Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1912 — City Council Holds Regular Meeting Monday Night. [ARTICLE]

City Council Holds Regular Meeting Monday Night.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present except Councilman Dean. The members of the fire company present at the Kannal fire yere allowed $5 each, a total of $65, for their services at the fire., Sam Roth and others presented a petition for a sewer on Franklin street. The city engineer was instructed to prepare plans and the city attorney resolutions for same. Mr. Shuler presented plans and estimates for the improvement of the -two city parks by planting them in hardy flowers, shrubs and ornamental trees. The cost of the entire work will be $460, S4OO for Mllroy park and SSO for the East Side park. For this amount Mr. Shuler agrees to artistically arrange them so as to be pleasing to the eye. He agrees to replace for two years any of the plants that may die for half price. His terms are SIOO down, at' completion of the planting and the balance payable SIOO per year. No action was taken by the council. The following claims were allowed: Corporation Fund. Geo. Mustard, marshal $30.00 Frank Critser, night watch .. 25.00 Chas. Morlan, clerk 25.00 C. W. Platt, labor 1.00 Road Fund. Chester Zea, salary 30.00 Gilbert Albln, labor 1.80 Earl Mathena, same 2.40 Marsh Warren, same .......... 1.10 Jake Gilmore, same 7.80 Harry Swartzell, ntlWf -♦ r.TTTV Water Fund. T. E. Malone, salary 30.00 C. W. Platt, labor 1.50 John Hordeman, same ; 1.50 G. H. McLain, insurance 6.80 Ray D. Thompson, express 25