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1900

The city of Janesville began to improve its streets with a more definite plan; the systematic laying of macadam streets began (street paving is also listed under 1900 in a city chronology).

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Beloit1900During 1900

A union mission Sunday school was organized by Rev. Charles Kelsey, out of which the West Side Presbyterian Church grew; a Ladies' Aid Society, older than that church, was also organized in 1900.

Beloit1900During 1900

Lawrence E. added a retail lumber yard to his sash, door and blind business.

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Rock County1900

The city of Janesville began to improve its streets with a more definite plan; the systematic laying of macadam streets began (street paving is also listed under 1900 in a city chronology).

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These four years saw a fast improvement in the appearance of Janesville to the casual visitor. In 1900 the city began to improve its streets with more of a definite plan than theretofore. The city had bought a small stone crusher and steam roller in 1895, and the work that was done with the small amount of crushed stone finally determined them to proceed upon a larger basis. A stone quarry was rented for a series of years, a large stone crushing plant erected in 1899, and the systematic laying of macadam streets began in 1900. Since that time a number of miles of macadam has been laid, the expense being borne by the owners of land abutting the improvements.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 75 / book p. 586

1900

Rock CountyA

1900

The city of Janesville began to improve its streets with a more definite plan; the systematic laying of macadam streets began (street paving is also listed under 1900 in a city chronology).

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Rock County1900

The city of Janesville began to improve its streets with a more definite plan; the systematic laying of macadam streets began (street paving is also listed under 1900 in a city chronology).

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

These four years saw a fast improvement in the appearance of Janesville to the casual visitor. In 1900 the city began to improve its streets with more of a definite plan than theretofore. The city had bought a small stone crusher and steam roller in 1895, and the work that was done with the small amount of crushed stone finally determined them to proceed upon a larger basis. A stone quarry was rented for a series of years, a large stone crushing plant erected in 1899, and the systematic laying of macadam streets began in 1900. Since that time a number of miles of macadam has been laid, the expense being borne by the owners of land abutting the improvements.