Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1916 — City Council Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

City Council Proceedings.

The caity council met in regular session Monday evening and transacted the foil awing business: Petition of Julius Taylor for sidewalk on Forest street. Petition of Lucima I. Benjamin for improvement of Austin avenue. Referred to street committee. On motion it was voted to pay 35c per ton far hauling coal to light* plan*. Plans and specifications for sidewalk on Rachel street filed and approved and City it Attorney Leopold presented a resolution provid ng for said sidewalk and same adopted. Clerk, directed to notify property owners. Plans and specifications for the improvement of South street filed and approved. Attorney presents resolution which was adopted, providing for the improvement. Clerk directed to give notice to property owners that company will hear remonstrances on July 24th. The street is to be with cement curbs. Grove street will also be improved, in same manner from River street to College avenue. These two streets are the nerw streets on which George Long is building Ids new residence. On motion, the city attorney was inseructed to prepare a motion and the city engineer plans and specifications for sidewalk on Vine street from Main street to Franklin street. This is the street extending for one block north of James Snedeker’s grocery. The same instructions were given regarding a Elza street. This is the street on the west side of the property owned by the Makeever heirs and occupied by John Dunlap. An ordinance making begging in public places a penal offense was passed. Same will be published in full. * Matter of making, of assessments for oiling streets was referred back to assessment roll for correction. Dr. A. R. Kresler was re-elected as a member of school board for term of three years. The usual number, of claims were allowed.

_ Dr. Paul C.Cumick is In Indianapolis attending the national convention of the Anti-Saloon League, of which he is a state trustee. He will run out to Fort Benjamin Harrison to see our soldier (boys.

The rain wh'ch started about 3:30 Monday afternoon was probably- the hardest that this section of the country has encountered this year. Just as things were looking brighter for the fanners and the fields were getting dried up and the crops looking better they received a severe setback by the destructive storm which lasted about one hour and a half. The wheat in many fields is lying flat on the ground and the fields are covered with water. The rain in the northern part of the county was much harder than m the southern part and the telephone lines in the northern part of the state are said to have suffered considerably. No accidents are reported from the lightening so.fan