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Superintendent of Fire and Police Alarms-J, E. Pearson.
Supt. of Markets-C. W. Biggs. City Marshal-J. W. Jones! License Collector-C. B. Smith. Board of Public Works-W. W. Wise, W. F. Harsh.
Park Commissioners-W. B. Keffer, Isaac Brandt, Sidney A. Foster, sec. Sidewalk Commissioner-A. W. Fel- lows.
COMMON COUNCIL.
President pro tem -- W. S. Fraley. Aldermen-at-large +Eugene Water- bury, W. H. Brereton, First Ward-J. L. Hamerly. Second Ward- Daniel O'Grady .Third Ward-Jeremiah Donovan. Fourth Ward-R. C. Johnson. Fifth Ward-C. C. Christy. Sixth Ward-J. O. Staly Seventh Ward-W. S. Fraley.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
President-G. W. Mattern. Secretary-George F. Poorman. City Physician-J. E. Miller. Assistant Physician- C. W. Losh.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Headquarters, w's Second between . Locust and Grand av.
Chief of Police-J. W. Jones. Assistant-J. A. Peterson. Captains-A.G. Miller, W. W. Pattee. Sec. to 'Chief- James Cayender. Sergeants-A. H. Day, G. J. Breed- ing, Wm. Hammer. Desk Sergeants-August Youngberg, J. A. Newell, G. W. Staples. Health Officers-J. W. Wilson, C. M. Aylesworth. G. W. Dickey.
Detetives-George McNutt, chief, C. C. Jackson, A. Brunnemer, Jesse McKircher, A. R. Brackett, W. D. Sims, E. D. Johnston, Won. Sinon. Patrol Drivers-W. W. Skinner, Frank Cady. Frank A. Badgely, E. M. DeFord, jailor.
Police Matrons-Mrs. E. L. Babcock, Mrs. M. L. Collins. Humane Officer-Edward Crawford.
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Roundsmen-Frank R. Delmage, James MacDonald.
Patrolmen-Nicola Bellizzi, Harry Cohen, Edward Frowick, August Hoff- man, F. L. Hollibaugh, Edward Mellon, Thomas Martin, Ira Miller, Tyler Har- ding, J. C. Hamberg, C. E. Hunt, Wm. Strait, J. P. Peterson, W. C. Rabbitt, B. L. Tennant, C. E. Bennington, R. M. Leasure, M. J. Donaghue, C. J. Mohr, Samuel Ross, W. A. Allen, C. O. An- F derson, C. E. Pierce, W. L. Riley, Joseph Story, W. C. Sommers, J. O. Eckles, J. A. Jacobs, T. M. Frace, Joshua Suits, Jeremiah Courtney, C. J. A: Shafer, A. J. Butin, De W. C. Dor- sey, J. C. Latham, George Scarpino, Natalie Marasco, Thomas Cross, Jesse Kimes, E. C. H. Kuehner, George M. DeVore, Thomas Denholm, Rasmus Gerde, W. T. Maitland,: W. E. McDow- ell, George Patterson, George Wild, Louis H. Weidman, Patrick Foley, G. W. McMickle, H. L. McMillan, L. M. Simpson, G. F. Trimble, M. McCarthy, Isaac Hathaway, J. E. Elliott, Edward Ward:
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POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION.
Police Headquarters.
Chairman-John O. Meyers, G. W. Macartney, John J. Bynon.
Secretary-Thomson Christie.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. .
Headquarters, Second sw cor Grand ay
- Will Burnett, chief: Warren Taylor, first asst .; Wm. Drady, second asst.
Captains-No. 1, Joseph Murphy; No. 2, Harvey Brown; No. 3. €. W. Wilkins: No. 5, Andrew Rundberg; No. 1,13 L. H. Curran.
Secretary-B. W. Cavender.
