Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1906 — THE CITY COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY COUNCIL.

The common council of the city of Rensselaer met Monday evening with ail members present except councilman McColly, who was ill. The report of the city treasurer showed the following balances on hand April 1: Water Fond *BB9 62 Light Fund 88147 Road Fuad 881 95 Corporation Fund (overdrawn) 15 79 A new sidewalk was ordered leading out to J. H. Perkins’ residence on the" Pleasant Ridge road. City Attorney directed to prepare resolution for new sidewalk on west side of Division street from Harrison to Washington,petitioned for by G. F. Meyers, and to include breaks in cement walk on same side of said street south of Mr. Meyers’ residence. Bond of F. G. Kresler as treasurer of the fire department in the sum of SI,OOO, signed by W. V. and R. B. Porter, was approved. Arc lights ordered installed at corner of Vine and Jefferson streets and at Pine and Milton streets. Light superintendent was also instructed to purchase a carload of light poles in connection with telephone company. Contract awarded to Bruce Hardy at $2 60 per day or $960 per year, use of team and man to work steadily for the city. The team is to be quartered at the engine room and in addition to doing the hauling for the city, coal for light plant, street work, etc., it is to be used for hauling fire apparatus to fires. Last year over SSOO was paid A. L. Branch for hauling coal for light plant alone and about SI,OOO paid out for other hauling. The team is to be fed and cared for by Hardy. The following claims were allowed:

ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary $ 50 00 C L Thornton, same 30 00 Lem Huston, same 30 00 Tom Hoyes, work on line ' 4 28 Bari Sayler, work on line 16 10 Electrio Appliance Co., supplies 45 27 Wm. A. Day, fire block 21 00 Edward Hely, crushed stone. 13 23 A.L. Branch, coal 561 55 A. L. Branch, hauling ooal .. 73 25 J H Chapman, freight 163 01 Donnelly Bros., sand paper 32 W4IIB FUND, Leslie Clark, printing statements 7 50 Mell Abbott, salary 30 00 Platt Iron Works Co., valves 6 62 VINE AND MILTON ST. SEWEH. J H Chapman, bond and interest paid.. 80 47 CORPORATION FUND. Lyman Zea, night watch 22 50 J H S Ellis, salary 16 00 C J Dean, councilman 16 00 H O Harris, same... 14 00 J F Irwin, same... 14 00 C G Spltler, same 16 00 Henry Grow, same .... 16 00 J C Carmichael, same 16 00 J F McColly, same 16 00 Leslie Clark, printing 1 50 E R Hopkins, salary chief fire department 25 00 Jerome Harmon, hauling hose 50 Donnelly Bros., file case clerk 10 IX) ROAD FUND. Tom Parker, work on street '...., 690 C!)0t. Parker, same 6 00 Geo. Smith, same 4 50 Joe Burroughs, same 5 27 A 1 Fletcher, same 4 50 O 8 Baker, same 3 00 J P Simons, same 3 75 Roy Thomas, same 3 75 Hurley Beam, same 2 25 Bvertt Warne, hauling...., 35 J. A. Grant, hauling dog 25 Electric Light oindhrs 80 00 W. S. Parks, marshal 22 50

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