Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1903 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening. The sewer oommlttee was ordered to oonstrnct the retaining wall at the riter terminus of Makemself sewer. The wall to be 8 feet thick at the bottom and to begin at solid river rook, and to slope to a width of two feet at top, the city to pay the additional expense over original contract prloe. I. B. Washbnrn et al presented a petition for the extension of the water mains from Front street to the intersection of Milroy and South street. Referred to the water committee. Two bids were received for hanling coal to the city plant, bnt the letting of the contract was deferred to a fhture meeting. Under a suspension of rules ordinances for the improvement of Cedar and Susan streets were passed. W. H. Eger et al filed a remonstrance against the Improvement of Cedar street, which was placed on file. An ordinance regulating hawking on the streets was introduced and passed to second reading. It provides for a license fee of $35 for one day, |IOO for one week, and $250 per month. An ordinance for a sidewalk on the north side of Clark street from Elza to Madison, and on Madison to Vine was introduced and passed to second reading. The following bills were allowed:

ROAD FUND. Al Fletcher, work on «treet 7 05 Wm. Huffman, work on street 6 60 Tom Parker “ “ “ 54° C. L. McGee “ “ “ 360 John Bush “ “ “ 300 John McClanahan, work on street.... 2 25 Geo. Platt, work on street 2 10 Frank MoCarthy, work on street..... 2 25 Louis Payne “ “ “ ..... 75 Albert Swartzell “ 60 Earl Sayler, hauling cinders 1 5° John Brown, hauling gravel. 4 5° Geo. McCarthy, hauling gravel...... 45° Joe Rowen, hauling gravel 75 J. P. Simons, work on street 2 25 CORPORATION FUND. C. H. Vick, services as marshal 75 E. R. Hopkins, salary fire chief 25 00 J. L. Adams, hauling hose cart 1 50 W. S. Parks “ “ “ * 5° Rush & Warren “ “ “ > s<> C. C. Starr, hauling hose cart 1 50 Fred Phillips, supt. Makemself...... 14 °° ELECTRIC UGHT FUND. Roy Grayson, unloading coal 1 00 Noble Ball, work on line 1 OO C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 5° C. L. Thornton, salary.. 25 00 Lem Huston, salary. 25 OO WATER FUND. Harve Moore, work on mains. 3 Conrad Hilderbrand, salary 25 00