Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-02
TO vACATE STRIP.
Property Owners File Consent
to Citys Giving Up Part
of Twelfth Avenue
FOR VILLA DE CHkNTAl
Ordinance for Extension of Switch
Track on Second Avenue is
Adopted by Council.

AT the regular meeting OF the Guy
council last evening the matter of va
eating the south Is feet of Twelfth
avenue from Twentieth to Twenty
second street was considered, and re-
ferred to the street and alley commit
tee to report at the next meeting. The
proposition came UP through the pre-
sCntatiOn of d REIMBURSEMENT of claims
by the four property owners whose
property lies along the north side of
the avenue. These property owners
consent to the vacation, which is for
! the purpose of enabling the Sisters OF
the Visitation to make improvements in
their grounds and build d retaining
wall along the north side of the Villa
de Chantal property. The Sisters have
investigated the matter with the as
sistanCe of an engineer, and found thai
it would be a difficult matter to grade
back to the property line and construct
a suitable wall. The Improvement will
be of great benefit to the adjoining
property, and will not only add great!
~ inc dDDtil dlltC vi lllC oNlNNl' ph'
will remove a source of much troubl@
to the street department. In its pres
ent condition the clay is continually
being washed down onto the streets
and carried to the pavementS by the
trains. If the strip is vacated, the wal
Twill be built at a height ranging from
-four to seven sect, similar to that
Augustana college. The street will still
he 10 feet wide, and sufficient for al
requirements.
Il VIII BE Given Deed.
Should the strip be vacated by tn
e council, title to it will revert to NJ. NJ
Sturgeon, the original owner. c. =
?. Marshall. who was present last evening
and addressed the council in eXDiana
ton of the matter. stated that NJ. Stun
: scon had agreed tn sign d quit CLAIM
= deed to the vacated tract i'll favor O
he Sisters of the Visitation. Ii !
probable that the council will act ia
% vorably on the proposition.
Track Ordinance Passed.
The council after careful consider
1
Rock Island Plow company the RICH
p to lay an extension to the switch trac
II lon Second avenue along its propert,
between Fifth and Seventh streets
The extension is to be about 422 fee
1.-The company is preparing for the ere
ton of a large additional factory fC
II the manufacture of harrows and sin
p, liar implements. and desires to use tn
track in the construction of the bull,
ing 4 12foOt platform will be bui
tout TO the track when the building
completed. Only one property own'
objected to the granting of the right
Declare Directors Elected.
The council formally canvassed Il
. vote of the school election, and decla
ed F. c. Denkmann and DR.. J. w. Ste
N art, the only candidates, duly elect'
-, members of the board of education f
term of three years.
. Former City Attorney Oliver Ols'
urged the council to act on his bill f
Isl 900 for services outside the count
4; He explained that in compensating hi
IS in this manner the council will mere
or be following a precedent, and actil
within the provisions of the ordinance
The matter was referred to the finan
and claims committees to report at I
next meeting.
n Open Air Theatcr.
u c. o. Porter applied for a license
an open air thcater on Nineteen
- street. between Second aud Third a
nues, in the rear of the Harper hou
and adjoining the telephone office bui
ling. The theater is to be known
the Air Dome, and is to be entire
IL lopen with the exception of the sta
tie The matter was referred to the fire a
- light and license and markets comm
tees and the mayor with power to d
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