The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
AMOUNT ASKED
FOR LAND MAY
PERMIT ISSUE
xsaeuIng Twenty fourth Thought
Feasible After Owners Give
Figures.

cost of widening Twenty-fourth
..-ee, from the government via
-. m Fifth avenue, to width of
IA or ITO feet may be kept under
600 900. according to estimates.
srbmitted yesterday at meeting
:, the board of local improvements.
Nv manning commission members
~ four persons who own or rep
- sassnt owners of property on the
-, aide of those two blocks.
Tbare was lengthy discussion
zaan ethics Of the rights Of prop
- holders to receive good"
s.s.as for land sold to the public.
rosntering this, the duty of prop
srtv holders to contribute to the
srblic good by letting the public
nave necessary land at fair"
nrices, was urged.
n was also pointed out and ex-
smules we're cited to show that
ridening a street increases the
yalue of property, on each side OF
and that such would be the case
eth Twenty-fourth street.
The so feet on the west side OF
mo street, needed for the widen
inc NAV be purchased for approx
anately $4,000. This was COM
nnted to be the total of unofficial
nrices the four owners or repre-
antatives of owners asked. added
b the probable figure on the fifth
nroperty. Whether this sum will
aand after later consideration by
ne property owners remains to be
seen.
Extensive moving of buildings in
ame cases across the street. will
he accustomed by the use of the 50
vest feet all along the two blocks,
md this expense furnishes sub
santial part of the estimated cost.
Bond Issue.
When the details of the Twenty
fourth street widening are COM
Melted and the exact cost of the
Improvement is known, arrange
ments for balloting on a bond is
ue to cover the cost will be made.
The opinion was expressed yester-
isy by members of the board or
] local improvements that the tax
myers of the city would in all
Probability support a bond issue of
Ness than 100000 to, make the
ATwenty-fourth street Improvement
Every feature of the bond issue,
Ehen it is prepared to be voted OIL,
E will be made plain to the public,
20 that refusal to vote it effective
] will Indicate only lack of public
! spirit Mayor H. NJ. Schriver said
ID yesterdays meeting.
Write Propositions.
Those representing the Twenty
fourth street property in yester-
| iay's meeting agreed to make up
1 thair own minds or to consult eu-
\ horities not present at the meet
ing. to get at prices which actually
8Ill be asked for the SO feet wide,
| tso blocks long strip OF land con-
eined
The four property owners pres
ent yesterday were the Rock Island
Brewing company, represented by
/ Gus Tegeler and julius Duyve-
1 pnek, Miss Katherine Normoyle,
chicago. and P. H. Kelly. The fifth
property, representatives OF which
t.did not attend the meeting. is one
Sold only recently by Meyer Tax
inan.
They agreed to present the prices
thus arrived at in letters to the city
planning commission, at an early
dste The propositions contained
in these written statements are to
be considered as final by the plan
ners and Improvement board. 1t
Twas minated yesterday that if the
written statements adhere rather
lclosely to the informal verbal fig
lures quoted yesterday, the widen
ling Of Twenty-fourth street will
not be long IN becoming a reality
and project under way.