Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-30

south side Of Fifth avenue, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, during
the summer, to be erected Jointly by
C. L Josephson, Edward Coryn and
DR.. J. W. Seids, are complete. and the
date for receiving bids on construction
has been set for Tuesday, April 8. On
the 121-foot frontage of property own
ed by these three men will be erected
an imposing structure, to cost approx
imately s135,o00. and to be ready for
occupancy by Sept. Is.
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Large Class Inltlated.-Nineteen can
didates were initiated and class Of
rs was elected to membership Thurs
day evening by the Mutual Protective
league, which meets In Swedish Olive
building. This organization is enter
ing on the last lap of a campaign,
which will have been in progress 100
days April rs, date of closing.
Removing Snow ExPensive-It cost
the city SLABS more to clean snow from
the streets Of Moline during March
than was required for the same work
during December, January and Febru-
airy combined To remove in the down
town districts the snow that fell this
month the city paid out the sum Of
$22s.25. The amount Of money spent
prior to March was $214, which makes
a total for the season Of s442.25.
Another New Bank BuIIding.-Rec-
concentrations will be made Monday
by the building committee of the Peo-
pies Savings Bank & Trust company
to directors of the institution that q
contract be signed with the Leonard
Construction company for the erection
of bank building, including fixtures
at Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street.
Completed, the building will cost $112,
900; bank fixtures will cost $4,000
and the vault will cost $23, 900, making
a total expenditure of 100000, which
is 5000 more than the banking firm
contemplated spending when the prop
osition of erecting a new building was
first discussed. The building will be
completed and ready for occupancy
Oct. Is, and a wrecking crew will star
April to remove buildings now on the
site. The building will be six storie.
high, with five floors, the banking room
being two stories. The building will
be of the monumental type The QUITE
facing will be red, smooth paving brick
with dull, white terra Gotta trimmings
The base will be of granite.
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Curtail Expenses at Shops. TIT
Rock Island road continues its polio,
of curtailing expenses and Silvis shops
were closed down at 12:15 noon yes
terday, and will not resume operation
till Monday morning. From officials a
Silvis it is learned that there is plent.
of work on hand; there are 40 engine
undergoing repairs in the big mail
shop, and 80 engines are in the bone
yard" The cause for curtailing eX
penses ds not known by heads of de
partments outside of Chicago. On
source of information is that bushes
is unusually light at this time especi
ally in the freight department. From
another source comes the conflicting
word that business in both the freigh
and passenger departments is up t
the usual standard for this time of tn
year. Repeated shutdowns will resul
in light payroll April Is. The frs
shutdown occurred the 18th of thi
month, followed by another the nigh
of the 21st. From authentic sources
is learned that yesterdays closing wi
be the last for some time 1t is no
known whether the shops will clos
Tuesday, the day of the TOWNSHIP
election.
Open Sunday; Fined $50. - job
O'Neil, operating a saloon at 81
Fourth avenue, arrested last Sunda
for violating the Sunday closing ordiI
ance on that afternoon, was arraigne
before Justice Williams yesterday
ONeil plead guilty to the charge an
was fined $50 and costs, a total c
S52.05.
Rock River on Rampaee.-Rock riv
er's rampage is about over and tn
only damage locally is an overflow int
some of the cottages east of Molin
bridge. The water is receding slowl!
In the last two days the river ros
three feet, and its trail is marked b
large piles of ice on the shore. Tn
gorge above the Big Nelse islam
broke during the night and the waite
rose seven inches in ten minutes Fo
lowing the break. huge chunks of ic,
some Of them as large as a small hous
came tumbling down stream with tn
torrent OF water. Trees in front of tn
Elmer Oakley cottage, which is onl
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