Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1906 — THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY COUNCIL.

Meets Holiday Night In Regular Session. A NEW FIRE CHIEF APPOINTED In the Person of “Jack” Montgomery, and Resignations of Old Members of Company Accepted. At the regular meeting of the common council Monday evening the resignations of the old members of the fire department, which were filed some two weeks ago, were accepted The council made an allowance of $1 more to each member for services at the Jolly fire, and Mayor Ellis appointed Jack Montgomery chief, to succeed Chief. Hopkins. Jack is organizing a new company of young men, and will be in a position to handle any fires that may break out, in a most efficient manner. The marshal was instructed to repair the sidewalk on south Weston street, near the Kelley property; a carload of crushed rock was ordered purchased for use in the foundation for the new boiler at the light plant; and the ordinance fixing salary of the board of health was amended so as to allow SSO per year to the secretary. Fred Phillips and others petitioned for the opening of a street near the former’s residence, which was referred to the street committee. The following claims were allowed: COBPOBATION FUND. Lyman Zea, night watch $ 22 SO W. S. Parks, marshal 22 50 J. W. Mann, watchman at fire.... 150 J. E. Hopkins, same 150 Leslie Clark, stationery .• 3 00 BOAD FUND. J. A.Grant, hauling 75 WATBB FUND. Mell Abbott, salary .. 30 00 Globe Oil Co. packing 1113 XLKCTBIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 Lem Huston, same... 30 00 C. L. Thornton, same 30 00 J. H. Chapman, freight 276 36 Western Electric Co., supplies 17 18 Central Electric Co., same 18 91 Victoria Coal Mining Co., coal 80 85 Standard Oil Co., oil. 29 84 Albert Timmons, moving boiler 3 80 Art Bailey, same 6 00 Ed Randle, same 6 00 G. P. Deschard, same 4 80 Ed Hopkins, same .... 200 Tom Parker, same 9 00 Leslie Clark, stamped envelopes 26 00 Earl Saylor, work on line 11 03