Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1906 — CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. [ARTICLE]

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The regular meeting of the common council of the City of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening with ail members present except Councilman McColly, who is still having trouble with his eye and is unable to see but little with it. Following is a report of the proceedings: The Fire Committee was authorized to prepare the upper room of City Hall for living rooms for Bruce Hardy. The marshal was instructed to put iu a crossing on Front street at crossing of Rutsen, and to take up aud clean sewer on Forest street. The city attorney was instructed to prepare resolution for sidewalk on Jefferson street along lot 8, in block ten. Resolution f(ff sidewalk on west side of Division street from Rutsen street north to Washington, was adopted. An ordinance fixing damages and benefits for the opening of the continuation of Grove street from South, west to the gravel road, petitioned for by Fred Phillips, was adopted, a^. follows: BENEFITS. Fred Phillips $150.00 A. F. Long- 87.50 G. F.. Murray .* 62.50 City of Rensselaer 50.09 Total benefits 350.00 DAMAGES. Alfred Thompson heirs.... 350.(0 The following claims were allowed: COSPOHATION FUND. Lyman Zea, sal. nightwatch 22.50 Len Griggs, firing, council meetings... 3.30 H. L. Gamble, City Eng. Grace st 3.00 I. A. Glazebrook, assisting same 1.51 BOAD FUND. Tom Parker, work on street 3.00 Chas. Parker, sutpe 3.(0 Geo. Smith, same.... ... 7.50 At Fletcher, same 3.00 Joe Burroughs, same 4.50 J. P. Simons, same 1.50 Ray Thomas, same 1.50 Jake Gilmore, same 4.50 Everett Warue. hauling d0g..,,,,....„ ,26 Fred Irwin, work on street 1 50 W. S. Parks, salary as marshal 2220 ELECTHIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary to Apr. 15.... 50.(0 C. L. Thornton, same 30.00 Lem Huston, same 30.00 Victoria Coal Co., coal 226.05 Electric Appliance Co., supplies 25.53 Standard Oil Co., oil*. 6.23 Bruce Hardy, hauling coal 11.40 WATER FUND. Mel Abbott, salary to April 15 30X0 John Hordeman work on main 10.'5 Erie Iron Works, bal. on boiler 383.33