Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-30

~M@J Onc DOA6Ao AApShhc''
buinE a Condition of Prosperity and
ASEres,Ivsness That Augurs Well For
Future of Rock Island-A Detailed
~ of the Work of Twelve Months.
OCK ISLAND has gone forward
in the year just closing with
enterprise in the mat
ter Of Improvements, nearly one mill
lion dollars having been expended.
Probably there is no better indication
of the city's prosperity. and growth
and the progressiveness of its people
than the long list of residences that
have been erected. Within COM
paratively short time what is in
Itself city has sprung up in the
southern lImits-localitIes that few
wears back were wide stretches of
pasture are now thickly dotted with
pretty homes. Realizing the increas-
ing Importance of the community,
capital bas been invested literally in
lettering facilities for doing BUSH
ness with the public. The year has
witnessed the completion OF the Term
iual. d.. Il. l. & y. W. enterprise,
which insurcs the entrance to the city
of at least another rail- DAD, with the
GrosPect of several others following;
her magnificent school building.
Hawthorne, has been provided: the
rvoir. insuring a pure water sup
has been completed; more streets
lave been paved and sidewalks laid,
an the city generally beautified; a
practically new and modern hosiery
has been provided in the remodeling
of the Harper; the Tri-City Railway
company has carried forward notable
improvements. extending a branch to
Rock Island arsenal and adding to and
lettering its equipment on this side
of the river, while considerable has
4 been done at Rock Island arsenal in
! the way of improving and Identifying
it IS 4 government property All i'll
| all, il has been another year which
contributed materially toward the
u bringing forward of Rock Island TO
rthe front rank of the leading cities of
ke great west. Read the stony in de-
ock Island reservoir, $4,000
ock Island arsenal provemcnts,
guard house. Fort armstrong
nue.. etc. SIG. 900.
Vri-City Railway company relay
ing of tracks in Rock Island and
FoIt arm strong avenue, new line TO
~ l1ldttL
~ RS, new equipment and tenders,
sod, 900.
Runodeling of Harper house, SOL
900.
improvements on Rock Island house,
$4,000.
Rock Island Plow company, brick
warehouse and repairs. SIC, 900.
Residence of Hon. Ben L. Cable re-
modelled ut q cost of $12, 900; contract
ors Collins, Bros.
Elm street Brewery Improvement,
$1,000 contractor. G. j. iarkin.
Mrs. r. F. Mills. 1-story frame,
Seventeenth street and Seventh
avenue. $1,000; contractors. Collins
! Bros.
Peter GrampP. 2-story frame on
Seventeenth street between Fifth and
Sixth avenues, $1,000; contractors,
SieversSS Guthrie.
Joseph Schaab. warehouse, Fifth
avenue between Seveuteont aud Eigh-
teenth streets. 81 900; contractor, T..
Trcnkenschuh-
Mrs. Elizabeth Mollitt. Fourth ave-
nue. between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets. 2-story frame. 81, 900;
contractors. Collins and Gunnerson.
! Completion of third story of the
Modern Woodmau building, $4,000;
contractor. w. Il. Roberts, Chicago.
John Wolfrum, 1920 Tenth avenue,
story frame. $500; contractors,
orst & Peterson.
Mrs. Christine Schatz, SIS Seventh
venue, story frame, 81. 200; contrac-
Jrs, Heidemann IL Schroeder.
William Avert, $50 Fourth street,
500 improvements; contractors,
eddmann & Schroeder.
IAph Patten. 511 Fifth street, l.
TO- frame. $500; contractors, Heide-
IA & Schroeder.
Mrs. Grace Holmes. GOO Sixth street,
story frame, Sl,70O; contractor,
eorge Eckert.
Mrs. A. G. Thordenburg. 72S Sixth |
eRue. 2-story frame, 81 800; built |
Fred Thordenburg.
John Behn. Third street aud Eley- |
avenue. history frame, 300; |
by owner.
n. johnson, 522 Third street.
F0,improvemeuts.
pa kurth, 7O9 Fourth street. $3.50 |
H1ements; contractor, Charles /
ny
Aughs' Eckhart, us Fourth street, |
b. Vcments; contractor.
son. 1l2 Second ave-
ne jest II" emenLs; contractor.
+. lumbi.
.es and &. T. BIadel, GIL
venue, l-story frame, 81. 600:
:. Charles TOnu.
Srenz. 2Tll Sixth avenue
anne. $1,000; contractor, +.
hub
raft. 2s5l Seventh avenue.
anne, 5000; contractor, A.
Nicholas, 29o7 Seventh ave.