Recommendation on 5th and Cedar parking property
Muscatine city council approved a $12 000 reconstruction of the West 3rd Street metered lot, adding 5 to 6 spaces by moving walls and resurfacing. A separate proposal to convert East Sixth and Cedar Streets into a metered lot was received. assessments include meter funding and longer hours.
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Muscatine
Cedar
West 3Rd St
Harold Blake
Gordon Jaeger
East Sth
Cedar Sts
3Rd St
Barnum
Central Business District
Jaeger
Fifth and
Cedar St
E. 5Th St
Fulham Ave
Mulberry Ave
City considers off street metered parking near East and Cedar
Muscatine city administrator Gordon Jaeger recommended converting the corner of East Street and Cedar Streets into an off street metered lot. The site includes three city owned houses and was once slated for a fire station. The current lot houses several parked cars daily on a first come, first served basis. Journal photo by Gil Dietz.
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Gordon Jaeger
Muscatine City
East Stn
Cedar Sts
Journal
Gil Dietz
Muscatine council acts on railroads and weeds
At a semi monthly Muscatine city council session the board addressed railroad noise curfew ideas and weed cutting along Mississippi Drive. They also discussed sewer plans for Van Buren and McClellan streets, street work, a clinic permit, and the city golf course contract while approving permits and seal coating across streets.
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Muscatine
Arthur Howe
Duane Keough
Mississippi Dr
Grandview Ave
Sunrise View
Park Lane
Ames Applicator Service
Evelyn Schaul
Harold Vischer
van Buren and
McClellan St
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
van Buren
McClellan
Stanley Consultants
Larry Danielson
Harry Busch
Brook St
John H. Spencer
Cedar St
Parham St
A.E. Stanley
Middle Road
Bidwell Addition
City Council Amends Budget At Public Meeting
The city council amended the current budget Thursday night with no added taxpayer cost. Increases are funded by higher receipts and cash balances, including street fund from 263300 to 359831 and municipal enterprise from 135035 to 228048, recreation fund from 229850 to 237985, street construction from 221000 to 230000, and sewer rental from 354158 to 81488972, which includes 510000 from HUD.
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HUD
Monsanto safety award marks third recognition for Muscatine plant
The Monsanto board of directors safety award was presented to Muscatine plant employees at a ceremony led by Plant Manager Charles H Thurman. The plant logged 1,184,680 safe man hours since startup in 1961 through May 8 1969, earning its third board award indicated by two stars on the pennant. Meanwhile two-car crash on Lucas Street near Cook left Frank William Ryder injured. he faced bonds on charges of striking a parked car and OMVI with a midnight incident reported at 11:57 p.m. Ryder, treated at Muscatine General Hospital, posted $525 total bonds.
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Monsanto Board of Director
Charles H. Thurman
Lucas St
Frank William Ryder
Westwood Lane
OMVI
Cecil
Darlene Houseman
Lucas St. Ryder
Muscatine General Hospital
Lucas
Cook St
Ryder Auto
Houseman
Thur Man
Thurman
Charles H. Sommer
Monsanto
Muscatine MCC awards 1384 from work study program
The Muscatine campus of Eastern Iowa Community College is listed among 47 institutions receiving supplemental education awards. The Clinton campus received 1227, with total approvals for all schools at 164763. In Fort Dodge a 45 year old man drowned after entering the Des Moines River to retrieve a raft below a dam.
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Muscatine
Eastern Iowa Community College
Office of Education
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Clinton
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Richard Edmundson
Stop sign okayed and Leroy parking under discussion
At Thursday's city council meeting one traffic item passed. A stop sign for westbound traffic on Harrison Street at Grand Avenue was designated. Stop signs were denied at Linco Harrison and 4th Brook. Clay Isett stop sign change denied. Leroy Street parking study to continue. Police chief recommends removing parking on south side of sharp 700 block. City engineer favors total ban with six months to a year delay. More discussion planned at June 19 meeting.
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Harrison St
Grand Ave
Linco
Harrison
4Th and
Brook Sts
Clay St
Isett Ave
Leroy St
Glen Axel
Warren Barnum
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DIAL
Corner Inn
Letts, Iowa
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Toby and
Susie
Toby Tolliver
Fairgrounds
Wapello
Iowa
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Vacation Bible
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Delhi
Friendly Family
Lake
Highway 382
MR. Scrub
Grosjean‘s Home Oil Inc
Mulberry Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa
Texaco
Grosjean
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Pir
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Aoa Roarke
Aocecrn Lane
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