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	[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and ~~College~~ (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected ~~a new~~ cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1926 he was a director of the [[JULIEN DUBUQUE GARAGE COMPANY]]. (2) In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (3) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.		Ancestry: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152163690/harlan-g-melchior?_gl=18kx118_gcl_awR0NMLjE3MDM4NzIzNDIuRUFJYUlRb2JDaE1JNXVXVHVacTFnd01WRkdSSEFSMndRUXRmRUFBWUFpQUFFZ0xaWF9EX0J3RQ.._gcl_dcR0NMLjE3MDM4NzIzNDIuRUFJYUlRb2JDaE1JNXVXVHVacTFnd01WRkdSSEFSMndRUXRmRUFBWUFpQUFFZ0xaWF9EX0J3RQ.._gcl_auNjQ4NDQ3NTc1LjE3MDM4NzIxODE._gaMjYxNDc0NjUxLjE3MDM4NzIxODE._ga_4QT8FMEX30MTNlNTE0MTQtNzQzNS00Zjg5LTliNGQtZTMxMzhmYjg4MTg1LjE1Ni4xLjE3MTEyMTgwMTguOS4wLjA._ga_LMK6K2LSJH*MTNlNTE0MTQtNzQzNS00Zjg5LTliNGQtZTMxMzhmYjg4MTg1LjMzNy4xLjE3MTEyMTgwMTkuMC4wLjA.

			[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and college (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1926 he was a director of the [[JULIEN DUBUQUE GARAGE COMPANY]]. (2) In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (3) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.

	Melchoir served as the [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to consider the appointment of three men to form the newly created Department of Public Docks. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (4) As the mayor, he also made a welcoming speech over the [[RADIO]] when temporary station [[WIBM]] began broadcasting during the first week of December, 1926. (5) In January, 1927, Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (6) In May, 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (7) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (8) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (9) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:		Melchoir served as the [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to consider the appointment of three men to form the newly created Department of Public Docks. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (4) As the mayor, he also made a welcoming speech over the [[RADIO]] when temporary station [[WIBM]] began broadcasting during the first week of December, 1926. (5) In January, 1927, Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (6) In May, 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (7) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (8) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (9) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:

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	[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (2) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.		[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1926 he was a director of the [[JULIEN DUBUQUE GARAGE COMPANY]]. (2) In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (3) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.

	Melchoir served as the [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to consider the appointment of three men to form the newly created Department of Public Docks. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (3) As the mayor, he also made a welcoming speech over the [[RADIO]] when temporary station [[WIBM]] began broadcasting during the first week of December, 1926. (4) In January, 1927, Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (5) In May, 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (6) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (7) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (8) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:		Melchoir served as the [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to consider the appointment of three men to form the newly created Department of Public Docks. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (4) As the mayor, he also made a welcoming speech over the [[RADIO]] when temporary station [[WIBM]] began broadcasting during the first week of December, 1926. (5) In January, 1927, Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (6) In May, 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (7) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (8) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (9) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:

	The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make		The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make
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	through helping those less fortunate who, while they suffer		through helping those less fortunate who, while they suffer
	for lack of the comforts that wealth will buy, find		for lack of the comforts that wealth will buy, find
	happiness in their families. (9)		happiness in their families. (10)

	In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[HOTEL JULIEN]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET ELEVATOR]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (10) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (11)		In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[HOTEL JULIEN]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET ELEVATOR]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (11) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (12)


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	1. "Union Trust Bank Names Officers," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 22, 1929, p. 5		1. "Union Trust Bank Names Officers," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 22, 1929, p. 5

	2. "~~Columbia Alumni Meet at College~~," ''Telegraph-Herald ~~and Times Journal~~'', May 15, ~~1927~~, p. 24		2. "New Garage Firm's Papers Are Filed," ''Telegraph-Herald'', May 12, 1926, p. 15

	3. "~~River Body May be Named Today~~," ''Telegraph-Herald'', ~~November 4~~, ~~1926~~, p. 13		3. "Columbia Alumni Meet at College," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times Journal'', May 15, 1927, p. 24