Firemen-Edward ' Abraham, S. Blackburn, S. E. Capron, B. F. Cara- her, Harry Cree, George Clow, Jos. Cross, E. S. Everett. E. H. Gray, Jos. Hamilton F. A. Himmelman, Wm. Halloran, J. J. Howard, R. O. Hughes, E. M. Ivory, Fred Jackson. Jos. Jones, E. E. Johnson, J. Martin, E. F. March- ant, E. Maxwell, G. E. McClelland R. McConkey. T. W. M^Elderry, F. Min- son, J. J. O'Donohne. Victor Peel, John Reynolds, J. E. Riggs, M. Riggs, J. Roddy. C. S. Shannon, S. T. Shivers, C. M. Staves. W. V. VanHvning. W. A. Whiteside. Alexander Wilburn. Samuel Wilcox. C. W. Wilkins, John Nichols, Willis Wilkins . J. D. Wickerscheim, John Latimer. Harry Anderson, Roy
Brian, Ben Brindley, Phil Davis, James Griffin, J. D. Grows, C. Holland, B. E. Inman, B. R. Inman, Fred C. Parrott, N. S. Edwards, |Wm. Bartholomew, John Heffrom,! M. W. Van Horne,
George Maher, Nuckolls, Harry San- ford, S. S. Beedle, C. W. Stickler, W.m. Griffith, Patrick Dwyer, B. W. Weaver, E. C. Hodgson, J. J. Kraemer, E. F. Marshall, B. W. Weaver, V. R. Peel, James MacGregor, George Newburn, L. P. Sherman, Harry McNutt, F. J. Carlson, S .W. Woolery, D. C. Nyren, W. H. Coughlin, Carl Kraemer, C. Lev- Ich, George Amend, J. H. Sharp.
Nightwatchmen -- Wm. Scott, Ed- ward Bartlett.
Telephone Operators-Thomas King, S. E. Parks, F. Myers.
FIRE ALARM STATIONS,
12-Fourth and Vine.
13-Twenty-second and Cottage Grove
14-S. Eighth and Monroe.
15-Twenty-fourth and North! 16-Third and Crocker!
17-Nineteenth and Atkins. 18-S. Second and Monroe. 19-Eighth and Elm.
21-Third and Court av .. 22-Seventh and Walnut! 23-Fourth and Walnut
24-Sixth av and Walnut. 25-Seventh and Locust. 26-Eighth and Walnut. 27-Twelfth and Day. 28-Twelfth and North. 29-Thirty-ninth and Ingersoll 31 Nineteenth and Pleasant, 32-Fifteenth and Grand av. 33-Fourteenth and Forest av. 34-Ninth and Grand av. 85-Sixth and State. 36-E. Fifth and Market.
37-Fourth and Ascension.
38-Twenty-ninth and Woodland av.
39-Seventeenth and Woodland.
41-Eighth and School.
42-Seventeenth and Crocker, Engine. House No. 5.
43-Tenth and Center.
44-Sevastopol.
45-E. Sixth and Allen, Engine House . No. 8.
46-Sixth and School.
47-Highland Park Engine House No. 10. 1 48-Sixth and Boston avs. 49-Montgomery and Easton Boul.
51-E. Sixth and Grand av. 52- Twelfth and Lyon.
53-E. Thirteenth and Walnut. 54-E. Sixteenth and Walnut. 55-E. Fifteenth and Buchanan. 56-Ninth and Washington av. 57-Thirteenth and Scott.
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58 -- Ninth and Des Moines.
61- -E. Second and Walnut. 62-E. Fifth and Locust. 63-Engine House No. 2, E. Fourth and Walnut.
64-D. Sixteenth and Grand av.
65- -Mckinley and Walker.
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66- E. Twenty-sixth and Walnut.
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67- Eightn and Plum, Engine House No. 13.
71- E. Fifth and Court av.
72 -E. Eleventh and Court av.
73-Ninth and Fremont.
74-Fifth and Elm.
75-First and Market.
81-Ninth and Indiana av.
82-E. Twelfth and Polk, Engine House No. 7.
83-Seventeenth and Des Moines.
84- Twentieth and Clark.
85-Fourth and Hayes.
91-Sixth and Grand av.
92- Cor. Bluff and Forest av.
93-Grand av. and Forest Drive.
212-Second and Grand av.
213 Fifteenth and Court av. 214-Penn av. and North.
215-Twenty-eighth and Dean.
216-Fifth and, Walnut.
217-Sixth and Locust.
222-Eighteenth and Walnut.
223-Ninth and Walnut.
225-Methodist Hospital.
226-Fourth and Locust.
412-Twenty-fourth and Ingersoll.
413-Fifteenth and, Grand.
414-Fosters Opera House.
415-Grand Opera House.
416-Auditorium.
417-Shubert Theatre.
