The Courier from Waterloo, Iowa • 10

TV if Luicy Tin: r.vr.vivr; nrrnnirn. 7ATT.rj.oo, totta. ft VP A A i Via' fcj fc "v-7 pA-if I George D. Miller Son's $400,000 Factory Gives to IS, FACTORIES II BUSINESS Waterloo Pre-Eminence as Mfg. Center of Iowa 0 5UTB DURING THE PAST YEAH m.

rm. 7 WATERLOO SCORES HIGH BU LD NG CITI FATHERS CAR RK OUT PROGRAM OF MUrJIGIPAL IM PH0VEMEE1TS THAT BEATS RECORDS OF PREVIOUS YEARS Over Four Miles of Paving, and Resurfacing, Four Bridges, River Wall, Sewers and Sidewalks Constructed; Total Cost Municipality Did Full Share in Reconstruction Days Following Armistice. One Hundred Sixty-eight Dwellings and Scores of Industrial Buildings Erected in 1919; Total cf $3,020,003.75 Paid for Permanent Improvements ir. City; Old-time Booster Spirit Stirs Ambitions of Citizens. Gl'OItiil'; 1).

MIM.Ktl SON'S I'NDKfl CONSTRUCTION. nf puidi' arhievfir." With T. I 1 pi pun I' i Hie iiKL-rreati' i 5,0 2 f. 4 I 30,376.34 25,0114.86 SI M.MAUV CONSTRUCTION. Paving, 3.M miles HeKuriacinK, 2.15 miles I uvi inent patches, square yards Curbing and gutter, lineal feet Sidewalks and crownings, 11,784.1 1 lineal feet Nwer, 1 1,234.13 lineal feet Bridges: "7 I I I to begin operatiotia.

As fast aa see- -ans snuci 74,641.32 Black Hawk ont ii-iiaMii to meet Ihe fitmrtiie'' it' iiOU-Cli th' iMCri'MMIHS J'Opilla- jii tiiiit'-rl many clt Izt-tm. liii; In A I'ttHl of Invosifrl in dwcIltiiKH anil alci atioiis dur-ii ihf 'hr. ipal improvement, Hiidel U3 1 :i.7o to tlif titnn total. I'ntillr jjt SlitloH corporations con-tiilniied jl71.L''" for T'tTiiianent i id roeinerits In th city ilurinn (if (tii tlm lua 'Itlephotie iiimpativ rxpiTidnd 1 Ol.uo nnd Die CiiieiiH (Jan tiectrio niiv the halancp. 'i'lie it 4 3.687.SS 1 0, 4.416.75 Ki5 513.60 600.00 riiv of Waterloo reg.v.tn in one Muirt its ol.itime boo-ter piiit unci power of tit which ti fine the war ma i i it known ev-! ivwliere as out' cf the ntif -f the country.

Private Improvi'mem Of the suui client pearly two tnll-Poiit" of dollars, or 1 2 5.7 2d, is tor private rntTiriM- th Mtlld-ine uf Mocks. M-houis and churches-- the things tut make lor ho prosperity of the people. 'Ih next largest film fpfiil for dwellings and (1)0 remodeling nf boiuei into more rotrfoi table place of On April 12. a campoii-'n liogan avenue and Edwards street Park road River wall Waterworks: Extension of mains nnd fire li yd ranis New garage and work shop Coal bin and unloading apparatus Remodeling for second municipal court room East fire station plant and building tions n-ere completed production ad bepun. The new iiianufaeturinR plant has a daily rapacity of 20 engines.

1 .1 manure gpreadem and 10 Btraw spreaders. A lare force of men Is already employed und the payroll will be IncreaHed as rapidly as the completion of the factory will permit. The full production will be aitalned early In the year 1920, according to (ho confident expectation of the company officials. Ibu of Industry. 3,000 2,000 i i Waterloo's rlalm to thu tlMo of "The h'ai'lory Cliv (if Iowa" was Kieatly fit relict helled in hy th fHtalili.Hhmimt of tho (loorwo H.

ti. Son comi'atiy factory in Writ-1 'field. Tho huiliHiiK find pfjiilpinent of thlH tnnniifai't in in); c'ant In lh, rreatett IndoKirial a. hh-veni'it of. tlin year.

