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Libraries 59
Medical Societies 59
Military Societies
59
Miscellaneous Clubs and Societies 60
Missions
Newspapers and Publications.
Police Department
Post Office
Public Schools.
Officers,
Inde- pendent School District
Rates of Fare for Public Car- riages.
Rural Routes
Schools
Secret Societies
State Board of Control
State Board of Health 49 19 State Board of Medical Examiners 50 State Boards of Commissioners. .. Stato Officers 19 00
Town Assessors
Township Assessors.
Township Clerks.
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Township Constables.
49
Township Justices of the Peace
19 Township Trustees IS
Voting Precincts.
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Ward Boundaries
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
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Advance-Rumely Thresher Co. 78, 1669 Aetna Life Ins Co of Hartford, right top cor cards.
Allbrite Mnfg Co. 1780
Allen Clark L Co. 1725
Alpha Floral Co, front cover.
American Life Ins Co, right top
car cards.
Anderson Mfg Co, left and
side lines
.1736
Anderson Roy M. 1888 Apex Electric Suction Cleaners. . . 1938.
Apperson lowa Motor Car Co, Auto
Dept.
Art Floral Co. .1765
Associated Packing Co. .1878
Auto Salvage & Exchange Co, Auto Dept.
Automotive Service Inc,
Auto
Dept.
Aylesworth & Bredimus 1917
Backman Sheet Metal, Works. 1914
Badgley U S G, left, bottom Dines
and 1727
Bahrenfuss Mae 1893
Bailey The Dentist. 1742
Baird - Taylor - Crawford-Lewis Co, right top cor cards.
Bankers Accident Ins Co, right top. cor cards.
Bankers Alliance 15
Bankers Life Co, right top lines.
Bankers Mortgage Co, backbone and 13
Bankers Stock & Bond right side lines.
Bureau,
Bankers Trust Co, top edge and opp 128 :
Baridon Mademoiselle 1768
Barrett Electric Co .. 1755
Barrick & Son, left bottom fines and 1905
Beckman Bros 1833
Benedict Towel Supply 51, 1933
Benson John A Const Col right top lines and Contrs Dept. Bernhard & Turner Auto Co, Auto Denit.
Billings Prouty & Tompkins, back cover.
Bilz Sign Co, left bottom cor cards. Blue Line Transfer & Storage Co, opp . . . 1934 Bond and Mortgage Co, left top
cor 'cards and. .. . 1761 Boston Market Co, right bottom cor cards.
Brammer Seevers & Hurlbut. 1675 Brewbaker J M. 1766 Briel & Co. 1726 Brinsmaid & Co. 1713
Brown Camp Hardware Co, opp .. . 1782 BrownGarage, back cover and Auto Dept.
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Brown Hotel
1790
Brown H M. 1851
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Buck Tyne M Co, opp.
217
Bullard Optical Co ..
219
Burnett Larsh Mnfg Co.
1752
Burns Brothers Inc, left side lines.
Burns Sam & Co. 1720
Burns Wm J International Detee- tive Agency . 1744
Caldbeck Tool & Mnfg .Co
1932
Canfield Bros 1776
Capital City Commercial College, left top cor cards.
Capital City Nurseries 1870
Capital City Printing Plate Co. . . 1865 Capital City State Bank, left top lines.
Capital Clay, Co The, left top cor cards and . 1702
Capitol Hill Bank
12
Capitol Hill Monument Co. 1860
Carbon Coal Co.
1722
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Carey Thos & Sons Co, Contrs Dept.
Carlson's Furniture Shop. 1771
Carr & Baal Co, front paster.
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Cascade Laundry Co, right bottom lines and . 1838
Cavanagh B J, left bottom cor
cards and
1845, 1862
Ceilly W W Optical Co.
. . 1876
Central Auto Market, right side
lines.
Central Book Co.
1701
Central Cleaners & Dyers
1719
Central Land Co. 1896
Central Life Assurance Society of The U S. 264
Central Natl Fire Ins Co
1812
Central Trust Co ..
12
Central Wire & Iron Wks. 1833
Century Garage Co, Auto Dept.
Century Lumber Co. .1848
Chambers & Chambers, left side lines and Auto Dept. Chapman Motor Truck ! Co, Auto Dept.
Chase I E & Son. .1767 Chase & West Inc, right bottom cor cards.
Christensen Engineering Co. . . . . . 1717 Citizens Electric Co, right bottom lines.
