Four Department Chart Proposal For City Council
City Manager Chester A. Lewis presented a plan to organize roughly 30 city functions into four departments: legal public safety finance and public works. Each department would house multiple divisions and positions, with retirements planned for Police Chief Roe and Fire Chief Dillon and new chiefs slated to direct public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Lewis
Lewis
Ervin F. Roe
Arthur Dillon
Public Safety Department
Paul Krumund
Iso
Attornney
George Comerford
Department
Department of Public Works
Central Revare
Cit
Manen
Man Found Near Bridge Taken to Hospital
James Jones, 56, of 500 Railroad 0 rt, was taken to St Joseph's Hospital yesterday after being found lying near a bridge on South Joliet Street. An unidentified taxi driver reported the incident to city police. Authorities said Jones showed no injuries from a vehicle and was placed under observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
St. Joseph's Hental
Souith Joliet Street
Gdt
Jones
Beecher woman dies in Will county crash
Emily Ohlendorf a Beecher music teacher died after a collision on the Calumet expressway near Steger she was in a car with her brother Arthur 44 of Beecher The other driver Lewis Heldt 16 Crete said he stopped at the intersection He received an arrest ticket on an open charge and was investigated by Cook County state police officers with Arthur treated for shock and Ohlendorf pronounced dead at St James hospital Chicago Heights
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecher
Emily Ohlendorf
Calumet
Steger
Will County
Arthur
Ohlendorf
Lewis Heldt
Route 2
Crete
Heldt
34Th Street
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Cook County
Trucker's death prompts action in circuit court
M W Crosby and C E Maxey of General Transfer at Decatur sue Paula Dames of 216 N Center St for 10500 in damages after the Dec 12 1954 collision on Route 66 about 1.5 miles north of the 66 and 52 junction that killed employee Leland Camp. They seek 8000 to Camp's wife and 2500 for the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Dames
Center Street
M. W. Crosby
C. E. Maxey
Decatur
Jolietan
General Transfer Company
Miss Dames
Route 66
Leland Camp
Camp
Ann Collins to Represent Joliet in Parade of Roses Float
Miss Ann Collins will represent Joliet on a Riverside sponsored float in the Tournament of Roses parade. She is employed by United Airlines in San Francisco, with parents Mr. and Mrs. E. Durbin Collins living at 501% N Raynor Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Collins
Joliet
Riverside
Calif
Collins
United Airlines
San Francisco
E. Durbin Collins
N. Raynor Avenue
Look Magazine
Two women sue for 100000 in 1954 Route 30 crash
Ruth Sluiter Hansel and Agnes Kluth filed a circuit court complaint seeking 50000 damages each from Wilma J. Horn for injuries from a May 10 1954 crash on Route 30 near Frankfort. The women crossed Route 30 in an auto when Horn’s vehicle collided with their car causing serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma J. Horn
Ruth
Sluiter Hansel
Agnes Kluth
Route
Frankfort
Horn
Figures on Will County traffic accidents in 1955
Will county safety chairman Thomas H. Perryman released ten month 1955 traffic accident figures for Joliet. The city logged 155 incidents, 119 adults and 30 children injured, six fatalities. Pedestrian injuries rose to 38, while 16 were hurt at traffic lighted intersections and 15 in other collisions. The last school child fatality occurred 163 days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Perryman
Will County Safety
Joliet
Wilmington Woman Hurt in Head-On Collision
Eva Early, 58, of Wilmington, suffered a fractured ankle, a broken leg, and a severe forehead laceration after the car she rode in collided head on with an eastbound vehicle driven by Zella Mansfield. Orith E. Early, 50, was the driver and faced a disorderly conduct ticket. An eight month old passenger, Aidall Countryman, was also checked for injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Early
Wilmington
Zella Mansfield
Early
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Orith E
Bridge Street
Mansfield
Mansfield Auto
Oscar Bullock Jr
Aidall Countryman
East Wall Sewer Potential: Council Deliberates
Joliet council member Ed Daniel urges inquiries into the Des Plaines river east wall sanitary sewer used for cooling water for American Steel & Wire. He asks federal officials verify construction and sealing before proceeding with sewerage extensions, citing potential costs and street disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Daniel
American Steel & Wire Company
Daniel
Des Plaines
Joliet
de Plaines
Council Sets Wednesday Meetings And Staffing Changes
Council votes unanimously to hold future meetings on the first and third Wednesdays at 4 pm. City Manager Chester Lewis announces D C Morin will become city manager in a town near Beaumont after nine years as Reno field engineer. The Retail Liquor Dealers petition for pin table licenses is filed with 1,476 signatures. The Marycrest subdivision lighting proposal is approved with city power costs not to exceed 275 dollars for one year. An Eastland subdivision plat for New Lenox township is signed. An ordinance to annex a three sided bounded area west of Plainfield road is discussed. All-America City recognition will be officially noted at the next council session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Lewis
D. C. Morin
Hes
Beaumont
Texas
Morin
Reno
Nev
Lewis
Joliet
Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Marycrest
E. R. Goodspeed
Eastland
New Lenox Township
Plainfield Road
Frederick Street
Curtiss Avenue
Officer’s Wife Rushed to Hospital After Illness
The wife of the pace sergeant, Mrs Frank Skul of 623 Center Street, was admitted to St Joseph’s Hospital with a blood clot. She became ill at home Tuesday, is in room 139, and is improving with visiting allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Skul
Center Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Seek 80000 for damages in automobile accident
In a circuit court complaint filed yesterday Joseph L Cortino seeks 75000 for personal injuries and Sam Lebovitz 5000 for auto damages from defendants Walter L Williams Williams Truck lines and Marvin Stanford Davis. The collision occurred November 11 northeast on Route 66 near the Route 53 junction as Davis tried to pass and crossed into Cortino s lane causing a crash into a concrete culvert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Cortino
Sam Lebovitz
Wallter L. Williams
Williams Truck Lines
Marvn
Sailor Seeks Return of Lost Leave Money
Joliet police report a sailor named Jim Conroy of 511 Albert Avenue lost $98 while on leave. He told officers Tuesday afternoon that the money, consisting of four $20 bills one $10 bill and four $2 bills, was to fund his return to his base at the end of leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
City Pacemen
Jim Conroy
Albert Avenue
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