Th total rout of fac-' lory and ullo rxceedu I i 00, 000. Thfl factory romi' to thn rltVj without solicitation or bonus hemis cslalilishi'd und ownwl by a citizen-who has for many years been a lead-1 ItiK f.n-tor In ho Industrial and bus-; inen life of Waterloo. ItelnK th.j. mertrer-of t-o well-known ntmii-i factuiinR plantH. tho enterprise has.

370.OO 51 2,500.00 1,500.00 TOTAI $631. S23. l.ail.l a home un i launrtii.l George H. Miller, the founder or this splendid industrial enterprise, was for many year connected with fine, of the city'a principal manufacturing concerns. He now has on- lailwav and the Fteam roiuis no n'ddit ions to their property in the city ilurir.K tlifl year.

under tfi nineiit control, notliini: K.uld be umieitaken without sane-linn of 'he direct. ir general of railway Much paving and crnrsint; Moik had to ho paid for liy th rail-vnv comp.inle.-". hut thin Ih Inclnd-ei 'in the municipal In detail thf private and pllhlie ntilitic.j iiipi(ivenient. aro as miccessf ui product nnd a ready Waterloo as a municipality expended $631,823.75 for permanent improvements in 1919 probably the largest amount spent in any one year In its history, and nearly three times as much rs in any of the preceding three vears. In 1918.

the last year of the war, the total cost of municipal Improvements was In lo KAf ti'tig Courier a nJ Reporter in a edition, and the result lm l.ooa.lhe addition of 168 new and thP li and f-nhireing of scon- of other. The fear of liiuii 'i'-l of building, anil ai.n hciirii'-i of reduction In i-ici's. en -ionine a los, w.i ik'tit uiiv in (ho vear and toclated with him hU son, ueorge I). Miller. F.

J. Hadish. who was salesmanaKer for Mr. Miller for 10 market doveloppd. Karly in tlio year Mr.

Mlllrr pur-( hiiMed tho Faultless l-'eroseno Kn-irine conipany plant and business nt KansiiH City, Mn and tho Kohlnson Matiuro Spreader compiiny plant ut Vinton. Ia. Doth concoriiH had been 'In HiH'rcssfiil operation for years. in Ciiildiotr. (in 1 im-il ruct Ion of factory sewers was as follows: 655.66 feet, of 15 inch; 3,615.57 feet of 12 inch; 4,944.30 feet of 10 inch; 1,462.10 of 8 inch.

Sidewalki Built. Under the city contracts 7.927.51 lineal feet of cement sidewalk 5.4 feet wide was laid and 1.732.05 lineal feet of walk 4 foot wide was laid during the year. Road crossings and approach malks were built to the extent of 2,124.53 lineal feet. The cost of this work aggregated $9,766.35. Het.iil Constructive Work.

Details of the constructive work of the municipality are furnished by W. D. Johnston, city engineer, in part as follows: years in htn former Business enterprise, has accepted a similar place with the George B. Miller Son company. Built House.

In addition to estahlisbinK the BUSINESS AND FACTORY BUILDINGS i. u.in-iitiil.iil iJanifs -tilt w.t vwv ti 11(1 factory In W'estheld. the firm oil tik'l iUll t- ilitolUl and ofllcc hnllilitiKu was tieRiin upon 11 nrro tract in Wont field addition. The niarhino uliop In 100 hv 1917 It was in 1916 It was $121,608. When, with the signing of the armistice.

It was certain that, a large number of returning soldiers would need employment and the government urged municipalities and individuals to enter into construction and reconstruction work, H. C. Thompson, then niayer, Issued a liniiiiig to the city council and to citizens generally, outlining a program for the city, which would not only provide much Vit t-Uinj'aiij ui lOlJ feet, of cement block, monitor I GEOi. GE D. MILLEK GEORGE R.

MILLER tvnn vi.nf i inn nluirn ni. In kfi'- u. x. iiuUl 1 iClk 4 CuutV 4k; 1 ia(Klil, U'lliaioiia lilllU 't-t. Ul ii.