Claiborne-Reno Co, Auto Dept.
Clancy P J & Co, front cover and 1812 Clarke & Cosson, Legal Dept. Clemens Auto Co. Auto Dept.
Clergy Auto Co. Anto Dept.
Cleveland Metal Products. .
1874
Clifton Heights Greenhouses.
1778
Clos J C, Contre Dept. Collin & Rippey, Legal Dept. Cole Bros, left bottom cor cards and Contra Dept.
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Colton Company .1939
Columbia Cleaners & Dyers. 1719
Commercial Addressing & Mailing Co 1669
Commercial Photo Shop.
1726
Concolino Wm D. 1836
Consigny Motor Truck Co, Auto Dept.
Contractors Machinery Co.
1735
Corwin The Cleaner.
1719
Cottage Grove Bank. 16
Cram Frank & Sons
1707
Cumming Art School, opp
338
Dahlberg Duplicating Co.
1767
Dahlberg Offisupply Co. 1922
Dairy Market The. 1741
Dale Robt E
15
Daniels Preston
1786
Darwin Co The ..
1829
Davis Kathryn M. 1714
Davis M W & Co, Auto Dept.
DeBrown Auto Sales Co, Auto Dept.
Deckas Poultry Farm 1892
Dempster Mnig & Supply Co. 1943
Denny Wall Paper & Coal Co. 1829
Derr A: C Co .. .1864
Des Moines Accessories & Vul- canizing Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Auto Exchange, right bottom lines.
Des Moines Blue Print Co. . . . . . . . 1699
Des Moines Buick Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Building Material Co. 1707
Des Moines Clay Co. .: 1702
Des Moines Exide Battery & Sup- ply Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Hotel Co. 20
Des Moines Ice & Fuel Co. . . . . . . . 1723
Des Moines Ignition Exchange, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Life & Annuity Co, left top cor cards.
Des Moines Machinery Exchange. 1850 Des Moines Marble & Mantel Co. left bottom lines.
Des Moines Milk Co 1738
Des Moines Morris Plan Co. . . . . . . 1846
Des Moines Motor Sales Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines National Bank, front edge. and 10
Des Moines Pattern & Model Wks.1882 Des Moines Rubber Stamp Wks .. 23 Des Moines Sand & Fuel Co. . . . . . 1910 Des Moines Sheet Metal Co, front cover and 1914 Des Moines Silo & Mnig Co. 1917 Des Moines Steel Co .. 24
Des Moines Steel Tank Co.
1928
Des Moines Stock Exchange .. 1924
Des Moines Storage Battery Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Tent & Awning Co.
Auto Dept and.
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Des Moines Title Co
1667
Des Moines Trust Co. 1695 Des Moines Union Stock Yards Co . 1923
Dewey, R. L ..
1925
Dickson Mercantile Agency.
724
Dixon & Rockwell.
1831
Domm Neal Co left top lines and. 1897
Don Carlos W W Jr Agency
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1793 Drake Auto Service Station, Auto Dept.
Dressler Auto Necessities Co, Auto Dept.
Dudley M L Agency, left top
cor
cards and .
793 E & W Clothing House, right side lines.
Eagle Coal & Mining Co, left bot- tom lines.
East Side Garage
& Machinery
Shop, Auto Dept.
Electric Equipment Co, right side lines.
Electric Service Co. 1753: Elimino Medicine Co. 1856 Employers Mutual Casualty Assn of Ia. 1805
Equitable Life Ins Co of Ia .. 3
Erwin Dress Club The.
1720
Evans Robert M Ins Agency. .
1794
Fairlawn Dairy
1739
Farmers Live Stock Ins Co. 1822
Farnsworth Geo M.
1794
Federal Printing Co
1892
Feige Geo J ..
441, 1877
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co, Auto Dept.
First and Second Mortgage Corp · of la, left side lines.
First Trust & Savings Bank,
top cor card and ..
11
left
Fletcher-Gibson Agency, left side lines.
Fletcher Truck Co, Auto Dept.
Flint Brick Co ...
1703
Flymi Building, inside back cover.
Flynn Dairy ..
.1739
Ford Insurance Agency
1813
Fort Des Moines 'Hotel.
17
Fowler F W Co.
.1785
Franklin Hotel Co, right top cards.
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Franklin Motor Co, Auto Dept.
Franz, F. W ..
471
French Beamer & Wissler, Auto Dept.
Furlong Boiler & Iron Wks.
