Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-02
ASPHALT PAVING
in BUSINESSPART
Movement to Improve Second,
Third and Twentieth Car
ries Big.
SIX TO ONE FAVOR IT
City Board viii Report Ordinance to
Council at Early Date-Win
Cost $4,000.

3 big step was taken this morning
towards public improvements when
the board of local improvements held
joint meeting with the property
owners along Second and Third ave-
nues and Twentieth street. where II
is proposed to replace the present
brick paving with asphalt. The meet
ing was for the purpose of hearing
objections and the indications were
that the Improvement is favored by
the property owners by a majority of
about six to one. AS result Of meet
ing and the small number of DIRECTORS,
the board decided to bring the matter
up before the council in the form Of
an ordinance providing FOR the paving.
Tnis ordinance will be presented at
the next meeting of the council or as
1 soon thereafter as 1t can be drawn up
satisfactorily.
Nature OF Improvement.
The proposed improvement is to re-
r pave Second avenue from Fifteenth
to Twentieth street, Third avenue
from Fifteenth to Twenty-fourth
streets and Twentieth street from Sec
ond to Fourth avenues. The brick
paving which now covers these thor
oughfares has done service for num-
Der of years and in some places is in
a very much dilapidated condition.
Repairs have been frequent and are
becoming more frequent 50 that it
would not be many years before the
pri3e of new pavement would have
to be paid out in repairs TO the old
one.
Phone Companies VIII Cooperate.
n Along with the proposition TO pave
Il is the one to have all the telephone
and telegraph wires laid under ground,
Wand it Is understood that the COM
upanies which own the wires are in ac-
scord with the movement and willing
HcoAhelp. With the ugly telephone
Spoles and the countless wires removed
and nice clean asphalt streets in place
Of the rough-looking brick pavemen;s,
4 he citizens would indeed have reason
% be proud of their new business dis
H,rict.
Large Majority in Favor.
The meeting this morning developed
he fact that there are very few OBJ
Fectors to the proposed Improvement.
kJity Engineer Wallace Treichler sent
but notices recently to all the property
Bwners interested and to their agents
lis well and advised them TO be present
Et the meeting in case they had any
SELECTIONS to offer Only a small mi
Hiority of the owners had any Objec-
lions to offer, while there We're several
owners of large Interests present >
AeIp give the movement impuetus. L. ?.
Best, owner of the new Best building.
sd H E. Kren were enthusiastic in
@cking the proposition. Both men
\ sressed themselves as being IN
5r of any sort OF improvement and
EecialIy in favor of Improvement
shich is so much needed and which
ILL be such a good thing for the com
Klunity at large.
The property owners on Twentieth
ktreet are unanimous in favor of the
lew paving and those along Second
svenue are almost unanimous. The
erearer number of the few who have
uttered objections are Third avenue
property owners, but they are in the
minority, even on their own street.
knd the members of the board of local
improvements are greatly pleased with
NE reception rendered the proposition.
Those Who Object.
The proposed improvement covers
frontage of $3.50 feet. The % OBJ
actors who have gone on record rs
IMPOSED to the paving represent only
E652 feet, which is about One-sixth of
g total. Those who objected are the
\ Ellowing: H D. Mack, Henry Carse,
n E. West Gum company, S. Baker,
e. L. Aster. Mrs. NJ. J. Phillips, J. II.
Esselin. Mrs. Ellen Lynch, Mrs. Char
stte Vogele, Mrs. Catherine Sullivan,
ars. Catherine Rosenneld, William
korcoran, Mrs. Rosa Albrecht, John
koch, John Lauermann, Fred Apple
hist. W. p. Tindall. Mrs. Catherine
4 John Healey, Beth Israel (congre-
Njon). Morris & Lewis and NJ. I.
Iris.
IL what II VIII Cost.
&he estimates of the cost of the en-
Ee Improvement as prepared by the
kty engineer show that about s91,-
N3.64 would have to be expended in
This means that the paving would
n from $500 to $3.50 per foot. Con
ierable part of the cost could be paid
ON the salvage on the present paw
e. The majority of the owners who
i in favor of the asphalt paving be-
va that by careful management such
they will insist upon, the brick
lid be taken up and made to pay
tie a sum towards paying for the
W paving.