Answer: Engineers call them levee walls. The hollow concrete contains a movable gate which can be opened by cranking the gadget on top. If water collects inside the levee system, it can be drained through the gate into the river. The numbered post is a water level gauge.]]> ]]>
Answer: The Danish Hall above the Goodyear Store, 201 W. Broadway. ]]>
Answer: It is the emblem of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, located on the front of the IOOF Hall on Fourth St. and Broadway.]]>
Answer: The marker is on the north edge of Bayliss Park, opposite the Elks Club. ]]>
Answer: The Ferris wheel at Playland Park, minus its passenger accommodations.]]>
Answer: The tablet is located left of the front entrance to the Pottawattamie County Courthouse.]]>
Answer: The abandoned Water Works pumping station on North Thirty-seventh Street near the banks of the Missouri River. It hasn't been used since 1952 when the Narrows pump station was completed. ]]>
Answer: The Soldiers and Sailors memorial at Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Bronze tablets on either side of the entrance were erected by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Earl Williams, manager of Cedar Lawn, suggested the design.]]>
Answer: The memorial to Father Pierre Jean De Smet, S.J. It is in a private parking lot near State St. and Broadway. ]]>
Answer: The hill is a pile of rock aggregate at Thirty-seventh St. and First Ave. being used in the street paving program. Above it rises the brick smokestack of the old Water Works plant at Thirty-seventh St. and Broadway.]]>
Answer: The Gas Company's supply tank near Eleventh Ave. and Eighth St. ]]>
Answer: The window of the Fifth Avenue Methodist Church, 1300 Fifth Ave. ]]> Board and General
File #1 1958-1978
See C.B. Schools--School Board for additional material]]> City Needs Fewer But Larger Grade Schools; Hare's Master Plan Points Out. September 14, 1950
Voters to Decide School Bond Plan; Election Date to Be Set by Board Monday. September 22, 1950
Blueprints For New Second Avenue School. September 22, 1950
Petitioners Seek School Bond Vote; Asking Early Action Upon $875,00 Issue. October 5, 1950
Sigh the School Bond Petition. October 7, 1950
School Petitions Appear Over Top; Names Are Expected to Pass 1,000 Mark. October 11, 1950
"It Passed". November 21, 1950
To Start Planning 3 School Projects; First Joint Session Is Set for Wednesday. November 28, 1950
5, 369 Vote In CB; Sets New Record; Special Issues Pass. March 11, 1952
Expect 250 More in Kindergartens; Total New 1,000 Will Crowd Some Facilities. June 26, 1952
School Board Adopts Hare Suggestions; Planning Engineer Recommendations Are Followed. November 16, 1952
Rumor Petition For Another Vote; Want Junior High On West Side. January 16, 1955
School Defects Caused By Soil Conditions; Consulting Engineers From ISC Report. May 6, 1955
A $700,000 School Bond Issue Asked; Distribute Petitions. January 12, 1956
Offers Solutions To Big School Problem; In 65-Page Report, Dr. Rachford. July 19, 1957
139 New School Rooms Needed In 10 Years; As Council Bluffs Continues To Grow. July 21, 1957
SUI Experts Urge $4,350,000 Plan For Schools Here; Three-Stage Building Package. September 13, 1958
West Side Junior High Hub Of 2 School Plans; Could Be Built For $1,100,000. October 3, 1958
C.B. School Building Program Faces Two Major Obstacles; Both Matters Of Public Opinion. November 25, 1958
Board To Ask $1,400,000 For 2 New Schools; Unanimously Backed By Lay Advisers. November 25, 1958
Over Bug Hurdle Board Eyes Sites For New Schools; Bond Issue Winds Easily, 4,626 To 1,567. February 17, 1959
Critical Report By SUI Expert Ignites School Board Meeting; Notes 'Shortcomings" In Bluffs Curriculum. March 13, 1959
Most Teachers To Get $275 More Next Year; School Taxes May Rise 5-1/2 Mills. March 25, 1959
Bond Issue Will Cost School Board $652,861 In Interest; Lowest Bid is 3.29 Per Cent. May 30, 1959
After 100 Years, School Problem Still Unsolved; Building Needs Keep Growing. April 26, 1959
Agree To Lease Area In Church; Basement To House Bennett Students. July 29, 1959