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1700
Furman W O Co, Contrs Dept. Garlock-Stutz Co, Auto Dept. General Supply Co .1941
Gibbs Welding Co, Auto Dept! Gilerest J K & W H Co, right top lines.
Glasgow Woolen Mills, right top lines and .. 1927 Globe Machinery & Supply Co. . . 1859 Glyde & McNamara, Auto Dept .. Granette Products Co. 1861
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Great Western Accident Ins Co, right top cor cards.
Green & Roberts Commercial Serv- ice .1724 Guaranty Securities Co, back cover and 14
Guthrie C P.
1897
Haase Dancing School. .1740
Hamilton Hardware Co
.1769
Hanger A C, opp . 556
Hansen & Wooden, Legal Dept.
Hanson & Tyler Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Harper & Sons, left top lines.
Hawkeye Auto Salvage Co, Auto Dept.
Hawkeye Auto Supply Co, Auto Dept.
Hawkeye Leather Co . 1844 Hawkeye Securities Fire Ins Col. 1814
Hawkeye Tractor & Implement Co, Auto Dept.
Head Motor Co, Auto Dept.
Highland Park Lumber Co .. .. 1849
Hippee-States Co, right side lines and Auto Dept.
Hoffman Auto Paint Shop, Dept.
Auto
Holley L W & Son.
1908
Hollister & Hollister 1714
Holtberg-Judd Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Homestead Co, left bottom lines.
Hopkins | Bros Co, right bottom lines and 1920
Hotel Irwin 21
Hotel Wellington 19
Howard C L.
1834
Hulse W E & Co. 1672
Illinois Auto Ins Exchange, right
ibottom cor cards ..
Iltis .H M Lumber Co.
1390,
1849
Imperial Oil Co ..
1875
Independent Battery Co, Dept.
Auto
Independent Sand & Gravel Co .. 1909 Integrity Mutual Casualty Co ... 1797
International Car Exchange, Auto .Dept.
Interstate Business Men's issn opp inside back cover.
Iowa Auto Salvage Co, Auto Dept .. Iowa Auto & Supply Co, right top lines and Auto Dept.
Iowa Bonding Casualty Co,
back cover and. 7
Iowa Electric Appliance Co.
1749
Iowa Farm Land Co .
1760
lowa Guarantee Mortgage Corp
1862
Jowa Mastic Roofing Co
1904
Iowa Multigraphing Co 1865
Iowa National Fire Ins 1815
Iowa Novelty & Brass Wks .. 1852
lowa Oil Heating Co 1874 Iowa Packing Co 1879
Iowa Road Building Co 1903 Iowa Securities Corp, top line back cover and 14
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Iowa Seed Co
1913
Iowa State Live Stock Ins Co.
1823
Iowa Stock & Bond Exchange ....
1923
Iowa Storage Battery Co, Auto
Dept.
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank, front cover and 12 Iowa Vulcanizing Co, Auto Dept. Jacobs J E Company 1744
Jaeger Mnfg Co, back cover and .. 16 Jansen T W Machine Co ..... . . .. 1852 Jeffrey Auto Tire Co, Auto Dept. Jewett Lumber Co, right bottom cor cards.
Jones Piano Co, right top cor cards.
Julander & Julander 1715
Keffer & Jones.
1673
Keith Heating Co. 1770
Kellogg & Kellogg ..
1725, 1894
Kenyon Co, opp
715
Kinney C N. .
1713
Kirch (Hermann
1834
Kirkwood Hotel
20
Kirsher Joe & Co
1861
Koch Brothers
1873
Koss Construction Co, Contrs Dept.
Kruidenier Cadillac Co, Auto Dept.
Kurtz L H Co.
1784
LaForge J.T & Son.
.746, 1788
Lagerquist Carriage & Auto Co, right bottom lines and Auto Dept.
Laster Motor Co, JAuto Dept.
Leader Tractor Mfg Co.
1933
LeFebrue Index Co.
1847
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Legg Printing Co, opp
764
Lenning Realty Co ..
1898
Levitt Real Estate Co, left bottom
cor cards and ..
1898
Lindsly Fire Extinguisher Co
1764
Lockard Lumber Co, left side lines. Loetscher & Burch Mnfg Co. ... 23
Lorenz Motor Truck Co, Auto Dept.
