Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-23
Il|SH PAYING
FOR Bis STORM
DRAIN IN EAST
<Ily.sixth Street Jsb Completed
on1 Pad fer-Concentrate sn
Dlxteenth Avensc Project.

m sum Of S1.444.l7 was allowed
W the Rock Island city commits
6icners yesterday afternoon 70 the
eity Of Moline - this city's share
Il the last payment on the Forty
atxth street storm drain. which was
completed recently.
The total cost for the completion
u the last stretch Of the drain.
which was from point west OF
the railroad tracks to Fifth ave
nue., was &29,411.94. and the total
cost for constructing the entire
drain from the river to Ninth ave-
nne was approximately $4,000.
The city commissioners well
coined the opportunity presented
yesterday afternoon to grant pay
Inent OF the last installment on the
work, which has proved q boon to
the east end OF the city.
Overfiows Of the district during
hard rains in the past will not be
repeated, according to engineers.
and property in the district will en-
nance In value due TO the improve
ment, it was said.
The Job was started in 1917, but
II was necessary to stop the work
during the war on account OF scare
ity Of materials and the LACE Of
suficien. funds, The bond issue
accepted by the voters Aug. 10,
1918, made it possible for this city
to pay out on the work. $4,000 Of
the $4,000 bond issue being placed
Rt the command of the city officials
to complete the Job in conjunction
with Moline, which city paid half
on the total bill. as the drain is
laid in the street forming the
boundary line between the two
municipalities.
West End Drain Next.
With the Forty sixth street drain
completed a considerable amount
Of worry is taken of the shoulders
Of the city commission, which can
now concentrate all efforts on
completing the Sixteenth avenue
storm drain for which work $4,000
was made available through the
bond issue last summer.
This work was also begun in
1ol7 and was likewise held up on
account of scarcity of materials
and lack of funds after it had beer
completed from just west OF the
railroad tracks up the avenue tc
Third street.
Since the acceptance of the bond
issue by the voters, prices have
continued to soar until it is now i'm
possible to complete the drain upon
the amount of money available
Contracts advertised for last fall
brought forth bids that made it ap-
parent that to complete the drain
n an outlay Of money would be re-
~ CURED that would exceed thu
amount at hand from $4,000 Il
4i5,000 upon conservative estimates
on the amount of rock that mign
have to be removed. The situation
was so much in doubt that the city
commissioners did not feel justi-
fed to enter into the contract fol
fear that even this cost might be
increased, and decision was reach
ed to further withhold taking w
the work in hope that prices would
drop. However. prices have con
tinued to soar until the situation
has become one Of serious worry t
the city officials, especially a!
property holders in the district ar,
clamoring for the improvement.
The drain is planned to be com
pleted from its present ending OF
Third street to Fifth street. nortl
to Fifteenth avenue, east to Mint
street, north to Twelfth avenue an,
east to Eleventh street