Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-03
REALTY OWNERS
and BOARD HAVE
HEATED SESSION
EiIl District Residents Demand
Cement Paving Instead of
Asphalt as Material.
OFFICIALS OPPOSE PLAN
Claim Is That Uniformity Would Be
Broken and Bad Precedent
Soon Established.

In a heated session this morning
with the board OF local improvements,
property owners in the hill district
embraced in a new paving ordinance.
demanded that the board provide for
cement surtacing instead of asphalt.
The territory taken in in the pro-
posed project Is Sixteenth avenue, be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-second
streets. Seventeenth avenue between
Twentieth and Twenty-second streets.
and Twenty-frst street. between Six
teenth and Eighteenth avenues.
The residents in this section we're
all heartily IN favor of the paving. and
said through their spokesman. George
P. stauduhar. that they had considered
the matter thoroughly and wanted to
Try concrete as a material.
Mayor II. VI. Schriver and City Ensi-
ueer Wallace Tre!chler were opposed
10 the new material, stating that it
would destroy the uniformity OF the
present paving and establish a bao
precedent Commissioner Reynolds
took the stand with the property own
ers. stating that he would vote for any
kind OF material that they desired
Owners Take Responsibility.
Mr.. Stauduhar said that the property
owners would take all OF the response /
stalled. and that in case that it proved
TO be failure would pay for resurfac- /
ing II with asphalt
The majority OF the members OF the
board were in favor OF the asphalt paw
ing. even after a long discussion Of the !
matter.
Mr. Stauduhar then said that if the I
board ruled for asphalt that the own !
e-s would demand that the Moline |
specifications be used. and that If the /
board attempted to install an inferior !,
grade they might resort TO court &C /,
ton. The hearing on the matter was :
continued until July Il. owing to tho 1
departure OF CITY Engineer Wallace |
and Mrs. TreichIer for the east.
Want More Territory.
Property owners along Fortieth
street. between Fifth and Seventh ave
nues. the district embraced in anotheE
proposed new paving ordinance. stated
at the public hearing this morning
With the board OF local improvements,
that they desired that the territory in
Guided in the project be made larger.
All we're heartily in favor Of the
plan, providing that the whole Job il
that vicinity be finished at once. They I
want the following streets between h
Fifth and Seventh avenues added:
Thirty-ninth. Fcrty-first. Forty-second.
Forty-Third. Forty-fourth, Forty-ifth
and Thirty-eighth streets. and also (
Sixth avenue between Thirty eighth
and Forty-sixth streets.
The hearing on this matter was con
tnued until July Il.
Pass Sewer Measure.
The board Of local improvements
voted this morning 10 recommend to
the council the Fourth street sewer s
Improvement between Fourth and {
Fifth avenues. (
The hearing on the project of the
'aving OF Third avenue between Sec
nd and Ninth streets was continued
Until July II.
Why Discriminate?
During the argument the property
Eners pointed 10 the seeming incon-
lstency Of the board's position on the I
uestion Of uniformity ON the PROPOSE i
-on 10 pave Twentieth street from =
deventh 10 Seventeenth avenue. In
rder 70 accommodate one resident,
ne project was not carried through to
Ashteenth avenue 70 connect with 4
'e improvement 20 be made on that
aoroughfare- This one block has
cen dropped from the district. al r
lough its Improvement is perhaps as \