Lowe Wmn M Barber Supply ... ... .1696 Loyer H. W, Contrs Dept. Luce, J W. 1714
MeClure: Realty Co, left bottom
lines. i
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MeCutchen & Standring Co. . . ... 1863 Mccutchen & Verran Co, A B C cards.
Mckinney-Lantz & Co .... .1793 : Maine James & Sons Co, left side lines and Contrs Dept.
Mann Ben E Co ..
1904
Marxer Ed C, left top lines.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins Co,
right top lines.
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Maynard Printing Co.
1893
Mechanics Savings Bank, right top
cor cards.
Mefford & McGuire.
1905
Merchants Life Ins Co, opp
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Longshore Lumber Co
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Merchants Transfer & Storage Co. left top lines and. 1759
Meredith F L, Legal Dept.
Mid-West Casualty Ins Co. left bot- tom cor cards.
Midland Map & Eng Co, right bot- tom cor cards.
Midwestern Marble & Tile Co. . . . 1854
Miller Dentists The.
1743
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Miller H Jesse.
SST
Millers Capital City Employment
& Brokerage Co ..
1756
Model Wall Paper Go, left bottom cor cards.
Montrose J P 1795
1. Motor Car Indemnity Exchange. . . 1799
Motor Sales Co, left bot cor cards. Muehle Louis J & Co. 1688
Multicolor Sales Agency. . .1872 Neumann Arthur & Co. left bottom lines. Neiman D E. Legal Dept.
Newens Sanitary Dairy Co.
.1710
Newton's Auto Salvage Co. Auto
Dept.
Nichols Rooting. Co.
1906
Northern Artificial Limb 'Co.
1674
Northwestern Laundry The back
cover and
1841
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O'Rourke Engineering Co. Contrs Dept.
Oldfield Motor Car Co. Auto Dept.
Oldsmobile Motor Co. Auto Dept.
Ovoutt Mnig Co. right side lines.
Orwig & Bair. Legal Dept.
Patzig Monroe L, left top cor cards and 1718
Payne Motor Co. Auto Dept.
Penn Mut Life Ins Co, front cover R and 6
Peoples Savings Bank, back bone 1 and.
Peoria Tractor Corp of la
Percival C L Co ..
1708
Perkins Builders & Supply Co.
right top lines.
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Perkins Electric Co
.1753
Peterson Tailoring Co, right bot
cor cards.
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co, right side lines and. 2.4
1
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
1775
Plumb Bert. Contrs; Dept.
Polk Building, opp. 1013
Polk County Insurance & Invest- ment Co . 1816
Poncele Water Co. : 1701
Porter Tidrick Co, Auto Dept.
Potwin Irving A
16SS
Pratt L W ..
1899
Putnam J B Land Co.
1899
Randall Lumber Co.
1850
Rasck Geo P.
1691
Rector Burial Vault Co ..
1708
Red Line Transfer & Storage .... 1934
Reel Auto Co, ribbon bookmark.
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Rees Gabriel & Co, right bot cor cards.
Rehmann Bros 1900
Reich Mary J, right bottom cor
cards and .
1715
Reliable Rug & Carpet Co.
1049
Reliance Brick Co.
1703
Retreat The
1910
Ricketts Dairy Co.
1741
Robinson E E Co.
1834
Rogg C W Co ..
1747
Rowat Cut Stone Co ..
1738
Royal Union Mutual Life Ins Co, front cover.
Rumsey Hugh E, front cover.
St Catherine's Hall, opp inside back cover.
St John & Barquist, back cover
and opp
1096
St Joseph's Academy. opp.
172f
S & M Mnfg Co
1764
Savery Hotel
18
Schlampp Frank Co Inc
1834
Schlater Bros
1931
Schoener Garden Tool .Mnfg Co. . 1773 Schooler Rubber Co, Auto Dept. Sears Auto Co, left bot lines and Anto Dept.
Segner Anderson Co, Contrs Dept.
Selway Steel Post
1944
Senate Hotel
1790
Shaffer Oil & Refining
1675
Silver Ribbed Retread Co, Dept.
Auto
Smith & Williams, Auto Dept
Solidarity Finance Corni
. . . . 1796
Southern Surety Co. back
coyer
and
.1797
Spry & McArthur Co, Auto Dept. Spurrier Wm A Jr & Co, right top lines.
Square Deal Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Standard Chemical Co .. ..
.. . . 1884
Standard Glass & Paint Co ..
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.1880
Standard Life Ins Co, left top cor cards.
