Correspondence with City Plan Commission Secretary Ernest Tucker; Chairman Herbert V. Jones; Consulting Engineer R.E. McDonnell of St. Paul, Minnesota; Mayor George H. Edwards; John A. Bryan of St. Louis regarding insurance maps; and President of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce F.C. Sharon, and telegrams. Of interest: Ordinance #31017 establishing a City Planning Commission (October 10, 1917); letter to Tucker encouraging the establishment of a committee within the commission to study real estate issues, both business and residential, in order to better plan future building (September 9, 1920); letter from Tucker stating that Commission Chairman Herbert V. Jones established committees to study transportation, industries, and commercial districts (December 4, 1920); letter to Tucker regarding zoning and population density (March 29, 1921); Park and Boulevard Fiscal Program for 1921 (April 13, 1921); reservation of an easement for certain utilities for Nichols Land Co. (May 31, 1921); telegram announcing the death of Mayor Cowgill (January 20, 1922); letterhead for City Park and Plan Week with Ernest Tucker as committee secretary (May 27, 1922); and 13-page report submitted to commission for consideration concerning survey of Kansas City. (144 pages), 1917; 1920-1922; 1923, Box: 9, Folder: 10. George E. Kessler Papers, A0816. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

Correspondence with City Plan Commission Secretary Ernest Tucker; Chairman Herbert V. Jones; Consulting Engineer R.E. McDonnell of St. Paul, Minnesota; Mayor George H. Edwards; John A. Bryan of St. Louis regarding insurance maps; and President of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce F.C. Sharon, and telegrams. Of interest: Ordinance #31017 establishing a City Planning Commission (October 10, 1917); letter to Tucker encouraging the establishment of a committee within the commission to study real estate issues, both business and residential, in order to better plan future building (September 9, 1920); letter from Tucker stating that Commission Chairman Herbert V. Jones established committees to study transportation, industries, and commercial districts (December 4, 1920); letter to Tucker regarding zoning and population density (March 29, 1921); Park and Boulevard Fiscal Program for 1921 (April 13, 1921); reservation of an easement for certain utilities for Nichols Land Co. (May 31, 1921); telegram announcing the death of Mayor Cowgill (January 20, 1922); letterhead for City Park and Plan Week with Ernest Tucker as committee secretary (May 27, 1922); and 13-page report submitted to commission for consideration concerning survey of Kansas City. (144 pages), 1917; 1920-1922; 1923, Box: 9, Folder: 10. George E. Kessler Papers, A0816. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/27348 Accessed September 19, 2024.