IV OUtlUlll.j. PAVINO Var.i.'iLr. t'ot k.Uli, itc V.UUUt tl NEW Locution Alley, block iill (ieorge H. Miller Son erected a large number of dwellings in various parts of the rily during the vear. The houses, a score in number, were built as a real estate proposition and are of a moderate-price type.

Tho firm was organized originally, early in the; spring, to handle fenl estnte, and a large number of lots were acquired for building purposes. Manufacturing now becomes tho main business, but it is stated that the building of homes will be CI llUlltllUf. iC toll, WlOl I' Ifl'-I 11 employment, but would give to the lit' UUJ 0.ik u' of kerosene and gasoline engines, manure spreader, straw spreaders nnd washitiK machines. Tho btiki-neBs of tho old concerns which was combined in the new enterprise for Waterloo was not Interrupted, tho old plants at Vinton and Kansas City being continued tituiH 18 feet hir.h. Tho loo by 2inl feet.

Is of hrlck roil-; Ktruct ion. with ventilation in iiuml-. tor. ojieralintr In sections. i The tulllrooni, corerooni nnd boll-prroom.

occupysB spare 1 hy looj feet. Thl.s section in also of brick i construction, with windows IS feet: hlnh anil monitor vr-nt Nation in necllons. I ri ity improvements that were need The cupola In fireproof thru-out Hie two floor and su'ofloors which It ('couple. It has a cnoarlty of H'i) tons. Modern corerr.otni, coalhirin.

and machinery cop'pleto (ne of the most modern manufacl-urini! plants in tho went. riCMluct Miiiniifuctiired. The company's product consists' OnirAouii uuU 1.231.70 1.470 CS .4 MS. HI l.SS5.5 l.Biirt no 1.29.7() .4,012.1,1 .7 "34.17 ICS Tin 27 3.9M.M 1 1.1 52 61 HVR7 5 15S.S4 57.T.32 3S 2 I'OS 97 13 2l.03S.St 15.S20K 4,322.14 ui i ul.li cti, niaiu iiuiury iiuuiiiMii iu uakui. Uu, 1.1 4Jtt I lit I I.I.UI.

lu ia 1 .1 1 1 i-. L-diifeldO, I viiaiUI A'itliOv 4 ''J Cutler Commercial Crederic Lincoln Lafayette Mulhrry Miirsli Mnll- Third West Itetier live. Fletcher uve JcfT. Come' Miles until the new factory here was able continued next season. ed and would greatly enhance the desirableness of the community as a plare to live.

Early in the year that program was adopted almost in its entirety. The one exreptlon was the building of a city hall, and the scarcity of labor and materials which devel tuttuiie, lJi.iouuiU6 juiUcju to tiiortj i v. oniiiti-i c.ai. .1.589 02 I U. Miveife ill) l.iuilm, buUltiou li 1 and i ai ioi UlbtijUl'-Ulll tt.il, llilll IIUUCI 1, i-llliLU .4,392.23 14.519.73 1 jO.OUl' 0,0 li" ij.

i 'J 1 lu I U.IHJli I i.U'e 1 a.Ul'U i Hl.uvU I 10 H00 J.UUD 0 1 111,11 II y.doy I D.ouy u.UUU li.OOU o.uvu U. J'JU 1 0,000 I i y.ooo i Totals 61.905.91 NEW BP.ICK PAY I Mi Immense Pavilion and Ampitheatre Completed on Cattle Congress Grounds During the Year of 1919 oped made this project impractical at this time. Four of Paving. Contracts for paving with asphalt nearly four miles of streets were quickly let, tlie, work going to Cost Location ViirdiiKe Conger Hy. track 1.S7 Commercial Ity.

truth arrlioub I.uibj Villi, ijaiiifcll "im biuiufeo Ulu i t0.ii0 luo iiiiiiCiuiua fquii'iaetil ItiilUUllilJti unite, uoili UUIll, iwi luviory 1 VUU'VUi i-. li i "nuiciiuU V. tli-V. iuu V. l.

t.U.li.t'U ..1 1 ..1 -u hV iM-'ilvlli, tne iiryant Aspnait Faving com-. Kietcnrr liy. track pany, under $3 per square yard, liy. truck ",311.79 6.4S.42 1.420 1 224. 2 I 9.2 2 0.7 i 2.r.4i; 2X2 sr.

