27 Jan 1869
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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1869
Page
1
A garbled news digest lists railroad expansion near Chicago and Minnesota, canal projects, and track milestones. It notes New York projects and rail lines in Utah Michigan and Wisconsin, plus senators and elections in Indiana New Jersey and Tennessee. It mentions Havana conspiracies and currency loans, with social cost comparisons of clergy, crime, lawyers and taxpayers.
Des Moines Valley Railroad secures iron for extending to Fort Dodge. Chief Engineer elected for Des Moines Fire Engine Co. Other items include pension payments in 1868, local postmaster in Palo Alto, and a planned Turkey Valley project. Obscure figures mention Iowa politics, church fundraising, and bridge engineering on the Missouri.
A letter from T Gallate discusses laying out fencing and care for a proposed cemetery near Jefferson. He suggests 20 acres, 100 to 120 foot roads, white fences, iron or stone barriers, and a division for the poor with numbered graves. He notes the need for $2,500 to secure a respectable burial ground and urges careful, economical action by Jefferson residents.
Commissioner Rollin reports 1868 aggregate internal revenue receipts at 193 million dollars excluding land taxes and bank deposits, with 1860 and 1867 figures provided. He notes declines linked to manufacturing tax and cites expenses of collection at about 9.83 million, attributing rises to higher pay for assistants. Also includes Board of Trustees actions at State Agricultural College and related appropriations and staffing details.
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