Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1920 — CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening. Aside from the usual grist of claims, little business was transacted. The City Attorney was instructed to notify J. M. Healy, Rice Porter, William Frye, Robert Drake, John Poole, Mrs. T. W. Haus and A. Leopold to repair their sidewalks where they are broken. Resolution 148, praying for the Judge' of the Jasper Circuit Court to appoint an appraiser to appraise Lot 6, Block 2, was introduced. The rules were suspended and the motion placed in passage. Following a vote, the motion was declared adopted. The lot mentioned is the property of the city at the corner of Harrison and Van Rensselaer streets. The. purchasing committee reported the purchase of a Republic 1% ton truck of D. W. Waymire for $1,600. The truck will be used in hauling the city’s refuse. The team and wagon which have been used for that purpose in the past will be disposed of. The report of the finance committee was read and approved.