4oi.5i ia.ti3ii.3o Mulberry Rv. track .434.47 3,531.4 1 lini.r.ii 73.1.70 Liitayette Hv. tnck West Held st icpt Miles street lilil, UulllUUli ill oiiiu, (jiUvit" iiuiiUliin Ta-su iiiiiot, ruiiiuuuiitiK iuuiui" tui' lUiiilJ 4lwvli I. ill' Ciov-i-ery and it Is to the credit or the members of the council that they secured at this time sheet asphalt paving at a lower price than any other contract let In Iowa this year. The total cost of this pavement.

Total 1 1.16 ti 00 Anout s.fuare in 1 Ui wnicn IS now completed, was i ihck urrac on Miles street U.l (.., t-tfiiiiT uua Lubuu, vai-iiousj hialiuam Wil l.C...ti;. liiiUlii bluUull Liiiiii UUllUili, KtintiJy (oi.ipiuo, auuliiJa to iiictuiy ixUiic, JouU. il-j luliu Btore bul.u.lii ing. i-uiiipuuy. i Concixle.

luciory uddUtou iiy lor wul-T 1 433.04. Brick pavement, to con- over until the 1920 season Tr nESl'rtKAClXCl A SPIT LT Location Vantage IWellinK-ton 1.2S3.K0 I South lliiininond S. 721. XI works iM-od yards or wits Jo': 2.775. 1I.7S2 5o 20 014.

7.1.-.H 4i 2 79 OK I 12.4:i:,.st fl.5h0.li" 2.i:H.22 ts. (196. 26 V. li. 11.

-4i, Jll li'lu, taciui ana omru mi 5 ,1 1-i I Wl (l-Mj west. 1.. i Clark, I jrarae lliciilllplete) luuna.iUoii for btraiul Lelnml South, Fifth west Park 1 ii.ippemlpnee Park west South Washington iut-vi lruurth cust, .9.4 77.S4 1.264.S6 4S .4. 13 .991.14 4 oi .1 i uijlii, "i.Hrito Cu 44-4l t'uiiunei ciul. wareliouso Seventh west, fur- I'AliMi- Vcrki, -1 1 i lor ii.i.iitlon al ehouse.

Sycamore it'er iluiuwan nect Miles street and Westfleld avenue to the new Rainbow highway to Cedar Fulls, and between railway tracks, was also ordered at a cost of $77,651.21. Resurfacing of many blocks of asphalt pavement put all the streets in first class condition. For this purpose was expended. The total cost for all paving work for the year was $347,477.13. Concrete Bridges Built.

As a part of the constructive policy of the city fathers a handsome five-arch concrete bridge now spans Cedar river at Sans Souci, and a seven-span structure bridges Black Hawk creek at Westiield. Both bridges are Hearing completion. concrete bridges were also built over V'irden creek at Logan avenue and Park road. The Miller-Fifield Construction company has all bridge contracts. The Sans Souci bridge is 426 feet long, required 2.850 cubic yards of Totals 3S.S24.24 IS3.S2 04 Smith street Inclu.les (i to; square yards nf brick track paving.

PAVBMKXT REPAIRS. sa. Tds. Cost Patches In concrete 4.0 00 4,500 1 1 ,2 5 0 -a in, rtli east. I'l'inoileliny eccnd west, i I it." 31 Fo 1 1 2 5 Three- New Horse Barns.

congress. This contract provides The International Belgian Horseltnat the Dairy Cattle congress shall it.ven.,4 li, on invoetnrl Kate, Mure building F.liow. which was added thisi year I South, fju The grounds, buildings and entertainments to the city. For nient of the Dairy Cattle Congress concert or lecture, program the have been practically doubled dur- arena can bo supplied with seats (tig 1919. Altho building mater-'which will make, it possible to ac-iuls ere expensive the directors of commodate from 8,000 to 10,000 (he Dairy Cattle Congress felt the tinder one roof.

