Engineers Say Quarry Blasting Won't Harm Nearby Homes
An Engineers' report on Concrete Materials and Construction blasting near Cedar Rapids quarries finds no damage risk to homes. Tests from May 27 show air and earth shock effects far below damage thresholds, with noise noted but not vibrating structures, contradicting upset local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Vibration Measurement Engineers, Inc
Chicago
South Side
New City Tree Ordinance Takes Effect
Our Save Trees column announces the city tree ordinance protecting park shade trees and regulating planting trimming and care. Permits are required for tree work in parking areas and for hiring workers, with certified foresters to be listed. reporting unpermitted work is urged.
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City
Arboriculture Division
Department of Parks and Public Property
City Hall
City limits explosion charges to 100 pounds after tests
Engineers tested vibrations from various actions near homes and found that 200 to 500 pounds of explosives would not cause structural damage in the area. The city ordinance previously allowed 200 pounds and was reduced to 100 pounds on a trial basis by the city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Mines
Fee
Soham
Elizabeth McIntosh Takes Nurse Director Post in Muncie
Elizabeth McIntosh, longtime director of Cedar Rapids Public Health Nursing, announced Saturday she will become director of the Visiting Nurse association in Muncie Indiana. She will start August 1 and stay in Cedar Rapids until about July 15. No successor is yet named.
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Elizabeth McIntosh
Public Health Nursing Association of
Cedar Rapids
Muncie
Ind
Visiting Nurse Association
Miss McIntosh
Hillsdale County
Michigan
Kellogg Foundation
Trade Registration For Sugar In Linn To Close Friday
Linn county rationing coordinator Sam Hankins announces that sugar trade registration closes Friday June 26. Registration runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for hotels restaurants and all firms using sugar in business throughout the week.
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Linn
Sam Hankins
Linn County
Hankins
Life Begins in Oceans Before Land?
A historical note recalls a time when Earth held no life on land and all life resided in the oceans, shaping early biological evolution and the emergence of marine ecosystems.
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