Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1899 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

James T. Randle, Henry Grow, Felix French, John M. Wasson and Lucius Strong were appointed city commissioners. Dallas Yeoman was given the privilege of constructing sidewalk in front of his property on Franklin street of vitrified brick instead of cement as ordered. The city attorney was directed to prepare an ordinance prohibiting traction engines from traveling the streets of this city when the same are soft and muddy, and | also requiring owners of such engines to protect bridges and street crossings by placing plank therejon when being crossed by such j engines. The report of C. C. Starr, city j treasurer, shows the following baljances: i Corporation fund *2748 39 | Road sand 566 58 I Electric Light fund 910 46 Water fund 887 79- ; Other funds same as last report. E. R. Hopkins, chief of the | Rensselaer fire department, filed his report which shows that E. M. Parcels and T. J. Joiner have resigned from said department. A request is made that the hydrants be opened, tested and nipples oiled. In the report of the W. L. & P. Com., a motion was made to change the small transformers on business circuit to one large one. The cost of the change is estimated at about S6OO, while about SSOO is expected to he saved on fuel. Motion was carried. The water rate at the Nowels House was fixed at sls. An ordinance was introduced (first reading) which requires property owners abutting the river to remove the willows, weeds and other obstruction from channel.

An ordinance was adopted requiring the owners along Fisher ditch to keep the same free from obstruction. Passed nnder suspension of roles. The committee on garbage boxes was granted further time to make investigation. The property owners on Franklin street had the time for constructing sidewalks in front of their property, extended until spring. The R. R. Co., was ordered to put in a crossing on east side of Franklin street. The following claims were allowed: ROAD FI ND. Joseph Ro wen. work on 5treet5......... S 14 95 Joseph Thornton, same 135 James Wood, same 14 05 Geo-Strickfaden.haulinggravel, etc.... 895 J H Hoover, work on street 5 65 Frank Swartzeil,same.... 6 00 John S Ramey, same 15 63 Matt Ramey, same 1 13 WmMoore, same... 12 23 Harry McGee, same 7 IK) Iroquois Imp. Co., crashed rock A h'l'g. 21 25 Harry Swartzeil. work oa stret.... . 120 Chas Borntrager. work on gutters 75 Antrim A Dean, hardware 3 50 CORPORATION FUND. H L Gamble, service as city engineer.... 13 80 Tern Robinson, service as asst, engineer 1 50 Ferguson A Wilson, vault rent 5 00 Citizens’Cor. Band, donation July-Oct.. 15 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Antrim Ji Dean, hardware 4 27 A McCoy A Co., freight and express 7 82 Ellis A Murray, mdse. 65 D R Thornton, (as. to C E Hershmau) on light plant 4 50 Standard Oil Co.. 2 bbU. 0i1.... 18 25