State Auto Ins Assn of D M, right Aside lines.
Stellmacher W H. 1760
Stevenson Jesse F & Co.
1761
Stiver Clayton B Co Inc.
1792
Stoner MeCray System ..
1878
Style Shop.
1746
Sundell Plumbing Co.
1889
Superior Auto Repair Co, Auto Dept.
Texas Oil Producers Co.
1876
Thomas Plumbing
1889
Thor Electric Shop
Tira Repair & Sales Co.
1692
Tooey T A Co.
1709
Towne N C & Son, backbone and.
4 Turner J W Improvement Co, right bot cor cards and Contrs Dept. Tuttle's Letter Shop, right bottom lines.
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Twentieth Century Cafe, left side lines.
United States Auto Ins Co . 1.1799
Upham Bros Co, front cover and. 1798 Utility Battery Service Station,
, Auto Dept.
Valley National Bank. 8
Van Arman Bazaar
1787
Vecchi E E ..
.1836
Walker | Plumbing & Heating Co. 1786 Wallace & Linnane .1890
Ware Transfer & Storage) Co .. 1.1935 Warsaw-Markham Co, Auto Dept. Watson Bros. .1821
Weldrest Tailors The, opp 1316
Wellington Hotel 19
Wessels & Wessels, Legal Dept. 1 .
Western Iron & Metal Co 1835 Western Life Ins Co, left bottom . con cards.
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Askew Drug Co .. .1386
Carmody Drug Co. ...
1390
Donahey H M. . .. W 1390
First National Bank. 1386
Iltis H M .1390, 1849
. Thornton F E. 1386
Valley Express 1386
Valley Ice & Coal Co. 1411
Valley Junction Savings Bank 1388
Valley Transfer The. 1388
Petty W P. 1388
Scheuer M. M Dr 1386
Schultz Henry 1411
Security Savings Bank 1390
Spencer Elmer Co 1390
Jacobson M L .1410
Koons V C. .1386
Leland Cafe .1413
Lyric Hotel 1388
Western Pump | Co. 1753 Weston Plumbing & Electric Co. . 1750 Wheaton Express & Transfer Co. 1935. Wheeler Lumber Bridge & Supply Co, right bottom lines.
- · Whitney G E, Contrs Dept. . Wilkinson W L .. .1715
Willcox Howell Hopkins & Mu- lock, bottom edge and. 5
Wilson James W, Legal Dept.
Wilson Rubber Co, Auto Dept. Winans G H, Legal Dept. Winters Auto Shop, Auto Dept. Witmer-Kauffman Co. 1817
Wragg Nursery Co.
1838
Young Motor Cartage Co.
1787
Zaiser W H Specialty Co, right bot-
tom lines and.
1847
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Auto Accessories Mig Co 509 Mulberry Bailey Edna J bds 734 17th
Beyer Anna stenog Pyramid Portland Cement Co bds 1428 High . Bickersteth Martin switchmn res 1521 Mulberry
Bowman Earl S carp rms 1928 Forest Bowman Mary A bds 734 17th
Bryant Mildred bds 1613 University av Bundy H F exec see D M Typothetae of Am res 1601 University av
Des Moines Typothetae of Am H F Bundy exec see 519, 20715 5th
Gode Amanda stenog bds 1428 High Interstate Protective & Collecting Assn Ine V D Clouse pres A H Har- nack sec-treas 610 Securities bldg Iowa Insurance Bureau K L Walling mngr 712-20, 416 7th
Johnson Fred C musician| bds 1306 4th
MEREDITH EZRA W
Sec-Treas and Mngr Poncele Water Co, res 842 40th pl
MEREDITH HARRY B Pres Poncele Water Co, res 842 40th pl
PONCELE WATER CO
H B Meredith Pres, E W Meredith Sec-Treas and Mngr, Distillers and Distributors of Pure Water and Soft Drinks, 1345 20th, Tel Drake 306 (See classified Bottlers)
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Rubinson David E elk Central Trust Co, bds 1306 4th
Van Dam Lambertus L florist res 2729 e Walnut
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Election March, even year. Council meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week at 9 a. m., at City Hall, Locust nw cor East First,
Mayor-Thomas Fairweather. Secretary-Rieka Findley.
Councilmen-E. A. Elliott, H. B. Frase, J. W. Budd, Benj. Woolgar.
License Collector-Geo. C. Burnett. Auditor-A. C. Nelson. Deputy- Paul Reilly.