It lias already en- on rtce. 4" 1 vorv cnri'nscrn maintain UI1U CilllV ills 11 1 a UtB base nnd which proved very 222.12 404. 11.. l.r04 Coin Asphalt I Patches in I Surface M. vcl.il, remoileiing store nuiiuing i Wat.

rtinuiielilig llawlieye liulel 1 1. iinuieiiiit store building the buildings and also pay a portion of the principal each year. The sale of stock in the new corpora- was made possible in the construction of three new horsa barns, each 36 feet wide nnd 3 0 ti feet long, with Fifth an J. 6 3 2 Allen i- I'llf PiT.O aided the city to secure the con- 123.66 4.620.65 $5,025.4 1 It Total Fourth parage and shop vention of the International Ly-ia floor area of 1 2 400 sou a re feet, i oon was made possiuie iniu uie necessity of constructing the new judging pavilion nnd amphitheatre In order that the judging of cuttle I J.Ol.ill I 1 ,0 00 3,0 no 1.120 3.00O (i'10 nnd horses could be tinder a perma Gasper, t.l'S t-ycatnoro, reu i oeliiii; store uuiiuiiiK t'oiiii 6u7 remodeling store hldg Wirerlno lUgis'er 1 lu-l 12 Rath, addition to of lice. r.vu:idi.-s oo-'J 2 J-'yrattH-re.

remodeling store bldg "iii.i.Ijm: in Wurks. H'7 Sycamore, :nii.r in Mio'liine ofllce and factory 1U7 Oneida, addition to Mote hi. nent roof and also for conducting an entertainment program which ci'iiin and Chautauqua nssociat ion. i These barns accommodate 300 head 'loyal support and civic pride or It will also make it possible to s-1 0f horses, are equipped ith ventil-' firms and individuals, who purchased re concerts by large bends and sys'teins. both side und roof ed from $1,000 to $1,500 worth of orchestras at an admission price window's and water nnd washing in order that the Dairy Cattle which will enable all to intend.

The cilities. Congress could progress, remarkably good acoustic proper-1 (n ae-i The Daii'y Cattle Congress now Libraries 1 2,000 was (teemed essential to the welfare of the show. Immense Pavilion (Vimpleted. concrete, 82.000 pounds of steel, nes oi me oiiiui.un win ui.iu ue 0, owns diroct ana noias tinner lease nil cnui H7i mi tio factory Waicrloo Hruom Works. I 5o Kath, jtlelitii, stoic lei.iif-y Third west, ie The new judging pavilion and ilis met advantage for conceits nnd'pliell it Was the desire of acres of land.

Its buildings. con- Hawk bridge is 213.6 feet long, re-lectures. itnfl H10w to make this a permanent sistlng of the exhibition hall, the quired 1.761 cubic yards of con-The breeders of dairy rattle who 'feature. The exhibitors of Belgian building, the two cattle crete. 106,000 pounds of stee, and People of Waterloo reading more than ever and (he city's children show an interest more varied than has before been evident data in the office of Maria lira no li 'amphitheatre, a picture of which is 19 shown herewith, is one of the larg 1,000 I 5 0 0 III! building store iiuilditiK retiioJelum s'ore In Four lb uesi, i cuodt'iliK ni, annually bring their herds from all horses this vear were pleased with 1 pavilions, the three horse barns and i cost $45,687.88.

The Virdon creek est of its kind in the 0 4 reiiair shop which were built as part parts of th" United States were the results and while the showing the amphitheatre, provide thous-1 bridges count rv. It is lm.4 feet long and of a continuous covered drain to be 164 feet wide, and has an arena in placed in the future, cost 5 0 0 500 5 no 6 On the renter 1 00x200 feet clear of agreeablv suriirised upon their ar- of horses this year was the largest; and? of square feet of space all uti-rival to find an ideal place to show ever held of any single breed, yet der permanent roofs. It also has a their cattle. Heretofore it has been there is a nromise that it will be! complete water system for the A i rd l.i'te. Kale, 'A airier Alil'er, H.

F. id iiavi- jlc-leliT. Ki. V.im, Ac I i r'y-' li i1 ef 1 1 1 I brarian, indicates. The two library buildings are being utilized by the public to an extent greater "than I before, the reading rooms being used much by citizens who rarelv supports, "he center portion ex l.al.-.yette.

