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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
6
City Board of Equalization meets to review assessment rolls with Aldermen present and Mayor presiding. Many properties and businesses show raised or reduced assessments, including Griffin Maria G and Hunt J B. adjournment ordered to April 7, 1908. Gustav Weis records the action.
Council meeting records show Mayor Schmidt presiding with Aldermen Ep pel Holmes Van Zyl Nietzel Hahn Grossklaus Leo and Hess present. City Assessor Vanatta also attended as the session continued examination of the assessment rolls from April 7 1908.
Council chamber proceedings on April 8 1908 with members pel Holmes Nietzel Hahn Gross klaus Leo Hess present Absent Ald Van Zyl Mayor Schmidt presiding City Assessor Vianatta Adjourned to evening session on April 10 1968.
On April 10 1908 the council with Mayor Schmidt presiding examined assessment rolls and adjourned to April 21 to hear objections. Changes include H F Barnard Co merchandise raised to 5000 and Frank Bowman merchandise raised from 4300 to 5000. Blass Rudolph merchandise reduced from 200 to 100. other listed adjustments noted.
An advertisement claims ZEMO, a clean external liquid, quickly and permanently cures eczema and pimples by drawing germs to the surface and destroying them. Sample available from E. W. Rose Med. Co. in St. Louis. Sold by A. W. Morgan at 107 West End Street.
The Muscatine city board of equalization met April 21 1908 finalizing changes after objections. Members present Aldermen Eppel Holmes Van Zyl Nietzel Hahn Grossklaus Leu Hess. Grievances from Barnard Bowman Carter Dankert Dreier Hampe Co Jackson Hutchinson Klein dolph Leysen Mackenzie Miller Ogilvie and Will were heard. Final changes included reductions abatements and raises with extensions for Hampe hearing and affirmation of corrected assessments.
City Council in special session presided by Mayor Schmidt approves referring the new scale purchase to mayor and finance committee. Street work includes draining Busch street, filling chuck holes on Grandview avenue, and laying walks on Newell avenue. Lease for riverfront ground to Muscatine Launch club approved. Costs for Nyenhuis case set at about 168 dollars. warrants to be drawn. Weed Park use for Fourth of July referred to park committee.
City Board of Health met in regular session in the City Engineer's Office on April 14, 1908. Mayor Schmidt presided with Aldermen Leu and Hess, City Engineer Ryan, and Street Commissioner Fuller present. Reports reviewed include the Health Physician J D Fulham's March 1908 contagious diseases summary and deaths, noting several diphtheria quarantines and removals, and the Food Inspector Hackett's April 10 1908 report detailing slaughtered animals and milk license applications.
The city health board of Muscatine accepted the inspector's report and issued milk licenses to R. Hurlbut N. J. Hilton Clifford & Son Frank Bielefeld Wm. A. Petersen Dick Anderson Mrs. Kate Smedley. A nuisance dispute over the slaughterhouse odor prompted orders to abate and compliance with city ordinances by Julius Gerndt Sr. J. D. Fulham was elected city health officer for the coming year.
Alderman Leu presents a 54-signature petition urging immediate action to end a nuisance from stagnant water in the Eversmeyer pond north of Eleventh Street between Mulberry and Orange. The board delays action to allow health investigations and plans for a detention building, with a committee to inspect the pest house next Monday afternoon and the city engineer to draft cost estimates.
Advertisement touts oil of wintergreen with thymol glycerine as instant relief for eczema. Promotes free samples from the D D D Co at 112 Michigan St Dept 3 Chicago, with 10c postage. Havercamp's Drug Store at 203 East Second Street endorses the product.
Arthur Sinclair, long with a traveling theatrical company, has come back home and is visiting his parents on West Fifth Street.
A chimney fire last night near Trinity church triggered an alarm. Firefighters from the Champions and Excelsiors arrived but found no fire and no water was used. No damage occurred.
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