Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1916 — CRITSER ELECTED AGAIN AS NIGHTWATCH [ARTICLE]

CRITSER ELECTED AGAIN AS NIGHTWATCH

City Council Transacted Business Monday Night—Claims Allowed and Sewer Contract Let. All members were present Monday night at the meeting of the city council and transacted the following business. Petition of A. C. Catt et al for improvement of South street was referred to street committee. ■- Petition of Earl Reynolds et al for improvement of Washington avenue was also referred to street committee. Sam Stevens was awarded contract for constructing the Dayton street sewer, his bid being 46c per lineal foot for 10-inch sewer and 57c per lineal foot for 12-inch. The fire department chief was authorized to purchase three Morgan safety hoods for use of members. E. L. Hollingsworth was granted permisßion to move his barn down Washington avenue to the corner of Washington avenue and the road running on the west side of St. Joseph’s college. Yeiter & Day were granted permission to cross Dayton street with sewer upon filing suitable bond. . The council approved the preliminary assessment roll on the Rutsen street sewer, and clerk was directed to publish notice to property owners that remonstrances would be heard on May 22. City treasurer was directed to charge 25c per yard for all cinders. Frank Critser was unanimously reelected nightwatch for the ensuing year. . , Park committee was authorized to procure terms for purchasing outlot No. 50, just south of the depot, and report to the council. The following claims were allowed: Corporation Fund. Vem Robinson, sal marshal. .$30.00 Frank Critser, sal nightwatch 30.00 Chas. Morlan, clerk 33.33 C Cavinder, bury dead animal 3.00 W F Osborne, work Makemself 25.00 Same, serv city engineer ... 61.50 Rens Fire Dept, alarm Apl 27 27.00 Amer La _ France F E Co, sup 14.40 K T Rhoades & Co, sup city h 2.70 Road Fund. Chester Zea, city teamster .». 30.00 Fred Ferguson, wk on st 24.00 D C Overton, same, sewer .... 2.00 Elmer Mathena, unload stone. 2.00 Granville Aldrich, same 2.00 Omar Osborne, supt Rutsen s 35.00 Arnold Luers, oats 39.20 Water Fund. Fond Meter Box Co., sup ....... 60.00 Leonard Adams, work mains .. 6.00 Park Fund. Tom Cox, work 1 4 - 33 * Light Fund. * C S Chamberlin, salary 62.50 Dick Hartman, same 35.00 Tom Hoyes, same Dave Haste, same 35-w T E Malone, same 35-w Louie Payne, fire at plant 35.00 Jesse Gates, haul coal ....... 22-22 Same, assigned, same 10-00 Dearborn Elec Co., sup 33-18 Vandalia Coal Co., coal 266.t>3 J A Grant, haul poles, etc ... -5-2 o Chas M Sands, ft pd 54.76 K T Rhoades Co, st lamps ... 20. o« Borntrager Ditch Fund. _ Chas M Sands, assess paid ...237.14