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PARKING METERS
PARKING METERS. The use of parking meters in the downtown area was first discussed by the city council in July 20, 1946. A three member citizens' advisory committee on parking chaired by Frank Kerrigan appeared before the council for a long discussion of the parking issues. (1) At the end of the discussion, the council appeared ready to install some meters on Main between 6th and 10th streets on a trial basis without any cost to the city. Meters then in use were operated on the basis of five cents for a full hour of parking or one cent for each twelve minutes. (2)
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Source:
1. "Parking Meters Likely in Dubuque," Telegraph Herald, July 21, 1946, p. 1
2. Ibid. p. 5