Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-31
PROUD ROCK ISLAND
Her FIattering Development Dur
ing the Closing Year of the
Nineteenth Century.
A MILLION AND A HALF EXPENDED
Improvements of the Season
Summarized.-A Glance In.
to the Future.

In Ihe CLOSING year OF the nine
teenth century it is gratifying to note
that the city of Rock Island has not
fallen behind in her healthsul rate of
Progress and development. A care
full and conscientious canvass of the
elements of growth reveals the fact
that the year 1900 has marked the
completion of improvements directly
contributing to the city's upbuilding
amounting to a million and a half of
dollars. OF this sum $3.50. 900 was
actually expended within the corpor-
ate limits, 500, 1000 at Rock Island
arsenal, and the remainder in those
improvements which have been un-
available up 20 the present year by
reason of their incompleteness.
Among the undertakings of greatest
magnitude brought to a state of COM
pie ion are the city's splendid reser-
voir system, the c.. b. & O. depot,
the Woodmen head office building. the
extensive improvements of the Cen
trail Union Telephone company, the in
auguration of service and the building
of the passenger depot on the D., R.
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street car facilities with the new bridge
across Sylvan water. At the arsenal
large expenditures have been made
preparatory to the installation of
small arms plant, figures with ref
ereace to which having been recently
given in THE ARGUS.
Special satisfaction attaches to the
Inauguration of depot improvements
oy two different roads coming here
from the fact that others will follow.
notably that in present contemplation
by the Rock Island road.
Cost of More Extensive Improvements.
The cost OF the larger improvements
is shown below. The figures are given
in round numbers for the sake of con-
veniehce:
c., b. & q. depot, with new tracks,
paving, curbing, etc., $3.50 600.
Woodmen building and furnishing,
$22, 600; total. $3.50 900.
Central Union Telephone company
Office building, I'll 600; line improve
ment, Sos, 900
d.. Il. /. Il n. w. depot, tracks and
approaches, $2j 900.
Street car track work, $25 900; new
cars, motors, car repairs and power
house work, $4,000.
Arsenal improvement. 5000. 900.
Horace Mann school building, $2S,-
900.
McCabe & Cos. building, $50, 600.
Academy of the Visitation, $50, 900. !
Surgeons flats. 100000.
L. A. Murphy's residence, $40 900. |
L.. L. = n
ct company, So 600.
Expended by the municipality:
of the reservoir system.
$40, 600; total. S200.OO0 Extending
water mains. SIS coo. Improvement
Of main pump house, So 900. New
hose house. $4,000. Patrol wagon,
$500. Sewers. IS, 900.
Many Residences Built.
The cheapening of material has
favored a revival in the building in
1ustry, and the sum laid out in the
erection of new dwellings during the
past year has exceeded that of any
previous season. Not less than 225
homes were built or remodeled, fur
nishing habitations for 1900 persons.
The names of Rock Islands principal
building contractors, toge her with
he footiDgs of the contracts executed
oy each in this city during the past
year are given. OF course nearly
every contractor did work outside of
he city, which is not included. and 9
leither is any account taken of job :
work. Under other builders" is in .
,luded work done by those whose re-
ports could not for various reason 5. l,
% IN, Fr,l1 |
contractors and proprietors who su- !
'erintended the construction of their =
iwn houses.
Reports of Contractors c
Collins Bros.-C.. B. IL q. depot, !