Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1903 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council held a long eeaeion Monday night, bat no business of especial importance was transacted. An agreement was made with A. Willis by which he is exempted from assessment in the Susan street improvement in consideration of the deeding by him of a portion of bis lot for the use of the street. The city engineer reported that the sidewalk on Milroy street had been completed according to contract and the name was accepted. Judge Thompson appeared on behalf of the Jasper County Drainage Association and tendered the city a deed to the bed of the river now owned by the company. The board took the matter under consideration. H. E. Sharp et al presented a petition for a sewer on Vine street and a remonstrance was filed against the same by Ed Hollen et al. The matter was referred to the sewer committee. A motion carried that the proposed sewer on Cedar street be changed from 10 inch to 8 inch, with a corresponding reduction in price. A resolution in regard to the Carnegie library was passed. It is as follows:

“Where**, Andrew Carnegie has offered to ttate to the city of Rensselaer, Ind., ten nsand dollars for a free pnblic library on iditkm that the city council levy a but of not less than one thousand dollars per annum for the support of said public library and that the said council provide a suitable site for said library.' “Be it resolved by the common council of said city that said common council will cause to be levied a tax of not less than one thousand dollars per annum for the support and maintenance only of Said library when a site satisfactory to Andrew Carnegie has been provided and paid for.” B. F. Ferguson was appointed a member of the appraising board of the Jasper Poblio library. A. L. Branch was awarded the contract fur hauling ooal to the light plant at 20 cents per ton. He was also granted a permit to erect a frame building covered with iron at his coal yard. The auditing committee of the fire department made a report showing the following amounts on hand: Disability fund $266.12 Received from dues first quarter 3.75 Received from dues second quarter.. 3.50 Total amount in fund. .$373-37 Amount on hand in general fund .. .$ 5.50 Received from application B. C. Goff l .00 Total amount in general fund.s 6.50 The following bills were allowed. • CORPORATION FOND. Jesse Nichols, special police 1 50 Joe Hoover “ “ ......... I 5® Fred Stoduuck “ “ 1 p Jas. C. Thrawls, dty engineer 43 °° J. W. Williams, cot and pillow 2 50 Leslie Clark, printing 16 60 Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, insurance.... 29 25 A. L. Branch, w00d..... 4 00 Cbas. Morlan, salary and fees 58 40 J..H. Chapman, salary 63 00 I. J. Porter & Co., mdse... % 6 75 Rensselaer Fire Department, dues disability fund.; .' 3 5° Firemen, salaries 83 25 Isaac Tutuer, hauling hose cart I 50 I. Tutuer, groceries for smallpox patients *S 25 Geo. A. Williams, dty attorney. .<... 44 00 water fund. E, H. Gordon, work on main 4 00 Conrad Hildebrand, salary 35 00 Martin Thornton, salary. 25 00 Globe Oil Co., packing 25 00 J. H. Chapman, interest oti water bonds 388 72 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. s. Chamberlain, salary... 37 50 C. L Thornton, salary 25 00 Lem Huston, salary.. 25 00 A. L. Branch, hauling cost 32 15 Gregory Electric Co., supplies 7 85 Victoria Coal Mining Co., coal. .. , ~114 36 J. H. Chapman, frieght............. 469 ROAD FUND." John Brown, work on street 14 70 Geo. McCarthy, work on street 14 40 Chas. Bowers “ “ 12 00 A 1 Fletpher •* “ “ 600 Tom Parker, work on Street 15 00 Wm. Huffman, hauling cinders 2 40 Frank McCarthy, work on street 5 85 Wm. LueQen, work 00 street 435 Vance Collins, work on grader. 80 Dorset Brooks •« •• “ 60 J. W. Speaks “ “ “ ....... 60 John Hordeman, Work on sewer 1 00 Firman Rutherford, work on street... 3 75 Jesse Nichols, work on street 1 50 Harry McGee “ “ “ 180