Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1905 — COMMON COUNCIL [ARTICLE]

COMMON COUNCIL

Meets flonday Night and Transacts Business. STREET COMMISSIONER ABOLISHED And Remonstrance Filed Against Proposed Plum and Franklin Street Sewer.—Other Matters. The Common Council of the City of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. Following is a report of the meeting: The treasurer’s report showed the following condition of the city finances: Corporation Fund (overdrawn) I 362 Water Fund, on hand 1,170 23 Electric Light Fund - 827 74 Road Fund - *B4 52 The matter of repairs to crossing on Vine street was referred to Sewer Committee. Matter of repairs to Makemself sewer near railroad was referred to the Street Committee. Matter of extending water main to property of Hiram Day in the east part of town was referred to Water Committee and superintendent of plant. It was decided to buy 600 feet of new hose for city. Two bids for furnishing same were submitted, as follows: 2| inch Viking Dbl. Jacket, per ft. 65c; 2| inch Kortlandt, 55c. By another firm, 85c to 55c guaranteed for six years. Sam Roth, Jay Williams, W. H. Eger, James Norris, S. C. Barkley Wm. T. Walter Wm. and Elnora E. Bull and Anna R. Mills remonstrated against the construction of the Plum and Franklin street sewer, which is advertised to be let Nov. 20, and asked that ordinance declaring necessity for same be dismissed. Matter was continued until special meeting of Nov. 20. The office of Street Commissioner was discontinued, all members of the council voting in favor thereof. It is stated that the appointment was made under a misunderstanding of the law. The ordinance introduced some time ago defining the duties of the nightwatch, mention of which was made herein at the time of its introduction, was passed. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Lyman Zea, night watch S 22 SO F. M. Abbott, marshal 22 50 Mrs. George Pumphrey, meal* election board 22 50 D. F. Grant, hauling hose cart 1 50 John Lewis, same 1 50 J. L. Adams, same 1 50 J. A. Grant, same. 1 50 Bruce Hardy, wood. 4 75 C. J. Dean, canvasser of election 4 00 Geo. E. Hershman. same. 4 00 Burt, Terry Wilson Co., election sup'ls 915 H. J. Kannal, inspector 4 00 J. F. Hardman, judge 4 00 J *P. Warner, same 4 00 Vance Collins, clerk 4 00 C. M. Blue, same 4 00 Chas. Platt, sheriff 3 00 Joe Sharp, same 3 00 E. D. Rhoades, inspector 4 00 R. B. Harris, judge 4 00 C. B. Stewart, same 4 00 John Eiglesbach, clerk 4 00 Glen Grant, same 4 00 Al Ramey, sheriff 3 00 John Macklenberg, same 4 00 M. H. Hemphill, inspector 4 00 B. Goff, judge 400 L. Strong, same 4 00 J. F. Osborne, clerk 4 00 N. Littlefield, same 4 00 Wm.Chilcote, sheriff 3 00 A. Simpson, same 3 00 ROAD FUND. Ray Thomas, labor 19 50 Ed Randle, same 17 10 O. S. Baker, same 17 10 Art Bailey, same 6 00 Harry McGee, hauling 22 90 Chas. Parker, labor 5 40 George McCarthy, same 5 40 J. W. Childers, street commissioner 22 50 Bruce Hardy, hauling 5 40 Jerome Harmon, moving tools 75 Everett Warne, hau1ing........... 2 00 XLKCTHIC LIGHT FUND. Tom Hoyes, work on line >.... 14 85 Earl Sayler, same _ 23 56 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 C. L. Thornton, same , 30 00 Lem Huston, same..., 30 00 Central Electric Co., supplies 56 08 Electric Appliance Co., supplies 81 76 Victoria Coal Mining C0.,c0a1... 227 71 Everett Warne, hauling.. .. 3 00 James H. Chapman, Freight 267 22 Chas. Mori an, makir g light duplicate.. 10 00 WATBR FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 30 00