Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1898 — CITY COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening. A. W. Cleveland and others petitioned for an arc light at end of section of Main and Park streets. Referred to committee on electric lights. An arc light was also asked for at corner of Cullen and Rutsen jstreets, by John Medicus and others. The lights petitioned for by Henry Hoshaw and others, some time ago, were refused by the committee. The curfew ordinance was adopted and will be in force after due publication of the ordinance. The age limit is 16 years and the’ time set at 7:30 during the months from October to February, inclusive, and at 8:30 the remainder of the year. It also makes it the duty of the town marshal and his deputy to see that it is enforced. Penalties for violations are affixed at from $1 to $lO. The petition that the peaceful flow of the Makemself ditch be not disturbed by obstructions of trash, etc., was adopted and penalties affixed for the violations of same. Special ordinance No. 20 for the purpose of flxing the tax lexy for the ensuing year was postponed uhtil the extra session to be held Wednesday evening. Ord. No. 53, prescribing qualifications defining the duties of officers and members of the fire department was introduced and under suspension of rules was adopted and ordered published. \ More light is wanted on the corner of Webster and Elm streets and an arc light was asked for at that location. Turned over to the committee on same.

The finance committee report the allowance of the following bills: KLKCTBIC LIGHT FUND. Gen. Electric Co., carbon*, etc... $ 33 60 R. R.Street A Co., repairing belt ....... 485 D. E. Hollister, pumping 40 00 E. C. Owen, brick and cement work.. 26 00 Milt Chipman. work at plant 2 40 Prosper Clemaus, work on line 21 40 John R. Jensen, work at plant 5 00 Hiram Day, Cement, etc 38 00 Wm. 1. Adams, workap line. etc.,....,. 31 60 C. S. Chamberlain, electrician 80 00 Jas. C. Irwin, work on line 6 75 C. V. Hawkins, fireman 40 00 Nowels-Sayler Lumber Co., unloading eoal ' 20 00 Peter Giver, engineer 40 00 Lawson Myer. work on line...;, 6 80 Wm. H. King, hauling poles 2 50 Donnelly Bros., work at plant 9 75 Total. $ 378 05 HOAD FUND. B. E. White, repair* on hitch rack.... 50 John S. Ramey, cutting weed* 2 50 Geo. Putt*, work onstreet 3 82 <)*cnr Tharp, same 3 64 I. W. Porter, same 64 Jerome Casto, cutting weeds 5 00 Peter Wagner, same 1 25 Harry MoGee. hauling cinder* 3,50 Chus. Robinson, burying dog .50 John Moosmiller, work on ditch 1 50 F. Rutherford, work on street 1 25 John H. Jessen, balance Van Rensselaer street sew'er 13 32 Hirum Day, cement, etc 30 91 Total, $ 68 33 CORPORATION FUND. Thus. McGowan, marshal for August 45 00 J. W. Childers, night watch 20 00 S. Irwin.copying ordinance, etc... 10 00 Leslie Clark, printing 10 00 J. T. Penn, hose 2 00 H. L. Gutnble. services as C. E. 2 10 Citiiens' Band, concerts 5 00 Total, $ 94 10 At the special session held Wednesday night a long list of side walks were condemned and ordered rebuilt, many of them must be of cement. Another meeting will be held next Monday night at which time the tax levies will be made.

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