The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-05

wo-E- rent into almost continuous ss<
sion as 8 board Of health. established
vigorous quarantine shut u7 s1d III
mSEsts6 schools, colleges and homes.
Were EeosgaEy. zzG II sixty days ne
disease was stamped OFT and the de-
te1tloa hospital vas closed.
6ccks Carefully Exanined.
Immediately after taking Gee 3
careful examination az 81 hooks zn6
records was made ay experts. and IS
soon Is possible tie people Of Cedar
Rapids we're given something shey lad
neye- lad before. fun. complete. and
absolutely co--sc1 statement O. the
financial con6i5aa q the csty. Il Ess
found that the outgoing administrator
had expended o. 1858 funds bsS~esl
JsaEzry fst and April s1h. 1855. the
SUE Of sis sls. OF shcas so .5ssa
per month, which Il continued
throughout the rear. ~oala hare sd6ed
approximately slGsags 70 the cizys
debt That The 1903 funds remaining
we're conserved sxcs-EenSly Is evi-
is1Ce1 by TIC tzc- that On January !.
1863. there Ee-e 10 warrants oas-
standing anraEi. eTsry obligation lad
been mex proup-lF. the current osl;s
having been cleaned Up each Month
and discounted ero Per cen. Eo- csSA.
the sane IS any Business h0Gss- zni
there rslaiaed = balance IN evsr.
find II the CeaSurs-s hands
Dzrsax these moths the san e
ssiyssa-dss ~ss paid so- tie retirement
Q. bonds ard fo- interest extensive
park Improvements ws-s zste. adj
tio1al PARK proper. vas purchased.
The police department vas augmented
By ire pztraz-ez. he IRE Department
stables wsre reqls1tsaa5. apparatus ~
paired a16 rebuilt tHo STATIONS re-
roofs5 and I'll O. taez rs2.sin1sd, e
fne new hr5cs stag5o- costing ssEsss5l
was brought nearly 70 rnn1sSloa-
and ro~ occupied. the rpslsce aaa IRE
departments =s-s 51sss ous II the
best 0. reg Eaito-us. the streets a-d
! pave-ezts *s-e c1=ansa az5 repaired
IS zeve- before II tAs hssso-y n The
ctsy. TIE greatest s-olaz Of b-5ck paw
& ing. uaczdal rad lsrzE cs-ez-
walks and el-o construction sa#sr
building and ~atsr Esaz sEsasiol
the city has eve- Eo#n Il one sea
son, =ss o1pZshed, Tie wo-k Of
rsestz5lishiag TIE lines o. the river
front was prosecuted: the preliminary
Z arrangements for ne- concrete
bridge. 6a5 fee. II length and costing
approximately s75,Nl6. across the
Cedar river. and other minor bridge
york. was completed. Charles Maii
ford Robinson. civic improvement *
peri, ~as brought to Cedar Rapids +
Investigate and report on the city
need. and following ont MS Rume-
o1s suggestions. csrEaia streets have
been extended. street signs have beer
erected. neat waste paper recer.acies
Of approved design hare been place.
on the business streets. certain stree.
parkvays have been established. and
most important and noteworthy OF al
xs have accomplished the purcaass
for PARK and ruhgfc building purposes
of an Island Of some six acres area
living in the Cedar river. II the yer,
heart Of the city. This island. ~hsc,
Is between and Immediately zdsacsn
TO the business districts. both east ans
west sides has for many years bee,
municipal disgrace Tenznesd /.
large Part By unsightIx shzcks. an
made Z dumping ground for all NAE
ne- OF rubbish i has been ne csus'
OF unfavorabls comment on the part O
al Al various lines IN the pas, 9.
forts hz6 been made 10 secure tai
island for public purposes art Ties
eEc-1s had al Eet ~5th tsilv-e-
therefore has remained so- Ire cor
mission plan 70 accomplish thar watca
: was impossible Under me old cp1nci
system Tze csty Ones az -o7
EoTe5 TO temporary quarters On Z
ISLAND, and he Eo-g q iE7-vTf1.
All parking t1s tsas-6 L 111e- Fa1
L dze tza the peogls 0. C@da
Rzzz5z ~Eu erect s1zhse building .
tAzt fslznd. and Il the yss-s 70 co-
: Cs6a- Raids I'LL D. Ezt1-s II 6ssz
ne pcsses=o- % civic ce1te-. II
xs q =5sca s or-@d ~ 70 otae
city = Ia c11zSry