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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
17
Muscatine marks a turning point with the new city hall, hailed as a monument to progress and community pride. The long campaign, bond votes, and site debates culminated in a historic project amid years of opposition and public scrutiny.
The Muscatine city hall project survived a 1914 legal challenge culminating in a district court decision that voided the city hall tax and bond election. Mayor Kern secured a second election and the bond issue passed. James Setdan won the $47,999 bid for construction, raising total project cost to $73,400 with $5,000 for concrete piling. Concrete piles extend 25 feet, with 228 piles driving into rock-like ground to support the foundation.
The new municipal building at the southeast corner of Third and Sycamore advances under contractor Selden with Muscatine firms supplying most major components. Local labor is emphasized, with architects Mills and Zeicher guiding the project and sub contractors from nearby firms handling piling, brick, stone, plumbing, heating, electrical work, and millwork.
Muscatine records a near million dollar year in building, industrial, and public works. Notable advances include a new City Hall, a modern Totel Muscatine facility, a No. 13 drainage pumping plant, and expansions by Barry Manufacturing, Northern Gravel, and Zoldier Concrete. Streetcar rail upgrades, heavy steel work on Mulberry and Front streets, and a major lighting and gas plant overhaul add to a broad wave of development driven by public utilities and private investment. Building permits list numerous residential and commercial projects across the city, signaling a robust construction season and growing urban modernization.
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