Title

Rochester Public Utilities - History of

Creation Date

1885 – 1988

Description

File, Document; Rochester Public Utilities Information; Nick Kroska;
Documents within this file:
Photocopy of newspaper article, "Hydro-Electric Plant Output Sets Record", August 11, 1951 (Folder 9)
Souvenir edition of The Rochester Post, Friday, May 20, 1887 - article titled, "Comparatively Cheap Water" on page 2 with ** and arrow marking it; should a city own its water works or buy its water from a company? (Image 1) (Folder 9)
Photocopy of newspaper articles about the location of the "proposed three-year construction program of the Water Department"
Newspaper clipping from the Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn., Saturday, September 14, 1991 article: "Silver Lake Power Plant had humble start" (Folder 9)
**"History of Rochester's City Owned Utilities" 1854-1929 - In Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Rochester, Minnesota; 36-page booklet (Image 2) (disposed of 11/06/2019 due to duplication)
Twenty-four page pamphlet published by the Rochester Chamber of Commerce with information about the city of Rochester with a page designated to "Light - Power - Water and Steam supplied by Municipal Utilities" (Image 3)
Computer print-out (3 pages) - "1950: Utilities' Broadening Perspective" with notes on the back of them (Folder 2)
List of employees' name, address, and telephone number per department (Folder 1)
"Brother, can you spare a dime?" typed article (Folder 1)
Ink sketch of the Service Building, Public Utility Dept., Rochester, Minnesota completed by D.Wees in 1967 (Image 4) (Folder 12)
Paper-clipped packet of photocopies of photographs, articles and notes pertaining to the Electric Department (Image 5) (Folder 12)
Paper-clipped packet of photocopies of photographs, articles and notes pertaining to the Water Department and Utility Employees (Folder 12)
Paper-clipped packet of photocopies of photographs, articles and notes pertaining to the Hydro-electric Department (Folder 12)
Paper-clipped packet of photocopies of photographs, articles and notes pertaining to the Electric Constructions and City scenes (Folder 12)
**Photocopies of the original black and white photographs relating to Rochester Public Utilities which are located in OCHS.Archives.B.9.b.P-223 (20 sheets) (disposed of 11/06/2019 due to duplication)