History of Special Assessment for New Sewers in Morris
A historical review of the Morris sewer project and related special assessment plans. It traces the 1957 onward process, including city council actions, the board of local improvements, public meetings, engineering plans, and the county court validation steps for the sanitary sewer and paving proposals affecting the Bedford road area.
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Bedford Road
Morris Herald
Morris City Council
Donald Caisley
David Sklut
Harold Olson
Caisley
Casimir Chamlin
M. M. Matteson
Erwin CC. Godfrey
Grundy County
Board of Local Improvements
Chamlin Engineering Company
Ilinois Department of Public Health
City of
Morris
Nichols Freed Of Charge in Traffic Death
Robert Nichols a Morris truck driver was freed of involuntary manslaughter charges in a Grant county grand jury session at Marion Indiana. The June 19 collision near Marion killed Mrs Maude Burmback 70 of Orestes Indiana and left two others injured while Nichols and his truck owned by Douglas Equipment Co. were hauling for Morris Paper Mills. The grand jury deliberated 45 minutes after hearing 11 witnesses. Nichols uninjured auto stopped on a state highway waiting to turn left.
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Robert Nichols
East North St
Grant County Grand Jury
Marion
Ind
Nichols
Indiana
Douglas Equipment Co
Morris
Morris Paper Mills
Federal Paper Board Co. Inc
Maude Burmback
Orestes
City Firemen Out Twice On Monday
The Morris fire department was called twice Monday to extinguish fires at the Gil christ Fertilizer plant in Stockdale and at the Fred St. Germaine home at 420 Division St. Both blazes were controlled but caused about $1,000 in damage at the plant and a shed fire at the rear of the St. Germaine residence burned fiercely before it was stopped.
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Morris Fire Department
Gilchrist Fertilizer
Stockdale
Fred St. Germaine
Division St
St. Germaine
Weather Forecast and Temperatures at Collins Station
The Weather Bureau forecasts thundershowers Wednesday night and Thursday with lingering chances. Temperatures will rise into the 90s while skies remain fair. tonight’s low should be in the 60s. Monday's high was 84 degrees and low 56 at Collins Weather station, with 72 degrees at 9 a.m. today.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Collins
TV Drama Faces Sponsor Fear at FCC Hearing
Audrey Gellen and other producers told a Federal Communications Commission hearing that sponsors fear controversy and require safe content for TV dramas. George Schaefer warned that original teleplays carry risk unlike established classics like Macbeth. Fred Friendly noted news programs have more sponsor freedom than entertainment shows.
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New York
Audrey Gellen
FCC
Fred Friendly
CBS
CBS Reports
Donors Vote Expenditures at Morris Community Hospital
The Morris Community Hospital Donors Association board met at the hospital and approved expenditures totaling 5,124. The treasurer reported a 5,603.03 balance. Ruth Vogeler presided. Dee Elsome reported finances and needs. They voted 529 to finish piped-in oxygen, 1,595 for a new delivery room table, and 3,000 to reduce the hospital loan principal at Morris Savings and Loan.
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Morris Community Hospital Donors Association Board of Directors
Ruth Vogeler
Dee Elsome
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Girls Recreation Scavenger Hunt Planned at Goodwill Playground
A scavenger hunt for girls aged six to 14 is planned for next Monday at 1 30 p.m. at Goodwill playground as part of the summer recreation program. The playground operates daily 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. inviting eligible girls to join and residents to cooperate.
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Goodwill Playground
Hoffman Outlines Weger Case Legal Issues Before Club
Judge Leonard Hoffman spoke to the Business and Professional Women's club about the Starved Rock murder trial. He described defenses, procedural rulings, and the impact on subsequent proceedings in the Weger case, noting courtroom heat and spectator turnout.
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Leonard Hoffman
Fellowship Hall
The
Methodist Church
Starved Rock
Hoffman
Tale of a horse and rope
Mrs. Catherine McGregor 52 of Madisonville Kentucky was injured in a strange accident while visiting Braceville. As her son in law Mr Nichols repaired a fence a rope on the ground wrapped around her waist and attached to a nearby colt causing the horse to bolt and the rope to tighten throwing her to the ground. She was taken to Morris hospital for abdominal and head injuries not believed serious. The incident happened so fast that an explanation is uncertain.
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Catherine McGregor
Madisonville, Ky
Morris Hospital
Mrs. McCregor
Mrs. MacCregor
Mr. Nichols
Morris City Cash Analysis Shows Sales Tax Lead Over General Tax
The Morris city council reviewed a cash receipts analysis for the year ending April 30 1961. Ronnie Evans of Seely and Evans reported sales tax at 36 percent of receipts surpassing general taxes by .3 of one percent. Total receipts were 405 005.54 and expenditures 463 286.61 leaving 13 280.07 balance.
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Morris
Water Department
Ronnie Evans
Seely and Evans
Evans
Payoff to Telephone Workers Bared
Justice Department indicts 13 men over illegal long distance hookups used to run a nationwide horse race betting scheme. 10 cities cited include New Orleans New York Chicago Los Angeles Las Vegas Atlantic City Miami Biloxi and Newport. Defendants allegedly paid phone workers to route wagering calls free and avoided tolls while defrauding taxes and AT T. Bond set at 25000 each.
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Washington P
Justice Department Today
Robert F. Kennedy
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Atlantic City
Miami
Biloxi
Miss
Newport
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Herbert W. Christenberry
Benjamin Lassoff
Robert Lassoff
Myron Deckelbaum
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gilbert Lee Beckley
Surfside
Fla
Alfred Mones
Miami Beach
Sam di Piazza
Eugene A. Nolan
Charles A. Perez
Harold Brouphy
Anthony Glorioso
Alfred Reyn
Peter Joseph Martino
Board Sets Fast Track Report on Maritime Strike
A three man inquiry board met in New York to speed a report on the maritime strike for President Kennedy. The report may be a pivotal step to halt the 12 day walkout under the Taft Hartley act. Union leaders criticized the move as inadequate and warned the strike could persist despite a potential 80 day cooling off period.
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New York
Kennedy
Japan Downpours Cause Floods and Landslides Toll Rises
Torrential rains lashed western and central Japan triggering floods and landslides. Authorities report 23 dead 31 missing and 45 injured as search and rescue continue.
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Tokyo
Japan
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Saratoga Township
State Department of Public Health
Nettle Creek
North River Road
Lisbon Road
Ted
Arthur Stinchcomb
Erwin C. Godfrey
Engineers
John McNamara
Root
Wilder
Robert Malinquist
Nikita Khrushchev
Left Center
Communist Party
Alma Ata
Kazakhstan
Ussr
Soviet Union
America
Federal Communications Commission
Miss Gellen
Horton Foote
George Schaefer
Downing Stadium
Weger
Supreme Court
Chester
Rocky) Weger
Howard C. Ryan
la Salle County
Harold Coop
Tom Lois
Legislative Committee
City Park
McKinley Street
Little Nettle Creek
Benton Street
Harold Matteson
Charles Kindelspire
Waverly Street
Washington and
Fulton Streets
Lamphrey
Dean Burns
Menominee, Mich
Green Bay
Board Speeds Maritime Strike Report
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