Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-19
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Chnnge In Route Of Bond Issue
ReaA Through Silvis Advocated
BY Supervisors.

II was unanimously agreed by
The Rock Island county board OF
supervisors after some discussion
yesterday afternoon, that change
n the route for the $4,000. 900
bond issue road through Silvis,
1xod by the state. Is desirable.
They decided that the road should
follow the present roadway rather
thanSto cut across the Silvis estate.
a. the commission has mapped it
out.
In order 10 impress upon the
state authorities the necessity for
the change. committee Of three or
four board members is to be ap-
pointed to go TO Springfield and
place the matter before the state
highway commission. The opin-
ion was voiced by several in yes
terday's session that if the COM
sides of the matter--the difference
in cost TO the county being the
principal discrepancy - they will
change the route.
In the report of the road commit
tee, presented as resolution by
John Upton. the damages for wild
ening, rounding corners and acre
age over the several miles of this
route within the county. is approx
imated at s21,175.
Silyis Land Expensive.
By far the largest item in the
seven given to contribute toward
this total was that of the Silvis
estate. Here. the report stated,
the state route has indicated the
route is to leave the present road
route here that takes sweeping
curve. Instead it will cut dag
onally across field belonging to
the Silyis property. The owners
want $l1.5o0 for this acreage, sup
porting their claim by pointing out
that the proposed cM would prac-
tically ruin the field for any other
purpose.
The present road is firmly pack
Gu anu ldS btcI INV q cplih
foundation for new road. In
cutting across the field great deal
of additional expense would be in
Cured as the foundation would be
soft. a great deal of filling would
be necessary. and much time and
work would he needed before the
new route could be surfaced, ac-
cording to the plans
Making the cut does away with
only 900 feet of road. this being
the only advantage over making
4he curve outside of the elimina-
i'm of the turn which would re-
,ilt, and the Strengthening of the
roadway. The county highway
superintendent Wallace Treich-
Ter. told the supervisors yesterday
that even taking the S00-feet saw
ing into consideration, going
around the curve with the road
would be much less expensive than
carrying it across the field The
items of original cost, large build
ing expense and length of time for
building. he pointed out, would be
modified
Other Ground Free.
The committee reported that the
heirs of the Silvis estate express
ed themselves as wiling to donate
the ground required around the
bend for widening the road at tn,
curve, if the route across the fielt
is eliminated They also fount
others of the land owners VIII,
stated that if the precedent was es
tablished they might lower or re
move their charge for land needle,
for widening and rounding the cor
ners.
Wallace Treichler. county super
intendont of highways, will he on
Of the members of the committe
which is shortly TO go to Spring
\ field to lay the matter before tn
highway commission.
Installation OF an 1SX1S-inch cul
vert on the Monmouth road at Laf
Inns corner, was ordered by tn
board il answer to another sectioI
of the road committees report Al
inyestieation Of the site of this i'm
provcmcnt some time ago disclos
ed the fact that building of the oil
state aid road had stopped III
course Of small waterway. whicl
since has regularly overfowet
and damaged land owned b.
Thomas l.aflin.
The culvegt>Uill he Of concrete
and 81 feet long, Il wili carry of
the water which flows down tn,
old stream copr5C.
Express sympathy.
Supervisor Ogden offered res
clu,ion which was unanimously
ADOPTED yesterday afternoon. ex
pressing sympathy with the rela
tives Of the late r. c. Clarke. as
sistant county clerk. In the doc
ulnent appreciation of his faithful
service to the county was express
ed. and copy of the resolution
was ordered sent TO the relatives
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