1 1 ui.idei: ng bldg. fl 25 Water, ofllce building Iiry (Uiods reinodeling east, remodeling slot" building i 4 1 I 'ai west, remodel in V. ptT s' i et, store buiiditig 2LT. l'i-trt'i wet. roii.odelirig niider clusive of the 32-width of seating The total cost of all bridges was $135,513.60.

IUvpt Wall Constructed. During the year the river front I i pari which encircles the arena, constructed of steel, wood nnd concrete, and Is separate from the roofs covering the seats. This kind 1 1 1 1 11 5.000 ui ueier uorro'w dooks, being content with use of the newspapers, magazines and reference volumes. Circulation of books from Dec. 1, 19IS, to the same date in I9lii was 182.710, a gain of 15,611 over the circulation for a similar period mli, 1 1 27 st.

retail. i 'j Syiauioie. shop made much larger in the years toigrounds and has (lone considerable come. io the way of constructing retain- SBI.OOO Kxpondrd This Vr-nr. ing walls, installing drainage sys- The first section of scats for the terns, etc.

amphitheatre was constructed in; Future plans for the location of 1918 at a cost of $8,500. The re-1 other buildings to be constructed, mainder of the building which was I'the establishment of streets and completed this year cost $24.000. 1 walks and the landscaping of the making the total cost of this struct-: grounds are now being prepared by lire $32,500. This building, to- specialists in this line. It is the ge4her with the three horse barns intention of the board of directors Pc'are 1'7-ly Fii Mi.

iiuildlnf! )l. F. l.i-htv Son necessary to conduct the judging work in the open arena between the exhibition ball and the rattle pavilion. This was a comfortable place when the weather was but was found cold and disagreeable in wet. rainy weather.

The show has been placed on a much more permanent and secure basis hy the construction of the amphitheatre because the Juriping work which is a vital pint of the show has been or construction was derided upon Him because it was found much more economical than the brick and steel and iterations for ru laiiieg Jiy Goods (inator s'rnctures winch nre used for same purpose on many of the slate commission carried out a long cherished plan for building a retaining wall along the east bank of the river between Fourth and Fifth streets. The length of the wall is 338 feet and is bisected by a handsome stairway to the water edge. The average height from foundation is 20.6 feet. Sixty-six thousand younds of steel and. 866 cubic yards of concrete were used ua.es liltck 1 ry GroJ aluore, bakerv lino jusi preceding.

Nearly 3. 000 erence questions were' token care of. 4.796 books were adder to the SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES and their equipment, necessitated a to build only permanent buildings faT grounds. The seating capacity 6, 500 The seats are arranged Mi ooii i romplet ply encircling the arena and. made possible regardless of the total expend it um of 1 3.000.

ithat will be a real asset to tne snow im-iand also gradually beautify the trict, Kingsley grade school building net. remodeling junior hi-li s. Kl-t weather. it has also enabled ai The funds for making these CI jll, ouo are constructed in sum a manner that evevvotio can see to grounds. This will give the Dairy Waterloo aterl(JO V.

He In its construction. The wall will d'etnet, sr'uxd. 1 9 1 it st Olftiirt, giade building Caiaolje ciiurch, interior um Of Benefit to 'ity. mm! This building supplies Waterloo with one of the host, auditorium Belgian Horse Show a home In 'e complete with boulevard lights keeping with the magnitude and early in the i-prlng. The great many more people to see the provement3 were raised thru the judging work done.

At the 1 9 1 9 organizat ion of the Waterloo Audi-show the seats around the entire torium and Holding Co. This or-areiia both on tho cattle and hors ganlzat ion is incorporated under the Judging Bido-4 were well filled every; laws nf Iowa and has entered into day from 1:30 p. m. to 5 p. in.

la contract with the Dairy Cnttla I nlua Cong i etatiotial ciiurcli. remodeling nnnliiv nf Hip annua pxhihlt Ions 1 osl In the west, and should be a means Watemiains tensions. of bringing many large conventions; conducted. Oiul 0 00 4('(i church, addition church, adnioii church and r-ctory. improvements rch and r.i'toiate imt.i oM-meiits iiai'tifi Christ st Epi--oj al i rae 1.:., ch'i So.

