Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1900 — Common Council. [ARTICLE]

Common Council.

The common council of the city of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday night. Members present: T. J. McCoy, mayor; Councilmen Chilcote, Dean, Eger, Kannal, McColly and Porter, ■Clerk Irwin and Marshal McGowan. Charles Thomson, by E. P» Honan, his attorney, filed claim for §2OO damages ,against the city for injuries sustained while assisting on hose cart July 2. (Thomson got a finger mangled badly by getting the same caught in the chain of the cart at the fire in rear of Eger’s store.) Claim referred to Fire Dept. Com. City Treasurer Starr filed his report dated August 13, showing the following balances: Corporation fund $3,479 92 Rond fund 683 11 Electric light fund (over paid) 502 67 Water fund ......... 1.175 76 Sinking fund 2.844 40 Special additional fund ........ 890 89 Washington Street imp fund 116 63 (in motion report was adopted. The following claims were allowed. .CORPORATION FUND. J. P. Warner, blacksmithing, etc $ 3 15 Burt-Terry Stationery Co. blank record 9 00 WS Parkes, hauling fire apparatus.... 150 Geo <) Balos, same 1 50 T J McCoy, per deim to July 1,1900 10 00 Thomas McGowan, salary July 45 60 J W Childers, same 21 00 H L Gamble, services city engineer 16 20 Chas Shead. assisting same 7 80 SC Irwin, services as clerk 6 75 C J Dean, per deim to July 1 16 00 H J Rannal, saiiie 12 00 John Eger. same. ... 16 00 I J Porter, same :,, 42 00 J F McColly. same 16(0 J«XLChilcute, gaate. ~,. ROAD FUND. W F Shields, work on streets.^™4 50 Geo R Smith, same 30 Geo Putts, sima.,... , 5 40 Grant Tyler, same 30 Harry McGee, same 7 70 John Dougherty, same. 777.....,,. 90 I JohnMoosmiller, same 60 i ELECTRIC LIGHT FIND. S C-Chamberlain, salary to Augl 1900 $ 30 00 Lein Huston, same 22 50 Peter Giver, same 22 50 Osa Ritcirey, delivering coal 10 00 i S C Irwin, postage on statements ~ .. . . " 2 50 ' A F Long, mdse ... .... 24 21 I A McCoy & CO, freight and express 64 04 1 Park Co. Coal Co, coal 114 58 I Rogers A W« Is, light duplicate 5 25 WATER FUNIC - Erie City Iron Works, gaskets and . plates $ 7 00 ! D E Hollister, salary to August 1, 22 00 Fire department chief reported I that M. L. Hemphill had resigned, leaving only 13 members. Following sidewalks were condemned and ordered replaced with cement walks 4 feet wide within 30 days: Wallace Robinson, 150 feet on the south side ! of West Jackson street along the north end 1 of lots 2. 3, and 4. b! 17, Newton's add. | A Leopold. 125 feet on easterly side of S Weston street, along westerly end lots 10.11. 1 nH 12 bl 23. original plat. i Charles M. and Mary Blue. 50 feet on easterly side of So. Weston street, along westerly ends of sS It 1“, bl 23. original plat a'd let 2 bl 3,Hen.iamin's ad. It was further ordered that the walk on West Rutsou street, along lot *, bl 2, original plat. I lielonging to Barbara Meyers, be removed. C. P< Wright et al petition-fwr. sidewalk on East Rutsen s ; r - monstrance of Lewis Saylor et al was overruled and prayer of petitioners granted. . The walk now existing on said street along south side of lot 1. bl 22. was condt tnned and Lewis Sayler. owner„ of said lot. ordered to construct 4-foot cement walk within 30days. A water rate of $l5O pi r annum wns made for th? j üblic ichtol buildings and grounds. Council men Porter, Dean and Eger were appointed by the mayor to act with trustees of Weston cemetery in matter of procuring additional ground for cemetery purposes. Council adjourned to meet Aug 10, at Bp. m. to hear objections, if any, to proposed improvement of Forest and Cullen streets.