Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1903 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. J. O. Thrawls was re elected city engineer with the understanding that he would serve at least until the acceptance of the Clark street improvement, which was built under his supervision, and to make the proceedings complete, should be’accepted by him. The city attorney was instructed to notify the railroad company to stop the leaks at their water tank, and to put in a crossing at Millon and Scott streets. After the discussion of the library matter the following resolution was adopted: In the matter of a Public Library: Whereas, Andrew Carnegie has proposed to donate to the city of Rensselaer the sum of SIO,OOO to erect a public library in the city of Rensselaer. Be it resolved by the Common Council that the Common Council are ready and willing to do all in their power to meet the conditions .inder which the proposition of Mr. Carnegie is given and that the Common Council will do ill in their power under the law as it now is or may hereafter be, to raise the necessary funds to maintain said public library when a site for library building is obtained and approved of. Under the present law only a little jver S9OO could be raised by taxation 'or the support of the library, and as >I,OOO per year is required by Mr. Jarnegie’s proposition, a special act >f the legislature will be necessary if ;his amount is to be raised by taxation. The exact amount that could be *aised by the city under the present valuation is $716.59 and by the townihip $193.77, making a total of $9lO 36. To raise this amount a 9 cent levy vould be necessary. The matter of a ocation was also discussed. Three lites were mentioned—Milroy Park, a ot near the school buildings, and the imall triangular piece of ground just last of J. W. Williams’ residence, vhich is owned by the city and known is Weston park. A committee condsting of Councilmen Ferguson and rtcColly and the city attorney was apjointed to confer with the library joard to consider the matter further. Owing to the high price of coal the ilectric light fund has become rather ow and the finance committee was inducted to confer with the school x>ard to agree upon a basis of cost for he heating of the school houses, in >rder to draw some money from the atter in order to help the plant out. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Donnelly Lumber Co., lumber 18 31 1. C. Passons, easement for Makemself sewer 10 00 Zhas. Morlan, postage, etc 17 55 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Donnelly Lumber Co., coal 25 54 Zoal Bluff Mining Co , coal 96 00 Standard Oil Co., oil 15 26 llinois Electric Co., electric supplies.. 10 45 Davis Co. Coal Co., coal 73 00 tVm. Lewis, unloading coal 2 00 3. F. Fenjiig, supplies... 12 66 ohn Albertson, unloading coal 2 00 '. A. Larsh, supplies 7 85 2. D. Rhoades, supplies 7 >7 2. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 2. L. Thornton, salary 25 00 »em Huston, salary 18 56 Voble Ball, work on line 2 00 . H. Chapman, freight... 276 53 ROAD FUND. 11 Pletcher, cleaning walks 3 50 uiwn Watson, cleaning walks. 3 5° ohn Albertson, shoveling cinders ... 75 bhn Moosmiller, shoveling cinders... I 35 <Vm. Childers, work on city hall I 05 Donnelly Lumber Co., sewer pipe.... 6 25 Lyman Zea, hauling 14 7° WATER FUND. Zonrad Hilderbrand, salary 25 00 J. H. S. Ellis, expenses looking for coal 21 OO