Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1916 — SEVERAL STREETS TO BE IMPROVED [ARTICLE]

SEVERAL STREETS TO BE IMPROVED

At Meeting of City Council Monday - Evening Resolutions For Improvements Passed. - At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening the resolutions for the improvement of several _xireets-in the eity- were passed and the clerk instructed to give notice to contractors that bids would be received on October 23. In the matter of improvement of Austin Ave., F/ank W. Osborne, city engineer, filed estimate cn the cost of proposed improvupnent. No objections on file and no cne present with obejetions on proposed improvement. The council, after fully advised, find that the benefits to property owners liable to be assessed for said improvement will exceed the estimated cost thereof shown by the civil engineer and improvement is oVder. Clerk instructed to give notice to contractors that bids will be received on Oct. 23, 1916. The street affected is the one that runs from the creamery bridge to Milroy Ave. In the matter of the improvement of South street. Washington street to Ivannal Ave. No objections or reTprmstraTicftg against proposed improvement. Council after being fully advised, finds that the benefits to property owners liable to be assessed for said improvement will exceed the estimate and cost thereof as shown by the civil engineer in his report. Clerk instructed to give notice to contractors that bids will be received Oct. 23, 1916. In the matter of the improvement of Grove street, River street to College Ave. Same action as above. In the matter of ‘mprovement of Washington Ave. Clerk ordered to give notice to property owners. Washington Ave. is the street running from College Ave. west, on the north side of the Phillips addition, action as above. * The regular claims were read and allowed.