	4. "~~Station WIBM Tunes Up for Dubuque Fans~~," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 28, 1926, p. 1		4. "River Body May be Named Today," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 4, 1926, p. 13

	5. "~~City Officials to Join in Protest~~," ''Telegraph-Herald'', ~~January 18~~, ~~1927~~, p. 4		5. "Station WIBM Tunes Up for Dubuque Fans," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 28, 1926, p. 1

	6. "~~Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals~~," ''Telegraph-Herald ~~and Times-Journal~~'', ~~May 8~~, 1927, p. 2		6. "City Officials to Join in Protest," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 18, 1927, p. 4

	7. "~~Sewers Too Small, Council Informed~~," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal''," May 10, 1927, p. 9		7. "Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1927, p. 2

	8. "~~Call Meeting for Flood Prevention~~," ''Telegraph Herald and Times Journal'', May 25, 1927, p. 4		8. "Sewers Too Small, Council Informed," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal''," May 10, 1927, p. 9

	9. "~~More Advice is Sought by Google~~," ''Telegraph-Herald'', ~~February 22~~, 1927, p. 5		9. "Call Meeting for Flood Prevention," ''Telegraph Herald and Times Journal'', May 25, 1927, p. 4

	10. "~~Council's Goat in Tax Board's Yard~~," ''Telegraph-Herald ~~and Times Journal~~'', ~~June 28~~, 1927, p. 10		10. "More Advice is Sought by Google," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 22, 1927, p. 5

	11. "Carnivals Again Topic in Council," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', July 12, 1927, p. 7		11. "Council's Goat in Tax Board's Yard," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times Journal'', June 28, 1927, p. 10

			12. "Carnivals Again Topic in Council," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', July 12, 1927, p. 7

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	3. "River Body May be Named Today," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 4, 1926, p. 13		3. "River Body May be Named Today," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 4, 1926, p. 13

	4. "Station WIBM Tunes Up for Dubuque Fans," Telegraph-Herald, November 28, 1926, p. 1		4. "Station WIBM Tunes Up for Dubuque Fans," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 28, 1926, p. 1

	5. "City Officials to Join in Protest," Telegraph-Herald," January 18, 1927, p. 4		5. "City Officials to Join in Protest," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 18, 1927, p. 4

	6. "Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1927, p. 2		6. "Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1927, p. 2

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	[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (2) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.		[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (2) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.

	Melchoir served as the [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to consider the appointment of three men to form the newly created Department of Public Docks. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (3) In January, 1927, Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (4) In May, 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (5) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (6) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (7) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:		Melchoir served as the [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to consider the appointment of three men to form the newly created Department of Public Docks. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (3) As the mayor, he also made a welcoming speech over the [[RADIO]] when temporary station [[WIBM]] began broadcasting during the first week of December, 1926. (4) In January, 1927, Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (5) In May, 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (6) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (7) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (8) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:

	The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make		The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make
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	through helping those less fortunate who, while they suffer		through helping those less fortunate who, while they suffer
	for lack of the comforts that wealth will buy, find		for lack of the comforts that wealth will buy, find
	happiness in their families. (8)		happiness in their families. (9)

	In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[HOTEL JULIEN]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET ELEVATOR]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (9) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (10)		In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[HOTEL JULIEN]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET ELEVATOR]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (10) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (11)


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	3. "River Body May be Named Today," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 4, 1926, p. 13		3. "River Body May be Named Today," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 4, 1926, p. 13

	4. "~~City Officials to Join in Protest~~," Telegraph-Herald,~~" January 18~~, ~~1927~~, p. 4		4. "Station WIBM Tunes Up for Dubuque Fans," Telegraph-Herald, November 28, 1926, p. 1

	5. "~~Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals~~," ''Telegraph-Herald ~~and Times-Journal''~~, ~~May 8~~, 1927, p. 2		5. "City Officials to Join in Protest," Telegraph-Herald," January 18, 1927, p. 4

