Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1900 — Common Council. [ARTICLE]

Common Council.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening, with the members all present except Councilman Porter. J. C. Porter and other property owners on Cullen and Forrest streets, petitioned for a change in the specifications for the proposed improvement of said streets. The petition was rejected by a vote of 2 to 3. Louis Sayler and others filed a remonstrance against the construction of a cement walk on east Rutson street, referred to the committee on sidewalks. Frank Foltz, Mary Foltz and S. P. Thompson presented a deed, conveying to the city a strip of ground 5 feet wide along the north side of their property, on Work street for street purposes. The dedication was accepted and the city engineer was directed to establish a sidewalk grade along said strip. Edwin G. Warren was accepted as a member of the fire department. An ordinance was adopted which provides for the grading and macadamizing of Cullen street, from Washington street to Cornelia street. This street is to be macadamized its full width, with cement curbs. An ordinance was adopted providing for the construction of a macadam roadway 30 feet in width with oak curb on Cullen and Forrest Streets from Cornelia street to Oak street. The following claims were allowed: ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. A McCoy A Co., freight anil express.. $ 95 62 Gen Electric Co., electrical supplies. 20 15 Pnrk Co Coal Co., coal IS 75 C S Chaml>erlain, sal to July 15 30 oo I.em Huston. 22 50 Peter Giver. “ “ *• “ 22 50 Bales Lumber Co. coal 249 96 • Isa Ritchey, delivering coal 15 00 WATER FVND. ’ I) E Hollister, salary to July 15 22 50 Geo. W Sharp, painting tower IS 00 W N Jones Aeon. “ “ 27 00 Northern Trust A Co. int. on bonds . 1097 75 CORPORATION FUND. H C Reed, painting 3 90 Donnelly Bros, labor and material... 5 60 Citixens Band, donation 5 00 H L Gamble, services city engineer.. 8 10 Vern Robinson, assisting city eng.... 1 50 Chase Shead, •• “ " .... 120 Road FUND. J C Gwin A Co. sewer pipe, etc 38 70 Wm A Richmond, ryork on street.... 1 00 , J D Smith, same or, i Earl Beacham, •“ go I John Moosmiiler “ 1 05 Peter Wagner, " 3 15 B H Dillon, •• 25 Joseph Ro wen, “ 250 Geo R Smith. “ , 270 |W F Shields, •• jyj ! I N Hemphill, drnyage. 35 I John S Ramey, work on street 1 05 I Yeoman A Woodworth,B% jdscr rock 850