418-Empire,
421-Kirkwood Hotel.
LOCATION
OF CHEMICAL GINES.
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No. 1, Second and Grand av. No. 3, E. Twelfth and Polk. No. 4, E. Twenty-eighth and Dean.
OF COMBINATION CHEMICAL ENGINES AND HOSE CARTS.
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LOCATION
No. 3, E. Twelfth and Lyon. No. 9, E. Eighteenth and Walnut. No. 10, Highland Park.
No. 11, Twenty fourth and Univer- sity av. . No. 12, Thirty-ninth between Grand. and Ingersoll avenues.
`LOCATION OF HOSE COMPANIES.
No. 1, Second and Grand av. No. 2, E. Fourth and Walnut. No. 4, Eighth and School.
No. 5, Seventeenth and Crocker. No. 6 S. Eighth and Monroe. No. 8, E. Sixth and Allen. No. 13, Eighth and Plum. No. 15, Seventh and State.
DIRECTIONS FOR GIVING
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ALARM OF FIRE, ..
1. to To give an alarm, "go the nearest box, break glass, turn key, open the door, pull the hook to the bottom of the slot once and let go; leave door open.
2. Do not pull the hook if the fire bells or small bell in the box is strik- ing as that indicates that an alarm has already been given.
RATES OF FARE AUTHORIZED BY CITY |ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO PUBLIC CARRIAGES, ETC.
Section 13. That the owner or driv- er of any omnibus, carriage, cab, her- dic, or other vehicle licensed under this chapter shall be entitled to de- mand and receive not to exceed twenty- five cents (25c) for each passenger con- veyed any distance not exceeding one mile!
For each passenger over one mile and under two miles, fifty cents (50c). For each passenger with trunk, one mile and under two miles, seventy- five cents (75c). Each additional pas- senger of the same party, twenty-five cents (25c). Provided that sixteen blocks shall constitute one mile. And they shall be entitled to add to the above rate between the, hours of 12 o'clock at night and 6 a. m., twenty- five cents for each passenger. And are entitled to charge when employed by the hour, one and 50-100 dollars ($1.50) for the first hour, and for each ad- ditional hour ; one dollar ($1); and they are hereby required to convey any passenger carfied by them to such part of the city as he or she may re- quire.
Children under five years of age ac companying any person who has pald full fare shall not be charged fare, and children between the ages of five and ten years shall be charged half fare. Any person violating any of the provis- tons of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Independent School District of Des Moines under the consolidation law embraces all of the territory and school houses within the corporate limits of the city. Seventeen districte
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enter into this consolidation. Twelve of these were partly in and partly out and those portions of the districts in- side of the city are now a part of the consolidated district. The territory of the other five districts was wholly within the city so that these districts were taken in, entire.
Board of Education-Charles H. Martin, President; Howard N. Whit- ney, Secretary ; James C. O'Donnell, Treasurer; W. O. Riddell, Superintend- ent. | Directors-Jerry Sullivan, John W. Ray, R. J. Fleming. Theo. F. Grefe, Homer A. Miller, D. F. Givens, C. H. Martin.
Tuition for Non-Resident Pupils- Primary and Grammar grades, , $2.75 per month; High School, $4.00 per month in advance.
Superintendent's Office, 5th floor Good Blk-W. O. Riddle, Superintend- ent; R. J. Hartung, Assistant Superin- tendent; J. C. Byram, Truant Officer. Office Hours of Superintendent-8 a. m. to 9 a. m., and 4 p. m. to 5 p. m. Supervisors-Drawing: Lucy B. Chapman, Minnie L. Hobbs, Ada L. Newell. Kindergarten: Louisa Hunt- ington. Manual Training: A. C .. New- ell M. A. Cromwell, Asst. Music: Francis Wright, Flora L. Polster, Emily J. Wagner, Ethel Meigs: Phys- ical Training: Otto Wendelberg. Primary Training, East Side: Jane Kreigh.
Capital Park High School-J. R. Mc- Comb, principal; Glen Dodge, Allena Dowden, T. E. McDonald, Eva Twomb- ly, | Grace Waers.
