Council rushes record to Hogue in paying appeal
Transcript and certified records of proceedings in the resurfac ing program ordered by the council and appealed by 94 citizens to Elil. City officials plan mailing of the transcript and request Hogue to attend the Water 90 hearing soon. A bond issue of 318,000 for pavement paying was approved. Street workers petitioned for a raise but were denied.
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ELIL
Mogue
Will
Des Moines
Charles Maclay
MacKay
Hogue
Bryant
City council weighs weed cutting pay and street vacating
The council weighed paying workers straight time for weed cutting amid protests and debated vacating Thompson Avenue from Commercial Street to the river for sale to Mauser & Well as a warehouse site. Contractors proposed street vacating. other firms sought to rent or vacate nearby streets. A new metallic traffic bobbie at Fourth and Sycamore tests visibility.
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Isk Street
Mauser & Well
Fourth
Sycamore Streets
City considers new signals and creek cleaning plan
The Griswold Signal Co offers $75 replacements for the bobbies with improved visibility though cost to the firm plus advertising. The council notes current signs show only one word during changes and the sunlit glare reduces readability while Virden creek cleanup would cost $1,000 to address years of debris obstructing flood flow.
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Griswold Signal Company
Bobbies
Bobbie
Virden Creek
Ue City
Nathan B. Barber
Tree surgeon seeks council power overhanging branch trimming
Roger Sohner, a tree surgeon, asked the council for authority to prune overhanging branches encroaching on streets where limbs are a menace. The request aims to empower enforcement and public safety.
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Roger Sohner
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