Faulty Construction Plagues Burlington Municipal Plant
A 1908 audit reveals the Burlington municipal electric plant showing apparent profits by omitting depreciation. After depreciation and interest, the department shows a loss, while real net income from operations is offset by charges. The report cites poor construction, excessive vibration, and insufficient foundations. It notes the private company undercuts street lighting rates, and warns of mounting debt without depreciation funding.
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Glenn Marston
Burlington
C. W. Tagsart
Municips
Whsleu
FLOR
Bevr Trns
Taggart
Water Registers Department Criticized for Loss of City Revenue
A New York Herald report from the bureau of municipal research accuses the Water Registers Department of chronic inefficiency and fraud. It cites millions lost, many meters unread or worthless, and thousands of overbilled or undercharged accounts. The study notes long-neglected meters, arbitrary undercharging, and a graft system benefiting clerks and subordinates, with some meters never read for years.
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Water Registers Department
New York City
Water Register
Bureau of Municipal Research
Register
M. C. Paddes
Mrade
Tenth Avenue
Branca
New York Herald
Blundering Bookkeeping in Municipal Plant Reports
The Second Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin critiques municipal accounting practices. It notes merged public service and city accounts, with hydrant, sprinkling, and street lighting costs treated as general funds while utility bonds’ interest goes to city finances. It calls for separate accounts to compare efficiency with private plants, citing inspection, meters, and administrative costs as overlapping with city duties.
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Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
Winnipegs costly plant sparks ownership worries
The Winnipeg high power plant project shows a $210,000 city cost versus private bids at $129,000. The city council seeks county court investigation into the overruns and the reasons for the excess, amid broader Western Canada pressure for municipal utility ownership.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Wall Street Journal
How He Found Sleep
A burglar recalls his insomnia driven entry into a home to steal sleep not loot. He watches a mother and two children in a hot summer night, noting the boy’s restless moves and the girl’s fragile sleep before a storm and a fatal lull. He reforms, finds honest work, and marries the widow.
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American Press Association
Low Rates East Via The North Western Line
Excursion tickets to New York City Boston Toronto Montreal Niagara Paris Atlantic ity offered at low rates. The Best of Everything en route. For full particulars apply to any ticket agent The North Western Line. 40te
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New York City
Boston
Toronto
Montreal
Mebec
Niagara Paris
Atlanticity
North Western Line
Wansac Business College Invites Applications
Wansac Business College invites inquiry into its courses management and standing in the business public. Hundreds of ambitious young people have secured lucrative positions after graduation. Increase salary by taking shorthand or bookkeeping. Expert teaching in each department. Write for illustrated catalogue. E D Winner proprietor Wausau Wisconsin. Summer 20 tf.
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Wansac Business College
Wansa
E. D. Winner
Wausau
Wis
Land openings invite settlers across three reservations
The government opens 150000 acres in the Coeur d Alene Spokane and Flathead reservations for Homestead registration from July 5 to August with 1.25 per acre and 7.00 annual installments. Registrations at Spokane with applications via Coeur d Alene Spokane Kalispell or Missoula and round trip tickets via The Chicago North Western Ry July 20 and August 3. Also advertises Dr Shoop remedies and a Wisconsin business course with no clear connection to the land notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couer d'Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Washington
Flathead
Montana
U. S
Coeur d’Alene
Kalispell
Missoula
Chicago & North Western Ry
North Western Line
Nscuiption
Pisammen
Ix Ming
Inmason Nayor
Dhoon
Wis
Butter Tree in Central Africa Described in Murky Text
Fragmentary note describes an African butter tree whose kernel yields rich butter that can be preserved for up to a year. The passage complains about underappreciated sweetness and oils as major traits, citing Matthew Arnold and Hecht in a tangential critique.
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Central
Africa
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Sallie Mendeem
Business College
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Atten
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Matthew Arnold
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Town
Spencer
Greenwood
Price
N.W
Clark County
Roddis Lumber and Veneer Company
Maysurteto
Wisconsin
OLD Reliable O. K. C
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Fifth Ave
Chicago
E. F. Mechler
Honest Jewelry
Baye” le
Ea Dovey
Marshfield Wis
Jacob Schuler
B. St
John A. Hoffman
C.B. Edwards
Marshfield
Ernest Wagner
Jones' National Auctioneering School of Chicago
Eau Claire
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Behnke
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U. 8
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