East High School-May Goodrell, principal; J. W. Atchley, Emory B. Auracher, Christine Balliet. C. H. Brown, Frances Church, Frank Doug- las, Florence Fenner, E. A .: Goodrell, Edna L. Hooley, Eleanor Hossfeld, Caroline Lawrence, Mary E. Patter- son, Allan Peterson, Edna S. Poor- baugh, Lydia L. Smith, Maud St. John, Caroline Uhl, Sarah Wickware, E. F. Wright.
North High School-J. G. Grundy, principal; P. A. Dietrichson, R. E .; Farrand, Grace Fagen. Clara Foss, Mabel E. Frisbie, F. E. Goodell,! Ada H. Graham. M. F. Jones, Ella A. Meh- lin, Emma C. Moulton, Grace Troutner.
West High School-Maurice Ricker, principal; Lucy Allabach, M. \. Bee- son. Cora Brotherton, Anna L. Burdick. W. A. Cruisenberry. Dorothy Fowler, Adele Fuchs, L. E. Granger, I. V. Griffiths, Elizabeth Haas, Lafayette Higgins, W. L. Jordan, Frances Keffer. Margaret King Zulema Kostomlatsky,
Cordelia Kyle, S. M. Loring, J. L. Mar- tin, Frances McFarland, A. W. Mer- rill, Alice E. Moss, A. C. Newell, S. M. Nollen, Elizabeth Perkins, Herbert Sayre, C. D. Slinker, Grace Stivers, Bertha Sunier, Jessie Taft, Josephine Taylor, N. H. Weeks, Katherine Willis, J. V. Williams.
Alcott School- Minnie W. Rozelle, principal; Leona McLain, Gertrude B. Morgan, Mary Taylor, Benton School-Elizabeth Beese, principal; Ruth A. Beckett, Gertrude Alber, Alma Walder, Ruth 'E. Pfund, Ida Cohen, Nettie Beese,
Bird School-Minnie D. Nash, prin- cipal; Anna Favre, Lulu Aufacher, Alice Goodbarn, Irene Taylor, Ger- trude Graham, Lillian Dale, Gertrude D. Clark, Ruth Dredge, Iva Kendrick,
Kindergarten-Sadie Galdraith, di- rector; Cecilia Sheehan.
Bremer School-Anna Stohlgren, principal; Bya Rist, Leah Cohen, Rena Kastberg, Esther :4. Venell
Bryant School- Georgiannai War- rick, principal; Anna Hartigan, Ida Jacobs, E. L. Goodwin, Minnie Carl- son, Ruth Sherburne, Frances Sher- burne, Francis Myers, G. I. Zelcer, Bertha Mullen, Ellen Burke, Mildred Westlund, Janet Hume, Alma Horning.
Capital Park-Capital Park High. School Bldg-J. R. McComb, princi- pal; Maude Ireland, Eva Wilcox, Coral Meek.
'Kindergarten- Effie Allsup, direct- or; Jessie Warren.
Cary School-Jane Kriegh. princi- pal; Elva E. Taft, Barbara M. Feul- ner, M. A. Koehl, Jane E. Cameron.
Casaday School- Clara Funston, prin- cipal; M. M. Walker, E. R. Durley, Maud Cook, Josephine Beaner, Euge- nia Talbot Serverie Hansen, Helen Johnston, Katherine McGuire. L. L. Bridgeford.
Kindergarten-Flora Whitmore, d rector; Ethel Gilger.
Chesterfield School- McDaniel, principal; Irma Hoblit, Nellie Morris. Cooper Shool -- Nellie L. Elliott; principal; Mary Cooper, Nellie Y. Foote, Dorothea Zerekh. Buena Holly, Harriett Clarke, Ivy K Perdue, Alice C Wilson.
Kindergarten-Emma E. Klinefel- ter, director: Margaret Murphy.
Crocker School, Lydia A. Berger, principal: A. E. Mason, A. E. Cun- ningham, Laura Ullrich, J. E. Living- stone, Olive Churchill, M. H. Wick- ware, Etta Brown, A. A. McClelland, I. B. Wise Mame Diemer, Harriet Carpenter, Ellice Langfitt.
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Kindergarten-Lilly Weaver, direct- or; Ethel Banta.
Curtis School- Jennie C. Holmberg, principal; O; M. Dillon, A. D. Hart- man, Lizzie |Brandtman, Lydia Wall, Florence Wall; B. M. Boobenthien, Gertrude Caldbeck, Margaret Hogan.