A'linut tl'l rue mean it o. 2.000 5.000 OI instead. F. 1143 Randolph W. 1302 Loir.iu Hoffman, In hps.

Tnni, .1, 4 I Pp. iv rr 5e7 Home Pill I inc rd ,1. en. 1 1 W. e-taiinctf-r Pterhyterian, pipe nrtiin 1 i ist ex; new i-hun foundation Wat et loo fast i omplenric lush school P.irker L.

in Fourth f. I en I sh. 3 3 ii 3.0 .1. .1 3 1 5 Ht epli. Willis-ton.

W'iliiMnn. Western asson V'. ivaioctn i.ortgregat onai, improeni-nt! mem. in. lib dnr I lend 3n2 iiinl I'eek, -k.

i 'eek. Peek, Peek, 1 1 2 coo HPS. 226 liii s. -n. 1 ml.

chiireii improvements rei-i 500 2 Pa-kcr Feiulli Fourth Rceil Newell New.dl Rpp.l H. Peek A. 319 Summit. ,1. 605 Dexter, 1 1 2 KitiKbii Kir-t Fian Friion Church of Last ark i 1 .1.

F. and Wus-son Brethren, improvements res-byterian. rhurrh in.provementH 4' Mrs. Knt Ivouis. 1 1.

IV. pi. 2 1 I -ft- hnsnn, J. collection and 4.799 were cataloged The trend of public reading is hard to define, the librarian savs, but everyone has wanted POod fiction snd plenty of it. From those who have decided on a vacation or a course cf educational reading the demand for technical books Is strong.

Mechanics, salesmanship, bookkeeping and accounting textbooks are greatly demand among books of nonfictlon. Information on homestead laws, Insurance, new farming countries, is also sought. Work with teachers and in (he schools has grown rapidly. Two davg each week are given to tills phase of the work by Mildred Mavnard. supervisor of children's work.

Waterloo's library was the first in the state to develop school visiting and, following a demonstration at the recent srnte convention here, a number of other cities are putting the iden into iiroclice. A regular phase of th library's work Is to provide Inrormotlon service at the annual Dairy Cuttle Congress, which feature jn' one oT the mot vobiable r( the show. In addition to the nifin build-'ncs station" are conducted at (he fol'owlng places: GhHowkv club. Linden Libra rv station, Washington Irving, Vosh-Ington, Lowell snd John Fiske Litchfield Minn fn cf nrtng Pevpfill. porn-joy fJtieii'S, Total Incorporation General nnd 1 l.fi; r.oo wi pp.

ATK- 4 UK Mrs. 1 20S Whitney Peterson PUBLIC UTILITIES IMPROVEMENTS 2C4 2 Court ll east KOt It West. ti.l ivest 210 Hertci Koch, K.rn, 1... Kl-ly. .1.

Knamv .1. 3.nn( e. i 7 nntl 3. r.oo 3. PJ.OO'.I 4.000 4.IIU0 4.

K.1 1,0110 3 olio 4 i.i.ii 3 n.O 3 0 3.V....J 4.5i'il 3 sun ft. nn fi. 'o 3,0.10 3 3,000 11 Road Peek, H. K. 332 Reed (i.

126 Kin ine 'o t. Kit tVhv.y, wire e.ti -ions pbitit Hie coioi'ony, During the year 1919. a total of 15.418 feet of watermains were laid, to accommodate (he continued growth of the city. These mains were divided as follows: Six thousand, one hundred and eightv-three feet of 12-inch pipe, 2.000 "feet of 10-inch pipe. 25 8 feet of 8-fnch pipe, 5,777 feet of 6-inch pipe.

1,. 200 feet of 4-inch pipe. Nineteen fire hydrants were set on these lines. The approximate cost of the extensions was $45,370. A new and work shot) was also erected oi a cost of $3,000 and a coal unloading apparatus was installed at tin expense of $2,000.

