Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1904 — COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL MEETING.

Bonds of City Officers Fixed.--Other Proceedings. The city council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. The session was long a one, lasting until midniget. Councilman Grow asked for arc lights at Dayton and Oak and Franklin and Oak streets, and when informed that there was no money available for the purpose, offered to cash the orders himself. On this proposition the lights were ordered installed. The water committee was instructed to make a contract with the Democrat for water for a motor at S3O pet year. The ordinance granting a telephone trancaise to the Remington Telephone company was passed. The matter of assessments for the Vine and Milton street and the Van Rensselaer street sewers were discussed and final action deferred until Wednesday. An ordinance fixing the bonds of the city officers was passed. It provides for bonds in the following amounts: Mayor, $3,000; Clerk, $600; city engineer, $500; marshal, $1,000; attorney, $500; treasurer $25,000. J. A. Williams was re elected city attorney, Hugh Gamble, city engineer, and Dr. A. J. Miller will succeed Dr. Kresler as city health officer. An ordinance for a cement sidewalk on Austin avenue was passed, and the contract will be let Sept. 26th. Leslie Clark and others presented a petition for a sewer on Franklin and Oak streets. Referred to sewer committee. A motion prevailed that the merchants be asked to sweep the streets in front of their business houses as a matter of economy to the city. The following bills were allowed. CORPORATION FUND. Geo. Hopkins, acting marshal.... io 50 F. M. Abbott, marshal 22 50 ROAD FUND. Frank Rowen, work onstreet 3 00 Tom Parker “ “ “ I 50 Vern Hopkins “ •* “ 75 Mose Hodshire “ “ “ 3 75 John Webber " “ “ 555 S. B. Jenkins “ “ “ 75 Mr. Greaser “ “ “ ...... 120 J.P. Simons <«««•< 75 Wm. Shellhart “ *• “ I 5° Mort Murray “ “ “ 1 5° Bob Smith “ “ “ 75 Joe Ellis “ “ “ 2 25 J. F. Irwin & Son, drain tile 5 56 Harvey Grant, “ “ 11 35 WATER FUND. Conrad Hilderbrand, salary 30 00 Garlock Packing Co., packing.... 16 05 Ed Randle, work on main 2 20

S. O. Baker “ “ “ ....... 80 ELECTRIC LIGHT HJND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 Lem Huston “ 30 00 C. L. Thornton “ 3° °° Chas. Morlan, making light duplicate. 1, woo Western Electric Co. supplies 15 72 Victoria Coal Mining Co., coal .... 9a 95 James H. Chapman, freight 89 II