Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1904 — COUNCIL MEETING. [ARTICLE]

COUNCIL MEETING.

The common council of the city nf Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. The marshall was instructed to grade and make a gutter on west side of Milton street from the railroad three blocks north, also to place an 8 inch sewer across Merritt street. A rate of sls per year was made for water for Vernon Nowels’ pigeon house. Insurance to amount of $9,000 was ordered renewed in companies represented by councilmen Irwin and Spitler. The water committee was authorized to contract for the painting of the water tank at the jvater plant, and has since contracted with C. F. Norris, a steeple climber of Michigan City, to do the work for $35, the city to furnish the paint, which will run the total cost up to about SSO. Norris is now at work on the job. The foiling claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. F. M. Abbott, salary.. $22 50 ROAD FUND Chas. Battleday. sidewalk on a11ey..... 5 30 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Warner Bros., supplies 540 Leslie Clark, printing 4 50 Monarch Electric A Wire Co., supplies. 34 11 General Electric Co., supplies 20 26 Victoria Coal Mining-Co.. c0a1.... ...... 107 59 Standard Oil Co., oil. 10 66 Western Electric Co,, supplies . 46 23 Roy Stevenson, work on line 22 99 Will Timmons, work on line 3 60 Frank Bruner, work on line..., 4 00 Lem Huston, salary 30 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 C. L. Thornton, salary 30 00 J.H. Chapman, freight.. .... 177 73 WATER FUND. s ‘- Conrad Hilderbrand. salary..'. 30 00 H. L. Brown, painting tower 35 00