Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1904 — CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. The report of the city engineer on the Vine and Milton street sewers was presented. It shows the cost of Van Rensselaer sewer to be |247 and the Vine and Milton street sewer to be $ 1075.71. The city treasurer’s report for month ending May 30th shows funds in electric light fund amounting to $307.23 and in water fund amounting to $425.39. The road fund is overdrawn $1877.67; corporation fund, $4331.82; electric light fund $1823.52. A large proportion of the outstanding warrants in these funds have been paid since the date covered by the re port, however. The property owners on Clark street were ordered to at once put in the sidewalks ordered last fall. The light committee was given two weeks more to consider the salary ordinance governing the light and water employes. The city attorney and ordinance committee were instructed to draft an ordinance govering Weston Cemetery. The Van Rensselaer, Vine and Milton street sewers were referred to the city commissioners for assessment. The insurance on the city hall and hose cart was ordered renewed. The following bills were allowed. ROAD FUND. V. Chas. Seelman, mowing 8 io Geo. Newman, work on road 7 50 Ed Randle, work on sidewalk 3 00 John Brown “ “ “ 300 Elmer McClure “ “ “ 3 00 Wm. Shelhart, work on street 2 25 Chas. Bowers, “ “ “ 300 Tom Parker, hauling gravel *9 5° Bruce Hardy, “ “ 13 00 A 1 Fletcher “ . I 20 Dave Gasaway “ “ 1 80 Wm. Simons “ 9 75 Firman Rutherford, hauling gravel... 75° S. O. Baker, mowing 1 50 Leslie Clark, printing 17 00 CORPORATION FUND. J. H. Chapman, salary 63 00 Chas. Morlan, salary and fees 47 85 F. M. Abbott, marshal 22 50 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 29 10 A. E- Kirk, assisting engineer. 9 30 ’ WATER FUND. Jas. B. Clow & Sons, supplies 17 32 John Hordeman, work on main 7 50 Conrad Ililderbrand salary 30 00 White & Marion, tapping main 2 OO J. H.' Chapman, interest paid on bond 288 72 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. A L. Branch, hauling coal 34 30 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 C. L. Thornton, “ 30 00 Lem Huston, “ 30 00 Frank King, repair work 875 J. H. Chapman, freight..... 62 32