Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1904 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The oity council met In regular sea. alon Monday evening. The oity treasurer’* report for the month ending July 30th was approved. It shows funds on hand as follows: Corporation land, $256.36; electric light fund, $76.37; roadftmd, $126.81; water fnnd, $663.43. There are outstanding warrants not paid for want of funds in the road fnnd to the amount of $462.60, and in the corporation fund of $2067.72. The city commiaaioners’ report on the Van Rensselaer street sewer was received and it will be acted upon at the meeting of August 22. The Are chief was instructed to' repair hydrant near the railroad on Main street. The street committee recommend ed that the side walk petitioned for on Grace street by J. H. Perkins et al be constructed, but the council voted against the petition. The city attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance for the construction of a sidewalk on Austin Avenue. The chairman of the light committee was instructed to confer with the Victoria Coal Mining Co. in regard to prices on coal, as the city at the present time is paying more to this company for coal than others are. The light committee and superintendent were instructed to investigate the matter of an arc light at the intersection of Vine and Franklin streets. The Remington telephone franchise ordinance was passed to the third reading. The following bills were allowed. CORPORATION FUND. B. H. Dillon, salary night watch. . 45-°° F. M. Abbott, marshal 22.50 ROAD FUND. Chas. Seelman, work on street. ... 5.40 Al Fletcher, work on street 1.50 S. O. Baker, mowing park 1.00 Peter Wagner, work on sewer 3.00 Leslie Clark, printing notices 37 5° ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50.00 C. L. Thornton, salajy 30.00 Lem Huston, salary 3°-°° A L. Branch, hauling coal i 33- 10 W. D. Allen Mfg. Co., waste 13.76 Standard Oil Co., oil 10.66 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 30.00