Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1902 — COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL MEETING.

The city council met in regular ses eion Monday evening. H. B. Kurrie’e resignation as city attorney was accented and Geo. A. Williams was sworn in in his place. Conrad Kellner and Conrad Hildebrand were granted city saloon licenses. The ordinance fixing the salaries of the city officers was given its second reading. An order was made allowing the night watch *4O per month out of the city treasury. Heretofore he has been allowed S2O, the merchants paying the balance. Geo. A. Williams and Jesse E. Wilson were appointed commissioners to audit the city books. The following sidewalks were condemned and 4 foot cement walks ordered in their place: South side of Angelica street from Presbyterian church to Front street; around the Spitler property on Cornelia and Cullen street; Washington street, north side, along Mrs. Matie Hopkin’s prop erty; west side of Van Rensselaer St., from the school house north to Clark street and College Avenue; Elm street from C. L. Thornton’s east to Franklin street along the John Groom’s lots. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. James B. Clow & Sons, rubber gaskets 96 Joseph H. Hoover, mowing park 3 00 Lizzie Comer, meals for election board 31 50 Wm. Simmons, hauling hose cart. ... 1 50 C. G. Spitler, councilman 6 00 11. J. Kannal “ 4 00 C. J. Dean “ ” ’ 6 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. James H. Chapman, freight on coal .. 94 71 M. B Austin \ Co., supplies 9 00 General Electric Co., supplies 22 50 Coal Bluff Mining Co., coal -- go Peter Giver, 2 weeks salary 25 00 CL. Thornton, 2 weeks salary 25 OO C. S Chamberlain 2 weeks salary ... :7 m WATER FUND. H. Mueller Mfg. Co,, supplies 17 90 Joe Hoover, labor Conrad Hildebrand, engineer 25 00 ROAD FUND. Chas. Bowers, work on street. 2 40 W. H. Stephenson, work on street. . 135 Fred Stocksick “ “ •< ( Harley Shields, work on street 60 John Albertson, “ “ •* Jas. Rowen, work on street 4 20 Al Ramey “ •• “ 430 James Ceilman, work on street 2 70 Harry McGee, “ “ “ 2 10 Dave Platt, burying dog $ o I — l ■ Anderson, burying dog 50