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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1909

Page

7

City Council awards lighting contract bid to Franklin Benjamin

The council reviews bids for street lighting for a 25 year franchise and sets terms including 75 per lamp year for 480 watt direct current units, operation within 90 days, liquidated damages of 2000, meter-based wattage checks, and city council control over pole placement and lamp locations in the business district. The plan includes power rates of 0.10 per E W hour for illumination and 0.07 for power. Citizens’ Railway and Light Co. proposal opened.

Franklin Benjamin E. W K. W

Muscatine bids for five year street lighting contract

Citizens' Railway & Light Co proposes to install electric lights in Muscatine for five years with rates for 50 and 30 plus street lamps at 480 and 320 watt loads. Bid includes $2,000 bond, certified check, and option to perform if awarded. City moves to award to Franklin Benjamin as lowest responsible bidder and to draft ordinance.

Muscatine Iowa Citizens’ Railway & Light Co E. M. Walker Ald. Hess Franklin Benjamin Ald Hartwig Hess Holmes Bersch Nietzel Robbins Leu Hahn

Resolution for combined storm water and sanitary sewer in Sub-sewerage District No. 3

City Council adopts a resolution to construct a multi‑segment sewer system on Washington Halstead Park Avenue Sheridan Magnolia Canon and related streets in Sub‑sewerage District No. 3 Main Sewerage District No. 3 with 700 feet of 12 inch storm water lines 25 basins and 35 manholes. It sets construction windows dates bids bonds and funding limits and directs advertisement for proposals with a 500 dollar bid bond.

Ald. Robbins City Recorder Ald. Hartwig Ald. Holmes Thos. Brown Indiana Street Dewey Avenue Benham Avenue Anna Knouse Baker Avenue Kansas Street Nebraska Street Wisconsin Street Ald. Nietzel Frank Ashcraft Schley Avenue Demorest Avenue Hampe Ald. Nietze Oregon Street Citizens’ By. & Lt. Co Sampson Street Ald. Hess Washington Street Mad Creek Township 77 Halstead Street Park Avenue Sheridan Street Magnolia Street Canon Avenue Sherman Street Grant Street Fairview Avenue Park Avenue East Last Point Office The City of Muscatine City of Musca Tine Iowa Muscatine Hess Holmes Bersch Nietzel Hahn Leo Robbins Ald Eighth Street Climer Street Whicher Street Wm. Rueckert Wm. Lindow New Hampshire Street Busch and Mill Streets Herget Angle and Gilbert Streets Bridgman Street Fletcher Avenue J. W. Hyink Geo. Wetman Ald. Hahn H. W. Huttig Ald. Leu Koehler Mr. Koehler Conrad Koehler Len Hartwig Flint Sycamore Street Dale Street Poplar Street Lombard Street Green Street Hershey Avenue Lucas Street Orange Street Third Fourth Streets Tenth Street Cypress Smalley Avenue Lizzie Wier Second Street Cypress Street Spring Street Sixth Street W. J. Nyenhuis Nebraska Henry Seventh Street Mulberry Avenue Township 76 Ith P. M Ash Street Third Street Broadway

New Bills and Council Actions Move Forward

The meeting covered bids for Mira Hershey Lbr Ca and David Vanatta with $350.00 for Ald. Hahn's motion to issue warrants. The council, chaired by Mayor Grossklaus, convened as committee of the whole to discuss river switch extensions, gates at Huttig, and several street and grading matters. A memorial day donation of $50 to Shelby Norman Post passed unanimously, and the session adjourned to June 1, 1909 after approving committee actions and inviting demonstration of a railway block system.

Mira Hershey David Vanatta Ald Hahn Ald. Holmes Ald. Nietzel Mayor Grossklaus Ald. Hess Shelby Norman Post Bersch Leo Walker Ald. Leu Holmes Hess Robbins Ald. Hahn Huttig Leu Torney Empire Button Co 11Th Street Iowa Avenue Roscoe Avenue van Wagner Grossklaus Bartlett Street Messrs. Starck and Howard

Regular Session of City Board of Health May 1909 Muscatine

City Board of Health in regular session with Mayor Grossklaus presiding reviews Dr Fulham's monthly tuberculosis report for April 1909. Lists diphtheria cases quarantined March 14 to April 17 across multiple addresses including Sisters Convent and St Matthias. Notes no active contagious cases at present and records births and mortuary data.

City Board of Health Grossklaus J. D. Fulham Board of Health City of Muscatine IoWa F. H. Springborn Main St Lath Jones Orange Street Hugh Jameson Sycamore St Wm. Moylan Bartlett Street Sisters’ Convent St. Matthias

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