Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1903 — HIGHER CITY TAXES ALSO. [ARTICLE]

HIGHER CITY TAXES ALSO.

Republican Ring Rule Comes High But the People Wanted If. The city council met in regular session Monday evening and fixed the tax levy for 1903. It is 20 cents higher than last year, or a total of sl.Bl on each 9100, against $1.61 last year. Twenty-one cents of this, however, is for the new improvements at the electric light plant and for the library, The levies for the two years is given below: 1903 1902 Road fund ;.... 30 30 Corporation fund 20 2Q Sinking fund ■... 07 07 Special additional fund 01 01 Carnegie libtary fund 08 School library fund 01 Jasper library fund.... 02 Water works fund 15 15 Electric light fund 10 10 Special school fund 40 40 Tuition fund 35 35 Electric light improvement fund. .15 < Total levy. ....sl.Bl $1.61 The city treasurer presented his report showing the following funds on hand: Corporation fund $17.12 Water fund 1,025.48 Road fund 1,480.17 Electric lightfund 310.56 The committee made a favorable report on the matter of opening an alley through block 16 and the matter of assessments of benefits and damages was referred to the city commissioners. The matter of narrowing Division street from Washington sonth was referred to the city commissioners for assessment of damages and benefits. The city engineer made a report on the Vine, Cedar and Snsan street improvements. His report shows Vine street to be 833 feet long and to cost |2,700.90. Cedar street is 1123 feet long] and will cost |3,779.65. Snsan street ie 1,734 feet in length and will cost 14762.50. The report was accepted and the matter of assessments was referred to the city commissioners. W. H. Churchill and others filed a remonstrance against the improvement of Main street north of the railroad from Walnut street to the corporation line. As this portion of the highway was graveled only a few years ago at considerable expense and is nsed almost exclusively for country traffic, the remonstrance seems to have considerable merit and should be given recognition. The three employes at the city power plant clainf that their work owing to increase of business is mnch harder than formerly and ask for an increase in wages from SSO to S6O per month. The matter was referred to the light committee. The opening of bids for cement walks on Plnm street was deferred, as arrangements have been made by all the property owners to put in the walks as soon as a grade is established, which the engineer is instructed to do. An order providing for a 10 inch sewer on Division street from Washington to the river was passed. The contract will be let October 12th. E. V. Ransford and J. L. Adams were found to be disqualified from acting as city commissioners on the Makeoftself sewer and Daniel Waymire and John Schanlanb were appointed in their place. The following bills were allowed: ROAD FUND. Chas. Thompson, work on street.. 1 20 Joe Ellis 4 50 Chas. Bowers 7 20 Wm. Ramey 1 50 Al Fletcher, mowing 20 40 John Ramey, work on street 7 65 Claude Sayler ..... 3 75 Wm. Seelman, mowing 9 60 Frank Giver, work on street 2 25 Wm. Shelhart “ “ “ 615 Ed Randle “ “ “ 300 W. J. Speaks “ “ “ 825 Tom Parker, hauling sand 6 05 A. Leopold, mowing machine hire.. 5 00 John Albertson, work on street..... 60 Alter and Wolfe, drain tile. .1..... .* 9 50 Donnelly Bros., grade stakes 14 31 Warner Bros., merchandise .... 530 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Warner Bros., merchandise 2 56 Illinois Electric Co., supplies 11483 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 C. L. Thornton, salary 25 00 Lem Huston, salary. 2500 Martin Thornton, work on line 825 Emery Mills, “ “ 1760 water fund. Jas. B. Clow & Sons, supplies 9 66 Globe Oil Co., packing. 4 50 Conrad Hildebrand, salary .• 25 00 John Hordeman, work on main 6 00 White & Marion “ “ " ..... 200 Harve Moore “ “ “ .... 240 CORPORATION FUND. Frank Kritser, extra police 975 L. Thomas, extra police 9 00 True Woodworth, extra p01ice..... 7 50 F. M. Abbott, marshal 45 00 J C. Thrawla, city engineer 8 60 Leslie Clark, printing... 36 65 E. V Ransford, merchandise 57 B. H. Dillon, night watch ......... 45 00 Rensselaer Fire Department, does... 3 75 Firemen, salaries...'.. 92 25 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 19 70 Vera Jacks, assisting city engineer.. 5 33 Ben Smith, “ « «... 4$ J. C. Porter, supt. of streets........ 51 on