Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1900 — Common Council Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Common Council Meeting.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. Gwin, Coen & Brady filed a petition for a water trough at Coen & Brady’s elevator, which was referred to the street committee, with instructions to allow the same at petitioner’s expense. Mrs. Mary E. Thompson filed a remonstrance to the petition of Martha E. Phillips for a sidewalk on Milroy street. Frank Warren, commissioner to investigate the accounts of C. C. Starr, treasurer, filed his report showing that the sum of $9,595.70 had been turned over to J. H. Chapman. That a discrepancy of $196.28 exists in the water fund and $50.70 in the electric light fund, which funds were collected by other parties than the treasurer and will probably be turned over to the city treasurer. The city commissioners report in the matter of widening Clark street that the property owners will be damaged in the sum of $208.46, which report was rejected by the council and the property owners were ordered to construct a sidewalk within 10 days. The city treasurer filed his report by receipts and disbursements on Sept. 4, to Oct. 18, showing the following amounts in the different funds on hands: Corporation funds 2,364 50 Road " 357 05 Water " 1,859 40 Special “ 890 .86 Sinking " 2,844 40 Electric Light “ r 344 79 Dog tax “ 63 45 Alley in block 11 20 99 eXtensTon?, .?;...... 27 94 Washington street improvement f.... 116 63 The dog tax, Alley in block 11, and Vine street extension funds were ordered to be turn* d into the Corporation fund. The marshal was directed to move the fences on Milroy street: The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FIND. Citizens Rand, donation... ..$ 10 00 John W Walker, work on city treas bks 10 50 H L Gamble, serv as city engineer 27 60 Vern Robinson, assisting " 13 95 WATER WORKS FUND. ;C E Warren, repairs ou power house.. 49 11 i> E Hollister, salary aseugiueer 22 50 ELECTRIC LIGHT FI ND. James H Chapman, freight on c0a1.... 63 98 ■ Lem Huston, salary as fireman 22 7.0 Chas Chamberlain, salary 30 tO Peter Giver, salary 22 50 road FUND. Wm Towers, work on street. 1 ;g David McConahay, same 13 50 Joseph Rowan, same 3 75 Louis Haag, same 3 45 1 James L Wood, same 4 25 , H H Barcus. some 4 50