Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1905 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The regular meeting of the common council of the city of Rensselaer was held Monday evening with all members present. Following is a report of the business transacted: The mayor was authorized to sign contract with the General Electric Co., to buy all transformers used by the city from said firm, they agreeing to grant an additional 10 per cent discount if such contract was entered into. The marshal was instructed to make improvement on Milton street by placing tile on said street. The city attorney made a report of a synopsis of the new laws relating to cities, common councils, etc. Said report was ordered placed on file. ' Conrad Kellner and 16 other citizens who would be affected by said improvement, petitioned for a new 12 inch sewer to commence at the intersection of Plum street with Scott and thence westerly in the center of Plum to Division and thence southwesterly along the center of Angelica St, to the Iroquois river, where same will have good and sufficient outlet. The matter was referred to the sewer committee. It is claimed that the construction of this sewer will take considerable water that now flows into Makemself and relieve the latter sewer just that much. The general opinion, however, seems to be that the sewer should be larger than 12 inches, and that it should run farther east and then north for some distance, which would still further relieve Makemself. Probably an 18 inch or 24 inch sewer would be necessary on the west a part of the way. The following claims were allowed: —

CORPORATION FUND. F. M. Abbott, salary as marshal $ 22 B 0 Geo. A. Williams, city attorney 46 50 ROAD FUND. Chaa. Bowers, work on street 1 50 George McCarthy, same ISO Chas. Parker, same and haul's: cinders 800 W. S. Parks, same 6 00 Sherman Reuicker, same 3 00 Roy Thomas, same 3 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. A L. Branch, hauling-coal 56 29 LesileClark, printing & stampedenv.. 26 00 C. S. Chamberlain, salary to May 15.... 50 00 C. L. Thornton, same 30 00 Lem HustoD, same 30 00 Landy Magee, work on line 23 13 Chas. Morlan, making It. dup 10 00 Monarch El Wire Co. supplies 34 56 Illinois Electric Co., same 10 73 General Electric Co., same...., 91 70 Western Electric Co., same 29 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 30 00 W. E. Marion, work on main 6 50Globe Oil Co., packing 341 CULLEN AND FOREST ST. FUND. J. H. Chapman, bond paid .>... 113 go CUDLEN ST. NORTH. J. H. Chapman, interest paid 6 46 At a special meeting of the council held on Monday, May 15, Councilman Carmichael proposed that 30 inch and 24 inch sewers be placed in at the street crossings along Makeraself sewer, over the sewer now in, to carry off the overflow and prevent water from darning up at such crossings. It was thought that 24 inch sewer pipe would be sufficient at some crossings while 30 inch would be necessary at others. The matter was referred to the sewer committee and Councilman Carmichael, with power to have the work done.