Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1913 — BIDS ASKED FOR BRICK STREET IMPROVEMENT [ARTICLE]

BIDS ASKED FOR BRICK STREET IMPROVEMENT

Council to Lot Contract for Washington Street Improvement— Other Council Proceedings. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening the clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for the improvement of Washington street with brick, according to plans now r on file in the clerk’s office. It is the intention to let the contract this fall and have the work done next year. The ladies of the Baptist church were authorized to serve meals for the election boards at 35 cents each. No bids were filed for the construction of the Elm street sewer and the clerk was instructed to readvertise for bids for November 10. A resolution was introduced and passed to second reading for the narrowing of Merritt street from Forest to Scott. The superintendent of the light plant was instructed to install a tungsten street light at the corner of Rachel and Cedar streets. The following claims were allowed: Corporation Fund. W. R. Shesler, salary ... $30.00 Frank Crltser, nightwatch .. 30.0& Healey & Clark, adv. ....... B.C Electric Light Fund, coal fire dept. .............. .. . 60.24 Rens. Fire Dept, alarm -Oct2o 15.00 W. B. Burford, election sup... 9.66 Ray D. Thompson, express.., .35 Road Fund. Chester Zea, salary teamster 30.00 John Albertson, wk on street 18.00 Geo. Zea, same 20.00 Geo. oßoth, same ... 16.25 Ed Randle, haul stone ..... 26.25 Franklin Grant, same 26.60 A. L. Padgitt, haul dirt 1.75 Earl Mathena, wk street 1.00 Healey & Clark, adv 4.00 Same, same 3.00 Indiana Paving Brick , Co., - car brick ................... 84.00 Ray D. Thompson, freight ... 34.39 Water Fund. T. E. Malone, salary 30.00 Dr. J. Hansson, rebate water 3.75 Ray D Thompson, freight ... .74 Electric Light Fund. C. S. Chamberlin, sal 50.00 Mell Abbott, sal 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Dick Hartman, wk on line ... 25.00 Jesse Gates, haul coal 12.37 Monon Coal Co., coal ....... 117.18 Central Electric Co., sup .... 28.71 Ray D. Thompson, freight ... 108.78