Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31
PROGRESS STEADY
City's Upbuilding in All Lines
Goes on With Accelerated
Speed.
HUNDREDS OF NEW HOMES
Growing Tendency to Erect Better
Structures-Bodes Well for
the Future.

The casual observer would scarce
ly imagine that Rock Islands build
ing Improvements of every descrip-
ton in year would aggregate over
million and a half, so gradual has
been the march of progress in this
direction and so scattered over the
oity's broad area are the evidences
of this substantial development. Yet
the review as prepared by The Argus
in keeping with the custom it has
pursued annually for years, shows
total of S1.672 ,226, SO expended or
provided for in work in progress
during the year that is closing.
It is gratifying to know that so
much money is going into the up
building of the city, and it is equally
gratifying to take into consideration
in the same connection that not for
many years has the amount which
has been expended in Improvements
of the nature here enumerated gone
beneath 100000. The lesson to
be drawn from all this is that Rock
Island with all its vexations and trib
uldClOuS Is pretty SOOu C4Iy IN
which to live and, wlthal, is going
ahead steadily, and its future is Sc
cure.
The facts and figures presented in
this connection have been gathered
by The Argus at considerable eX-
pense and pains in order that the
review of what has been doing may
be as nearly accurate and complete
as it is possible to make it.
OF GENERAL NATURE.
The building development during
the year involves indus rial devel-
opment, public improvement mer
camille improvements. improvements
which speak for better educational
advantages, improvements in the
public utilities and improvements in
residences, from the more preten-
tious homes to the average and
even the more humble dwellings.
Some of the larger enterprises rep
resenting large sums in outlay are
the Rock Island PlOw company which
is well under way with Improvements
in its plant amounting to $4,000.
The city has spent nearly 100000 in
general improvements, while the public
utility corporations have spent in Rock
Island half million.
The Denkmann Memorial library at
Augustana college represents an ex-
penditure of 100000. Grant pub
lie school was put up at a cost of
$4,000. The Peoples National
bank IS spending $4,000 in remod-
cling its building. while there are
other improvements either complet-
- Ill
all over the business section.
BUILDING IN DETAIL.
The general review of improve
ments is as follows:
City of Rock Island, paving, side
walks, sewers and watermains, /
S12O,426.51: city filter plant and /
pressed brick, two story building, |
S64,45O, total $1S4,S76.51.
Rock Island Pillow company, First |
and Second avenues and Fifth and |
Seventh streets: Eight story rein
forced concrete. all steel warehouse, !
$150,000. One story brick blacksmith .
shop, $4,000; One story brick fOun-
dry, extension of old foundry, $1,000. /
One story brick and galvanized iron
oil warehouse, $1,000; total, $4,000.
street between Second and Third
avenues, six story brick warehouse.
$4,000.
Grant public school, Eleventh ave
nue. between Sixth and Seventh /,
streets, two story pressed brick build
ing, $4,000.
Miss Sue Denkmann, Twenty-third
street and Thirteenth avenue, two II
story pressed brick residence. together
with garage and stable, $4,000. {
Hugh Curtis, Twenty-third street
between Ninth and Thirteenth avenues,
two story residence, $4,000.
Simon Lewis, corner Third avenue
and Seventeenth street, remodeled, ST.
600. Il
Jerry woodin, 323 Eighth street,
two story frame modern cottage. six
rooms. cost $2,200.
Henning Brewing company, First
avenue between Sixteenth and Sew
streets. one story brick
ice house. stable and office,
estimated cost $4,000.
Rock Island house, improvements,
remodeIed front, concrete walk, ETC.,
s2,100
Illinois Oil company. First avenue
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. one story brick warehouse
ind stable, $1,000.
Helm Kale, 700 Second avenue,
TWO story frame saloon and flats,
$4,000.
Hamer Kager, SIP Fourteenth ave-
Tue, one and a half story frame cot
age, five rooms, 81 400.
Hamer Kager, 514 Fourteenth ave
lue, one and half story frame cot
age. FIVE rooms, $1,400.
Frank Nichols, Twelfth avenue be-
ween Sixth and Seventh streets, one
md half story frame cottage, five
ooms, $500.
Oiof Eorenzen, Mill street and Eigh-
zenith avenue, one story frame, two
ooms, $500.