Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1903 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The oity council met in regular session Monday evening. The report of the city commissioners on the Cedar street improvement was confirmed. An ordinance for a sewer on Milton and Vine street was passed. M. A. Ryan, of Delphi, offered to accept $76 in full payment of his claim of 9100 for legal services in the Nowels vs. City damage case, and his offer was accepted and an additional order for 926 was ordered issued, 9&0 having previously been allowed him. An ordinance providing for the issuance of bonds for the unpaid assessments on the Makemself sewer was passed The city treasurer presented a report for the month ending October 31st. It shows the following balances on hand: Corporation fund, 942; road fund, 9962.89; water fond, 91347.67; electric light fund, 9167.86; electric light improvement fund, 97064.72. Orders to the amonnt of 91662.27 In the corporation fond are outstanding and unpaid for the want of funds. The following claims were allowed: ELECTRIC UGHT FUND. ]. H. Chapman, freight 151 90 Gen. Electric Co., aupplies........ 15 60 Standard Oil Co., oil 15 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary. 42 50 C. L. Thornton, salary 27 50 Lem Huston, salary 27 50 Chas. Morlan, services 10 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT IMP. FUND. Peter Giver, labor 19 3a Wm. Warren, hauling coal 2 30 Tom Parker, hauling stone 11 65 John Shelhart, labor 7 40 John Hordeman, labor 3 00 Al Fletcher, hauling stone 1 86 Tom Bums, labor 3 50 Dan Duvall, labor 10 60 Martin Thornton, labor. 14 85

WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 27 50 H. Mueller Mfg. Co., supplies 8 25 ROAD FUND. Geo. McCarthy, hauling 11 80 Tom Parker, hauling 17 75 Wm. McConahay, work on crossings 7 50 Wm. Ramey, work on crossings... 75 John Hordeman, “ “ “ ... 300 Ernest Cockerell, “ “ “ ... 6 00Geo. Platt, “ 44 “ 4 50 Ed Randle, “ “ “ ... 3 15 E. R. Hopkins, “ " (< ... 250 John Brown, “ “ “ .. . 240 L. Branch, mowing 1 40 W. F. Smith, balance on Makemself sewer 167 30 W. F. Smith, city’s assessment Vine street 505 20 W. F. Smith, city’s assessment Susan street 1051 95 A Leopold, tile 40 True Woodworth, sprinkling 45 00 CORPORATION FUND. B. H. Dillon, salary 45 00 Martha Benjamin, deed 7 00 F. M. Abbott, salary 45 oo Leslie Clark, printing 4 00 Jesse Nichols, easement on sewer... 10 00 H. L. Gamble, city engineer....... 11 75 Earl Chestnut, assisting engineer 1 35