City Council Proceedings June 7 1955 Pella Iowa
City Council met in regular session June 7 1955 with all members present. Minutes from May 17 were read. petitions approved for curb cut, water softener refund, no parking signs on West Second Street, and building addition at Lot 7 Block 25. May financials show cash on hand and disbursements. electric report noted 1,308,400 kwh produced and coal use. Numerous bills approved across funds. Madison Street and Orchard Drive street opening petition approved. June 16 special session discussed interconnection with Iowa Power and Light Co and radiant heat rate. June 21 minutes approved and bids for water main extension reviewed. Multiple development and insurance items approved including building permits, driveways, sewer improvements, and bid award to American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Une
West Second Street
Franklin Street
Ed J. van Gorp
James Wisse
Fowler Tel, Co
Pella Chronicle
Western Auto Star
Atf.n. de Wit
Regis
Koch Bros
Dick Ver Heul
Ker
M. Schakel
van Dusseldorp
PE Cas
Marion van Houweling
Carroll Zickel
Cornelius Henry Keuning
Herman Zwank
D-X Station
Deep Rock Station
Fed
Bank of Chicago
Ernest van Haaften
Schiebout Tire
Star Oil Co
White Way Auto Co
Matt Parrott & Sons
White Way Auto C
Sanitation Fund
Wm. Messemaker
Labor
Wm. van Dusseldorp
Fed. Res. Bank of Chicago
Ins. Agen
J. E. Vanderzyl
Arie Monster
Kersbergen and Co
Vandermeulen, Hoeksema
Ulrich Motor Co
Waechter Lbr. Co
White Auto Co
Towa Mach
Sup. Co
Michsel Soda’ and’ Co
Warren Schreiner
Paardekooper
Mie
Madison Street
Orchard Drive
North Annex
Pella
Iowa
Martin A. de Jong
Kenneth R. Brown
Iowa Poweright Co
Iowa Power and Light Co
Wisse
Towa
Heeren
Protem
Veenstra
Gorp
Caldwell
van Roekel
City of
Pelia
Walter Vander Zyl
Sunset View
Broadway
Marvin ‘H. Tysseling
Reuben Schakel
John J. van Gorp
Schreiner
American Cast Iron Pipe Co
James B. Clow and Sons
Globe Machinery and Supply Co
Town Machinery and Supply Co
Applications for Cigarette and Beer Permits Approved
Permits to sell cigarettes were presented by B F Vander Linden Elmer Hart graves Bert Ver Dught V R Ralph De Cook Henry Vande Voort R F Blecha Albert Bey er G H Ballenger Glenn A Koopman Robert W Lane Calvin L Joosten Farmers Union Co op Exch E A Carpenter Leonard M Van Arkel Farmers Co operative Exch Clair D Brown Esther Verrips Franklin A Verrips William Rouw Donald and Pauline Kamerick Agnes E Weyers and John Nicuwsma. Approved. Beer permits were presented by Glenn A Koopman G H Ballenger and Elmer Hartgraves. Approved.
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B. F. Vander Linden
Elmer Hartgraves
Bert Ver Dught
V&r
Ralph de Cook
Henry Vande Voort
R. F. Blecha
Albert Beyer
G. H. Ballenger
Glenn A. Koopman
Robert W. Lane
Calvin L. Joosten
Farmers’ Union Co-op Exch
E. A. Carpenter
Leonard M
van’ Arkel
Farmers’ Co-operative Exch
Clair D. Brown
Esther Verrips
Franklin A. Verrips
William Rouw
Donald and
Pauline Kamerick
Agnes E. Weyers
John Nicuwsma
Hawarden Residents Probe AWOL Great Dane Mystery
Hawarden residents say a large Great Dane has vanished from a local home and may be roaming the area. Neighbors report seeing a similar dog matching the description near parks and streets, prompting calls to animal control for a safe recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawarden
Mountain lion rumored after dog goes missing near Johnsons
A large mountain lion believed to be the missing dog of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ner Johnson has circulated in the area during a week or two of absence. The animal, about 36 inches at the shoulders, may have been stolen from the Johnsons’ home and later escaped back to the wild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayner Johnson
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Extermination Service
Cushman-Wilson Oil Co
Fuel Oil and Gas
Westinghouse Elec
M. Messemaker
Gambles Store
Trust and Agency Fund
Schiebout Tire Shop
Ouernar's
Vos Farm Equip
Capital Sanitary
McKesson and Robb
van Niewaal Blbg
Aardekooper
Petty Cash
Water Department Fund
Electric Dept
Arie
M. Sc
Fowler Tel. Co
Frederick’s Sinclair
Van's Motor Service
Vogelaar’s
Hdw
Waechter Lumber
Rep
Burroughs Corp
Cushman-Wilson’ Oil Co
Globe Mach
Towa Ma Co
Towa Valve Co
Leshner Corp
Neptune Meter Co
Water Dept
U. S. Post Office
Messemaker
Bank of “Chicago
Deep Rock
Gas Fowler
van Gorp Welding
Ananniey Muypery
Kuyper Builders Mat. Co
Vandermeulen
Hoeksema Co
Schiebout ‘Tire Shop
Steenhoek Auto
Western Auto Store
American Public Power ‘Assn
Brown Engr. Co
Cave
Copes Vulcan
Dearborn Chemical Co
Dept. of Agr
Detroit Stoker Co
Diamond
Elec. Eng
Equip. Co
Elec. Sup. Co
General Elec. Co
Su Co
Kacen
Siamaca Univ
Standard Co
Westinghouse
Elec
Wheeler Reflector Co
Klein
State Highway Commission
Vander Hart Transfer Co
Beard Coal Co
Ver
Dught Ins
Ins
Watta
Ditcher Service
Herman R. Harris
Mahaska County
Garfield Township
Oskaloosa
Prine
District Court of Iowa
Charles H. Scholz
Mahaska Theatre
Dan Prine
Orchard
van den Berg
Don J. van Gorp
Bankers Life Insurance
Kraylets
Kroylen
Wademark
Kraft Foods Company
Farmers Coop Exchange
Pella Construction Co
Detective Sergeant
Archibald
Westinghouse Laundromat
cLee
Cormhouxy
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