Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1906 — THE COMMON COUNCIL. [ARTICLE]

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

Little of Importance Done at Monday Night’s Meeting. The Common Council of the City of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday night with all members present except Councilman Hildebrand. The treasurer’s report showed the following balances on hand May 31: Corporation (Overdrawn)sls2 98 Water Fund. 617 12 Electric Light Fund.... 581 16 Road Fund 590 23 The city attorney was directed - to prepare resolution for cement sidewalk on south side of Jackson street in front of property owned by C. B. Steward and Charles Smith; also for walk on Vine'’ street along block 32, the old walk being condemned. Resolution adopted for new sidewalk along properties of I. Tuteur and Mrs. Kelly on Weston street. Petition of Margaret Ransford et al to vacate a part of Emelie street, from Scott east to Melville, a distance of three blocks. Said street is now 80 feet wide, and it is proposed to narrow same 10 feet on each side, making the street 60 feet wide instead of 80 feet. Prayer of petition granted. In matter of new street petitioned for by Fred Phillips et al; council modified the assessments heretofore made as follows: Mattie Phillips, from*lso 00 to 1100 CO A. F. Long, from 87 50 to 50 00 G. E. Murray, from 62 50 to 25 00 City of Rensselaer, from 50 00 to 175 00 Damages to Thompson heirs remain same, $350. The vote on the change in assessments was: Spitler, McColly and Gerber; yes Irwin, no. C. W. Coen was re-elected member of the school board by a unanimous vote of the council for a term of three years. The following claims were allowed: COHPOKATION FUND. Fire Co., salaries 86 50 Fire Co., disability fund 3 50 Warner Bros., merchandise..... 73 77 Rensselaer Lumber Co., lumber... 176 78 Leslie Clark, printing 3 50 Anderson Coupling and Supply Co., fire company supplies 234 05 Lyman Zea, night watch.. 24 45 B. F. Fendig, mdse, city ball- 67 99 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 7 00 Hugh Eirk. assistant engineer 3 00 HOAD FOND. Joe Burroughs, work on street."... 11 50 A. J. Harmon, hauling sick man 35 Geo. Zea, cutting weeds< 45 Will Woodworth, labor „ 225 O. S. Baker, mowing park 75 Ernest Cockerel, work on sewer 1 60 John Albertson, same 8 Ct Sam Ellis, same UM W. S. Parks, marshal 22 .'0 Bruce Hardy, salary 36 40 ' KUtCTBIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 C. L. Thornton, salary 30 00 Lem Huston, salary 3060 Al Fletcher, hauling rock. 1 40 Roy Thomas, work on boiler 22 60 Art Bailey, same 23 56 Central Electric Co., supplies 1 62 Standard Oil Co., 61! 28 67 B. F. Fendig, merchandise...; 40 WATEB FUND. Gould Co., valves 7 44 Mel Abbott, salary 30 00 John McClanahan, 1ab0r.... 1 00