Curb and iiutter. In ronnertlon with the pnving. rurbs and gutters were constructed st a total cost of $30,376.34. There wos included In this work 39.004-5 linenj feet of curbing; "55.30 feet, of cOp liined curb and gutter, and 96 70 feet of plain cutter. Newer laid in IOIO.

The laylne of sewers was an i in -pertant part of the construction of the iimniclrialil v. A total of 10.677 03 lineal feet of pipe was nut in under contract at a cost of 3 op 7 ii 1 1 rs I'M. A I in. Ail, 19 4 500 4.00(1 2.200 2,200 2,100 2 500 2 50 0 2 200 2.5O0 6, 000 3.0..0 3,500 .1.000 5.0(.n 1 or.fl 7 f.oo 7.000 10. OO0 4.01,0 4 r.oo S.ooO 4,500 no.

I Pun: west .1.000 Miller. (1. Son. 3110 Lirrhth vpst 1 "r' i Miller. C.

Son, 1140 Eighth West 3,00 Miller, ti. Sun, 1135 west Miller. (J. Son. lof.

3 Sixth west 3 ('0(1 Miller, O. Son. 217 Johnson Miller. Sun. 1106 Sixth wet 3 oiio (i.

A Son, 1117 Sixth west 3,000 Miller, C. Son. J'i02 Seven I wpt 3.000 Mills'-, C. li A- Sm. 92" L-nviit 3 Miller.

(I. Smut 105 Ledvltt 3.0110 reioliint, .2 .0. (i ipiiny. J. 23H Western 3 000 Mennv, .1.

is Western ono Miein H. H2 KinEsk'V ,5 000 Mnnnlnir. A. p'46 Rertch .1.600 Mi'lee. Mutt 4 IS Home Pari; 3 6O0 ile- Mm A 4J6 P.et.er.

Cruet. Sunset Road li.1""! ii. (,, 13 '6 Lokioi 4 500 M-'i'Mnlnn, 1 1. C. 1326 Logon 4.

Son M'S-lilifoii, l. Parker 4 ooo 1. Pjolter 4 '00 Miiier. al 2112 Pelirt'l Tvet 7.1.00 Mili-r. ('.

6('4 H-iTlimnnrl r.i.i.O o-lsnu, I. 11 Ml I e. fiei.l Neweil. .1 5-0 Nemmeio. L.

61 Crant 3.7(l Pfl.er li.l.cr 912 ppl.cr 29 (ilenwood inifslpy i -1 II. ere. west -rg, Register. James 616 K.i'.v, ,1 Piiprovein'-nt 1 71,201, a T- itiL'ciis Gas Total NEW" fir r. 'ilblic tttiMtjes i i Punk.

1 1 R. -7 607 I. Kioirsle Afi Kings H. Howard. Highland A.

A "02 Third Mrs. 4 10 F.I 1 Kelly, Iveiiy, t.peire Ininkp lev "I I 4 nnn Wps-t to ''OI .1 ho. r. ur M. Addi i iernnd UTest s'llnnpr fi Klntrvlov Rath.

SI hurt, west Sn ylor, St rom. Smith. Peurth .1. rl. P.

her avenue 443 Piped SIT Willlston S- Son, 1113 I.phvI; S.in. 11 I.phvo 1 lump H. .1., 102 Willislon 226 Kicker Chris, ions Fourth west A. F. 24 01 Fe.irth west i 3.C.' 4 Oi 4.0' K'i P.

5 Pl't p.l" I S6 1 3 0 Si nsoii 37 .1... 1112 Sou mont irl i lr, Pa 713 CI. ii Stewart, Kirk, 1411 Sixth west Sherman .1. 06 eilern Tit.hitts A 1 309 Tavlor. Mrs 1131 Lonan Mm.

H. .1 1012 Western Vim Vie. 4 0 no (Venn r.ii.o 3 mil 3 3 --1 west 1107 i i ier, "t'-l 4 4 T' i V. St, Francja hospital. Do- 4 (pillion hospital.

Y. M. C. A. bovs' i :M.I 141, .1 "hii le, k.

ie's Paik (CONTLNUF.U ON PA(iu (V 11'2 Ninth $26,694.86. The size of the various 1 department. TIJ REE) 1 1.