Notice of Award Dolton Special Assessment No 33
The Board of Local Improvements in Dolton Illinois awarded a contract September 8 1927 to A C Wesse for Portland cement sidewalks on Jackson Street and others. The project covers 55398 square feet at 30 cents per square foot totaling 10619.40 dollars. Secretary William S Gentry signs. September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Board of Local Improvements
Cook County
Illinois
A. D
Jackson Street
A. C. Wesse
William S. Gentry
Dalton
Final Assessment Notice Dolton Special Assessment
The Dolton Board of Local Improvements filed in Cook County Court a certificate showing cost, reserved interest, and substantial conformity to the ordinance. A hearing to verify these facts is set for October 1, 1927 at 10 a.m. Objections and defenses may be filed or presented beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Board of Local Improvements
Cook County
Illinois
Dolton Water Main Assessment Project Details
The Dolton village special assessment number 36 outlines a Main Street water main system and connected streets. It specifies a 4308 linear feet six inch cast iron main at 2.20 per foot plus six inch gate valves hydrants abandonment services and lead services with a total estimated cost of 14 407.10.
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Dolton
Board of Local Improvements
Cook County
Illinois
Main Street
A. D
Pastoret- Dorsey-Barrett Company
Rabandorsiecahate Shueiiris
Viewing art and women from a distance
An essay recalls that great paintings reveal their best under proper light and distance. It notes a preference for observing women from four to five feet away, echoing a stance from Howe's Monthly on appreciating subjects without close inspection.
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KE. W. Howe
Canada’s land and water areas detailed in figures
The land area of Canada is 2,338, 88,640 acres and the water area 91, 470,000 acres, totaling 2,430,158,720 acres or 3,797,123 square miles. Ontario holds the largest water area as half of five Great Lakes lie there, with Manitoba second in water area.
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Canada
Ontario
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Weather expert links oil film to reduced rainfall
L A Ramdas of Karachi India theorizes ships oil fuel forms a microscopic film on oceans that slows evaporation the main source of rain. He estimates the film is less than a millionth of an inch thick yet could affect regional weather patterns.
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L. A. Ramdas
Karachi
India
Universal Languages Volapuk and Esperanto Evolution
Volapuk, created by Swiss teacher Johann Schieyer in 1879, aimed as a universal language. It flourished briefly before fading, and Esperanto, proposed by Polish physician Dr Zamenhof in 1887, rose to prominence.
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Johann Schieyer
Switzerland
Zamenhof
Warsaw
Poland
Five Gary Men Plead Guilty To Unlicensed Bird Shooting
Deputy Warden George A. Hahn reports five Gary men arrested west of Steger for hunting song birds without licenses. John Pinferro Charles Lemon Vito Salero Joe Balareno and Joe Caso pleaded guilty before Justice E. M. King and were fined 25 dollars each. Salero also fined 10 dollars for possessing a free heron.
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Labor Day
Steger
George A. Hahn
Hahn
Gary
John Pinferro
Charles Lemon
Vito Salero
Joe Balareno
Joe Caso
E. M. King
Salero
Chicago Heights Star
Posen Village to Hear Water System Improvement Plan
The Village of Posen seeks a supplemental assessment to cover costs for a large cast iron water supply project across numerous streets in Cook County Illinois. The plan, approved by the Trustees, calls for five annual installments at 6 percent interest with a final hearing set for October 4 1927.
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Board of Trustees
Pysen
145Th Street
Ash Street
Specialville
Western Avenue
Division Street
Maple Avenue
147Th Street
143Rd Street
Grove Avenue
Spaulding Avenue
Elm Street
Maple Street
139Th Place
Said Street
C. H. Geist
139Th Street
Harrison Avenue
California Avenue
146Th Street
Sacramento Avenue
Kedzie Avenue
Sherman Avenue
Campell Avenue
Campbell Avenue
McKinley Avenue
Palmer Avenue
Blaine Avenue
Cleveland Avenue
Said Avenues
Village of
Posen
148Rd Street
Utica Avenue
Troy Street
Albany Avenue
Richmond Avenue
San Francisco Avenue
Albert Avenue
Cook County
Illinois
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