The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-01
EAGLES WILL
BEAR EXPENSE
OF FIXING ROAD
Club Gathering TO Discuss Repair
of Milan Highway Hears An.
nouncement of Plan.

Mayor H. NJ. SchriTer and Frank
WITCH, commissioner of the depart
f1nent OF streets. agreeably surpris-
ed a gathering of representatives
from city clubs at noon today in
THE Rock Island club to discuss
measures for repair of roads be-
Ttween the two Milan bridges, when
they announced that members OF
@fraternal organization in Rock Is
Land were ready to bear the ex-
pense Of the road improvement IN
order to put the highway in shape
for winter travel.
While the name of the organiZa-
ton was not mentioned, it is tin
ferstood that Rock Island aerie, No.
D56. Eagles, will take action at their
meeting tonight to provide the ne
cessary funds.
& At least 5000 gallons of oil will
be required to give the stretch OF
road. approxin1ating half a mile
dong. two coats. There will be
some grading which will be done
by Commissioner Wich's force. The
< total expense will probably not ex-
sceed $500.
II
Men who attended the gathering
were pleased to hear Mayor
Schriver state that he felt assured
that action would be taken next
Spring by the state highway com
mission to secure right of way, and
1.-The permanent paving of the road.
lie said ne had written the state
highway commission letters de-
manding that the road be paved,
and pointing out the necessity OF
such act and he confidently antlcI-
pated favorable action on the part
of the commission.
The meeting, which was attended
by representatives of the Rotary,
Kiwanis, Exchange and Rock Island
Auto clubs, as well as by city and
county officials, was presided over
by c. A. Beers, president of the Ex-
change club, which was holding its
weekly luncheon, and with whom
the visitors dined,
: Mr.. Beers spoke of the loss to
the merchants of Rock Island be-
cause of the bad condition of the
roads in the lower part of the
county, especially the road between
the two Milan bridges. People
from that section would not do their
buying in Rock Island, he said, I'M
less the roads were improved. He
compared the roads in this section
of the county to roads in adjoining
counties to the disadvantage of the
former, and urged that subscrip-
ton be started to provide funds for
their repair.
rNl hafn AHnr
Schriver announced his surprise.
Rotary Fixed Road First
& The road between the bridges
was put into temporary shape two
years ago through the efforts Of
the Rotary club of Rock Island
But what was done then, now will
have to be repeated II the road is
to be made suitable for winter
travel. The traffic at that point is
very heavy, big coal trucks passing
over it hourly.
It is the mayors opinion that
the road should be scarifed if a
scarifying machine can be secured.
He said that funds of the street de-
partment are practically gone and
1t can not assume the expense
Money at Commissioner Wich's dis
posal must be left untouched in
view of the winter work of clean
ing snow off the city's streets.
4 Should. the anticipated action of
the Eagles not be taken, the chair
man will call the clubmen together
again, but it is felt that the organ
ization will undoubtedly tonight
decide upon the Improvement.