Muscatine Journal in Muscatine, Iowa

Muscatine City Engineer annual report 1902

The seventh annual report covers Muscatine Iowa during 1901 1902 city area 6.7 miles riverfront 4 miles population about 14 000 street miles 75 new openings including Eighth to Lucas and Whicher street Right of way costs and street extensions detailed paving brick on six inch sand foundation and curbing costs and totals for brick paving 177 365 square yards 246 811 31 dollars sewers 14 65 miles total under department control costs 120 462 77 culverts bridges and shell street construction noted with cost figures and a shell paving method used on multiple streets across the city Continued on Page Three.