Easton Place School-Adelaide M. Jennings, principal; Vida E. Rose, E. D. McIntyre, Nellie Sillick, M. E. Con- dran!
Eim wood School -- Elizabeth A. Robb, principal; M. M. Kaynor, Cora M. Newton, B. E. Johnson, Ruth Beem, E. A| York, M. E. Bailey, S. S. Hoare, J. M. Mills.
Kindergarten- Mary Dunkle, direct- or; Florence| A| Noble,
Emerson School-Mabel A. Otis, principal; Jessie Copenhaffer, Alvirda Lecky, Nellie Rice, Clara Taylor, Helen Docherty, Mabel Griffith, Ethel Koeh !; Anna Caldbeck.
Evergreen School-Elizabeth J. Cul- bertson, principal; Irene Bayne.
Franklin School-Bertha .D. Smith, principal; E. W. Cushing, E. C. Beck, Edith Witmer, J. P. Fisher, M. E. Sherman, Agnes Hogan, Margaret Guthrie.
Kindergarten-Blanche V. Williams, director.
Forest Home School-Este Huff,
principal; Ada Harvey, Grete John- son; Debra Brinton, Gretchen Dela- hoyde, Ina Graham, Anna Grace. Kinderarten -- Agnes Jennings, di- rector Jessie Warren.
Garfield School-Anna Holland principal; Myrtle Craig, L. C. Wilton, Rose: Dygert, Estella Reynolds, Au- gusta Kaufmann Elizabeth Morris, Edna quires.
Kindergarten- Alice T. Lowry, di- rector
Grant School --- Ella M. Malone, prin- cipal; J. A. Beach, M. I. Risser; J. L. Bradshaw, G. A. Seeber, Clara Eden- burn, Sidna J. Dowell, Mararet Seely, B. E. Foster, Francis Umpleby, A. Bradley.
Kindergarten Minnie Hyland, di- rector; N. B. Brown.
Grant Park School -- T. M. Prall, principal Ida L. DeNelsky, M. D. Huffman, Edna Huntoon, Emma Lea- sure, Inez Bowie, Elizabeth Blaise Agnes Mccarty, J. B. Simons, Flor ence Durand, Maude Webster, L. B. Wheeler, Bessie Sanders !:
Grandview School-Belle Swope, principal; Alma Kimmey, Ethel Bow- man, |Vesta Burbank,.
Kindergarten- Edith. Campbell, di- rector ..
Greenwood School- Gertrude Burt, 1.
principal; Katherine E. Dent, Wen- onah Macy, 'Blanche Wiley, Gretta Starrett, K. H. Neff, Ethel Goodbarn, A. B. Whittington, A, E. Warth.
Kindergarten-Minnie E. Hoppes, director.
Howe . School-Loretta principal; Ethel Sheeley Josephine Lennan, Iva Scott. Kindergarten-Isabel Marshall, di- rector. H. Blake,
Irving School-Amelia Morton, prin- cipal; Alice, Bradshaw, Pearl De Jar- nette, Emma Bradley, Mary Heaton, M. E. Dutton, J.' E. Mason, Katherine
Haley, Elizabeth Mason Margaret Walker, Blythe McCormick, Grace Corbin, J. E. Dicks, Edith Shields
Kindergarten-Jessie St. John, al- rector; Pearl Ahrens.
Kirkwood. School-Adelaide Laird, principal; Ansoletta Van . Doren, Blanche Pinkerton, F. L. Douglass, Cora Chase, Elizabeth Williamson, Emma Armbruster, Louise Moster, Grace Guyer.
Kindergarten -- Kate B. Barnard, di- rector.
Lake Park School-Alice G. Eaton, principal; Jeannette Wolcott, Dessa Thompson, Mae George, Mayme Blaise, Mabelle Bently, M. M. Hall. :
Kindergarten-Marie Preston, di- rector.
Lincoln School-Belle McConnell, principal; Jewel Cutler, Kate Dono- von,' Susan, Hearty, Maud : Brown, Katherine Dewey, Edith Cooper, M. V. McNall, Harriet Butler, Rose Loehle, Kindergarten-Lora Roach, direct- or; Ethel Lee.
Logan School-Mary Doran, princi- pal; L. M. Laubauch, N. E. Maxwell, Mabelle Moore.
