Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-28
PAVING At LAST
FOR HILLY STREET
Owners on Thirty Eighth Ap-
pear to Have Reached I'm
derstanding
GRADE CONTENTION CAUSE
College and Neighbors Oppose big
Cut Sough: by Residents Fur
Their South.

years Of Wrau@ln9 ana waning ana
hoping, are about to realize their
dream Of paved thoronghfare. The
whole situation was threshed out be-
.ore the city council at its meeting
last evening. and the outcome viii! be
hat the board of local improvements
viii likely recommend the improve
ment from Seventh To Eighteenth ave
nues, with a 10 per cent grade from
Seventh to Eighth and "a per cent
grade between Eighth and Fourteenth
avenues.
Owners ON the street whose prop
4rty lies south OF Fourteenth avenue
are demonstrating against having the
Expense of excavation and grading on
the hill north of Fourteenth avenue
included in the assessment against
their holdings. Furthermore, they have
been advocating an eightand-one-half
per cent grade, maintaining that
street of more PERCEPTIONS incline
would be inaccessible for ordinary
raffic Z. II. Guyer assured the coun-
ell that he wanted to see the improve
ment carried forward. but he said that
TIE W ilOit DtOpit SliOuAu JC NNAloAN
yred. One fact that should not be
lost sight of was that Thirty-eighth
vas the only thoroughfare in the city
with a straight sweep to Rock river
An Important Opening from south.
In future years it would be one of
the most travelled avenues leading into
he city. In this connection he recount
i Of q
street. and OF the expenditures of the
owners in that vicinity TO open ii to
traffic The street was to be more than
an ornament The farmer would want
to travel over it, bringing his produce
10 the city. and he should have a high
way that his horses could get over
without such a climb as would be nee
assary unless there were a reasonable
reduction in the grade. II was true
that the folks whose homes were To-
Gated in the block between Seventh
and Eighth avenues might be left
somewhat higher by a cut such as he
proposed. yet il would not detract from
The value or sightliness of their homes.
Dr. c. w. Foss and DR.. Gustav An
,lreen and others spoke for Augustana
college. and the property owners in
he block between Seventh and Eighth
avenues. The present grade OF the
street is 1919 per cent. \ cut of four
per cent. DIR. Foss said, would mean
four feet for every 100 feet. 1t would
mean the ruination of his property
and the property OF his neighbors in
The block, as we'll as inflicting irrepar
able damage TO the college holdings.
Or. FOss read grade statistics from L
number of other cities. confirming his
position that II per cent was not an
unreasonable grade. At the conclu-
sion of the discussion the mayor sug-
eested that. as all the owners seemed
to desire that the Improvement be
made. both sides would have TO make
concessions. No Roadway could be
made as long as there was Il differ
encc as TO grade and the details of eX-
rense. He suggested as a compromise
grade ten and seven-and-three-qua
per cent. and all those present|at the
meeting agreed to it. 1t is probable
also that the pavement will be mar
rowed to IS feet. This would save
thousands of dollars TO the owners of
The abutting property.
For Seventh Ward sewer System.
The ordinance providing for the
building of a system of sewers in the
bluff district of the Seventh ward was
read. and will be considered at an
other meeting. The territory to be
served by the Improvement lies be-
tween Thirtieth and Thirty-ei2hth
streets and Seventh and Eighteenth
avenues. The whole cost. which is to
be borne by special assessment. is es-
timated at $4,000. Following is
statement of the cost: 6.210 feet of s.
inch pipe, S49GS; 4.315 feet of 1O-inch
pine, S4315; 710 feet of 12-inch pip 3,
1852; LEO 15-inch pipe. $3.440: 500
feet of 1S-inch pipe. $780, $50 feet
of 24-inch pipe, $4,000; $500 feet of
36-inch pipe, s25,300; $3.50 feet of s.
foot sewer. S19,910; five manholes
$3.50; branch connections. $3.50; in
spection. S1.GG0; court costs. $4,000.
Some Opposition to Track.
Property owners on Fifth avenue in
the vicinity of Forty-fifth street have
filed remonstrance with the council
against granting the Rock Island road
permission 10 build a proposed team
track from Forty-fifth street east TO
the limits of the city. The protestants
do not so much object to another track,
but they fear that the road will erect
unsishtly sheds and platforms there to
the impairment of their property. NJ
}. Murphy spoke against granting the
permit He insinuated that the coun
Gil always was ready to give to the
corporations. but gave little cheed to
| the taxpaying residents of the citys
Several of the aldermen took excep
ton to the remark. and MIR Murphy
explained that he did not mean to re-
fleet upon the honesty of any council