Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 204, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1920 — CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with Councilman Waymire absent C. M. Sands served in place of City Clerk Morlan, who is enjoying a vacation. Plans ahd specifications for a sewer on Weston and E. Washington street were filed. Resolution No. 150 for 3 sewer improvement on Weston and E. Washington streets was read and put on its passage, all present voting in favor of the resolution, and September 13 was the date fixed for the hearing of remonstrances and notice of same ordered published in the Rensselaer Republican as provided by law. W. V. Porter, R. A. Parkinson and O. K. Rainier, appointed by the circuit court to appraise the lot owned by the city at Van Rensselaer and Harrison street, gave their report and same will be published later. Plans and specifications for new city halt and fire room were submitted by Mr. Bruck, of Kentland. The mayor was instructed to sign contract with the Bi-Lateral Fire Hose company for the purchased of 500 feet of fire hose. John Platt was instructed to clean Cedar street seyer. Mayor Spitler ordered to sign contract with Linton Coal company for coal at a slight advance in price over • previous contract, and same was signed in triplocate. The usual amount of claims were allowed.

Harry B. Kurrie, president of the Monon railroad, was in the city Sunday in consultation with E. A. Eskridge, superintendent of car service, in regard to getting cars for the handling of the grain crop now about to be put in transit to various parts of the country. The conference revealed a bad shortage on the western roads and Messrs. Kurrie and Eskridge are trying to secure cars from the eastern roads to handle the western crops. Mr. Kurrie left late in the afternoon for Indianapolis where he will attend a meeting of the directors of the Union Belt Railroad company.— Lafayette Journal.

Members and associate members of the Women’s Missionary society of the Presbyterian church with their families will hold their annual outing and picnic supper Thursday evening. August '26, at the home of Mrs. Jay E. Lamson. Each family is requested to bring the customary articles—plate, fork, spoon, cup or glass and sandwiches for family, besides the other food. MRS. MARION LEAMING, _ Secretary.