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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1911
Page
6
A local notice counters claims about Veenstra’s education saying he graduated from Pella High School in 1900 and has since built a solid business record. The statement asserts he is capable and will perform the duties of city assessor faithfully if elected next Monday.
Rev Martin pastor of Albia Methodist Church and six board members visited churches Monday to study plans for a new church. They favor the Second Reform Church design and conferred with contractor K Verhey. Also notes on Charley Pas meeting his grandson, contractor J Bortanlinger’s visit, and local residents John Schippers family planning Minnesota move. The automobile surgeons are busy repairing the crippled and disabled.
City council met at City Hall with all members present. Petition to lay a cement sidewalk on west side of block 670a East Second street granted. Tax refund on $1,000 trust for Peter Vander Ley tabled. Sewer petition on North Main and additions delayed due to high costs. Finance Committee to secure $10,000 insurance for power plant. right of way contract to A Huyser. Water main tapping ordinance introduced. Licenses granted for plumber and drain tile layer. Council adjourned to Wednesday. Adjourned session to review sewer level objections with seven petitions and twelve others. levy corrections ordered for several property owners.
Mrs Elizabeth Thomansen died at her West Liberty Street home Sunday afternoon from tuberculosis at age 78 years four months. Funeral services were held from the home on Tuesday afternoon at 1:90 o'clock.
Pioneer resident B Kernbergen died Saturday March 18 at age 72 years 6 months after an asthma attack. Funeral conducted by Rev Vanden Berg of the Second Christian Reformed Church Tuesday afternoon at 1:20. Deceased leaves a wife four children and many friends. Remains laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery.
Fragmentary OCR notes dated Friday March 17th mention a care event involving a person and local home care context. Readable names are not clear, but the fragment indicates a bi home care entry tied to a local facility. Further details are unreadable in the provided text.
Rev W J Duiker of Leighton will preach at the First Reformed Church next Sunday evening. The service will be in English. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend this service.
The Male Choral Club will present a concert at 8 00 P M in the auditorium on Friday March 24 Admission is 25 cents each ticket holders may expect a program of choral selections by the group and related performances during the evening
The owner asks the borrower of a new wheelbarrow to call at the Chronicle office to collect the side boards that belong with it. Without the wheelbarrow the boards are useless, so the owner hopes the person will retrieve them.
City council ordinance governs water service application through the city clerk and inspection by the water and sewer superintendent. It details meter installation at owner expense, tapping fees, pipe materials, tap sizes by main, prohibitions on credit, and testing allowances with specific pipe weights and diameters.
The city of Pella Iowa enacts a comprehensive water ordinance covering pipe standards depth and materials meter placement testing and readings monthly billing minimums discounts and penalties It details galvanized pipes service depths curbside valves meter testing annual cleaning and the process for approvals and penalties including fines up to 100 and potential shutoffs Adopted March 21 1911 by Mayor N J Gesman with City Clerk A C Kuyrsr note and publication in the Pella Chronicle
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