Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1912 — CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION.

(hie Hundred Dollars Appropriated to Rensselaer Band For Summer Open-Air Concerts. The city council met in regular session Monday night, May 27, with all members present. The petition of Thad H.’ Stephens for a sidewalk on Weston street was granted. • The city engineer was instructed to prepare a plat and map for district sewer on College Avenue. The city advertised two weeks ago for bids for hauling coal from the railroad to the city light plant Jesse Gates was the only bidder for the job. He filed a bld for hauling the coal at 35 cents per ton. This is 10 cents higher than his contract for the preceding year. The council rejected the bid and Clerk J3has. Morlan was directed to readvertise for bids for the next meeting. The finance committee were instructed to investigate the matter of installing an adding machine in the treasurer’s and to report findings at next meeting. Conrad Kellner was awarded the contract for building the sewer on Franklin and Plum streets for the sum of $674.96. The council passed an ordinance appropriating SIOO to the Rensselaer Band for concerts to be held on the streets each week. The city teamster was directed to move the bandstand from the street as soon as the band concert is over each Thursday night. The following claims were alloWed: Corporation Fund. George Mustard, spl marshal.. $30.00 Frank Critser, sal nightwatch. .25.00 H. L. Gamble, serv engineer...- 2.00 Sherman Parks, assist same... 1.00 Laban Wilcox, same ■ 1.00 Ray D. Thompson, freight paid .77 Road Fund, Chester Zea, sal teamster 30.00 Park Fund W. M. Ooffel, work 4.00 Electric Light Fund. C. S. Chamberlin, 5a1.50.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Terrance Thompson, work line 23.75 Jesse Gates, hauling-coal 21.25 General Elec. Co., sup. 45.80 Illinois Elec. Co., same 54.71 Western Elec. Co., same 91.80, Ray D. Thompson, freight paid 3.85 Water Fund. T. E. Malone, salary 30.00