Civil Engineer-Karl Asst., J. M. Tippee.
Kastberg;
City Assessor-C. W. Schram, Court House.
City Clerk-Frank S. Jeffries.
Asst. City Clerk-M. T. Scanlan.
Corporation Counsel-H. W. Byers. City Solicitor-R. S. Jones.
City Claim Agent-Wm. Kern. City Plumbing Inspectors-C. W. Shepard, W. R. Elder.
Police Judge-Jos. Meyer .: Police Clerk-J. T. Genevay.
Supt. of Fire and Police Alarms- E. C. Hodgson.
Supt. of Markets-S. D. Tungate. City Health Center -- Dr. R. H. Syl- vester director, basement City Hall. Dept. of Public Affairs Thos. Fair- weather, Mayor.
Dept. of Streets and Public Imps .-- J. W. Budd, Supt.
Dept. of Acct. and Finances-E. A. Elliott, Supt.
Dept. of Parks and Public Property -H. B. Frase, Supt .; Mary F. Frase, Sec.
Dept. of Public Safety-Benj. Wool- gar, Supt .; Agnes M. Mahoney, Sec.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Commissioner-H. L. Sayler. Secretary-J. J. Dempsey.
Health Officers-T. P. Hardiman, G. H. Fish, T. H. Pettit, J. E. Holehan. :
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Headquarters, e 1st cor e Court av. Chief of Police-A. H. Day.
Asst. Chief of Police-W. L. Kelly. Clerk-James Cavender.
Captains-M. J. Donoghue, E. G. Wyman.
Sergeants-G. J. Breeding, Geo. Scarpino, Enoch Nicholls, Frank Harty, C. Hamberg.
Health Officers-T. P. Hardiman, G. H. Fish, T. H. Pettit, J. E. Holehan.
Detectives-James MacDonald, chief, Wm. Bailey, R. J. Chamberlain, T. J. Blake, J. A. Newell, G. F. Trimble, T. J. Hubbard, S. E. Delmege, John Brophy, Jesse McKercher, U. L. Crawford. Jailer-Thos. Cross.
Police Matrons-Mrs. : Carrie Neth- erow, Mrs. H. Hoffman.
Police Woman-Mrs. E. Berkey.
MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COM- MISSION. City Hall.
Jay E. Tone, chairman; H. H. Stipr F. C. Hubbell; Rieka Findley, Clerk.
FIRE REPARTMENT.
Headquarters, Second sw cor Grandi Will Burnett, chief; Warren Taylor, first asst .; Wm. Drady, second asst. Captains-No. 1, Joseph Murphy; No. 2, Harvey Brown; No. 3, B. W. Weaver; No. 5, Andrew Rundberg; No. 13, L. H. Curran; No. 15, W. E. Dunlap.
Secretary-Harry Cree. FIRE ALARM STATIONS.
12-Fourth and Vine.
13-Twenty-second and Cottage Grove av.
14-Edison and Union.
15-Twenty-fourth and University
16-Third and Crocker.
17-Nineteenth and Drake Park av. 18-So w First and Jackson av.
19-Seventh and Elm. 21-Third jand Court av.
22-Seventh and Walnut.
23-Fourth and Walnut.
24-Sixth av and Walnut
25-Seventh and Locust. 26-Eighth and Walnut.
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27-Thirteenth and Day.
28-Thirteenth and University av.
29-Fortieth and Ingersoll.
31-Nineteenth and Pleasant.
32-Fifteenth and Grand av.
33-Fourteenth and Forest av.
34-Ninth and Grand av.
35-Seventh and College av.
36-E. Fifth and Market. 37-Fourth and Ascension.
38-Twenty-ninth and Cottage
Grove av.
39-Seventeenth and Woodland.
41-Eighth and School.
42-Seventeenth and Crocker, En- gine House No. 5.
43-Tenth and Center.
44-So e Sixth and Hartford (Se- vastapol).
45-E. Sixth and Allen, Engine House No. S.
46-Sixth and School.
47-Sixth and Clinton (H. P.).
4S-Sixth and Boston avs.
49-Eighth and New York (H. P.). 51-E. Sixth and Grand av. 52-E. Twelfth and Lyon.
53-E. Fourteenth and Walnut.
54-E. Sixteenth and Walnut.
.55-E. Fifteenth and Buchanan.
56-Ninth and Washington av. 57-Thirteenth and Scott.
