Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1914 — OILING OF STREETS APPROVED BY COUNCIL [ARTICLE]

OILING OF STREETS APPROVED BY COUNCIL

No, Reznonstrators and Bids tor Work Advertised For-MHber Business Transacted. ■ if The city council met in regular ■session Monday night,' the mayor and all members being present. The journal was read and approved. Petition of A Gangloff, et'al, for z sidewalkon Grtree sfreet referred to'street committee. {f-.. Petition of John Werner, et al, to lower the grtide of sidewalk on north Wle of Washington street, the B. S. Fendig property, vyas presented. City, attorney was instruct-) ed to prepare a resolution for sidewalk being lowered to grade on both the Washington and Front street sides of the property; *. ‘ In the matter of a sewer on the east side of Main street, bids were submitted by L. C. Huston at 44 cents per lineal foot and $7 each for catch basirt».; jDonrad Kellner made a lump bid of $741.50. The Kellner bid figured $144 less than Huston’s and he was,awarded the contract. The superintendent of the light plant was InstriOted toconfer ■with, Mrs. Drake regarding the extension of the.' lines ~O ler property for A resolution was read and adopted providing'for a sewer in the alley in block 12,,original plat and block Benjamin’s addition.||jjta| 27ffli fixed as time for final hearing, riginaf resdlutlon about’ oilsets was approved, remonstrance on file. Did* oiling work .ate to be s<verttee in The Evening Repub\Oalmk jfrere fallowed.. ’ . The city treasurer to. pay all overdraw balances .out of the 'road fund and' all' streets that have balances to be turned 'b«ek the road fund.. . ■ r The Report of the city treasurer was referred to the financial eommittee.l'< '\ (■ *, ■, ■ ■ i t : ■ Miss Stella Shields, for rome .time a teacher in our public now a, .teacher at Los Angeles, visited Miss Gertrude Hopkins and other friends here for several days. >fih3 will remain in Indiana until about September Ist, spending most of her # time with Monon relatives. J. H. S. Ellis went to Indlanapotts .today to attend the school of instruction for county chairmen at republican headquarters at. the Severn hotel. AU the chairmen 4tf‘ the tenth district are to be present, also chairmen of two other, districts.- Chairman McLain was unable to J go' at'this time as he is planning a trip to his old home, at Wauseon, Ohio, so he asked Mr. Ellis to go in his place.