Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1914 — SIGNS ON WASHINGTON STREET ARE DOOMED [ARTICLE]

SIGNS ON WASHINGTON STREET ARE DOOMED

City Council Tamkes First Steps Preliminary to the Removal of Obstructions. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening the city attorney was instructed to prepare an • ordinance providing forther reinoval of all overhanging signs on Washington street. This step is taken to further improve the looks of the street. F. E. Reeve was granted permission to move a building on condition that bond be given as a guarantee against damage. The city engineer filed a corrected assessment roll on the Angelica street sewer. The report was confirmed and the clerk was directed to certify the same over to the city treasurer for collection. The light superintendent was > instructed to install a .street light at the corner of Vine and Elza streets. The finance board was reorganized by the election of F. W. Tobias president. The following claims were allowed. > Corporation Fund. W R Shesler, sal marshal ..$ 30.00 Frank Critscr, sal nightwtteh 30.00 Warner Bros.; mdse fire dept 25.57 Jas. Co Tele. Co., phone rent 15.00 Rens fire-dept, alarm Dec 16 6.00 West Disinfecting Co., disin 6.25 Healey & Clark, pub notice.. 1.04 C M Sands,- exip pd ......... .37 Adder Mach. Co., rep. add ma. 8.80 Road Fund. Ches Zea, salary 30.00 John Richards, work on swr 11.55 Everest Warne, hauling ..... 2.00 John Knapp, clean walks ... 1.50 Harry Swartzell, same 6.60 C W Eger, mdse 17.80 Warner Bros., same 20.77 Healey & Clark, print bds, et 38.00 Same, pifb notice •.: 6.00 Q M Sands, exp pd ... 101 • Water Fund. John Richards, wk on mains 9.00 Healey & Clark, pub notice 1.54 C M Sands, water bds, etc 1,214.78. Electric Light Fund. C S Chamberlin, salary .... 02.50 Tom Hoyes, same 35.00 T E Malone, same ...... 35.00 Dave Haste, same 35.00 Dick Hartman, same 35.00 Vern Robinson, wk on line 6.00 Monon Coal Co., coal 60.72 Inland Elec. Co., sup ...... 9.83 Jesse Gates, haul coal . 31.21 Warner Bros., mdse 3.80 Jas. Co. Tele. Co., phone rent 10.40 C W Eger, mdse Healey & Clark, mdse ...... 2.75 C M Sands, ft pd 91.98 C M Sands, pd contractor.. 8.60 Same, same . 12811