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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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