Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1903 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. The city engineer tiled his report on the Clark street improvement, which was accepted, and the matter was referred to the city commissioners for assessment. The insurance on the pumps at the city plant was ordered renewed, |SOO to be placed with C. Q. Spitler and SSOO with B. P. Ferguson. The city treasurer’s report shows amount on hand in corporation fund to be $615.92; road fund $665.48; water fund, $541.51; electric light, overdrawn, $185:87. The clerjc was instructed to have easement deed from J. C. Passons recorded. The superintendent of the city plant was instructed to communicate with the Standard Oil Co. in regard to using crude oil for the plant. The following hills were allowed: HOAD FUND. Wm. Rennie, work on street 45 C. I>. McGee “ “ “ I 20 J. P. Simons “ “ “ 60 Evert Huffman, work on street 60 Elmer Gasaway '• “ “ 60 A. E. Bird “ ** “ I 20 Geo. l’latt “ “ “ 120 John Brown v “ “ 60 Chas. Bowers “ “ “ 1 80 Frank Swartzel! “ “ “ 225 Wm. Simons “ “ “ 1 35 Lon Watson, cleaning walks 2 00 A 1 Fletcher “ “ 2 00 W. T. Smith, crushed rock. 59 85 CORPORATION FUND. F. M. Abbott, salary marshal 45 00 J. A Larsh, light globe 25 E. D. Rhoades, sundries 3 69 Clyde Sayler, work on Makemself.... 60 B. H. Dillon, salary night watch 40 00 Wm. I). J ewis, hauling hose cart. ... 1 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. A. L. Branch, hauling coal 6t> 76 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 C..L Thornton, salary 25 00 Central Coal Co., coal 130 89 Coal Bluff Mining Co ..; 152 00 Davis Co. Coal Co., coal 64 94 Illinois Electric Co., supplies 28 14 J. H. Chapman, freight and express.. 98 94 Ira Smith, work on line 11 25 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 25 00