Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1911 — City Council Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

City Council Proceedings.

Councilmen Hopkins and Catt were absent from the city council r meeting Monday evening, i Benjamin Harris and others filed a remonstrance against a cement sidewalk on the east side of College Ave. along outlot 22. The council found that 80 per cent of the residence property owners had signed the remonstrance and the proceedings were dismissed. The. petition for the opening of an alley through block 9 was passed to second reading. The council adjourned until Wednesday evening, when the matter of making a contract with the match factory people for the extension of the water mains will be taken up. The following claims were allowed: ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlin, salary $50.00 Mel I Abbott, salary 30.00 Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Kenneth Rhoades, work on line 19.87 Ed Duvall, work on line 39.75 Standard Oil Co., oil 29.00 Illinois Electric Co., supplies. 99.11 Herman Hordeman, firing 15.00 Geo. Mustard, salary 30.00 Frank Critser, salary 25.00 Geo. E. Murray Co., mdse 3.00 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, salary 25.00 Judson H. Perkins Co., railing for bridge 31.30 Conrad Kellner, teaming 7.00 R. D. Thompson, freight 62.49 Wm. Marlin, work on street... 1.00 Reuben Blackner, work on st.. 1.00 WATER FUND. T. E. Malone, salary 30.00 W. Martin, hauling pipe 3.50 Dick Turner, work on main... 5.00 John Moulder, work on main.. 18.50 John Hordeman, work on main 29.75 Marlon Cooper, work on main 18.75 John Richards, work on main 12.75 Richard Shirer, labor 1.10 Jas. B. Clow & Sons, mdse.... 6.35 Herman Hordeman, firing.... 15.00 Conrad Kellner, labor 3.00 Ray D. Thompson, express... .25 Ray D. Thompson, lead pipe.. 30.89 PARK FUND. Smith & Kellner, hauling dirt. 33.30 Wm. Gray, mowing park 75 O. S. Baker, labor 2.00