Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1910 — J. N. Leatherman Member of Library Board. [ARTICLE]

J. N. Leatherman Member of Library Board.

All menders of the city council were present at the regular council meeting Monday, evening except Councilman Grow. J..N- Leatherman was elected a member of the library board to succeed the late Judge S. P. Thompson. The street committee was authorized to purchase two car loads of crushed stone for use on the streets. The city attorney was instructed to correspond with Prof. Smith, of PurCue University, and have him coma and inspect the Washington street bridge, and furnish plans and specifications for its repair. An ordinance providing for the flushing of private sewers was adopted under suspension of the rules. A petition of Allen Swim for a sidewalk on Elm street to Franklin was referred to the street committee. The marshal was Instructed to put in a catch basin at the corner of Webster and Cordelia streets. The city treasurer presented his report showing the following funds on hand: Park fund | 108.40 Sinking fund 41.08 Library fund ........... 645.39 Road fund 1873.83 Electric light fund 3757.46 Corporation fund 2008.74 Water_fund 2368.60 The following claims were allowed: ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND C. S. Chamberlin, salary |50.50 Mell Abbott, salary; 30.00 Dave Hasten salary 30.00 Western Electric Co., supplies... . 66.18 General Electric Co., supplies 53.60 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal 66.60 Ehrmann Coal Co., coal 90.10 Frank Turner, labor 32.85 Al Timmons, labor 16.60 Roy Thomas, labor i 16.50 Jesse Gates, hauling c0a1... 24.88 Ray D. Thompson, freight. 45.34 Ray D. Thompson, freight 67.80 WATER FUND T. E. Malone, salary 30.00 Ray D. Thompson, freight........ 1.23 CORPORATION FUND Geo. F. Meyers, salary ... 62.50 Geo. W. Hopkins, Salary 20.00 D. >E. Grow, salary 20.00 Chas. J. Dean, salary 20.00 A. G. Catt, salary 20 00 F. G. Kresler, salary ....... 13 33 H. W. Kresler, salary 6.66 J. K. Davis, marshal 30.00 Frank Critser, nightwatch 25.00 Chas. Morlan, clerk 25.00 Moses Leopold, attorney..; 60.00 M. D. Gwin, secy board of health. . 22.55 M. D. Gwin, expense 8.40 Rensselaer Fire Department...... 61.00 •Hobbs-Merrill Co., law bookt 7.50 Geo. Mustard, extra police 3.00 W. S. Parks, extra police 4.00 Elmer Gwin, extra police, 3.00 Al Robinson, extra p01ice......... 3.00 Ray D. Thompson, salary 75.00 ROAD FUND Bert Campbell, salary 25.00 J. L. Brady, feed 8.80 Michael Kanne, oats 19.04 Rensselaer Lumber Co., lumber... 2.02 Geo. Borntrager, mowing machine 5.00 Jean Smith, labor, 1.00 PARK FUND A. N.s Bailey, labor 6.00