Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-21

MOLINE

Realty Boom Spreads.-Real estate
dealers are flirting with Sixth avenue.
No deals have been consummated, but
options on property are being eagerly
sought on both sides oe the avenue
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. The prevailing price at which
all this property is held is 5000 front
foot. There is also some activity on
Sixteenth street between Fifth and
Seventh avenues. Charles ]. Peterson
has placed his property at the south
west corner OF Sixteenth street and
Sixth avenue in the hands Of j. c. II
Read, and it is offered at $500 front
foot. The ground has a frontage OF
1884 feet on Sixth avenue. The depth
on Sixteenth street Is SO feet; the
west Al feet of the property is 125
feet deep. The Cowley property,
northeast corner of Sixth avenue and
Sixteenth street. is in the hands of
D. A. Jones. The frontage on the
avenue is so feet, and the depth on
Sixteenth street is rs feet. 1T is also
held at 5000 foot, figuring the front
age on the avenue, making the price
for the site $4,000. 1t is understood
the Claus Reiners property on Six
teenth street, north of and adjoining
the Cowley property, is on the market
at the same figure. Joe Donald, the
liveryman, has been asked to give op-
tons on his livery barn on the west
side Of Sixteenth street between E1xth
and Seventh avenues. He refused,
however, to place a price on the prop
erty. D. A Jones secured an option
on the property owned by Peter Peter
son. northeast corner of Fifth avenue
and Eighteenth street, before the
realty boom along Fifth avenue devel-
oped. It is on the market for S12,500,
which is at the rate of $156.25 front
foot. The lot fronts on Fifth avenue,
is so feet wide, and has depth of
$50 feet.
Council Orders Building Moved
Fred r. Young. insurance agent and
automobile dealer. will be allowed
just five days in which to move the
frame structure which has occupied
the street in front Of his new brick
building on Sixteenth street The
council last summer granted Mr..
Young the right 10 use the street for
an indefinite period of time. The same
body now has taken away the right 10
use the thoroughfare longer. In Mr..
Youngs petition for the right to set
this building in the street there was no
specified time as to when the structure
would be moved though the under
standing of the council was that Mr..
Young proposed to move the building
to Seventh street as soon as his new
building should be completed. The
understanding was that about so days
time would be sufficient. Considerable /
more than 60 days have elapsed since
the building was set in the street. I
Mayor Olson requested some time ago
that the building be moved, but there
was no action. The street and alley
committee recommended to the .coun-
ell that Mr.. Young be allowed just
five days within which to vacate, and
that the city attorney be instructed
to so notify Mr.. Young. The recon- /
mendation was unanimously adopted. .
Mr.. Young. it is understood. will move
the building to Seventh street. where
it will probably be remodeled and /
rented for store purposes.
Sons of Vets increase Membership.
-Twenty-eight candidates for mem
bership in Moline camp 81. Sons Of
Veterans, were balloted on favOrably /.
Friday evening, to be mustered in the
first time opportunity presents. Many
of them were members OF the old
Wellington Wood camp here several I
years ago. and it is probable the new
camp commander, George NJ. Gould,
Will Obligate these men as quickly az
he can find the time to call on them.
not waiting till the meeting of the
camp in March An active campaign
TO make it the largest in the state has
been launched. Lists of every man in
Moline eligible to join are being com /
piled. and personal appeal will be
made TO all. The charter roll of the
camp is still open. but it is proposed /
to close this roll about two months
hence, and then to increase the initia- .
ton fee from 81 to So.