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Newspaper

Blue Island Sun

Location

Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1914

Page

5

Annual Appropriation Bill Ordinance No 835 Blue Island

City of Blue Island approves a fiscal year 1914 15 budget detailing salaries for mayor aldermen clerk collector treasurer attorney business agent election costs police fire health and staff. Major items include mayor 1800 annual, aldermen 3000, clerk 1800, chief of police 1200, six patrolmen 1560, health department 300, building repairs 1200, printing 1200, contingent expenses 500,000? total 10920? The document lists varied monthly installments and quarterly payments for personnel and operations.

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Blue Island approves 1914 sinking fund and municipal bond measures

City council approves an annual sinking fund and bond refunding plan for Blue Island. The ordinance outlines payments for interest and principal on various series issued between 1899 and 1913, with totals for general taxation and miscellaneous funds. Signed June 1 1914 and published June 5 in the Blue Island Sun.

Village of Blue Island

Street Department salary and maintenance appropriation summary

Street Department I appropriates 1200.00 for the superintendent’s salary in monthly 100.00 installments. Additional items include 1000.00 for sidewalk approaches, 5900.00 for street and sidewalk maintenance, 1500.00 for garbage and sewerage disposal, and 1100.00 for a team of horses dump wagon and mechanics.

Local Improvements Board Financial Figures Highlighted

A board shows a project budget totaling 300 00 180 00 with an additional 10 700 00. The listing emphasizes funding allocations for improvements and related expenditures.

Prep golf entries and heavy baseball schedule noted

Freshmen college work will start next year. Shields and Lietzau entered in the Prep golf championship to be held June 29 at Ravisloe. The team faced doubt from last year’s graduates but remains improved with about eight games left. Baseball schedule remains heavy with two games weekly. Batting averages list Shields 452 Lemon 428 Myers 378 Ravenstine 500 Studer 309 Luchty 216 Rodgers 263 W 304 Small 454 egener.

Shields Lietzau Ravisloe Country Club Lemon Myers Ravenstine Studer Luchty Rodgers Small Egener

Vegetable Plant Sale at Blue Island Greenhouses

Wm Hennig proprietor announces sale of tomato cauliflower kohl rabi cabbage peppers German and English celery plants and cut rhubarb at Blue Island Greenhouses located at the corner of Vermont and Gregory streets, 1926p.

Blue Island Wm. Hennig Vermont Gregory Streets

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