	6. "~~Sewers Too Small, Council Informed~~," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal''," May 10, 1927, p. 9		6. "Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1927, p. 2

	7. "~~Call Meeting for Flood Prevention~~," ''Telegraph Herald and Times Journal'', May 25, 1927, p. 4		7. "Sewers Too Small, Council Informed," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal''," May 10, 1927, p. 9

	8. "~~More Advice is Sought by Google~~," ''Telegraph-Herald'', ~~February 22~~, 1927, p. 5		8. "Call Meeting for Flood Prevention," ''Telegraph Herald and Times Journal'', May 25, 1927, p. 4

	9. "~~Council's Goat in Tax Board's Yard~~," ''Telegraph-Herald ~~and Times Journal~~'', ~~June 28~~, 1927, p. 10		9. "More Advice is Sought by Google," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 22, 1927, p. 5

	10. "Carnivals Again Topic in Council," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', July 12, 1927, p. 7		10. "Council's Goat in Tax Board's Yard," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times Journal'', June 28, 1927, p. 10

			11. "Carnivals Again Topic in Council," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', July 12, 1927, p. 7

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	happiness in their families. (8)		happiness in their families. (8)

	In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[HOTEL JULIEN]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET ~~RAILWAY~~]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (9) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (10)		In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[HOTEL JULIEN]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET ELEVATOR]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (9) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (10)

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	[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (2) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.		[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (2) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.

	~~He was a former~~ [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to ~~considered~~ the appointment of three men to form the newly created ~~department~~ of ~~public docks~~. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (3) In January, 1927 Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (4) In May 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (5) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (6) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (7) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:		Melchoir served as the [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to consider the appointment of three men to form the newly created Department of Public Docks. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (3) In January, 1927, Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (4) In May, 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (5) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (6) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (7) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:

	The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make		The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make
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	happiness in their families. (8)		happiness in their families. (8)

	In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[JULIEN ~~DUBUQUE HOTEL~~]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET RAILWAY]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (9) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (10)		In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[HOTEL JULIEN]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET RAILWAY]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (9) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (10)

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	[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]) ~~in 1934.~~ He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago.		[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]. In January, 1922 he was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]]. (1) He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago. In 1927 Melchior was a member of a committee formed to create an local branch of the general alumni association of Columbia College. (2) Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.
	Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.

	He was a former [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque. In ~~June~~, ~~1921 during his administration~~ an ~~ordinance was passed limiting~~ the ~~time~~ a ~~vehicle could be parked~~ along ~~certain streets and~~ the ~~penalty for violation~~. (1)In May 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (1) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:		He was a former [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque in 1926-27. A special meeting of the council was called in November, 1926 to considered the appointment of three men to form the newly created department of public docks. This commission was to prepare plans for the river freight terminal authorized by the voters in the special election. (3) In January, 1927 Melchoir and other members of the council attended a conference in Davenport to protest an Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)proposal. The ICC wished to make the Missouri River the freight rate breaking point. Mayors of cities along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] argued that the proposal would add a great amount to freight rates being shipped out of cities along the Mississippi. (4) In May 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (5) Following street flooding along 17th Street at Elm, council members toured the area and saw an estimated $20,000 in damage caused, it was believed, by the 17th Street sewer being too small. The retaining wall along Villa Street had collapsed and the one between Fifth and Sixth [[STREETS]] was in poor condition. (6) Later the same month, he was invited to a meeting of city mayors from communities along the Mississippi. Ideas collected at the meeting were to be forwarded to the federal government for their flood prevention study carried out by the war department. (7) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:

	The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make		The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make
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	through helping those less fortunate who, while they suffer		through helping those less fortunate who, while they suffer
	for lack of the comforts that wealth will buy, find		for lack of the comforts that wealth will buy, find
	happiness in their families. (2)		happiness in their families. (8)

