Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1919 — DOINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

DOINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular ses-, sion Monday night with all members preent except councilman Fred Way-i mire. The city attorney was directed to ■ prepare a draft resolution for the construction of a sewer on Scott St. ' The city engineer was also directed to prepare plat of the district affected by the proposed Scott street sewer and also specification for the' same. It is proposed to make this improvement under a law passed by the last Indiana general assembly, the petition being filed with the Judge of the Circuit Court. Ordinance to open alley in Block 1 was passed. —— (The petition of Delos York for electrician license was referred to the superintendent of the city light <nnd waiter plant. An ordinance fixing the salary of; the night watch at S9O per month was passed. An ordinance increasing the pay of the members of the fire department was passed. It provide that the fire chief hall receive SIOO per year, the first assitanjt chief $75 per year, second assistant chief S6O per year and 1 all other members SSO per year. In audition to the above the chief vis to receive $5 for the first hours at a fire, the first assistant $4, the second assistant $3, all other members $2:00, 'and all are to receive SI.OO per hour for additional tiirie spent at a fire. In case of false alarm all members going to the place of the fire .are to ’ receive one-half of the regular pay. . . John Richards was re-elected nightwatch. The reports of the city treaurer shows the following’balances . as of April 30th, 1919. Light fund, $10,921.14. Water, $4,647.28. Corporation, $2,342.98. (Road, $550.32. \ . Library $761.28. ) ’ There were other amounts in the ! several miscellaneous funds and the total of all funds as per above date was $20,029'50.