Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1912 — CITY TAX LEVY INCREASED SEVENTEEN CENTS ON $100. [ARTICLE]

CITY TAX LEVY INCREASED SEVENTEEN CENTS ON $100.

New School House and Street Lights - Make This Raise Necessary— Council Ufoceedlngs. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening, at which all members of the council were present, ■the tax levy for 1913 was* made. It shows an increase over this year of 17 cents on the SIOO. The increase was made necessary by the building of the new school house and the putting of the street lights on the meter basis. The roadfoand was decreased 3 cents and the corporation fund 5 cents. The other funds remain the same, with the .exception of the light fund, which is increased 15 cents. A special levy of 10 cents for school house bonds was made. The following table shows the levy for this year and next. 1913 1912 Road • Fund 40 43 Corporation Fund 30 35 Electric Light Fund ......25 10 Water Works Fund 20 20 Public Library Fund 10 10 Public Parks 3 3 Special Ad. for School Bonds. 10 Total on SIOO ..$1.38 $1.21 The street committee was instructed to have plans and specifications prepared for a sidewalk along the west side of Milroy Park and to ask for bids for the construction of the walk. The marshal was instructed to extend ‘the the east side of College avenue to the river and also put in tile on the street and a catch basin, near the bridge. The assessments on the Franklin and Plum street sewer were confirmed and the clerk was directed to certify the same to the city treasurer. Vehicle ordinance No. 145 was passed to third reading. A resolution was adopted for a sidewalk petitioned for by C. E. Simpson. The 1 following claims were allowed: Corporation Fund. -'Geo. Mustard, salary marshal 30.00 Frank Critser, sal nightwatch 30.00 Chas. Morlan, sal clerk 25.00 J. C. Kresler, sal spec marshal 14.00 Lightning Flask Specialty Co., 4 metal polish ..... 3.00 Rens. Lumb.er Co., coal 13.34 x Road Fund. Chester Zea, sal teamster .... 30.00 Rens. Lumber Co., sewer 125.69 Healey & Clark, advertising... 6.00 Phil Heuson, hauling stone.... 3.70 Sam Price, oats 22.86 Vern Robinson, serv teamster 14.00 'Alf Donnelly, hay 14.85 Park Fund. Tom Cox, mowing parks...... 3.40 Water Fund. T. E. Malone,- salary 30.00 Ray Collins, firing 15.00 Electric Light Fund. C. S. Chamberlin, salary 50.00 Mell Abbott, salary <.30.00 Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Dick work on fne... 25.00 Jesse Gates, hauling cba1...... ~28.42 Illinois Electric Co^supplies... 2.15 Western Electric Co., supplies.. 26.38 Standard Oil Co., oil 10.85 Vandalia Coal Co., coal .... Rens. Lumber Co., fire brick.. 5.25