Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1911 — COUNCIL FIXES CITY SALOON LICENSE AT $500. [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL FIXES CITY SALOON LICENSE AT $500.

Connell Meets Monday Evening and Transacts the Usaal Amount of - Business. After considerable skirmishing around Monday evening enough members of the city council were rounded up to constitute a quorum and considerable business was transacted, g In accordance with the pew liquor law which gives city councils the power to increase the-city liquor license fee to SSOO at its first meeting after the passage of the law, the license was fixed at the above amount. This will make the amount to be paid for a license to conduct a saloon in Rensselaer S7OO, if the day ever comes that the city becomes “wet.” The city marshal was instructed to find a buyer for the gray horse belonging to the city. A resolution was adopted for the narrowing of Emmet Ave. An ordinance was adopted establishing an alley through Block 3, and naming the same Monnett Ave. This is the alley in the rear of the business houses on the south side of Washington street. It is the intention to brick the alley and as this alley had nevqr been legally established this step was necessary. The alley on the north side of the street will also be bricked. A Tungsten street light was ordered installed at the corner of South street and College avenue on the petition of E. S. Rhoades and others. The Monon railroad filed an acceptance of the track extension ordinance. The city treasurer presented his report showing the following funds on hand: Sinking fund / $41.08 Library fund 334.29 Water fund 1496.72 Corporation fund 1474.27 Road fund 903.91 Electric Light fund .„... 2353.63

Balance of all funds on hand. 6981.17 The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. B. M. Makeever, team horses.:s4so.oo Oeo. Mustardrsalary marshal. 30.00 Frank Critser, night watch.... * 25.00 Chas. Morion, salary clerk.... „ 25.00 Lightning Flash Specialty Co., metal polish .v. .. 2.00 Babcock Fire Ext. Co., chemical charges .. j-,. 26.28 C. W. Platt, labor. 4.75 Geo. Mustard, exp. retOrn team 13.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlin, salary.... 50.00 Mel Abbott, salary 30.00 Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Hoover-Watson Printing Co., light record 16.50 Shirley Hill Coal Co., c0a1.... 236J5 Vandalla Coal Co., coal 39.68 Western Electric Co., supplies 32.51 Jesse Gates, hauling coal 43.50 Kenneth Rhoades, work on line 18.88 Ray D. Thompson, freight...., 84.78 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, salary teamster.. 25.00 W. I. Hoover, oats »<.” 28.20 Jake Gilmore, cleaning walks. 9.45 J. L. Brady, feed and coal 39.62 WATER FUND. T. E. Malone, salary . 30.00 John Hordeman, labor 6.00