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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1983
Page
10
Cedar Rapids residents debate pay scales as a former city bus driver cites firefighters earning less than parking attendants. Firefighters seek a 73 cent hourly raise for next year while the mayor defends council pay and hours worked.
A Cedar Rapids tenant blocked a housing inspector’s push for kitchen changes and won a variance from the Housing Board of Appeals. The board allows the sink to stay until the current tenant moves out, but requires relocation before the next tenant moves in.
City council awarded Center Point Road NE work between 42nd and 51st streets to B L Anderson Inc for 257 537 dollars, under the engineer estimate. A parallel plan to widen and resurface 29th to 42nd streets NE continues, unlikely this year. Rathje Construction Co won the storm sewer project on Parkland Drive SE for 79 451 dollars, 20.5 percent under its estimate, with work slated to begin soon.
Edward L. Morris of 1428 Fifth Ave SE was arrested on a third degree theft charge after a neighbor spotted a man leaving a neighbor’s garage owned by Alexander Wery on 36th St SE. Police found Morris with a matching car around 3 45 am on Sheridan Dr SE. A toolbox tools and assorted meats valued at 200 were recovered. Morris was released to the Department of Corrections.
Mount Vernon woman Opal Olson received 37500 after a Linn District Court jury found her 50 percent liable for a September 27 1980 fall at Hy Vee 1556 First Ave NE. Olson claimed 75000 damages from slipping on a piece of fish while supermarket officials disputed the accident cause. Hy Vee settled for the approximate medical expense total while fish sample distributors were withdrawn from the suit.
Two 19 year old men were arrested Wednesday and charged with second degree theft for taking a car from a Cedar Rapids resident on September 25. Mark A. Shaw and Gregory S. DeLaHunt of 1271 38th St SE were jailed in Linn County. Police declined to identify the owner as the investigation continues.
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