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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
6
Muscatine Iowa council adjourned session discusses sidewalk and sewer orders. Realing protests vacating Front street warehouse, resolutions compel temporary plank and permanent sidewalks, Papoose Creek sewer extension with deadlines, and railroad franchise actions. Fire committee bills approved. several ordinances referred and passed in sequence.
Alderman Bersch presented a resolution ordering the Muscatine North and South Railway Company to construct extend and continue the Papoose Creek Sewer as provided in the February 21 1893 ordinance. The motion to adopt as read was seconded and carried with four ayes and no nays.
City of Muscatine Iowa files for extra ground to expand cemetery use. Officials cite cemetery needs and access to adjacent parcels for future burial space and maintenance.
The city council adopts elevations for Park avenue from Smalley avenue to Front street and repeals conflicting ordinances. It also passes the Fire Limits ordinance for the Water District and adopts Lucas street grade fixes from Green to Houser streets, with readings completed and votes taken unanimously. The action establishes district boundaries and tax provisions for water works.
An ordinance sets Lucas street elevations from Green Street to Houser Street in Muscatine Iowa. It lists specific elevations at multiple measured points along the street and requires all intersecting streets grades to conform to this grade plan. The ordinance repeals conflicting prior ordinances.
The council discusses the 1909 bond fund levy. A balance of about $12 000 exists. The fall tax installment will cover the 1910 debt due April 1. An eight mill levy, plus surplus, would cover two payments next year and avoid further bond fund rises. The measure passes with no opposition.
The Muscatine City Council adopts the 1909 tax levy plan detailing bond fund eight mills, grading two and one half, sewer three, fire two, improvements two, general five and street lighting four, plus special taxes for water works debt interest and sinking fund, free library maintenance, and road district levies. The city recorder is instructed to implement the resolution.
City council approves assessor’s 1909 tax levy with Muscatine county before September. Alderman Nietzel moves fire department curtains and lights for hose house with 2500 dollars insurance. Reports on Spruce street grade, Broad Way trees, dust at Huttig factory, railing removal, sewer openings, and gas connections for the new hose house. Meeting adjourns to August 26, 1999.
City council met in adjourned session with Mayor Grossklaus presiding. A resident urged drainage improvement on Stone street by draining Long park through trenching or sewer tiles to stop storm water flooding property. The issue was referred to the street and alley committee for investigation and report.
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