Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-31


pended for permanent building i'm
provements, according to the statistics
gathered by The Argus. The year has
been marked by some very notable i'm
provements, including the remodeline
of ST JOseph's church at cost of $40
600. the Improvement of the Peoples
National bank building on Eighteenth
street and Second avenue, $4,000; the
erection of new $4,000 building at the
Villa de Chantal, which IS not yet com,
pIeted: the erection of the Moline Plow
company's buildings, 100000; the cree
ton of a new brick warehouse by the
Rock Island Sash & Door works on
Third avenue. 100000; the remOdelins
of the Buford home on Eighteenth
street and Seventh avenue by Hon. r.
w. Hurst, $4,000; the Yerbury build
ing. $4,000; the renOdelinS OF the
Elite theater. $4,000; and the cree
ton of many fine apartment buildings
and modern residences.
Greater Next Year.
Even greater Improvement is i'll
prospect for the coming year, for dur
ing 1906 number of building projects
have been started which will be car
ried out during the new year. Rock
Island will experience a remarkable
period during the coming year. and ore
feature of this building is the fact that
not only will important business dis
trict improvements be made, but hun
dreds of new residences will be erected
in the city during the spring and sum
mer. many of these already being con-
tracted for now. While building i'm
provements of this class do not bring
the total expenditure up as rapidly as
do the larger buildings in the business
district. the fact that these structures
Indicate a growth in the city's popula-
ton is of even more Importance.
New factories are certain TO be
erected in the west end factory district
in the coming year. if plans of the In
dustrial commission carry. as there IS
every indication that they will. Still
another important line of improvement
will be the continuation of the recon
struction of the street car lines and
other public utilities This work Will
be taken up again early in the spring,
and pushed through as rapidly as pos
sible during the season.
some 1907 improvements.
Among the notable improvements
which are planned for the coming
wear are the Rock Island Safety De
post company's building on Third
avenue and Eighteenth street; an
apartment building on Nineteenth
street and Fourth avenue by James
the proposed Elks block
On First avenue and Eighteenth street,
and a new residence by Stuart Harper
at sixteenth avenue between Seven
ieenth and Twentieth streets. Many
other big Improvements are BENG
planned. and the year promises to be
me of great activity in building
In addition to this, it is proDaDie
hat within the year the city Will have
something tangible in the way OF the
much needed addition TO the postohce.
rhe permanent improvement OF Long
view mark. which was so well com
nenced this year. will be continued
md during the year many other III
of public nature WIN pe
made II is hoped that the No. drain
pe district sewer will be constructed
hiring the year. among the pubic III
of 1907.
The work of rebuilding the bridge
rom Rock Island to the arsenal Will
.Iso be under way during the year
announcements at Arsenal.
Dnrins the year of 1906. the govern
nrat has expended s71,5OO in improve
.ents and repairs at Rock Island ar
email. and private interests nave IN au-
ifion to this spent S24,5Oo- Inc
,fter includes the $4,000 cIuD
opse erected by the Rock Island
.rsenal Golf club. and $4,000 spent by !
hat organization in the care and I'M
Pavement of the grounds. Inc re-
fora.fon of the Davenport homesteau
n the arsenal. now practically com
Ieted was done at a cost OF about
> ooo the funds being furnished by
ne Misses Davenport. and the worA
arried on under the direction OF the
M settlers associations. The expeh-
itures of the government at the ar
email include $4,000 for the new nos
jtaI and 50 900 for the new stables,
9TH in process of construction; S5,9uV
,r renairs To the bridges; $4,000 for
ew machinery; and $4,000 for ordln-
nv repairs. requirements, and inn
rovements.
street Car improvements.
The reconstructicI cf lie stsees ca
mes. though but fairly commenced,
spresents an enormous outlay, APP
half a million dollars hiv-
u been spent during the year inst
csfng. fol-. reconstruction of the lines
Rock Island and on Rock Island
rsenal, and for new cars and other
improvements. This amount. though {