Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1901 — Common Council Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Common Council Meeting.

The common council met in regular session Monday night witii all members present. T. J. Sayler & Co. presented their bond and was accepted in the sum of $30,000 to the City of Rensselaer, for the performance of their contract for the construction of the improvement of Cullen, Harrison and Van Rensselaer streets. _ The report of the auditing committee of the Rensselaer Fire Department was filed and approved showing that they had a balance on hand in the disability fund of $240.35. By the unanimous vote of the council it was ordered that Benton and Cora E. Forsythe be directed to cause the erection of a; heavy gate at the entrance to the! basement stairway in the side-] walk on the west side of their property on Van Rensselaer street, and the City marshal was directed to enforce the execution of the order. The ordinance relating to the : publication of ordinances anti all of the printing and publication work that the city may have to; be done, was read and passed upon., Those voting in favor of the adop- I tion of said ordinance were,' Councilmen Porter, . Spitler and ' Chilcote; those voting in the negative were Councilmen Dean, Kan-1 nal and McColly, and there being i a tie the Mayor cast his vote in 1 the affirmative and said ordinance ' was adopted. The contract for coal for the en- i suing year was given to the Coal Bluff Mining Co , as they were the lowest bidders. J. F. Warren presented his I resignation and Thomas J. McCoy ! was elected as a member of the board of school trustees to serve . the bnexpired term of Mr. Warren The following sidewalks were 1 ordered to be replaced by cement i walks: A. Leopold, on the wester-1 ly side of Van Rensselaer street, block 3; John Mann, 150 feet 1 along Elm street. Specifications for the improvement of Van Rensselaer street between Washington street and Cornelia street were adopted. The following claims were allowed. CORPORATION FUND. A D Burns, service as tireman $ 6 25 John W Burns, same 5 25 C S Chamberlain, same 6 25 E L Gay. same, 6 25 J E Hopkins, same t. 6 25 E R Hopkins, same 6 25 J H Hoover, same 7 75 Wm H Mackey, same....'. 5 76 I John W. Mann, same 6 75 W m M Porter, same 6 25 C W Platt, same 6 25 | John Rush, same 6 75 j R W Sprigg. same 6 25 C L Thornton, same ... 6 25 E G Warren, same 6 25 Rena. Fire Dept, quarterly dues. 4 25 H L Gamble, services city engineer 18 60 Chase Shead. assisting “ “ ...... 5 25 Leslie Clark, publishing notices 9 00 Folta, Spitler A Kurrie, insurance prera 30 00 SC Johnson, serv as health officer 30 32 ROAD FUND. John Richards, work on street 9 15 Joseph P. Rowen. same 3 00 J A Ramey, same 10 80 Geo Anderson, same. 3 00 John C Hodshire, same 2 7(4 Chas. Seelmau,same.... 150 WATER FUND. D B Hollister, salary 22 50 ■LXCTHIC LIGHT FUND. CSChamberlain, salary 30 00 Lem Huston, same 22 50 Peter Giver, same 22 50 < Isa Ritchey, delivering coal 100 James B Clow and sons, supplies 1W Cling Surface Mfg. Co., belt dressing... 350 Electric Appliance Co., supplies 9 (0 M B Austin A Co., supplies 12 46 j Coal Bluff Mining Co., coal 44 28 i