			In June, 1927 the Board of Equalization reduced the assessment evaluation of the [[JULIEN DUBUQUE HOTEL]] from $300,000 to $100,000. This caused one member of the city council to move a vote of censure against the board for its actions. The motion died for a lack of a second. Melchoir and Councilman Schrempf were left to explain this was due to an agreement of the city council and the board of supervisors in 1913. The council found the only increase made by the board was to raise the assessment on the [[ELEVENTH STREET RAILWAY]] from $100 to $200. Melchoir, a stockholder in the company, said the company was ready to give the elevator to anyone willing to guarantee its operations. (9) Melchoir and the city council were no friend of carnivals in residential areas in 1927. (10)


	~~In January, 1922 Melchoir was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST BANK]]. (3)~~

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	1. "~~Ordinance Number 102~~," ~~Dubuque~~ Telegraph-Herald, June 19, ~~1921~~, p. 9		1. "Union Trust Bank Names Officers," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 22, 1929, p. 5

			2. "Columbia Alumni Meet at College," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times Journal'', May 15, 1927, p. 24

			3. "River Body May be Named Today," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 4, 1926, p. 13

			4. "City Officials to Join in Protest," Telegraph-Herald," January 18, 1927, p. 4

			5. "Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1927, p. 2

			6. "Sewers Too Small, Council Informed," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal''," May 10, 1927, p. 9

			7. "Call Meeting for Flood Prevention," ''Telegraph Herald and Times Journal'', May 25, 1927, p. 4

			8. "More Advice is Sought by Google," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 22, 1927, p. 5

			9. "Council's Goat in Tax Board's Yard," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times Journal'', June 28, 1927, p. 10

	1. "~~Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals~~," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', ~~May 8~~, 1927, p. 2		10. "Carnivals Again Topic in Council," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', July 12, 1927, p. 7

	~~2. "More Advice is Sought by Google," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 22, 1927, p. 5~~

	~~3. "Union Trust Bank Names Officers," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 22, 1929, p. 5~~

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	Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.		Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.

	He was a former [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque. In May 1927, ~~Mayor~~ Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (1)		He was a former [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque. In June, 1921 during his administration an ordinance was passed limiting the time a vehicle could be parked along certain streets and the penalty for violation. (1)In May 1927, Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (1) His feeling toward wealth that same year was expressed in an interview:

			The intermediate, not too much wealth, yet enough to make
			poverty impossible, I believe gives the greatest happiness.
			The man of great wealth, of course, can find happiness
			through helping those less fortunate who, while they suffer
			for lack of the comforts that wealth will buy, find
			happiness in their families. (2)

			In January, 1922 Melchoir was elected a new cashier of [[UNION TRUST BANK]]. (3)

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	Source:		Source:

			1. "Ordinance Number 102," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, June 19, 1921, p. 9

	1. "Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1927, p. 2		1. "Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1927, p. 2

			2. "More Advice is Sought by Google," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 22, 1927, p. 5

			3. "Union Trust Bank Names Officers," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 22, 1929, p. 5

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	[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]) in 1934. He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago.		[[Image:melchior1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|]]MELCHIOR, Harlan G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 23, 1912--Scottsdale, AZ, Sept. 21, 2003) Melchior graduated from the [[COLUMBIA ACADEMY]] and College (now [[LORAS COLLEGE]]) in 1934. He later received graduate degrees from the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University, Chicago.
			Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.

	~~Melchior was vice president of the trust department at [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] until his retirement in 1977.~~ He was a former [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque.		He was a former [[MAYOR]] of Dubuque. In May 1927, Mayor Melchoir suggested a bond issue to finance the construction of electrically operated automatic traffic control signals in the downtown area. He called Main Street nothing more than a 'parade grounds' at certain hours of the day with intersecting streets blocked by the solid line of traffic. Because of the narrowness of the streets, the signals could not be placed at the center of the intersections but instead on the four corners. (1)

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			Source:

			1. "Melchoir Wants Traffic Signals," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', May 8, 1927, p. 2

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