Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1915 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

ORDINANCE MO. 168. An Ordinance by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, prohibiting the Use of Fire-Works Within the Corporate Limits Of Baid City, and Providing a Penalty Tor the Violation Thereof. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, that it shall be unlawful for any person to ignite or explode within the corporation limits of the City of Rensselaer, Indiana, or to have in his or her possession for the purpose of igniting or exploding any firecrackers, torpedoes, bombs, roman candles, skyrockets, caps, wafers, pinwheels, blank cartridges and all other articles containing fulminates or other explosive compounds, used or intended to be used for pyrontechnic purposes, and whoever shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars; provided, however, that this ordinance shall not apply to any person or number Of persons duly appointed by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer to give a public display of fireworks, under such terms and conditions as "hereinafter provided. Any person or number of persons desiring to give a public display of fireworks as hereinabove described, shall file their request in writing with the clerk of said city, who shall prgsent the same to the Common Council of said city at its next regular meeting. Said application shall describe ,the fireworks intended to be displayed and the person or persons who shall have complete control thereof, and the time and place where said display is to be made. If the Common Council is satisfied that said persons so named are competent to display said fireworks, it shall grant a written permit to said persons authorizing them to make such display. Said permit shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the clerk and shall name the persons authorized to make such display and the time and place shall be made. If the Common Council is satisfied that such persons or any of them are not competent to make such display, it shall designate other persons, as in its judgment are competent, and shall accordingly grant a permit to such other persons for such purpose. iSec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force from and after its passage and publication for two consecutive weeks in The Evening Republican, a daily newspaper printed and published in said city, the first publication shall be on the 13th day of August, 1915, and the second publication shall be on the 20th day of August, 1915. Approved by me this 9th day of August, 1915. CHARLES G. SPITLER, Mayor. Passed in Council on the 9th day of August, 1915, and approved by the Mayor on the 9th day of August, 1915. CHAS. MORLAN, City Clerk. City Clerk’s Office, Rensselaer, Ind., Aug. 10, 1915. I, Chas. Morlan, City Clerk, .hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 169, as passed by the Common Council of Rensselaer, Ind., on Aug. 9th, 1915, as appears from record and on file in the office of the clerk of said city. Witness my hand and the seal of said city this 10th day of August, 1915. CHAS. MORLAN, City Clerk. (Seal)

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS. Rensselaer, Indiana, August 10, 1915. To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given by the Common Council of the City of Renseselaer, Indiana, that on the 9th day of August, 1915, it approved an assessment roll showing the prima facie assessments for the following described improvement, as authorized by improvement resolution No. 119. Said improvement is for the oiling of the following named streets, to-wit: Cullen and Forest streets from Walnut street south to Cornelia street, Cullen street from Rutsen to Grace street; Vine street from Meyers avenue to Main street; Elm street from Forest street to Main street; Clark street from Forest street to College avenue; Susan street from Main street to Van Rensselaer street; Angelica street from Main street to Van Rensselaer street; Division and Main streets from north side right of way C. I. & L. R. R. to Cornelia street; Weston and Dayton streets from Elm street to Cornelia street. Persons interested in or affected by said described public improvement are hereby notified that the Common Council of said city has fixed August 23, 1915, as a date upon which remonstrances will be received or heard, against the amount assessed aginst each piece of property described in said roll and will determine the question as to whether such lots or tracts of land have been or will be benefited in the amounts named on said roll, or in a greater or less sum than that named on said roll. Said assessment roll showing said prima facie assessments, with the names of owners and descriptions of property subject to be assessed, is on file and may-be seen at the office cf the clerk of said city. , CHAS. MORLAN, City Clerk.