Joliet Clash Over East Wall Sewer Rights Looms
City faces decision on exclusive use of the east wall sewer after years of Steel & Wire discharge. Legal opinions sought from two firms. a potential lawsuit could force the $400,000 downtown trunk sewer at taxpayer expense if the steel firm wins. Officials urge steel contribution toward its construction.
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Lewis
Maller
Joliet
East Wall
American Steel & Wire Company
Chester B. Lewis
Steel Company
Steel
Joliet Street
Gard
Weather outlook for Joliet area with cooler highs
The forecast predicts a cool spell with a low in the 60s this evening for Joliet and nearby areas. Tomorrow should be sunny and pleasant with a high in the 70s.
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Joliet
Tomorow
Joliet grade staff sees net loss after resignations and hires
Eight grade teachers quit and five replacements hired leaving the Joliet school system with a net loss of three. At a board meeting the resignations were approved and new hires announced including Jeanne Hirn Joan Koecjan Sally Korst Eustace Landers and John Hickman with salaries ranging from 4100 to 5100.
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Joliet
Richard Burger
Washington School
al Meyer
Gompers
Joliet Township
Russell Reagan
McKinley
Margaret Duncan
Reeds Wood
Irene Harrigan
Farragut
Jeanne Hirn
Joan M. Koecjan
Sally J. Korst
Eustace G. Landers
John Hickman
CP Building Rites Set for Sunday
Open house ceremonies Sunday afternoon at Shady Oaks private camp for cerebral palsy children will include dedication of a Ford Therapy hall. The non profit camp, in its ninth year, serves Cook and Will counties with eight week sessions. Retirement: 63 children attend varying two to eight weeks. 52 staff support includes two RNs and two therapists.
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Shady Oaks
Ford Therapy Hall
Carl Beachout
Evanston
Cook
Will
Ford Foundation
American Hospital Association
Gene Hackett
Parents Association For
Children of Association
Ford
Lockport
159Th Street
Two Women Escape Dwight Prison Inmate Escape
Police across several counties set up a dragnet after two Dwight women's reformatory inmates escaped about 9 30 this morning. Dorothy Pollard 18 and Betty Fickling 26 were identified as the missing inmates with no further details available.
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Dwight Women’s Treformatory
Reformatory
Dorothy Pollard
Betty Fickling
Plainfield to vote on $145000 storm sewer bonds
Voters in the Village of Plainfield will go to the polls on Saturday for a special referendum to approve issuing storm sewer improvement bonds totaling $145000. Polls at village hall open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST.
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Plainfield
Flooded Streets Prompt West Side Sewer Talks
City officials report widespread flooding on Waverly place and nearby streets after heavy rains. City Manager Chester B. Lewis and City Engineer Bernard Prola vow to pursue a west side storm sewer plan to address Avalon street Alann drive and Marycrest while noting current drainage limits and the need for ongoing work.
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Waverly Place
Chester B
Lewis
Bernard Prola
Marycrest
Avalon Street
Alann Drive
West Side
Prola
Westshire Drive
Legal battle over dilapidated city block house
Attorneys in a dispute over a derelict house at 400 block Oneiday Street expect repair or razing once the deed from relatives near Philadelphia is secured. Atty. Folkers holds the mortgage and Atty. Robson represents the estate while the city council had previously allowed time to repair or demolish amid resident safety complaints.
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Oneiday Street
Philadelphia
Atty
Herbert Folkers
Charles Robson
Folkers
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