Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1905 — THE COMMON COUNCIL [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL

City Dads Resolute For Cooney's Sewer and Allow Some Bills. 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 of the meeting: The claim of H. R. Kurrie of S4O for services as attorney in cases in the circuit court was allowed, on- advice of the city attorney. The marshal was instructed to employ man and team to cut weeds on streets and also to clea n out old Makemself ditch on South street, near Washburn property. A resolution was adopted for

the construction of the proposed sewer on Plum and Franklin streets, recently petitioned for by Cooney Kellner et al. Hearing objections is set for Sept. 1. The city attorney was instructed to prepare new ordinance governing electric meter rates on commercial circuit. The water rate for the new public library was fixed at $18.50 per year. Councilman Spitler was employed to make .copy of the boiler specifications submitted by the Hartford Steam Boiler Co., for use of the light plant, he to be paid $5 for said work. The city attorney was instructed to investigate the law governing the handling qf tramps by the city, with a view of ridding the city of transients of this class. There being but one bid filed for the construction of the sidewalk advertised on Angelica street the matter was continued until next meeting. The light Committee was instructed to purchase one car of smokeless coal of St. Joseph’s college, as an experiment, at $3.30 per ton. The following claims were allowed: '. CORPORATION KI’SD. H R Kurrie. attorney fees 140 00 F M Abbott, salary as marshal 22 50 Lyman Zea. same, nightwatch... *... 30 50 ELECTRIC LIGHT IMP, FUND. First Nat. Bank, interest and note 1160 75 BOAD FUND. F McCarthy, work on sewer and street 13 50 Roy Thomas, same 21 75 John McClanahan, same 20 10 Ernest Cockerell, same 19 50 Blaine Gwin, same 7 50 Bruce Hardy, hauling gravel and sand 14 55 W S Parks, work on street .. 450 Geo Smith, same .. 300 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND, C S Chamberlain, salary to August 1... 50 00 C L Thornton, same 30 00 Lem Huston, same 30 00 J H Chapman, freight . 198 16 A L Branch, hauling coni 55 80 Vi<>toria Mininj-<’o.. coal . 63 80 H W Johns Manville Co., supplies .. 105 General Electric Co., supplies 40 77 Standard Gil Co.. Oil 14 64 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary .... 30 00 J A Chapman, interest and bond 1037 58 Read B. Forsythe’s add announcing a big clothing and shoe sale for all next week.