Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-28
HILLTOP men FOR
IMPROVEME
Meeting Held at Horace Mann
School With a Big Attend
ance of Owners.
DISCUSS SEWER SYSTEM
Want Cost of New Drain Divided
Equally Between the West and
Central Sections.

Our forefathers. gathered together
TO demand their liberty were never
more 1nsistent that justice and equity
be melted out than were the members
of the Blum Improvement association
at their meeting held last night at the
Horace Mann school Neither time
nor oratory were spared and senti-
ments galore upon the issues Of the
day were expressed by each and ev-
cry one present The great and over
whelming issue which superseded all
others was the plan of the city admin
istration TO place a sewer system in
the Seventh ward from Thirty-eighth
street TO Forty-fourth street and from
Eleventh to Eighteenth avenue. There
was no objection to this plan. The
trouble was that II was proposed to
make that section known as the west
section, or those property owners be-
tween Thirt1eth and Thirty-eighth
streets and Eleventh to Eighteenth
avenue pay $1.40 a foot for their sew
erage (which has already been done)
and then let the property owners in
the middle section from Thirty-eighth
street TO Forty-first street and Elev-
enth to Eighteenth avenue, benefit
from the improvements made by their
neighbors and get their sewer for Go
cents a foot.
EAST END ANXIOUS.
Furthermore, the property owners
in the east section wanted to know
when they were going 10 get their sew
er. They feared that in the grand
scramble they would be forgotten and
would be compelled TO take their Sun
day constituents" hereafter as be
fore in pumping the water out OF
their cellars. AS the result of the
meeting 1t is probable that plans will
be made to drain the middle section
into the west section and equalize the
cost between the two sections 30 that
satisfaction win be given all. The
east section was promised that they
were not forgotten, that plans were I'M
der way. and that the work would in
all probability be completed before
the year 1912 hears its death kneiL
WANT FIRE, STATION.
Although divided in opinion concern
ing the sewer question, which was
somewhat involved. the members OF
the association united in demanding a
hose house and fire protection Re
bates from the installation of switch
on Fourteenth avenue amounting to
$3.50 in all VIII be devoted to a fund
for the purchase OF a lot for a hose
house and any who desire to collect
their paltry portion Of that rebate will
be paid from the fire fund. With a lot
90 start on. It should not be long be-
fore the hose house is a reality, al
though the residents on the blum have
dreamed of such a thing for 80 long
that II sounds too good to be true.
Mayor Schriver, Commissioner Rey-
nolds, Commissioner Bear and Com
missioner Hart were present at the
meeting and assured those assembled
that they would do all in their power
TO bring It. 20 pass in 1912 with the
sewer improvements and the paving of
Thirty-eighth street
ADDITION TO SCHOOL.
A petition was signed last night and
viii be circulated by members Of the
association asking the board OF educa
ton for an addition TO the Horace
Mann school building. There is much
congestion in the building, some OF the
rooms being in the basement where
there are cement floors. Students are
continually being sent to other schools
because OF lack OF accommodation
and with much territory TO build up, Il
win not be long before conditions be
come unbearable. This petition will
be presented TO the board of education
ut its next meeting.
Nothing was forgotten at the meet
ing. The East End park was agair
brought under the calcium glare anC
thrashed. out. No definite action wal