Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1901 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer was held Monday evening with all members present. The following business was transacted: Geo. A. Strickfaden was granted a retail liquor license for the period of one year from Dec. 14, 1901. James H. Chapman was granted permit to erect a one-story frame building 28x100 feet on lot 12, bl 6, on southeast corner of VanRensselaer and Cornelia streets. The building will be occupied by Renicker Bros, as an implement store. The assessment of benefits on Forest and Merritt street improvements were passed upon and changed slightly in one or two respects from the assessments as made by the street commissioners. The city treasurer’s report for the month ending Nov. 30, showed the following balances: Corporation fund 51.040 63 Road (overdrawn) 268 73 Water, balance ... 1,961 87 Light (overdrawn) 337 98 Other funds same as last report. A thousand dollars was transferred from the corporation fund to the road fund, which was overdrawn, The following claims were allowed : COKPOMATION FUND. A Simpson, salary as marshal $ 45 00 J W Childers, same, night watch 21 00 H L Gamble, services as engineer.... 7 20 Chase Shead. same, asst, eng 1 05 Moses Tutuer, serv. city com 8 00 DG Warner, same 8 00 R B Harris, same 8 00 J L S Gray, same 8 00 Henry Amsler, same 4 00 J J Porter A Co., 12 rubber coats for fire department 43 80 Road fund, appropriation 1,000 00 road fund. Chas F Seelman, work on street 6 75 J A Rainey, same 2 40 D MeConnahay, same 1 20 Al Blake, same 1 35 W H Stephenson, same 1 20 J P Rowen, same..... 6 60 Wm Moore, same 2 55 C J Borntrager. same 1 06 J H Chapman, ft. ou crushed rock... 72 10 WATKH FUND. D E Hollster, engineer 12 00 J B Clow, A Son, supplies 12 39 Conrad Hildebrand, salary 10 00 LIGHT FUND. C 8 Chamberlain, salary to Dec. 1 30 00 Peter Giver, same 22 50 C L Thornton, same.... 22 50 Ray Stephenson, work on line 60 IraG Smith, same 13 95 Bari Saylor, same 2 40 J H Chapman, ft. and exp...... 117 90 Irwin A Irwin, insurance 57 7# M B Austin A Co., supplies 38 50 Gen. 11. Co., same 23 70 Central El. Co., same 43 87 > The assessments for the biick street improvements about the public square, three sides, which was accepted last week, is as follows: CULLBM STBBBT. Jasper County, 50 ft. lot. $ 29125 Jasper County on east side p. s. 1,747 50 City Rensselaer, crossing LOOS 70

S P Thompson, 150 feet 873 TO John Makeever, 100 feet 582 50 HARBISON STRRBT. Jasper County (Jail frontage 100 ft.) 570 00 Jasp?r County so. side p. sq 1,747 50 City Rensselaer,crossing 197 68 Catharine Kohler, 100 feet 570 00 Zell Fisher, 50 feet 320 37 A Leopold, 50 feet 285 50 VAN RBNMELABR STREET. Jasper County, west side sq... 1,597 50 City Rensselaer, crossing 709 50 J W A E J Duvall, 40 feet 257 64 A Leopold, 46 feet 223 72 City Rensselaer, 24 feet 145 90 J M Healy. 34 feet 165 38 Monnett Heirs, 83% A and Mary J McCoy, 66% feet 156 20 *E L Hollingsworth, 26%feet 78 10 ♦A Parkison, 23 feet 46 8# ♦J H S Ellis, 43 feet 42 96 ♦A Parkison, 20 feet 23 43 *Johnand Mary Eger, 22% feet 19 52 ♦J J Eiglesbaeh, 17 5-6 feet 15 62 ♦J J Eiglesbaeh, 37% feet 12 00 < *W H Eger, 8% feet 10 81 ♦John Eger. 22% feet 7 00 *W H and John Eger, it 8, 25 00 ♦Assessments made for benefits to property in same original lot, fronting on Washington street.