The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
Up TO COUNTY
TO VOTE BOND
FOR HIGHWAYS
William WhltesIde Has State APP
prevail County Roads Plans
On Primary Ballet

Floating of $1,000,000 bonds Tor
the improvement of nearly q miles
OF Rock Island county roads will
be voted on at the April IL county
and state primaries. The bond is
sue will be ON a special ballot.
william Whiteside, president of
the Rock Island county good roads
association, in meeting with the d.
rector, superintendent, chief engi-
neer and engineer of design OF the
stae highway commission Saturday
afternoon, had the association
plan approved and resolution
drawn which will be presented TO
lhe supervisors at special meet
ing. Wednesday, March /, for final
approval.
There were slight changes in the
plans prepared by Wallace Trelcn-
Ter. county engineer. One road APP
proved was that leading to Coal
Valley which is to be paved with
concrete The state will pay nan
the cost of this and will MAINTAIN
fl. while the rest of the roads, the
county will build and the state pay
half of the maintenance.
Specifications for the concrete
road are for a 30-foot graded road
way and a pavement Is feet wide
Specifications for state aid route
NO. /. from the limits of East MO
line to Cordoya, call for 3O-foot
graded roadway and a 16-foot grav-
eel or macadam pavement, elght
inches thick. Requirements Tor the
rother routes are the same, except
that the pavement is to be only nine
feet wide. In all cases, concrete
bridges, conforming TO state sIaiu-
ards, axe to be built.
If the bond issue is passed by the
voters April IL, the bonds can De
ON the market in 80 days and Work
on the roads can begin 10 days
thereafter, or late in May.
The bonds will be in denomina-
.tions of $1,000, will mature III ~
years, will sbe in series and VIII
bear interest at per cent.
Tax Levy OF 30 Cents.
The resolution to be voted on pro-
3vides for a tax to pay interest on
tho bonds and TO retire them as they
mature. This tax is not to exceed
30 cents on each 800 assessed val
nation. 1t has been stated that the
full 30 cents will be more than
enough the first year and that the
actual average TAX Will pe dooue ~
cents a year.
F1llI statement of the routes to be
improved, the distance OF each ano
the estimated cost follows:
state aid route No. 1-Watertown
at the limits of East Moline, through
the village of Hampton, Rapid Cltl
and Port Byron, and terminating a
Third and Main streets, CordoVa
12S miles, $196,OOO.
Stata aid route No. Port By
ron east through Port Byron, Coo
and Canoe Creek townships
through Hillsdale and southeast tt
HilIsdale bridge over Rock river a
state aid route two A; IL miles
S12l, 900.
State aid route No. Limits o.
- Moline over Colona avenue to con
. meet with the $6OO00,0 900 state bono
VI issue road at Carbon Cliff; miles
$66,0OO.
State aid route No. 7-Milar
southeast through Black Hawk anC
Rural townships to the county line
1872 miles; s146,4O0.
Follow Monmouth Road.
State aid route No. s-CamI
meeting ground in Bowling town
ship south to the county line ovel
the old Monmouth road; 81 miles
$57 800.
State aid route No. 9-Road from
Milan to Andalusia from intersec
ton in Black Hawk township with
$50 100000 state bond issue road 1o
Andalusia; SO miles; $60,500.
State aid route No. 11--West from
pavement now at Taylor Ridg'
through EdgiDgton, Buffalo Prairie
and Drury townships to Muscatin'
bridge; 1877 miles; S1S7. 900
State aid route No. 6-Limits o
Moline, at foot of Tricks hill, ives
along state aid route No. to east
ern limit of Coal Valley; SO miles
$4,000 This is the road that i!
to be paved with concrete.
Mr.. Whiteside stated this morn
ing that this system provided al
excellent system of outlets from al
shipping points in the county.
The route from Taylor Ridge Il
Muscatine bridge will take care
OF the lower western part of the
county. Southeastern parts will
have an outlet along state ait
routes Nos. z and s. The territory
south of Moline and Rock Island
will be cared for by the paved road
from Coal Valley, which is being
. paved with concrete to bear VI
the heavy traffic which will go thai
way The roads leading out through
Moline, East Moline and Silvis will
be in good condition to become par
of the federal aid roads along the
Mississippi scenic way at some lat
er date. At many points the $50,
100000 state bond issue road is tap.
ped.
- Launch Campaign.
An active campaign is to be be-
gun at once for the purpose OF
keeping the proposition before the
people and educating them to the
issues involved.
Mr.. Whiteside will attend an all
day meeting in Rural township
Wednesday, at wlr4Sh time he will
speak on this proposition.
WILLARD SCHOOL
ADDITION FINISHED