Joliet City Manager Seeks Police and Fire Dictatorship
Chester B. Lewis plans a resolution to give him control over Joliet police and fire operations and personnel. Unions prepare plans to counter the measure as a back door to the old personnel code. Critics warn it usurps the police and fire commissions and could place Lewis in a dictator role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester B. Lewis
Joliet
Lewis
Sewis
Joseph Trizna
Harold Rasmussen
Wilson proposes bond issue for flood control in Joliet
Hickory Creek Committee on Flood Control led by Councilman William H. Wilson urges a city wide bond funded program to fix Joliet surface water problems. The plan would use $360000 from Gov budget for capital improvements to dredge the creek channel and build retaining walls, with $120000 needed for securing walls from Washington Street to Second Avenue.
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George Lloyd
Joliet Plan Commission
Wilson
Clara Wills
James Keck
Joliet Association of Commerce
Dan Hogan
Richards St
Brandon Pool
Stratton
Hickory Creek
Illnois Legislaure
Spring creek dredging approved without bids
City Manager Chester B. Lewis authorized a dredging contract for Spring creek without advertising for bids. Three per diem bids were reviewed. John Kubinski offered the low rate of $256.26 daily and can start immediately. The project near Miller Ave and Washington St aims to remove muck and debris at an estimated total cost of $5,000 using city trucks. The action was treated as an emergency to finish before spring rains.
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Chester B. Lewis
Spring Creek
Lewis
John Kubinski
Kubinski
Miller Ave
Washington St
Hickory Creek
Edward J. Daniel
Zoning Commission
Arthur Ave
Plainfield Rd
Theodore St
George Rooney
West Jefferson St
Park Dr
Reed St
George Comerford
Tropical Paint Co
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Jtwins
United States
Organized Reserve
National Guard
Inwood
Memorial Stadium
Joliet Park District
Aset
Park District
Robert Pilcher
A. A. Wills
Vance Cummins
Sam Basan
Warren L. Wood
Louis F. Bottino
Bran
Don Pool
Second Ave
OK Spring Creek
Joseph R. Trizna
William H. Wilson
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