Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1904 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

A large delegation of the drowned out citizens of the northeast end was present at the council meeting Monday evening. They came with blood in their eyes but when they departed their eyes were filled wiuh gratitude. They asked for relief from the high waters and after getting their views as to the best means of accomplishing the desired result, the marshal was directed to at once place large sewer pipe across the street crossings that had been filled up in the old channel of the ditch and also to put in a number of catch basins north of the railroad. It is hoped by this means to take care of the water as it falls. Heretofore the dams across the street have made it necessary for the water to raise several feet before it could get into the sewer, with the result that the east end of town has been flooded. The city attorney expressed the opinion that the council had the power to pass an ordinance regulating the running at large of chickens and regulating the driving of stock through town and he was directed to draw up an ordinance covering the subject. % The matter of making assessments of benefits and damages for the opening of the alley through block 16 was referred to the city commissioners. The city engineer was directed to prepare plans for the taking up and relaying of the Franklin street sewer so that it may do its work properly. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. F. M. Abbott, salary.... . ......... 22 50 Chas. Morlan, salary and fee 5...... 39 00 J. H. S. Ellis, salary as mayor 12 00 Henry Wood, councilman 1000 Fred Phillips, councilman 10 00 B. F. Ferguson, councilman 10 00 W. S. Parks, councilman 12 00 J. F. McColly, c0unci1man......... 12 00 A. E. Aldrich 6 00 S. B. Jenkins, firing So J. H: Chapman, salary and postage.. 63 50 ROAD fund. M. L. Hemphill, labor and material 30 10 J. H. Hoover, flushing sewer 1 00 E. R. Hopkins, flushing sewer 3 00 Jesse Ball, sewer caps 15 00 Asa Thompson, work on street..... 2 25 J. P, Simons, “ “ “ ...2 70 Roy Grayson, ** “ “ ..... 270 A. E. Bird, “ “ “ 300 Ed Randle, ** “ 45® Roy Thomas, “ “ “ 300 Chas. Bowers, “ “ “ 600 A 1 Fletcher. “ *• «• 850 Tom Parker , “ “ 600 Wm. Warren, “ “ “ 300 Lyman Zea, “ “ 180 Geo. Hopkins, ** “ “ 225 Vet Galbreath, ** 11 “ 250 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Chas. Morlan, making light duplicate and postage 11 00 Rogers & Co., light duplicate...... 6 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 42 50 C. L. Thornton, aalary 27 50 Lem Huston, salary 27 50 W. H. Eger, supplies 38 04 Warner Bros., supplies 9 60 Roy Stevenson, work on line 8 25 J. H. Chapman,freight 195 03 A. L. Branch, hauling coal 57 75 WATER FOND. Conrad Hilderbrand, 5a1ary........ 27 50