Longfellow School -- Sibyl c. Jeff ries, ~principal; Esther Nelson, Maud Pwing! Elizabeth Baker, Edna Cum- mings, Bertha Owen, Lillis Stimson, E. G. Clark, Anna Butterfield, Mary Lyman, I. M. Tilden, Mildred Walder,! Margaret Burt ..
Lucas School-Sara Davis,, princi- pal; Edna Engvall, E. J. King, Ger- trude Anderson, Bessle Williamson, Ida Seems, E. C. Sutton, E. M. Baird, Estella L. Grayson.
. McHenry School-Stephanna- Bal- liet, principal; Mattie Bachi) Julia Shankland, E. C. Chantry, Ella Good- rell M. E.' Cunningham, Katherine Arbuthnot, Florence Skinner, A, E. Reinl, M. E. Brown.
Kindergarten-Ethyl Hamilton, rector.
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Mckinley School-Laura P. Mat- thews, principal; L. R. Moulton, Pru- dence Nicholas, Maud Pennington, Ina Burket, May Bruce, M. E. Thompson, Mame McGuire, E. M. Sadler.
Kindergarten-Katherine director.
Bender,
Oakland School-Elizabeth Platt, principal; Nelle Warren, Katherine Hummer, Addie Hagler, Violet Ken- yon, Jessie Kennedy, Mabel Norton, Fannie Ford, Alice Mosier, Vae Barr. Kindergarten- Caroline Murphy, Edith Dygert, directors.
Oak Park School-C. E. Akers, prin- cipal; Minnie Stroud, Blanche Live- say, Glen Daugherty, Mabel Harris, Margaret Adair, Jessie Custer, Lena Gordon, Myrtle Umpleby, ' Edna Burroughs.
: Kindergarten-Grace Curtis, direct- or
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Park Avenue School-Anna L.
Wertz, principal; Bertha Hummer, Cora Hamilton, L. R. Cooke, Lucy Sherman, Julietta Reynolds, Bessie
Cooper, Elizabeth Pattee, Máy.
Corinne ,
Kindergarten-Caroline Carleton, director; Emma Kendall.
Rawson School-Mrs. Estelle Pier- . son.
Sand Hill School-Carrie M. Bass.
Summit School-E. J. Mary, prin- cipal; M. A. Doolittle, B. M. Denny. Grace Morrison, Jessie Sankey, Jennie Mintier. Cora Spoor, Estelle Penn, Dolly Rhodes, Dorothy Hamilton. .
Kindergarten-Bessie Park, direct- or; Orpha Rosenberger.
Walnut Hill School-Mina Bane, principal; Mary Swartz.
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Washington School -- Blanche M. Snook, principal; L. L. Gibson, Carrie Younker, Agnes Hanrahan, H. L. Needham, M. K. Burke, Margaret McGuire, Anna McCormick, Sue Eden- burn, Honora Howard, Gertrude Bink- ley.
Kindergarten-Elizabeth Thompson, director; Maude Owen.
Webster School-Dora Crooks, prin- cipal; Ivy Jones, E. M. Goodwin, E. D. Knauer, G. F. Sander, Lounet St. John, Laura Brandenburg, Elizabeth Miller, M. E. Scholes, E. L. Owen, Barbara Buck, Della Cortelyou, L. H. Brandt.
Whittier School-Cora Parr, princi- pal; Laura Manatt, Belle Hartman, Pearl Smyres, Nora Sherwood, Bertha Wilcox, N. L. Smith.
RURAL DISTRICTS.
INSIDE CITY LIMITS.
Canary Lake-A. Hoffman, pres .; W. A. Mally, sec., Highland Park.
Evergreen-Bruce |E. Jones, pres., Des Moines; F. J. Alber, sec. Woodlawn-W s Beaver av niof Kimball's corner. E. L. Hules, pres .; R F D. No 1; A H Parriott, sec.
WARD BOUNDARIES
First Ward" The First ward shall embrace all that portion of the city ly- ing west of a line described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the south line of the city in the center of section twenty-one (21), in range | twenty- four: (24), running thence north through the center of said section twenty-one (21) and through section sixteen (16) and a part of nine (9) . to the middle of Raccoon river; thence westward along the channel of said river to a point directly south of the southern terminus of the middle of Nineteenth; thence north on Seven- teenth to the north line of section five' (5) in township seventy-eight (78), range twenty-four (24); thence west on the north line of said section to Twentieth; thence north to Twentieth to the Des Moines river; thence along" the middle of said river to the north" line of the city.
