Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1917 — COUNCIL HAS AN IMPORTANT SESSION [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL HAS AN IMPORTANT SESSION

Inciease Granted to Employes of the Water and Light Plant-Other Business of Importance. The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present but Councilman Wood. Business of importance was transacted during the meeting as follows: Petition of E. J. Randle et al to oil streets. On motion, attorney was instructed to prepare resolution and -city-engineer instructed to prepare: plans and specifications for the oiling of streets as petitioned for by the petitioners. The following streets are named in the petition: Cullen street from Walnut south to Cornelia. Clark street from Cullen west to College avenue. Susan street from alley in block 17 west to College avenue. Angelica street from alley in block 17 west to Van Rensselaer street. Front street from Angelica north to College avenue; College avenue from Jackson south to River 6irdge. West South street from College avenue west to Jefferson street. Main street from Elm north to Walnut. Ordinance 178. An ordinance fixing the' salaries of the employes at light plant, was introduced and read and on motion the rules were suspended and said ordinance put on its passage. Ordinance adopted. The ordinance read as follows: 1 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer that the salaries of the employes of the water and light department shall be as follows: Superintendent, $135.00 per month. Engineers, $20.00 per week. Firemen, $20.00 per week. Linemen, $20.00 per week. This ordinance will become effective mmediately. Superintendent Chamaerlin will receive $lO increase on the month by this order, while the rest of the employes affected will receive an increases of $2.50 per week. The regular claims were read and al 1 owed. -.- _ .