Early History]]> Early History]]> Compare Plant To Mighty Battleship
Power Station Has 250-Foot Smoke Stack
How To Get There
Ipalco Invites All Southwest Iowans
Ipalco Owned By 10,884 Persons
Two Wells Provide Water For Ipalco
To Use Pre-Fab For Warehouse Space
Reddy Kilowatt Is Busiest Employee On Ipalco Payroll; Always On The Job
Will Maintain 'Dead' Line Across River
Building Total High For Ipalco - Spends $40 Million In 3-Year Period
Lawrence Fenlon Knows As 'Mr. Iowa Power And Light'
Power Station Uses Much Fuel - Designed To Burn Either Coal Or Gas
44 Men Employed At Power Station
Electrical Fuses Are Safety Devices
Ipalco President Is Man Of Action, C.B. Learns - Lanky Texas Engineer
Cannibalism Practiced At Power Plant
Site Of Power Plant Is Ideal - Builder Says C.B. Should Step Ahead
5 Operating Chief At Iowa Power Plant Here Wear Two Hats
Ipalco Bid On C.B. Properties In 1947
Executive Schilling Once Planned To Sell Autos
Bluffs Crew Has Safety Record - No Disability Injury In Past 4.5 Years
Rises Fast With Iowa Power Co. - Birdsall Now Supt. Of Bluffs Station
Plant Protected Against Flooding
Pilot Exciter Regulates Power - Automatically Sets Generating Output
End of Special Section May 21, 1954

Iowa Power Plant To Throw Switch In October July 16, 1978
Iowa Power Donates Tower August 16, 1978
Power Line Fight Nearing An End - Case At Supreme Court September 20, 1978
Plant Opening A Month Away October 16, 1978
High Court Rules In Iowa Power's Favor - New Surge In Power Line Battle October 19, 1978
New Generation For Power Plant November 19, 1978
Gear Wheel Problem Delays Power Output December 21, 1978
Iowa Power Bonds Sold To State Farm January 2, 1979
Power Line Clears Hurdle February 20, 1979
New Suit Filed In Power Line Case March 22, 1979
Coal Explosion Damages Plant March 27, 1979
Dust Explosion Starts Iowa Power Plant Fires June 12, 1979
Fire Strikes Iowa Power - Twelve In 1979 June 24, 1979
Energy Problems No IP&L Problem July 18, 1979
Electric Rate Change Is Urged - For Elderly Residents October 9, 1979
Some Power Customers Still Without Electricity October 24, 1979
Angry Citizens Protest Raise In Electric Rates November 18, 1980
Iowa Power Is Accused Of Billing Too Soon For Bluffs Electricity December 4, 1980
Iowa Power Customers Due Credit February 2, 1982
Iowa Power Officials To Assist In Crime Prevention Program October 18, 1984]]> Early History]]> Here's How Council Bluffs' New City Hall Will Look. July 3, 1938
City Hall Work Ordered Begun; Footing Excavation to Start Monday. January 6, 1939
Work Starts on New City Hall; Forty Men Assigned by WPA Officials. January 9, 1939
City Officers Sit Tight on City Hall; WPA Keeps on With Work of Driving Piles--No Statements. January 18, 1939
Confer on City Hall. January 19, 1939
Pile Penetration Bearing Better; Being Driven More Deeply Into Ground. January 20, 1939
Claims City Hall Piles Are Split. Testing Laboratories File Report. February 3, 1939
Pile Driver Is Ordered Out; WPA Acts for Safety Interest. February 12, 1939
Pour Concrete in Another Week; Half of Piling on City Hall is in. February 23, 1939
Pour City Hall Footings. February 27, 1939
Hold Up Pay for Testing Laboratories; Architect Fails to Approve Bill for Work Already Done. March 16, 1939
Build Forms for City Hall Walls; But No Concrete to Be Poured Now. March 15, 1939
Jensen Still Opposes Pay for Testing; But Records Show No Objections at Time of Contract. March 17, 1939
WPA Building Forms For City Hall. March 19, 1939
Last City Hall Pile. March 28, 1939
Place Steel For City Hall Work. March 29, 1939
Pour Concrete At City Hall. April 16, 1939
Urges Mayor Not to Sign for Steel; Perkins Says Legal Reasons Should Bar Signing of Contract. May 4, 1939
Buy Boilers for New City Hall; Contract Awarded at Short Session. June 7, 1939
Setting Forms for New Floor. June 8, 1939
City Hall to Be Ready Oct. 1; Accident to Aldermen Causes Some Delay. June 23, 1939
Working On Second Floor. September 1, 1939
Start on Third Floor. October 1, 1939
Brickwork Rises On City Hall. October 19, 1939
Lays First Brick on City Hall. October 15, 1939
Brickwork Up to Second Story. November 1, 1939
City Hall Exterior About Completed. January 7, 1940
Complete City Hall in July. February 18, 1940
Install Jail Equipment. February 22, 1940
Old City Hall Site for Parking. April 30, 1940
City Hall Exterior About Completed. June 29, 1940
New Flusher in Action. September 15, 1940
All Work Will Be Completed Soon; WPA Expects to Complete Work Soon. October 19, 1940
Formal Dedication Set For Wednesday. January 21, 1941
Council to View City Hall Cracks; Inside Walls Being Damaged by Water. November 18, 1950
Joint Committee May Revise Planning Guide For C.B. Area; Picture Has Changed Since Hare Report. December 8, 1957
City Hall Gets New Telephone System; Talking Business. July 24, 1966
Step At A Time. September 27, 1968
Recalls City Hall Project 30 Years Ago. March 5, 1969
Crane Activity. August 1, 1969
Bomb Threat To City Hall. April 6, 1971
Problems? These People Can Help You. September 12, 1971
City Hall Gets Elevator From Omaha Company. January 18, 1972
Braille Buttons On City's Patriotic New Elevator. October 3, 1972
New conference room almost done. November 9, 1977
Breaking out the city safe. June 19, 1978
Citizens in wheelchairs get a lift at City Hall. September 20, 1970
Efficiency cited as reason for move. April 3, 1985
Lot gets new look. June 18, 1985
Is there a hiring freeze? Venard says it's partial. April 1, 1986
First city employee award to be announced this week. August 19, 1986
New press polity at City Hall won't limit reporters' access. August 19, 1986
Silver City man accepts job offer as city engineer. October 28, 1986
City plan cuts jobs, pressure. October 30, 1986
Runte proposes modifications in plan to reorganize city hall. November 12, 1986
Mayor names members of city commissions. January 27, 1987
Students battle 'nerds', fees in city. May 14, 1987City hall asbestos plan nixed for Omaha firm. January 26, 1988
City Hall a tad late removing snow. February 21, 1989
City Hall has look of season. December 15, 1990
City Hall replaced old hay barn. March 18, 1991
City Hall contractors still unpaid. May 18, 1993]]> [on back of photo: 3-5-1969
WPA
Last piling for city hall in March, 1939]]]> ]]>