Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1899 — The Common Council. [ARTICLE]

The Common Council.

Regular meeting of the Common C«maril was held Monday evening. Present. Mayor 9 McCoy, councilmcn Murray. Denn. Spitler. ' Eger. McColly and Gwin. Clerk Irmami’ Marshall McGowan. Minutes of las t meeting were read and ap- I proved, Robt. White made application for peradk to erect a frame iron-clad building SxSfi. , one-story, on lot in rear of Chicago Bargain Store. Referred to Com. on fire limita, Sylvester Healy made applicatioa for per- | mit to erect a one-story frame dwelling m 3 lot 16. block 3. Granted. A petition was presented for the ipindtt j ment of Burgess H. Billon for night vakh I for the ensuing year, signed by 4G bn in—a. j men of the city. A ballot was r»krn and . Dillon received J votes, and J. W. Childentl the present incumbent. 4 votes. The latMr3 w as therefore declared elected. White and Marion filed an application for | apiwiiutment aS official tappers of the ritg j water mains. Matter postponed to nett | meeting. Committee on public property and henMh I reported that the channel of the river Wil obstructed by an accumulation of weott, I grass and rubbish, in the city limits. Cent- I mittee was authorised to take sateh action tel regard to having said channel cleaned an I deemed advisable. I Fire Warden Stewart filed his report tar] the year, w hich was accepted. Mr. Stewart! was also re-elected fire warden for the en—l suing year. 1 Lot », block ». in north addition to Veto! cemetery was reported sold to L V. Snytaa. j deed for same. A resolution was passed donating * ftr I month to the Citiaens' Band during the tim* I they give open air concerts, sack donation to I be made for a period not exceeding < mnnAta.l The vote on this proposition was: Artfo l Murray, Dean. Spitler. McColly and Gwin; , Nays, Eger. (We suppose Mr. Eger retitl against the above proposition hecnw it is clearly illegal, the council having no author | ity to appropriate public money for naflr j such purpose, and not because he had aaffil personal objection to the proposition.! J. T. Penn was granted water privilege fog' -! sprinkling wagon for $55 per year. It was resolved that hereafter no retetej be allowed users of electric lights on nr—l count of not using same where the puled so l less than three months. The clerk won td- 1 so directed to enter a charge at the rateef I>er month for each all night light berwedte excess of the number to which such nmr fol entitled, to be determined from the report efil the night watch. The Light and Water committee «a»Mtk-[ oriaed to cause werenm ty repairs to be mate I to the roof of the light and power house. The salaries of the employes at the Ggl*| and water idant were fixed as follosra purl mouth for the ensuing year: Electric engineer (raise of fit).. --ft* I Fireman raise of ss)....ftfil Assistant Fireman iraise of *)..... *1 Waterworks engineer 'raiseof * | Eldon R. Hopkins was elected fire for the ensuing year, and Harrie R. KnnfoH as city attorney. In the matter of the deficit in the eietfoteg light fund, the city treasurer was diruttgM to transfer $2,000 from the corporation tan* 1 to the electric light fund. The follow ing bills were favorably ed on by the Finance committee and ordnre*] paid: HOAD FUXD. H. McGee, work on streetssU ftfid Lyman Zea. same E. A. Aldrich, same Chas. H. Platt, same Holdridge Clark, same toj Wilson Briefly, same Total -MfiMl coßFMLtnox rvxn J Thos. McGowan, saiary. AprilJfi* j J. W. Childers, same Sfifih j S. C. Irwin, serv. clerk, etc « * J Murphey. R. L. Co.. I.«W city orders... *M| Total ~..m3fl » WATEK fvsp. J D. E. Hollister, sal. April w. w.eag....jMfi|M XL.BCTBIC LIGHT Ft~XW j C. S. Chamt>erlain. electrician, sal. Apr 3 *tt|| Peter Giver, fireman Lem Huston, asst, fireman EHMI Chas. Thomas, work on line fid! I. N. Hemphill, exp. and drayagu W Say ler-Bales Lumber Co.. 5 cars coal.. MfiM J Same, unloading same Gen. Elec. Co., pulley Standard Oil Co- 1 bbl. oil ,SM T0ta1..,.