Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1901 — Common Council Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Common Council Meeting.

The common council met in regular session Monday evening. Following is a report of its proceedings; A few property owners on South Cullen street objected to the acceptance of the improvement on said street, owing to said improvement, as they claim from their own personal investigations, not being up to specifications; that it is from one inch to three inches shy in the depth of rock. The council, however, held a special meeting on the street corner some days previous and accepted the improvement, all of which was made a matter of record, and the objectors were too late. It is said by the objectors that they will resist the improvement assessments in the courts. The matter of assessments was referred to the city commissioners, who met Aug 19, and will report to the council. Improvement on Van Rensselaer street, between Washington and Cornelia, was accepted. J. H. S. Ellis and C. D. Nowels were appointed city commissioners, pro tern. Chief of Fire Dept, filed report giving names of firemen who attended the Eiglesbach and Gorham fires. No appropriation was made by the council, however. Specifications for improvement of River, Forest and Merritt streets were adopted as reported by the city engineer. Washington street was ordered repaired from Makeever House to river bridge with top dressing, etc., same manner as a part of said street has already been repaired. In matter of bids for city printing and stationery for year ending August, 1902, three bids were filed by The Democrat, Republican and Journal, respectively, as follows: Dem. Rep, Jour. Legal notices, per sq. Ist. insertion $ 25 30 01 Each additional bisection. 15 15 01 Letter heads, per M 2 50 1 50 2 25 Envelops, per M 2 00 1 50 2 25 Electric light gtat'm't, per M, 100 80 225 Claim blanks, per M 2 00 1 25 1 00 Water blanks 1 00 2 25 Sidewulk notices, per M 100 .... 100 Print, ordinance book, prpg 60 48 100 Fire Dept, pamphlet, pr pg 50 The Fire dept, ordinance had already been printed, therefore The Democrat, on such showing by the clerk, did not bid on same. Each bid was supposed to be accompanied by a bond of SSOO, but The Democrat’s was the only bond that was properly acknowledged before a notary. For printing the city ordinance book The Democrat specified 500 copies, and the book will make about 75 pages; neither of the other bids specified the number of copies they would furnish, and one copy would comply with their bid if same were accepted. The Democrat’s bid also specified 12 lb letter heads and XXX envelopes, while the other bids did not specify quality of j stock to be furnished. The following claims were allowed: HOAD FIND. 1 W H Stephenson, work on street . $ 17 85 | J A Rainey, same 13 50 Hruce Hardy, same 11 25 | Chas Seelman, same 16 20 ! Lyman Zen. same .. .... 6 00 | HertCurapliell, same 9 00 John Phebns, same ... . 3 00 Win Tolley, same 3 75 Prior Roweti, same 1 50 C E Hershman, road scraper . .... 5 75 I) H Yeoman, lumber A crushed rook 10 13 Willard Shields, work on catch basins 22 00 J.T. Sayler A Co., crushed rock 49 75 Kush A Warren, crossings 280 89 CORPORATION FI ND. A Simpson, marshal, sal. July 45 00 .1 W Childers, sal. July 21 00 H L Gamble, services engineer 42 90 Chase Shead, asst, same 6 25 John Smith, same 75 K W Sprigg, mowing park 4 20 LeslieCiark, printing blanks 2 00 Joshua Ross, hauling fire apparatus 1 50 Duvall Bros., same 150 W S Parks, same 1 50 | C W Duvall, same ... 150 BLROTRIC LIGHT FUND. Gen. El. Co., payment on dynamo 366 67 Standard Oil Co., oil 14 15 M B Austin A Co., elee. supplies 27 30 Coal Bluff Mining Co., coal 73 80 J H Chapman, freight and express 92 70 C S Chamberlain, salary to Aug, 1 .... 30 00 Peter Giver, same 22 50 C L Thornton, same 22 50 Landy McGee, work on line 5 60 j S E Bowers, work on dynamo 10 00 Emory Mills, work on line 23 80 WATF.H FCND. D K Hollister, salary to Aug. 1 22 50 Chambtrlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has a world wide reputation for it* cures. It never fails | and is pleasant and safe to take. For | sale by Long. Irwin & Irwin nre making loans on farm or city property at a i low rate of interest and commission and on more liberal terms than ; can be obtained elsewhere in Jasper County.