Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1911 — H. J. KANNAL ELECTED MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD. [ARTICLE]

H. J. KANNAL ELECTED MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD.

Record of the Business Transacted at Regular Meeting of City Council Monday Evening. ————- All members were present at the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening. The light committee was instructed to make the General Electric Co. a proposition to purchase 300 to 400 or more light meters and make a payment of SI,OOO down after 100 meters have been delivered and to make payments of SIOO per month after the balance of meters have been delivered. No interest to be charged. If this proposition is accepted a day cf-ir rent will probably be installed. The matter of extending the v. ater mains to the Monnett Home was referred to the water committee for investigation. The marshal was instructed to notify property owners to trim any trees that in any way obstruct the street lights. The city engineer filed amended specifications for the alleys through blocks 3 and 4. It shows the estimate for brick roadway, with cement curbs through block 3 to be $980.26, and for cement only, $648.90 ?he alley is to be. 10 feet wide and 396 feet long Through block 4 the estimate is $1,147.76 for brick and $790.28 for cement. This alley is 14x396 feet. The clerk was ordered to advertise for bids on both brick and cement. The members of the fire department present at the Whited fire were allowed $1.50. each.

D. M. Worland, et al, petitioned for a sidewalk on Van Rensselaer to replace the brick ones now in use. The city attorney was instructed to prepare resolution for same. H. J. Kannal was elected a member of the school board to succeed Dr. E. C. English. The following claims were allowed: ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlin, salary $50.00 Mell Abbott, salary 45.00 Dave Haste, salary 45.00 Kenneth Rhoades, work on line 16.94 Scott Chesnut, same 16.00 Babcock & Hopkins, coal ..'. 478.34 Shirley Hill Coal Co., c0a1.... 28.05 Vandalia Coal Co., coal- 37.61 Illinois Electric Co., supplies.. 5.84 Central Electric Co., supplies.. T.OO Jas. B. Clow & Sons, mdse.... 1.04 Jesse Gates, hauling c0a114.55 E. W. Hickman, labor 1,00 E. D. Rhoades & Son, mdse.... 15.15 Ray D. Thompson, freight.... 134.18 Shirley Hill C. Co., bal. on coal 6.00 CORPORATION FUND. George Mustard, 5a1ary....... 30.00 Frank Critser, salary. 25.00 Chas. Morlan, salary 25.00 Am. LaFranc Fire E. Co., valve 12.00 E. D. Rhoades & Son., mdse... 29.56 Ray D. Thompson, freight..— 1.40 John Hordeman, work on sewer 31.00 Rensselaer Tile Factory, tile.. 13.90 ROAD FUND. / Chester Zea, salary 25.00 W. I. Hoover, cats 19.20 O. S. Baker, mowing weeds.... 1.00 Roy Thomas, 1ab0r..........’. 6.60 Scott Bros., mdse 25.35 Monon Stone Co., stone 50.74 R. D. Thompson, freight 37.40 Smith & Kellner, cement work 49.88 PARK FUND. John Albertson, labr Milroy pk 2.80 Wm. Gray, labor Weston park. 1.50 WATER FUND. T. E. Malone, salary 45.00 National Lead Co., lead pipe... 36.04 Platt Iron Wks., Valve springs 3.60 John Hordeman, work on taps 3.25