New 'School' Created In Bennett Ave., Area; Four Cottage-Type Classrooms. July 30, 1959
Homey Classroom. July 31, 1959
Little Red Schoolhouse--And Three Others--Open Wednesday; Will Accommodate 150 Pupils. September 14, 1959
School Bond Vote Set For Nov. 20; 1,751 Signatures on Petitions for Election. October 31, 1960
Four School Additions May Cost $1,466,000; Most Critical Problem At Eastside. January 12, 1962
Tentative Junior High School Districts Are Outlined For PTA; Odd Shapes And Sizes. March 7, 1961
School Board Redraws C.B. Junior High Districts; Citizens May Still Object. May 3, 1961
Planners Okay School Additions. September 26, 1962
$165,903 School Contract Let To Jack Peters Firm; For Two Five-Room Additions. October 12, 1962
$900,000 Bond Issue Called Top School Event Here Of '62; By Administrators. December 26, 1962
$3,226,000 Worth Of School Constructions Now Near Completion; At Seven Different Sites. July 28, 1963
Teacher Salaries Here $695 Below U.S. Average. January 5, 1964
[Chart of States, with comparisons of their Total Enrollment, Average Teachers Salary, Total Current Expenditure, and Current Expenditures Per Pupil In Average Daily Attendance]. January 66, 1964
$2 Million A Year Eyed For New Schools In Bluffs; Dr. Rachford Surveys Needs For Next Two Decades. January 20, 1961
Bluffs Schools To Seek Work-Training Program; Under Economic Opportunity Act. December 16, 1964
Over 1,370 Sigh School Petitions; Bond Issue Vote Seen In February. December 23, 1964
School Bond Issue Vote Set For Feb. 15 By Board; Would Finance Building Program. December 31, 1964
Schools Accepting Applications For New Work-Study Program; To Go In Effect Jan. 25. January 6, 1965
C.B. School Program Hinges On Bond Issue Vote Monday; Expect 5,000 To Cast Ballots. February 14, 1965
951 People Cast School Ballots During Forenoon; 11 More than in 1962. February 15, 1965 
School Bond Issue Is Easily Passed In C.B.; By 71.2 Per Cent Majority. February 16, 1965
Now, The Hard School Work Begins; The Bond Issue Has Been Approved. February 21, 1965
Revise Plan In Schools. January 12, 1966
School Projects In Bluffs Moving Ahead; Total Cost: $2,053,717. June 12, 1966
School Board Trims Budget By $227,970; 1966-1967 Proposal: $7,451,144. July 22, 1966
To Vote On Two School Board Seats. August 7, 1966
Mayo Is First Candidate For School Board. August 17, 1966
Two More Enter C.B. School Race. August 27, 1966
Sacks Enters Race For C.B. School Board. August 22, 1966
Three More In School Board Race. August 30, 1966
CB School Board Approves Budget; Totals $7,391,144. August 12, 1966
School Bond Vote Is Slated Feb. 14; Board Asks $300,000. January 17, 1967
Officials, Pupils Pleased By 90 Pct. Bond Issue Victory; 'The Best Valentine'. February 15, 1967
C.B Teachers To Get Average Pay Boost Of $700 Next Year; Benton Eyes 1.5 Mill Tax Hike. March 16, 1967
Voters Approved Big School Building Plan; Replacement Units Are Next. May 21, 1967
Eight Men In Bluffs School Race. September 2, 1966
Three To Vie For L.C. Seat. September 2, 1966
Voters easily passed the propositions calling for continuation of a 2-1/2 mill tax levy used for school construction...September 12, 1967
C.B. District Schools Need Better Course Coordination; State Visitation Team Reports. January 9, 1968
Crowding Not A Factor In Schools This Year; Enrollment Up 215. September 9, 1968
Old Pierce Street School Site Is Sold; Board Accepts $41,025 Bid. April 17, 1958
School Board OK's $9,836,260 Budget; Increase Of $776,482. July 3, 1968
School Board Starts New Year In Black; Name Starr, Dagit. July 9, 1968
Vandalism To Schools Costs City Taxpayer Near $10,000. July 28, 1968
C.B. School Voters Will Fill 3 Posts. August 18, 1968
School Board Member On Teacher Negotiations Law. December 9, 1968
Junior High Bond Issue Looms In 1969; In The Halls Of Learning. January 1, 1969
Board Approves Increase In Summer School Fees; Decisions Made On Funding. February 27, 1969
Adopt New Pay Schedules; For Bluffs; Educators. March 5, 1969
Board Sets Policy On Bomb Threats. April 22, 1969
Report Says Schools Short On Open Land. May 18, 1964
Schools Eye Net Increase Of $881,104; Public Hearing July 10. June 18, 1969
