Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-31

ings will aggregate 5000, 700 and pos
sibly considerably more. Excavation
work for the monster buildings COM
menced a month ago and will continue
until completed despite the frozen con-
ditton of the ground. AS soon as this
is done. the actual work of putting in
the foundation will commence and it
is expected that the buildings win De
ready for occupancy by Sept. l, 1910.
TIE Remodel POstOmce.
Although actual work did not com
mence this year. all the plans were
laid for the complete renodeling Of
the postoffice building at cost noL
to exceed $4,000. The department
had outgrown its present building and
an appropriation was secured from
congress to more than double it in
size. The Office itself has been moved
into temporary quarters in the
Mitchell & Lynde building where it
will remain while the work of remod IL
ing is going on.
The government spent S35, 900 during
the year in repairing the Rock Island
bridge between the arsenal and Daven-
port The old flooring was completely re.
moved and new creosoted oak was laid
in its place. In addition to this, the
structure was reprinted entirely.
The Standard Oil Cloth company
which has its huge plant located in
the factory district in the west end
of the city. has added 100000 worth
of improvements in the building line
during the year. \ new Office build
ing was erected and the factory build
ing was extended The plant now
represents an expenditure of fully 81,
100000.
The Rock Island Stove company let
2 contract for the erection of a six
story brick warehouse on the property
adjoining its factory in the west end
of the city. 1t will cost $4,000. Henry
W. Horst is the contracting builder.
a complete list of the buildings
erected CT remodeled during the past
year is IS follows:
William BleueT, between Forty-fifth
and Forty sixth streets. one and one.
half story frame, five rooms.
William Bleuer, Sixteenth avenue.
between Forty-ffth and Forty-sixth
streets, one and one-half story frame,
four rooms.
Charles Lentz. 1906 Thirtieth street,
remodeled one-story house, four rooms.
c. H. Langman, 1896 Forty-frst
street. two-story six rooms.
c II. Langman, 1440 Forty-frst
street, one and one-half story dwelling.
six rooms.
c. H Langman, 1444 Forty-frst
street, one and one-half story frame,
six rooms.
Mrs. Weigler, Fortieth street and
Fifteenth avenue, one-story dwelling,
four rooms.
A e. Shogren, 1902 Thirty-ninth
street, one and one-half story, six-roon
cottage.
Chris NJ. Cannon. 1880 Thirty eigh, h
street, two-story frame, eight rocms.
Louis Leverich, 1913 Thirty-eighth /
street. two-story, six-room frame.
Wallace Young. 1889 Thirty-ninth |
street, one-story frame, two rooms.
George w Eckhart, 1101 Thirty |
ninth street, two-story frame, six
rooms.
S. Anderson, I'LL Thirty-eighth I
street, two-story frame, nine rooms.
Carl Pickron 1877 Thirty-eighth .
street. one-story frame store.
Homer Newton. 1900 Thirty-sixth /
street, two-story concrete block house,
seven rooms.
George Gates, 1894 Thirty-hfth
street. one-story frame, one room.
Swan Apple, Fifteenth avenue and +
street. two-story frame,
four rooms.
W. r Chambers, 1920 Thirtie.h
street, two-story concrete dwelling, six
rooms
E. F. Bartholomew. Eighth avenue
and Thirty-fourth street, two-story
nine-room dwelling.
Jerry Johnson. Eighth avenue ana
street, one-story- frame.
three rooms.
William Either. 901 Forty-third
street. eight-room cottage, two stories
J. L. Williams, 81 Forty-third
street, two-story concrete dwelling, |.
seven rooms.
Ada L. Young, So Forty-third street,
-wo-story frame, six rooms.
Otto Adams. coz .7orty-sixth street.
1ne and onehaf story house; six
'ooms. rebuilt