Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1904 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The city council met Monday evening with all members present. An ordinance was passed for the construction of the library sewer from Angelica street to the Makemself sewer, and the clerk was instructed to give notice of letting of contract on April 7. The treasurer’s report showed electric light fund overdrawn |1009.82; on hand in electric light improvement fund $608.37; on hand in corporation fund $772.06; on hand in water fund $73.37; orders presented to road fund and unpaid for want of funds, $1552.37; orders presented in corporation ftmd and not paid for want of funds, $3113.03.

H. C. Hoshaw et al presented a petition asking for an anti-chicken ordinance. Referred to the city attorney. The following claims were allowed ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Chas. Morlan, expense on light duplicate 35 Frank Moats, work on line 26 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 42 50 C. L. Thornton, salary 27 50 Lem Huston, salary 27 50 Tom Hoyes, work online 1 00 Crane Co., supplies 4 32 Victoria Coal Mining Co., coal 331 45 Central Electric Co., supplies 48 46 J. H. Chapman, freight 76 pi Western Electric Co., transpowers.. 500 00 ROAD FUND. Geo. McCarthy, hauling cinders.... 450 John Huffman, hauling cinders J 225 Al Fletcher, cleaning walks 6 10 S. Galbreath, work on street I 50 Ben O’Connor, work on street 75 CORPORATION FUND. Parker Childers, burying dog 50 W. H. Eger, supplies 2 60 Warner Bros , supplies. 75 Rensselaer Fire Department, salaries 98 16 Rensselaer Fire Department, dues disability fund 3 67 B. H. Dillon, salary night watch.,.. 45 00 F. M. Abbott, salary 22 50 Chas. Morlan, work on assessment duplicate 800 Geo. A. Williams, work on assessment duplicate 8 00 S. B. Jenkins, firing 125 WATER FUND. Conrad Hilderbrand, 5a1ary........ 27 50 The Ohio Rubber Co., packing 11 53