Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-21
East Moline Hustling and Model City
East Moline in a Nut.
shell

East Moline in a Nut.
Il shell
Located on three large trunk lines
and the Mississippi river.
Organized as a village I'm 1908.
Incorporated as a city In 1907.
Population in 1910, Asses.
Population in 1911, 5000.
Seven large factories employing 1000.
other small factories and industries.
Four miles paved streets.
Five miles paving under construction.
Fifteen miles of concrete sidewalks.
Sixteen miles sanitary sewer.
sixteen miles water mains.
Two arteSian wells with flow of 400
gallons n minute.
Excellent water.
Ten miles of gas mains.
Fifteen-minute street car service, con-
Meeting with the tri-cities.
SI,OOo,o0O worth of factory buildings
erected I'm past year.
5000, 1000 worth of business blocks built
In 1911.
SzSO,O0o worth of residences built I'm
past year.
Three public school buildings.
| Four churches.
| Nine frnternal orders.
Two strong banks paying 4 per cent
interest savings.
A live Commercial club of IS menu
hers.
East Moline in 1903 was "a mere
village, with Walter zimmerman
president of the village board, with
about 400 people, and was incor-
poIated as a city April 6, 1907, at a
special election, having then about
500 population. Since then it has
grown to about 5000.
The city, considering its size
shows that the town is unusually
busy all the time. The large fac
tories erected in the past year have
aided materially in raising the tOta
population, and there are still more in
sight
The city has three trunk lines OF
railroads-the c., R. l. & P. railway
c., NJ. & st. P. railway and c., B.
O., as well as the Mississippi river
The town is laid out on moderI
lines, with wide streets, concrete
walks, municipal waterworks, sewers
storm drains, paving, gas mains anC
electric light and power, and publi
parks.
UP TO DATE IN PAVING.
East Moline is doing extensiv,
grading and laying out of streets a
all times, preparatory to the in
CT eased demand for paving, of which
there are now over four miles; tn
paving outlined for the year 191
will cover about five miles additions
to that already completed.
The city engineer, Mr.. Paddock
il is estimated, will add about eigh
to ten miles of concrete walks in tn
Iyear of 1912 and additional sewer
on side and cross streets are unde
advisement for 1912 construction.
The Moline, East Moline & Water
town railway connects with the TT
City Railway company's lines to tn
tri-cities and is going to lay ne'
track so that the entire town wi
be within a few blocks of car line
The present municipal officers are
THE CITY OFFICIALS.
Mayor-Dr. G. F. Johnson.
Clerk-Edward Huntington.
Treasurer-John L. Greer.
City Attorney-A. B. Johnson.
Magistrates. H. Cartwright.
The Councilmen - First war
Charles Redden, Oscar Lundeer
Second ward, James Mcdowell, Graz
Fair; Third ward, Charles Leenl
necht, Rene Van Spybroeck.
DR.. G. F. Johnson has been mayo
since the town was incorporated ar
is serving his third term. The do
tor is known to be qualified offici
as well as in his profession, and b
activity has done much toward Il
present city administration and loo
advancement
The city has lately organized
board of public works, making
regulation as to construction of fu
Their buildings, and now the town T
quires brick or stone in the busine
district.
The city also has a park boa
and school board.
Bum Parr is plumbing inspect
and holds his Office for one year.
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
East Moline prides itself on
three public schools, its superinten
ent being D. B. Hoffman The Ii
coin school, where the high scho
is located, is to be enlarged so as
offer accommodations to students
take the four years course, so tn
graduates from here will be on a p
OF credit with schools of other citi,
The students here have access a
secure monthly from 100 to me
books from the library of MoliI
thus giving privilege seldom Civ
elsewhere unless through the cot
tesy Of the library board.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The city is practically a volunte
station, though equipped with a be
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