Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1905 — THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY COUNCIL.

Tax Levy of $1.89 is Passed, and Usual Orist of Claims Allowed. The regular meeting of the Common Council was held Monday evening with all members present. Following is a report of the proceedings: Treasurer’s report of August 31 approved. It showed the following balances: Road Fund (1,416 07 Corporation Fund 182 11 Water Fund ’ 824 70 Electric Light Fund 1,013 70 Electric Light Imp. Fund 24 27 Warrants presented and unpaid in Corporation Fund for want of funds, $611.50. Contract was let to Platt & Voider for completion of sidewalk on Angelica street at 10 cents per square foot. Sidewalk on Division street south of Nathan Fendig’s was condemned and new walk ordered. The salary of the new street commissioner was fixed at $45 per month, and he is given the supervision of the streets and alleys, and to keep them clean and in repair. The salary of the new board of health was fixed at $lO eaoh per year. An ordinance fixing the duties of the night watch was introduced and under its provisions this officer must hold no other luoreative office and must be on duty from 6

p. m., to 6a. m, The part relating to the holding of other offices was probably inserted to force the present incumbent to resign as constable. The city attorney has never reported on the matter of collecting back the $l5O illegally paid excounty treasurer Parkison and the present county treasurer for collecting special assessments for the city, which was referred to him several months ago. ... . The ordinance fixing the tax levy for the ensuing year was passed to second reading. As introduced the levy is as follows on each $100: Road fund .30 Sinking fund 07 Special Add. fund .01 Corporation fund.....;.... .30 W a ter works f u nd 15 Electric light fund 15 Special School fund 40 Tuition fund. J 5 Electric Light Imp. fund 15 Public park fund 01 Total ...j 1.89 City liquor licenses were granted Conrad Kellner, August Rosenbaum and Henry Hildebrand. CORPORATION FUND. F. M. Abbott, salary I 22A0 Lyman Zea, salary 22.50 Leslie Clark, printing 10.00 ROAD FUND. Al Fletcher, mowing streets 11.75 Chas. Bowers, mowing streets 10.50 Franklin Grant, mowing streets 4.20 Charles Seelmau, mowing streets 2.25 J. L. Adams, hauUng 4.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary * 50.00 Lem Huston, salary 30.00 C. L. Thornton, salary 30.00 A. L. Branch, coal.. 143.20 General Electric Co., supplies 102.90 Western Electric Co., supplies... 9.47 Tom Parker, hauling poles 1,50 Tom Hoyes, work on line 21.38 Earl Sayler, work on line 22.50 Landy McGee, work on line 15.53 Will Simmons, hauling poles 1.80 Roy Grayson, work on line 11.25 Wm. McConahay, work on line 7.50 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 30.00 Globe Oil Co., packing. 11.24 H. Muller, Mfg. Co., water supplies 24.45 PARK FUND. Long & Murray, 200 loads of dirt 50.00