58-E. Ninth and Des Moines.
61-E. Second and Walnut.
62-E. Fifth and Locust.
63-E. Fourth and Walnut, Engine House No. 2.
64-E. Sixteenth and Grand av.
. 65-Seventeenth St. Court and Walker.
66-E. Twenty-sixth and Walnut.
67-716-718 Mulberry.
71-E. Fifth and Court av.
72-Twenty-third and E. Grand av. 73-Ninth and Fremont. 2 74-Fifth and Elm.
75-Second and Market.
81-Seventh and Indiana av.
82-E. Thirteenth and Hull av. En- gine House No. 7.
83-Seventeenth and Des Moines.
84-Twentieth and Clark.
85-E. Fourth and Hayes.
91-Sixth and Grand av.
92-Sixth and Forest av.
93-Grand av. and Twenty-seventh.
212-Second and Grand av.
213-Fifteenth and Court av.
214-Penn av. and North.
215-Twenty-eighth and Dean av.
216-Fifth and Walnut.
217-E. Sixth and Locust.
222-E. Eighteenth and Walnut.
223 -- Ninth and Walnut.
224-Methodist Hospital.
225-Fourth and Court av.
226-Fourth and Locust.
412-Twenty-fourth and Ingersoll.
413-E. Fifteenth and Grand av.
414-Empress Theatre.
415-Berchel Theater.
416-Auditorium ??
417-Elite Theatre.
418-Empire Theater.
421-Kirkwood Hotel.
422-Majestic Theatre.
423-Princess Theatre.
424-Gas Works E. First and Vine.
LOCATION OF HOSE COMPANIES, HOSE AND CHEMICAL ENGINES AND TRUCKS AND PUMPERS.
No. 1-Second and Grand av.
No. 2 .- 411-413 E. Walnut.
No. 3-Twelfth and Lyon. No. 4-Eighth and School. No. 5-Seventeenth and Crocker. No. 6-1219 Edison av. No. 7-E. Thirteenth and Hull av. No. 9-E. Eighteenth and Walnut. No. 8-511 So. E. Sixth. 1 No. 10-Sixth and Clinton avs. No. 11-Twenty-fourth and Univer- sity av. No. 12-535 Fortieth.
No. 13-716-718 Mulberry. No. 14-Twenty-eighth and Dean.
No. 15-Seventh and College av.
DIRECTIONS FOR GIVING AN ALARM OF FIRE.
1. To give an alarm, go to the near- est box, break glass, turn key, open 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 bell 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 CARRIAGE, ETC.
Section 13 of Section 507 of 1900 revision. That the owner or driver of any omnibus, carriage, cab, herdic, or other vehicle licensed under this chap- ter, shall be entitled to demand and receive not to exceed twenty-five cents (250) for each passenger conveyed 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 (25c) for each passenger. And are entitled to charge when em- ployed by the hour, one and 50-100. dollars ($1.50) for the first hour, and for each additional hour one dollar ($1); and they are hereby required to
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MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1920)
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convey any passenger carried by them to such part of the city as he or she may require.
Children under five years of age ac- companying any person who has paid 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 provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars.
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 districts enter into this consolidation. Twelve of these were partly in and partly out and those portions of the districts in- side the city are now a part of the consolidated district. The territory of the other five districts was wholly within the city so that three districts were taken in entire.
Board of Directors-E C Mills, Pres .; Dan Miller, Sec .; R. L. Chase, Jr., Treas .; 2. C. Thornburg, Supt. Direct- ors-John B. Sullivan, Dr. Granville N. Ryan, Mis. G. E. Mckinnon, Ralph R. Nichols, E C Mills, H C Evans, Edwd. O'Dea, Dan Miller.
Tuition for Non-Resident Pupils- Primary and Grammar; grades, $3.45 per month; High School, $7.25 per month in advance.
Superintendent's Office, Garfield School, es 3d between Chestnut and Center. Z. C. Thornburg, Supt .; R. A. Weesner, Truant Officer.
1 Office hours of Superintendent-4 p. m. to 5 p. m. on school days except Fridays; from 10 to 12 on Saturdays.
Supervisors-Drawing: Estelle Hay- den, Kindergarten: Bessie M. , Park. Manual Training: Henry Anderson. Music: Supt. Alfd H. Smith. Physical Training: Margaret McKee. Business Education: 'Clay D. Slinker. Voca- tional , Guidance: Mrs. Anna L, dick.
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