Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1919 — COUNCIL DOES NOT ACCEPT STREETS. [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL DOES NOT ACCEPT STREETS.

At the meeting of the city council Monday night there were a large number of interested citizens present and presented a remonstrance by their attorney, George A. Williams, against the acceptance of the improvement of Home and Austn avenue and Grove street, The found upon investigation that these streets had not been improved as provided by the specifications, that there had not been a sufficient amount of fine stone used, that the roads had not been rolled and the contractor was ordered to complete said streets in accordance with his contract. ■City Attorney Leopold was directed to take up with the Monon railroad the matter of leaving cars stand upon road crossings. Superintendent _Cham'berlain of the city light and water plant was ordered to extend a 4-inch water main on Grace street south to Home avenue 500 feet and to install a hydrant. The report of the finance committee was approved and claims ordered paid.