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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1908

Page

8

City Council Proceedings Aug 1908 in Muscatine

The Muscatine city council met August 20 1908 in regular session with Mayor Schmidt presiding. The body approved minutes, addressed sidewalk grades and property issues, considered tax abatement requests, liquor license petitions, and sidewalk work orders, and received the city treasurer’s monthly financial report through August 14 1908.

Schmidt Eppel Holmes Nietzel Hahn Grossklaus Leu Hess van Zyl Ald Ald. Holmes Tom Cherry East Sixth Street Ald. Leu Peter Wingerter Cedar Street Ald. Hess David Vanatta Nathan Ball Kempter S. D Ald. Nietzel Ald. Hahn Robert J. Welch Otto C. Seidlitz Wm. R. Hughes Jesse M Jos. Weis Washington Street Ald. Eppel Chas. Whitmore Orange Street Muscatine Towa Boards of Library and Water Works Trustees W. W. Richards

Muscatine City Finances And Monthly Reports Aug 1908

City notes a detailed financial standing with balances across funds including General, Fire, Road Districts and Special Funds. Monthly reports cover Street Department, Cemetery, Weighmaster, Police Judge, Park Police, City Engineer, City Marshal and city recorder, detailing collections, expenditures, burials, arrests and payrolls for July 15 to Aug 20, 1908.

Muscatine City Recorder Monthly Report August 1908

City of Muscatine Iowa presents monthly financials for period ending August 15 1908. Cash receipts include cemetery lot sales 99.50 general fund licenses and dog tax totals 16.75. Bond and coupon activity lists multiple district coupons and bonds totaling 1 097.40. Mayor's license renewals and new licenses recorded with amounts for popcorn stands, clairvoyant, and entertainment shows. Sewer project final estimates and certificate of completion approved and filed. Petitions to sell intoxicating liquors referred for committee action.

Muscatine City of Iowa Trobe John Hai- Sure City Recorder C.A. Craddock J. A. Barnard SAE Son Mat Houdek Geo. Douglas Charles Dunham Z. T. Samuels R. McElhaney Emerson Floating Palace Albert Sherwood Barney Schmidt Ald. Holmes Ald Hahn Ald. Hess City of Muscatine August Korneman Bs & Okees Peru OOO Aeken James J. Ryan Ald Leu Hess State of Iowa Muscatine County Ss. I Ajid. Holmes Ald. Grossklans Sexton Iowa Telephone Co Bokenkamp Ben ER Mira Hershey Lum. Co Muscatine City Water Works J. bin Hpatroingioe Mus. Lumber & Box Co Niver Tron Works Co Mira Hershey Lumber Co SsOua

City Finance Committee Reports Bonds and Exemptions Approved

The Muscatine city finance committee approves payment warrants for improvement bonds and coupons after review. City Attorney supports exemptions for Snavely and Knapp under soldiers and widows law. Additional sidewalk and street-corner repairs are ordered, with multiple property owners notified to build or fix walks and crossings and the street engineer directed to prepare sewer schedules.

Ald. Eppel City Finance Committee City Recorder Finance Committee Ald Holmes Eppel Nietzel Hahn Grossklaus Leo Hess Snavely Connor Sisters Hopkinson L. J. Horan Ald. Holmes Ald. Hahn Ald. Nietzel Smalley Eppel-Schlosser Co Reynolds G. M. Titus Mapie Avenue Mulberry Orange Street Oak Culver Streets Ald. Hess Cypress Street Eighth Street E. Baker Maple Avenue Mulberry Avenue John Umland Warfield Addition Orange Oak Streets Len John Barger Sam Lantz Park Avenue Eighth Ninth Streets M. E. Church of South Muscatine Oregon Street Earl Avenue Oreton Street Muscatine North Emily Nichols

City Finance Committee Report from August 1908

City Recorder's Office notes the regular monthly meeting of the city finance committee on August 18, 1908. Aldermen Eppel Holmes and Grossklaus present, Alderman Hahn absent. Ald Eppel presided as bills were examined found correct and recommended for payment from the funds.

City Treasury ISOS Ald. Eppel Ald. Holmes Mareng Sd Acense Renmei Turn Kahotg Ae Gas & Elec. Light Fund Premio Sdn One Vu Ee Ee Wwater Sinking Fund CUI Aty Foors I'S ORG Cee. Oe Ss Ee Road Dist. No Boas Sswlews Weaned Dist Se Vk Vie Vie Moomal Oo Sues Sk SS Ald Holmes City Recorder Ald Eppel Aves Holmes Nietzel Hahn Grossklaus Leo Hess Ald. van Zyl H. S. Howe Gustav Weis Park Police Koenig City Finance Committee F. J. Eppel City Recorder's Office Holmes and Grossklaus Ald. Hahn

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