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St 'N DAY, DECEMBER 31, 1339 3G SUNDAY COliniKR, WATERLOO. IOWA srs Wears independence tar Disposal Plant Control Bldg. New Railroad Overpass Near Charles City BlSrai PLIHT II AMD CQURTHOU IT UEH0F LIST Total Improvement Figure Mounts to Nearly $400,000. I 1'; 4-' 1 Charles City, la. Recently completed, this overhead bridge about two miles west of Charles City, together with 36,000 feet of new culverts and guard rails cost in the neighborhood of 80,000.

It was a state and federal project. The bridge is about 300 feet south of the old highway crossing over the C. M. St. P.

P. railroad where at least one life has been lost and several persons injured. The overhead is on Highways 18 and 218. Pictured above is the control building of the S90.000 disposal plant constructed during the last year at Independence, Buchanan county. It was a PWA project.

NEW HOME BUILT DURING 1939. By Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Schatz, at West Union. Siowil ir1! I Independence, la.

More im- pnivcnicnts were made, in Independence during 1039 than at any lime nearly 50 years, the former building boom being during the time C. V. Williams, famous horseman, built the Gedncy hotel and made other improvements, and the llhnois Central and Rock Island railroads built new passenger depots to handle the traffic. Chief among construction work fur the year is the new $233,500 Buchanan county court house and the Independence sewage disposal plant. Many Homes Built.

There were also more private dwellings completed and more remodeling done than at any time in many years, running 1hc total improvement figure to nearly Ten modern dwellings were built in the Thud ward alone. Prominent among these are the homes of Mr. and Mrs. II. G.

Pecker, Mr. and Mrs. Leo O'Brien, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Ratchford.

Other dwellings in the Third ward are those of Carl Dcke, Bernard Nichols, Fay W. Whitney. Grief Badman, (two), and Georfie Boyd. Other residences constructed are those of Dr. C.

E. Millard, in the First ward, Bernard Holgate in the Second ward, Jack Berry in the Fourth ward, and Paul Doan in the Fifth. Disposal Plant Built. The city sewage disposal plant consists of six units scattered over several acres of land located south of Oak Grove cemetery on the east side of a bend in the Wapsipinicon river. The plant was erected within the year at a cost of approximately $90,000.

A PWA grant of 43 per cent covered part of the cost. 5 li i .1 I1! t'l Jtl 1 hi i NEW HOME AND OFFICE BUILT DURING Dr. II. A. Tolliver, at Charles City.

NEW HOME BUILT IN 1939. By Mr. and Mrs. Hans Mahl-stadt, at Gladbrook. CITY OF DEGDRAr 1 NEW HOME BUILT DI KING 1939.

By Mr. and Mrs. William L. Kelley at Reinbeck. 8 All II It I t.

NV fi HOME Ui RECORD 1 Expenditure on 20 New Residences There. Reaches $89,195 Total. SET HI 1 'II 1939 ii urn 1 ii i ii, Mrs. Don. NEW HOME BUILT DURING 1939.

By Mr. and Ratchford, at Independence. NEW HOME BUILT DURING 1939. By Mr. and Mrs.

Ed Til-lasch, at Charles City. High School Enlarged and Remodeled at Cost of $200,000. NEW HOME BUILT DURING 1939. By Mr. and Mrs.

John Young, at Osage. -n I IOR Oil. ft. tf'mirirr Special Service) New Hampton, la The city of New Hampton had the biggest building car in 1039 that it has ever enjoyed. An addition to the high school and remodeling the second floor of the old school is costing approximately $200,000.

This is a PWA project. The municipal power plant is bring enlarged and expenditures will total in ihe neighborhood of If 0.000. The power plant expansion program is being financed thru sale of rlec'rie revenue bonds. Ten new homes were built ranging from $4,000 to $7,500. J.

G. Schuc'h, hardware dealer, built a seven room colonial house. The kitchen is said to be the most modern in this community. Decorah, la. The year that, is eloping has seen the construction of more new homes in Decorah than any year in the past two decades, With five on which work has recently been started the total is 21 and the amount involved is Work on one other house to cost approximately $10,000 may yet be started this year.

