Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1900 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The common council met in regular session Monday evening with the following councilmen present: 1 Dean, Kannal, Eger, Porter, McColly and Chilcote. The trustees of Weston cemetery filed their report as follows: Secretary'• Report. AB t collected for lot. wild $297 50 “ ’* dhnfitig graves 318 35 Total $615 75 Treasurer'*. Report. Am't on hand last rep0rt........ $538 72 Rec'dfrom Sect. 615 75 Total $1173 47 Paid out on order. 3391 14 Balance $783 33 E. R. Hopkins, chief of Fire department filed his report showing that Will Lewellan had resigned as a member of said department and resignation was accepted. Report also showed that J. E. Hopkins wa# appointed Ist. assistant chief and A. D. Bums as 2d assistant chief. The chief’s report shows that there are only thirteen members in the department and it is impossible to procure any naw members on account of the small pay.

The committee on Fire department *was authorized to sell the ohemical engine. George K. Hollingsworth was ejected a member of the Board of school trustees, to fill the unexpired term of Wallace Robinson. The following walks were condemned and said walks to be replaced with cement walks, 4 feet wide within 30 days. Isabel Parker, ISO feet on east aide, lot 8, bl. 15, Newton add.. Jefferson street. Presbyterian ehurcb. IM feet on east ride, lota ♦, 5,8, bl 8. Cullen street. B. O. Cote. Mfeet on eaet ride, out lot 71, Cullen street. John Coen, M feet oa eari ride, out lot 72, Cullen rireet. Anna M. Harrison, M feet on eari ride, lot 2, Thompson's add., Mid strip beginning at north line of her property. Milroy street. Reus. Land. Imp. Co.. 50 feet on eoutb end lot, bl 27, Vine street. John B. Spitler. 50 feet on east ride Cornelia street east from south west corner lot 1, bl 8. A. Leopold. 100 feet alone east end of lots 3, 4, bl 2, Van Rens wiser street. It was further ordered that the brick walk OU the south side of lot 12. in bl 8, Itelongin* to Mrs. C. L. Loughridge l>e repaired. The following claims were . idlowed?' coaroasrio* N C Pumphrey, eteetion c 2<l ward... .♦ 400 CO Spitler, service*ascouncllmau ... 400 B R Hopkins, putting up election booth 500 “ ’• chief fire dept, to May 1, 25 00 H L Gamble, serV civil engineer ... 11 40 Veru Robinson, assisting “ 420

Geo W Scott. “ “ ...... 120 Road Fund, appropriation.2oo 00 HOAD FUND. Bules Lumber Co., »ewer pipe and luni 64 82 J C Gwin a Co 24 00 John S. Ramey, work ou street 8 62 J ewe Grayson •* •• 195 Cha. Hauaeu. blacksmithing 9 00 J C Pawoua. work on drain 2 10 W F Shield* •• “ “ 223 Harry McGee " street 10 00 J C F.nnra •* “ “ ... 555 Joseph Rowan " fn...». v SOO J A Ramey •• “ “ 900 XLECnUC LIGHT FUND. J W Paxton i Co. lumber and poles . 18 92 Bales Lumber Co., 2 ears eoal 149 83 Leslie Ciark. printing III) C S Chamberlain, salary to May 15..... 30 00 Peter Giver, •* “ *• “ 22 50 Lem Huston, “ •• I* ,f 22 50 James B Clow and sous, packing 110 Standard Oil Co., waste 3 50 Gen. Electric Co. electric supplig* ... 27 57 Chas A Schieven & Co. cement 70 Varney A McOuat. electric supplies . 162 WATM FUND. I) E Hollister, salary 22 50