The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
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Road conference mt Moline Sub
mits Program - Country Club
Plans Well Advanced.

committees representing the
Chambers of Commerce of Rock Is
land, Moline and East Moline and
the board OF supervisors last night
in the Moline Commercial club dis
cussed good roads, removal of the
county fair to more central site,
and the proposition to organize a
country club. .
They favored the report of the
road committee, recommending that
route 3 be designated to be routed
through Taylor Ridge to Edgington
and south to Hamlet and Aledo. or
through Taylor Ridge to Reynolds.
The former route was favored on
the ground that it would give six
miles more for Rock Island county
hard roads.
The former designation of route
is that which was originally de-
termined upon by the county board
OF supervisors in 1914 and concur
red in by the state highway COM
mission.
The committee on the country
club proposition was authorized to
examine three prospective sites,
secure the opinion of landscape and
gun pei anu lSpOiI at a luSCl-
ing of the general committee after
Jan. l.
No definite action was taken on
the matter of the removal of the
JOslin fair to a different site.
The committee on plan, headed
by J. Austin SchaibIe of the county
board of supervisors, submitted
maps of bond issue roads, state aid
IN, @
and township roads, recommending
that work be pushed as rapidly as
possible on the bond issue roads.
0iling County Roads.
In the levy of 25 cents on every
500 of assessed valuation. for the
maintenance of state aid roads, will
place $92 600 annually at the coun-
tvs disposal, and the committee
favored the oiling of the roads at
an estimated cost of $500 a mile.
Roads which have been carefully
graded by township authorities or
by residents along the thorough
fares will be favored and the oiling
will be done next spring.
Estimating that there are approx
imately 1T miles of state aid roads
in the county, and deducting 35
miles of concrete roads from this
estimate 1.-THE $50 100000 bond is
sue roads,, leaves 80 miles at 500
a mile to be oiled.
The committee figured that at
least So, goo of the s92 900 will be
available for road grading machin-
cry. and to maintain the proposed
road patrol system. Action of this
sort, however, would come later in
time. after the oiling of the roads
scheduled for the early spring
The committees plans met with the
approval Of the gathering.
The committee on organization
William E. Whiteside of Moline
chairman, recommended the incor-
poration of the townships into six
districts for the promotion OF gooC
roads. every township, in this man
ner. to be given a voice in the pro
ceedings The townships are t
make report regarding the inter
connecting and township roads and
the improvements they desire made
with proceeds of the county levy.
Country Club Plans.
J.E. Danielson of Moline, on the
country club committee, reported
that at least $125,OO0 would De nee
essary. A site will cost $4,000, al
artificial lake and golf links $50,
900. the clubhouse proper $4,000
and $4,000 is provided for miscel
Ianeous expenses.
An initiation fee OF 500 and due;
Of $40 q year were recommended
Mr.. Danielson stated that frs
mortgage bonds could be sold t
finance the project, or the propose
could be underwritten. The prop
erty may be rented for club pur
poses. Three sites are under CON
sfderation, he reported
The committee was continued
and was authorized to secure a.
option on a site and obtain tn
services of experts and make
careful estimate OF expense, to re