Bluffs Teachers May Become Fewer; Still About 30 Vacancies. June 19, 1969
Rural, Urban Area Development Urged; Program 'On TAP'. June 26, 1969
Anderson Named Principal Of T.J.; Five Other Changes. July 2, 1969
School Board Adopts Budget Over Dr. March's Objection. July 9, 1969
School Personnel Get Salary Hikes; Most Over $2,000. July 20, 1969
Schools' Finances 'Good For Now'. October 30, 1969
School Expenditures Would Have A Limit; Under New Bill. February 5, 1970
Teachers Not Happy With New Schedule; Board Adopts 'Living' Increase. February 12, 1970
Community Opinion Sought On High School Dress Code. March 5, 1970
Catholic Schools Ask Bluffs Board For Teachers. April 19, 1970
Top Administrative Salaries Are Set. May 19, 1970
Peters, Van Nostrand Tell Of School Cost Problems. Jun 12, 1970
School Door Open For Catholic Kids; Details To Be Worked Out. Jun 24, 1970
Board Tables Controversial Service Issue. August 12, 1970
Assignments Listed For Council Bluffs Schools; Classes Start On Aug. 27. August 24, 1970
Birth Control Impact Felt In Iowa School Enrollment; In The Halls Of Learning. September 2, 1970
Teacher Group Endorses Three. September 10, 1970
School Board Candidates At Forum; Answer Questions On Drug Use, strikes. September 11, 1970
Parents Object To Visits From Bluffs Teachers. October 4, 1970
Superintendents Discuss School's Legal Position. December 3, 1970
Schools Could Be 'In Trouble'. December 27, 1970
Teacher Salaries Will Cost More; Base Pay Up $200. March 23, 1971
New Teachers' Pay Below Some Cities. March 28, 1971
List Assignments For Bluffs Area Schools. August 19, 1971
Fewer Kids Mean Less Class Crush. September 26, 1971
Four Per Cent Pay Hike Approved For Teachers. March 21, 1972
County School System OKs Raises For Its Employes. April 25, 1972
Committee Picks Name For Course. May 19, 1972
Funding Explanation For Superintendent. July 12, 1972
C.B. School Numbers Down Despite Catholic Transfers. September 17, 1972
Mothers To View Sex Film. September 21, 1972
County School Budget Gets Approval Over Objections. July 25, 1972
Schools Face Fuel Shortage; Classrooms Will Be Chilly. January 10, 1973
County Schools Explain Expenditures; State Audit Prompted By Letters. February 8, 1973
Project Improve Group Recommends Action; Propose Variety Of Alternatives. April 29, 1973
And The Walls Came Tumbling Down. April 29, 1973
Old School Records Shrink In Size, Take Less Space. June 3, 1973
Board Seeks $7,388,000 For Schools; Two Elementary, One Junior High Planned. June 5, 1973
Students Should Get High School Choice. June 19, 1973
School Official Optimistic On Bond Issue Passage; Trend Noted In Other Areas Of State. August 15, 1973
Tax Drops If Bonds Okayed. August 20, 1973
Bond Issue For Schools Set Oct. 9; $7,388,000 Asked. August 21, 1973
Gregory Discusses Griffin's Charges. August 30, 1973
Board Vote Success Still Means A Savings In Taxes. October 7, 1973
Narrow Defeat For School Bond Issue; Second Vote Eyed; Vote Fails By Less Than One Per Cent. October 10, 1973
C.B. Board Orders Old Schools To Be Closed. October 16, 1973
Renovation Of Old Schools Will Be Studies; 1,334 Affected By Nov. 5 Closing. October 17, 1973
Schools Discuss Double Shift; Board Considers Alternatives. October 18, 1973
School Suits To Be Heard On Wednesday. October 26, 1973
Court Suits Would Keep Schools Open. October 23, 1973
Injunction On Board To Be Asked. October 24, 1973
Catholic Schools Accept Transfer Of Six Students. October 25, 1973
School Suits To Be Heard On Wednesday. October 26, 1973
Board Sets Nov. 12 Date For Closing Of Schools. October 30, 1973
Fire Marshal Inspects Schools. October 29, 1973
State Fire Marshal To Examine Schools. October 28, 1973
County Schools May Authorize Hiring Lawyer. October 31, 1973
Schools Seek State Funds To Help Relocate Students. October 31, 1973
Schools Await Word On Relocation Funds. November 1, 1973
Moving Plan Revealed For 1, 344 C.B. Students. November 16, 1973
Schools To Stay Open Here. November 7, 1973
Board Considers All-Year School. November 8, 1973
$2.7 Million Bill Put On Fix-Up Of Schools. November 20, 1973
