Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1919 — CITY COUNCIL MEETS. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL MEETS.

The city, council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present with the exception of Councilman Conrad Kellner. The cemetery trustees reported he sale of a number of lots and the j mayor was ordered to issue deeds for the same. . The matter of a new power house was discussed at some length. Superintendent Chamberlain had made an investigation as to the probable cost of a new plant and of the necessary repairs of the present plant. No record was made of the •matter, but it is understood that the superintendent estimated that it would cost $60,000 to repair and improve the present plant so that it would have sufficient capacity and that a new plant would cost something like $140,000. •The report of the financial committee was approved and proper warrants were ordered drawn.