Homes Listed. Building permits have been issued for new homes as follows: Carl Hanson, Oscar Tovson, A. Heckman, II. E. Peterson, E.

Ellingson, Earl Aahrndt, Ncls Hattlestad, T. L. Rosholt, T. O. Tolo, A.

J. Hoadington, Mrs. Opstedahl, Dale Woodmansee, Raymond Holt. C. Gilbert Nesheim, W.

B. Ingvoldstari, two at $3,000 each, one at John Doerr, three at $4,000, $2,500 and C. R. Waldeland, Hotel Improved. Improvements on business property include remodeling of the former Union hotel properly by E.

H. MacMaster at $10,000, the Landers and Ridne buildings at, $3,000 each, nnd other work totaling The only public building improvement is Ihe new grade school in the Fifth ward that cost The total of Ft 1 1 improvements exceeds lTo.OOO. These figures do not include minor repairs for which building permits were not taken out. ft 'I i Ht 'n Mann New Homes Built at Wavcrly NEW HOME Bl'ILT DURING 1939. By Mr.

and Mrs. W. E. McCoy, at Osage. Wavcrly.

Ia. Building in Wavrrly during the pat year has included the erection of 3 number of new homes and the remodeling of others. Painting of the community building is to start soon, and other minor improvements have been made along the main business street. E. C.

GALLAGHER TO OC CUPY NEW SITE I OR GROCERY IN EARLY '40 HE OVERLOOKS THE TIDES. San Francisco (U.R) Anton Zmak, 30, never had the advantage of a university course in oceanography Among new homes constructed i during the year have been resi-1 dences for Art Sauerbiei, Mrs. F. Cedar Falls Special Ready fori and therefore knew nothing about Book Circulation at Library Ahead of Figure for '38 Total for Year Just Closed Is 62,649 Volumes. V), ViK V(f) Thirs, Barney Bruns, H.

C. Buhman. August Dieke, John Perkins, Wil-bort Oberheu, Mrs. C. Bosch, Mrs.

Sophie William Rathe. Otto tides. Owning a horse with sn infected foot, he tied it under a wharf so its foot could soak in sea water. Then he went uptown. When he came back, the tide had come in and his horse was up to its chin in water.

occupancy early in the new year will be the new grocery store being constructed by E. C. Gallagher at a cost of approximately 2,000. The store is located at 503 Lincoln street. Walt hers.

M. W. VilmonthHs. Dr. 1 1).

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I'rttke'her. Harry Hagrrnan.i and H. L. Ltshc. Shoe Industry Has Happy Mew Year Fat Volume Year, Lean One in Profit N-w Yrk F'T thf stioe i try, in but a relatively lean i nc in i-o if? ijoniu and sh''- is by St.ni::rd srt new roroid i I 4I7.5'.i.Oi:i) pairs i i'f pi'Ciuus record of 1 :V.li:10 iM VX'A.

however, were curtailed i between etis's h-A The war cut 11 further as hides s-th-anecd i0 t-'r ut in the weeks el war, while the Mi. of u.ereijNed eidv 1 1 15 V' i AH employes and the management join in the sincere wish that the year 1940 will bring greater prosperity to Water-loo, its people and its industries and that both may continue to serve the people of Waterloo in a way that will merit recognition. Coder Falls The Cedar Falls public library has just completed a year in serving the reading public with favorite fictional nnd non-fictional fairs, according to a report by the librarian, M.s Grace Ncff. eirrulation for 1030 was an increase of 170 over the previous 12 month. November was the heaviest reading month, with hnuks.

newspapers a pan phie's being checked from the shelves, largo.n day 380) was also in Ko ember. Creaking the circulation figures down the record i shows the year's total in divisions as fnlliivvs: Adult non-fiction, adult fiction, and juvenile, 14.6113. i There 19.225 volumes in the i l.brary. of which number 649 were purch.eed during 1939. In ai t.f L'A books were purchared.

I New during the vear i tot.iied I On t'-p I brary board are E. Cable, Dr. .1, LrCbor r1 owa rire ins. to. f'ATAL SAMI UMi.

WATERLOO, IOWA Ore Thmk- -ree her cd rvip i 1 r. "'n a tint i i Strph- 'm, li. i Dr. T. Mr? Ira S.

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