Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11

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Ordinances calling for the above
enumerated improvements were report
ed at the city council at its meeting
/ last night from the board of public
/ improvements. Thirty-six blocks are
embraced in the program. All of the
ordinances were laid over. Fred APP
pelquist is leading a persistent fight
against the repaving of Third avenue
and has enlisted the aid of a number
of the owners of the frontage. They
had a remonstrance before the council
and it was presented in connection
with the ordinance by Alderma H. }.
Prick, chairman of the ordinance CON-
mittee. The owners whose signatures
are on the remonstrance, however,
represent but 1000 feet of the total
frontage of $3.50 feet on that thorough
fare
Promises Interference.
Mr. Appelquist attended the meet
ing in person and promised the council
that if his fellow-objectors and himself
were not given the consideration they
sought at the hands of that body they
would go higher up for relief leaving
the inference that there was an in
junction a-borning Mayor G. W. Nc
Caskrin analysed the opposition, and
pointed to the names of several per
sons who we're represented as stand
ing out against the Improvement
of the avenue who had changed their
positions since signing the remon-
STRANGE. This appears to have had
riling effect upon Mr.. Appelquist
and it was necessary for the mayor
to beat his desk with his gavel in or
der to suppress the champion of the
remonstrance. The mayor stated that
there was no denying that some peo-
pie always were hard hit in the max
ing of public improvements 1t always
had been thus and ever would be. But
the city could not afford to stand still
simply because one or two people
were going to be temporarily burdened
financially.
Large Majority in Favor.
There was a large majority of the
owners of the frontage who indicated
they wanted the Improvement, and in
this country the majority ruled gener-
ally. Alderman George L. Schmid and
Alderman Charles Thompson of the
Fourth ward favored bringing in two
ordinances instead of one-that is,
having one ordinance providing for the
paving of Third and another for the
paving of Second avenue and of Twen-
tieth street, Alderman William Coch-
ran of the Fifth ward said he knew
that several persons east of Twentieth
street would be forced to sell their
homes if the Improvement were put
through Alderman Schmid felt that
the city was not in condition financial
ly to bear it's portion of the expense
at this time of paving Third avenue,
and for that reason he would oppose
the ordinance. Alderman T. ]. Ellin-
wood of the Seventh ward thought the
city would better be doing its duty
toward the whole people If it gave
more attention to the outlying districts
in the matter of sewerage and paving.
HOwsPeOpIe Are Lined Up.
On Twenty-seventh street the own
ers are about evenly divided on the
improvement. On Thirty-eighth street
there will be fight from Augustana
college, not against the improvement,
but on the proposed grade The grade
recommended in the ordinance is S1s
per cent This would necessitate
cut that the college authorities de-
clare would make the college property
almost inaccessible. The college au-
thorities are asking 10 per cent
grade. On Second avenue and on
Twentieth street the owners practical
ly are unanimously in favor of the
new paving. On Ninth avenue it is
understood there will be opposition to
the estimate, it being held that it is
excessive.
There is a movement among the
Second avenue owners to have the
work let by private contract. it being
alleged that Rock Island. like other
cities, has too long submitted to the
exorbitant prices of the paving COM
bination.
Deficit Paving JOB.
A communication from the county
court was read showing deficit on
the paving in Krell's addition of 81
1862. The communication was re-
ferred to the board of public improve
ments with the recommendation that
the city attorney be instructed to go
before the court and ask a recasting
of the assessment roll in order that
all benefited property may be required
to share in defraying the deficiency.
No Funds; No Trip.
An invitation to send a delegate to /
the annual convention of the Ameri-