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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1914

Page

10

City Council Proceedings June 18 1914 in Muscatine

The City Council met in regular session with Mayor Kern presiding. Minutes were approved and several street, sidewalk, and sewer matters referred to committees. Proposals included wage scales for teamsters and laborers, street grading and paving, sidewalk repairs, and bids for cemetery grading with a June 30 deadline. Park rules and Weed Park use fees were approved.

P.m Alay Kern Alds Taylor Bowen Heerd Sullivan Zeidler Lemkau Miller Ald Watson Secord Ald Zeidier Lemkan Lucas Street Fletcher Avenue Hous Sycamore Street Brook Street Ed Rabbit Heard Ella Richter Elm Street Zeldier Eleventh Street Town Avenue Oregon Street Kemble J. P. Boland Orlanall Town Front Street Phillip Kopp If. Young Ald. Lemkau Ald. Miller Orange Street Woodlawn Avenue Second Street Mad Creek Pourth Street Park Avenuus Laa Munn Begg

City Recorden's Monthly Re-sort

Muscatine Iowa June 14 2014 to the Honorable Mayor and the Members of the City Council report of transactions of my office since May report: Cemetery funds sales and lots total 863.94 general sewer fund 20.53 etc. Recorder Caple report includes park rules and bids for cemetery houses and armory tax exemption debate. Council adopted rules with park committee referral and bids adver tisement for Marten and Sexton houses. Mayors monthly report follows.

Muscatine Iowa General Fund Frank Boke Wm. Goetaman H. B. Caple E. M. Duncan Weed Park Club Faulhaber General Sewer Fund Caple Sullivan Zeidler Chief of Police J. B. Miller H. Lemkau Chas Zaidler Park Committee Ald. Miller Council Ald Heerd Bowen Miller Grant Dalton Ala Taylor Ald. Heerd Lemkat Recorder Marten Sexton Zeldler Lemkau Aids The City of Towa Zabee City ‘Recorder's Tune J. m City Finance Committee Ald. Watson Alds Lemkay Lou Sehmidt Otto Schauland Fred Klein John Nocklas Wes Gottlolb Stoffler Chas. Oppel Wil Homeyer McColm D. G. Co Hawkeye Pts McQuesten Hdw Journal Pte. Co Dethof E. L. Muscatine Lighting Co Cleveland Vapor Light Co McQuesten Hdw. Co. i Levi Barnard Muscatine Lighting Co J. J. Brown W.p. Maurath Fred Bilkey Towa Telephone Co Wey Ove Iowa Telephone Co Magnus Laundry McQuesten Mdn. Co H.R. Bierman Wm. Bokankamp Bond Bros. Si Eee Dayton Rubber Co Balance Adams Express Co Standard of Balance Roach & Musser Hose Co Geo, Maurer Excelsior Hose Co John Hoffman Joe Laboda Joe Benedict D. Goldsberry Frank Walters Fea & Adams Bowser & Bloomer S. C&a Vienna Pearl Button Co Alderman Hawkeye Pearl Button Co City Phignes G. Halbfass Chas, Spaethe Mautay Po Vom Hoffman W.s Wes 12.25 W. CG. Harman Joe Lavoda Ewe Vee H. Willams G- Block Co Ray Bloom Natty Rickard C.J. Opelt Allen John Coster Tohn Smith Ee Harold Schmidt Joseph Havercamin N. Vannattay City Hall Wilson Shoe Dether Haw. Co Fuller & Hiller John Krieg Frank Eldred B. Johnson Ethel Salisbury If. E. Davidson S. D Record Printing Co Max F Lieflander Lowing Considera Dethoff Ottie Snyder Hanley Puller & Son Magnus-Laundry Ed Metzger EeJohnson Chas W. Bridgeman A. Clapper of‘Ashton, & Son Fice G. ‘Krueger R. Bierman Miller Co J. Watson R-Hertz B.m.duncan Sulivan Memberal Fuller Hiller W Co

Mayor's Monthly License Report from Muscatine 1914

City records show licenses issued since the last report for Wm Wallace North Western Yeast Co Johnson Ollis Simmonson Harry Niedemeier and others totaling several dollars. Also included are building sewer and property permits, burial counts, weigh master receipts, street and board of health notes, and a finance committee warrant schedule covering numerous district expenditures and payments.

Muscatine Iowa Wm. Wallace North Western Yeast Co Su Firoiden O. S oJhnson Roy Ollis Simmonson BOM Harry Niedemeier Orwiltz

City Collector's May 1914 Balance and Fund Reports

The May 1914 reports show balances and receipts for city funds including Cemetery Trust, General, Gas and Electric, Library, Road Districts, Paving Districts, Water sinking, Sewer, Improvement and trust accounts. R. E. Johnson signed as City Collector with totals and overdrawn entries, and the council accepted the report.

bPire Eee General Fund S Bridge Fund Os Agg SD Uc Ste Ces Torr R. B. Johnson R. E. Johnson Ald Heerd Fle Bowen Recorder

Muscatine City Treasury Report June 1914 Approval Moves

City Treasurer Henry F Bodman submits May 15 to June 15 1914 financials with receipts 181125.27 expenditures 75568.89 balance 55556.38. Board and road funds show overdrawn items and several street and sewer adjustments proposed by Aldermen including bridge cost estimates sidewalk orders and park purchases. Council actions approve filing report and discuss engineering plans and ordinance refinements.

Muscatine City of Iowa Henry F. Bodman City Treasury Sullivan Zeidler Bowen Mad Creek East Second Taylor Heerd Lemkay Miller Nays Seventh and Chestnut Streets Chestnut Street Park Avenue Cannon Street T. B. Holcomb I Nebraska Street Baker Avenue Lemkau Cemetery Committee Weed Park Spark Zeid- Lijer City Ald Sultivan Locust i Fifth Sixth Busch Street

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