City Council Proceedings in Muscatine September 1908
The Muscatine Iowa city council held its regular September meeting with Mayor Schmidt presiding. A roll call listed aldermen Eppel Holmes Van Zyl Nietzel Hahn Grossklaus Leo Hess. no absentees. The minutes from pages 2337 to 2370 were approved unanimously. Petitions included Ezra Goodrich tax exemption referral and Mrs Gettert rain damage claim to be investigated. Muscatine Lumber & Box Co sought to move a shed. permission granted with a ten day move window and agreement to be drawn. The city treasurer’s monthly report for August 15 to September 15, 1908, was received and filed, detailing receipts and expenditures by fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt
Eppel
Holmes
van Zyl
Nietzel
Hahn
Grossklaus
Leo
Hess
Ald
Ezra Goodrich
Ald. Nietzel
Gettert
Hershey Avenue
Ald. Holmes
Ald. Hess
Muscatine Lumber & Box Co
East Fourth Street
Cypress Street
Ald. Eppel
Muscatine
Iowa
Boards of Library and Water Works Trustees
W. W. Richards
City Recorder
Sisi
M. O. Nedig
Cara
R. K. Smith
Ald. Grossklaus
Leu
A. Korneman
Third
Fourth
Cypress
Brook Streets
Kendig
City Treasury Balances and August 1908 Reports
Summary of city finances shows balances across funds including General Fund 39,994.03 and various special funds with overdrawn districts. Monthly reports cover collector’s collections, street department payroll, sexton burials, weighmaster activity, marshal arrests and miscellaneous city receipts.
Monthly Financial Report of City Recorder 1908
The report covers the month ending September 15 1908 with cash receipts from Cemetery Fund sales to multiple individuals totaling 15.00 2.00 1.59 and 50.00 for perpetual care plus 4.50 and 12.50 and 103.25 in General Fund receipts. Bonds returned amount to 503.68 with interest. City Engineer reports collections for the month ending September 17 1908 totaling 18.46 8.00 26.00 4.00 and 8.00 among others. license report read and approved with 106.10 in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bae
Ohn
Jan i Ycks Kolvan
General Fund
S. D
Imp
City Treasury
Gas & el. Lt
Lsetisiec Putontiaes
Gas & el
R. Keating
Geo. Weiman, Sr
Thos. Flood
Canarr
Canarr- Gunzenhauser
S'Sa
Albert Kiesewetter
Lewis A. Law
Cemetery Trust Fund
Miss Hattie Rice
J. W. Rice
First Riverview Addition
Sre Ge Pe
Gustav Weis
City Recorder
Mayor's License Report from Muscatine Iowa 1908
City records show August to September license collections totaling 95.35 with new licenses for Penrose Gladstein Pelton Herman and Chamberlain firms and renewals for Craddock Dunham Houdek Barnard Dunham Sherwood. Also listed are various appropriations and payrolls including street and sewer funds and notes on bonds and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Penrose
B. Gladstein
S. Pelton
Oriental
Frank Herman
Polateae
Chamberlain
Kindt ‘& c
C. A. Craddock
Chas. Dunham
Mat Houdek
J. A. Barnard
Albert Sherwood
City Attorney Reports on Bonds and Street Works
City Attorney Horan reviewed the bond of the city marshal and urged its approval. Aldermen vote to approve. He also notified the C M St P R Co about culvert work on Benham avenue and discussed cinders from the oatmeal mill with Mr Reuling, who pledged ample cinders under prior agreement. He drafted a Muscatine harbor resolution per Dawson letter, and examined the Sauer injunction, finding city liability limited to street grading. He prepared a right of way deed for drainage over W D Smalley property, to be recorded. He reviewed Opelt barn and cistern rights, noting grantors may keep until repair. The committee recommends warrants for bond payments. reports approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horan
Same
Ald. van Zyl
Ald. Holmes
Benham Avenue
Reuling
Recorder
Major Riche
Rock Island
Sauer
Wallace
W. D. Smalley
Muscatine
Musserville
Ald. Nietzel
West Eighth Street
Ald. Eppel
City Finance Committee Report Summary
Finance committee examines city spending, revenue sources, and budget gaps. It outlines proposed adjustments, potential savings, and impacts on services. Recommendations target fiscal balance, debt management, and near term capital projects for the upcoming year.
City Finance Committee Report Reveals Bills Approved
City Recorder's Office notes the finance committee met in regular session on Sept 15 with Aldermen Eppel Holmes Hahn and Grossklaus present. Ald Eppel presided as the committee examined bills found correct and recommended they be allowed and paid from funds and appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recorder's Office
City Finance Committee
Eppel
Holmes
Hahn
Grossklaus
Ald
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Blanace
General Sewer Fund
Fire Fund
Swees
General ‘Fund
Board of Health Ae
Police Dept
Oben & Tarbiod
Cestare
Prem Balinese
DUM Ae Ee
Trustees’ Fund
I Lin
Sry
Ihcala
City Cemetery Fund
SCM
George Fuller
Sexton
John Bloom
Ald. Hahn
City of Muscatine
Larceny
Casas
Nrodorraga
Bummery
W. J. Vannatta
CPROP
Otto Seidlitz
Seesves
Thos. Cullen
Monthly Financial Report OF
Park Ave
Owen Vance
A. TeStrake
A. Giesenhaus
Tan Basin
Citizens, Ry
Lt. Co
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Red Men Lodge
C. A. Giesenhaus
James J. Ryan
City of
Towa
Barney Schmidt
Iowa Telephone Co
Alatiane
G. A. Chaudoin el
Cjlay
Somteen FU Cos
Muscatine Herald
SRM
League of Iowa Municipalae Owns
J. A
City Sexton
Chas
Robbman
Mira Hershey Lumber
J. A. Bartemeier
Muscatine Lbr. & Box Co
Gas & Fl
Cleveland Vapor Light Co
Neo
William Lamar
Thomas Powers
R. W. Durkee
Approyrecu
F. J. Eppel
Finance Committee
Ald. Leu
Neyens
Ninth
Cypress Streets
Seventh Street
Spring
Poplar
Hiller
Oak
Orange
Carter
School House
Gus. Begey
Orange Street
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Nays
Van
Henry Hessler
Spring Street
Paul Grossklaus
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Fifth Streets
Kemptner
Fifth Street
Spring Streets
Mr. Hoffman
Ald. Leo
Commissioner Place
Park Avenue
Wilson Grocery
Sheridan Street
Eleventh Street
Queen Victoria Seay
Stewart Road
Miles Avenue
Mrs. Knight
Kansas Street
Schley Avenue
H. M. Dean
Baker Avenue
Kansas
Nebraska Streets
Fletcher
Lucas
Kindler and
Lucas Streets
Newell Avenue
Lucas Street
Aug
Korneman
Culver
Hanover Street
Will Appel
J. Williams
Plessy’s
Main Street
Mill Street
Grandview Avenue
Linn Street
Eighth and
Ninth Streets
Sycamore Street
John Hanley
van Zyles
H. Schmidt & Son Co
Busch Street
C. H. Reesink
Reesink
Rock Island's
Rock Island Club
Exposition Grounds
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
John Lind
Minnesota
M. J. McEntry
Congress
Wm. J. Bryan
United States
Moline
Tri-City
Diawanencet Phe
SveavenouTcea
James S. Sherman
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Charles S. Deneen
James McKinney
Woodmen
Taft
Bryan
Co. W. Parker
Old Plantation
Ball Park
Wellington
Cor
Wabash Ave
Jackson Blvd
E. P. Day
East Second Street
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