Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1910 — City Tax Levy Increased [ARTICLE]

City Tax Levy Increased

By City Council Monday.

The city council at its meeting Monday evening fixed the city tax levy for the ensuing year. It shows an increase of 11 cents over last year. It is expected, however, that the school levy will be decreased 5 dents, which, with the lower county levy, should made the city levy about the same as last year. The levy as adopted is as follows: This year. Last yeaar. Road fund 38 30 Corporation fund ....40 40 Public Library fund. .10 10 Public Parks 03 00 Water Works 15 15 Electric Light fund.. 10 10 School fund ______ 40 Tuition fund ........ — 45 The superintendent of the light plant was instructed to purchase a load of poles at the best priqe possible. The city engineer was instructed to prepare plans and specifications for a sewer commencing in the alley in block 17 and running thence north to Makemself sewer. A resolution was adopted for a sidewalk on Milroy avenue. The trustees of Weston cemetery made a report of the financial condition of the cemetery. The report was referred to the finance committee. E. L. Hollingsworth, et al., petitioned for an alley through block 3. The petition was referred to the street committee. This is the alley running east and west in the rear of the business houses on’the south side of Washington street. It seems that the alley has never been made a public one. A petition is to be presented for the bricking of the same and it is desired to get the alley declared a public one before any action is taken on the petition. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. George Mustard, salary $ 30.00 Frank Critser, night watch..’. 25.00 ROAD FUND. Bert Campbell, salary teamster 25.00 Ed Randle, work on bridge... 15.00 John Hordeman, same 15.50 Dave Elder, same 2.00 C. W. Platt, work on crossings 25.90 O. S. Baker, work on streets.. 1.60 Peter Wagner, oiling streets.. 5.00 J. K. Davis, hauling sand..... 2.75 Eger Bros., mdse 9.83 Fred Hemphill, blacksmith wk 5.40 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND.

C. S. Chamberlin, salary 50.00 Mell Abbott, salary 30.00 Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Standard Oil Co., oil 15.81 George Cox, work on furnace.. 2.20 Jesse Gates, hauling coal 28.93 Jim Rhoades, work on line... 11.92 Scott Chesnut, same 4.50 Eger Bros., mdse light plant.. 12.53 Ray D. Thompson, freight 23.10 WATER FUND. T. E. Malone, salary 30.00 Harve Moore, firing light plant 15.00 National Lead Co., lead pipe.. 36.30 Eger Bros., mdse 57.23 Ray D. Thompson, freight.... 2.00