Renovation Of Old Schools Might Exceed Early Figure. December 18, 1973
Broken Water Pipes Close Two Schools. January 3, 1974
County Superintendent Says Two-Board System Is Best. January 11, 1974
School's Fate To Determine Fire Escapes. February 1, 1974
Middle School Concept Eyed; Alternative Being Prepared. February 12, 1974
Bond Issue Items To Be Discussed. February 13, 1974
School System Alternatives Are Examined; Some Have More Advantages Than Others. February 17, 1974
School Alternative decision Feb. 28; Pre-Cut Buildings Favored. February 19, 1974
Pre-Fab Schools Approved. February 28, 1974
School Building Plan Will Affect 745 Children in C.B. March 1, 1974
School Bond Election In Fall; Two Junior Highs Considered. March 7, 1974
Three Schools Won't Get Pre-Cut Buildings, Board Says; Cite Declining Enrollment. March 19, 1974
Consultant Finds School Roofs Poor. March 27, 1974
Schools Ask Cost Sheet On Building. March 29, 1974
City To Get Plans For School Buildings. April 8, 1974
County School Board Takes Action On Pay, Computers. April 6, 1974
School Buildings Are Under Study By Planning Group. April 16, 1974
School-Closing Case Is Brought Up Again. April 25, 1974
Court Suit On School Continued. July 3, 1974
Price Tag On School Bond Issue Is Studied. July 9, 1974
Discussing Plans. July 9, 1974
Size Of School Bond Issue May Be Revealed In August. July 13, 1974
Two Boards To Govern Area Schools. July 28, 1974
Citizens OK Continued Fight On C.B. School. July 30, 1974
Bidding Problems My Be Reason For School Dealy. July 30, 1974
School Closures Approved Bid Matters Are Cleared Up. July 31, 1974
Nov. 5 Bond Election Eyed By Board July 31, 1974
AEA Board Designed To Save On Costs. August 12, 1974
Court Action Seeks Stop On Transfers. August 26, `1974
School Building Work Okayed; Bill Is 41,099,517
Oct. 1 Date For School Closing Suit. September 9, 1974
Board Votes Nov. 5 Bond Issue; Includes Primary Schools. September 20, 1974
$5.452 Million Issue Nov. 5. September 25, 1974
School Suit Delay To Be Asked. September 27, 1974
School Population Going Down Hill; May Hit 10,000 Mark. October 2, 1974
Youngsters Move At Own Pace In Open Classrooms. October 20, 1974
Individual--Key To Open Concept; Children Move At Own Pace. October 21, 1974
Who's Against Open Concept? ; Only The Losers, It Seems. October 22, 1974
Individual Approach Working At Peterson. October 23, 1974
Adults Could Use Recreation Areas In Bluffs Schools. October 24, 1974
Future Bond Election Shows Preference For Area Schools. October 25, 1974
Bean Favors Move For Another School Bond Vote; Issue Flops In Every Precinct. November 6, 1974
Alton Says Gregory, Not Inflation, Cause For Bond Issue Dump. November 9, 1974
Gregory Proposes Group To Study School Facilities. November 15, 1974
School Closing Hearing Set. December 3, 1974
School Bond Issue Cost Over $32,000. December 19, 1974
Two Witnesses Testify On School Closing Plan. January 22, 1975
Witnesses Testify For Open Schools. January 23, 1975
Renovation Cost 'Bunch Of Baloney'. January 27, 1975
Hearing On Schools May Concluded Friday. January 28, 1975
School Closure Decision Expected In Three Weeks. February 1, 1975
School Budget Is Proposed At $18,086,184. February 4, 1975.
$18,086,184 School Budget Is Approved By C.B. Board. February 14, 1975
Added Funds From State Eyed For Care. April 14, 1975
High schools are major concerns; In facilities report. December 19, 1975
Bluffs school budget gets approval after 5-1 ballot. March 16, 1976
School Accomplishment 'Almost A Miracle'--Voss; What's Right With Council Bluffs. March 28, 1976
Kids be warned: No shots, no school. August 22, 1978
Drastic change set for meetings; While conducting business. December 19, 1978
Schools play big part in vandalism decrease. January 20, 1979
State of schools: 'Making progress'. January 25, 1979
School is among grant finalists. July 22, 1979
Schools list new teachers. September 7, 1984]]>
Answer: Lengths of 8-inch main in the Water Works supply yard on North Twenty-fifth St. The pipe will be used to replace smaller mains.
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Answer: Broadway Christian Church, 2658 Avenue A.]]>