Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-25
PAVING PROGRESS.
Edwards & Walsh Get Into Moline
Avenue.
The WOI X to be Pushed More RapIdiy
NOw-The O. mpietion eff Lower
second Avenue.

Edwards IS Walsh put in the intersec-
ton of Twenty>third Street and Moline
avenue today and now they consider the
worst part of their paving contract done
The Davenport s. Rock Island Street
Railway company has its double tracks
moved to the middle of the avenue and
grade for at least a block in advance of
the contractors and will keep prob
ably block and half ahead of
the PAYERS hereafter. The work of
paving will now proceed with
out any more delay than can be helped,
and as far east on the avenue as can be &C.
complished this season. With the be.
ginning of next season, the work will be
taken up where it stops this year and
hurried through to the Moline line.
before July 4. when the silver brick lay
ing ceremonies will take place, in all
probability, the feeling in favor of such
demonstration in connection with the
Columbian celebration growing in both
Rock Island and Moline. THE ARGUS is
confident of the success of such an under
taking and hopes it will not be lost sight
of in connection with the arrangements
for the twin city Columbian jubilee which
is believed to be practically assured.
As has heretofore been stated, the
Rockford Construction company has
completed the paving of Second avenue
from Fourteenth to Ninth streets, and
the work is such as the company may
take pride 10. This finishes the under
taking upon which the Rockford Com
struction company entered last year.
The company put in nine blocks on
Twentieth street and five on Second ave.
nue., making in all IA blocks or over
mile of paven ent in the city in which
Rock Island brick were used.
The effect of travel on this quality of
paving brick will probably be watched
more closely than anywhere else in the
city, and all will join in the fervent hope
that it may prove all that has been ex-
pected of it, not only because of local
pride in the material, but because of the
spirit of friendliness naturally existing
toward the company which has shown en-
terprise and confidence in the city in be,
coming extensively interested here. Be.
cause of this fact THE ARGUS has cheer
fully overlooked delay on the part of the
company. believing the same spirit of
good will and patience should be shown
it that is due any outside enterprise in>
vesting heavily in the city, and which the
city is always anxious to secure.
At the next meeting of the city council
the contract will in all likelihood be let for
the paving of Market square. The stip-
ulation should, and probably will be,
made that the work be done at once and
the work entrusted only on satisfactory
tons.
The council has already passed ordi-
nances for the paving oil Third avenue from
Twenty-fourth to Ninth, of Nineteenth
from First to Third and of Commercial
alley from Second to Third, the idea
being that the contract for the work shall
be given SO that it may be done early
next season. Another ordinance is now
in order providing for the paving of East
and West Seventeenth from First to Sec
ond, of Fourteenth from First to Third.
and of Fifteenth from First to Third.
This work can all be done without cost
ing the city cent for intersections, and
with it completed and what is already
done, would find the entire business Gems
ter of the city and large portion of the
resident part, paved a year from this
fall.