Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1899 — City Council Meeting. [ARTICLE]

City Council Meeting.

At the meeting of the common council last Monday night, T. J. McCoy, mayor, presided. Councilmen Eger, Meyer, Murray, McColly and Spitler, and S. C. Irwin, clerk, were present. John F. McColly was present and took his seat as councilman for the 3rd Ward. The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and then a motion by councilman Meyer was made to reconsider the vote ou the 20 year extension of franchise to the Jasper County Telephone Co. This motion carried by the following vote: ayes, Eger, Meyer, Murray; nays, McColly and Spitler. A motion was then made to amend the original motion by inserting 10 years instead of 20. Which carried by the following vote: Ayes, Eger, Meyer, Murray; Nays, McColly and Spitler. A petition to improve Cullen, Forest, Merrit and Vine streets was presented and referred to street committee.** A petition for a crossing between center of block 2 and 4 was granted and it was ordered constructed of brick or stone under direction of street committee. The printing of the fire ordinance was referred to the Ordinance Committee. The City Treasurer’s report was referred to Finance Com., and shows the following balances March 13. Corporation Funds, balance. $5,212.90. Road fund, balance $728.33. Electric Light Fund, overdrawn, $1,207.96. Water Works, overdrawn, $4.87. Sinking fund, balance, $3,017.77. Special Additional School Fund, balance, $1,025.09. City Attorney’s report on collections approved. Fire limits ordinance was amended, then adopted and ordered published. Bicycle ordinance read the first time and referred to Ordinance Com. An ordinance for a franchise to the Central Union Telephone Co., for long-disfance telephone for the period of 10 years was referred to Ordinance Com. An ordinance governing Plumbers, introduced and referred to Ordinance Com. The following bills were allowed: ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Pittsburg Oil Co., Waste ... $ 7 42 Nowels-Sayler Lumber Co., 5 cars c0a1.278 86 Same.unloadingcoal 25 00 Chaa. S. Chamberlain, electrician, Sal.. 50 00 Lem Huston, fireman, salary 40 00 Peter Giver, fireman, salary 34 25 John C. Ennes, work on light system.. 1 50 Jesse Ball, cleaning heater 75 The LuchenheitnerCo., fire whistle..... 14 00 WATER FUND. D. E. Hollister, salary W. W. Eng 40 00 CORPORATION FUND. J. W. Childers, salary, Night Watch.... 2C 00 Geo. Portwood, hauling.. 1 50 ROAD FUND. James A. Ramey, hauling cinders...... 2 75 Chas. Scott, shoveling cinders... 1 88 Matt. Ramey,cleaning crossings.. 63 B. H. Dillon, cleaning crossings 1 87 Jas. R. Ennes, cleaning crossings 1 2 50 Barney Koezema, cleaning crossings.... 68 Logan Nichols, same 63 Sam. Scott, hauling cinders 125 When in Rensselaer put your team up at Haff & Masker’s feed and hitch barn, one block north of Makeever hotel. ts Get your job printing done at The Democrat office. Satisfaction guaranteed both in stock, prices and workmanship.