12
!, YEARS PROSPERITY.
=, Rock Island Has Done in
puilding improvements.
u,1FA MILLION EXPENDED.
.,..s Blocks, Churches,
W and Dweilings-ENeeed-
1v gratifying showing
ses.on OF Activity All
over Ihe City.

nading growth?
ri,ness the erection of modern
.s houses towering skyward as
,ments to public spirit and enter
I, f,ctory extensions evincing thrift
,.rccess, dwellings denoting the pride
: permauency of its people. and
has and schools bearing testimony
=. mora and intellectual advance
', If the community, TO say nothing
=, maintenance of we'll established
,,u Of public improvements in the
.r.r Of streets and sidewalks. certainly
.,,is 3 most gratifying index to Rock
AND IS city, fully abreast If not in
,..rce OF the spirit of the times.
,s IN brief, is Rock Islands
,i for the building season just
AZ To one who walks about the
| MO sny extent the evidence of what
III Island has done is everywhere APP
..Ol for there is hardly block in
!, in which something in the way of
lding Improvement has not been done.
,,rier, however, to present an exhibit
The nature of the improvements dur
i, the yesr, THE ARGUS has made a
Enough canvass Of the city and the res
,,k subiOined. This, however. has
I, reference to the street paving
wcement, and which includes in all
liza, three miles, and involving an ex-
|.,5iiure of SS5 900, according to City
|gs Koehler's figures. while sidewalk
,pYements have entailed an outlay of
|e5WC
The baildiug improvements amount 10
p,ri numbers TO $60O,000 and to this
|u,r be correctly added the paving ex
|yf,ure. $4,000. the Rock Island
rlp deck, $50, 1000, and the new stone
nv pier to the Rock Island bridge,
|s,UO, which swells the total to $S47,
b. while nothing is said in this of the
crppristion of $3.50 for q govern,
|,s,t building for which site has been
sscted, and which building will be
slnsrsted in next years improvements.
Following, however. is the list OF
lgldlugs and building improvements
IiCh is presented in as concise form as
sGd be prepared;
Mitchell & LYnde, Second avenue and
STeuteenth street, four story brick bank
10 office building completed this season,
LSbnel contractor; cost with remod-
eig Of old building in rear. srtesiau
VEL, etc, Sl05, 900.
krel Il Msth, Second avenue between
Srsnleenth and Eighteenth streets. three
ET brick business block, Sievers &
!,tersOn contractors; cost, S12 600
Filter plant addition to waterW orks
busted By Hon. Ben T. Cable, John
'ak contractor for building improve
asal, Jewel Filter company for plant
Fal $4,000.
Central engine house, Fifth avenue anC
SVenleenth street, two story brick build.
2 George Bick contractor; cost, $12..
~
davenport & Rock Island street rail.
~ cOEpany's electric power house
Stond avenue and Twenty -third street,
laomss Murdock. and Larkin & Stephens
1oifsCtOrs. $1,000.
Davenport & Rock Island street rail
y! company, improvements on Cal
ans Moline avenue. W. A. Gntbri,
s1lisctOr, 81 500.
walter Johnson. First avenue auC
i'elith street, improvements on resi-
sace 81 500.
hock Island Stove company. two bricl
nations; one to foundry and one Il
Nllng warehouse, 81 500.
Herman Vogel, Seventh avenue AMI
IouIth street, two story frame stor
hiding, 81 2 o; Heittemsn s. Schroe
IT, contractors.
Andrew Elzel, Eighth avenue ant
EliO
Vnafles Lindbloom. Eleventh avenu
" Ninth street, story and half fran
selling, LOO; Anderson, contrsc
h.
SS'otge Rettig, Eleventh avenue betwee
tA'n and Tenth streets, two one stor
!; ;.ne cottages, $500 each; G. J W
Nutelner, contractor.
tted BlOcklinger, Seventh avenu
y, Eighth and Ninth streets, stor
- - nall frame cottage, 81. 300; Heitte
"a y Schroeder, contractors.
As' Pauline Schmidt. Seventh svenu
~ Eighth and Ninth streets, stor
y nall frame dwelling. $500; G. j w
'1C'eIner, contractor.
+, Vu4FIes TrOttnov. Tenth avenue an,
tS ..l'l street, one story frame cottage
~. heilteman 81 Schroeder, contrac
uus ueiger, Eleventh avenue an
4 S aod street, one story fir .me dwelling
h., Heltteman & Schroeder. con rae
/, "nlam Ewart. Eleventh avenue ant
/, a0o street, one story frame cottage
s INV deltteman & Schroeder contraC
IA T'ge III Hastings, Eleventh avenu
nan ifl street, story and a half fran
S,, .l 1000; He:tteman & Schroeder
ND Q r. holbOhammer, Second stree
h,. seventh avenue. story and hal