Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-10
BOARD DECIDES
TO START PAVING
Improvement Body Orders the
Work Begun on Fourth Ave-
nue. Block at Once.
OTHERS TO FOLLOW SOON
Promise Made That There VIII Be
Action on Business District
Problem This Week.

Action was taken this morning by
The board of local improvements in re-
gard to the paving of Fourth avenue
from Sixteenth street to Twentieth
street, and as a result work will be
started in a short time TO improve the
thoroughfaTe. The board has called a
meeting for Aug. 19 of property owners
along the stretch. II is the intention
To repave the avenue with large brick
blocks, which will be laid on a solid
concrete base. 1t is thought that the
material will be more seryiceable than
any other that might be used there.
At present the avenue is in an almost
impossible condition, and in places the
bricks are piled in heaps. Drivers have
encountered considerable difficulty
within the last few weeks, and so the
action Of the board must meet with
the approval OF all. 1t will add to the
appearance of the avenue, as well as
putting 1t in serEiceable condition.
BUSINESS STREETS NEXT
Other streets and avenues will be
considered within a short time. Mayor
Schriver stated this morning that Sec
ond and Third avenues repaving prof
ect would be taken up at the next
meeting Of the board, to be held with
In a few days.
Another matter which was taken up
by the board this morning was that of
sidewalk improvement in the district
from Fifteenth 70 Twentyfourth
streets and from First avenue to
Eighth avenue. Many of the walks
ore in poor condition, and following
the recommendation of City Engineer
Wallace Treichler, the board decided
on a conference with several owners in
the district, to be held Monday morn
ing at O'Clock. 1t is the intention of
the board TO have the various owners
lay concrete walks in front OF the
property. II there is objection the city
will do the work and the owners will
lay for it by special taxation.
MANY TO BE IMPROVED.
The portions of the city's sidewalks
where new walks are to be put in are
as follows:
On the north side of Second ave
nue-FTom corner of Fifteenth street
to Clemann & Salzmann: in front of
Champions book store: the Rock Isl
and Savings banks temporary quar-
ters; Adams Express company Office;
and the greater part of the block be-
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets.
On the south side Of Second ave
nue-In front Of Kramer Printing
concern; l. f. West company; igle-
hart company, Thomas Drug store;
Crown restaurant, Rock Island Hard
ware company; Battles & Co.: James
restaurant: Dorn's tailor shop.
On Nineteenth street-In front of
Hartz & Bahnsen Drug company and
Bell Telephone company.
On Fifteenth street-From alley on
east side between Third and Fourth
avenue. north TO Fourth avenue.
On Sixteenth street-From alley be-
tween Third and Fourth avenue south
to Fourth avenue.
On Seventeenth street-From alley
south to Mrs. Brooks store, between
Fourth and Fifth avenue; from Fourth
TO Fifth avenue on west side.
On Fourth avenue-South side, from
Fifteenth street to Siemon's store and
from Fifteenth to Sixteenth streets,
except 1917; north side, from corner
CT Eighteenth street to 1910, from
Nineteenth street to Paulsen's bak-
cry; north side, from library TO DR..
Reeds residence; in front of 2106.
On Twenty-third street - From
Fourth avenue to alley south on both
sides OF the street.
On Twenty-fourth street, between
Third and Fourth avenue.
Third ayenueLFrom Twenty-second
10 Twenty-third streets on both sides.
from Yerbury's dye shop to Twenty
second street, from drug store on
Twentieth street corner to Twenty
first street, from Seventeenth street
10 McCabes store.
Twentieth street-west side be
tween Third and Fourth avenue; on
east side from cigar store to Fourth
avenue: corner Twentieth street and
Third avenue In front OF Bankers
saloon.
On Nineteenth street-From alley
between Third and Fourth avenue to
Fourth avenue. in front OF 322, in front
of 1910 TO Safety building.
In front of 700, 7oS, 10 and 712
Seventeenth street; IN front of 1712,
17I4, 1716, 171S and 1920 Third ave
nue.; on Eighteenth street from Union
ONCE to Third avenue; On Twentieth
street from First to Second avenue;
on Seventeenth street In front OF Ben
sons feed store; on Second avenue in