Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1903 — TAX LEVY AGAIN BOOSTED. [ARTICLE]

TAX LEVY AGAIN BOOSTED.

City Levy Raised 16 Cents and Salaries of City Employes Boosted. The city council met in regular session Monday evening. The sidewalk on Austin Avenue was condemned and a new cement walk was ordered. The report of the city commissioners of assessments on the Makemself sewer was received and the council will meet in special session October 14th to confirm or make such changed in the assessments as they seem fit. The report of the city commissioners on the proposed ally in block 16 was received and ordered placed on file. The city commissioners made their reports on the Susan, Cedar and Vine street improvements and they will meet October 15th to make assessments. The city attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance for the construction of a sewer from Vine and Franklin streets east to Milton and sonth to Plum. The light committee reported favorably on the petition of the employes at the light plant for an increase in wages and the superintendent was granted an increase from $75 to $85 per month and the employes from $50 to $55 per month. Henry Hildebrand, O. Kellner and Herman Schultz were granted city saloon licenses. The council found that the tax levy made at the last meeting would not raise sufficient funds and it was repealed and a new levy made, which is 16 cents higher than the levy made two weeks ago and 37 cents higher than last year’s levy. The corporation fund is increased from 20 to 30 cents, the electric light fund from 10 to 15 cents and a 1 cent levy is made for a public park fund. The following is the levy as made: Road fund .30 Corporation fund .30 Sinking fund ................ .07 Special additional fund .01 Public library fund .08 Water works fund. .15 Electric light fund .15 Special school fund .40 Tuition fund .35 Electric light improvement fund .15 Public park fund .01 Total $1.97 The following bills were allowed: ROAD FUND. J. H. Chapman, freight. 11 15 Ed Randle, work on street....... 8 40 Al Fletcher, “ “ “ 840 J. R. Simons “ “ “ 255 Tom Parker “ “ 4 50 Chas. Seelman “ “ “ 3 00 Wm. Shelhart ** “ “ 4 65 Evart Huffman “ “ “ ...... 3 15 Joe Rowen “ “ “ 4 50 Wm. Warren “ “ “ 2 10 Louie Payne “ “ “ 1 95 True Woodworth “ “ “ 2 10 John Webber “ “ “ 2 40 Wm. McConahay “ “ “ 1 50 John Shelhart “ “ “ 75 F. W. Bedford, use of roller 50 D. H. Yeoman, crushed rock....... 42 87 D. H. Yeoman, oak lumber 25 73 Wm. Schleman, mdse 35 Donnelly Lumber Co. sewer pipe.... 125 49 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. J. H. Chapman, freight 141 13 Chas. Morlan, postage, etc 9 50 Victoria Coal Mining Co , coal 124 60 Standard Oil Co., oil 9 09 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 C. L. Thornton 25 00 Lem Huston 25 00 J. H. Chapman, freight... 74 98 CORPORATION FUND. J. H. S. Ellis, salary 20 00 W. S. Parks, salary 20 00 Henry Wood, salary 2000 Fred Phillips, salary 20 00 B. F. Ferguson, salary 20 00 John F. McColly, salary 20 00 A. E. Aldrich, salary.............. 10 00 Geo. A. Williams, city attorney... 74 00 Chas. Morlan, salary 57 45 Donnelly Lumber Co. lumber 4 73 J. H. Chapman, salary 63 00 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 25 00 John Hordeman, work on mains.... 8 00