Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1902 — COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL MEETING.

The regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rensselaer was held Monday evening with a full attendance. Following business wrs transacted: Petition, J. W. Horton et al, for arc lamp at corner of Weston and Cornelia streets, was referred to committee on lights. Contract with Standard Oil Co., for lubricating oil was renewed at same old figures. of employees of W. & L. plant, regarding increase of salary. Committee recommended that schedules be fixed as follows: Supt., $75 per month, other three SSO. This is an increrse of sls per month for the superintendent and 45 per month for firemen and engineer. Report was adopted. This increase is by reason of extra duties imposed by the heating of the school buildings and will, under the contract with the schqol trustees, be borne by the latter/'fFred Parcels was accepted as member of the fire department. The following claims were allowed: ROAD FOND. Wm. Moore, work on street t 406 Willard Shields, same 60 Claude Sayler, same... . 2 40 WATER FUND. Conrad Hidehrand. salary to Feb. 15.. 22 50 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Rens. Fuel A Feed Co., hauling coal 48 00 Same, for same 24 00 C. Hanson, repairs 2 30 C. S. Chamberlain, salary to Feb. 15.... 30 00 Peterjjiver, same 22 50 C. L. Thornton, same 22 50 J. H. Chapman, freight and express.... 122 26 Central Electric Co., supplies 13 31 Coal Bluff Mining Co., coal 147 60