Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1914 — NEW LIGHTS ORDERED FOR WASHINGTON STREET [ARTICLE]

NEW LIGHTS ORDERED FOR WASHINGTON STREET

Council Decides On New Nitrogen Lights—Other Proceedings of City Fathers. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening the committee who has been investigating the different systems of street lighting recommended that the new nitrogen lights be adopted for Washington street. Their recommendation was adopted and the light committee was authorized to purchase the material and see* that the lights are installed. There will be single lights, one to. a post, having great power and handsome in appearance, and will add greatly to the appearance of Washington street when installed. The contract for a sidewalk on the west side of Main street and the east side of Yeoman avenue was awarded to Harvey Davisson. The preliminary assessments for the oiling of the streets were adopted and the clerk was instructed to give notice of same by publication. The Same action was taken on the Main and Webster street sewers and on the sewer in the alley in Block 12 ‘ ....

The engineer filed an estimate f cost of the Angelica street Sewer, finding the benefits to exceed the costs, and the clerk was ordered to advertise for bids, the contract to he let on October 26th. The following claims were allowed: Corporation Fund. C G Spitler, sal mayor .$ 62.50 H R Wood, sal councilman .. 20.00 Frank Tobias, same 20.00 Frank King, same 20.00 Rex Warner, same 20.00 Frank Kresler, same .. 20.00 C M Sands, sal treas 100.00 Ohas Morlan, sal clerk 33.33 Rens Fire‘Dept, sal 3rd quter 78.00 W R Shesler, sal marshal .... 30.00 Frank Critser, sal nightwatch 30.00 G E Murray Co., mdse fire dep 2.52 Hamilton & Kellner, sup .... 9.00 American La-France Fire Eng. Co., mdse fire department 5.25 Healey & Clark, pub notices 4.25 Same, same 3.25 Moses Leopold, sal attorney 75.00 • Road Fund. Chester Zea, *al fcej.mster ... 30.00 Vern Robinson, »k tn st ... 20.00 Fred Ferguson, .same ........ 12.40 Harrington Bros, corn oats.. 18.20 Hamilton & Kellner, spring 1.00 Same, seller ... . 14.65 Jacob .A White, oil streets.. 491.59 Mor.on Stone Co., stone ..... 160.75 Colonial Works, taint v 63.70 Healey & Clark, pub notices 13.00 Park Fund. Tom Cox, work on parks .... 10.00 Electric Light Fund. C S Chamberlin, salary 82.50 Tom Hoyes, same 35.00 Dave -Haste, same 35.00 T E Malone, same ........... 3580 Dick Hartman, same 35.00 Louie Payne, fire plant , 17.50 Jesse Gates, haul coal 31.18 Standard Oil 00., oil . 29.25 National Carbbn Co., carbons 2280 Inland Elec. Co.,' sup 330.38 Monon Coal Co., coal 235.12 Red Men Lodge, error in bill 14.02 Healey & Clark, pttb nitice .. 3.00 Same, letter heads 2.25 H R Wood, expense 9.50 F G Kresler, same 11.00 C M Sands, frt paid r 97.73 C S Chamberlin, exp 10.50 F A Tobias, same 9.60