Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1919 — DOINGS OF CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

DOINGS OF CITY COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with Mayor .Spitler and all councilmen, except Fred Waymire, present. Paul Beam was granted an electrician’s license. City Attorney Leopold was instructed to investigate the charges being made the city on freight on stone it is using. Under' a ruling cities and counties are entitled to a discount of 10 per cent on stone used for road material. This is the amount of war tax. Frank Donnelly was granted permfesion to move the horse trough on Washington street near the corner of Washington and Cullen streets to McKinley avenue north of the railroad. On account of the fact that the use of this trough would interfere with the traffic»on this main street the trough in its present location has not been used for some time. City Engineer Bostwick was instructed to investigate the condition of the North Cullen street sewer. This sewer was in bad condition last spring and turned a number of i cellars into cisterns. - The report of the financial committee was approved and' the claims were ordered paid.