Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1904 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council at its regular meet-' ing Monday evening had but little business to transact. Tbs insurance on the water works pumps was ordered renewed in the sum of |I,OOO. The firemen present at the Makeever fire were allowed |2.50 each. The treasurer’s report was approved. It shows a balance on hand in the electric light improvement fond of |3011.17; in the road fnnd of $448.81; water fnnd,s6B.44; electric light fnnd, overdrawn, $784 31; corporation fund, on hand, $77.06. Orders have been presented and unpaid for want of funds in road fund to the amount of $1417.18, and in the corporation fnnd of $2781.48. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Fred Hemphill, work on track $ 3 00 F. M. Abbott, salary 45 00 S. B. Jenkins, firing 1 00 B. H. Dilion, salary 45 00 ROAD FUND. Geo. McCarthy, hauling. 25 Harve Grant, hauling 25 Henry Luers, sand and gravel 3 60 Wm King, burying dog 50 Al Fletcher, cleaning walks 4 5° Lon Watson, cleaning walks...; 4 50 S. Galbreath, cleaning walks.a 50 Rush & Warren, cement and sidewalks .. 4J *J ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Frank Moats, work on line.. >5 75 Roy Stevenson, work on street...... 14 99 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 42 5O C. L. Thornton, salary. 27 50 Lem Huston, salary. 27 50 General Electric Co., supplies 25 65 Western Electric Co., supplies .. .1 39 88 Central Electric Co., supplies 78 n Standard Oil Co., oil 954 Victoria Coal Mining Co., coal 229 25 Chas. Morlaa, making light duplicate 10 00 J. H. Chapman, freight 127 60 J. H. Chapman, freight 85 99 ELECTRIC LIGHT IMP. FUND. Donnelly Lumber Co., lumber...... 5 89 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 27 50 Mattie Sharp, rebate on water 125