Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1901 — Common Council Meeting. [ARTICLE]

Common Council Meeting.

The regular meeting of the common council was held Monday night with all members present. Following is a report of the proceedings: Petition of J. J. Brenner et al for survey of Division street from Washington to Scott was referred to the city engineer. Petition of Frank B. Meyer et al for appointment of Wm. F. Powers as superintendent of River street improvement. No action. The treasurer reported the following balances in the various funds August 31: Corporation Fund a $2,377 01 Water Fund 1.665 76 Road Fund 1,083 85 Electric Light Fund (overdrawn).... 3455 Other funds same as last report. In matter of the improvement of I Forest and Merritt streets, re- I monstrances heretofore filed were i dismissed and bid of T. J. Sayler & Co., accepted. Said bid was 85 cents per lineal foot, and the im-i provement to be completed on, or before Sept. 15, 1901. Old sidewalks were condemned i and ordered rebuilt with cement, I -1 feet wide, within 30 days, as follows : Henry O. Harris, from south end of present cement walk on east side of Division street, south to Webster street, along west side of It. 3, bl 45, Weston’s add. I W. B. Austin, 125 feet on west side of Main street, along west of It. 23, bl. 32, Weston's add. C. D. Nowels, 100 feet on west side Main street, along east side of It 1, bl. 32, Weston’s add Sarah A. Hemphill, 123 feet on east side of Milroy street, from Makemself sewer north along west side out-lot 84. Elizabeth Brown, 50 feet on east side of Milroy street, along west side out-lot 82. Elizabeth Harris, 160 feet on east side Milroy street, along west side out-lot 82. Jared Benjamin, 132 feet on south side of West Jackson street, along north end of lots 1,2, bl 18, Newton’s add. The following claims were allowed: HOAD Ft'ND. T J Sayler A Co repairing Wash st $ 500 00 Wm Simahs. work on Washington st 14 70 E<l Randle, same 14 70 Prior Roweu. same 11 85 John Turner, same 3 65 Same, assigned to W B Austin 4 00 I Harshbarger, same 5 25 Wm Campbell, same 3 00 Albert Marshall, same 75 Geo W Matkiu. same 7 50 Scott Richardson, same 3 00 Prosper Clemens, same 4 50 Bruce Hardy, work ou streets 3 45 Ed Mills, same 3 45 J A Rainey, same 15 00 Ves Richards,same 2 10 J H Hoover, same 7 50 John Turner, same 1 :<5 Scott Richardson, sa me 105 I Harshbarger, same 1 35 P Clemens, same 1 35 Wm Gillet. same 1 50 Roy Stephenson, same 75 COKFOBATIOS FUND. Abraham Simpson, salary, August 45 00 J W Childers, same 21 00 H L Gamble, services city eng 30 00 14 members, F D, W Robinson lire 17 50 Chas Shead. asst engineer 6 45 BLBCTKIC LIGHT FVNU. C S Chamberlain, salary to Sept 1 .. 30 00 Peter Giver, same ... 22 50 C L Thornton, same 22 50 Emory Mills, work ou line 18 10 J H Chapman, freight and express 63 59 M B Austin A Co, supplies 63 18 WATER FUND. I) E Hollister, salary to Sept 1 22 50