Second Ward- The Second shall include all the territory ward Iving east of the Fifth ward, west to a line beginning at a point in the middle of the Raccoon river where it is inter. sected by a north and south line run. ning through the center of section nine (9); thence north through the center of said section nine (9) to Mar- ket; thence west on Market to Tenth; thence north |on Tenth to Pleasant; thence west on Pleasant to the alley immediately west of lot two (2) in sub- division of lots three (3) and four (4) on said alley to Park: thence east on Park to Twelfth; thence, north on Jefferson to the west line of the plat of Prospect Park; thence directly north to the Des Moines river: thence westward along the middle of the said river to the boundary line of the First ward
Third Ward- The Third ward of the said city shall embrace all of the ter- ritory lving east of the boundary, line of the First and Second wards above given and west of the following line: Beginning at the point above desig- nated in section nine (9) as the be- ginning point of the east boundary
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line of the Second ward :! running
thence eastwardly down the Raccoon river to the middle of the Seventh street bridge; thence north tothe northern terminus of Sixth av south of Elm; thence east on Elm to Fifth; thence north on Fifth to Grand av; thence west on Grand av to Sixth av; thence north on Sixth av to the mid- die of the Des Moines river; thence down the said river southeastwardly to a point opposite the center of sec- tion thirty-five (35), in township sey- enty-nine. (79); range twenty-four (24); thence east to the center of said section; thence north through the cen- ter of sections thirty-five (35), twenty- six (26) and twenty-three (23), to the, north line of the city.
Fourth Ward- The
Fourth ward 'shall consist of all that portion of the city lying east of the east boundary lines of the First and Third wards and west of the following lines: Be- ginning in the center of section twen- ty-two (22), on the south line of said city; thence north through the center of sections twenty-two (22) |fifteen (15) and ten (10), to the middle of the Des Moines river; thence north- westerly up the middle of the Des Moines river to Sixth av bridge, where it crosses the said river.
Fifth Ward- The Fifth Ward shall consist of all that portion of the said city lying east of the boundaries of the - Third and Fourth wards, and lying west of a line as follows, to-wit: Be- ginning in the middle of the . Des Moines river where it is intersected by the center line running north through section: ten (10), township seventy- eight (78), range twenty-four ' (24); thence eastwardly along the middle of said river to a point opposite Seventh; thence north from Locust on Pennsyl- vania av to Maple; thence west on Ma- ple to the center of Pennsylvania. av, thence north on Pennsylvania av. to Fremont; thence east on Fremont to Twelfth; thence north on Twelfth to Washington av thence east on -Wash- ington av to the east section line of said section and upon the east lines of section twenty six (26) and twenty- three (23) to the north line of the city.
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Sixth Ward-The Sixth ward shall be composed of all that portion of ter- ritory lying east of the east boundary lines of the Fourth and Fifth warda and west of the following line; .. Be' ginning in the center of section twen- ty-three (23), on the south line of said line of said city, range twenty-four (24); thence north through the center of sections twenty-three (23), fourteen ...
(14) and eleven ( 11)
to the Des Moines river; thence up the middle of the said river to a point opposite and south of the southern terminus of e, Sixteenth; thence north on Sixteenth to Walker ;. thence northeasterly on Walker and Easton boul to the east line of section thirty-six (36), in range Twenty-four (24), and Lof sections twenty-five (25) and twenty-four (24), to the north line of the city.
Seventh Ward- The Seventh ward shall comprise all that portion of the city lying east of the east line of the Sixth ward as above fixed.
VOTING PRECINCTS.
First Ward: First Precinct-All that part of said First ward lying south of the Raccoon river.
Second Precinct -- All that part of
said First ward lying north of the Raccoon river and south of Center and Clifton av and of the center line of Center, produced westward to west corporation line.
Third Precinct-All that part of said First ward lying north of Center pro- duced west to Corporation line and south to North, west produced west- ward to corporation line; except a jog of 187 feet south from north line of said precinct at Twenty-third; thence west to Twenty-fourth; thence north to precinct line.
Fourth Precinct+ All that part of said Second ward lying north of third precinct.
Second Ward: First Precinct-All that part of said Second ward lying south of Grand av.
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