Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1910 — Regular Meeting of the City Council Held Monday Evening. [ARTICLE]

Regular Meeting of the City Council Held Monday Evening.

The city council met in regular monthly meeting Monday evening, with all members present. The members of the fire department were allowed $1 each for attendance at recent fires. The city engineer was instructed to ascertain the probable cost and best route for the extension of the Melville street sewer. * r f ■■ J . An ordinance providing for the repair of the hose wagon was introducted and placed on- its passage. The light superintendent was instructed to prepare plans and specifications for a building for a new boiler and coal house. The petition of the merchants for the city to take charge of the street sprinkling was continued until the next meeting. A representative of an oil company was present and brought the matter of oiling the streets before the council. He claimed that six blocks could be oiled at a tcost not to exceed S3OO, which would be SSOO less than the amount subscribed by the merchants for the water sprinkling, and the team would not have to be used. Oil could not he used on the brick streets, however, and these would have to be sprinkled as heretofore. It is probable that the council will pass favorably on the petition of the merchants. H. L. Gamble was appointed city engineer to fSTuu**' term of L. C. Klosterman, who never qualified for the position,.and merely^ did what work he did as an accommodation to the city, and to give some of the college students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with this work. The following claims were allowed: Corporation Fund.

Chas. Morlan, salary clerk...:s 25.00 J. K. Davis, salary marshal.... 30.00 E M. Thomas, night watch .... 25.00 Bruce & White, livery hire..... 8.00 Road Fund. Bert Campbell, salary. r.., 25.00 Andrew Wheeler, work on street 22.50 Chas Elder, labor 7.00 Electric Light Fund. C. S. Chamberlain, salary..... 50.00 Mell salary 30.00 Dave Haste, salary * 30.00 Robert Wartena, work on 1ine.7.25 Standard Oil C 0,., oil . 1 11.37 Shirley Hill Coal Co., c0a1.... 171.35 Sunflower Coal Co., coal 58.74 Ehrmann Coal Co., coal „ 69.60 Ray D. Thompson, supplies...: 57.24 Ray D. Thompson, freight....: 242.31 Roy Price, unloading c0a1.....; 3.50 Water Fund. J. E. Malone, salary.. 30.00 Gould Co., water supplies... . „ 9.63 National Lead Co., lead pipe. 137.65 Don’t pay $1.75 for flour, but come to Rensselaer and get the best flour made for $1.50 a sack. Guaranteed equal to any flour made or mofiey refunded.

JOHN EGER.